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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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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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Tagged America America, Bertolt Brecht, Boston Legal, burt sugarman, C.S.I., Candice Bergen, Carol Burnett, children television workshop, Cool Hand Luke, danica mckellar, daniel stern, David Janssen, Dennis Weaver, Edward Albee, Eli Wallach, Elia Kazan, Elizabeth Montgomery, Elizabeth Taylor, Felicity, Fred Rogers, fred savage, Genie Genie Who's Got the Genie, Gentle Ben, George C. Scott, Glen Larsen, Gunsmoke, Heath Ledger, helen reddy, I Dream of Jeannie, Jaclyn Smith, James Garner, joe cocker, Julie Andrews, Julie Harris, kevin and winnie, late night, late night television, late show, Laurence Olivier, Lee Remick, Lee Strasberg, Lou Antonio, Louis Gossett Jr., McCloud, Michael Gleason, Michael J. Fox, MisterRogers, misterrogersneighborhood, Naked City, Papa Gene's Blues, Paul Newman, Peter Ustinov, Picket Fences, Poor Man: Book II, Ralph Senensky, Renee Zellweger, Rich Man, Richard Burton, Route 66, Something for Joey, Splendor in the Grass, Star Trek, the bee gees, The F.B.I., The Flying Nun, The Fugitive, The Guardian, the midnight special, The Monkees, The Phynx, The Rockford Files, the wonder years, tom snyder, tomorrow, wont you be my neighbor
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