Monthly Archives: March 2020

Television Director Howard Storm, plus a Tribute to Lyle Waggoner: Next on TVC

Posted on March 31, 2020 by admin

Howard Storm, Robin Williams’ director on Mork & Mindy, will join us this weekend on a brand new edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Apr. 3-5 at the following times and venues: WBRT AM 1320 and FM 97.1 Bardstown, KY Friday … Continue reading →

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L.A. Theatre Works honors Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally by streaming its recording of LIPS TOGETHER, TEETH APART for free through the end of April. McNally died Tuesday 3/24 at age 81

Posted on March 30, 2020 by admin

LOS ANGELES (March 30, 2020) — L.A. Theatre Works will offer free streaming access to its recording of Lips Together, Teeth Apart from now through the end of April as a posthumous tribute to playwright Terrence McNally, who died on March 24. “It was with great sadness that we … Continue reading →

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This date in MAVERICK TV History: Claude Akins guest stars in “Burial Ground of the Gods,” airing Mar. 30, 1958

Posted on March 30, 2020 by admin

BURIAL GROUND OF THE GODS Original Airdate: March 30, 1958 Synopsis. Bart hunts down Paisley Briggs, a scoundrel who robbed our hero of $850. Maverick’s search leads him to the Waconda Mountains in Wyoming, where Briggs attempts to pull off … Continue reading →

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 486.3 with guest Eric Braeden is now available for listening on demand

Posted on March 30, 2020 by admin

40 Years of Eric Braeden as Victor Newman Original Airdates: Mar. 27-29, 2020 TVC 486.3: Ed welcomes back Eric Braeden, the Emmy Award-winning actor who earlier this year celebrated his fortieth anniversary playing complex self-made billionaire Victor Newman on the … Continue reading →

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 486.5: Susan Kesler and the Amazing Get Smart DVD Box Set is available for listening on demand

Posted on March 30, 2020 by admin

Susan Kesler and the Amazing Get Smart DVD Box Set Original Airdates: Mar. 27-29, 2020 TVC 486.5: From March 2014: Susan Kesler, producer of the award-winning Get Smart Complete Series Box Set from 2007, talks to Ed about the lengths … Continue reading →

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 486.2: Keeping Up Appearances on DVD is now available for listening on demand

Posted on March 30, 2020 by admin

Keeping Up Appearances on DVD Original Airdates: Mar. 27-29, 2020 TVC 486.2: Greg and Ed discuss the DVD release of Keeping Up Appearances (BBC1, 1990-1995), the British sitcom starring Patricia Routledge and Clive Swift. Please follow and like us:

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged BBC1, Britcoms, British sitcoms, Clive Swift, Hyacinth Bucket, Keeping Up Appearances, Patricia Routledge, Patricia Routledge Keeping Up Appearances | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 486.1: The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on All of Our Lives is now available for listening on demand

Posted on March 30, 2020 by admin

The Effect of COVID-19 on All of Our Lives Original Airdates: Mar. 27-29 TVC 486.1: Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen join Ed via Skype for a special edition of This Week in TV History that looks at how the corona … Continue reading →

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This date in MAVERICK TV History: William Schallert and Peggy King guest star in “The Strange Journey of Jenny Hill,” airing Mar. 29, 1959

Posted on March 29, 2020 by admin

THE STRANGE JOURNEY OF JENNY HILL Original Airdate: March 29, 1959 Synopsis. Bret’s effort to clear Mike McComb of a murder charge becomes complicated when he falls in love with saloon singer Jenny Hill. The final episode produced by Roy … Continue reading →

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This date in MAVERICK TV History: “The Forbidden City,” the episode that introduced Robert Colbert as Brent Maverick, aired on Mar. 26, 1961

Posted on March 26, 2020 by admin

THE FORBIDDEN CITY Original Airdate: March 26, 1961 Synopsis. The first of Robert Colbert’s two appearances as Brent Maverick, Bret and Bart’s younger brother. Little is known about young Brent Maverick, the “other brother” who came and went after only … Continue reading →

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No Fooling! Shout Factory TV will start streaming episodes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, under the banner title THE JOHNNY CARSON SHOW, beginning Wednesday 4/1

Posted on March 25, 2020 by admin

Los Angeles – March 25, 2019 – Heeere’s Johnny! The undisputed king of late-night television heads to streaming for the first time ever with the launch of The Johnny Carson Show on Shout! Factory TV April 1. The streaming service will release … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: March 2020

Television Director Howard Storm, plus a Tribute to Lyle Waggoner: Next on TVC

L.A. Theatre Works honors Tony Award-winning playwright Terrence McNally by streaming its recording of LIPS TOGETHER, TEETH APART for free through the end of April. McNally died Tuesday 3/24 at age 81

This date in MAVERICK TV History: Claude Akins guest stars in “Burial Ground of the Gods,” airing Mar. 30, 1958

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 486.3 with guest Eric Braeden is now available for listening on demand

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 486.5: Susan Kesler and the Amazing Get Smart DVD Box Set is available for listening on demand

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 486.2: Keeping Up Appearances on DVD is now available for listening on demand

This date in MAVERICK TV History: William Schallert and Peggy King guest star in “The Strange Journey of Jenny Hill,” airing Mar. 29, 1959

This date in MAVERICK TV History: “The Forbidden City,” the episode that introduced Robert Colbert as Brent Maverick, aired on Mar. 26, 1961

No Fooling! Shout Factory TV will start streaming episodes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, under the banner title THE JOHNNY CARSON SHOW, beginning Wednesday 4/1

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