Recent Articles February 12, 2016 Valentine’s Schmalentines: Television’s Volatile Relationships 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 February 5, 2016 Live From New York, It's G.E. Smith! 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 February 3, 2016 Remembering Bob Elliott The comedian passes away at the age of 92. January 27, 2016 Our Day with “Laverne” & “Shirley” - All Our Dreams Come True All our dreams came true one summer day when we got a call from the Archive of American Television asking us if we wanted to interview not just “Laverne” OR “Shirley” but “Laverne” AND “Shirley.” January 26, 2016 Spin-offs: The Good, The Bad, and "The Tortellis" One thing remains constant in the ever-changing landscape of American Television: where there’s a successful series, there is always the possibility of a spin-off. The temptation to remove a January 15, 2016 "Hill Street Blues" Turns 35 (And You Still Know The Theme Song By Heart) It was a gritty cop show. It had one of the catchiest title songs of all time. And today it turns 35. MTM's police drama Hill Street Blues debuted on January 15, 1981, and we've been humming its January 5, 2016 Remembering George Clayton Johnson The writer passes away at the age of 86. December 17, 2015 Archive Perspectives: Andy Kaufman as Tony Clifton While cataloging interviews for The Archive of American Television, I hear about some topics from different perspectives. For example, we have Meta Rosenberg, Roy Huggins, and James Garner all December 2, 2015 The Many Roles of Judith Light Perhaps you know her as "Shelley Pfefferman" on Transparent, as "Angela Bower" on Who's The Boss?, or as "Karen Wolek" on One Life to Live. Or maybe you recognize her from her stage work in "Wit" or November 25, 2015 Remembering David Canary We're sad to learn that actor David Canary passed away from natural causes on November 16, 2015 at the age of 77. Canary was best known for playing the dual role of twins "Adam Chandler" and "Stuart November 8, 2015 Happy 101st Birthday, Norman Lloyd! Acting, directing, producing - longevity in any one of these endeavors is impressive. Norman Lloyd has flourished in all three. The sheer number of credits to his name are staggering by any measure November 6, 2015 The Archive’s Funny Ladies In the course of working for the Archive, I encounter our interviewees talking about just about every genre imaginable, from drama, to animation, to service shows (that would be your Julia Childs and November 5, 2015 Remembering George Barris We're sad to learn that custom car designer George Barris passed away this morning at the age of 89. Barris started out customizing his own cars as a teenager and participating in the street-racing November 2, 2015 Remembering Howard A. Anderson, Jr. We're sad to learn that visual effects specialist Howard A. Anderson, Jr. passed away on September 27, 2015 at the age of 95. Anderson started working at his father's special effects company, The September 16, 2015 Jon Hamm talks Mad Men, Don v. Dick, Hamm's Ham, and more! He has piqued our curiosity since first sauntering into the offices of Sterling-Cooper in 1961 (our 2007). Eight Emmy nominations later, the actor sat with the Archive for a two-hour interivew about Pagination « « First ‹ ‹ Previous … 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 … › Next › » Last »
February 12, 2016 Valentine’s Schmalentines: Television’s Volatile Relationships 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
February 5, 2016 Live From New York, It's G.E. Smith! 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
January 27, 2016 Our Day with “Laverne” & “Shirley” - All Our Dreams Come True All our dreams came true one summer day when we got a call from the Archive of American Television asking us if we wanted to interview not just “Laverne” OR “Shirley” but “Laverne” AND “Shirley.”
January 26, 2016 Spin-offs: The Good, The Bad, and "The Tortellis" One thing remains constant in the ever-changing landscape of American Television: where there’s a successful series, there is always the possibility of a spin-off. The temptation to remove a
January 15, 2016 "Hill Street Blues" Turns 35 (And You Still Know The Theme Song By Heart) It was a gritty cop show. It had one of the catchiest title songs of all time. And today it turns 35. MTM's police drama Hill Street Blues debuted on January 15, 1981, and we've been humming its
December 17, 2015 Archive Perspectives: Andy Kaufman as Tony Clifton While cataloging interviews for The Archive of American Television, I hear about some topics from different perspectives. For example, we have Meta Rosenberg, Roy Huggins, and James Garner all
December 2, 2015 The Many Roles of Judith Light Perhaps you know her as "Shelley Pfefferman" on Transparent, as "Angela Bower" on Who's The Boss?, or as "Karen Wolek" on One Life to Live. Or maybe you recognize her from her stage work in "Wit" or
November 25, 2015 Remembering David Canary We're sad to learn that actor David Canary passed away from natural causes on November 16, 2015 at the age of 77. Canary was best known for playing the dual role of twins "Adam Chandler" and "Stuart
November 8, 2015 Happy 101st Birthday, Norman Lloyd! Acting, directing, producing - longevity in any one of these endeavors is impressive. Norman Lloyd has flourished in all three. The sheer number of credits to his name are staggering by any measure
November 6, 2015 The Archive’s Funny Ladies In the course of working for the Archive, I encounter our interviewees talking about just about every genre imaginable, from drama, to animation, to service shows (that would be your Julia Childs and
November 5, 2015 Remembering George Barris We're sad to learn that custom car designer George Barris passed away this morning at the age of 89. Barris started out customizing his own cars as a teenager and participating in the street-racing
November 2, 2015 Remembering Howard A. Anderson, Jr. We're sad to learn that visual effects specialist Howard A. Anderson, Jr. passed away on September 27, 2015 at the age of 95. Anderson started working at his father's special effects company, The
September 16, 2015 Jon Hamm talks Mad Men, Don v. Dick, Hamm's Ham, and more! He has piqued our curiosity since first sauntering into the offices of Sterling-Cooper in 1961 (our 2007). Eight Emmy nominations later, the actor sat with the Archive for a two-hour interivew about
