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On directing the TV movie The Legend of the Golden Gun; on the nuances of directing TV movies and miniseries; on how casting has changed throughout his career; on handling actors who don’t meet expectations, including on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman; on how the lead actor sets the tone

On working with musicians as guest stars, including Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson; on working with Donald P. Bellisario on Magnum, P.I. and Airwolf; on producing and directing Airwolf and working with Jan-Michael Vincent on the show; on how dangerous the Airwolf set could be

On directing Frank Sinatra on Magnum, P.I.; on directing Cicely Tyson on B.L. Stryker; on working with Burt Reynolds on B.L. Stryker and becoming good friends with him (Ed. note: Mr. Levi would like to correct that in his story about Cicely Tyson, she was in a scene with Burt Reynolds, not Tom)

On directing Quantum Leap; on producing and directing Columbo; on working with Peter Falk; on casting his wife, Peter Falk’s wife, and Dabney Coleman together for an episode of Columbo

On how he likes to use the camera for mysteries; on directing the “Death and Taxes” episode of Magnum, P.I., on directing the TV movie Without Warning: Terror in the Towers on the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center

Alan J. Levi on the directing the TV movie The Legend of the Golden Gun

Alan J. Levi on the directing the TV movie The Legend of the Golden Gun

Alan J. Levi on having more control when directing a TV movie compared to episodic television

Alan J. Levi on his experience directing miniseries

Alan J. Levi on his approach to filming mysteries

Alan J. Levi on working on Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

Alan J. Levi on working with Don P. Bellisario on Magnum, P.I. 

Alan J. Levi on working with Don P. Bellisario on Magnum, P.I. 

Alan J. Levi on working on Airwolf

Alan J. Levi on directing an episode of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Alan J. Levi on directing the  "Winner Takes All" episode of B.L. Stryker (Ed. note: Mr. Levi would like to correct that in this story Cicely Tyson was in a scene with Burt Reynolds, not Tom)

Alan J. Levi on directing Quantum Leap

Alan J. Levi on directing an episode of Columbo

Alan J. Levi on Jane Seymour addressing a guest actress who couldn't get her lines right when shooting an episode of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Alan J. Levin on working with Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Alan J. Levin on working with Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Alan J. Levi on directing various shows for Donald P. Bellisario, including Magnum P.I.

Alan J. Levi on working with Jan-Michael Vincent on Airwolf

Alan J. Levi on directing Frank Sinatra on Magnum, P.I.

Alan J. Levi on directing Cicely Tyson on an episode of B.L. Stryker called "Winner Takes All" (Ed. note: Mr. Levi would like to correct that in this story Cicely Tyson was in a scene with Burt Reynolds, not Tom)

Alan J. Levi on Burt Reynolds getting angry with him on the set of B.L. Stryker and becoming close friends with him afterward

Alan J. Levi on working with Peter Falk in Columbo and his personality being the same as his character's personality

Alan J. Levi on casting his wife, Sondra Currie, Peter Falk's wife, Shera Danese, and Dabney Coleman for the "Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star" episode of Columbo 

Alan J. Levi on casting his wife, Sondra Currie, Peter Falk's wife, Shera Danese, and Dabney Coleman for the "Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star" episode of Columbo 

Alan J. Levi on casting his wife, Sondra Currie, Peter Falk's wife, Shera Danese, and Dabney Coleman for the "Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star" episode of Columbo