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- This date in MAVERICK TV History: “The Rattlesnake Brigade,” an episode of BRET MAVERICK, airs on Apr. 27, 1982 – Ed Robertson on Now available from Black Pawn Press: MAVERICK: Legend of the West, back in the saddle and fully updated as a Revised Third Edition with more than 100 pages of new information about the show that made James Garner a star. 25 percent of the net proceeds from the sales of the third edition will be donated to The James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Available both in softcover and, very soon, as an eBook through Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online
- This date in MAVERICK TV History: James Garner files a cross-complaint against Warner Bros. on Apr. 26, 1960, reiterating his claim that the studio had breached his contract by suspending payment of his salary. The ensuing legal battle set in motion a chain of events that not only changed the course of Garner’s career, but led to the demise of MAVERICK – Ed Robertson on Now available from Black Pawn Press: MAVERICK: Legend of the West, back in the saddle and fully updated as a Revised Third Edition with more than 100 pages of new information about the show that made James Garner a star. 25 percent of the net proceeds from the sales of the third edition will be donated to The James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Available both in softcover and, very soon, as an eBook through Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online
- This date in MAVERICK TV History: Robert Webber, Marj Dusay, and Jameson Parker star in the conclusion of “Faith, Hope and Clarity,” a two-part episode of BRET MAVERICK that originally aired on Apr. 20, 1982 – Ed Robertson on Now available from Black Pawn Press: MAVERICK: Legend of the West, back in the saddle and fully updated as a Revised Third Edition with more than 100 pages of new information about the show that made James Garner a star. 25 percent of the net proceeds from the sales of the third edition will be donated to The James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Available both in softcover and, very soon, as an eBook through Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online
- This date in MAVERICK TV History: Part 1 of “The Devil’s Necklace,” the only two-part episode of the original MAVERICK series, airs on Apr. 16, 1961 – Ed Robertson on Now available from Black Pawn Press: MAVERICK: Legend of the West, back in the saddle and fully updated as a Revised Third Edition with more than 100 pages of new information about the show that made James Garner a star. 25 percent of the net proceeds from the sales of the third edition will be donated to The James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Available both in softcover and, very soon, as an eBook through Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online
- This date in MAVERICK TV History: Andrew Duggan stars as Big Ed Murphy in “The Money Machine,” airing Apr. 15, 1962 – Ed Robertson on Now available from Black Pawn Press: MAVERICK: Legend of the West, back in the saddle and fully updated as a Revised Third Edition with more than 100 pages of new information about the show that made James Garner a star. 25 percent of the net proceeds from the sales of the third edition will be donated to The James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Available both in softcover and, very soon, as an eBook through Black Pawn Press, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online
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Monthly Archives: November 2018
via Jonas PR: Holy Memorabilia, Batman! More than 400 items from Batman, Star Trek, Mork & Mindy, Breaking Bad and other favorite shows from all eras of television will be auctioned off on Saturday 12/1 at the Prop Store location in Valencia, California. Many of these items are coming to market for the very first time. Besides live bidding, fans from all over the world can participate in the auction via telephone or online via www.propstore.com. For our listeners who live in the L.A. area, a free public preview of the items to be auctioned will take place at Prop Store from Monday 11/26 thru Friday 11/30
Prop Store, one of the leading film and TV memorabilia companies, in association with the world renowned curator James Comisar, has today announced it is hosting the first ever All-Television All-Eras Live Auction Event featuring original costumes, props and set decoration from … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Shows, Radio Stations, Television Star
Tagged Adam West, Batman, Brandon Alinger, Breaking Bad, Captain Kirk, Claymation, Dexter, Eye of the Beholder, Fartman, Forbes, Frank Gorshin, Geoffrey the Giraffe, Howard Stern, interracial kiss, James Comisar, Laura Palmer, Lieutenant Uhura, Mork & Mindy, MTV Music Awards, Museum of TV, My Favorite Martian, Nichelle Nichols, pop culture, prop art, Prop Store, Stephen Lane, Toys R Us, TV memorabilia, TV Treasures, Twilight Zone, Twin Peaks, Walter White, Will Vinton, William Shatner, Worlds Greatest Collection of Television Memorabilia
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 427 with guests Ed Asner and Leslie Bertram Crane is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 427 with guests Ed Asner and Leslie Bertram Crane Original Airdates: Nov. 16-19, 2018 First hour: Part 2 of our conversation with Leslie Bertram Crane about her career in television production and post-production, including working as a “switcher” … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Television Star
Tagged A Man and His Prostate, Academy Awards, Allan Carr, Autism, Bill Bertram, Burn the Ice, Burr Tillstrom, Captain and Tennille, Carl Fredericksen, CBS Childrens Film Festival, Dead to Me, Deborah S. Hildebrand, Dick Clark, Dick Clark Productions, Ed Asner, Ed Asner Family Center, Ed McMahon, Ed. Weinberger, eight-time Emmy Award, Elf, Emmy Award, Fran Allyson, Gary Collins, God, God Almighty, God Help Us, Hour Magazine, Jeff Margolis, Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lewis telethon, Kirk Driscoll, Kristen Bell, Kukla Fran and Ollie, Kuklapolitan Players, Leslie Bertram Crane, Lou Grant, Marie Osmond, Mary Tyler Moore, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Netflix, nonprofit organization, On the Television, Phil Proctor, Pixar, Quince Productions, Robert Crane, Roundhouse, Samuel Warren Joseph, Santa Claus, Solid Gold, special education, special needs, special needs children, Stanleys, Star Search, Steve Binder, Steve DeWinter, Susan Anton, Ted Danson, The American Music Awards, The Good Place, The Grouchy Historian, Tim Conway jr., Toni Tennille, Up, Vagina Monologue, Valerie Harper, Will Ferrell
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Our colleague Greg Ehrbar reviews Sitcom Writers Talk Shop: Behind the Scenes with Carl Reiner, Norman Lear and Other Geniuses of TV Comedy, a new book by Paula Finn that sheds light into the craft of writing itself
https://gregovision.net/gregovision-blog/2018/11/14/book-review-sitcom-writers-talk-shop-by-paula-finn Please follow and like us:
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Television Star
Tagged All in the Family, Carl Reiner, Everybody Loves Raymond, Get Smart, Herbert Finn, James Brooks, Larry Charles, Leonard Stern, Matt Williams, Maude, Mike Reiss, Norman Lear, Paula Finn, Phil Rosenthal, Roseanne, Seinfeld, Sitcom Writers Talk Shop, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Flintstones, The Honeymooners, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Simpsons, Treva Silverman
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