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This date in MAVERICK TV history: “Makin’ Tracks,” the last broadcast episode of YOUNG MAVERICK, aired on Jan. 16, 1980. Guest stars include Morgan Fairchild and John Hillerman. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press
6. MAKIN’ TRACKS Original Airdate: January 16, 1980 Synopsis. An eighty-year-old Indian cardsharp will grant railroad officials right-of-way through his land―provided they can beat him in poker. An ill-fated attempt to update the Maverick formula of the late 1950s to … Continue reading →
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Tagged Andrew Robinson, Arthur Silver, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Cactus Switch, Coles Trapnell, Connie Stevens, Cynthia B, Dawn Wells, Ed Robertson Maverick, Edgar Buchanan, Fay Spain, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Maverick, JGARF, John Hillerman, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Mike Connors, Morgan Fairchild, Nichols, Ralph Senensky, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Ruta Lee, Victor Jory, William Reynolds, William Schallert, William T. Orr
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show Nos. 714 and 716: Remembering Ralph Senensky is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
Ralph Senensky on his early career in television Original Airdates: Nov. 14-17, 2025 TVC 714.1: TV Confidential remembers Ralph Senensky, longtime member of the Directors Guild of America and one of the most prolific directors in TV history (particularly when … Continue reading →
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 704.3: Commemorating The Day The Running Stopped, the date on which the famous final episode of The Fugitive originally aired in 1967, is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
How Barry Morse approached playing Lt. Philip Gerard Original Airdates: Aug. 29-Sept. 1, 2025 TVC 704.3: TV Confidential commemorates August 29, The Day The Running Stopped, the date on which the famous final episode of The Fugitive originally aired in … Continue reading →
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show Nos. 690 and 691 with guests Harry Castleman and Walter J. Podrazik is now available for listening on demand for free wherever you find podcasts
The Story of American Television Original Airdates: May 16-19, 2025 TVC 690.3: Ed welcomes back Harry Castleman and Walter J. Podrazik, co-authors of Watching TV: American Television Season by Season, a sweeping look at the history of television from 1944 … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 549.3 with guest Marc Cushman is available for listening on demand
Gene Roddenbery: The Flawed Hero of Star Trek Original Airdates: Aug. 6-8, 2021 TVC 549.3: Part 2 of the conversation that began last week with Marc Cushman about the making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, including the back story … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 548.1 with guest Marc Cushman is available for listening on demand
The Enemy Within Gene Roddenberry Original Airdates: July 30-Aug. 1, 2021 TVC 548.1: A return visit by renowned author, director, and screenwriter Marc Cushman. Marc’s latest book, These Are the Voyages: Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek in the 1970s, is … Continue reading →
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via Creation Entertainment: More than 100 actors from the various STAR TREK series will join fans from around the world for this year’s official Star Trek convention at the Rio Suites Hotel in Las Vegas. Scheduled festivities over the five-day event include a 100th birthday tribute for Gene Roddenberry, a 90th birthday tribute to Leonard Nimoy, a 90th birthday celebration for William Shatner, and so much more. THE 55-YEAR MISSION TOUR runs Wed 8/11 – Sun 8/15; see CreationEnt.com for tickets and more information
(Las Vegas, NV) ~Â July 15, 2021 ~ Star Trek fans from around the world will set their coordinates for Las Vegas on Aug. 11-15 at the Rio Suites Hotel for the galaxy’s largest annual Convention. This gathering marks the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 50 Year Mission Tour, Adam Nimoy, Alex Cord, Angie Dickinson, annual Star Trek convention, Bill Cosby, Bjo Trimble, Brave New World, Captain Kirk, Chris Doohan, Creation Entertainment, Creation Entertainment Star Trek, D.C. Fontana, DeForest Kelley, Desilu, Desilu Studios, Dorothy C. Fontana, Dorothy Fontana, Dylan Hunt, Earle Hagen, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Erle Stanley Gardner, Fred Freiberger, Fred Freiberger Space: 1999, Fred Freiberger Star Trek, Gene L. Coon, Gene Roddenberry, Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek, Genesis II, George Takei, Great Bird, Great Bird of the Galaxy, Great Bird of the Galazy, Herb Solow, I Spy, I Spy canceled, I Spy TV show, Isaac Asimov, Isaac Asimov Gene Roddenberry, Isaac Asimov Space: 1999, Isaac Asimov Star Trek, James Doohan, James Goldstone, Jerry Finnerman, Joe D'Agosta, John D.F. Black, Leonard Nimoy, Lincoln Enterprises, Lucille Ball, Majel Barrett, Marc Cushman, Mariette Hartley, Mike Farrell, Mission: Impossible, Mr. Spock, National General Corporation, Nichelle Nichols, Paramount, Perry Mason, Phase II, Phase II Trek series, Planet Earth, Pretty Maids All in a Row, Ralph Senensky, Robert Butler, Robert Culp, Robert Foxworth, Robert H. Justman, Rock Hudson, Roddenberry projects, Roger Vadim, Sheldon Leonard, Spectre, Star Trek, Star Trek convention, Star Trek conventions, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Strange New World, Tarzan, The Questor Tapes, These Are The Voyages, These are the Voyages Books, Vic Mignogna, Walter Koenig, why was I Spy canceled, William Shatner
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 397 with guest Lou Antonio is now available online for listening on demand
Cool Hand Lou: Chatting with Lou Antonio Original Airdates: Mar 9-12, 2018 From March 2018: An encore presentation of our March 2018 conversation with acclaimed actor, director, and screenwriter Lou Antonio. Lou’s memoir, Cool Hand Lou: My Fifty Years in … Continue reading →
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Star Trek historian and Gene Roddenberry biographer MARC CUSHMAN on the back story of STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE, including how director Robert Wise helped pave the way for Leonard Nimoy to come aboard; why the movie started filming before the script was finished (and how the expensive special effects nearly sank the entire production); how the iconic theme by Jerry Goldsmith came about by accident; and the minor, amusing but nonetheless interesting controversy involving Roddenberry and the sci-fi parody QUARK. THESE ARE THE VOYAGES: GENE RODDENBERRY AND STAR TREK IN THE 1970s Volumes I, II, and III are all available through Jacobs Brown Media Group
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 526.1: Gene Roddenberry, Star Trek, and Space: 1999 with guest Marc Cushman is available for listening on demand
Gene Roddenberry, Star Trek, and Space: 1999 Original Airdates: Feb. 12-14, 2021 TVC 526.1: Part 2 of a conversation with Marc Cushman that began on our last program about These Are the Voyages: Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek in the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adam Nimoy, Alex Cord, Angie Dickinson, Bill Cosby, Bjo Trimble, Brave New World, Captain Kirk, Chris Doohan, D.C. Fontana, DeForest Kelley, Desilu, Desilu Studios, Dorothy C. Fontana, Dorothy Fontana, Dylan Hunt, Earle Hagen, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Erle Stanley Gardner, Fred Freiberger, Fred Freiberger Space: 1999, Fred Freiberger Star Trek, Gene L. Coon, Gene Roddenberry, Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek, Genesis II, George Takei, Great Bird, Great Bird of the Galaxy, Great Bird of the Galazy, Herb Solow, I Spy, I Spy canceled, I Spy TV show, Isaac Asimov, Isaac Asimov Gene Roddenberry, Isaac Asimov Space: 1999, Isaac Asimov Star Trek, James Doohan, James Goldstone, Jerry Finnerman, Joe D'Agosta, John D.F. Black, Leonard Nimoy, Lincoln Enterprises, Lucille Ball, Majel Barrett, Marc Cushman, Mariette Hartley, Mike Farrell, Mission: Impossible, Mr. Spock, National General Corporation, Nichelle Nichols, Paramount, Perry Mason, Phase II, Phase II Trek series, Planet Earth, Pretty Maids All in a Row, Ralph Senensky, Robert Butler, Robert Culp, Robert Foxworth, Robert H. Justman, Rock Hudson, Roddenberry projects, Roger Vadim, Sheldon Leonard, Spectre, Star Trek, Star Trek conventions, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Strange New World, Tarzan, The Questor Tapes, These Are The Voyages, These are the Voyages Books, Vic Mignogna, Walter Koenig, why was I Spy canceled, William Shatner
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