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Darren Star

A Darren Starry Night

 Thu, 04/14/2016 Brenda: I like your butt. I mean bike. Dylan: Thanks. Hop on. My bike, that is. It doesn't get any better than that. When I was in junior high, a Brenda Walsh and Dylan McKay exchange like that made my night, my week, my year. As a young girl dreaming of the day when I would have my first boyfriend, I got to live vicariously through the beautiful banter of Beverly Hills, 90210's star couple. (I was livid when Kelly and Dylan started getting together. It was wrong. Just plain wrong.) I was aware...
Nina Tassler

Nina Tassler’s Interview Is A Master Class In The TV Business

 Tue, 04/05/2016 We were excited, and yes, maybe even a little bit nervous, for the chance to sit with network executive Nina Tassler for a few hours for the Archive of American Television. After all, this was one of the most powerful people in television. But what unfolded felt less like an interview and more like a master class in the TV business. Here was a woman who had gone from an aspiring actress to Chairman of CBS Entertainment. We were fascinated to learn her keys to successfully navigating the...
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...