William Blinn on how he came to adapt Brian's Song for television
William Blinn on the title Brian's Song, and on adapting the story
William Blinn on James Caan as "Brian Piccolo" in Brian's Song
William Blinn on talking to the real-life people who inspired Brian's Song
William Blinn on the reaction to Brian's Song, and on dealing with the racial aspect of the story
William Blinn on expanding on the short article from which Brian's Song was adapted
William Blinn on winning an Emmy Award for Brian's Song
William Blinn on the legacy of Brian's Song
William Blinn on adapting Eight Is Enough for television, and on casting the show
William Blinn on the concept and stories of Eight Is Enough
William Blinn on the death of Diana Hyland, who played the original wife on Eight Is Enough
William Blinn on Mark Hamill leaving Eight Is Enough after the pilot episode, and on Betty Buckley joining the cast
William Blinn on the end of Eight Is Enough
William Blinn on adapting Fame for television
William Blinn on a typical workweek on Fame
William Blinn on working with Debbie Allen on Fame, and on the process of making an episode
William Blinn on the budget of Fame, and on Gene Anthony Ray as "LeRoy"
William Blinn on Fame being cancelled by NBC and going into first-run syndication
William Blinn on the influence of Fame, and on dealing with cast changes on the show
William Blinn on Debbie Allen as "Lydia Grant" on Fame, and on his leaving the show
William Blinn on the genesis of Roots and on working with Alex Haley
William Blinn on witnessing Alex Haley tell the story of his family to audiences, and on the challenges of writing the screenplay for Roots and on Alex Haley's input
William Blinn on being on the set of Roots while it filmed
William Blinn on working with Alex Haley on Roots, and on the research that went into the show
William Blinn on the "Captain Davies" character in Roots, played by Edward Asner, and on the "Anne Reynolds" character played by Sandy Duncan
William Blinn on the main themes of Roots
William Blinn on Richard Roundtree playing a difficult scene in Roots as "Sam Bennett"
William Blinn on Roots producers David Wolper and Stan Margulies and his making suggests for directors and cast
William Blinn on some of his decisions in adapting Roots, and on the other writers on the show including Ernest Kinoy
William Blinn on the then-new miniseries format that Roots was presented in, and on the "My name is Toby" scene
William Blinn on dramatic license taken in Roots
William Blinn on Roots and network censorship
William Blinn on specific scenes in Roots
William Blinn on the casting of Roots
William Blinn on LeVar Burton as younger "Kunta Kinte" on Roots
William Blinn on his criticisms of Roots, and on the success of the show
William Blinn on public reaction to Roots
William Blinn on the legacy of Roots
William Blinn on creating Starsky and Hutch
William Blinn on the pilot of Starsky and Hutch and the relationship between the lead characters
William Blinn on "Starsky's" car on Starsky and Hutch and casting the lead roles
William Blinn on his input casting the lead roles on Starsky and Hutch
William Blinn on "Huggy Bear" on Starsky and Hutch
William Blinn on Starsky and Hutch going to series and the success of the pilot episode
William Blinn on the chemistry between Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul on Starsky and Hutch and the actors fighting for better scripts
William Blinn on having little control over the scripts on Starsky and Hutch
William Blinn on the 2004 feature film version of Starsky and Hutch
William Blinn on Paul Michael Glaser as "Starsky" on Starsky and Hutch
William Blinn on how he came to have the film rights of Starsky and Hutch