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Garry Shandling

The Late Garry Shandling

 Thu, 03/31/2016 June Gloom hung in the sky as I frantically paced back and forth at the foot of a driveway of a beautiful home in Brentwood. I was supposed to be interviewing Garry Shandling for the Archive of American Television, and he was late. Very late. And I was starting to get nervous. Yes, I’d been a fan of Shandling since I was a kid. I always looked forward to his guest-hosting of The Tonight Show , and his appearing on the show as a guest with either Johnny Carson or Joan Rivers . My great regard...
Hugh Wilson

Baby, Have You Ever Wondered, Who Created WKRP? (It's Hugh Wilson!)

 Wed, 02/17/2016 He created WKRP in Cincinnati , Frank's Place , and The Famous Teddy Z . He also co-wrote and directed the film "Police Academy." He's Hugh Wilson , and his two-hour Archive interview is now online! Wilson started out in advertising before transitioning to TV. He got his start in the business at MTM Enterprises and was soon writing for The Bob Newhart Show and The Tony Randall Show , but it was a program that he'd create on his own that really allowed him to make his mark. Wilson decided to set...
Cheers' Sam and Diane

Valentine’s Schmalentines: Television’s Volatile Relationships

 Fri, 02/12/2016 In honor of Valentine’s Day, I figured I’d write about some of television’s famous relationships. But let’s face it, happily ever after is not all that interesting, especially when it’s in a series that is running 100+ episodes. To make it compelling you need some acrimony, some yelling, some break ups. Let’s take a look at some of television’s more volatile relationships. Up until the ‘80s, most television love stories were about couples whose relationships had already been established off-...
G.E. Smith

Live From New York, It's G.E. Smith!

 Fri, 02/05/2016 I grew up worshiping Saturday Night Live . I loved me some Church Lady, some Wayne and Garth, some Hans & Franz. My sister and I used to dance around doing "Sprockets" while we cleared the dinner table. And nothing was better than watching that killer guitarist with the floppy blond hair rock out before a commercial break like he was having the time of his life. (I know you can picture him.) If you had told my tween self that I would one day get to interview that pony-tailed cool cat, I...