Category Archives: Next Show

Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actress CONCETTA TOMEI on the thirty-fifth anniversary of the premiere of CHINA BEACH on television (and how the show continues to impact the lives of Vietnam veterans), her early career as a elementary school teacher, and how her parents supported her decision to pursue her path as an actress. Concetta also shares a few memories of some of her various leading men and leading ladies on stage and television, including David Bowie, Kevin Kline, Kathy Baker, and Dabney Coleman

 

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Stefanie Powers, plus Beyond Where the Buses Run: Next on TVC

Please join us this weekend for encore presentations of our conversations with Stefanie Powers and actor, screenwriter, and author Joe Coyle. All this, and more, on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Jan. 27-30 at the following times and … Continue reading

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Paul Dooley, Lee Purcell, plus Columbo: “By Dawn’s Early Light”: Next on TVC

Actor and comedian Paul Dooley will join us this weekend, plus we’ll play Part 2 of our conversation with actress Lee Purcell and welcome longtime Hollywood publicist Peter Berk. All this, and more, on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, … Continue reading

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Lee Purcell, Lee E. Cox, plus a Tribute to Barbara Walters: Next on TVC

Actors Lee Purcell and Lee H. Cox will join us, plus we’ll pay tribute to iconic TV newscaster Barbara Walters. All this, and more, on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Jan. 13-16 at the following times and venues: … Continue reading

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Oscar-nominated actress NANCY OLSON LIVINGSTON on why Sunset Boulevard continues to resonate with viewers today; her poignant yet surreal encounter with Nobel Prize winner William Faulkner (and how Bennett Cerf helped make that happen); how her marriages to lyricist Alan Jay Lerner and Capitol Records executive Alan Livingston allowed her to witness the creation of some of the greatest works in American theatre (such as My Fair Lady and Gigi) and the rise of such music stars as The Beach Boys and The Beatles; and the many times in which John F. Kennedy came in and out of her life. Nancy’s memoir, A FRONT ROW SEAT: An Intimate Look at Broadway, Hollywood, and the Age of Glamour, is available in bookstores everywhere through University Press of Kentucky, as well as Amazon.com

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“The Draft Dodger,” The Defenders, plus Christian Ganiere of Stranger Things: Next on TVC

Writer/producer Jay Moriarty (The Jeffersons), author Phil Rosenzweig (Reginald Rose and the Journey of 12 Angry Men), and actor Christian Ganiere (Stranger Things) will join us this weekend on an encore edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Jan. 6-9 at the … Continue reading

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Longtime Hollywood publicist PETER BERK on carrying on the legacy of his late father, film and television writer Howard Berk, by adapting a screenplay that he and his dad wrote together into TIME LOCK, a futuristic novel that also has elements of THE FUGITIVE and LOGAN’S RUN. Howard Berk wrote for many top network shows of the 1970s and ’80s, including “Counter Gambit,” the first episode of THE ROCKFORD FILES to feature Angel Martin, and “By Dawn’s Early Light,” the episode of COLUMBO for which Patrick McGoohan won the first of his two Emmy Awards. Thursday 1/5, by the way, is National Screenwriters Day. TIME LOCK is available right now at IngramElliott.com/TimeLock, Amazon.com, and wherever books are sold online

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New Year’s Eve with Ketty Lester and Guy Lombardo: Next on TVC

We’ll bring you an encore presentation of our February 2022 conversation with singer/actress Ketty Lester, plus Phil Gries will join us for our annual salute to bandleader Guy Lombardo. All this, and more, on the New Year’s Eve weekend edition … Continue reading

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Emmy-nominated actor and comedian PAUL DOOLEY on some of the parallels between his real-life father and the dad he played in BREAKING AWAY; how he came to write for and co-create THE ELECTRIC COMPANY on the recommendation of Carl Reiner; the thrill he got from working with his longtime idol Buster Keaton on a TV commercial in 1965; and how therapy helped save Paul’s life, particularly during the time when he endured a traumatic episode involving his ex-wife and first two children. Paul’s memoir, MOVIE DAD: Finding Myself and My Family, On Screen and Off, is available now wherever books are sold through Applause Theatre and Cinema Books. Paul will join us in January on TV CONFIDENTIAL, but you can enjoy a preview of our conversation right now by playing the clip below

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Wink Martindale, plus The Sounds of Lost Christmas: Next on TVC

We’ll bring you an encore presentation of our Christmas 2018 conversation with game show legend Wink Martindale, plus Phil Gries will join us for our annual holiday edition of the Sounds of Lost Television. All this, and more, on the … Continue reading

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