TV guide Archives - Desperate Living

Looking back at the glory days of the festive magazine and comic book cover.

A collection of frightful TV Guide ads for spooky specials, creepy cartoons and monstrous movie all-niters.

From gators to crab legs, sea world to laser world – Orlando’s tourist traps of yesteryear.

An exhaustive collection of vintage print advertising for television shows and movies being broadcast on USTV.

The complete cover collection for a century of festive entertainment guides reflects the changing tastes and concerns of the nation.

As more and more alternatives appear, TV broadcasters seem oddly hell-bent on making the viewing experiencing as unpleasant as possible.