Monthly Archives: January 2020

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 477.6: Tribute to Edd “Kookie” Byrnes is now available online for listening on demand

Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb Original Airdates: Jan. 17-19, 2020 TVC 477.6: A remembrance of Edd “Kookie” Byrnes, the iconic star of 77 Sunset Strip and Grease who was also arguably TV’s first teenage heartthrob.

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 477.5: And Here’s to You, Buck Henry is now available online for listening on demand

And Here’s to You, Buck Henry Original Airdates: Jan. 17-19, 2020 TVC 477.5: TV Confidential remembers Emmy winner and two-time Oscar nominee Buck Henry with a replay of our November 2017 conversation with screenwriter, story editor, and film historian Beverly … Continue reading

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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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Lynda Day George, plus tributes to Buck Henry and Edd Byrnes: Next on TVC

Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actress Lynda Day George will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Jan. 17-19 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 1/17 7pm ET, 4pm PT 10pm ET, 7pm … Continue reading

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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, 2013 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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