Schedule for experimental NBC station W2XBS in New York City for the week starting Sunday, August 6th, 1939.
W2XBS Schedule, Week of August 6th, 1939
Soupy Sales (1926-2009)
Comedian Soupy Sales has died at the age of 83. He reportedly made more than 5,000 live television appearances during his career.
How the Unaired Star Trek Pilot was Recovered
A color version of the original, unaired Star Trek pilot from 1965 (known as “The Cage”) was recovered in the late 1980s.
Bookshelf: The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. #1 – The Birds of a Feather Affair
My review of The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. #1 – The Birds of a Feather Affair by Michael Avallone, published in September 1966 by Signet Books.
DVD Tuesday: Hawaii Five-O, The Judy Garland Show
The seventh season of Hawaii Five-O was released on DVD today. So was a “best of” collection featuring episodes of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
Vic Mizzy (1922-2009)
Songwriter Vic Mizzy, who wrote the themes to The Addams Family, Green Acres, and The Pruitts of Southampton, died on Saturday at the age of 93.