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Broadcast Date
Guest and Topic
Show No. 123
Jan. 25, 2012
First hour:
Ed
welcomes actress Julie Adams, star of
The Creature from the Black Lagoonand many other stage, film and TV productions. Julie
and her son Mitchell Danton are
co-authors of The Lucky Southern Star: Reflections
from the Black Lagoon,the story of Julie’s life and career, and a
book that is filled with great memories and spectacular
behind-the-scenes photographs of not just Creature, but
many of Julie's other film and TV projects, including Bend of
the River, Mississippi Gambler, Man from the Alamo, The Last
Movie, Tickle Me, Perry Mason, The Andy Griffith Show, The Jimmy
Stewart Show, Rod Serling’s Night Gallery and Murder, She
Wrote. Julie also has several appearances coming up in the
next few weeks, including the"Women
in Horror" panel at Horror Hound Weekend
in Columbus, Ohio on March 23, 24, and 25, and the annual
Monsterpalooza
gatheringin Burbank, CA on
April 13, 14 and 15.
Second hour:
Ed
welcomes singer/actor Robert Davi (Profiler,
Licence to Kill, The Goonies, The Dukes,
Contract on Cherry Street). Robert’s first album, Davi Sings Sinatra: On the Road to
Romance, pays tribute to not only his
friend and mentor, Frank Sinatra, but also The Great American
Songbook. Robert will be appearing at the
Venetian Showroom in Las Vegas, the site of
the historic Sands Hotel (where Sinatra held court throughout
the 1960s), on February 23, 24 and 25. Also in this hour: a
review of
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life,
a touching new documentary about the Tony Award-winning Broadway
legend.
Show No. 122
Jan. 18, 2012
First hour:
Ed welcomes Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner
Howard Gordon, co-creator, executive producer and
show runner of
Homeland
and the bestselling author of
Gideon’s War
and
Hard Target.
Howard is also executive producer of
Awake,
which premieres Feb. 6 on NBC.
Howard will be appearingat the
Diesel Bookstore in Santa Monica, CA
on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 7pm;
Mysteries to Die For in Thousand Oaks, CA,
on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 2pm; and
Mysterious Galaxy in Redondo Beach, CA
on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 2:30pm. Also in this hour: a look
at entertainment headlines, including Ed's thoughts on the
controversy surrounding the use of so-called "high lowbrow"
humor in shows like 2 Broke Girls, plus reviews of
Rob, Are You There, Chelsea? and House of Lies.
Second hour:
Ed welcomes actress
Jacqueline Scott,
whose many film and TV appearances include such classic
shows as Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, The
Streets of San Francisco, the iconic TV-movie Duel,
and, of course,
The Fugitive.
Topics include Jacquie's work with Uta Hagen, Paul Muni, Louis
Calhern, James Stewart, Walter Matthau, David Janssen and other
stage and screen legends. Jacquie recently filmed a commercial,
Sling Baby,
that is one of five finalists in a contest sponsored by Doritos;
the two spots that get the most votes will be shown during this
year’s Super Bowl broadcast. To vote for Sling Baby, go to
www.vote4slingbaby.com through Sunday, Jan. 29. Also
in this hour: reviews of new DVD releases.
Show No. 121
Jan. 11, 2012
First hour:
Ed welcomes award-winning writer/producer
Larry Brody, whose
many credits in television include such shows as Police
Story, Mike Hammer, Gibbsville, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek:
The Next Generation, Barnaby Jones, Cannon and The
Streets of San Francisco. Larry also runs
TVWriter.com, an
excellent resource for both new and experienced writers of
television, while his books about the TV industry include Television Writing From The Inside
OutandTurning Points in Television.
Second hour:
Actor, author and director
Walter Koenig (Star
Trek, Babylon 5)
talks to Ed about some of his accomplishments as a writer,
including how he became involved in the comic book industry.
Walter's two four-part comic book series,
Raver and Things to Come,
will both be released as graphic novels in 2012. Walter will
also be receiving a star on the venerable
Hollywood Walk of Famein 2012, making
him the last of the seven cast members of the original Star
Trek series to be so honored.
Walter will also be appearing at
OZ TREK 7in
Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 28-29, 2012, as well as at
FED CON 21 in
Dusseldorf, Germany on May 17-20, 2012, and the
Annual Official Star Trek Convention
at the Rio Suites Hotel in Las Vegas, Aug. 9-12, 2012.
Also in this hour: Part 2 of our conversation with actor and
author
Peter Ford
(Glenn
Ford: A Life,
A Little Prince). Topics include a look at Glenn's early years as a
contract player at Columbia Pictures.
Show No. 120
Jan. 4, 2012
First hour:
Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen join Ed for an expanded edition of
This Week in TV History that remembers Dabney Coleman's 80th
birthday, the 60th anniversary of the premiere of Dragnet,
and the 40th anniversary of the death of
Pete Duel.
Bonus Segment:
More This Week in TV History: Ed, Tony and Donna celebrate the
75th birthday of Mary Tyler Moore by discussing favorite
episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show, the famous "Chuckles
Bites the Dust" episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, the
Lou Grant spin-off series, and the legacy of MTM
Productions.
Show No. 119
Dec. 28, 2011
First hour:
Paul Green
joins Ed, Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen for a look at some of
the major stories that helped shape the year in television,
including the firing of Charlie Sheen from Two and a Half Men,
the TV swan songs of Oprah Winfrey and Regis Philbin, the
continuing struggles of the OWN channel, and the passings of
James Arness, Harry Morgan and other TV icons.
Second hour:
Phil Gries joins Ed for a special edition of The Sounds of Lost
Television that pays tribute to bandleader Guy Lombardo, who
came to define New Year’s Eve, first on radio, then on
television, for nearly five decades.
First hour:
With the holidays soon upon us, Ed recommends a few recently
released books, DVDs and other items that would make
great gift
ideas for film and TV aficionados. Also in this hour: Phil Gries
with Part 3 of our tribute to TV talk show pioneer
Joe Franklin,
including clips from a rarely discussed documentary produced by
Franklin in 1962 on the life of Al Jolson. Plus: Tony Figueroa
remembers the death of Walt Disney, the premiere of Dragnet
and other events that happened This Week in TV History.
Second hour:
Ed welcomes
Peter Ford,
author of
Glenn Ford: A Life,
an intimate look at the public and private lives of his father,
screen legend
Glenn Ford.
Peter
is also the subject of A Little Prince,
a forthcoming documentary by Alexander Roman about Peter’s life
as the only son of Glenn Ford and Eleanor Powell.
Show No. 116
Dec. 9, 2011
First hour:
Actor and comedian
Sid Veda,
who plays Chad on the popular "Ranjit
and Chad"
commercials for mobile phone service provider MetroPCS, talks to
Ed, Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen about some of his early
influences as a comedian, as well as his work on the NBC comedy
series
Outsourced.
Also in this hour: This Week in TV History celebrates the 50th
anniversary of The Dick Van Dyke Show on television.
Plus: Phil Gries with Part 2 of our tribute to TV talk show
pioneer
Joe Franklin,
including clips from Joe's conversations with Jim Backus and
Myrna Loy.
First hour:
Actress, author, singer and comedienne
Sandra Bernhard
(Roseanne, The L Word) joins Ed for a conversation about her
early influences as a performer, her work with Martin Scorsese
and Richard Pryor, and some of her other roles in film and
television, including her upcoming appearance on TV Land's
Hot in Cleveland. Sandra will also be performing in
Columbus, OH and
New York City in December, while her one-woman stage show
I Love Being Me, Don’t You will be coming to
Philadelphia,
Seattle and
La Jolla in early 2012. Also in this hour: Tony Figueroa and
Donna Allen remember the birthday of Ozzy Osbourne, the network
premiere of A Charlie Brown Christmas and other events that
originally happened This Week in TV History.
Second hour:
Ed welcomes singers
Maria Lauren and
Linda Eichberg, who
performed with Dean Martin for nearly twenty years as members of
the world-renowned Dean Martin Golddiggers. Maria and Linda’s
book,
Beyond Our Wildest Dreams, provides a backstage pass at
the world of nightclub entertainment between the years 1973
through 1978
— one of the last great eras in show business, and
a time that saw Maria and Linda work alongside such legends as
Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Bob Hope, Milton Berle, Jerry Vale,
Louis Prima, Donald O’Connor and, of course, Dean Martin.
Second hour:
Grammy and Emmy Award-winning composer
Charles Fox
returns with more stories about his collaborations with such
music and film legends as Paul Williams, Seals and Crofts and
John Houseman, as well as the origins for the themes of such
popular TV shows as Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley and
The Love Boat. Charles’ memoir,
Killing Me Softly: My Life in Music,
also pays tribute to the teacher who started it all for him,
Nadia Boulanger.
Show No. 113
Nov. 16, 2011
First hour:
Ed welcomes
independent filmmaker Daron Ker. Daron’s
films include I Ride and Rice Field of Dreams,
both of which tell stories
about bridging the gap in different cultures.
I Ride
takes viewers into the world of biker culture, as seen through
the eyes of The Fryed Brothers Band,
while Rice of Field of Dreams
is the story of Joe Cook, the
man who brought baseball to Cambodia. Also in this hour: Tony
Figueroa and Donna Allen remember the birth of Danny DeVito, as
well as Television Screen Magazine, an NBC precursor to
60 Minutes that premiered This Week in TV History.
First hour:
Ed welcomes Prism Award-winning actor and five-time Screen
Actors Guild Award nominee Tony Denison(The
Closer, Crime Story, Little Vegas,
Getting Gotti, Playmakers). The Closer
resumes
its final season on TNT beginning Monday, Nov. 28, plus Tony
will be co-starring in Major Crimes, the spin-off of
The Closer that will premiere in 2012. Also in this hour:
Tony Figueroa remembers November 13, the day on which "Felix
Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence"
on
The Odd Couple.
Second hour:
Ed welcomes Greg Ehrbar,
Grammy Award-nominated writer/producer and the
co-author, along with Tim Hollis, of Mouse Tracks: The Story of Walt Disney
Records, the definitive book on the
history of Disney music and its impact on children and families
throughout the world for more than six decades.
Show No. 111
Nov. 2, 2011
First hour:
Emmy Award-winning actress Kathryn Joosten
(Desperate
Housewives)
talks to Ed about the final season of the long-running ABC
Sunday night series, as well as the work she does on behalf of
such groups as the
National Lung Cancer Partnership,
a support network for lung cancer survivors (of which Kathryn is
one). Also in this hour: Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen remember
the births of David Schwimmer and Roy Rogers, the first telecast
of The Wizard of Oz, and other events that took place
This Week in TV History.
First hour:
Music journalist and music historian
Jon Burlingame(TV’s
Biggest Hits: The Story of Television Themes from Dragnet to
Friends) joins
Ed for a remembrance of Emmy Award-winning composer and arranger
Pete Rugolo, whose many contributions to
television include the theme music for such shows as Richard
Diamond, Private Detective, Thriller, Run for Your Life and
The
Fugitive. Also in this hour:
Phil Gries with Part 2 of our look
at the early TV career of Woody Allen, including rare
audio of his appearances with Johnny Carson, Steve Allen and Merv Griffin.
Second hour:
Ed welcomes Emmy Award-winning actress
Michael Learned
(The
Waltons, Nurse, One Slight Hitch). Michael is currently
starring, along with Granville van Dusen, in
Southern Comforts,
a "delightful and sneakily sexy" romantic comedy that is playing
at
The Falcon Theatre in Burbank. Also in this
hour:
Beverley Staunton, primary lead vocalist on
Dancing with
the Stars, takes Ed behind the scenes of the popular ABC series.
Beverley’s new CD,
Everything Changes, is an upbeat collection
of songs that showcases her musical style as a country/pop
artist.
Show No. 109
Oct. 19, 2011
First hour:
Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen help Ed recap the first month of
the new fall TV season, including a look at such early hits as
Pan Am, New Girl, 2 Broke Girls and Up All Night,
NBC's programming strategy with Prime Suspect, and the
reasons behind the failures of The Playboy Club, Free Agents
and Charlie's Angels.
Second hour:
Ed welcomes actor
Dennis Farina (Crime Story, Get Shorty, Midnight Run, Buddy
Faro). Dennis' latest film,
The Last Rites of Joe May,
will be available to more than 40 million homes nationwide via
Movies on Demand for eight weeks beginning Oct. 27. The film
will also be available for instant viewing via iTunes, Amazon
Instant Video and VUDU, as well as have a limited theatrical
release in New York in November. Dennis is also one of the stars
of
Luck, a
provocative look at the world of horse racing that will premiere
on HBO in January 2012.
Also in this hour:
Phil
Gries presents rare audio of some of the early television
appearances of Woody Allen.
Show No. 108
Oct. 12, 2011
First hour:
Ed celebrates the 60th anniversary of the premiere of
I Love Lucy
along with James Sheridan and Barry Monush, co-authors of
Lucille Ball FAQ: Everything Left to
Know About America's Favorite Redhead,
an indispensable look at the Original Queen of Comedy, from her
life growing up, her love interests, her various inspirations,
and a ton of information about her films and TV series,
including
I Love Lucy.
Also in this hour:
Robert J. Thompson,
professor of popular television at Syracuse University, with a
look of the legacies of Steve Jobs and A.C. Nielsen, Jr.
Second hour:
Ed welcomes Golden Globe Award-winning actor
Stacy Keach
(Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Titus, King Lear, Twilight
Zone Radio). Stacy is the co-author, along with artist,
inventor and scientist
Dr. Gary Greenberg,
of
Mary’s Magic Microscope: The Sand
Bandit,
the first in a series of children’s books that Stacy and Gary
hope will inspire middle-school aged kids to discover the
wonders and the possibilities of science fact. Also in this
hour: Part 2 of our conversation with Emmy Award winner
Joseph Dougherty,
one
of the writers and producers of Pretty Little Liars,
which continues its second season with a special stand-alone
episode, “The First Secret,” that airs Oct. 19 on ABC Family.
Second hour:
Phil Griesjoins Ed for a special expanded edition of the Sounds
of Lost Television commemorating the 50th anniversary of Oct. 1,
1961, the day on which New York Yankees right fielder
Roger Maris hit his 61st home run, surpassing Babe Ruth’s
single-season record — an accomplishment that has nearly been
forgotten in the wake of the Steroids Era, but which many
traditionalists still consider to be the record for most home
runs in a Major League Baseball season. Topics include a look at
the various controversies that plagued Maris in 1961
as he neared Ruth's record.
Show No. 106
Sept. 30, 2011
First hour:
Ed welcomesChristine Devine,
Emmy Award-winning news anchor for KTTV, FOX 11, and the
spokesperson for Wednesday's Child,
a national program that helps children from
the foster care system find permanent families.
The
Wednesday's Child
feature is seen every week on FOX affiliates in Atlanta, New
York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles.
Christine's book, Finding a Forever Family: A News
Anchor's Notebook on Adoption Within the Foster Care System,
is a very touching story of how the Wednesday’s Childprogram changed not only her
life, but also the lives of more than 500 foster children and
foster parents across the country. Also in this hour:
independent film director
Brendan Moriarty discusses his film
The Road to Freedom, which is based on the true story of
photojournalist Sean Flynn, who disappeared in Cambodia while on
assignment for TIME magazine during the Vietnam War.
The Road to Freedomopens in Boston, Baltimore,
Chicago, Austin,
Seattle, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco and other cities
across the country during the week of Oct. 3. Plus: Phil Gries
with Part 2 of our look at Jackie Gleason, the
short-lived CBS prime talk show hosted by the Great One in early
1961, following the demise of You're in the Picture.
Second hour:
Television historian
Paul Green
(Pete
Duel: A Biography,
Jennifer Jones: The Life and Films)
and writer/producer
Dan Farren (Story
Salon) join Ed and Tony Figueroa for a
wide-ranging conversation about American adaptations of popular
British series over the past four decades, including The Office,
All in the Family, Three's Company, Fawlty Towers, Absolutely
Fabulous and Couplings. Topics include a look at how the American
approach to episodic television differs from that of the
British.
Show No. 105
Sept. 23, 2011
First hour:
Film and TV animator
Gene Hamm
(The Smurfs, SuperFriends, The Dream Hat,
Created Equal)
joins Ed to discuss his work with the artists of
Alchemia,
a Northern California program that provides classes and venues
for mentally or physically challenged adults. Also in this hour:
Tony Figueroa, Donna Allen and
Wesley Hyatt
(Emmy
Award Winning Nighttime Television Shows,
Television’s Top 100) join Ed for a look at the highs and
lows of this year's Emmy Awards telecast.
Second hour:
Ed welcomes Tony Award-winning actress
Julie Newmar
(Batman,
Li’l Abner, Silk Stockings, The Marriage-Go-Round, My Living
Doll). Julie's new book,
The Conscious Catwoman Explains Life on
Earth, is a
delightful collection of her wit and wisdom that shows how real
beauty, for all of us, lies in cultivating a happy, healthy
inner life. Julie's upcoming appearances include Sunday, Oct. 2
at the
West Hollywood Book Fair;
Wednesday, Oct. 5 at
Book Soup
in Los Angeles; Saturday, Oct. 15 at the
Santa Monica Library
in Santa Monica; and Saturday, Nov. 12 at
Vromans Bookstore
in Pasadena.
Show No. 104
Sept. 16, 2011
First hour:
Television critic
Jane Boursaw
joins Ed for a preview of the fall TV season, including a look
at such notable new series as Pan Am, The Playboy Club, Terra
Nova, New Girl, The X Factor, Person of Interest, Up All Night,
Revenge and Ringer. Also in this hour: Pop culture
historian
Martin Grams
with a sneak peak at the
Sixth Annual MidAtlantic Nostalgia
Convention, which
takes place Sept. 22-23-24 at the Marriott Hotel in Hunt Valley,
Maryland.
Second hour:
Ed welcomes
Jennifer Armstrong,
senior writer for Entertainment Weekly and the author of
Why? Because We Still Like You,
an oral history of The Mickey Mouse Club featuring
behind-the-scenes recollections from Annette Funicello, Cubby
O’Brien, Lonnie Burr, Doreen Tracey, Darlene Gillespie, Don
Grady and other members of the original Mousketeers. Also in
this hour: Phil Gries with Part 1 of a special look back at
Jackie Gleason, the short-lived prime talk show hosted by
the Great One on the heels of the colossal failure of his game
show, You're in the Picture.
Show No. 103
Sept. 9, 2011
First hour:
Actress Natasha Gregson Wagner (Two Girls and a Guy, Lost
Highway, High Fidelity) joins Ed to talk about her latest
film,
A Kiss and a Promise,
a stylishly filmed psychological thriller with elements of
Alfred Hitchcock and David Lynch. Also in this hour: Tony
Figueroa and Donna Allen join Ed for a look at how television
news covered the events of Sept. 11, 2001, as well as 9/11’s
impact on prime time television, late night television, and our
culture in general.
Second hour:
Ed welcomes James Christie, author of You’re the Director, You Figure It Out:
The Life and Films of Richard Donner, a
comprehensive biography that also examines Donner’s career in
film and television. Topics include Donner's work on
Superman, The Omen and the Lethal Weapon series, plus
a look at how his early experiences on such TV series as
The Twilight Zone, Get Smart, The Man from
U.N.C.L.E. and The
Wild, Wild West helped shape many of his sensibilities as a
motion picture director.
Show No. 101
Aug. 15, 2011
First hour:
Television
writer, producer, singer and lyricist Deborah Pearl(Head
of the Class, Designing Women,
Waiting for Yvette, Chick Singers,Souvenir of You: New Lyrics to Benny
Carter Classics) joins Ed for a
conversation about writing for music and television, the
creative process, and Deborah's
work with such legends as Andrew Gold, Jackson Browne, Linda
Ronstadt, Katey Sagal, Betty Garrett, Ted Danson, Johnny Carson
and Barbra Streisand. Also in this hour: Tony Figueroa and Donna
Allen remember Rose Marie's birthday, the final broadcast of
Charlie's Angels and other events that occurred This Week in
TV History. Plus: a look at entertainment headlines.
