TV Confidential with Ed Robertson

TVC 558.6: Stage, film, and television actor Tony Winters talks to Ed about making his directorial debut in a recent episode of Two Degrees: The Series; playing the hard-as-nails Assistant Coach in the bestselling videogames NBA 2K 15 and NBA 2K 16; and the day he met his idol, Sidney Poitier, on the set of the movie Sneakers. Tony can be seen in the pilot episode of the new Showtime series Yellowjackets, which premieres on Sunday, Nov. 14. He also has a key role as an NCAA executive in the feature motion National Champions, which opens in theaters on Wednesday, Nov. 24. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 557.2: James Rosin, publisher of The Many Faces of Nehemiah, continues his discussion with Ed about the stage, screen and television career of his cousin, actor Nehemiah Persoff. Jim is scheduled to appear at the Williamsburg Nostalgia Fest, Nov. 11 through Nov. 13 in Williamsburg, VA. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 557.2: James Rosin, publisher of The Many Faces of Nehemiah, continues his discussion with Ed about the stage, screen and television career of his cousin, actor Nehemiah Persoff. Jim is scheduled to appear at the Williamsburg Nostalgia Fest, Nov. 11 through Nov. 13 in Williamsburg, VA. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 556.3: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Phil Rosenzweig, professor at both Harvard Business School and IMD business school, and the author of Reginald Rose and The Journey of 12 Angry Men—the first biography of Reginald Rose, one of the first great voices in television, and the screenwriter and producer of 12 Angry Men (1957), the iconic motion picture starring Henry Fonda that began as a one-hour drama for that Rose wrote for the CBS anthology series Westinghouse Studio One. Topics this segment include some of the differences between the movie and the original TV production, including the back story of one of the most famous scenes in the movie. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 557.4: Ed, Tony, and Donna welcome back Louise Sorel, the actress known around the world as Vivian Alamain on Days of Our Lives. When she visited us earlier this year, Louise mentioned that she was working on several writing projects, including a series of essays about New York. She shares a few of those works during this segment. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 557.5: Louise Sorel pays tribute to actors Joseph Mascolo and Peggy McCay, two of her longtime colleagues on Days of Our Lives. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 557.6: Greg Ehrbar discusses the DVD release of The Halloween Tree, the 1993 animated feature produced by Hanna-Barbera, based on the short story by Ray Bradbury and featuring the voice of Leonard Nimoy. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 470.2: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the original broadcast of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (CBS, 1966). Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 470.3: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss how celebrating Halloween has changed in our culture since the original broadcast of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, and how Roseanne helped usher in the current tradition of prime time sitcoms having a Halloween episode every year as part of its network order. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 556.1: Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Geoffrey Mark joins us to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the premiere of I Love Lucy and the legacy of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Geoff’s forthcoming book The New Lucy Book is a comprehensive look at the career of Lucille Ball on television, radio, stage, and film. Geoff also hosts Geoffrey Mark Plays Ella, a new radio show that celebrates the music of the First Lady of Song. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 556.2: Ed welcomes Phil Rosenzweig, professor of organizational behavior at IMD business school, and the author of Reginald Rose and The Journey of 12 Angry Men—the first biography of Reginald Rose, one of the first great voices in television, and the screenwriter and producer of 12 Angry Men (1957), the iconic motion picture starring Henry Fonda that only continues to touch audiences all over the world, but has been used by many schools for its depiction of group dynamics and human relations, its use of rhetoric, and its portrayal of ordinary citizens reaching a just verdict. Topics this segment include how Rose was among the first writers to use television drama as a platform to present topical issues to the American public, and how Rose arguably understood television better than any of his contemporaries. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 556.3: Phil Rosenzweig, author of Reginald Rose and The Journey of 12 Angry Men, talks to Ed about how Henry Fonda became attached to the 1957 movie version of 12 Angry Men; why Fonda’s character, Juror No. 8, was a great fit for the actor; and how the movie cemented television plays as a legitimate source for motion picture adaptation. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 556.4: Part 2 of a conversation that began on our last program with actress, teacher and monologist Veronica Redd. Fans of The Young and the Restless know Veronica as the second of two actresses to play Mamie Johnson, while fans of The Jeffersons know her for her lead role in “Once a Friend,” the groundbreaking episode that marked one of the first portrayals of a transgender person on network television. Topics this segment include how Veronica came to join the cast of Y&R and the important role that casting directors played in her life and career when she first came to Hollywood. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 556.5: Ed welcomes back singer, actress, producer, and comedienne Kat Kramer (Turnover, Child of the ’70s). After returning to stand-up comedy earlier this year, Kat will perform a special Halloween-themed comedy show at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Friday, Oct. 29—an event that, in many respects, will bring her career full circle. See the events page at TheHollywoodRoosevelt.com for tickets and more information. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TVC 556.6: Award-winning singer, actress, producer, and comedienne Kat Kramer talks to Ed about being the opening act for Milton Berle early in her career, and her experience writing and performing comedy as part of a duo. Also in this segment: Kat pays tribute to her dear friend Ed Asner. Kat will perform a special Halloween-themed comedy show at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Friday, Oct. 29. See the events page at TheHollywoodRoosevelt.com for tickets and more information. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of our program. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: https://www.advertisecast.com/TVConfidentialAradiotalkshowabout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices