The Man Behind The Six Million Dollar Man: Next on TV CONFIDENTIAL

November 12, 2009

TV CONFIDENTIAL promises to be better, stronger and faster when actor Richard Anderson joins Ed Robertson and Frankie Montiforte on the next edition of the program, which premieres Monday, Nov. 16 at 10pm ET, 7pm PT on Shokus Internet Radio, with a rebroadcast Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 11pm ET, 8pm PT on Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org.

Best known for playing Oscar Goldman on The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman—a role that made him the first actor in TV history to play the same character on two series that ran at the same time on two different networks—Richard Anderson has been a fixture in movies and television for more than 60 years. He has appeared in such classic films as The Long Hot Summer, Forbidden Planet, Compulsion, Seconds, Tora! Tora! Tora! and Paths of Glory, while his television career includes regular roles on Perry Mason, Dan August and Cover Up, featured roles in such acclaimed made-for-TV movies as Along Came a Spider, Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole and The Night Strangler, and guest appearances on such classic TV series as Bonanza, Gunsmoke, The F.B.I., Hawaii Five-O, Columbo and The Fugitive.

If you want to be part of our conversation, if you have a question for Richard Anderson about his career or any of the films and television series in which he’s appeared, we invite you to join us Monday, Nov. 16 at 10pm ET, 7pm PT on Shokus Internet Radio.

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Nov. 2 edition, Hour 2: “The Wild, Wild West” with guests Sue Kesler and Jude Bradley

November 10, 2009

Ed and Frankie welcome television historian Susan Kesler, author of The Wild, Wild West: The Series, a behind-the-scenes history of the classic TV Western starring Robert Conrad and Ross Martin. Sue’s editor, Jude Bradley, also appears in this hour:

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Nov. 2 edition, Hour 1: Remembering Terry Southern with guests Gail Gerber and Tom Lisanti

November 10, 2009

Ed and Frankie welcome actress Gail Gerber (The Loved One, Village of the Giants) and film historian Tom Lisanti, co-authors of Trippin’ with Terry Southern: What I Think I Remember, a poignant look at the life and career of iconic novelist and screenwriter Terry Southern

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James T. West and “The Hippest Guy on the Planet”: Next on TV CONFIDENTIAL

October 30, 2009

Join us as we remember two of the biggest icons of the 1960s, legendary screenwriter Terry Southern (Easy Rider, Dr. Strangelove, The Cincinnati Kid, Barbarella) and the classic sci-fi Western series The Wild, Wild West, on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, premiering Monday, Nov. 2 at 10pm ET, 7pm PT on Shokus Internet Radio, with a rebroadcast Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 11pm ET, 8pm PT on Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org.

Our scheduled guests include dancer/actress Gail Gerber, co-star of many films from the 1960s, including Beach Ball, Girl Happy, Harem Scarum, the cult classic Village of the Giants and the scathing satire on the funeral industry, The Loved One. It was on the set of The Loved One that Gail first met Terry Southern, the iconic novelist and screenwriter whose Oscar-winning 1969 screen play for Easy Rider was about to turn the film industry on its head. Gail’s new book, Trippin’ with Terry Southern: What I Think I Remember, is a poignant look at her 30-year relationship with Southern, a bona fide celebrity who was equally at home in the worlds of art, literature and film, yet often struggled to make ends meet despite his enormous fame. Gail and her co-author, film and TV historian Tom Lisanti, will join us beginning at 10:05pm ET, 7:05pm PT.

Then in our second hour we’ll welcome Susan Kesler, author of The Wild, Wild West Book, a behind-the-scenes look at the iconoclastic television Western starring Robert Conrad and Ross Martin as intrepid Secret Service agents Jim West and Artemus Gordon, and Michael Dunn as their nemesis, Dr. Miguelito Loveless. Recently updated with an arsenal of new information about the 1965-1969 CBS-TV series since its original 1988 publication, The Wild, Wild West Book is not only one of the best, most comprehensive television histories ever written, it’s also a lot of fun. Sue Kessler joins us at beginning at 11pm ET, 8pm PT.

If you want to be part of our conversation, if you grew up watching The Wild, Wild West or are a fan of the films of Terry Southern, we invite you to join us for our live broadcast, premiering Monday, Nov. 2 at 10pm ET, 7pm PT on Shokus Internet Radio. Phone number is (888) 746-5875 / (888) SHOKUS-5. If you have questions or comments you’d like to send in advance, our email address is talk@tvconfidential.net.

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Oct. 19 edition, Hour 2: Remembering “The Adventures of Superman” with guest Bruce Dettman

October 22, 2009

Ed and Frankie remember The Adventures of Superman and its iconic star, George Reeves, along with their guest, television historian Bruce Dettman. Reeves biographer Jan Alan Henderson joins the conversation late in the broadcast. Also: This Week in Television History with Tony Figueroa remembers Ed Sullivan, Penny Marshall and the premiere of I Love Lucy, while David Krell’s commentary discusses Be True to Your School, Bob Greene’s best-selling look back at the year 1964:

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Oct. 19 edition, Hour 1: Remembering Elvis Presley with guest Cory Cooper

October 22, 2009

Renowned Elvis Presley authority Cory Cooper joins Ed and Frankie as they remember the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll and his early appearances on television. Also: Ed and Frankie comment on the recent premiere of Eastwick on ABC, as well as the season premieres of Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO), Californication (Showtime) and The Big Bang Theory (CBS):

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Live Long and Prosper: TV CONFIDENTIAL Teams Up with KOFY TV for Eight-Hour “Star Trek” Marathon

October 16, 2009

Attention, listeners in the San Francisco Bay Area… join TV CONFIDENTIAL’s Ed Robertson, co-author of The Ethics of Star Trek, along with KOFY’s Brendan Moran as they host an eight-hour Star Trek marathon this Saturday, Oct. 17 on San Francisco independent station KOFY TV20 (cable channel 13 on most Bay Area systems) beginning at 4pm PT. It’s our way of celebrating the arrival of Star Trek: The Exhibition: Where Science Meets Science Fiction to the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California. The world’s most comprehensive collection of Star Trek artifacts, featuring more than 200 artifacts from all five Star Trek television series (including an authentic replica of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 from the original NBC series), this will be the only appearance of this fascinating exhibit in the San Francisco Bay Area.

To get you in the mood for the exhibit warp speed, KOFY will be airing eight of the best episodes of the original Star Trek series, including “Where No Man Has Gone Before” (the second pilot to the series, featuring guest star Sally Kellerman), the award-winning “The City on the Edge on Forever” (featuring guest star Joan Collins and written by legendary novelist and screenwriter Harlan Ellison) and “The Trouble with Tribbles,” arguably the most famous episode of the original Star Trek, featuring guest star William Schallert and written by Star Trek novelist and historian David Gerrold.

Ed Robertson
Co-Author, The Ethics of Star Trek
Co-Host, TV CONFIDENTIAL
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TV’s Superman and the King of Rock ’n’ Roll: Next on TV CONFIDENTIAL

October 15, 2009

Music legend Elvis Presley and actor George Reeves will be the topics of discussion on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, premiering Monday, Oct. 19 at 10pm ET, 7pm PT on Shokus Internet Radio, with a rebroadcast Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 11pm ET, 8pm PT on Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org.

Joining us in our first hour will be Cory Cooper, a nationally renowned authority on the life and career of Elvis whose knowledge of the King has been frequently cited in books, radio programs, television shows and news outlets across the United States and Canada. More an expert on Presley’s life than his albums and related memorabilia, Cory has always been impressed with the impact, talent, unselfishness and humanitarian that was the essence of Elvis. He will be joining us beginning at 10:30pm ET, 7:30pm PT.

Then in our second hour we’ll welcome author, columnist and television historian Bruce Dettman, a contributing writer to many film and TV publications, including Glass House Presents, the definitive source of news and information pertaining to actor George Reeves and The Adventures of Superman. Known among fans of the series as “Mr. Retrospective,” Bruce has chronicled the life and career of George Reeves for more than two decades. He’ll be joining us beginning at 11pm ET, 8pm PT.

If you want to be part of our conversation, if you have a question for our guests or have a favorite television memory of Elvis Presley and George Reeves that you’d like to share, we invite you to join us for our live broadcast, premiering Monday, Oct. 19 at 10pm ET, 7pm PT on Shokus Internet Radio. Phone number is (888) 746-5875 / (888) SHOKUS-5. If you have questions or comments you’d like to send in advance, our email address is talk@tvconfidential.net.

Ed Robertson
Co-Host, TV CONFIDENTIAL
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TV CONFIDENTIAL Oct. 5 edition: Hour 2 with guest Dan Frischman

October 12, 2009

Actor, author, composer and stand-up comedian Dan Frischman talks about his role as Arvid on the long-running ABC comedy series Head of the Class, as well as his encounters with such legends as Carroll O’Connor, John Houseman, Bob Newhart and former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Dan will be appearing at the Barnes & Noble in Burbank on Saturday, Nov. 14 to discuss his new novel, Jackson and Jenks: Master Magicians:

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TV CONFIDENTIAL Oct. 5 edition, Hour 1: The New Fall TV Season

October 12, 2009

Ed, Frankie and guest co-host Tony Figueroa weigh in on the premieres of Cougar Town, Modern Family, Community, Hank, The Middle, The Good Wife, Trauma, Mercy and other new network series, while David Krell looks back at The Tony Randall Show, thirtysomething, Shannon’s Deal and other network series set in the city of Philadelphia:

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