Monthly Archives: August 2019

Coming soon on TV CONFIDENTIAL: Michael Irby, one of the busiest actors on television today, on how grateful he is for the fortunate turn of events that led him to having regular roles on three different TV series at the same time–SEAL TEAM on CBS, MAYANS MC on FX, and BARRY on HBO—and the advice that David Mamet gave him just before he auditioned for the CBS series THE UNIT. Michael stars as Obispo “Bishop” Losa on MAYANS MC, which starts its second season Tuesday 9/3 on FX; he also plays Cristobal Sifuentes, a character once described as the “Bolivian Sammy Hagar,” on BARRY, which HBO recently renewed for a third season

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Tributes to Russell Johnson and The Streets of San Francisco: Next on TVC

Kimberly Johnson, Bill Funt and James Rosin will join us for a special Labor Day Weekend holiday edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Aug. 30-Sept. 1 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 8/30 7pm … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 461 with guest Ilene Graff is now available online for listening on demand

Mr. Belvedere’s Ilene Graff on Making the Song Your Own Original Airdates: Aug. 23-25, 2019 TVC 461.4: Grammy nominated singer/actress Ilene Graff (Mr. Belvedere) talks to Ed about Making the Song Your Own, a vocal performance workshop that offers students … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 461.1 with guest Lynette Rice is now available online for listening on demand

The Aftermath of the Bob Crane Murder Case Today Original Airdates: Aug. 23-25, 2019 TVC 461.1: Ed welcomes Lynette Rice, editor at large for Entertainment Weekly, and author of “His Dark Places,” a new article that takes a fresh look … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 461.3: Sonny & Cher on Television is now available online for listening on demand

The Beat Goes On: Sonny & Cher on Television Original Airdates: Aug. 23-25, 2019 TVC 461.3: Ed, Tony, and Donna remember the premiere of The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (CBS, 1971-1974), one of the last great TV variety hours, … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL: The Adorable Saturday Morning Cartoon Edition is now available online for listening on demand

Hanna-Barbera: The Adorable Saturday Morning Cartoon Edition Original Airdates: Aug. 23-25, 2019 TVC 461.2: Greg Ehrbar and Ed take a look at the various DVD configurations of The Smurfs, The Snorks, and The Monchhicchis as part as “Hanna-Barbera: The Adorable … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 461.6: The Biskitts and The Adorable A-Team is now available online for listening on demand

The Biskitts and the Adorable A-Team Original Airdates: Aug. 23-25, 2019 TVC 461.6: Greg Ehrbar continues “Hanna-Barbera: The Adorable Saturday Morning Cartoon Edition” with a look at the DVD releases of The Biskitts and Paw Paws that are available through … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 461.7: I Want My MTV is now available online for listening on demand

I Want My MTV Original Airdates: Aug. 23-25, 2019 TVC 461.7: Ed, Tony, and Donna remember the premiere of MTV: Music Television on Aug. 1, 1981 as part of This Week in TV History. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV … Continue reading

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via Time Life: The Beat Goes On with the release of I GOT YOU BABE: THE BEST OF SONNY & CHER, a two-volume, ten-DVD collection now available exclusively at TimeLife.com

Our friends at Time Life have just released I Got You Babe: The Best of Sonny & Cher, a two-volume, ten-DVD collectors edition that includes ten episodes of The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (including the premiere episode on Aug. 1, 1971 featuring … Continue reading

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actor and author James Rosin on playing basketball with Peter Falk; the life-changing six months he spent living and working on a kibbutz in Israel; and the advice Tony Randall gave before Jim flew out to L.A. to work with Jack Klugman on Quincy. Jim’s new book, PEOPLE, PLACES & ME, is a memoir of Jim’s life and career as a working actor and a working writer, both in New York and L.A.—a career that includes many great stories of his encounters, on and off camera, with the likes of Paul Newman, Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Bruce Willis, Mike Connors, Michael Douglas, Albert Finney, Steve McQueen, Ivan Goff, and Peter Finch. PEOPLE, PLACES & ME is available exclusively at ClassicTVSeriesBooks.com. Jim Rosin will be at the MidAtlantic Nostalgia Convention in Hunts Valley, Maryland on Sept. 12-14

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