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Michael Eisner on meeting who he thought was Leonard Goldberg when getting hired at ABC; it turns out it was really Barry Diller! (he was Goldberg's assistant at the time) 55:52
Interview: Michael Eisner | Person: Leonard Goldberg
Michael Eisner on meeting who he thought was Leonard Goldberg when getting hired at ABC; it turns out it was really Barry Diller! (he was Goldberg's assistant at the time) 55:52
Interview: Michael Eisner | Person: Barry Diller
Michael Eisner on his theory of how to make an effective change in television programming and his impact in that field. "Take a job where you can't fall off the floor" 37:53
Interview: Michael Eisner | Profession: Television Executive
Michael Eisner realizing the need to be both commercially successfull and seriously responsible as a programming executive 33:37
Interview: Michael Eisner | Profession: Television Executive
Michael Eisner on learning he'd double his salary at ABC- at $140/week! 00:49
Interview: Michael Eisner
Michael Eisner on his theory of how to make an effective change in television programming 37:53
Interview: Michael Eisner
Michael Eisner on ABC starting to air first-run movies on ABC 00:36
Interview: Michael Eisner | Show: ABC Sunday Movie, The
Michael Eisner on producing Feelin' Groovy at Marine World for ABC 46:14
Interview: Michael Eisner | Show: Feelin' Groovy at Marine World
On balancing commercial programming with educational programming while running children's programming at ABC; introducing the Jackson Five 32:20
Interview: Michael Eisner | Show: Jackson 5ive
On working on General Hospital for ABC as Vice-President of Daytime programming in 1969; adding One Life to Live and All my Children to the roster to create the schedule; on how he began buying shows for ABC; how Soapnet came about 59:39
Interview: Michael Eisner
On ABC's Movie of the Week; "it was the beginning of some consciousness in that era" 51:45
Interview: Michael Eisner
On what he saw as unethical business practice in letting the older generation go when he was a young executive at ABC 47:00
Interview: Michael Eisner
Michael Eisner on "The Ted Fetter problem" which he describes as network policy to not have a pension or retirement plan in place when letting people go; and his disdain for this business practice 46:53
Interview: Michael Eisner | Person: Ted Fetter
Michael Eisner on first meeting Fred Silverman at CBS who tried to explain to him Hollywood Squares by just playing him the audio; he would later compete with him after going to ABC 41:26
Interview: Michael Eisner | Person: Fred Silverman
Michael Eisner on the development of Happy Days; the pilot didn't have Henry Winkler as Fonzie; on casting that role; how his character helped the show 01:41
Interview: Michael Eisner | Person: Henry Winkler
Michael Eisner on how unqualified he was to program daytime for ABC when he became VP of Daytime Programming in 1969 58:36
Interview: Michael Eisner
Michael Eisner how Soapnet came about in terms of ABC owning the shows it put on-air 56:47
Interview: Michael Eisner
Michael Eisner on how ABC's Movie of the Week came about "it was the beginning of some consciousness in that era" 50:19
Interview: Michael Eisner
Michael Eisner on the early days of ABC Movie of the week, such as That Certain Summer with Hal Holbrook, "it was the beginning of some consciousness in that era" 49:10
Interview: Michael Eisner | Show: That Certain Summer
Michael Eisner on the development of Happy Day s; on casting Fonzie 05:08
Interview: Michael Eisner | Show: Happy Days
Michael Eisner on how Happy Days almost didn't get greenlit because network research said "the 50s won't work"; Eisner didn't believe in research 03:35
Interview: Michael Eisner | Show: Happy Days
Michael Eisner on the development of Happy Days; the pilot didn't have Henry Winkler as Fonzie; on casting that role 01:41
Interview: Michael Eisner | Show: Happy Days
Michael Eisner on the theories of ownership of programs on the major networks in the 1960s 54:30
Interview: Michael Eisner | Topic: Television Industry
On how television has/ has not changed; on advice to aspiring television executives 03:29
Interview: Michael Eisner
On the role of "television" in the future and where he sees it going 01:34
Interview: Michael Eisner
Michael Eisner on advice to an aspiring television executive "get your ass in the door" 58:46
Interview: Michael Eisner | Profession: Television Executive
Michael Eisner on advice to an aspiring television executive "get your ass in the door" 02:31
Interview: Michael Eisner
Michael Eisner on who will change the shape of television in the future- the people who can tell a story 00:21
Interview: Michael Eisner