Blog Post Emmy magazine features interviewee Paris Barclay Pick up the latest copy of emmy to read an excerpt from our interview with television director Paris Barclay, where he discusses his early experiences in theater and music videos, through his acclaimed work over the last two decades in television drama. He comments on his work as a guest director...
Blog Post New "Password" on CBS-- Watch Original Show Creator Bob Stewart's Archive Interview Online CBS has launched a new nighttime version of the classic game show Password , with Regis Philbin. The Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production started in CBS daytime on October 2, 1961, created by game show guru Bob Stewart, who the Archive interviewed in 1998. Allen Ludden was the show's host and it was...
Blog Post Producer Robert Justman Has Died -- Archive Interview Online Robert Justman, who was an associate producer of the original Star Trek series and co-authored a definitive volume on the series ( Inside Star Trek: The Real Story ) has died at the age of 81. Robert Justman's four hour interview is available online. Click here to access. Interview description :...
Blog Post Beloved Comedian Harvey Korman Has Died-- Archive Interview Online Harvey Korman, known for his work as a regular on The Carol Burnett Show and in the films of Mel Brooks, has died at the age of 81. The Archive interviewed Korman together with his frequent comedy partner Tim Conway in 2004. Harvey Korman was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts &...
Blog Post 60 Years Ago-- "We, the People" Ushered in the Radio-Television Simulcast In the early days of television as radio remained the dominant medium and television looked to make its foothold, several early shows were done as simulcasts on both mediums. We, the People was the first (on June 1, 1948) followed soon thereafter by such top radio radio shows as Arthur Godfrey Time...
Blog Post "Star Trek" Fanfare Composer Alexander "Sandy" Courage Has Died at Age 88 -- Archive Interview Online Alexander Courage won an Emmy Award as principal arranger for the ABC special Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas and was a nominee for his work on Medical Center . Mr. Courage was interviewed in 2000 by TV's Greatest Hits author Jon Burlingame. Jon Burlingame has authored a tribute to the...
Blog Post Legendary Dancer Cyd Charisse Has Died Archive interviewee Cyd Charisse, who appeared in such classic MGM musicals as Singin' in the Rain and The Band Wagon , and hosted her own NBC variety series Meet Cyd Charisse, has died at age 87. Charisse and husband Tony Martin also appeared on many variety series on television including The...
Blog Post Get Smart on the Big Screen Steve Carell has filled the shoe phone of Maxwell Smart, Agent 86, made famous by Don Adams in the 1965-70 series, for the new Get Smart movie. Although, sadly, we missed interviewing Don Adams by that much, would you believe we have interviews with executive producer Leonard Stern, producer Jay...
Blog Post "I Dream of Jeannie" Season Five on DVD With the release of season five, the complete run of I Dream of Jeannie is now available on DVD. The 1965-70 sitcom about a 2,000 year-old genie in the form of Barbara Eden and her exploits with "master" Major Anthony Nelson (Larry Hagman) has become one of the most beloved of sitcoms. Variety...
