Editing Siskel and Ebert (section)

== Partnership ==
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Siskel and Ebert started their professional collaboration on the local Chicago PBS station [[WTTW]] with a show entitled ''[[Sneak Previews|Opening Soon at a Theatre Near You]]'' (1975–1977), before it was renamed two years later when the show was syndicated nationally to ''[[Sneak Previews]]'' (1977–1982).<ref name="mbc"/> The show was later distributed by [[Tribune Broadcasting]] and changed to ''[[At the Movies (1982 TV program)|At the Movies]]'' (1982–1986), and final iteration of the show was when it was produced by [[The Walt Disney Company]] with ''[[At the Movies (1986 TV program)|Siskel & Ebert & the Movies]]'' (1986–1999).<ref name="mbc"/> During its successful run with Siskel and Ebert as hosts, the series was nominated for various awards including for [[Daytime Emmy Awards]] as well as seven [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] including for Outstanding Information Series.<ref name="S&E Awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090523/awards|title=Siskel and Ebert—Awards|website=[[IMDb]]|date=May 20, 2021}}</ref> Siskel died of a terminal brain cancer in 1999.<ref>{{cite news|last=McG Thomas|first=Robert Jr.|title=Gene Siskel, Half of a Famed Movie-Review Team, Dies at 53|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/21/nyregion/gene-siskel-half-of-a-famed-movie-review-team-dies-at-53.html|work=The New York Times|date=February 21, 1999|access-date=June 30, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://newspapers.com/clip/58107353/in-tribute-legendary-film-reviewer/|title=In tribute: Legendary film reviewer leaves thumbprint on a nation of moviegoers|page=5A|date=March 27, 1999|work=The Star Press|access-date=June 30, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}</ref> Ebert continued with the series with rotating guest hosts<ref>{{cite web|last=Perrone|first=Pierre|title=Obituary: Gene Siskel|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-gene-siskel-1072625.html|website=The Independent|date=February 23, 1999|access-date=June 30, 2022}}</ref> which included [[Martin Scorsese]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Ebert & Roeper|title=Best Films of the 90s|date=2000-02-27|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/rogers-journal/ebert-and-scorsese-best-films-of-the-1990s}}</ref> [[Janet Maslin]], [[Peter Bogdanovich]], [[Todd McCarthy]], [[Lisa Schwarzbaum]], [[Kenneth Turan]], [[Elvis Mitchell]], and the eventual replacement for Siskel, [[Richard Roeper]].{{sfn|Singer|2023|pp=235–236}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88631117/tampa-bay-times/|title=Columnist to become foil to Roger Ebert|work=Tampa Bay Times|page=18|date=July 14, 2000|access-date=June 30, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://tvplex.go.com/buenavista/ebertandthemovies/whatsnew/roeper.html |title=Award-Winning Chicago Sun-Times Columnist Richard Roeper Steps Into Critic's Chair Opposite Roger Ebert |via=TVPlex |access-date=June 30, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817030258/http://tvplex.go.com/buenavista/ebertandthemovies/whatsnew/roeper.html |archive-date=August 17, 2000}}</ref>