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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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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actor, writer, director, and producer WALTER KOENIG on why STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME continues to appeal to viewers beyond the core STAR TREK audience; how his appearance in MR. NOVAK played a pivotal role in his being cast as Chekov on The Original Series; and how playing Alfred Bester on BABYLON 5 not only introduced him to a new audience of sci-fi fans, but in an important respect brought his career full circle. Walter’s memoir, BEAMING UP AND GETTING OFF: Life Before and Beyond Star Trek, is a delightfully candid, often poignant, and very insightful read that walks you through his growing up years as the son of Russian immigrants in 1940s Manhattan; his formative years as an actor with the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York; his lifelong love of theatre; and his deep appreciation for the many opportunities that Star Trek has given him. BEAMING UP AND GETTING OFF is available in hardcover and as an eBook through Jacobs Brown Media Group

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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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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 484.1: The Life and Legacy of Leonard Nimoy is now available online for listening on demand

The Life and Legacy of Leonard Nimoy Original Airdates: Mar. 13-15, 2020 TVC 484.1: From March 2015: A special edition of This Week in TV History in which Tony, Donna, and Ed pay tribute to the life and career of … Continue reading

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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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via CLOSER WEEKLY: Ed Robertson of TV CONFIDENTIAL was among those interviewed for this look at the career of YVONNE CRAIG—before, during, and after BATMAN—that also includes first-hand comments from Craig herself, by way of an interview she gave Ed Gross shortly before her death in 2015

From Elvis to Batman, Here’s What Happened to Yvonne Craig Before, During and After Playing Batgirl

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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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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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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 456 with guest Marc Cushman is now available online for listening on demand

How Gene Roddenberry’s Drive and Ambition Both Helped and Hurt Him Original Airdates: July 12-14, 2019 TVC 456.1: Marc Cushman, author of These Are The Voyages: Star Trek The Original Series, helps Ed take a deep dive into the development … Continue reading

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Gabrielle Stone, plus The Drive and Ambition of Gene Roddenberry: Next on TVC

Actress, director, and author Gabrielle Stone will join us, along with screenwriter and Gene Roddenberry biographer Marc Cushman, for a brand new edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing July 12-14 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay … Continue reading

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