TVC 583.1: Phil Rosenzweig, author of Reginald Rose and the Journey of 12 Angry Men, joins Ed for a look back at The Defenders (CBS, 1961-1965), the Emmy Award-winning, highly influential, and sometimes controversial legal drama created by Reginald Rose, and starring E.G. Marshall and Robert Reed, that proved, among other things, that commercial network television and absorbing drama with something to say were not mutually exclusive. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TVC 583.2: Phil Rosenzweig, author of Reginald Rose and the Journey of 12 Angry Men, and Ed discuss the interesting relationship The Defenders and Perry Mason, including how both were water cooler-type shows, albeit for completely different reasons. Phil’s book includes several chapters that discuss the back story of The Defenders, including the toll that the series took on series creator Reginald Rose’s personal life. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TVC 583.3: Ed welcomes Christian Ganiere, the actor who plays Ten on the popular Netflix series Stranger Things. All four seasons of Stranger Things are available for streaming on demand. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TVC 583.4: Ed, Tony, and Donna welcome back writer, producer, and author Jay Moriarty. Jay’s career in network television spanned than thirty years, including eight years with Norman Lear and Tandem Productions. Along with his longtime writing partner Mike Milligan, he spent seven of those years writing and producing The Jeffersons, one of the longest-running shows in the entire Norman Lear canon. Jay and Mike’s credits also include “The Draft Dodger,” the famous episode of All in the Family from December 1976 that was recently singled out as one of the fifty most significant episodes of that entire series. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TVC 583.5: Ed, Tony, Donna, and writer, producer, and author Jay Moriarty (The Jeffersons, All in the Family, Honky in the House) discuss how episodes such as “The Draft Dodger,” “Florence’s Problem,” and “The First Store” are just a few examples of Norman Lear’s trademark balancing of uproarious comedy with serious topical issues. Jay’s memoir, Honky in the House, takes you behind the scenes of not only The Jeffersons, but Tandem Productions in general. His new book, Deadeye, pays homage to Roy Rogers, The Lone Ranger, The Cisco Kid, and other favorite movie and TV cowboys. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TVC 583.6: Ed, Tony, Donna, and writer/producer Jay Moriarty (The Jeffersons, All in the Family) continue their discussion about “The First Store,” the episode of The Jeffersons set against the backdrop of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as well as how Sherman Hemsley helped paved the way for Mike Evans’ return to The Jeffersons after an absence of four seasons. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TVC 583.7: Ed, Tony, Donna, and writer/producer Jay Moriarty (The Jeffersons, All in the Family) discuss the memorable episode of All in the Family that not only introduced Beatrice Arthur as Edith’s cousin Maude, but paved the way for the Maude spinoff series. Jay’s memoir, Honky in the House, takes you behind the scenes of not only The Jeffersons, but Tandem Productions in general. His new book, Deadeye, pays homage to Roy Rogers, The Lone Ranger, The Cisco Kid, and other favorite movie and TV cowboys. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TVC 582.1: Musician, historian, producer, and author Chuck Harter joins Ed for the first of two programs that will celebrate the life and career of Elvis Presley. Chuck helped produce I, Elvis, a three-part profile of The King that originally aired in 1992 on the syndicated magazine series Hard Copy. While working on this project, Chuck not only interviewed and got to know several members of the Memphis Mafia (including Charlie Hodge, Lamar Fike, Sonny West, Marty Lacker, Jerry Schilling, and Billy Smith), but obtained first-hand knowledge and insight into Elvis from the people who knew him best. With the highly anticipated biopic Elvis opening in theaters this week, Chuck and Ed take a look at some of the other notable portrayals of The King in movies and on television, including Kurt Russell in Elvis (ABC, 1979), the short-lived but critically acclaimed Elvis weekly series starring Michael St. Gerard (ABC, 1990), and Elvis Meets Nixon (1997). Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TVC 582.2: Musician and historian Chuck Harter talks to Ed about some of the similarities between Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon, Elvis and Michael Jackson, and Elvis and Frank Sinatra. Chuck interviewed several members of the Memphis Mafia while producing I, Elvis, a highly acclaimed profile of The King that originally aired on the syndicated magazine series Hard Copy. As a result of this project, Chuck obtained first-hand knowledge and insight into Elvis from the people who knew him best. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
TVC 582.3: Chuck Harter talks about the time when Elvis Presley met The Beatles (and, later, Led Zeppelin); why Elvis was always a very song-oriented performer; and how Elvis’ career was confined because of the management of Colonel Tom Parker. Chuck interviewed several members of the Memphis Mafia while producing I, Elvis, a highly acclaimed profile of The King that originally aired in 1992 on Hard Copy. As a result of this result, Chuck obtained insight into Elvis from the people who knew him best. Chuck Harter will perform an evening of music at Sideshow Books, 1639 La Cienega Blvd. in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 23 beginning at 8pm. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices