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- Coming in August to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Darby Hinton on the approach he took to playing Cole Younger in BILL TILGHMAN AND THE OUTLAWS, a movie that he also produced, and filming the family drama WILD FAITH on location in Michigan. BILL TILGHMAN AND THE OUTLAWS will be released on DVD this fall, but if you’re in the Southern California area, you can see the film in person at a special benefit screening at the Joel McCrea Ranch in Thousand Oaks, California on Saturday 9/7. WILD FAITH, a faith-based film with a timeless message that is also incredibly timely, is now available on DVD, plus you can see it on demand on Amazon and other platforms
- Kathy Garver, Jason Stuart, and the Vision of Gene Roddenberry: Next on TVC
- via Comedy Hall of Fame: Premiering tonight on WNET Channel 13 in New York: SID CAESAR: ON THE LANGUAGE OF COMEDY, a new documentary featuring intimate, never-before-seen interviews with Caesar from the archives of the Comedy Hall of Fame. SID CAESAR: ON THE LANGUAGE OF COMEDY will also become available for viewing on demand on PBS Passport beginning Monday 7/22
- Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 456 with guest Gabrielle Stone is now available online for listening on demand
- Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 456 with guest Marc Cushman is now available online for listening on demand
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- Kathy Garver, Jason Stuart, and the Vision of Gene Roddenberry: Next on TVC « KSAV on via Rainbow PR: Kathy Garver returns to television as AUNT CISSY, a new family comedy that is not exactly a sequel to Family Affair… but it has elements of the premise of that classic TV series, plus a few surprises. Become a part of the Indiegogo campaign for AUNT CISSY and you’ll receive many perks for your support, including a chance to be an extra on the show, brunch with the cast, and even dinner with Kathy Garver herself. Indiegogo campaign runs through Saturday 7/13, while production of AUNT CISSY is slated to start in August
- Gabrielle Stone, plus The Drive and Ambition of Gene Roddenberry: Next on TVC « KSAV on Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Screenwriter and Star Trek historian Marc Cushman, author of the critically acclaimed three-volume THESE ARE THE VOYAGES book series, on Gene Roddenberry’s accomplishments in film and television during the ten-year period between the cancellation of the original Star Trek in 1969 and the release of Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1979, including The Questor Tapes, Genesis II, his ill-fated effort to reimagine Tarzan for the big screen and, of course, Star Trek: The Animated Series. Marc’s latest book, THESE ARE THE VOYAGES: GENE RODDENBERRY AND STAR TREK IN THE 1970s, VOLUME 1 is now available through Jacobs Brown Media Group
- admin on Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Rick Hawkins on how “Went with the Wind,” the famous spoof of Gone With the Wind that he and Liz Sage wrote for The Carol Burnett Show, nearly never made it on the air; creating characters that are rooted in reality, even when writing a parody sketch; and adapting such popular American shows as I Dream of Jeannie, Married: with Children, and Everybody Loves Raymond for television audiences in Russia, which Rick did for Sony International in the mid 2000s
- Bob Illes on Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Rick Hawkins on how “Went with the Wind,” the famous spoof of Gone With the Wind that he and Liz Sage wrote for The Carol Burnett Show, nearly never made it on the air; creating characters that are rooted in reality, even when writing a parody sketch; and adapting such popular American shows as I Dream of Jeannie, Married: with Children, and Everybody Loves Raymond for television audiences in Russia, which Rick did for Sony International in the mid 2000s
- Dolly Read Martin, plus The Sounds of Rare Merv: Next on TVC « KSAV on Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 445, Segment 1: The Sweetest Sounds of Lost Merv is now available online for listening on demand
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via National Comedy Center and Jonas PR: The National Comedy Center Honors Lucille Ball on the 30th Anniversary of Her Passing with a New Initiative to Digitally Preserve the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum Archives
Jamestown, New York – April 26, 2019 – As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the passing of Lucille Ball, the new National Comedy Center — a state-of-the-art museum in Jamestown, New York that embodies Ball’s vision for a destination for the celebration … Continue reading
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