TV Confidential with Ed Robertson

From November 2010: Ed and Tony welcome Ken Corday, executive producer of Days of Our Lives and the author of The Days of Our Lives: The True Story of One Family’s Dream and The Untold History of Days of Our Lives, a history of Days of Our Lives on television. This conversation originally aired on Nov. 8, 2010, the day that marked the 45th anniversary of the show's premiere on NBC. In this segment, Ken talks about the emotional connection that viewers of Days have to the hourglass logo and narration by Macdonald Carey that begins each episode, and why the show's opening will likely never change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From November 2010: Ed and Tony welcome Ken Corday, executive producer of Days of Our Lives and the author of The Days of Our Lives: The True Story of One Family’s Dream and The Untold History of Days of Our Lives, a history of Days of Our Lives on television that also pays tribute to his parents, Ted and Betty Corday, the creators and original executive producers of the series. Topics this segment includes how viewership of DOOL has often branched from one generation to another, and why the set of the show has always been a welcoming environment for actors. Our colleague Donna Allen appeared in more than twenty episodes of DOOL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From May 2012: Ed welcomes Mike Pingel, author of Channel Surfing: Wonder Woman, everything you wanted to know about the classic TV series from the 1970s starring Lynda Carter, including a detailed episode guide, information about the designs behind Wonder Woman’s various costumes, interviews with Lynda Carter, series producer Douglas S. Cramer, guest stars Joan Van Ark and Stella Stevens, and much, much more. Topics this segment include how Carter not only embraced the Wonder Woman character and made it her own, but was instrumental in creating the famous "spin transformation" that is now part of the Wonder Woman lore.  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 514.1: Screenwriter, filmmaker and TV and film historian Gary Gerani (Pumpkinhead, Vampirella, Fantastic Television) discusses the 50th anniversary Blu-ray release of Fear No Evil and Ritual of Evil, the highly acclaimed made-for-TV movies starring Louis Jourdan that not only were two of the first made-for-TV horror movies, but paved the way for such later supernatural TV efforts as The Sixth Sense, The Night Stalker, and The X Files. Fear No Evil and Ritual of Evil also marked Billy Goldenberg’s first works as a full-length film composer. 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 514.2: Screenwriter, filmmaker and TV and film historian Gary Gerani shares a few memories of his longtime friendship with Billy Goldenberg, the Emmy-winning composer who passed away earlier this year at age 84. Known for his work in television, including the early work of Steven Spielberg (Duel, the pilot for Night Gallery, and the premiere episode of Columbo), Goldenberg set the tone for the distinctive sounds of many TV shows and TV-movies throughout the 1970s and ’80s. Gary is currently editing a documentary about the Goldenberg’s life and career, plus he provides commentary for the 50th anniversary Blu-ray release of Fear No Evil and Ritual of Evil available from Kino Lorber. 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 514.3: Music and TV historian Geoffrey Mark joins Ed for a remembrance of singer/songwriters Helen Reddy and Mac Davis. Both artists changed music at a time, the 1970s, when pop music was somewhat schizophrenic. 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 514.4: Ed welcomes actress and documentary filmmaker Penny Peyser (All the President’s Men, The Tony Randall Show, The In-Laws, Crazy Like a Fox). Penny’s latest film, Stillpoint, offers viewers a window into the lives of members of a Zen community in Santa Cruz, California. 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 514.5: Actress and documentary filmmaker Penny Peyser and Ed discuss Trying to Get Good, her critically acclaimed portrait of trumpet player extraordinaire Jack Sheldon. 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 514.6: From April 2015: Ed welcomes Sylvia Resnick, longtime entertainment journalist and former staff editor for Rona Barrett’s Hollywood. Sylvia’s book The Evolution of the Hollywood Heartthrob profiles some of the greatest male heartthrobs in film and TV history, from Douglas Fairbanks and Rudolph Valentino, to Clark Gable, Errol Flynn, Chad Everett, Robert Redford and Burt Reynolds. 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

From October 2013: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss the many ways in which Miami Vice left its mark on network television. The original soundtrack for Miami Vice reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts on Nov. 2, 1985 and would remain No. 1 for the next eleven weeks. 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

From February 2012: Actress Sherry Jackson (Make Room for Daddy, Come Next Spring, Gunn) talks to Ed about working with Adam West and Frank Gorshin on Batman; with Jack Kelly and Maverick on Maverick; and how her stepfather, screenwriter Montgomery Pittman, helped her make the transition from child actress to grown-up actress by writing characters specifically for her. 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

From February 2012: Actor and author Henry Winkler tells Ed and Gary Snyder how he came to write the Ghost Buddy children's book series; how he channeled who he wanted to be when he played The Fonz on Happy Days; and why being "cool" as an adult means being comfortable in your own skin. Audio courtesy The Gary Snyder Show. 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 513.1: Game show historian Steve Beverly joins Ed as we pay tribute to Tom Kennedy, the legendary game show host who passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at age 93. Topics this segment include how Kennedy, born James Edward Narz (and the younger brother of fellow game show host Jack Narz), came to be known by his famous stage name.  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 513.2: Game show historian Steve Beverly talks to Ed about Tom Kennedy’s versatility as a game show host; how he and his real-life brother, Jack Narz, came to be related to fellow game show legend Bill Cullen; why many, including Kennedy himself, considered Cullen to be the best in the business; some insight on Kennedy’s experience hosting The Price is Right; and why You Don’t Say, Split Second and Name That Tune were all “Tom Kennedy shows.” Steve knew Tom Kennedy for more than twenty years. Tom Kennedy passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at age 93. 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 513.3: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Ed Asner, the eight-time Emmy Award-winning actor known around the world as Lou Grant both on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and his own hour-long spinoff series, Lou Grant. Topics include Ed’s experiences playing two other iconic characters: Santa Claus, which he famously did in Elf, and God Almighty, whom Ed has played on at least two occasions (including the critically acclaimed political comedy God Help Us). Ed Asner will star, along with Michael Shannon and Jordan Coley, in a virtual production of of God Help Us that will be streamed live via the Piven Theatre Workshop in Chicago on Saturday, Oct. 31 beginning at 6pm CT 4pm PT. Tickets begin at $22 for individual viewing, $35 for families (2-9 viewers on the same device), and $150 for groups (10 or more viewers on the same device). The running time for God Help Us is 90 minutes with no intermission. Immediately after the performance, Ed Asner, Michael Shannon, and Jordan Coley will participate in a live talk back with viewers; admission for that is $150 and includes your ticket to the performance. For tickets and more information, go to PivenTheatre.org or OntheStage.com/piven-theatre-workshop Ed Asner’s memoir, Son of a Junkman: My Life from the West Bottoms of Kansas City to the Bright Lights of Hollywood, features a host of great stories about his sixty-year acting career, including the challenges that Ed faced as president of the Screen Actors Guild; the backlash he faced from the El Salvador controversy in 1982, and the effect that had not only on Lou Grant, but his career in general; the influence that Ed’s father continues to have on his life today; plus tributes to each of his fellow cast members on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant. Ed’s book The Grouchy Historian—a collaboration with his longtime friend and fellow Mary Tyler Moore Show collaborator Ed. Weinberger—is a thoughtful and engaging look at the back story of the U.S. Constitution that is also very timely today. 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