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Ed Sullivan, American Gatekeeper
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Sep 22, 2017
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
Big Stars + Small Screen = Tiny Audiences
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Sep 15, 2017
This week on the Incredible Inman's Pop Culture Potluck: The big TV story in the fall of 1971 was that movie stars were coming to the tube, including James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Shirley MacLaine, Glenn Ford, Anthony Quinn, Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis, among others. Many of them turned to TV because read more
Big Stars + Small Screen = Tiny Audiences
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Sep 15, 2017
This week on the Incredible Inman's Pop Culture Potluck: The big TV story in the fall of 1971 was that movie stars were coming to the tube, including James Stewart, Henry Fonda, Shirley MacLaine, Glenn Ford, Anthony Quinn, Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis, among others. Many of them turned to TV because read more
The Keefe Brasselle Story, or Godfather Knows Best
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Sep 8, 2017
Keefe Brasselle’s show business career includes a few movies, some TV work, probable arson, extortion, kickbacks, assault with a deadly weapon and lots of threats of bodily harm. His unholy alliance with a CBS executive led to the executive’s downfall, and his repeated boasting about his read more
The Keefe Brasselle Story, or Godfather Knows Best
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Sep 8, 2017
Keefe Brasselle’s show business career includes a few movies, some TV work, probable arson, extortion, kickbacks, assault with a deadly weapon and lots of threats of bodily harm. His unholy alliance with a CBS executive led to the executive’s downfall, and his repeated boasting about his read more
A Short History of Ridiculous Sponsor Interference
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Sep 1, 2017
Another weekend, another episode of my podcast, The Incredible Inman's Pop Culture Potluck. This week: "A Short History of Ridiculous Sponsor Interference." For almost as long as there has been broadcasting, there has been commercial sponsorship. But from the 1930s through the 1960s sponsors had an read more
A Short History of Ridiculous Sponsor Interference
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Sep 1, 2017
Another weekend, another episode of my podcast, The Incredible Inman's Pop Culture Potluck. This week: "A Short History of Ridiculous Sponsor Interference." For almost as long as there has been broadcasting, there has been commercial sponsorship. But from the 1930s through the 1960s sponsors had an read more
Who Shot J.R.?: The Plot Heard Round the World
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 26, 2017
I am throwing my hat into the
podcast jungle, hoping to emerge with the brass ring! (And my hat.) “The
Incredible Inman’s Pop Culture Potluck” looks at people and events in TV and
movie history. Its voice is informative but irreverent, and it is also straight
from my larynx. In our read more
Who Shot J.R.?: The Plot Heard Round the World
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 26, 2017
I am throwing my hat into the
podcast jungle, hoping to emerge with the brass ring! (And my hat.) “The
Incredible Inman’s Pop Culture Potluck” looks at people and events in TV and
movie history. Its voice is informative but irreverent, and it is also straight
from my larynx. In our read more
The Barbara Stanwyck-Jack Benny Connection
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 11, 2017
It was Sunday, November 28, 1943, and there was trouble behind the scenes on "The Grape Nuts Flakes Program Starring Jack Benny."
The show would be live on the air within hours, and the show's female lead, Mary Livingstone, had laryngitis. And on a radio program there really wasn't a workaround fo read more
The Barbara Stanwyck-Jack Benny Connection
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Mar 11, 2017
It was Sunday, November 28, 1943, and there was trouble behind the scenes on "The Grape Nuts Flakes Program Starring Jack Benny."
The show would be live on the air within hours, and the show's female lead, Mary Livingstone, had laryngitis. And on a radio program there really wasn't a workaround fo read more
Lou Grant's Office
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jan 28, 2017
A few weeks before Mary Tyler Moore's passing, my wife and I began revisiting episodes of her show, which ran on CBS from 1970-77. We were doing it for enjoyment -- they still stand out as some of the best sitcom episodes ever -- but we were also watching for a kind of emotional sustenance as we fac read more
Lou Grant's Office
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Jan 28, 2017
A few weeks before Mary Tyler Moore's passing, my wife and I began revisiting episodes of her show, which ran on CBS from 1970-77. We were doing it for enjoyment -- they still stand out as some of the best sitcom episodes ever -- but we were also watching for a kind of emotional sustenance as we fac read more
"Torch Song," or the Lone Arranger
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Nov 11, 2016
OK, I think we can all agree it's been a tough week. But buck up and ditch those silly thoughts of impending fascism! If there's one thing we understand here at Motion Pictures Told Through Still Pictures with Goofy Captions, it's that nothing puts a positive spin on the world like a ... Joan Crawfo read more
"Torch Song," or the Lone Arranger
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Nov 11, 2016
OK, I think we can all agree it's been a tough week. But buck up and ditch those silly thoughts of impending fascism! If there's one thing we understand here at Motion Pictures Told Through Still Pictures with Goofy Captions, it's that nothing puts a positive spin on the world like a ... Joan Crawfo read more
CMBA Fall Blogathon: "Make Me a Star," or Tom Nix
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Oct 19, 2016
This is part of the CMBA Fall Blogathon: Hollywood on Hollywood! Check out all entries!
If "Merton of the Movies" isn't the first spoof of Hollywood, it comes close.
Harry Leon Wilson's 1919 novel about a naive small-town clerk who goes to Hollywood with a correspondence course in film acting read more
CMBA Fall Blogathon: "Make Me a Star," or Tom Nix
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Oct 19, 2016
This is part of the CMBA Fall Blogathon: Hollywood on Hollywood! Check out all entries!
If "Merton of the Movies" isn't the first spoof of Hollywood, it comes close.
Harry Leon Wilson's 1919 novel about a naive small-town clerk who goes to Hollywood with a correspondence course in film acting read more
What's the Best Way to See the TCM Film Festival? Asking for a Friend (Me).
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 26, 2016
Greetings, blog people. I am considering attending the TCM Film Festival next April and I would welcome any/all knowledge/hints/weird experiences to help guide me. Hotel or Airbnb? Spotlight Festival Pass or Essential Festival Pass? Many thanks. read more
What's the Best Way to See the TCM Film Festival? Asking for a Friend (Me).
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Aug 26, 2016
Greetings, blog people. I am considering attending the TCM Film Festival next April and I would welcome any/all knowledge/hints/weird experiences to help guide me. Hotel or Airbnb? Spotlight Festival Pass or Essential Festival Pass? Many thanks. read more
CMBA Spring Blogathon: "Adam's Rib," or Court and Spark
The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on Apr 14, 2016
This is part of the CMBA Spring Blogathon: Words, Words, Words! Check out all entries!
SCENE: Upper middle-class New York City apartment, evening. Wife waits patiently by door. Husband enters.
Husband: Hello, thing.
Wife: Hello at last.
Husband: Well well well.
Wife: Well well well what read more