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Encore Podcast: Liz and Dick and Lucy and the Ring
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 23, 2019
In 1969, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were arguably the world's most famous married couple, and they became even more well known when Burton bought his wife a 69-carat diamond ring that cost over a million dollars. At a Hollywood party, their paths crossed with Lucille Ball and an unlikely id read more
Encore Podcast: Liz and Dick and Lucy and the Ring
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 23, 2019
In 1969, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton were arguably the world's most famous married couple, and they became even more well known when Burton bought his wife a 69-carat diamond ring that cost over a million dollars. At a Hollywood party, their paths crossed with Lucille Ball and an unlikely id read more
Encore Podcast: When Maude Findlay Had an Abortion
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 26, 2019
In the fall of 1972, the first spinoff from "All in the Family" premiered. It was "Maude," with Beatrice Arthur as Edith Bunker's liberal cousin. And right out of the gate, "Maude" took on controversial topics like psychotherapy, black militancy and modern morality. Then on November 14, in the ninth read more
Encore Podcast: When Maude Findlay Had an Abortion
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 26, 2019
In the fall of 1972, the first spinoff from "All in the Family" premiered. It was "Maude," with Beatrice Arthur as Edith Bunker's liberal cousin. And right out of the gate, "Maude" took on controversial topics like psychotherapy, black militancy and modern morality. Then on November 14, in the ninth read more
Encore Podcast: Sid Caesar and His Demons
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 19, 2019
Sid Caesar is one of the comic giants of 1950s TV, but he was also plagued by anxiety, depression, guilt and an explosive temper. In the early 1980s he came to my hometown of Louisville to perform at a dinner theatre, and I reviewed the show. I didn't know it then, but he was in the midst of a battl read more
Encore Podcast: Sid Caesar and His Demons
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 19, 2019
Sid Caesar is one of the comic giants of 1950s TV, but he was also plagued by anxiety, depression, guilt and an explosive temper. In the early 1980s he came to my hometown of Louisville to perform at a dinner theatre, and I reviewed the show. I didn't know it then, but he was in the midst of a battl read more
Encore Podcast: Fade to Blacklist, Part 2
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 5, 2019
In our last episode, we looked at the East Coast blacklist triggered by "Red Channels" -- which listed the "Communistic" activities of supposed radicals -- and the lives that were ruined by it. In this episode we look at the pushback -- the positive results of people standing up to a small number of read more
Encore Podcast: Fade to Blacklist, Part 2
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jul 5, 2019
In our last episode, we looked at the East Coast blacklist triggered by "Red Channels" -- which listed the "Communistic" activities of supposed radicals -- and the lives that were ruined by it. In this episode we look at the pushback -- the positive results of people standing up to a small number of read more
Encore Podcast: Fade to Blacklist, Part 1
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 28, 2019
In the summer of 1950, a booklet called "Red Channels" shook up the East Coast media structure -- radio and TV networks as well as advertising agencies. "Red Channels" listed the "subversive" activities of over 150 writers, directors and performers, from Orson Welles to Lena Horne. If you were named read more
Encore Podcast: Fade to Blacklist, Part 1
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 28, 2019
In the summer of 1950, a booklet called "Red Channels" shook up the East Coast media structure -- radio and TV networks as well as advertising agencies. "Red Channels" listed the "subversive" activities of over 150 writers, directors and performers, from Orson Welles to Lena Horne. If you were named read more
Encore Podcast: The Rise and Fall of "Moonlighting"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 14, 2019
When the Directors Guild of America announced its award nominations in 1986, history was made. For the very first time, one TV show was nominated for best direction in a comedy and best direction in a drama -- "Moonlighting." The combination detective series-screwball comedy thrived on romantic tens read more
Encore Podcast: The Rise and Fall of "Moonlighting"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jun 14, 2019
When the Directors Guild of America announced its award nominations in 1986, history was made. For the very first time, one TV show was nominated for best direction in a comedy and best direction in a drama -- "Moonlighting." The combination detective series-screwball comedy thrived on romantic tens read more
Encore Podcast: The Quiz Show Scandals - "The $64,000 Question"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on May 31, 2019
During the summer of 1955, a new TV show kept people in front of their sets on hot Tuesday nights. “The $64,000 Question” was a big-money quiz show that made its contestants instant celebrities and the show even displaced “I Love Lucy” as the nation’s top TV program. Wh read more
Encore Podcast: The Quiz Show Scandals - "The $64,000 Question"
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on May 31, 2019
During the summer of 1955, a new TV show kept people in front of their sets on hot Tuesday nights. “The $64,000 Question” was a big-money quiz show that made its contestants instant celebrities and the show even displaced “I Love Lucy” as the nation’s top TV program. Wh read more
Encore podcast: "The Andy Griffith Show" and How It Grew
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on May 3, 2019
"The Andy Griffith Show” is Griffith’s best work — certainly his most personal. It was never out of TV’s Top 10 programs for its entire eight-season run, and it inspired a spinoff series, a TV movies and several reunion specials. Fifty years after it left the air, the reruns read more
Encore podcast: "The Andy Griffith Show" and How It Grew
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on May 3, 2019
"The Andy Griffith Show” is Griffith’s best work — certainly his most personal. It was never out of TV’s Top 10 programs for its entire eight-season run, and it inspired a spinoff series, a TV movies and several reunion specials. Fifty years after it left the air, the reruns read more
Encore podcast: A Short History of Ridiculous Sponsor Interference
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 26, 2019
For almost as long as there has been broadcasting, there has been commercial sponsorship. But from the 1930s through the 1960s, sponsors had an unusual amount of power because, through advertising agencies, they owned entire blocks of time on the program schedule and produced their own shows. In thi read more
Encore podcast: A Short History of Ridiculous Sponsor Interference
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 26, 2019
For almost as long as there has been broadcasting, there has been commercial sponsorship. But from the 1930s through the 1960s, sponsors had an unusual amount of power because, through advertising agencies, they owned entire blocks of time on the program schedule and produced their own shows. In thi read more
Encore podcast: Ed Sullivan, American Gatekeeper
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 5, 2019
In 1948, Ed Sullivan began hosting a weekly variety series on CBS-TV. His background as a newspaper columnist served him well — he had an unerring instinct for what people wanted to see, and he used his unique power to become an influential American gatekeeper for most of the 1950s and ’ read more
Encore podcast: Ed Sullivan, American Gatekeeper
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 5, 2019
In 1948, Ed Sullivan began hosting a weekly variety series on CBS-TV. His background as a newspaper columnist served him well — he had an unerring instinct for what people wanted to see, and he used his unique power to become an influential American gatekeeper for most of the 1950s and ’ read more