Hosted by Ed Robertson
Ed Robertson
Login
Please Support Our Sponsors
-
Follow me on Twitter
Tweets by @@tvconfidential -
Recent Posts
- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Michael Learned on how she approaches every performance as Daisy Werthan as a clean slate, no matter how many times she has played the character. Michael co-stars with Lance Nichols in the Laguna Playhouse production of Driving Miss Daisy, which runs thru Sunday, January 27 in Laguna Beach, California. Michael also stars, along with John Wesley, in the short film Second Acts. She is also one of the three recipients of this year’s Icon Award at the annual Oscars Party, held at the Paladium in Hollywood on Sunday 2/24, the night of the Academy Awards
- Constance Towers, Television Finales, and A Century of Kovacs: Next on TVC
- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Anson Williams on the 45th anniversary of Happy Days and his latest entrepreneurial venture
- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Marion Ross on working with Cary Grant in Operation: Petticoat, Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale on Perry Mason, Jean Stapleton and Larry Storch in Arsenic and Old Lace, and Joel Grey on Brooklyn Bridge; dancing the tango with The Fonz on Happy Days; and how the simple act of fixing a broken tile on her kitchen floor changed the course of her life. Marion’s book, MY DAYS: HAPPY AND OTHERWISE, is the inspiring story of how a young girl from Albert Lea, Minnesota dreamed that she would become an actress and overcame many life challenges to make that dream come true
- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actress, artist and animal rights champion Loretta Swit on what drives her advocacy for our furry and feathered friends. Loretta’s book, SwitHeart: The Watercolour Artistry & Animal Activism of Loretta Swit, is a collection of sixty-five full-color paintings and drawings of rescue animals and wildlife, all done by Loretta herself. All proceeds from the sales of SwitHeart will be donated to Loretta’s endless campaign to end animal suffering and cruelty. Loretta is also one of the three recipients of this year’s Icon Award at the annual Oscars Party, held at the Paladium in Hollywood on Sunday 2/24, the night of the Academy Awards
Recent Comments
- Constance Towers, Television Finales, and A Century of Kovacs: Next on TVC « KSAV on via It’s Alive Media: The Ernie Kovacs Centennial, a year-long celebration of the life’s work of Television’s Original Genius, kicks off this month with Kovacsland Forever, a two-night live event at the UCLA Film and Television Archive on Friday 1/18 and Saturday 1/19. Then, on Wednesday 1/23 (Ernie’s actual 100th birthday), Turner Classic Movies will air a special mini Kovacs marathon beginning at 8pm ET 5pm PT that will include three iconic Kovacs TV episodes and four of his best-known movies. The two events in January are the first of several Kovacs celebrations that are scheduled to take place in the U.S., Canada and Europe over the course of 2019. Details on these additional Kovacs venues will be announced shortly
- Robin Williams: Comic Genius, plus a Salute to Ken Berry: Next on TVC « KSAV on via Time Life: Available now exclusively at RobinWilliams.com: ROBIN WILLIAMS: COMIC GENIUS, a new DVD collection celebrating the comedy career of the Oscar-winning actor and comedic genius
- Julie Webster on TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 431 with guest Josh Mills is now available online for listening on demand
- Kirk Bovill, plus More of Merv: Next on TVC « KSAV on Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 429 with guests Carole Wells and Steve Randisi is now available online for listening on demand
- Take a Good Look at Guy Lombardo: Next on TVC « KSAV on via Shout! Factory: Just in Time for The Holiday Season: Limited Edition sets of Never-Before-Available-or-Seen Lithographs by Ernie Kovacs, starting at $250
Archives
Categories
Meta
Tag Archives: Twilight Zone
via Jonas PR: Holy Memorabilia, Batman! More than 400 items from Batman, Star Trek, Mork & Mindy, Breaking Bad and other favorite shows from all eras of television will be auctioned off on Saturday 12/1 at the Prop Store location in Valencia, California. Many of these items are coming to market for the very first time. Besides live bidding, fans from all over the world can participate in the auction via telephone or online via www.propstore.com. For our listeners who live in the L.A. area, a free public preview of the items to be auctioned will take place at Prop Store from Monday 11/26 thru Friday 11/30
Prop Store, one of the leading film and TV memorabilia companies, in association with the world renowned curator James Comisar, has today announced it is hosting the first ever All-Television All-Eras Live Auction Event featuring original costumes, props and set decoration from … Continue reading →
Posted in Classic Shows, Radio Stations, Television Star
|
Tagged Adam West, Batman, Brandon Alinger, Breaking Bad, Captain Kirk, Claymation, Dexter, Eye of the Beholder, Fartman, Forbes, Frank Gorshin, Geoffrey the Giraffe, Howard Stern, interracial kiss, James Comisar, Laura Palmer, Lieutenant Uhura, Mork & Mindy, MTV Music Awards, Museum of TV, My Favorite Martian, Nichelle Nichols, pop culture, prop art, Prop Store, Stephen Lane, Toys R Us, TV memorabilia, TV Treasures, Twilight Zone, Twin Peaks, Walter White, Will Vinton, William Shatner, Worlds Greatest Collection of Television Memorabilia
|
Leave a comment
Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 411 with guests Peter Mark Richman and Chuck Harter is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 411 with guests Peter Mark Richman and Chuck Harter Original Airdate: July 20-23, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 411 with guests Peter Mark Richman and Chuck Harter” on Spreaker. First hour: Chuck Harter joins Ed for … Continue reading →
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star
|
Tagged 4 Faces, A Hatful of Rain, A Medal for Murray, Actors Studio, American National Theater, An Autobiography of My Artistic and Spiritual Journey, Ben Gazzara, Beverly Hills 90210, British Invasion, Broadway stage, Cain's Hundred, Casey Kasem, Chuck Harter, Darlene Love, Dick Clark, Dorothy Dandridge, Drama Critics Award, Dynasty, Fantasy Island, Gary Cooper, Hatful of Rain, Helen Richman, Herman’s Hermits, Hollander's Deal, Hollywood a Go Go, Hullabaloo, I Saw a Molten White Light, Ike and Tina Turner, Jack Good, Jack Klugman, James Franciscus, Lee Strasberg, Lloyd Thaxton, Longstreet, Michael V. Gazzo, Mission: Impossible, Murder She Wrote, New York, Nicholas Cain, Nick Cain, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Pennsylvania, Peter Mark Richman, Phyllis Love, pop music TV shows, Quinn Martin, Ready Steady Go, registered pharmacist, Reverend Snow, Robert F. Kennedy, Rod Serling, Roger Perry, Santa Barbara, Shebang, Shindig, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Steve Binder, Steve McQueen, Streets of San Francisco, Subud, The FBI, The Fugitive, The Invaders, The Kinks, The Method, The Rebirth of Ira Masters, The Righteous Brothers, Three's Company, Top of the Pops, Twilight Zone, Where the Action Is, William Wyler
|
1 Comment
Peter Mark Richman: Next on TVC
Actor, author and artist Peter Mark Richman and TV and music historian Chuck Harter will join us this weekend on a brand new edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing July 20-23 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco … Continue reading →
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Television Star
|
Tagged 4 Faces, A Hatful of Rain, A Medal for Murray, Actors Studio, American National Theater, An Autobiography of My Artistic and Spiritual Journey, Ben Gazzara, Beverly Hills 90210, British Invasion, Broadway stage, Cain's Hundred, Casey Kasem, Chuck Harter, Darlene Love, Dick Clark, Dorothy Dandridge, Drama Critics Award, Dynasty, Fantasy Island, Gary Cooper, Hatful of Rain, Helen Richman, Herman’s Hermits, Hollander's Deal, Hollywood a Go Go, Hullabaloo, I Saw a Molten White Light, Ike and Tina Turner, Jack Good, Jack Klugman, James Franciscus, Lee Strasberg, Lloyd Thaxton, Longstreet, Michael V. Gazzo, Mission: Impossible, Murder She Wrote, New York, Nicholas Cain, Nick Cain, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Pennsylvania, Peter Mark Richman, Phyllis Love, pop music TV shows, Quinn Martin, Ready Steady Go, registered pharmacist, Reverend Snow, Robert F. Kennedy, Rod Serling, Roger Perry, Santa Barbara, Shebang, Shindig, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Steve Binder, Steve McQueen, Streets of San Francisco, Subud, The FBI, The Fugitive, The Invaders, The Kinks, The Method, The Rebirth of Ira Masters, The Righteous Brothers, Three's Company, Top of the Pops, Twilight Zone, Where the Action Is, William Wyler
|
Leave a comment
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 →
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Television Star
|
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
|
Leave a comment
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 →
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Television Star
|
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
|
Leave a comment
Mark Dawidziak, television critic for the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, with a personal remembrance of his friend Harlan Ellison. We’ll replay our conversation with Mark about Ellison from May 2017 next weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL
https://www.cleveland.com/tv-blog/index.ssf/2018/07/remembering_harlan_ellison_the_writer_and_friend.html#incart_river_index
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Next Show, Television Star
|
Tagged A Boy and His Dog, Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Babylon 5, City on the Edge of Forever, Cleveland Plain-Dealer, Demon with a Glass Hand, Dreams with Sharp Teeth, Ellison Wonderland, Glass Teat, Harlan Ellison, Mark Dawidziak, Memo from Purgatory, Route 66, Shatterday, Soldier, Star Trek, Strange Wine, The Flying Nun, The Oscar, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone
|
1 Comment
via Deadline: Science fiction writer Harlan Ellison dies at age 84
Harlan Ellison Dead: Legendary ‘Star Trek’, ‘A Boy And His Dog’ Sci-Fi Writer was 84
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Television Star
|
Tagged A Boy and His Dog, Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Babylon 5, City on the Edge of Forever, Demon with a Glass Hand, Harlan Ellison, Memo from Purgatory, Route 66, Star Trek, The Flying Nun, The Oscar, The Outer Limits, Twilight Zone
|
Leave a comment
Coming up in May on TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actor, writer, painter and artist Peter Mark Richman on The Actors Studio, The Method, and what made Lee Strasberg stand alone among all other acting teachers; working with Gary Cooper, William Wyler and other legends; how his introduction to the spiritual movement Subud changed the course of his life; his passions for writing, charcoal sketch drawing, and painting; and the approach he took whenever he played a villain
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Radio Stations, Television Star
|
Tagged 4 Faces, A Hatful of Rain, A Medal for Murray, Aaron Spelling, Andrew Laird, Anthony Quinn, Bapak Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo, battering Ram, Ben Gazzara, Bruce Lee, C.C. Capwell, Cain's Hundred, Chrissy Snow, Chuck Knox, Dynasty, Eastern Pro Conference, Friendly Persuasion, Funny Girl, Gary Cooper, Golden Age of live television, Golden Age of Television, Helen Landess, Helen Richman, Hollander's Deal, I Saw a Molten White Light, Jack Klugman, James Franciscus, Joe Pitts, Joel Rogosin, John Forsythe, John Ritter, KYW radio, Lee Strasberg, live television, Longstreets, Los Angeles Rams, Mark Richman, Marvin Rich, method acting, Michael V. Gazzo, Muhammad Subuh, Nicholas Cain, Nick Cain, Paddy Chayevksy, Pak Subuh, Passyunk Square, Paul Monash, Peter Mark Richman, Philadelphia Hall of Fame, Philadelphia High School Championship, Quinn Martin, registered pharmacist, Reverend Snow, Robert Altman, Robert F. Kennedy, Rod Serling, Santa Barbara, Shibe Park, Sophia Loren, South Philadelphia High, Steve McQueen, Subud, Suzanne Somers, Sydney Pollack, The Black Orchid, The FBI, The Fugitive, The Method, The Rebirth of Ira Masters, Three's Company, Twelve Angry Men, Twilight Zone, William Wyler
|
Leave a comment
Memorial Day with David Frankham and Ralph Senensky: Next on TVC
Actor and author David Frankham and television director Ralph Senensky will join us for a Memorial Day weekend encore edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing May 25-28 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 5/25 … Continue reading →