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- via TVWeek: Get ready for Creepshow: The Series. Coming soon to Shudder, the thriller-oriented premium streaming service by AMC Networks
- via Washington Times: Roseanne Barr again tries to walk back the racial tweet that led to her demise on ABC. Barr also announces that she will be launching an Internet talk show; title and release date of the program are both TBA
- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Adrienne Barbeau on working with Beatrice Arthur, George Romero, and Roger Corman; the path that led to her career as a writer and novelist; and the fun she had playing Berthe (and, particularly, performing “No Time at All”) in the national tour of Pippin
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- KSAV » Blog Archive » Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan: Next on TVC on Mark Dawidziak, television critic for the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, with a personal remembrance of his friend Harlan Ellison. We’ll replay our conversation with Mark about Ellison from May 2017 next weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL
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via Time-Life: Sock It to Me! Season Five of Laugh-In becomes available at retail for the very first time beginning Tuesday 7/10. Six-DVD set includes the show’s landmark 100th episode, plus new cast members Richard Dawson along with such guest stars as Gene Hackman and Raquel Welch
Political correctness met its match with Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, NBC-TV’s groundbreaking variety series that became a cultural touchstone and part of the fabric of ’60s-’70s era America. Every Monday night at 8pm from 1968-1973, straight man Dan Rowan and … Continue reading →
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Tagged " "Cocktail Party, Agnes Moorehead, Alan Sues, Ann Elder, Arte Johnson, Barbara Sharma, Big Al, Bill Russell, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Carl Reiner, Carol Channing, Carroll O'Connor, Charo, Dan Rowan, Dennis Allen, Dick Martin, Doc Severinsen, Edith Ann, Fickle Finger of Fate, Gary Owens, Gene Hackman, General Bull Right, George Schlatter, Gladys and Tyrone, Henny Youngman, Henry Gibson, Hogan's Heroes, Hugh Hefner, Jacqueline Susann, Jo Anne Worley, Joe Namath, John Wayne, Johnny Brown, Johnny Carson, Johnny Cash, Joke Wall, Judy Carne, Larry Hovis, Lily Tomlin Ernestine, Liza Minnelli, Mod Mod World, NBC-TV, Paul Lynde, Petula Clark, Raquel Welch, Richard Dawson, Rita Hayworth, Robert Goulet, ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN, Ruth Buzzi's Hollywood Report, Steve Allen, Sugar Ray Robinson, Tasteful Lady, Teresa Graves, Three Dog Night, Time Life, Tiny Tim, Tony Curtis, Vin Scully, vincent price
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 399 with guest Wesley Hyatt is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 399 with guest Wesley Hyatt Original Airdate: Mar. 23-26, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 399 with guest Wesley Hyatt” on Spreaker. First hour: Greg Ehrbar reviews the complete series DVD release of Coach, along with Shout! Factory’s DVD … Continue reading →
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Tagged A House Divided, Academy Awards, Accidental Family, Ben Alexander, Bob Hope, Bob Hope Desert Classic, bob Hope monologue, Bob Hope on TV, Bob Hope Presents, Bob Hope Texaco, Bob Mills, Bobby Fischer, Carl Reiner, Cathy Lee Crosby, Cesar Romero, chess champion, Chrysler Theater, Coach, comedy game show, Craig T. Nelson, Dallas, Dick Van Dyke, Dodgers stars, Don Drysdale, Edie Adams, Ernie Kovacs, estate of Edie Adams, estate of Ernie Kovacs, Gene Perret, George Foreman, Get Smart, Gloria Loring, Hans Conried, Hayden Fox, I Love Lucy, J.R. Ewing, J.R. phenomenon, James Braddock, Janet Leigh, Jerry Van Dyke, Jim Backus, JoAnne Worley, Johnny Carson, Josh Mills, Larry Hagman, Larry Sherry, legendary comedian, Library of Congress, Luther, Marie Osmond, Martin Mills, Mary Ann Mobley, Mort Sahl, Mr. Incredible, My Mother the Car, Pat Priest, Patrick Duffy, Poltergeist, Private Eye Private Eye, secret guest show, Shelley Fabares, Shot Heard Round the World, Shout! Factory, Sue Ellen Ewing, Take a Good Look, Take a Good Look The Definitive Collection, Thanks for the Memory, Thanks for the Video Memories, The Incredibles, The Odd Couple, The Simpsons, Tonight Show, Wes Hyatt, Wesley Hyatt, Who Shot J.R., Zsa Zsa Gabor
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Bob Hope on TV: Thanks for the Video Memories: Next on TVC
Music and television historian Wesley Hyatt will join us on this weekend’s edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing March 23-26 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 3/23 7pm ET, 4pm PT 10pm ET, 7pm … Continue reading →
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Tagged Academy Awards, Bob Hope, Bob Hope Desert Classic, bob Hope monologue, Bob Hope on TV, Bob Hope Presents, Bob Hope Texaco, Bob Mills, Cathy Lee Crosby, Chrysler Theater, Gene Perret, George Foreman, Get Smart, Gloria Loring, I Love Lucy, JoAnne Worley, Johnny Carson, legendary comedian, Marie Osmond, Pat Priest, Thanks for the Memory, Thanks for the Video Memories, The Odd Couple, The Simpsons, Tonight Show, Wes Hyatt, Wesley Hyatt
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via Time-Life: Watch Lily Tomlin Launch Her Career in LAUGH-IN: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON, Coming to Retail DVD beginning Tuesday 3/20
On September 15, 1969, the boffo third season of the pop culture touchstone, Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, premiered to eager viewers. In two short years, through a rapid-fire assault of one-liners, skits, bits and non sequiturs, a gaggle of goofballs … Continue reading →
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Tagged " "Cocktail Party, " "The Fickle Finger of Fate, " Sammy Davis Jr., "Sock It to Me, Andy Griffith, Andy Williams, Arte Johnson, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Buddy Hackett, Carl Reiner, Carol Channing, Dan Rowan, Debbie Reynolds, Diana Ross, Dick Martin, Ed McMahon, Engelbert Humperdinck, Flip Wilson, Frank Sinatra, Gary Owens, Goldie Hawn, Greer Garson, Henry Gibson, Jack Benny, James Garner, Jim Backus, Jo Anne Worley and Alan Sues, Johnny Carson, Jr., Judy Carne, Lily Tomlin, Lorne Greene, Michael Caine, Nancy Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Peter Sellers, Phyllis Diller, Ringo Starr, Roger Moore, Romy Schneider, ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN, Ruth Buzzi, Sexy Sixties, Sid Caesar, Sonny & Cher, Tennessee Ernie Ford, THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON, The Monkees, Tony Curtis, Zsa Zsa Gabor
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 397 with guests Lou Antonio and Geoffrey Mark is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 397 with guests Lou Antonio and Geoffrey Mark Original Airdate: Mar. 9-12, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 397 with guests Lou Antonio and Geoffrey Mark” on Spreaker. First hour: Part 2 of our conversation with Geoffrey Mark, … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, a comprehensive biography that includes 275 photographs (many of which are in color), A Tisket A Tasket, America America, Bertolt Brecht, Billie Holliday, Bob Hope, Bobby Darin, Boston Legal, C.S.I., Can't Buy Me Love, Candice Bergen, Capital Records, Carol Burnett, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, comedian, Cool Hand Luke, Count Basie, David Janssen, Decca, Dennis Weaver, Diana Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, Edward Albee, Eli Wallach, Elia Kazan, Elizabeth Montgomery, Elizabeth Taylor, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Elvis Presley, Felicity, First Lady of Song, Frank Pierson, Frank Sinatra, Genie Genie Who's Got the Genie, Gentle Ben, Geoffrey Mark, George C. Scott, George Kennedy, Glen Larsen, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Gunsmoke, Heath Ledger, Henry Thomas, Hey Jude, High How the Moon, I Dream of Jeannie, Jaclyn Smith, James Arness, James Garner, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Julie Andrews, Julie Harris, Karen Carpenter, Laurence Olivier, Lee Remick, Lee Strasberg, Lou Antonio, Louis Armstrong, Louis Gossett Jr., Luis Delgado, Mack the Knife, Marilyn Monroe, McCloud, Mel Torme, Michael Gleason, Michael J. Fox, Michael Jackson, MisterRogers, misterrogersneighborhood, Naked City, Nat King Cole, Nies Hora, Norman Granz, Pablo, Papa Gene's Blues, Paul Newman, Peter Ustinov, Picket Fences, Poor Man: Book II, QM Productions, Quinn Martin, radio host, rags to riches, Ralph Senensky, Ralph Waite, Renee Zellweger, Rich Man, Richard Burton, Route 66, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Something for Joey, Splendor in the Grass, Star Trek, Stuart Rosenberg, The F.B.I., The Flying Nun, The Fugitive, The Guardian, The Monkees, The Phynx, The Rockford Files, Too Close for Comfort, Ultimate Symbol, Verve, Wayne Rogers
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Ella and Lou, Part Two: Next on TVC
We’ll play Part 2 of our conversations with Emmy nominated actor/director Lou Antonio and Grammy nominee Geoffrey Mark this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing March 9-12 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 3/9 … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, a comprehensive biography that includes 275 photographs (many of which are in color), A Tisket A Tasket, America America, Bertolt Brecht, Billie Holliday, Bob Hope, Bobby Darin, Boston Legal, C.S.I., Can't Buy Me Love, Candice Bergen, Capital Records, Carol Burnett, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, comedian, Cool Hand Luke, Count Basie, David Janssen, Decca, Dennis Weaver, Diana Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, Edward Albee, Eli Wallach, Elia Kazan, Elizabeth Montgomery, Elizabeth Taylor, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Elvis Presley, Felicity, First Lady of Song, Frank Pierson, Frank Sinatra, Genie Genie Who's Got the Genie, Gentle Ben, Geoffrey Mark, George C. Scott, George Kennedy, Glen Larsen, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Gunsmoke, Heath Ledger, Henry Thomas, Hey Jude, High How the Moon, I Dream of Jeannie, Jaclyn Smith, James Arness, James Garner, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Julie Andrews, Julie Harris, Karen Carpenter, Laurence Olivier, Lee Remick, Lee Strasberg, Lou Antonio, Louis Armstrong, Louis Gossett Jr., Luis Delgado, Mack the Knife, Marilyn Monroe, McCloud, Mel Torme, Michael Gleason, Michael J. Fox, Michael Jackson, MisterRogers, misterrogersneighborhood, Naked City, Nat King Cole, Nies Hora, Norman Granz, Pablo, Papa Gene's Blues, Paul Newman, Peter Ustinov, Picket Fences, Poor Man: Book II, QM Productions, Quinn Martin, radio host, rags to riches, Ralph Senensky, Ralph Waite, Renee Zellweger, Rich Man, Richard Burton, Route 66, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Something for Joey, Splendor in the Grass, Star Trek, Stuart Rosenberg, The F.B.I., The Flying Nun, The Fugitive, The Guardian, The Monkees, The Phynx, The Rockford Files, Too Close for Comfort, Ultimate Symbol, Verve, Wayne Rogers
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 396 with guests Beverly Gray and Geoffrey Mark is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 396 with guests Beverly Gray and Geoffrey Mark Original Airdate: Mar. 2-5, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 396 with guests Beverly Gray and Geoffrey Mark” on Spreaker. First hour: Beverly Gray, author of Seduced by Mrs. … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1967, 1968 Oscarcast, 1968 Oscars, A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, a comprehensive biography that includes 275 photographs (many of which are in color), A Tisket A Tasket, Abysinnia Henry, Academy Awards broadcast, AfterMASH, Alan Alda, American Dream, American popular culture, Anne Bancroft, April 1968, author, Best Picture, Best Picture nominations, Beverly in Movieland, big band, Billie Holliday, Bob Hope, Bobby Darin, Can't Buy Me Love, Capital Records, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, comedian, Concorde-New Horizons Pictures, Count Basie, Darkest Hour, David Ogden Stiers, Decca, Diana Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, Dunkirk, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Elvis Presley, First Lady of Song, Frances McDormand, Frank Sinatra, Gary Burghoff, Gary Oldhman, Gene Reynolds, Geoffrey Mark, Get Out, Goodbye Farewell and Amen, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Guillermo del Toro, Harry Morgan, Hey Jude, High How the Moon, How The Graduate Became the Touchstone of a Generation, inclusion rider, Jamie Farr, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Jimmy Kimmel, Jordan Peele, Karen Carpenter, Larry Gelbart, Larry Linville, Lawrence Turman, Loretta Swit, Louis Armstrong, Mack the Knife, Marilyn Monroe, MASH, McLean Stevenson, Mel Torme, Meryl Streep, Michael Jackson, Mike Farrell, Mike Nichols, Nat King Cole, New World Pictures, Nies Hora, Norman Granz, Oscars, Pablo, radio host, rags to riches, Roger Corman, Savoy Ballroom, Seduced by Mrs. Robinson, show business raconteur, singer, Sometimes You Hear the Bullet, Steven Spielberg, The Graduate, The Hollywood Reporter, The Post, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Ebbing Missouri, Tom Hanks, too, Too Close for Comfort, Ultimate Symbol, Verve, Wayne Rogers, William Christopher
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