Blog Post A Whistleblower in Springfield: "The Simpsons" 500th Episode It started as a series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987. It's now the winner of 27 primetime Emmys, has been licensed in more than 100 countries, been syndicated domestically for 18 years, is the longest-running American sitcom in television history, and beat out Gunsmoke to become the...
Blog Post Chuck Lorre: From Songwriter to Showrunner You probably know that Chuck Lorre is the co-creator of Two and a Half Men , Mike and Molly , and The Big Bang Theory . You may not know that he also wrote the Debbie Harry song, "French Kissin' in the U.S.A." and co-wrote the theme song to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . He is a man of many talents...
Blog Post Rita Moreno To Receive Jackie Robinson Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award Tonight Archive interviewee Rita Moreno will receive the Lifetime Achievement ROBIE Award from the Jackie Robinson Foundation. The ceremony will take place at New York's Waldorf Astoria hotel at 6:30pm, with Bill Cosby as host. The ROBIE Awards recognize "individuals who embody the humanitarian...
Blog Post "NYPD Blue"/"L.A. Law" Creator Steven Bochco is Back! Writer/producer Steven Bochco ( Hill Street Blues , L.A. Law ) is returning to television! Bochco is partnering with Toronto-based Entertainment One to produce the one-hour sci-fi drama Evolution , a program set three million years in the future, showcasing a "Darwinian struggle for innovation and...
Blog Post Bob Mackie on Divas, Dresses, and More! Bob Mackie ’s name alone conjures up certain iconic celebrities: Cher, Carol Burnett, Barbie... In his Archive interview, Mackie talks about the many incredible stars for whom he’s designed, including Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli and Elton John, and discusses how he not only loves designing flashy...
Blog Post "Mad Men" Returns When we left off with Mad Men at the end of Season 4, Don Draper had just proposed to his new secretary, Megan; Joan was pregnant (seemingly with Roger's baby), and Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce had just lost Lucky Strike as their biggest client. It's been nearly 2 years since we last saw the gang,...
Blog Post 2012 TV Summit: Despite the Platforms, Audiences Matter It's no secret that people now have multiple platforms on which to consume media. From phones and tablets, to Roku and gaming consoles, the once-dominant TV set/broadcast audience is now splintered more than ever. What still remains elusive is how to effectively program for and market these...
Blog Post She Made it After All: "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" Ended 35 Years Ago "It's a long way to Tipperary, It's a long way to go. It's a long way to Tipperary To the sweetest girl I know! Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square! It's a long long way to Tipperary, But my heart's right there." The final episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show did something rather novel:...
Blog Post Would You Believe We Interviewed "Get Smart's" Barbara Feldon? She played Maxwell Smart's better half on the beloved spy spoof Get Smart in the 1960s. As "Agent 99", Barbara Feldon (who celebrates her birthday today, March 12th) helped her bumbling partner defeat the forces of KAOS: "an international organization of evil." Get Smart ran from 1965-1970, and...
Blog Post Congratulations to Newlywed Dick Van Dyke! Attention ladies: Dick Van Dyke is off the market! On Leap Day, February 29th, Van Dyke, 86, married his makeup artist, Arlene Silver, 40. Yes, it's a May-December romance, but before you're quick to judge, have a look at the happy couple as they belt out a rather famous TV theme song: What do you...
