TV Confidential with Ed Robertson

TVC 543.2: From June 2011: Film and television historian Douglas Brode ( Shooting Stars of the Small Screen ) joins Ed for a tribute to James Arness and the legacy of Gunsmoke (CBS, 1975-1975). Topics this segment include why Gunsmoke expanded to an hour in 1961 after six seasons as a half-hour show, and why Arness was essential to the success and longevity of the series. Want to advertise/sponsor...

TVC 543.2a: From August 2020: Amy Stoch ( Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Dallas ) shares a few memories of working with James Arness on the Gunsmoke reunion movies. 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...

TVC 543.3: Greg and Ed discuss Little Fugitive , the remarkable film by Morris Engel and Ruth Orkin that many believe inspired the French New Wave movement of the 1950s. Little Fugitive: The Collected Films of Morris Engel and Ruth Orkin is available on Blu-ray through Kino Lorber. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential  has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorsh...

TVC 543.4: Greg and Ed discuss Lovers and Lollilops , Weddings and Babies , and I Need a Ride to California , all of which are included in Little Fugitive: The Collected Films of Morris Engel and Ruth Orkin , available on Blu-ray through Kino Lorber.  Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential  has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edi...

TVC 543.5: Ed welcomes actress, comedienne, and voice artist Laraine Newman , one of the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players on NBC's Saturday Night Live . Laraine's new audio memoir, May You Live in Interesting Times , not only takes you backstage of the first five years of Saturday Night Live , but gives you a glimpse of the people behind the personalities of SNL , including the writers, m...

TVC 543.6: Laraine Newman talks to Ed about working with such voice actors as Rob Paulsen, Tom Kenny, and Mary Elizabeth McGwinn, plus she shares a poignant story about a chance encounter with screen legend Fred Astaire. Laraine's audio memoir, May You Live in Interesting Times , is available now through Audible.com/larainenewman . Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential  has partnered...

TVC 543.6a: Laraine Newman talks to Ed about providing the voice of Peaches, the space monkey, in Ridley Jones , the new animated series by Chris Nee ( Doc McStuffins ). Ridley Jones premieres Tuesday, July 13 on the Netflix Jr. YouTube channel . Laraine's audio memoir, May You Live in Interesting Times , is available now through Audible.com/larainenewman . Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV C...

From June 2014: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember of the birthday of Roger Ebert on June 19, 1942. Ebert, along with Gene Siskel, made it cool to be a critic. 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 em...

From June 2014: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember of the birthday of Roger Ebert on June 19, 1942. Topics this segment include how Siskel and Ebert brought attention to many independent films that the public otherwise would not have known about, as well as how many movies were a lot better than their trailers.  Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential  has partnered with AdvertiseCast to han...

From June 2014: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss how television covered the O.J. Simpson murder case in 1994-1995, and particularly how it impacted day-to-day life in Los Angeles as various events unfolded. 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 an...

From June 2014: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss how both local and network television news covered O.J. Simpson's flight from the law on June 17, 1994 and the ensuing events leading up to Simpson's murder trial. 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 w...

From June 2014: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss how comedians and late night TV hosts covered the events of the O.J. Simpson case in 1994-1995. 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@adv...

From June 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the death of actor George Reeves on June 16, 1959, how it impacted Baby Boomers growing up at the time and how the rumors surrounding his demise may have led to the concept of conspiracy theories.  Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential  has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle advertising/sponsorship requests for the podcast edition of o...

From June 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed discuss how the print media covered the news of the death of actor George Reeves on June 16, 1959, 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@advertis...

TVC 543.1: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with actress, author, songwriter, composer, filmmaker, and reverend Alison Mills Newman ( The Tree Widow ). After performing on stage as a teenager with the American Theater of Being, one of the first L.A.-based showcases for African-American actors, Alison made her network television debut in 1965 on an episode of Mr. Novak . That opened th...

TVC 543.2: Alison Mills Newman discusses her journey as a musical artist, including the eight-minute short Spirit Song (which features some of her original songs), performing with legendary jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman, and the spiritual awakening that changed her life. Chuck Harter co-hosts. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential has partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle adverti...

TVC 543.3: Actress, author, songwriter, composer, filmmaker, and reverend Alison Mills Newman discusses the circumstances that led to her record deal with Herb Alpert and A&M Records, plus the latest developments with The Tree Widow , a series of faith-based films that Alison wrote, produced and directed about a charismatic woman who helps young women make better choices in their lives. Chuck Hart...

TVC 543.4: Ed welcomes Joseph Wallenstein , award-winning writer, producer, and director for film and television, and the director of physical production at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts . Joe's latest book, Flynn and Miranda: Your Right to Remain Silent , is a historical novel that not only tells the back story of the historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling Miranda v....

TVC 543.5: Joseph Wallenstein , author of Flynn and Miranda: Your Right to Remain Silent , discusses how the Miranda case addresses both Fifth Amendment and Sixth Amendment issues. He also shares a few stories about his career in television, including working with Julie Harris and producer Michael Filerman on Knots Landing , and with Oscar winner Jessica Tandy on the award-winning TV-movie The Sto...

From June 2012: Ed welcomes David Misch , writer and producer for such shows as Mork & Mindy , Saturday Night Live, Late Night with David Letterman , and Police Squad! David's book Funny: The Book: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Comedy , is an entertaining look at the art of comedy from every conceivable angle: historical, musical, psychological, philosophical and everything in between...

From June 2011: Film and television historian Douglas Brode ( Shooting Stars of the Small Screen) joins Ed for a tribute to James Arness and the legacy of Gunsmoke (CBS, 1975-1975) . Topics this segment include how series creator Charles Marquis Warren originally sought to capture the essence of High Noon every week, and how the tone of Gunsmoke took on a more family-friendly, Andy Griffith Show -...

From June 2011: Film and television historian Douglas Brode ( Shooting Stars of the Small Screen ) joins Ed for a look at the legacy of Gunsmoke . Topics this segment include how Gunsmoke changed in another fundamental way once the series expanded to an hour in 1961. Whereas the half-hour episodes focused primarily on Matt Dillon and the other core residents of Dodge City, the hour-long episodes f...

Sunday, June 6, 2021 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the final broadcast of The Ed Sullivan Show, a Sunday night tradition on CBS television for twenty-three years. With that in mind, we take you back to June 2011, when Tony, Donna and Ed remember the premiere of The Ed Sullivan Show , then known as Toast of the Town , on June 20, 1948. Want to advertise/sponsor our show? TV Confidential  has p...

From June 2011: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the death of George Carlin on June 22, 2008. 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 sta...

TVC 541.1: Mark Dawidziak , longtime TV critic for the Cleveland Plain-Dealer and author of The Columbo Phile and many other books on American pop culture, joins Tony, Donna, and Ed for a roundtable discussion about Norman Lloyd , the legendary actor, producer, and director who passed away Tuesday, May 11 at age 106. Lloyd's career not only spanned the history of 20th century entertainment, but en...