Jack Benny first took notice of a very young Mary Livingston in 1924 I believe when touring the vaudeville circuit with the Marx brothers. He was invited to a seder dinner at Mary's mother's house. Mary was just a teenager I believe. They reconnected a few years later in California when she was...
"World War II in Europe lasted less than one year, and yet Combat went on for five seasons."
Ummm, I don't know where you learn your history but I believe Germany invaded Poland in 1939; various nations denounced and because the Nazis continued to march, war was declared. It went on in Europe...
Watched the first episode 'Fear of High Places' last night (YouTube) and must say it is very well told; the images were the usual soft YT version but very watchable. First thing that hit me was how long the opening credits were -- either they were padding to stretch it to 90 minutes or the final...
Well this would be a welcomed addition to my collection -- any reviews of the first volume? Anyone know if this could be released on this side of the Atlantic?
I vaguely recall enjoying Lanigan's Rabbi, which was part of the Columbo/McMillan Sunday Mystery movie NBC TV movie series. It didn't last very long -- imdb notes that it aired 4 episodes plus the pilot. It was a 90-minute (at least pilot) show and I'd be interested in seeing how it stands up...
The first episode of Bronk -- directed by Richard Donner -- was pretty good (although the budget showed in a late special effect). There's some good chemistry with the cast and Palance is ever likeable. Not sure how it'll hold up but I think it deserves a look.
I'm wondering if there's any hope to see more MTM properties released, like Phyllis (48 episodes, which were loaded to youtube a year ago); Bay City Blues (8 episodes on life of a minor league baseball team, co-created by Stephen Bochco); Mary (13 episodes, co-starring James Farentino and John...
Here were two series created by Catholic and Christian producers that had lengthy (especially in Insight's case) runs. Have either popped up on DVD yet? Does anyone remember them -- they often featured big and familiar names, telling stories with a religious moral ending. Not sure if they were...
Saying 25 copies was a pretty low blow; about half of those on the list could reach that bar, but besides the sarcasm, I'm guessing possibly 5 or 6 could reach the 500-600 units sold mark, if there is any reasonable means of advertising support. I'm thinking of Slattery's People, Paper Moon...
Travelling down the youtube wormhole i rediscovered an old favourite -- Owen Marshall Counselor at Large; the episode Seed of Doubt re-affirmed my belief (and apparently shared by Neil!) that it was one of the better 1970s legal dramas, with thoughtful scripts and great acting. Arthur Hill -- a...
Maybe a few more people recall the Cara Williams show -- not me personally, but I don't think that plays much of a role in the one-season b&w shows that make it to DVD. For Decoy and Deadline, opportunity had a huge reason -- someone who found/owned copies of the show, along with someone who...
Just bumping this back up... Among 60s holy grails this has to be a top-10; i'm not a big Ben Gazzara fan, but the guest list on this series is pretty impressive: Peter Lawford, Jack Palance, James Whitmore, Anne Baxter, Ernest Borgnine, John Forsythe, Joan Collins, Bobby Darin, Katherine Ross...
Stupid question time; I lost the cord for my LG BP330 bluray player. I've purchased a new cord w/AC adaptor but it says the cord is only good if machine is positive polarity. i don't see anything on the machine that says polarity -- but I do see "5v - 500mA" ... the dash has a couple of smaller...
I've got to buy a 25' cable, and the variety of costs that i can see range from $120 CDN (rocketfish) to $40 (toptrend).... this is for a sony projector. Any advice?
I know that although it was documented that the DuMont Network had nearly all its kineoscopes dumped into New York Bay in the 1970s, we have seen a few pop up on DVD -- like the Kovacs Show and some episodes of Captain Video, for example -- but is there any hope of others seeing some release...
Another season of Petticoat Junction...
Mr. Terrific...
Police STory season 4...
Temple Houston...
Flamingo Road ...
The Green Hornet ...
and
Cowboy in Africa!
Would a show like Julia ever get its Crystal Ball moment? It was not an insignificant show by any means, with a bit of 'Courtship of Eddie's Father' flavour plus being a major vehicle starring an African-American woman. The divine Dianne Carroll could take my pulse any day!
interesting stuff on a long-forgotten actor. Larkin's Saints and Sinners TV show with Nick Adams would make an interesting add to my DVD collection, if it ever saw the light of day. I'm a sucker for movies and TV shows that dip their toe in the field of journalism...