Blog Post New Book Highlights the History of Television Taboos From the July 14th, 2006 Issue of Entertainment Weekly : Ten Things We Love This Week BOOKS 3. ' THEY'LL NEVER PUT THAT ON THE AIR ,' BY ALLAN NEUWIRTH From All in the Family to Seinfeld : Sharp analysis and firsthand anecdotes illuminate the stories behind TV's most taboo-busting comedies. The...
Blog Post D. C. Fontana's Archive of American Television Interview Is Now Online Writer D. C. Fontana's three-and-a-half hour Archive of American Television interview has been added to the online collection at Google Video. This video is Part 3 of D.C. Fontana's 7-part interview. In this segment, she speaks in-depth about her work on Star Trek . To access all segments, click...
Blog Post An Archive Staff Note Those of you who've watched our online interviews with Barbara Eden, Bob Mackie, Frances Reid, Phil Roman and Doris Singleton are already familiar with Jennifer Howard (pictured here with interviewee Doris Singleton, left), a staff researcher at the Archive of American Television who conducted...
Blog Post Stardate: 2006 Star Trek , the orginal series celebrates its 40th anniversary today! The series ran three years from September 8, 1966 to September 2, 1969. The Archive of American Television has interviewed several of the significant contributors to the series, including Captain James T. Kirk himself, William...
Blog Post 25 Years Ago Today: "Hill Street Blues" Swept the Emmy Awards On September 13, 1981, Hill Street Blues set the record for the most Emmy Awards ever won by a primetime show in one season: eight. The record would stand until The West Wing won nine Emmys in 2000. At the time, Hill Street Blues was one of the poorest-rated shows of the season (ranking 87 among 96...
Blog Post Classic "Sesame Street" Comes to DVD! Today sees the release of highlights from the early years of Sesame Street on DVD. This revolutionary children's show was developed by Joan Ganz Cooney and made its debut on November 10, 1969. The Archive of American Television has interviewed many of the key talents associated with this series...
Blog Post Religious Series Producer/Director Martin Hoade Has Died Religious series programmer Martin Hoade died on September 26 at the age of 90. Mr. Hoade was interviewed by Michael Rosen for the Archive of American Television on November 23, 2002. Martin Hoade on his shows: Was I interested in religious issues? No, I was just interested in the human condition...
Blog Post Happy Halloween! On November 11, 1960 the Twilight Zone aired "Eye of the Beholder," which would become one of the series' classic shows. Listen to actress Maxine Stuart relate her experiences, playing the woman under the bandages at 21 minutes into tape 1. Spoiler Alert! Click here to view Maxine Stuart's...
Blog Post AAT Staff Spotted! Dateline: Los Angeles The Archive of American Television staff was spotted heading for the Mystery Machine yesterday afternoon. Hope your Halloween was fun, too!
Blog Post Four Times 60 Minutes with Andy Rooney Andy Rooney was interviewed by the Archive of American Television for four hours on his career. Mr. Rooney has just put out a new book of essays collected in ten themed sections, entitled, "Out of My Mind." The 87-year-old Rooney, according to Booklist, responded to inquiries about when he will...
