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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 425 with guests Wayne Péré and Christina Elizabeth Smith is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 425 with guests Wayne Péré and Christina Elizabeth Smith Original Airdates: Nov. 2-5, 2018 First hour: Ed welcomes actress and screenwriter Christina Elizabeth Smith. Christina recently joined the cast of NCIS: New Orleans, where she plays Ginny Young … Continue reading →
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Tagged 10 West, actors who also direct, Alan Ruck, All in the Family, Bill Pullman, Bree Essrig, Carol Kane, Channing Chase, character actor, Christina Elizabeth Smith, Cloak and Dagger, Control Freaks, Darrell Holmes, David Strathairn, Days of Our Lives, Deathly, director, Dot Campbell, Dwayne Pride, Ever, Extreme Walking, Fonzo, Free State of Jones, Friends, Galaxy Quest, Geena Davis, Ginny Young, Grey’s Anatomy, Hanna-Barbera, Harry Boyle, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kathleen Wilhoit, Killer Sisters Midnight Hour, Kink, Louisiana, Louisiana State University, LSU, Mad Men, Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Michael Williamson, Mike Williamson, Morbid Minutes, Mountain, NCIS, NCIS: New Orleans, Nip/Tuck, Ocean’s Thirteen, Orleands, Out of Sight, Peter Campbell, police investigations, Pretext, pretext calling, Promenade, Rob Reiner, Scott Bakula, Shock and Awe, Sony, SpiderMan: Homecoming, Star Trek: Voyager, Steven Soderbergh, Ted Raimi, That 70s Show, The Flash, The Groundlings, The Limey, The Practice, The Rocker, The Young and the Restless, Third Rock from the Sun, Tom Bosley, Tom Hardy, Tom Wright, Tracey Takes On…, Trumbo, UCB, Upright Citizens Brigade, Venom, Wait Til Your Father Gets Home, Walkaway Joe, Walker: Texas Ranger, Watchmen
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Wayne Péré and Christina Elizabeth Smith: Next on TVC
Actor and director Wayne Péré and actress and screenwriter Christina Elizabeth Smith will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Nov. 2-5 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 11/2 7pm ET, 4pm … Continue reading →
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Tagged 10 West, actors who also direct, Alan Ruck, Bill Pullman, Bree Essrig, Carol Kane, character actor, Christina Elizabeth Smith, Cloak and Dagger, Control Freaks, Darrell Holmes, David Strathairn, Days of Our Lives, Deathly, director, Dwayne Pride, Ever, Extreme Walking, Fonzo, Free State of Jones, Friends, Galaxy Quest, Geena Davis, Ginny Young, Grey’s Anatomy, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kathleen Wilhoit, Killer Sisters Midnight Hour, Kink, Louisiana, Louisiana State University, LSU, Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Michael Williamson, Mike Williamson, Morbid Minutes, Mountain, NCIS, NCIS: New Orleans, Nip/Tuck, Ocean’s Thirteen, Orleands, Out of Sight, police investigations, Pretext, pretext calling, Promenade, Rob Reiner, Scott Bakula, Shock and Awe, Sony, SpiderMan: Homecoming, Star Trek: Voyager, Steven Soderbergh, Ted Raimi, That 70s Show, The Flash, The Groundlings, The Limey, The Practice, The Rocker, The Young and the Restless, Third Rock from the Sun, Tom Hardy, Tom Wright, Tracey Takes On…, Trumbo, UCB, Upright Citizens Brigade, Venom, Walkaway Joe, Walker: Texas Ranger, Watchmen
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Christina Elizabeth Smith on joining the cast of NCIS: New Orleans this season; bonding with series star Scott Bakula over their common backgrounds in comedy and musical theatre; the calming influence Geena Davis exuded when Christina worked with her on Grey’s Anatomy; and what led Christina to write Pretext, a dramatic short that she also produced and stars in. NCIS: New Orleans airs Tuesdays 10pm ET/PT on CBS
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Tagged 10 West, Alan Ruck, Bree Essrig, Christina Elizabeth Smith, Darrell Holmes, Days of Our Lives, Deathly, Dwayne Pride, Ever, Geena Davis, Ginny Young, Grey’s Anatomy, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kathleen Wilhoit, Killer Sisters Midnight Hour, Michael Williamson, Mike Williamson, Morbid Minutes, Mountain, NCIS: New Orleans, Pretext, Promenade, Scott Bakula, Ted Raimi, The Groundlings, The Rocker, The Young and the Restless, UCB, Upright Citizens Brigade
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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 First hour: Donelle Dadigan, founder and president of The Hollywood Museum, gives Ed a preview of some of the notable exhibits on display this summer, … 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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