Blog Post Remembering John J. Lloyd We're sad to hear of the passing of Production Designer John J. Lloyd , who died recently at the age of 92. Lloyd served as the designer on 137 episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents , designed for The Munsters (he developed the rising stairs seen in the original intro to the show), and established...
Blog Post Why We Love An Underdog: Stephen J. Cannell Stephen J. Cannell : writer, show creator ( The Rockford Files , The A-Team , 21 Jump Street , The Greatest American Hero ), and dyslexic. School was always rough for him, but that didn't stop him from a career as a scribe: And as for how his dyslexia affected his writing: "I always kind of viewed...
Blog Post The Story Behind "The Carol Burnett Show's" Most Famous Blooper It's one of THE best bloopers of all time. It involves a "Mama" sketch, Tim Conway , and one of the best zingers ever. We'll let Vicki Lawrence tell the rest of the story. Here's the sketch itself. Prepare yourself. It doesn't get much better than that.
Blog Post Feel Good Friday: Why TV Matters The Cosby Show was a hit in the 1980s. It was well-written and acted, socially conscious and entertaining, and made an awful lot of people want to be part of the Huxtable clan. Mrs. Huxtable herself, Phylicia Rashad , shared another reason the program was important - something she learned directly...
Blog Post Food For Thought Knowledge can be fun. Just ask TV chef/host Alton Brown , whose program Good Eats was part cooking show, part chemistry lesson, and part sketch comedy. More fun from the guy who called his show a mix of "Julia Child, Mr. Wizard, and Monty Python" here .
Blog Post The Seinfeld Chronicles: No Elaine, No Gain So Jerry Seinfeld's manager George Shapiro has some talks with NBC. Then Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David chat about what they'd do if they had a TV show. Yadda yadda yadda, you get Seinfeld . Well, here's the yadda explained: how 25 years ago, the relatively unsuccessful pilot "The Seinfeld...
Blog Post Remembering Bob Costello We're sad to hear of the recent passing of producer Bob Costello , who died on May 30, 2014 at the age of 93. Costello began his career as a production manager at NBC in 1951, working on live shows like Mr. Peepers . He served as an associate producer on the sitcom Bonino , and moved up to the role...
Blog Post Remembering James Garner We're sad to hear of the passing of actor James Garner , who died at the age of 86 on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at his home in Los Angeles, CA. Garner started out in entertainment as an actor/model and got his first break on Broadway in "The Cain Mutiny." His first big television role came when he...
Blog Post Being Julia (Louis-Dreyfus) She's the reason the phrase "dance like Elaine" means something amazingly horrifying and hilarious. She's a seasoned improv actor, plus a pro at scripted series. And she's a four-time Emmy winner. Julia Louis-Dreyfus has been making us laugh for decades with her roles on Saturday Night Live ,...
Blog Post What "The Big Bang Theory" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Have In Common You probably know that Chuck Lorre co-created The Big Bang Theory , Two And a Half Men , and Mike & Molly . But did you know that he also co-wrote the theme song to the 1987 cartoon version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ? Curious as to how he came up with the catchy tune? Here's the song. Be...
