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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 531.5 with guest Paul Robert Coyle: Behind the Scenes of Xena, Hercules, and The Dead Zone is available for listening on demand
Behind the Scenes of Xena: Warrior Princess Original Airdates: Mar. 19-21, 2021 TVC 531.5: Television writer and producer Paul Robert Coyle takes us behind the scenes of Xena: Warrior Princess, including how the writers cleverly worked around the freak injury … Continue reading →
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Tagged Aeolis Hercules, Ann Udell, Anthony Michael Hall The Dead Zone, Barnaby Jones, Barnaby Jones The Fatal Dive, behind the scenes, Bruce Campbell Hercules, Buddy Ebsen, character creation fee, character creation fees, Crazy Like a Fox, David Janssen, David Odgen Stiers The Dead Zone, Death Valley Days, Deep Space Nine, Deep Space Nine Whispers, Ed Lakso, Edward Lakso, Gerry Anderson Space Precinct, Hercules behind the scenes, Hercules New Zealand, Hercules The Legendary Journeys, Hercules The Sovereign, Hill Street Blues meets Star Trek, Jack Warden, Jacobs Brown Media Group, Jake and the Fatman, John Rubinstein, Karl Malden, Kevin Sorbo, Kevin Sorbo health scare, Kevin Sorbo Hercules, Kevin Sorbo Hercules The Legendary Journeys, Kevin Sorbo stroke, Kevin Sorbo The Sovereign, Kevin Sorbo True Strength, Lee Meriwether, Lucy Lawless Xena, Lucy Lawless Xena injury, Mark Shera, Michael Douglas, Michael Hurst, Michael Hurst Aeolis, Michael Hurst Hercules, Michael Hurst Paul Robert Coyle, Michael Pillar Deep Space Nine, Michael Piller, Michael Piller Star Trek The Next Generation, Michael Piller The Dead Zone, Move Along Home, Paul Coyle, Paul Robert Coyle, Paul Robert Coyle Columbo, Paul Robert Coyle D.C. Fontana, Paul Robert Coyle Hercules, Paul Robert Coyle memoir, Paul Robert Coyle Michael Piller, Paul Robert Coyle Peter Falk, Paul Robert Coyle Philip Saltzman, Paul Robert Coyle Quinn Martin, Paul Robert Coyle Space Precinct, Paul Robert Coyle Swords Starships and Superheroes, Paul Robert Coyle The Dead Zone, Paul Robert Coyle The Fatal Dive, Paul Robert Coyle The Honorable Profession, Paul Robert Coyle Xena, Penny Peyser, Philip Saltzman, Robert Janssen, Simon and Simon, Space Precinct, spotting sessions, Star Trek Next Generation, Star Trek The Next Generation Move Along Home, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, Streets of San Francisco, Streets of San Francisco Honorable Profession, Streets of San Francisco Robert Reed, Swords Starships and Superheroes, Swords Starships and Superheroes From Star Trek to Xena to Hercules A TV Writer’s Life Scripting the Stories of Heroes, Ted Shackelford Space Precinct, The Dead Zone TV series, The Fugitive, The Streets of San Francisco, Voyager, Whispers Colm Meaney, Writer's Digest, Xena behind the scenes, Xena Warrior Princess New Zealand, Xena: Warrior Princess
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 530.1 with guest Paul Robert Coyle is available for listening on demand
Paul Robert Coyle on Writing for Deep Space Nine Original Airdates: Mar. 12-14, 2021 TVC 530.1: Television writer and producer Paul Robert Coyle talks to Ed about how he transitioned into writing for sci-fi and fantasy, including such iconic shows … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ann Udell, Barnaby Jones, Barnaby Jones The Fatal Dive, Buddy Ebsen, character creation fees, Crazy Like a Fox, David Janssen, Death Valley Days, Deep Space Nine, Deep Space Nine Whispers, Ed Lakso, Edward Lakso, Gerry Anderson Space Precinct, Hercules The Incredible Journeys, Hill Street Blues meets Star Trek, Jack Warden, Jacobs Brown Media Group, Jake and the Fatman, John Rubinstein, Karl Malden, Lee Meriwether, Mark Shera, Michael Douglas, Michael Pillar Deep Space Nine, Michael Piller Star Trek The Next Generation, Move Along Home, Paul Coyle, Paul Robert Coyle, Paul Robert Coyle Columbo, Paul Robert Coyle D.C. Fontana, Paul Robert Coyle Hercules, Paul Robert Coyle memoir, Paul Robert Coyle Michael Piller, Paul Robert Coyle Peter Falk, Paul Robert Coyle Philip Saltzman, Paul Robert Coyle Quinn Martin, Paul Robert Coyle Space Precinct, Paul Robert Coyle Swords Starships and Superheroes, Paul Robert Coyle The Fatal Dive, Paul Robert Coyle The Honorable Profession, Paul Robert Coyle Xena, Penny Peyser, Philip Saltzman, Robert Janssen, Simon and Simon, Space Precinct, Star Trek Next Generation, Star Trek The Next Generation Move Along Home, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyager, Streets of San Francisco, Streets of San Francisco Honorable Profession, Streets of San Francisco Robert Reed, Swords Starships and Superheroes, Swords Starships and Superheroes From Star Trek to Xena to Hercules A TV Writer’s Life Scripting the Stories of Heroes, Ted Shackelford Space Precinct, The Fugitive, The Streets of San Francisco, Voyager, Whispers Colm Meaney, Writer's Digest, Xena: Warrior Princess
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 524.1: Tribute to Peter Mark Richman is available for listening on demand
The Inner Voice of Peter Mark Richman Original Airdates: Jan. 22-24, 2021 TVC 524.1: Ed plays highlights of our May 2011 conversation with Peter Mark Richman, the accomplished actor, author, artist, and Renaissance man who passed away on Thursday, Jan. … Continue reading →
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Tagged 4 Faces, A Hatful of Rain, A Medal for Murray, Actors Studio, American National Theater, An Autobiography of My Artistic and Spiritual Journey, Ben Gazzara, Beverly Hills 90210, Broadway stage, Cain's Hundred, Cain's Hundred Paul Monash, Charlie Grimjaw, Coretta Scott King, Dorothy Dandridge, Drama Critics Award, Dynasty, Fantasy Island, Friendly Persuasion, Gary Cooper, Golden Age of live television, Golden Age of Television, Golden Age of TV, Hatful of Rain, Helen Richman, Hollander's Deal, I Saw a Molten White Light, Ira Masters, Jack Klugman, James Franciscus, Janis Paige, Janis Paige Lillian Goodman, John Conwell, Lee Strasberg, live television, Lloyd Thaxton, Longstreet, Michael V. Gazzo, Mission: Impossible, Murder She Wrote, New York, Nicholas Cain, Nick Cain, Nicolas Cain, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Pennsylvania, Peter Mark Richman, Peter Mark Richman 4 Faces, Peter Mark Richman Agent for H.A.R.M., Peter Mark Richman Cain's Hundred, Peter Mark Richman Gary Cooper, Peter Mark Richman Helen Richman, Peter Mark Richman Hollander's Deal, Peter Mark Richman Longstreet, Peter Mark Richman Martin Ritt, Peter Mark Richman Paddy Chayefsky, Peter Mark Richman Reverend Snow, Peter Mark Richman Subud, Peter Mark Richman Three's Company, Peter Mark Richman William Wyler, Phyllis Love, Quinn Martin, registered pharmacist, Reverend Snow, Robert F. Kennedy, Rod Serling, Roger Perry, Santa Barbara, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Steve McQueen, Streets of San Francisco, Subud, Suzanne Somers, The Black Orchid, The FBI, The Fugitive, The Invaders, The Method, The Rebirth of Ira Masters, Three's Company, total actor, Twilight Zone, William Wyler
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL conversation with Peter Mark Richman from May 2011 is available for listening on demand
From May 2011: Peter Mark Richman talks to TV Confidential: A radio talk show about television about how he first began… Posted by Ed Robertson on Thursday, January 14, 2021
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Tagged 4 Faces, A Hatful of Rain, A Medal for Murray, Actors Studio, American National Theater, An Autobiography of My Artistic and Spiritual Journey, Ben Gazzara, Beverly Hills 90210, British Invasion, Broadway stage, Cain's Hundred, Casey Kasem, Chuck Harter, Darlene Love, Dick Clark, Dorothy Dandridge, Drama Critics Award, Dynasty, Fantasy Island, Gary Cooper, Hatful of Rain, Helen Richman, Herman’s Hermits, Hollander's Deal, Hollywood a Go Go, Hullabaloo, I Saw a Molten White Light, Ike and Tina Turner, Jack Good, Jack Klugman, James Franciscus, Lee Strasberg, Lloyd Thaxton, Longstreet, Michael V. Gazzo, Mission: Impossible, Murder She Wrote, New York, Nicholas Cain, Nick Cain, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Pennsylvania, Peter Mark Richman, Phyllis Love, pop music TV shows, Quinn Martin, Ready Steady Go, registered pharmacist, Reverend Snow, Robert F. Kennedy, Rod Serling, Roger Perry, Santa Barbara, Shebang, Shindig, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Steve Binder, Steve McQueen, Streets of San Francisco, Subud, The FBI, The Fugitive, The Invaders, The Kinks, The Method, The Rebirth of Ira Masters, The Righteous Brothers, Three's Company, Top of the Pops, Twilight Zone, Where the Action Is, William Wyler
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Actor, artist, painter, playwright, and novelist Peter Mark Richman dies at age 93
via B Harlan Boll: Sad news from Hollywood today. Actor, artist, author, playwright, and novelist Peter Mark Richman… Posted by Ed Robertson on Thursday, January 14, 2021
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Tagged 4 Faces, A Hatful of Rain, A Medal for Murray, Actors Studio, American National Theater, An Autobiography of My Artistic and Spiritual Journey, Ben Gazzara, Beverly Hills 90210, British Invasion, Broadway stage, Cain's Hundred, Casey Kasem, Chuck Harter, Darlene Love, Dick Clark, Dorothy Dandridge, Drama Critics Award, Dynasty, Fantasy Island, Gary Cooper, Hatful of Rain, Helen Richman, Herman’s Hermits, Hollander's Deal, Hollywood a Go Go, Hullabaloo, I Saw a Molten White Light, Ike and Tina Turner, Jack Good, Jack Klugman, James Franciscus, Lee Strasberg, Lloyd Thaxton, Longstreet, Michael V. Gazzo, Mission: Impossible, Murder She Wrote, New York, Nicholas Cain, Nick Cain, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Pennsylvania, Peter Mark Richman, Phyllis Love, pop music TV shows, Quinn Martin, Ready Steady Go, registered pharmacist, Reverend Snow, Robert F. Kennedy, Rod Serling, Roger Perry, Santa Barbara, Shebang, Shindig, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Steve Binder, Steve McQueen, Streets of San Francisco, Subud, The FBI, The Fugitive, The Invaders, The Kinks, The Method, The Rebirth of Ira Masters, The Righteous Brothers, Three's Company, Top of the Pops, Twilight Zone, Where the Action Is, William Wyler
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 522 with guest Paul Robert Coyle is available for listening on demand
How to Write for Certain TV Actors Original Airdate: Jan. 8-10, 2021 TVC 522.1: Part 2 of a conversation that began on our Dec. 18-20 program with television writer and producer Paul Robert Coyle. Paul’s memoir, Swords, Starships and Superheroes, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ann Udell, Barnaby Jones, Barnaby Jones The Fatal Dive, Buddy Ebsen, Crazy Like a Fox, David Janssen, Death Valley Days, Ed Lakso, Edward Lakso, Hercules The Incredible Journeys, Jack Warden, Jacobs Brown Media Group, John Rubinstein, Karl Malden, Lee Meriwether, Mark Shera, Michael Douglas, Paul Coyle, Paul Robert Coyle, Paul Robert Coyle Columbo, Paul Robert Coyle D.C. Fontana, Paul Robert Coyle Hercules, Paul Robert Coyle memoir, Paul Robert Coyle Michael Piller, Paul Robert Coyle Peter Falk, Paul Robert Coyle Philip Saltzman, Paul Robert Coyle Quinn Martin, Paul Robert Coyle Swords Starships and Superheroes, Paul Robert Coyle The Fatal Dive, Paul Robert Coyle The Honorable Profession, Paul Robert Coyle Xena, Penny Peyser, Philip Saltzman, Robert Janssen, Simon and Simon, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Streets of San Francisco, Streets of San Francisco Honorable Profession, Streets of San Francisco Robert Reed, Swords Starships and Superheroes, Swords Starships and Superheroes From Star Trek to Xena to Hercules A TV Writer’s Life Scripting the Stories of Heroes, The Fugitive, The Streets of San Francisco, Writer's Digest, Xena: Warrior Princess
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 521.1 with guest Paul Robert Coyle is available for listening on demand
Paul Robert Coyle’s Path to Television Original Airdates: Dec. 18-20, 2020 TVC 521.1: A return visit from longtime television writer Paul Robert Coyle (The Streets of San Francisco, Barnaby Jones, Crazy Like a Fox, Simon & Simon, Star Trek: Deep … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ann Udell, Barnaby Jones, Barnaby Jones The Fatal Dive, Crazy Like a Fox, David Janssen, Death Valley Days, Hercules The Incredible Journeys, Jacobs Brown Media Group, Paul Coyle, Paul Robert Coyle, Paul Robert Coyle D.C. Fontana, Paul Robert Coyle Hercules, Paul Robert Coyle memoir, Paul Robert Coyle Michael Piller, Paul Robert Coyle Philip Saltzman, Paul Robert Coyle Quinn Martin, Paul Robert Coyle Swords Starships and Superheroes, Paul Robert Coyle The Fatal Dive, Paul Robert Coyle The Honorable Profession, Paul Robert Coyle Xena, Robert Janssen, Simon and Simon, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Streets of San Francisco, Streets of San Francisco Honorable Profession, Streets of San Francisco Robert Reed, Swords Starships and Superheroes, Swords Starships and Superheroes From Star Trek to Xena to Hercules A TV Writer’s Life Scripting the Stories of Heroes, The Fugitive, The Streets of San Francisco, Writer's Digest, Xena: Warrior Princess
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: PAUL ROBERT COYLE on his forty-plus-year journey as a freelance television writer, story editor, and producer, including learning how to adapt to the various changes in the TV industry over the years; the importance of building relationships; and many other hands-on tips that will help anyone who wishes to pursue a career as a writer, whether for television or any other form. Paul’s memoir, SWORDS, STARSHIPS AND SUPERHEROES: From Star Trek to Xena to Hercules: A TV Writer’s Life Scripting The Stories of Heroes, is available through Jacobs Brown Media Group, Amazon.com and other online retailers
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Tagged Ann Udell, Barnaby Jones, Barnaby Jones The Fatal Dive, Crazy Like a Fox, David Janssen, Death Valley Days, Hercules The Incredible Journeys, Jacobs Brown Media Group, Paul Coyle, Paul Robert Coyle, Paul Robert Coyle D.C. Fontana, Paul Robert Coyle Hercules, Paul Robert Coyle memoir, Paul Robert Coyle Michael Piller, Paul Robert Coyle Philip Saltzman, Paul Robert Coyle Quinn Martin, Paul Robert Coyle Swords Starships and Superheroes, Paul Robert Coyle The Fatal Dive, Paul Robert Coyle The Honorable Profession, Paul Robert Coyle Xena, Robert Janssen, Simon and Simon, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Swords Starships and Superheroes, Swords Starships and Superheroes From Star Trek to Xena to Hercules A TV Writer’s Life Scripting the Stories of Heroes, The Fugitive, The Streets of San Francisco, Writer's Digest, Xena: Warrior Princess
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TV CONFIDENTIAL wishes a Happy Birthday to Peter Mark Richman by posting a special minisode edition featuring a clip from our conversation of May 2011. Since that time, Peter Mark has published his memoir, I SAW A MOLTEN WHITE LIGHT, which is another great book you’ll enjoy, especially during this time of sheltering in place
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Tagged 4 Faces, A Hatful of Rain, A Medal for Murray, Actors Studio, American National Theater, An Autobiography of My Artistic and Spiritual Journey, Ben Gazzara, Beverly Hills 90210, British Invasion, Broadway stage, Cain's Hundred, Casey Kasem, Chuck Harter, Darlene Love, Dick Clark, Dorothy Dandridge, Drama Critics Award, Dynasty, Fantasy Island, Gary Cooper, Hatful of Rain, Helen Richman, Herman’s Hermits, Hollander's Deal, Hollywood a Go Go, Hullabaloo, I Saw a Molten White Light, Ike and Tina Turner, Jack Good, Jack Klugman, James Franciscus, Lee Strasberg, Lloyd Thaxton, Longstreet, Michael V. Gazzo, Mission: Impossible, Murder She Wrote, New York, Nicholas Cain, Nick Cain, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Pennsylvania, Peter Mark Richman, Phyllis Love, pop music TV shows, Quinn Martin, Ready Steady Go, registered pharmacist, Reverend Snow, Robert F. Kennedy, Rod Serling, Roger Perry, Santa Barbara, Shebang, Shindig, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Steve Binder, Steve McQueen, Streets of San Francisco, Subud, The FBI, The Fugitive, The Invaders, The Kinks, The Method, The Rebirth of Ira Masters, The Righteous Brothers, Three's Company, Top of the Pops, Twilight Zone, Where the Action Is, William Wyler
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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, 2020 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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Tagged A Quinn Martin Production, artemus gordon voice actors, Dallas, Davy Jones, Davy Jones Artful Dodger, Davy Jones Oliver Twist, Deep Space Nine, Devlin, Devlin Hanna Barbera, Devlin Micky Dolenz, Encounter at Farpoint, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe: The Movie, Hanna-Barbera, Hanna-Barbera cartoons, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoons, Ironside, James Garner, Jean-Luc Picard, Jim Backus Mr. Magoo, Larry Hagman, Larry Hagman Patarick Duffy, Larry Hagman Patrick Duffy, Lost in the Stars album, Magoo's Christmas Carol, Melanie Chartoff, Melanie Chartoff Rugrats, Michael Bell, Michael Bell Baby Plas, Michael Bell butter, Michael Bell Dallas, Michael Bell environmentalist, Michael Bell Form of, Michael Bell Hanna-Barbera, Michael Bell inventor, Michael Bell Les Crowley, Michael Bell Parkay, Michael Bell Plastic Man, Michael Bell Rugrats, Michael Bell SuperFriends, Michael Bell Three's Company, Michael Bell Transformers, Michael Bell Voices, Michael Bell water conservation, Micky Dolenz, Mr. Magoo, Oliver Twist and the Artful Dodger, Patrick Duffy, Patrick Stewart, Pickles Rugrats, Quincy Magoo, Quinn Martin, Quinn Martin Productions, Raymond Burr, Rugrats, Rugrats Pickles, Speed Buggy, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Super Friends, The FBI, The Houndcats, The Monkees, The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show, The Rockford Files, The Saturday Superstar Movie, The Smurfs, The Streets of San Francisco, The Transformers, The Transformers: The Movie, Virgil W. Vogel, William Wiard, Wonder Twins
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