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- This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Peter Breck, Reginald Owen, and Jolene Brand star in “A Technical Error,” airing Nov. 26, 1961
- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: PAUL ROBERT COYLE on his forty-plus-year journey as a freelance television writer, story editor, and producer, including learning how to adapt to the various changes in the TV industry over the years; the importance of building relationships; and many other hands-on tips that will help anyone who wishes to pursue a career as a writer, whether for television or any other form. Paul’s memoir, SWORDS, STARSHIPS AND SUPERHEROES: From Star Trek to Xena to Hercules: A TV Writer’s Life Scripting The Stories of Heroes, is available through Jacobs Brown Media Group, Amazon.com and other online retailers
- Daphne Maxwell Reid, plus The Sounds of Lost Thanksgiving: Next on TVC
- Spend part of your Thanksgiving weekend with magician DAVID GROVES as he performs his latest Zoom Magic show, A SENTIMENTAL THANKSGIVING, on Friday 11/27 beginning at 9pm ET 6pm PT. Cost is $20 per family. See PayPal and Venmo addresses on the flyer below to register
- Black Pawn Press, the publisher of 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES, MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition, RADIO HONEY, and many other titles has just announced its first Black Friday/Cyber Monday promotion! Order a copy of any of Black Pawn Press’s available titles from any retailer, send the dated receipt to Black Pawn and you’ll receive a bonus gift related to the title you’ve purchased. Fans of The Rockford Files and Maverick, for example, will be treated to a PDF copy of an original signed series script. Four-day sale runs from the start of Black Friday through the end of Cyber Monday. For details and more information, visit the Black Pawn Press page on Facebook or Instagram
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- This Date in MAVERICK TV History: “The Jeweled Gun,” the first solo adventure of Bart Maverick, airs on Nov. 24, 1957 – 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: John Dehner stars in “Shady Deal at Sunny Acres,” James Garner’s favorite episode and arguably the most famous Maverick of all, airing Nov. 23, 1958 – 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: Adam West and Diane McBain star in “A Fellow’s Brother,” airing Nov. 22, 1959 – 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: Buddy Ebsen and Peggy McCay star in “The Maverick Line,” the final episode featuring James Garner, airing Nov. 20, 1960 – 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: Efrem Zimbalist Jr. makes his first appearance as Dandy Jim Buckley in “Stampede,” airing Nov. 17, 1957 – 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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Cool Hand Lou: Next on TVC
We’ll replay our conversation with Emmy nominated actor, director, and author Lou Antonio this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Feb. 7-9 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 2/7 7pm ET, 4pm PT 10pm … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 465.2 with guest Will Beinbrink of It: Chapter Two is now available online for listening on demand
Will Beinbrink of It: Chapter Two and Manhattan Nocturne Original Airdates: Sept. 27-29, 2019 TVC 465.2: Part 2 of the conversation that began last week with Will Beinbrink, the actor who plays Tom Rogan in the worldwide box office hit … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1986 horror movie It, Campbell Scott, Carter & June, Castle, Dallas TNT, ER, George C. Scott, Hank Williams biopic, I Saw the Light, It Chapter Two, It: Chapter 2, It: Chapter 2 movie, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, James MacAvoy, Jane the Virgin, Jessica Chastain, Jim Denny, kombocha scientist, kombucha tea, Losers Club, Manhattan Nocturne, Medium, NCIS, Numb3rs, Pennywise It, Pennywise the Clown, Pennywise the Dancing Clown, Queen of the South, Related, Stephen King, Stephen King It, Stephen King's It, The Exorcism of God, The Unit, Tom Rogan, Tom Rogan It, Will Beinbrink
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Jim Rosin, Will Beinbrink, plus Another TV Milestone: Next on TVC
Actor and author Jim Rosin will join us, plus we’ll play Part 2 of our conversation with Will Beinbrink (It: Chapter Two). All this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Sept. 27-29 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 464.3 with guest Will Beinbrink is now available online for listening on demand
Will Beinbrink of It: Chapter Two Original Airdates: Sept. 20-22, 2019 TVC 464.3: Ed welcomes Will Beinbrink, the actor who plays Tom Rogan in the box office hit It: Chapter Two, the No. 1 movie both worldwide and in the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1986 horror movie It, Campbell Scott, Carter & June, Castle, Dallas TNT, ER, George C. Scott, Hank Williams biopic, I Saw the Light, It Chapter Two, It: Chapter 2, It: Chapter 2 movie, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, James MacAvoy, Jane the Virgin, Jessica Chastain, Jim Denny, kombocha scientist, kombucha tea, Losers Club, Manhattan Nocturne, Medium, NCIS, Numb3rs, Pennywise It, Pennywise the Clown, Pennywise the Dancing Clown, Queen of the South, Related, Stephen King, Stephen King It, Stephen King's It, The Exorcism of God, The Unit, Tom Rogan, Tom Rogan It, Will Beinbrink
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David Starzyk, Will Beinbrink, plus Three TV Milestones: Next on TVC
Actors David Starzyk (Veronica Mars) and Will Beinbrink (It: Chapter Two) will join us, plus we’ll celebrate three TV milestones. All this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Sept. 20-22 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay … Continue reading →
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Will Beinbrink, the actor who plays Tom Rogan in the box office hit IT: CHAPTER 2, on why he looks for roles that scare him as an actor—but in a good way. IT: CHAPTER 2 is now playing in theaters everywhere. Will Beinbrink will also soon be seen in the indie feature THE EXORCISM OF GOD and the film noir-like crime MANHATTAN NOCTURNE
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Tagged 1986 horror movie It, Campbell Scott, Carter & June, George C. Scott, Hank Williams biopic, I Saw the Light, It Chapter Two, It: Chapter 2, It: Chapter 2 movie, James MacAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Jim Denny, kombocha scientist, kombucha tea, Losers Club, Pennywise It, Pennywise the Clown, Pennywise the Dancing Clown, Stephen King, Stephen King It, Stephen King's It, Tom Rogan, Tom Rogan It, Will Beinbrink
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David Susskind and the Sitcom Class Wars: Next on TVC
Stephen Battaglio, business editor for the Los Angeles Times, and cultural historian Ray Starman will join us this weekend on an encore edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing April 27-30 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Raisin in the Sun, All in the Family, Armstrong Circle Theatre, blacklisting, business editor, David Susskind, David Susskind A Televised Life, East Side West Side, George C. Scott, Get Smart, Laurence Olivier, Los Angeles Times, Open End, Ray Starman, Raymond Starman, Roseanne, Roseanne Barr, Roseanne Conner, Seinfeld, Sidney Poitier, Sitcom Wars the 20th Century, Stephen Battaglio, Steve Battaglio, Television Confidential, television impresario, The Addams Family, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Goldbergs, The Honeymooners, The King of Queens, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Odd Couple, TV Confidential, TV Noir
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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 First hour: Part 2 of our conversation with Geoffrey Mark, author of Ella: A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald: Centennial Birthday Edition, a comprehensive biography, … 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. 395 with guest Lou Antonio is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 395 with guest Lou Antonio Original Airdate: Feb. 23-26, 2018 First hour: An expanded edition of This Week in TV History that includes a tribute to Fred Rogers and MisterRogers’ Neighborhood, plus a look at the 30th anniversary of the premiere … Continue reading →
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