The FBI on Home Entertainment
Original Airdates: Jan. 12-15, 2024
TVC 633.2: Greg Ehrbar joins Ed for a look at The FBI (ABC, 1965-1974), the long-running Sunday night drama starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. that was also Quinn Martin’s longest-running network TV series. Topics this segment include a look at the many famous guest stars that appeared on The FBI and how director Quentin Tarantino helped regenerate public interest in The FBI by incorporating footage of the first-season episode “All the Streets are Silent” into his Oscar-winning movie Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019). All nine seasons of The FBI are available on DVD through Warner Bros. Archive and are available for streaming on demand through Tubi, while The FBI is shown weekdays on The Warner Bros. Live Channel on Tubi. The FBI Dossier, a behind the scenes history of The FBI on television, is available from Black Pawn Press.
The Tropes of The FBI
Original Airdates: Jan. 12-15, 2024
TVC 633.3: Greg and Ed talk about how some of the various tropes of The FBI (ABC, 1965-1974) changed once William Reynolds replaced Stephen Brooks as Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.’s field partner; the show’s relationship with the Ford Motor Company; and such notable episodes as “Ordeal,” “Breakthrough,” “The Executioners,” and “The Hiding Place.” All nine seasons of The FBI are available on DVD through Warner Bros. Archive and are available for streaming on demand through Tubi, while The FBI is shown weekdays on The Warner Bros. Live Channel on Tubi. The FBI Dossier, a behind the scenes history of The FBI on television, is available from Black Pawn Press.
The Guest Stars of The FBI
Original Airdates: Jan. 19-22, 2024
TVC 634.4: Greg and Ed continue their conversation about The FBI (ABC, 1965-1974), the long-running Sunday night drama starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. that was also Quinn Martin’s longest-running network TV series. Topics this segment include the controversial casting change in the ninth season (Shelly Novack replacing William Reynolds), as well as the how formula of the series more or less stayed the same, despite changing mores and fashions. All nine seasons of The FBI are available on DVD through Warner Bros. Archive and are available for streaming on demand through Tubi, while The FBI is shown weekdays on The Warner Bros. Live Channel on Tubi. The FBI Dossier, a behind the scenes history of The FBI on television, is available from Black Pawn Press.
