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- via Decades Network: Spend Christmas Day with Carol Burnett with an all-day Carol-a-thon featuring select episodes of Carol Burnett and Friends, The Lucy Show plus Carol’s appearance as host of The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show
- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: David Steinberg, Robin Williams’ manager for more than forty years, on what Williams looked for whenever he considered a film role, and how he always took direction from the audience whenever he performed his stand-up routines. David is also executive producer of Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind, the acclaimed HBO documentary that is just one part of ROBIN WILLIAMS: COMIC GENIUS, the comprehensive 22-DVD collection that will give you an idea of how Robin’s mind worked, how he came to create material, and how that process grew throughout his life and career. ROBIN WILLIAMS: COMIC GENIUS is available exclusively through RobinWilliams.com
- via Beachwood Entertainment Collective: Legendary songwriter and music producer Brian Wilson to be the subject of a definitive documentary that will take viewers into the world of rock ‘n’ roll’s most misunderstood icon. The as-yet untitled film will include interviews with such artists as Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Jim James, and Gustavo Dudamel, plus showcases and rare, unreleased music
- Carole Wells, plus the Legacies of Merv Griffin and Rankin/Bass: Next on TVC
- via Shout! Factory and Major League Baseball: Relive every moment of this year’s Fall Classic with the official 2018 World Collector’s Edition box set and the official 2018 World Series documentary. Both are available now on Blu-ray and on DVD
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- Ed Asner: Next on TVC « KSAV on Ed Asner will bring his critically acclaimed one-man show A Man and His Prostate to Lafayette, California, Sacramento, California and Grand Rapids, Michigan in early 2019. Ed describes A Man and His Prostate as “The Vagina Monologues, for men.” In addition, he is starring in a new play, God Help Us, a political comedy in which God moderates a debate between two pundits on opposite sides of the spectrum. Ed will talk about both God Help Us and A Man and His Prostate, and more, next weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL
- Ed Asner: Next on TVC « KSAV on Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Leslie Bertram Crane on her career working behind the scenes in network television, both in production and post-production. Leslie spent more than a decade in variety television, not only on weekly series but high profile specials and such live events as the Jerry Lewis telethon and two Oscarcasts, before becoming as a “switcher” on such top shows as Friends, The Drew Carey Show, and Murphy Brown. She’ll tell you what a “switcher” does, plus she’ll give you an idea of just how many plates are spinning behind the camera of most variety TV shows. Our conversation will air in a few weeks. Leslie is also co-author, along with her husband Robert Crane, of Burn The Ice, a book that details the adventures of two bartenders in L.A.
- Ed Asner: Next on TVC « KSAV on Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: The one and only Ed Asner on his approach to playing God Almighty in the new stage play, God Help Us; the inspiration for starting The Ed Asner Family Center, a nonprofit organization that benefits children with special needs; working with Valerie Harper on The Mary Tyler Moore Show; and the differences between playing God and playing Santa Claus. Visit GodHelpUs.net to find out how to bring God Help Us to a playhouse near you
- A Tribute to James Garner: Next on TVC « KSAV on This week on TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actor Sam Medina on working opposite Tom Hardy in the upcoming Marvel adventure Venom. Sam will join us in the first hour of this week’s program. Venom opens in theaters Friday 10/5
- Robert Wagner: Next on TVC « KSAV on via Budd Moss: Robert Wagner to Receive the Hollywood Golden Era Award at the Second Gold Coast International Film Festival, which will be held on Wednesday 10/24
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 422 with guests Jerry Houser, Paul Robert Coyle and Roy Samuelson is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 422 with guests Jerry Houser, Paul Robert Coyle and Roy Samuelson Original Airdates: Oct. 12-15, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 422 with guests Jerry Houser, Paul Robert Coyle and Roy Samuelson” on Spreaker. First hour: Voice … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alan Alda, Ann B. Davis, Atomic Blonde, Baby Driver, blind, Blindness Awareness Month, Blue Bloods, Bob Banas Dancers, Bradysomething, broadcast services for blind, Charlie Callas, Chuck Harter, Class of '44, commuters, Criminal Minds, d A Very Brady Christmas, Dan Davidson, Dave "Killer" Carlson, Dave's a killer, David Janssen, David Steinberg, descriptive narration, Devon Scott, Don Adams, ellwood keiser, Eve Plumb, father ellwood keiser, Father Keiser, Florence Henderson, Ford, Fury, Gary Grimes, Get Out, Greatest Stories of the Bible, Happening 68, Hollywood a Go Go, Houser Holt, houserholtvo, Hullabaloo, Insight, Insight TV series, James Brown, Janis Joplin, Jason Bourne, Jennifer O'Neill, Jerry Houser, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Keebler Cookies, Keebler elves, Killer Carlson, Laugh-In, Lethal Weapon, Lily Tomlin, Lloyd Schwartz, London Has Fallen, Malibu U, Marcia Brady, Mark Lindsay, Maureen McCormick, McDonald’s, Milton Berle, Mr. Novak, Mr. Novak: An Acclaimed Television Series, NCIS, Neil Diamond, Ninth Street West, Oscy, Pacific Rim: Uprising, Paul Newman, Paul Revere, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Paul Sorvino, Paulist Productions, Quaker, Ralph Senensky, Richard Thomas, Rick Nelson, Robb Holt, Robert Mulligan, Robert Reed, Ron Howard, Roy Samuelson, S.S. Titanic, Sam Riddle, Shebang, Sherwood Schwartz, Shindig, Slap Shot, Sly and The Family Stone, Spider-Man: Homecoming, State Farm, Summer of '42, Target, Television Confidential, The Beatles, The Brady Brides, The Brady Bunch, The Bradys, The F.B.I., The Lloyd Thaxton Show, The Mummy, The Sunshine Boys, thirtysomething, Three Dog Night, Three Times Daley, Tom Jones, Vic Morrow, visually impaired, voice actors, voice artist, voice artists, voice over, voice over workshop, voiceover industry, voiceover work, Wally Logan, We'll Get By, Where the Action Is, Zalman King
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Jerry Houser, Descriptive Narration and The Music Scene: Next on TVC
We’ll play Part 2 of our conversation with actor, producer, voice artist and teacher Jerry Houser, television writer Paul Robert Coyle, plus we will welcome voice actor Roy Samuelson, all on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Oct. 12-15 … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Very Brady Christmas, Alan Alda, Ann B. Davis, Atomic Blonde, Baby Driver, blind, Blindness Awareness Month, Blue Bloods, Bob Banas Dancers, Bradysomething, broadcast services for blind, Charlie Callas, Chuck Harter, Class of '44, commuters, Criminal Minds, Dan Davidson, Dave "Killer" Carlson, Dave's a killer, David Janssen, David Steinberg, descriptive narration, Devon Scott, Don Adams, ellwood keiser, Eve Plumb, father ellwood keiser, Father Keiser, Florence Henderson, Ford, Fury, Gary Grimes, Get Out, Greatest Stories of the Bible, Happening 68, Hollywood a Go Go, Houser Holt, houserholtvo, Hullabaloo, Insight, Insight TV series, James Brown, Janis Joplin, Jason Bourne, Jennifer O'Neill, Jerry Houser, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Keebler Cookies, Keebler elves, Killer Carlson, Laugh-In, Lethal Weapon, Lily Tomlin, Lloyd Schwartz, London Has Fallen, Malibu U, Marcia Brady, Mark Lindsay, Maureen McCormick, McDonald’s, Milton Berle, Mr. Novak, Mr. Novak: An Acclaimed Television Series, NCIS, Neil Diamond, Ninth Street West, Oscy, Pacific Rim: Uprising, Paul Newman, Paul Revere, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Paul Sorvino, Paulist Productions, Quaker, Ralph Senensky, Richard Thomas, Rick Nelson, Robb Holt, Robert Mulligan, Robert Reed, Ron Howard, Roy Samuelson, S.S. Titanic, Sam Riddle, Shebang, Sherwood Schwartz, Shindig, Slap Shot, Sly and The Family Stone, Spider-Man: Homecoming, State Farm, Summer of '42, Target, Television Confidential, The Beatles, The Brady Brides, The Brady Bunch, The Bradys, The F.B.I., The Lloyd Thaxton Show, The Mummy, The Sunshine Boys, thirtysomething, Three Dog Night, Three Times Daley, Tom Jones, Vic Morrow, visually impaired, voice actors, voice artist, voice artists, voice over, voice over workshop, voiceover industry, voiceover work, Wally Logan, We'll Get By, Where the Action Is, Zalman King
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 410 with guests Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 410 with guests Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan Original Airdate: July 6-9, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 410 with guests Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan” on Spreaker. First hour: Donelle Dadigan, founder and president of The … Continue reading →
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Tagged 13 East, A Boy and His Dog, Ace Trucking Company, action figures, Adam West, After Forever, Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Alison Arngrim, America's master mimic, Annette, Annette Funicello, Annette sound, Anthony Bourdain, Arrested Development, Babylon 5, Barbara van Orden, Barney's Beanery, Barry Manilow, Batman, Batman 1966, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party movies, Bette Davis, Bette Midler, Bisexual, black ball bomb prop, Black Cat riots 1967, board games, Bob Bergen, Bob Mackie, Brady Bunch Variety Hour, Brokeback Mountain, Bruce Vilanch, Burt Ward, Cabaret, Carl Kleinschmidt, Carnac the Magnificent, Caroline’s Comedy Hour, Carolyn Hennesy, Charles Laughton, Cher, Chris Classen, Christopher Street West Association, City on the Edge of Forever, classic television, Cleveland Plain-Dealer, Collectibles of Batman '66, Comedy Central, Corgi, Cruising, Darby Hinton, Days of Our Lives, Dean Martin, Demon with a Glass Hand, depression, Disney's ANNETTE serials, Donelle Dadigan, Donna Allan, Dreams with Sharp Teeth, drinking cups, Eartha Kitt, Ed Sullivan, Edith Head, Elizabeth Taylor, Ellison Wonderland, Empire, Estelle Harris, Evening at the Improv, Everything I Needed to Know I Learned in The Twilight Zone, film history, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Avalon, Fred Willard, future classics, Future of Hollywood Award, Gallery of Guest Super Villains, Gary Sinise Foundation, Gay, Geoffrey Mark, George Barris Batmobile, George Burns, George Chakiris, Geri Jewell, Gilligan's Island, Glass Teat, Golden Age of Television, Harlan Ellison, HBO, Heidi Klum, Hollywood Museum, Holy Hollywood History, How to Get Away with Murder, how will I know my friend, Howie Mandel, Jack Benny, James Dean, James Stewart, Jane Wagner, Jeremy Miller, Jerry Herman, Joan Crawford, Joan Rivers, Johnny Carson, Jose Iturbi Foundation, Judy Garland, Judy Tenuta, Julie Newmar, K-11, Kate Linder, Kate Spade, Kathy Griffin, Kathy Kinney, Kevin Spirtas, King Tut, Lainie Kazan, Laraine Newman, Lee Meriwether, Lee Purcell, Legacy Award, Lesbian, Leslie Martinson, LGBTQ community, LGBTQ Hollywood, Lily Tomlin, Little by Little, Liz Torres, Liza Minnelli, lunch boxes, Mad Men, Mark Dawidziak, Mary Travers, Memo from Purgatory, Memoir of a Nobody, Mickey Mouse Club, Milton Berle, Mitch O'Farrell, Monkeys Uncle, Mouse Tracks, Movie of the Week, Mr. Blackwell, MTV, Museum lobby, new classics, Nolan Miller, Norman Lear, of Barry Manilow, offshoot of The Mickey Mouse Club, Orange is the New Black, Orphan Black, Paul Anka, Paul Sorvino, People I've Known and Been, Peter Mark Richman, Phyllis Diller, Pineapple Princess, Portrayals and Perceptions of LGBTQs in Hollywood, Project Runway, Ramon Navarro, Rat Pack, Ray Donovan, REAL TO REEL, REEL to REAL, Ret Turner, Rev. Troy Perry, Rich Little, Richard Nixon, Robert Goulet, Rock Hudson, Roseanne, Roslyn Kind, Route 66, Rudolf Nureyev, Rudolf Valentino, RuPaul's Drag Race, Ruta Lee, Sam Harris, Scandal, Sergeants 3, Shatterday, Sherman Hemsley, Showtime, Sid and Marty Krofft, signed Mousketeer ears, Skippy peanut butter, Soldier, some days you just can't get rid of a bomb, Sordid Lives, Star Trek, Steve Bluestein, Steve Wishnoff, Strange Wine, Superstore, Tall Paul, Television Confidential, television history, The Batcave, the Batman movie, The Beach Boys, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Flying Nun, The Good Wife, The Groundlings, The Hollywood Museum, The New Candid Camera, The Oscar, The Outer Limits, The Story of Walt Disney Records, The Twilight Zone, The Walking Dead, Tim Gunn, To Wong Fu Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar, Tommy Kirk, Totally Hidden Video, Trans America, Transgender, Transparent, True Blood, Tutti Camarata, TV Confidential, TV miniseries, Twilight Zone, Two in a Half Men, Tyler Perry's The Haves and Have Nots, VH1, Victor Buono, ViewMaster, Walt Disney, Wayne Manor, West Hollywood, Will & Grace, Yvonne Craig, Zac Posen
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Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan: Next on TVC
Stand-up comedian, comedy writer and playwright Steve Bluestein and Hollywood Museum founder and president Donelle Dadigan will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing July 6-9 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday … Continue reading →
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Tagged 13 East, A Boy and His Dog, Ace Trucking Company, action figures, Adam West, After Forever, Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Alison Arngrim, America's master mimic, Annette, Annette Funicello, Annette sound, Anthony Bourdain, Arrested Development, Babylon 5, Barbara van Orden, Barney's Beanery, Barry Manilow, Batman, Batman 1966, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party movies, Bette Davis, Bette Midler, Bisexual, black ball bomb prop, Black Cat riots 1967, board games, Bob Bergen, Bob Mackie, Brady Bunch Variety Hour, Brokeback Mountain, Bruce Vilanch, Burt Ward, Cabaret, Carl Kleinschmidt, Carnac the Magnificent, Caroline’s Comedy Hour, Carolyn Hennesy, Charles Laughton, Cher, Chris Classen, Christopher Street West Association, City on the Edge of Forever, classic television, Cleveland Plain-Dealer, Collectibles of Batman '66, Comedy Central, Corgi, Cruising, Darby Hinton, Days of Our Lives, Dean Martin, Demon with a Glass Hand, depression, Disney's ANNETTE serials, Donelle Dadigan, Donna Allan, Dreams with Sharp Teeth, drinking cups, Eartha Kitt, Ed Sullivan, Edith Head, Elizabeth Taylor, Ellison Wonderland, Empire, Estelle Harris, Evening at the Improv, Everything I Needed to Know I Learned in The Twilight Zone, film history, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Avalon, Fred Willard, future classics, Future of Hollywood Award, Gallery of Guest Super Villains, Gary Sinise Foundation, Gay, Geoffrey Mark, George Barris Batmobile, George Burns, George Chakiris, Geri Jewell, Gilligan's Island, Glass Teat, Golden Age of Television, Harlan Ellison, HBO, Heidi Klum, Hollywood Museum, Holy Hollywood History, How to Get Away with Murder, how will I know my friend, Howie Mandel, Jack Benny, James Dean, James Stewart, Jane Wagner, Jeremy Miller, Jerry Herman, Joan Crawford, Joan Rivers, Johnny Carson, Jose Iturbi Foundation, Judy Garland, Judy Tenuta, Julie Newmar, K-11, Kate Linder, Kate Spade, Kathy Griffin, Kathy Kinney, Kevin Spirtas, King Tut, Lainie Kazan, Laraine Newman, Lee Meriwether, Lee Purcell, Legacy Award, Lesbian, Leslie Martinson, LGBTQ community, LGBTQ Hollywood, Lily Tomlin, Little by Little, Liz Torres, Liza Minnelli, lunch boxes, Mad Men, Mark Dawidziak, Mary Travers, Memo from Purgatory, Memoir of a Nobody, Mickey Mouse Club, Milton Berle, Mitch O'Farrell, Monkeys Uncle, Mouse Tracks, Movie of the Week, Mr. Blackwell, MTV, Museum lobby, new classics, Nolan Miller, Norman Lear, of Barry Manilow, offshoot of The Mickey Mouse Club, Orange is the New Black, Orphan Black, Paul Anka, Paul Sorvino, People I've Known and Been, Peter Mark Richman, Phyllis Diller, Pineapple Princess, Portrayals and Perceptions of LGBTQs in Hollywood, Project Runway, Ramon Navarro, Rat Pack, Ray Donovan, REAL TO REEL, REEL to REAL, Ret Turner, Rev. Troy Perry, Rich Little, Richard Nixon, Robert Goulet, Rock Hudson, Roseanne, Roslyn Kind, Route 66, Rudolf Nureyev, Rudolf Valentino, RuPaul's Drag Race, Ruta Lee, Sam Harris, Scandal, Sergeants 3, Shatterday, Sherman Hemsley, Showtime, Sid and Marty Krofft, signed Mousketeer ears, Skippy peanut butter, Soldier, some days you just can't get rid of a bomb, Sordid Lives, Star Trek, Steve Bluestein, Steve Wishnoff, Strange Wine, Superstore, Tall Paul, Television Confidential, television history, The Batcave, the Batman movie, The Beach Boys, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Flying Nun, The Good Wife, The Groundlings, The Hollywood Museum, The New Candid Camera, The Oscar, The Outer Limits, The Story of Walt Disney Records, The Twilight Zone, The Walking Dead, Tim Gunn, To Wong Fu Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar, Tommy Kirk, Totally Hidden Video, Trans America, Transgender, Transparent, True Blood, Tutti Camarata, TV Confidential, TV miniseries, Twilight Zone, Two in a Half Men, Tyler Perry's The Haves and Have Nots, VH1, Victor Buono, ViewMaster, Walt Disney, Wayne Manor, West Hollywood, Will & Grace, Yvonne Craig, Zac Posen
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Comedian Steve Bluestein on writing for Joan Rivers, Liz Torres and other actors and comics; how he transforms into a different person when he performs stand-up himself; and why there is no timeclock on creativity. Steve’s book, Memoir of a Nobody, is available now through BearManor Media
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Tagged Ace Trucking Company, Barry Manilow, Brady Bunch Variety Hour, Bruce Vilanch, Carl Kleinschmidt, Estelle Harris, Fred Willard, Howie Mandel, Joan Rivers, Kathy Griffin, Lainie Kazan, Laraine Newman, Liz Torres, Memoir of a Nobody, Milton Berle, Sid $ Marty Krofft, Steve Bluestein, The Groundlings
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via TimeLife: Just in time for Father’s Day: Twelve, never-before-released episodes of The Jackie Gleason Show available on DVD beginning Tuesday 5/15, including seven Honeymooners sketches that have not been seen since they originally aired
“How swee-eet it is!” Unseen for more than 50 years, at long last, The Jackie Gleason Show is back! From 1966-1970, Gleason, everyone’s favorite working-class hero, entertained enthralled audiences across the country with his eponymous TV Variety Show featuring hilarious sketches, celebrity … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alan King, And away we go, Art Carney, Baby you're the greatest, Ed Norton, Edie Adams, Florence Henderson, Frank Sinatra Jr., Frankie Avalon, George Burns, Jack Benny, Jackie Gleason, Jane Kean, Miami Beach, Mickey Rooney, Milton Berle, Nipsey Russell, Phil Silvers, Ralph Kramden, Red Buttons, Robert Goulet, Sheila McRae, Sid Caesar, Television Confidential, The Great One, The Honeymooners, The Jackie Gleason Show, To the moon, Tony Bennett, TV Confidential, Victor Borge
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