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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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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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via The Daily Beast: ABC moves forward with The Connors, the Roseanne Barr-less spinoff of Roseanne. Ten-episode series is scheduled to premiere this fall and will feature all of the other series regulars, including John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf and Sara Gilbert. Barr will reportedly have no financial or creative involvement after reaching a undisclosed settlement with producer Tom Werner
https://www.thedailybeast.com/abc-picks-up-roseanne-barr-less-roseanne-spinoff-the-connors
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Tagged 2017-2018 television season, ABC, Nielsen ratings, Roseanne, Roseanne Barr, Roseanne controversy
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via @variety: According to Nielsen’s final Live+7 figures for the 2017-2018 television season, the most watched comedy series of the year was the recently canceled revival of Roseanne
2017-2018 TV Season Delayed Viewing Ratings: ‘Roseanne’ Goes Out on Top
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via The Hollywood Museum: Julie Newmar honored at event commemorating the launch of the annual exhibit REAL TO REEL: Portrayals and Perceptions of LGBTQs in Hollywood. Exhibition returns to the Museum for the fifth consecutive year
Donelle Dadigan, president and founder of the Hollywood Museum, along with Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell and Chris Classen (Christopher Street West Association), honored actress Julie Newmar on Thursday, June 7 during a ceremony marking the return of REAL TO REEL: Portrayals and … Continue reading →
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via The Hollywood Reporter and TV Week: TV Land, Paramount Network, CMT and Laff all drop reruns of Roseanne from their lineups
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/paramount-network-tv-land-cmt-pull-roseanne-reruns-schedules-racist-tweet-1115518
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Tagged CMT, Laff, Paramount Network, Roseanne, Roseanne Barr, Roseanne controversy, TV Land
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via AdWeek: ABC cancels Roseanne following Roseanne Barr’s racist tweet about former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett, while ICM reportedly drops Barr as a client
ABC Cancels Roseanne Following Roseanne Barr’s Racist Tweet
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Tagged ABC, AdWeek, ICM, Obama, Obama aide, Roseanne, Roseanne Barr, Sara Gilbert, Trump, Trump supporter, TV upfronts, upfronts, upfronts 2018, Valerie Jarrett, Wanda Sykes
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via Washington Post and SFGate: ABC renews Roseanne, but says that the show will steer away from politics next season
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/ABC-confirms-Roseanne-move-away-from-politics-12916607.php
via @LorraineAli, TV critic of @latimes: While some viewers may have been offended by the “Muslim panic episode” (as this week’s segment of Roseanne has come to be known), because the episode ultimately makes Roseanne Connor’s bigoted rhetoric the butt of the joke (just as All in the Family did forty years ago), it serves a purpose
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-critics-notebook-roseanne-20180509-story.html
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Tagged 24, All in the Family, Archie Bunker, bigoted rhetoric, butt of the joke, Go Cubs, ignorance, Iran deal pullout, Islam, John Bolton, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Lorraine Ali, Master of None, Middle East, Muslim stereotypes, polarizing, politics, portrayal of Muslims on television, reboots, reimagings, Roseanne, Roseanne Barr, Roseanne Conner, Roseanne controversy, Roseanne Muslim panic episode, Sara Gilbert, Trump, Trump supporter, Yemen
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via @CNN: Discerning lessons about the success of ABC’s reboot of Roseanne is no mean feat, given the myriad factors behind its strong start and recent dip
http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/08/media/roseanne-effect-upffronts/index.html
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Tagged ABC, Brian Lowry, CNN, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, nostaliga, polarizing, politics, reboots, reimagings, Roseanne, Roseanne Barr, Roseanne Conner, Roseanne controversy, Sara Gilbert, Trump, Trump supporter, TV Confidential, upfronts
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