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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 475.3: D.C. Fontana and Star Trek: The Animated Series is now available online for listening on demand
D.C. Fontana and Star Trek: The Animated Series Original Airdates: Dec. 20-22, 2019 TVC 475.3: From May 2019: Ed and Star Trek historian Mark Cushman (These Are the Voyages, These Are the Voyages: Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek in the … Continue reading →
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via The Hollywood Reporter: Pioneering television writer/producer D.C. Fontana dies at age 80. Known for her many collaborations with Star Trek creator/producer Gene Roddenberry, she was also one of the first female writers to break the glass ceiling in television
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 460 with guest David Frankham is now available online for listening on demand
The Return of David Frankham Original Airdates: Aug. 16-18, 2019 TVC 460.4: Actor, author, and voice artist David Frankham (101 Dalmatians, Master of the World, Return of the Fly, Tales of Terror, Which One Was David?) returns for Part 2 … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 457 with guest Marc Cushman is now available online for listening on demand
The Legendary Memos of Gene Roddenberry Original Airdates: July 19-21, 2019 TVC 457.1: A continuation of last week’s conversation with Marc Cushman about Volume 1 of These Are The Voyages: Star Trek The Original Series, the three-volume biography of Star … Continue reading →
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Kathy Garver, Jason Stuart, and the Vision of Gene Roddenberry: Next on TVC
Actress and voice artist Kathy Garver, actor and comedian Jason Stuart, and screenwriter and Gene Roddenberry biographer Marc Cushman will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing July 19-21 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 456 with guest Marc Cushman is now available online for listening on demand
How Gene Roddenberry’s Drive and Ambition Both Helped and Hurt Him Original Airdates: July 12-14, 2019 TVC 456.1: Marc Cushman, author of These Are The Voyages: Star Trek The Original Series, helps Ed take a deep dive into the development … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adam Nimoy, Alex Cord, Angie Dickinson, Bill Cosby, Bjo Trimble, Brave New World, Captain Kirk, Chris Doohan, D.C. Fontana, DeForest Kelley, Desilu, Desilu Studios, Dorothy C. Fontana, Dorothy Fontana, Dylan Hunt, Earle Hagen, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Erle Stanley Gardner, Gene L. Coon, Gene Roddenberry, Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek, Genesis II, George Takei, Great Bird, Great Bird of the Galaxy, Great Bird of the Galazy, Herb Solow, I Spy, I Spy canceled, I Spy TV show, James Doohan, James Goldstone, Jerry Finnerman, Joe D'Agosta, John D.F. Black, Leonard Nimoy, Lincoln Enterprises, Lucille Ball, Majel Barrett, Marc Cushman, Mariette Hartley, Mike Farrell, Mission: Impossible, Mr. Spock, National General Corporation, Nichelle Nichols, Paramount, Perry Mason, Phase II, Phase II Trek series, Planet Earth, Pretty Maids All in a Row, Ralph Senensky, Robert Butler, Robert Culp, Robert Foxworth, Robert H. Justman, Rock Hudson, Roddenberry projects, Roger Vadim, Sheldon Leonard, Spectre, Star Trek, Star Trek conventions, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Strange New World, Tarzan, The Questor Tapes, These Are The Voyages, These are the Voyages Books, Vic Mignogna, Walter Koenig, why was I Spy canceled, William Shatner
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Gabrielle Stone, plus The Drive and Ambition of Gene Roddenberry: Next on TVC
Actress, director, and author Gabrielle Stone will join us, along with screenwriter and Gene Roddenberry biographer Marc Cushman, for a brand new edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing July 12-14 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 454 with guest Geoffrey Mark is now available online for listening on demand
The Multigenerational Appeal of Doris Day Original Airdates: June 21-23, 2019 TVC 454.1: Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated writer, producer, performer, author, music and TV historian, and showbiz raconteur Geoffrey Mark joins Ed for a remembrance of singer, actress, and … Continue reading →
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TV’s Longest Sustained Laugh, plus A Glimpse Inside the Obama White House: Next on TVC
Emmy Award-winning writers Rick Hawkins and Geoffrey Mark and iconic actress, comedian, filmmaker and photographer Anna Wilding will join us for a brand new edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing June 21-23 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San … Continue reading →
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David Frankham, plus the News and Documentary Emmy Awards: Next on TVC
Actor, author, and voice artist David Frankham and NATAS president Adam Sharp will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Aug. 16-18 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 8/16 7pm ET, 4pm … Continue reading →