Drama Series

Chris Albrecht on programming The Sopranos

Debbie Allen on being cast in the TV show Fame

Debbie Allen on the link between TV shows, Fame and Glee

John Amos on appearing as "Percy Fitzwallace" on The West Wing

Charlie Andrews on co-creating and writing Studs' Place

John Aniston on appearing on The West Wing and Mad Men

Editor Janet Ashikaga on editing The West Wing

Ed Asner on acting as Lou Grant in the series Lou Grant

Alan Ball on the premise of, storylines, and writing for Six Feet Under

Alan Ball on writing for and the characters of Six Feet Under

Alan Ball on the writing, characters, and storylines of True Blood

Paris Barclay on directing Dick Van Dyke in an episode of Diagnosis Murder

Paris Barclay on directing NYPD Blue

Paris Barclay on directing and later producing NYPD Blue

Bonnie Bartlett on guest-starring on The Waltons

Bonnie Bartlett on playing "Grace Snider Edwards" on Little House on the Prairie, and on working with Michael Landon

Bonnie Bartlett on playing "Ellen Craig" on St. Elsewhere

Bonnie Bartlett on guest-starring on Midnight Caller, Wiseguy, Home Improvement, and ER

Bonnie Bartlett on appearing in The Deliberate Stranger, Once and Again, Tuesdays with Morrie, and Better Call Saul

Earl Bellamy on directing The Lineup

Earl Bellamy on directing Crusader, starring Brian Keith

Donald P. Bellisario on the creation of Magnum, P.I.

Donald P. Bellisario on specific episodes of Magnum, P.I.

Donald P. Bellisario on creating Quantum Leap

Donald P. Bellisario on creating JAG

Harve Bennett producing Rich Man, Poor Man

Dick Berg on producing the series Dolphin Cove  and other projects

Milton Berle on his appearance on Beverly Hills, 90210

Walter Bernstein on writing for Hannah Weinstein's Colonel March of Scotland Yard and meeting Boris Karloff

Sharon Bialy on meeting David E. Kelley and casting Picket Fences

Sharon Bialy on casting The Unit and bringing in a diverse group of actors

Sharon Bialy on how she got involved with casting Breaking Bad and on casting the major and supporting roles on the show; on casting a lot of local New Mexico actors on Breaking Bad, on how the show's producers would weigh in from location on actors cast in LA, on network approvals for the show, and on not being pressured to cast celebrities

Sharon Bialy on casting Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul

Sharon Bialy on casting Sarah Lancashire on the 2022 HBO series Julia

Sharon Bialy on casting Halt and Catch Fire and the pilot of Gotham

Sharon Bialy on casting the Amazon Prime series The Last Tycoon

Sharon Bialy on casting The Handmaid's Tale

Sharon Bialy on casting the 2020 version of Perry Mason

Sharon Bialy on how she came to cast Sarah Lancashire on Julia

William Blinn on writing for Fame

Steven Bochco on City of Angels and the importance of the series' predominantly African-American cast and crew

Paul Bogart on directing The Defenders; on his favorite episodes

Paul Bogart on directing The Defenders

Haskell Boggs on acting as director of photography for Little House on the Prairie

Haskell Boggs on acting as director of photography for Father Murphy and Highway to Heaven

Haskell Boggs on acting as director of photography for Highway to Heaven

Haskell Boggs on acting as director of photography for Bonanza and on working with Michael Landon on Highway to Heaven

Tom Bosley on guest-starring on Profiles in Courage

Anthony Bourdain on writing for the series Treme

Eric Braeden on co-starring in The Rat Patrol as "Captain Hans Dietrich" and the show not accurately depicting historical facts

Joshua Brand on writing for The White Shadow

Joshua Brand on summing up The White Shadow

Joshua Brand on creating and writing A Year in the Life starring Richard Kiley

Joshua Brand on developing and writing Northern Exposure

Joshua Brand on casting Northern Exposure

Joshua Brand on creating and writing I'll Fly Away, Going to Extremes, and Northern Exposure

Joshua Brand on his overall feelings on The Americans

Connie Britton on playing "Tami Taylor" on Friday Night Lights

Connie Britton on playing "Rayna Jaymes" on Nashville

James L. Brooks on Lou Grant

Allan Burns on the creation of Lou Grant and making the show a drama rather than a comedy

Robert Butler on directing the pilot of Moonlighting

Stephen J. Cannell on creating Baa-Baa Black Sheep

Reuben Cannon on casting Touched By an Angel

Reuben Cannon on casting Palmerstown U.S.A.

Glenn Gordon Caronon creating Moonlighting and casting the leads

Glenn Gordon Caron on the premise, pilot, and music of Moonlighting

Glenn Gordon Caron on recurring gags, the writers' room and production problems on Moonlighting

Glenn Gordon Caron on memorable episodes of Moonlighting, leaving day-to-day operations, and the legacy of Moonlighting

Glenn Gordon Caron on casting Medium; on style choices on the show and a typical work week

Thomas Carter on acting in and directing The White Shadow  (Part 1) 

Thomas Carter on directing The White Shadow (Part 2)

David Chase on creating The Sopranos, coming to HBO, casting James Gandolfini, and the character of "Tony Soprano"

David Chase on the female characters on The Sopranos

David Chase on "Uncle Junior" and "Tony's" crew on The Sopranos

David Chase on the writing, directing, and editing on The Sopranos

David Chase on arguing with HBO over having "Tony Soprano" murder someone on The Sopranos

David Chase on how the Journey song "Don't Stop Believin'" came to be used on the last episode of The Sopranos; on the reaction to the finale

Michael Chiklis on starring in The Commish at the age of 27; on his character "Tony Scali" and the show's production schedule

Michael Chiklis on the challenges of playing "Detective Vic Mackey" on The Shield; on the look and tone of the show; on the finale

Michael Chiklis on auditioning for and playing "Detective Mackey" on The Shield

Margaret Cho on working on Drop Dead Diva

Margaret Cho on playing a villain on an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Robert Conrad on the basic premise of Hawaiian Eye

Robert Conrad on playing "Greg 'Pappy' Boyington" on Baa-Baa Black Sheep

Bill Conti on composing the theme and pilot music for Earl Hamner, Jr.'s Falcon Crest

Joan Ganz Cooney on The Golden Age of Television

Jeanne Cooper on the show Bracken's World

Barbara Corday on writing for Sons and Daughters and various other Universal Television shows

Alexander Courage on scoring episodes of The Waltons

Ron Cowen on adapting Sherwood Anderson and Willa Cather short stories for American Short Story

Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on how they came to create Sisters

Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on creating Sisters

Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on creating Queer as Folk

Ron Cowen and Daniel Lipman on Queer as Folk

Ane Crabtree on her first union job as a costume designer in television -- Swift Justice

Ane Crabtree on her work as the costume designer for the pilot of The Sopranos;

Ane Crabtree on her work as costume designer of season one of Justified

Ane Crabtree on her work as costume designer on seasons one and two of The Handmaid's Tale

Ane Crabtree on additional secrets that she built into the costumes on The Handmaid's Tale, her designs for season two of the show, how Gilead in The Handmaid's Tale is similar to present day, and how costumes similar to those she designed began to be worn at political protests

Ane Crabtree on costume design for Pan Am, which was set in 1963

Ane Crabtree on her work as costume designer on the first season of Rectify, and on her parents visiting the set

Ane Crabtree on costume design for Masters of Sex; on often working on the first or first and second seasons of shows and why she left Masters of Sex

Richard Crenna on playing James Slattery on Slattery's People

Richard Crenna on directing Lou Grant, starring Ed Asner

Michael Dann on getting The Defenders on the air

Ossie Davis on writing an episode of East Side/West Side

John Debney on composing for Fame

John Debney on composing the theme song for Sisters

John Debney on composing for Hatfields & McCoys and Texas Rising

John Debney on composing for Bonnie and Clyde

Thomas Del Ruth on how he became involved with Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing  

Thomas Del Ruth on acting as director of photography on The West Wing

Thomas Del Ruth on acting as director of photography on The West Wing

Thomas Del Ruth on acting as director of photography for Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Kelley Dixon on editing Breaking Bad

Kelley Dixon on editing Breaking Bad

Ramin Djawadi on composing for Prison Break

Ramin Djawadi on composing for Person of Interest

Ramin Djawadi on additional details about his cameo on Westworld

Ramin Djawadi on scoring Game of Thrones

Ramin Djawadi on scoring Game of Thrones, contd., the Game of Thrones concert tour, and his Emmy wins for the show

Ramin Djawadi on scoring the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, using the same main title theme as Game of Thrones, and new and familiar themes

Ramin Djawadi on scoring Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan and expanding the main title sequence in later seasons

Elinor Donahue on her recurring role on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Louis Dorfsman on being Art Director for CBS' ad campaign to save The Waltons with then CBS President Robert Wood

Charles S. Dubin on directing The New People, Room 222, Of Men and Women, Sanford and Son, and The 10th Level

Charles S. Dubin on directing Lou Grant with Ed Asner and Nancy Marchand

Charles S. Dubin on directing various series including Charlie's Angles, Trapper John, MD, and Supertrain

Charles S. Dubin on directing Jennifer Slept Here, Amanda's, The Four Seasons, Murder, She Wrote, and Hotel

Charles S. Dubin on directing Matlock, Starman, Square One, and Father Dowling Mysteries

Rebecca Eaton on executive producing Masterpiece

Rebecca Eaton on executive producing Masterpiece, and on some of the series' programs through the years

Hector Elizondo on co-starring on the series Cane as "Pancho Duque"

Edie Falco on Oz

Edie Falco on The Sopranos (Part 1)

Edie Falco on The Sopranos (Part 2)

Edie Falco on Nurse Jackie

Barbara Feldon on doing comedy v. drama

Barbara Feldon on the power of humor to heal in painful situations and how it differs on comedies and dramas

Dorothy Fontana on writing the episode "The Beau" for The Waltons

Tom Fontana on creating, writing, and producing Oz

Tom Fontana on creating and writing The Philanthropist 

Eddie Foy III on casting Route 66

Eddie Foy III on casting Family

Ron Friedman on writing for Fantasy Island

Betty Garrett on appearing on The Chevy Show and The Lloyd Bridges Show

Betty Garrett on appearing on The Fugitive

David Gerber on producing the ABC After School Special  "Follow the North Star" and getting involved in the editing process

David Gerber on shepherding thirtysomething  for MGM

Melissa Gilbert on getting cast as Laura Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie

Melissa Gilbert on "The Lord is My Shepherd"episode of Little House on the Prairie

Vince Gilligan on the casting choices for Breaking Bad; on knowing Bryan Cranston needed to play "Walter White"; on how his association playing the dad on Malcolm in the Middle role helped this character

Lesli Linka Glatter on directing Twin Peaks

Lesli Linka Glatter on directing Freaks and Geeks

Lesli Linka Glatter on directing Gilmore Girls

Lesli Linka Glatter on directing Aaron Sorkin's The West Wing

Lesli Linka Glatter on directing Mad Men

Lesli Linka Glatter on directing and executive producing Homeland

Sharon Gless on the lead-up to getting Cagney & Lacey; on meeting future husband Barney Rosenzweig

Sharon Gless on fine-tuning the character of "Christine Cagney" on Cagney & Lacey

Leonard Goldberg on the creation of Family

Jerry Goldsmith on composing for various made-for-television movies in the '70s including The Homecoming, the pilot for The Waltons

Jerry Goldsmith on composing for Jericho and being nominated for Emmy Awards for composing for Thriller  and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Jerry Goldsmith on composing the theme for The Waltons, Barnaby Jones, Police Story, and Hawkins

Director Walter Grauman on his work on The Untouchables

Walon Green on writing an episode of The Man in the High Castle and an episode of Mercy Street, and on staying active in the industry

Jon Hamm on his first experience on the set of a serialized drama - on Providence

Jon Hamm on shooting The Unit after shooting the pilot for Mad Men

Jon Hamm on getting cast on Mad Men, production on the series, working with Matthew Weiner, and the series finale

Jon Hamm on directing two episodes of Mad Men, working with the cast, and what he'll miss about the show

Earl Hamner on writing for the show The Kate Smith Hour

Earl Hamner on writing for the show It's a Man's World

Earl Hamner on writing the pilot for The Long, Hot Summer

Earl Hamner on the genesis of The Waltons

Earl Hamner on the casting process for The Waltons and the cast of the show

Earl Hamner on the children cast on The Waltons and how cast changes were handled on the show

Earl Hamner on producing The Waltons

Earl Hamner on his favorite episodes of The Waltons

Earl Hamner on creating the show Apple's Way

Earl Hamner on writing for the TV show Boone

Earl Hamner on working with Oprah Winfrey on the TV show Brewster Place

Earl Hamner on producing Snowy River: The McGregor Saga

Earl Hamner on producing an episode of Masterpiece Theater for PBS

Earl Hamner on working with Sylvia Sidney on the TV drama Morningstar/Eveningstar

Jonathan Harris on co-starring on The Third Man as "Bradford Webster"

Patricia Heaton on her first steady television gig, on Thirtysomething

Arthur Hiller on directing Route 66 and Naked City

Arthur Hiller on Route 66, Naked City, and Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse

Leslie Hoffman on doing stunts for Melrose Place

Hal Holbrook on guest-starring on Sons of Anarchy

Lee Holdridge on an experience scoring an episode of McCloud

Lee Holdridge on creating the theme for Moonlighting

Felicity Huffman on American Crime

Roy Huggins on writing and producing King's Row  at Warner Bros.Television

Roy Huggins on creating Run For Your Life

Suzuki Ingerslev on her work as art director and then as production designer on Six Feet Under

Suzuki Ingerslev on the Six Feet Under finale and items she's taken from sets after a show has wrapped; on production design for an episodes of The Sopranos, her work on season 1 of Shark and working with Spike Lee, and on production design for season 1 of In Treatment

Suzuki Ingerslev on production design for True Blood

Suzuki Ingerslev on production design on the Amazon series Hand of God and for Alan Ball's series Here and Now

Suzuki Ingerslev on production design for season 1 of The L Word: Generation Q and for the pilot of the Amazon series A League of Their Own

Suzuki Ingerslev on production design for the David E. Kelley series Love & Death -- designing "Candy's" house and "Betty's" house, the Marriage Encounter retreat, and "Don Crowder's" office and home

Frank Inn on working as a trainer on Lassie

Frank Inn on Lassie and the PATSY awards, and on the end of his association with Rudd Weatherwax

David Isaacs on acting as a consulting producer for Mad Men  for Matthew Weiner

Alan Jaggs on editing The Waltons  and working at Lorimar

Allison Janney on auditioning for The West Wing and playing "C.J. Cregg"

Allison Janney on working with The West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin and director Thomas Schlamme

Allison Janney on her co-stars and memorable episodes of The West Wing

Allison Janney on the final season of The West Wing and her Emmy wins for the show

Charles Floyd Johnson on producing NCIS

Kathryn Joosten on the cast of Desperate Housewives; on specific episodes of the show; on her Emmy wins for the show; on the end of Desperate Housewives; on her last day on set; on her character's death on the show; on the fate of the other characters on the show

Hal Kanter on creating The Jimmy Stewart Show

Elodie Keene on editing various Aaron Spelling shows, including Fantasy Island

Elodie Keene on directing My So-Called Life

Elodie Keene on directing ABC Family series like Pretty Little Liars

Elodie Keene on directing scenes on Switched at Birth in sign language

Elodie Keene on directing The Fosters, and on doing socially conscious work

David E. Kelley on creating and producing Picket Fences

David E. Kelley on co-creating Doogie Howser, M.D.

David E. Kelley on meeting Steven Bochco and writing and showrunning L.A. Law

David E. Kelley on Picket Fences' Emmy wins; on the show's legacy

David E. Kelley on creating and exiting Chicago Hope; on his writing process; on the end of Chicago Hope

David E. Kelley on creating The Practice, getting it picked up at ABC, and changing the storytelling of the show because of its time slot; on spinning off Boston Legal from The Practice

David E. Kelley on having a strong point of view on issues on Boston Legal; on why the show ended

David E. Kelley on creating Ally McBeal; on the dialogue, visual fantasies, the dancing baby, and the music on the show; on being the only producer in history to win Emmys for drama and comedy series in one year (The Practice and Ally McBeal); on Ally McBeal's Time magazine cover

Ernest Kinoy on writing The Defenders (Part 2)

Ernest Kinoy on writing for Route 66

Ernest Kinoy on writing for Saints and Sinners

Jack Klugman on "The Blacklist" episode of The Defenders

Glen A. Larson on writing for It Takes a Thief

Glen A. Larson on writing the first two 90 minute episodes of The  Six Million Dollar Man

Glen A. Larson on creating Quincy, M.E.

Piper Laurie on portraying "Catherine Martell" on Twin Peaks

Michael Learned on playing "Olivia Walton" on The Waltons (Part 1)

Michael Learned on playing "Olivia Walton" on The Waltons (Part 2)

Michael Learned on appearing on the series Nurse

Barry Levinson on Homicide: Life on the Street

Barry Levinson on Oz

Warren Littlefield on ER

Sidney Lumet on being assistant director on Danger

Sidney Lumet on directing Danger and You Are There

William H. Macy on co-writing an episode of thirtysomething in 1991 with his writing partner Steven Schachter

Nancy Malone on directing Beverly Hills 90210  and the issues with one of the actors who was late

Jerry Mathers on working on Matinee Theater

David McCallum on playing "Dr. Donald Mallard" aka "Ducky'" on NCIS

Kent McCray on working on Little House on the Prairie, Father Murphy, and Highway to Heaven

Eryn Krueger Mekash on makeup on Nip/Tuck

Eryn Krueger Mekash on how she started working on Nip/Tuck, on the prosthetic work she did on the show, and on working with Ryan Murphy on the show

Eryn Krueger Mekash on the creative and challenging work on American Horror Story and Ryan Murphy's innovations for the show

Eryn Krueger Mekash on creating looks for various seasons of American Horror Story

Eryn Krueger Mekash on makeup looks for American Crime Story, Feud, Hollywood, and Ratched

S. Epatha Merkerson on Dick Wolf wanting her for the role of "Lt. Anita Van Buren" on Law & Order and how she portrayed her character

S. Epatha Merkerson on her character, production, censorship on, and the cancellation of Law & Order

Nolan Miller on working on Harold Robbins' The Survivors

Nolan Miller on working on the pilot for Hotel with Bette Davis

Walter C. Miller on directing Fame and Hangin' In

Thomas W. Moore on programming and developing The Outer Limits, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and Combat

Rita Moreno on how acting for television is different than acting for films, and appearing in Oz

Rita Moreno on the graphic nature of her then-current series, Oz

Harry Morgan on playing "Bill Gannon" on Dragnet

Harry Morgan on Dragnet

Diana Muldaur on working on Harold Robbins' The Survivors

Diana Muldaur on working on Born Free

Diana Muldaur on appearing on A Year in the Life

Horace Newcomb on The Sopranos being a game changer

Lori Openden on casting The White Shadow

Lori Openden on casting Hill Street Blues

Lori Openden on her involvement in casting Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Lori Openden on her involvement in casting Freaks and Geeks

Lori Openden on her involvement in casting The West Wing

Lori Openden on her involvement in casting Kristen Bell on Veronica Mars

Lori Openden on her involvement in casting Gossip Girl

Lori Openden on her involvement in casting The Vampire Diaries

Lori Openden on casting Stephen Amell on Arrow

Lori Openden on casting Grant Gustin on The Flash

Lori Openden on casting Ruby Rose on Batwoman

Lori Openden on Supergirl moving from CBS to the CW

Lori Openden on casting Black Lightning

Lori Openden on casting Riverdale

Lori Openden on casting Jane the Virgin

Lori Openden on casting the CW reboot of Dynasty

Lori Openden on casting the CW reboot of Charmed

Lori Openden on casting the CW show All American

Lori Openden on casting the CW show Nancy Drew

Lori Openden on casting the CW show In the Dark

Lyn Paolo on designing costumes for Homefront

Lyn Paolo on being the costume designer for The West Wing

Lyn Paolo on being the costume designer for Scandal

Lyn Paolo on being the costume designer for How to Get Away with Murder

Estelle Parsons on hosting the series Mothers By Daughters

Pam Polifroni on casting The Homecoming: A Christmas Story, and The Waltons

Pam Polifroni on casting The Love Boat and Hotel for Aaron Spelling and Douglas S. Cramer

Abraham Polonsky on writing for Kraft Television Theatre and Seaway

Marian Rees on producing Masterpiece Theatre's American Collection

Marian Rees on producing Masterpiece Theatre's American Collection  (Part 2)

Marian Rees on producing Masterpiece Theatre's American Collection (Part 3)

Della Reese on starring as "Tess" on Touched by an Angel

Tim Reid on developing and pitching Frank's Place with Hugh Wilson, memorable episodes, and the cancellation and legacy of the show

Tim Reid on developing and starring in Snoops, fights with the network, and cancellation of the show

Rob Reiner on appearing on the Andy Griffith series Headmaster, from which he got cast on All in the Family

Del Reisman on working on Bracken's World

Del Reisman on working with Anthony Quinn on the series The Man in the City

Del Reisman on doing freelance writing in the 1970s for shows like The Streets of San Francisco, Cannon, Banacek, Little House on the Prairie, Lou Grant, and Cagney & Lacey

Gene Reynolds on producing Lou Grant (Part 2)

Gene Reynolds on producing Lou Grant (Part 1)

Ted Rich on editing various shows for MTM Productions including Bay City Blues 

Fatima Robinson on choreographing American Soul

Fred Rogers on appearing on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Howard Rosenberg on dramatic series

Meta Rosenberg on selling the series Slattery's People

Barney Rosenzweig on the idea for and several cast changes for Cagney & Lacey

Barney Rosenzweig on what Cagney & Lacey was about at its core and social issues addressed on the show

Barney Rosenzweig on the cast and the legacy of Cagney & Lacey and what it did for the portrayal of women on television; on how it changed television

Marion Ross on her role as "Sophie Berger" in Brooklyn Bridge

Ted Sarandos on House of Cards

Joseph Sargent on directing Lassie

Edgar Scherick on developing The F.B.I.

Richard Schiff on acting in The West Wing

Richard Schiff on performing in The West Wing

Thomas Schlamme on directing "Ambush", a live episode of ER

Thomas Schlamme on the genesis of The West Wing

Thomas Schlamme on casting The West Wing

Thomas Schlamme on The West Wing  and the Clinton White House

Thomas Schlamme on shooting The West Wing  in Washington, DC

Thomas Schlamme on the cast of The West Wing

Thomas Schlamme on Aaron Sorkin's writing process on The West Wing

Thomas Schlamme on the legacy of The West Wing

Thomas Schlamme on creating Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Alfred Schneider on the decision not to allow two men to kiss on Thirtysomething

Alfred Schneider on how a controversial episode of Bus Stop ("A Lion Walks Among Us") led to the demise of ABC President, Oliver E. Treyz, as well as further inquiries into the effects of violence on television

William Self on developing Bracken's World

Ralph Senensky on directing Raymond Burr in Ironside

Ralph Senensky on directing several episodes of The Waltons

NIna Shaw on Ava DuVernay hiring female directors, exclusively, on her series Queen Sugar; on the deal for Queen Sugar

NIna Shaw on observing, from the outside, the pay discrepancies between Claire Foy and Matt Smith for their work on The Crown

James Sheldon on directing West Point

Cybill Shepherd on production on Moonlighting, her chemistry with Bruce Willis, and memorable episodes

Cybill Shepherd on singing in the Moonlighting episode, "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice"

Cybill Shepherd on playing "Phyllis Kroll" on The L Word and on her daughter, Clementine, being on the show

Cybill Shepherd on enjoying her time as "Phyllis Kroll" on The L Word

Cybill Shepherd on her work in the original TV movie and subsequent series The Client List and on having a good rapport with the director of photography

David Shore on writing for the Canadian series Traders

David Shore on writing for the series Beggars and Choosers

Garry Simpson on directing Breck Golden Showcase for CBS in 1962

Doris Singleton on working on dramas and comedies

Doris Singleton on working on NBC Matinee Theater, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and Perry Mason

Doris Singleton on working on The Loretta Young Show

Doris Singleton on working on The Fugitive

Doris Singleton on working on The F.B.I. with Charles Bronson

John Singleton on cold-calling the writers of American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson to tell them he wanted to direct it

John Singleton on American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson

John Singleton on Empire

Mark Snow on composing for Dynasty and being fired because Douglas S. Cramer didn't like his work

Mark Snow on composing for Falcon Crest

Mark Snow on composing for Smallville

Herbert F. Solow on how Then Came Bronson was created

Aaron Spelling on producing Beverly Hills, 90210

Lynn Stalmaster on casting Combat!

Lynn Stalmaster on casting Brandon Lee in Kung Fu and casting Buck James

Darren Star on how Beverly Hills, 90210 was developed

Darren Star on why the school was called "West Beverly High" instead of "Beverly Hills High School" on Beverly Hills, 90210

Darren Star on developing the pilot of Beverly Hills, 90210 with Aaron Spelling 

Darren Star on wanting Beverly Hills, 90210 to be a more modern, honest take on being a teenager or "thirtysomething for teenagers"

Darren Star on casting Beverly Hills, 90210

Darren Star on why and how Beverly Hills, 90210 tackled social issues, particularly at the start of the series

Darren Star on controversial storylines on Beverly Hills, 90210, including "Brenda Walsh" sleeping with "Dylan McKay" in the first season's "Spring Dance" episode

Darren Star on Beverly Hills, 90210's rise to popularity

Darren Star on working with the cast of Beverly Hills, 90210

Darren Star on why Shannen Doherty left Beverly Hills, 90210

Darren Star on creating Melrose Place and its relationship to Beverly Hills, 90210

Darren Star on the censorship issues that arose on Melrose Place, particularly involving the character "Matt Fielding," who was gay

Darren Star on a memorable moment on Melrose Place: "Kimberly Shaw" taking off her wig

Darren Star on his favorite relationships and characters to write on Melrose Place

Darren Star on the legacy of Beverly Hills, 90210

Darren Star on the impact of Melrose Place and its thematic connection to two of his other shows, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Sex and the City

Darren Star on creating Central Park West

Publicist John Strauss on encouraging the audience to write in to save The Waltons

Richard Thomas on playing "John-Boy Walton" on The Waltons

Richard Thomas on playing "John-Boy Walton" on The Waltons

Richard Thomas on starring on The Adventures of Swiss Family Robinson

Richard Thomas on playing "Frank Gaad" on The Americans

Grant Tinker on Lou Grant

Grant Tinker on Hill Street Blues

Daniel J. Travanti on appearing on Route 66

Daniel J. Travanti on appearing on East Side/West Side with Moses Gunn

Daniel J. Travanti on starring in Poltergeist: The Legacy and his semi-retirement

Leslie Uggams on appearing on The Good Wife

Leslie Uggams on appearing on Nurse Jackie

Leslie Uggams on appearing on Empire

Dick Van Dyke on the differences between working on comedy and drama

Dick Van Patten on how he got involved with the TV show Eight is Enough and working on the show with the cast and crew

Dick Van Patten on the premise of the TV show Mama; his character "Nels" and what it was like working on the show with the cast and crew

Timothy Van Patten on the MTM drama The White Shadow

Timothy Van Patten on his work on The Sopranos

Timothy Van Patten on his work on The Wire

Timothy Van Patten on his work on Deadwood

Timothy Van Patten on working on the HBO drama Boardwalk Empire

Timothy Van Patten on directing The Sopranos

Ellen M. Violett on writing The Defenders

Ellen M. Violett on writing for The Defenders

W.G. Snuffy Walden on his first composition for TV - for thirtysomething; on composing the theme for thirtysomething

W.G. Snuffy Walden on composing for thirtysomething

W.G. Snuffy Walden on composing for The Wonder Years

W.G. Snuffy Walden on composing for Sisters

W.G. Snuffy Walden on composing for I'll Fly Away

W.G. Snuffy Walden on composing for The West Wing

W.G. Snuffy Walden on composing for My So-Called Life

W.G. Snuffy Walden on a demonstration of The West Win g theme

W.G. Snuffy Walden on his Emmy win for The West Win g

W.G. Snuffy Walden on composing for Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

W.G. Snuffy Walden on composing for Friday Night Lights

George Watters on editing Little House on the Prairie for Michael Landon

Dennis Weaver on starring in Kentucky Jones

Dennis Weaver on starring in Gentle Ben

Matthew Weiner on his parents' influence on his show Mad Men; "there's a lot of Betty Draper" in his mother, who pursued a law school degree later in life; on his parents' take on the show

Matthew Weiner on how many details on Mad Men  are derived from memories of his childhood

Matthew Weiner on his first film script "Horseshoe" that was the genesis of Mad Men; on how he got the film finished on a very limited budget

Matthew Weiner on the genesis of Mad Men  - which he started scripting while a writer at Becker

Matthew Weiner on his process for writing the pilot of Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on the title of his show Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on the impact The Sopranos had on him and his writing for Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on The Sopranos

Matthew Weiner on Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on identifying with the characters "Peggy Olson" and "Pete Campbell" on Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on the character "Betty Draper" on Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on the character "Sally Draper" on Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on molding the character "Don Draper" alongside the actor Jon Hamm; on who he wanted "Don" to be

Matthew Weiner on shooting the second script (after the pilot) of Mad Men and the controversy over editing that episode

Matthew Weiner on the popularity of Mad Men and its audience

Matthew Weiner on the style and realism of Mad Men, including the costuming

Matthew Weiner on the Mad Men episode, "Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency," which includes the infamous lawnmower scene 

Matthew Weiner on the Mad Men episode, "Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency"; on the cardinal sin of television (married woman having an affair); on the ending of season four

Matthew Weiner on how much of Mad Men has been pre-conceived

Matthew Weiner on how JFK's assassination played into Mad Men's plotlines

Matthew Weiner on literary influences on Mad Men, including John Cheever

Matthew Weiner on the reason Mad Men's "Don Draper" could not remain a bachelor

Matthew Weiner on the "business model" for Mad Men; on differences with the network over sponsors

Matthew Weiner on how Hilton was integrated into Mad Men although they were never a formal sponsor

Matthew Weiner on the then-future of Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on the then-future of Mad Men and how he wants it to end; on not being done with the show yet

Matthew Weiner on seasons five and six of Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on seasons six and seven of Mad Men

Matthew Weiner on season 7b of Mad Men

John Wells on writing and producing China Beach

John Wells on writing and producing The West Wing

Ethel Winant on producing The Great Adventure

Terence Winter on the success of The Sopranos; on rules for writing The Sopranos and the writers' room on the show; on Steve Buscemi's work on The Sopranos

Terence Winter on writing the characters and relationships on The Sopranos

Terence Winter on memorable episodes of the show; on the impact of 9/11 on The Sopranos

Terence Winter on working with David Chase, creator of The Sopranos

Terence Winter on  working with the other writers on The Sopranos; on planning the end of The Sopranos; on the series finale

Terence Winter on his development deal with HBO that led to the creation of Boardwalk Empire; on the budget for and development of the characters for the pilot of Boardwalk Empire; on Martin Scorsese directing the pilot

Terence Winter on casting and plotting out Boardwalk Empire

Terence Winter on the characters on Boardwalk Empire

Terence Winter on the characters on Boardwalk Empire contd.; on a typical production week and working with HBO

Terence Winter on the opening sequence and music of the show; on his favorite episodes of Boardwalk Empire; on teasers for season four

Terence Winter on getting hired to write for season two of The Sopranos

Terence Winter on the early writing staff of The Sopranos on season two, the buzz surrounding the show, and working with David Chase

Dick Wolf on producing Deadline with Oliver Platt

Bud Yorkin on producing Henry Fonda and the Family

Jeff Zucker on his affinity for ER as a viewer and an executive

Jeff Zucker on his admiration for The West Wing and its success

Jeff Zucker on how Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip suffered because it premiered at the same time as 30 Rock, another NBC show that took place behind the scenes of a late night sketch comedy show