The third part of my article on Kyle MacDonnell covers her return to Broadway, her appearances on Cavalcade of Stars, her time spent as a permanent panelist on Celebrity Time and the final network TV series she hosted, DuMont’s Hold That Camera.
Review: Dick Cavett’s Watergate
My thoughts on the PBS documentary Dick Cavett’s Watergate, which features extensive archival footage from ABC’s late-night The Dick Cavett Show.
July 2014: The Month in Home Media
Warner Archive released three short-lived shows on DVD in July: Gilligan’s Planet, Beyond Westworld and Wizards and Warriors.
Rick Mittleman (1930-2014)
Scriptwriter Rick Mittleman, who wrote for short-lived shows and one season wonders like My World and Welcome to It, Roll Out, Karen, Jennifer Slept Here, has died at the age of 84.
Too Much Retro TV? Not Even Close.
My response to an article in The New York Times by TV Critic Neil Genzlinger, who’d rather rip his eyeballs out than watch classic TV all day.
New Spotlight: The American Idea (Specials)
My latest spotlight is about The American Idea, the umbrella title for a series of ABC specials about the history of America. Three were planned but only two aired, the first in March 1973 and the second in July 1976.