Monthly Archives: January 2020

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 477: Space: 1999 on Blu-ray is now available online for listening on demand

Space 1999: The Bridge Between 2001 and Star Wars Original Airdates: Jan. 17-19, 2020 TVC 477.2: Greg Ehrbar on the Blu-ray release of Space: 1999 (ITC, 1975-1977), the sci-fi series starring Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, and Barry Morse, and produced … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 477.1: Thirty Years of The Simpsons is now available online for listening on demand

30 Years of The Simpsons Original Airdates: Jan. 17-19, 2020 TVC 477.1: This Week in TV History: Tony, Donna, and Ed look at the legacy of The Simpsons on television and on pop culture in general. The first regular episode … Continue reading

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Phil Saverick, curator of the marvelous virtual museum available at TheHistoryofTV.com, will join us soon on TV CONFIDENTIAL

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Golden Globe Award winner Richard Benjamin on collaborating with Buck Henry on QUARK and other projects; the advice Carl Reiner gave him when he directed MY FAVORITE YEAR; and how Anthony Perkins and Stephen Sondheim incorporated their love of games into the screenplay for THE LAST OF SHEILA. For our listeners in Southern California, Richard Benjamin and Dyan Cannon will participate in a live conversation with film historian Foster Hirsch following a special screening of THE LAST OF SHEILA on Sunday 1/26 at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Golden Globe Award winner Dyan Cannon on adapting her book, DEAR CARY: My Life with Cary Grant, as a musical (and whether the lyric or the melody comes first when it comes to writing songs); working with Crystal Hunt on the new Pure Flix comedy, MOOD SWINGS; and how the Lakers will do in the second half of the NBA season. For our listeners in Southern California, Dyan Cannon and Richard Benjamin will participate in a live conversation with film historian Foster Hirsch following a special screening of THE LAST OF SHEILA on Sunday 1/26 at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Ian Nathan, author of QUENTIN TARANTINO: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work, on what it means to be Tarantinoesque; how certain TV shows from the Sixties and Seventies helped shape the Tarantino style; and why ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD and JACKIE BROWN are both “hang out” movies. Packed with behind the scenes photographs, Ian’s book not only explores the whole of Tarantino’s career, but has a visually arresting design that mimics the director’s singular approach to filmmaking. QUENTIN TARANTINO: The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work is available wherever books are sold

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 476.3 with guest Michael Bell is now available online for listening on demand

Michael Bell: The Flavor Says “Butter!” Original Airdates: Jan. 10-12, 2020 TVC 476.3: Part 3 of our three-part interview with film and TV voice actor Michael Bell (The Houndcats, The Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show, SuperFriends, The Smurfs, Rugrats, The … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 476.5: June Foray, Gary Owens, and David Cummings is now available online for listening on demand

June Foray, Gary Owens, and David Cummings Original Airdates: Jan 10-12, 2020 TVC 476.5: Ed remembers radio host David Cummings with a replay of a September 2017 conversation in which David shared some memories of his friendship with legendary voice … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 476.4: Jonny Quest: The Blu-ray Adventures, Part 2 is now available online for listening on demand

Jonny Quest: The Blu-ray Adventures, Part 2 Original Airdates: Jan. 10-12, 2020 TVC 476.4: Greg and Ed take a look at some of the various other iterations of Jonny Quest that are available on Blu-ray through Warner Bros. Archive, including … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 476.2 with guest Steven Taibbi is now available online for listening on demand

Steven Taibbi: The Man with the Grateful Heart Original Airdates: Jan. 10-12, 2020 TVC 476.2: Ed welcomes author and speaker Steven Taibbi (Grateful Guilt: Living in the Shadow of my Heart). Born with a cyanotic heart and three birth defects—all … Continue reading

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