'Roseanne,' which was praised for its portrayal of blue-collar America, also broke new ground in terms of its envelope-pushing (for the time) storylines.

POP CULTURE
When the 704-page 'A Game of Thrones' hit shelves on August 1, 1996, it received positive notices and respectable sales, but there was little hint of the hysteria that would follow.
The twisty thriller was released on August 6, 1999—which just happened to be director M. Night Shyamalan's 29th birthday.
"I've still got the same attitude I had when I started," the iconic tough guy—who was born 100 years ago today—once said, "I haven't changed anything but my underwear."
Joel and Clementine would be proud.
The Omaha rocker often referred to as the "female Elvis" had a strong voice, killer songs, and a really cool look. Then she disappeared.
From 'Full House' to 'Perfect Strangers,' if you turned on a TV set in the 1990s, it was impossible to escape ABC's Friday night "TGIF" lineup.
You'd better start practicing those crane kicks again! More than 30 years after Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence faced off in one of cinema's most iconic showdowns, The Karate Kid has officially made a comeback.
He refuses to book a performance anywhere near his house.
A new theory explains how one easy-to-miss moment in the latest episode might point to the downfall of Westeros’s sneakiest royal whisperer.
The studio was so optimistic about their adaptation of the Mattel toy line that they started pre-production on a sequel. Then the movie came out ...
Before you see the big-screen adaptation of Stephen King’s world-traversing fantasy epic, pick up a few new nuggets and theories about the sweeping work.
He used to have a few drinks before getting behind the Wheel.
Dragons and Starks and Dothraki, oh my!
Direwolf bread loaves were the specialty at You Know Nothing John Dough.
Two decades after the film’s release, the writer-director will scrutinize the film’s authenticity in an upcoming National Geographic special.
Bill Nye and Neil Gaiman are also involved in the project.
Jason Statham's real-life career as a con man led to his first big break, which turned him into one of the preeminent action heroes of a generation.