TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 61: Tribute to Stephen J. Cannell, Hour 1
TV Confidential remembers the life and career of Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Stephen J. Cannell (The Greatest American Hero, Baa Baa Black Sheep, The A Team, Hunter, Wiseguy, 21 Jump Street, The Rockford Files) along with author Robert J. Thompson, whose books on television include Adventures on Prime Time: The Television Programs of Stephen J. Cannell. The hour also includes excerpts from our January 2009 conversation with actress Stepfanie Kramer, who co-starred with Fred Dryer on Hunter, Cannell’s longest running television series:
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 60: Hour 1 with Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen
Ed, Frankie, Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen comment on the passings of Stephen J. Cannell, Tony Curtis and Arthur Penn, the recent premieres of Law & Order: Los Angeles, Undercovers, No Ordinary Family, The Defenders, Running Wilde and The Event, and the cancellation of Lone Star:
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 59: Hour 2 with guest Jerry Houser
Ed and Frankie welcome actor and voiceover artist Jerry Houser (Slap Shot, Summer of ’42, The Brady Brides) for a conversation that includes Jerry’s memories of working with Paul Newman, Neil Simon, Goldie Hawn, Alan Alda, Paul Sorvino, Anthony Hopkins, Sir Richard Attenborough, Paul Bogart, Robert Mulligan and his co-stars from Summer of ’42, Jennifer O’Neill and Gary Grimes. Jerry will be appearing at the next Hollywood Show in Burbank, Calif. on Oct. 9-10:
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 59: Hour 1: Jeff Zucker, Jon Klein and Week 1 of The New Fall TV Season
Ed and Frankie discuss the dismissals of NBC president Jeff Zucker and CNN president Jon Klein; the passing of character actor Harold Gould; and the recent premieres of Lone Star, $#*! My Dad Says, Detroit 187, Outsourced, Hawaii Five-O, Mike and Molly, Boardwalk Empire and other new television series:
TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 57: Hour 1 with guest Aviva Kempner
Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Aviva Kempner (Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg) joins Ed for a discussion on the life and career of television pioneer Gertrude Berg (The Goldbergs). Also in this program: Ed, Frankie, Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen discuss the final episode of As The World Turns and the current state of daytime soap operas:
TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 61: Tribute to Stephen J. Cannell, Hour 2
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TV Confidential continues its tribute to Stephen J. Cannell this hour along with guests writer/producer William Link (Columbo, Mannix, Ellery Queen, Murder, She Wrote) and television journalist Mark Dawidziak. The hour also features excerpts from Ed Robertson‘s interviews with Cannell and Roy Huggins on the origins of The Rockford Files:
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October 17, 2010 at 8:00 pm
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