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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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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 525.1 with guest Marc Cushman is available for listening on demand
What Makes Star Trek “Star Trek” Original Airdates: Jan. 29-31, 2020 TVC 525.1: A return visit from award-winning screenwriter, director, producer, documentary maker, and author Marc Cushman. Marc’s latest book, These Are the Voyages: Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek in … 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, 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, 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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via BHBPR: The Hollywood Museum, in partnership with Los Angeles City Council member Mitch O’Farrell, announces that its annual REAL to REEL celebration will take place virtually this year on Thursday 6/18 beginning at 7pm PT. The event will be televised that night on LA Cityview Channel 35, as well as live-streamed on all Hollywood Museum social platforms. Michael Feinstein will receive this year’s Inspiration Award, plus the evening will include special guest Kristin Chenoweth
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — June 10, 2020 — Donelle Dadigan, founder and president of The Hollywood Museum, in partnership with Los Angeles City Council member Mitch O’Farrell (CD13), announced earlier today that the Museum will hold its annual REAL to REEL celebration … Continue reading →
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Meet John Cerney, the renowned large-scale artist who has worked with television writers and producers, as well as such legends as Wayne Gretsky and the late John Candy. John’s giant cut-out murals of George Harrison, James Dean, Amelia Earhart and other icons dot the landscapes of twenty-eight states across the United States, including a multimedia tribute to the epic motion picture GIANT in Marfa, Texas that includes a vital contribution by former Monkee Michael Nesmith
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Tagged Amelia Earhart, Elizabeth Taylor, former Monkee Michael Nesmith, George Harrison, Giant, Highway 90, James Dean, John Candy, John Cerney, John Cerney commercial artist, John Cerney John Candy, John Cerney Marfa, John Cerney Michael Nesmith, John Cerney murals, John Cerney Robert Crane, John Cerney Two Friends Over Drinks, Marfa Texas, Michael Nesmith First National Band, Michael Nesmith Giant Marfa, Robert Crane Two Friends Over Drinks, Rock Hudson, Salinas, Wayne Gretsky
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 475.3: D.C. Fontana and Star Trek: The Animated Series is now available online for listening on demand
D.C. Fontana and Star Trek: The Animated Series Original Airdates: Dec. 20-22, 2019 TVC 475.3: From May 2019: Ed and Star Trek historian Mark Cushman (These Are the Voyages, These Are the Voyages: Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek in the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alex Cord, Angie Dickinson, Bjo Trimble, Brave New World, Captain Kirk, D.C. Fontana, DeForest Kelley, Desilu, Desilu Studios, Dorothy C. Fontana, Dorothy D.C. Fontana, Dorothy Fontana, Dylan Hunt, Edgar Rice Burroughs, 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, 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, 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 Foxworth, Robert H. Justman, Rock Hudson, Roddenberry projects, Roger Vadim, 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, Walter Koenig, William Shatner, Writers Guild strike 1973
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via The Hollywood Reporter: Pioneering television writer/producer D.C. Fontana dies at age 80. Known for her many collaborations with Star Trek creator/producer Gene Roddenberry, she was also one of the first female writers to break the glass ceiling in television
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Tagged Bjo Trimble, Captain Kirk, D.C. Fontana, DeForest Kelley, Desilu, Desilu Studios, Dorothy C. Fontana, Dorothy Fontana, Gene L. Coon, Gene Roddenberry, Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek, George Takei, Great Bird, Great Bird of the Galaxy, Herb Solow, James Doohan, James Goldstone, Jerry Finnerman, Joe D'Agosta, John D.F. Black, Leonard Nimoy, Lincoln Enterprises, Lucille Ball, Majel Barrett, Marc Cushman, Mr. Spock, National General Corporation, Nichelle Nichols, Paramount, Perry Mason, Ralph Senensky, Robert Butler, Robert H. Justman, Rock Hudson, Roddenberry projects, 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, Walter Koenig, William Shatner
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 460 with guest David Frankham is now available online for listening on demand
The Return of David Frankham Original Airdates: Aug. 16-18, 2019 TVC 460.4: Actor, author, and voice artist David Frankham (101 Dalmatians, Master of the World, Return of the Fly, Tales of Terror, Which One Was David?) returns for Part 2 … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 457 with guest Marc Cushman is now available online for listening on demand
The Legendary Memos of Gene Roddenberry Original Airdates: July 19-21, 2019 TVC 457.1: A continuation of last week’s conversation with Marc Cushman about Volume 1 of These Are The Voyages: Star Trek The Original Series, the three-volume biography of Star … 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, 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, 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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David Frankham, plus the News and Documentary Emmy Awards: Next on TVC
Actor, author, and voice artist David Frankham and NATAS president Adam Sharp will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Aug. 16-18 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 8/16 7pm ET, 4pm … Continue reading →