Interviewees discuss classic episodes of television dramas.
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“We did a thing at the Palladium and the Queen Mother - it was her 80th birthday - and I came backstage to meet her and she says, ‘I don’t suppose you could tell me who shot J.R.?’ I said, ‘No, ma’am. Not even for you.'" - Larry Hagman, Actor
Highlights

Larry Hagman on the infamous "Who shot J.R.?" storyline of Dallas

Neil Travis on editing "Kunta Kinte's" capture in part one of Roots

Dorothy Fontana on Star Trek's creation of aliens using "the Horta" from "The Devil in the Dark" episode as an example

Edie Falco on the finale of The Sopranos

Sharon Gless on the controversial Cagney & Lacey episode "The City is Burning" and her character's sometimes offensive attitudes

Jon Hamm on going to dark places while playing "Don Draper" on Mad Men and how "Don's" journey ends in the final episode (the Coca-Cola commercial)
Who Talked about This Topic
Chris Albrecht
Chris Albrecht on the ending of The Sopranos
Alan A. Armer
Alan Armer on the finale of The Fugitive, and on how it was received
Charles Cappleman
Charles Cappleman on his duties as a stage manager, and on working on Climax! and Playhouse 90
Ane Crabtree
Ane Crabtree on "Tony Soprano's" robe in The Sopranos pilot and on "Tony" feeding the ducks
Edie Falco
Edie Falco on the finale of The Sopranos
Dorothy C. Fontana
Dorothy Fontana on Star Trek's creation of aliens using "the Horta" from "The Devil in the Dark" episode as an example
Tom Fontana
Tom Fontana on his favorite St. Elsewhere episodes and the finale of the show
Tom Fontana on the Homicide: Life on the Street episode "The Subway"
Sandra Gimpel
Sandra Gimpel on playing the Salt Vampire on the Star Trek episode "The Man Trap"
Lesli Linka Glatter
Lesli Linka Glatter on directing the classic Mad Men episode "Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency"
Sharon Gless
Sharon Gless on presenting alcoholism in the two-part "Turn Turn Turn" episode on Cagney & Lacey, and winning an Emmy for it
Sharon Gless on the controversial Cagney & Lacey episode "The City is Burning" and her character's sometimes offensive attitudes
Sharon Gless and Cagney & Lacey executive producer Barney Rosenzweig on developing the theme of alcoholism for "Christine Cagney" and her father on the show
Larry Hagman
Larry Hagman on the infamous "Who shot J.R.?" storyline of Dallas
Jon Hamm
Jon Hamm on going to dark places while playing "Don Draper" on Mad Men and how "Don's" journey ends in the final episode (the Coca-Cola commercial)
Jeffrey Hayden
Jeffrey Hayden on Quincy's plots, including the episode "Seldom Silent, Never Heard," that influenced the passing of the Orphan Drug Act (ODA)
Elodie Keene
Elodie Keene on directing Claire Danes and Jared Leto on My So-Called Life
Norman Lloyd
Norman Lloyd on directing the Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "The Jar"
Norman Lloyd on what he thought of the final episode of St. Elsewhere
William H. Macy
William H. Macy on the live episode of ER
Richard Matheson
Richard Matheson on writing for The Lawman, including the suspenseful "Thirty Minutes"
Richard Matheson on The Twilight Zone episodes "Nick of Time" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," both of which starred William Shatner
Richard Matheson on the Twilight Zone episode "Little Girl Lost" and how real life inspired the story
Richard Matheson on his surprise that The Twilight Zone episode "The Invaders" has become a classic
Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Nimoy on his creation of "Mr. Spock's" Vulcan salute and its use in the episode "Amok Time"
Leonard Nimoy on the Star Trek episode "The Devil in the Dark," and "Spock's" mind meld ability
Cliff Robertson
Cliff Robertson on the classic Twilight Zone episode "The Dummy" (SPOILERS!)
Barney Rosenzweig
Sharon Gless and Barney Rosenzweig on developing the theme of alcoholism for "Christine Cagney" and her father on Cagney and Lacey
Maxine Stuart
Maxine Stuart on [SPOILER ALERT!] The Twilight Zone: "Eye of the Beholder" and the irony in the show's casting, considering the show's message about conformity
Neil Travis
Neil Travis on editing "Kunta Kinte's" capture in part one of Roots
Timothy Van Patten
Timothy Van Patten on his "story by" credit for the "Pine Barrens" episode of The Sopranos
Terence Winter
Terence Winter on the series finale of The Sopranos