The Bionic Shows and more with Herbie J Pilato

Our conversation with actor, author, producer and TV historian Herbie J Pilato is now available on the archives pages at Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org. Frankie and I asked Herbie about his two new books, The Bionic Book: The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman Reconstructed (just in time for the new Bionic Woman series on NBC) and Life Story: The Book of Life Goes On, plus his TV and Self-Esteem Seminars and a whole lot more. If you missed the program, click on the link below:

http://www.share-a-vision.com/audio/ksav-talk-102307.mp3

Ed Robertson
www.edrobertson.com

Times and talk are changing for TV viewers

I was among the experts quoted last week in an article published in USA Today that discusses how TiVo, On Demand video and other changes in technology continue to change television — not only how we watch TV, but how we talk about it with each other.  

Here’s the link to the article in case you missed it:

http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-10-03-TV-talk_N.htm

Ed Robertson
www.edrobertson.com
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Calling All Authors

I will be the guest on the Tuesday, Oct. 2 edition of Calling All Authors, a weekly radio show for authors, writers and readers in general that is heard exclusively on Global Talk Radio.com. Hosted by Valerie Connelly, Calling All Authors discusses issues and concerns that affect books and their creation from beginning to end. The conversation is always lively, interesting and entertaining. I hope you’ll tune in.Calling All Authors airs Tuesday at 5pm ET, 2pm PT on Global Talk Radio.com. Valerie and I will talking about the career of James Garner, and again I hope you’ll join us.

Ed Robertson
www.edrobertson.com
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Maverick’s fiftieth anniversary on television

Mick Martin, co-author of DVD & Video Guide 2007, joined Frankie Montiforte and me last week as we filled in for Dave White on Talking Television, on Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org. We celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of Maverick, the iconic television Western that made a star of James Garner and established Roy Huggins as one of TV’s top producers. In case you missed our live webcast, you can still catch the archive by clicking on the link below:
http://www.share-a-vision.com/audio/ksav-talk-92507.mp3

Ed Robertson
Pop Culture Critic and Television Historian
Co-Host, Talking Television with Dave White
www.edrobertson.com