/ / / / / / Classic TV Blog / / / / TV Shows on DVD/ / / / / / 2012 TV Show Reviews

 

OTHER COOL TV BLOGS:

TV Blog

Television Blog

Wayne Hicks'
Standup Comedy Blog

The TV Series that travelled from city to city across America : Route 66 on DVD

Backward City

Rankin- Bass Blog

TVLoop

Michael & Spider

TV Time Machine

TV Series Finale

Cheese Says

For Better or Werts

Otaku Review

SheKnows

Tugley Wood

Just My Show

Cleveland Classic Media Blog

TV Hot Spot

Aerial Telly

The Flaming Nose

Ken Levine

Lloyd Thaxton

The Home For Orphan Toons

Television Anagrams

Classic Television Showbiz

Televisionista

Brilliant But Cancelled

Tom Gilbert Timeless TV Blog

The Phil Nugent Experience

Our Word and Welcome to It

Kinescope HB

Yesteryear Museum Blog

What's Allan Watching?

Jane Espenson

Deadline Hollywood Daily

 

 

TV Blog / Television Blog / TVparty!
* Your TV Blog *

STUFF
Everyone I know has been raving about the new season of Eastbound & Down. Here's a cool billboard spotted in the LA area.

TV Blog / kenny powers of Eastbown & down TV series

Jim Benson of TV Time Machine announced that: the hilarious 1962 ABC TV sitcom, I'm Dickens He's Fenster will be released on DVD in 2011. All 32 episodes of I'm Dickens He's Fenster (starring John Astin and Marty Ingels) have been digitally remastered and the two volume DVD release (starting with Volume One, Season One) will feature all-new video interviews and audio commentary with cast and crew, in addition to a wealth of bonus material. Visit the I'm Dickens He's Fenster blog at: dickensandfenster.com/

  

A lot of people will be looking forward to that DVD release. Speaking of which, I got The Larry Sanders Show complete series that debuts in a few weeks on DVD. I'll do a longer review but it is sensational, another winner from Shout! Factory.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 10:46am
WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND?

 

CLASSIC TV SHOW RETURNS?
TV Blog / DallasDallas may be returning with new episodes on TNT. The producers are trying to get Larry Hagman, Linda Gray and Patrick Duffy to reprise their roles and Keifer Sutherland may also be a regular as JR's son John Ross.

Dallas is one of my guilty pleasures so I think that could be good news. The remake will focus on JR's son and Bobby and Pam's adopted son, Christopher - who, if I'm not mistaken, turned out to be JR's kid by some affair. Or something like that. See what the Dallas stars look like today here. God, Victoria Principal's face is a mess and Priscilla Presley's mug is a horror show! What happened to growing old gracefully?

Monday, October 4, 2010 - 9:15am
WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND?

 

WIN THIS!
The season premiere of Caprica 1.5 is Tuesday night at 10pm on Syfy - tell me what you're most looking forward to in the upcoming season and you could win our random drawing for the complete Season 1.0 DVD of Caprica and a T-shirt!

Joe Kruzynski responds to Kevin Butler's bio of Officer Joe Bolton: WPIX broadcast a special segment about Joe Bolton on the 10 P.M. newscast of Sept 8th and a morning newscast of Sept. 9th. Joe Bolton's daughter was heard on the show, as well as 2 gentlemen from The Fort Lee Film Commission.

There's an auction on Sunday featuring paintings by North Carolina kid show legend The Old Rebel aka George Perry. These are lovely oil paintings and there are a couple of the Old Rebel and Lonesome Lee the Clown. They'll probably go for a song, which is a shame because George Perry's son is ill and needs money. They really are marvelous works and deserve to find a good home. It's 10-10-10 at 2:00pm - Brick Alley Auctions 2020 West Green Drive, High Point. NC. 27260 Don't miss this!

Monday, October 4, 2010 - 9:15am
WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND

 

SATURDAY STUFF
Stephen J. Cannell (The Rockford Files and dozens of others) has died at 69 - can you believe all the celebrity deaths lately? Eddie Fisher, Tony Curtis, director Arthur Penn and Greg Giraldo in just the last week or so. That's a lot of talent.

Funny, brilliant, classy - that was comedian Victor Borge. Here he does one of his remarkable musical routines as performed on The Dean Martin Show (introduced by The Golddiggers).

Speaking of old school comics with accents, Bill Dana's Jose Jiminez character was popular on TV in the 1960s, he even turned up in the late-1980s on The Smothers Brothers Show on CBS. Here's a Jose Jimenez cartoon from 1966 to enjoy this Saturday morning. Not terribly funny but the theatrical cartoons of the 1960s, Paramount or Warners, were generally dreary affairs. I remember being disappointed if one came on before the movies as a kid - the just couldn't compare with the Looney Tunes cartoon reruns on Saturday morning TV. It wasn't just that the animation was threadbare - it was - but they weren't at all funny. Just noisy.

Bill Dana has his own web site!

TV Blog / Officer Joe BoltonHow did the Lamestream Media miss this? September 8, 2010 marked the 100th birthday of former NYC based musical entertainer, radio & TV broadcaster and one of NYC kids' TV's most beloved and popular host-performers - "Officer Joe" Bolton. You can read Kevin Butler's new tribute to Officer Joe Bolton here.

Saturday, October 2, 2010 - 9:15am
WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND

 

THE LATEST AND GREATEST
There's a cool new web series called The Hive you should definitely check out. It's the story of some potentially troubled young people who find life, death and drama down South. Episode one 'Changes' has just debuted at www.catchthebuzz.tv. Lots of pretty faces and a murder mystery to boot. And they say there's nothing to do on the net...

This is a great show biz story, Norman Lear tells us how he sold Sanford & Son to NBC - on a CBS soundstage. Classic!

I'm no gun enthusiast but I think Pizza Hut is wrong on this - as far as I'm concerned this guy is a hero for reluctantly pulling his gun and killing two of the three assailants that were pistol whipping him and his manager at a restaurant in Charlotte, NC. It's dangerous out there for food delivery drivers almost everywhere and if they need a gun for protection I say pack one! I sure as hell would. I live in a mid-sized city and scarcely a day goes by that I don't read in the paper about a delivery driver robbed.

It's the pumpkin season (and I don't like pumpkin) but it's also the time of year when some people start thinking about Christmas - it's way too early for me but for some it's the start of the yuletide season. If you're one of those folks I have a new page with Christmas TV moments from the 1970s with more to come.

The new version of Hawaii Five-O might be a hit. Boardwalk Empire lost 31% of it's audience in Week 2 but Eastbound and Down's return brought bigger numbers for HBO this year.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 9:30am
WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND

 

TV Blog / Sammy Davis Jr and Merv Griffin on The Merv Griffin Show1970's VARIETY SHOWS
So many entertainers had variety and talk shows in the 1970s, many people don't know that Sammy Davis Jr. had a weekday syndicated program in the same vein as Merv, Mike and Dinah. Here's a link (it won't embed) where Sammy talks with Redd Foxx.

Filmed from Vegas and Harrah's Lake Tahoe with orchestra leader George Rose, Sammy & Company never caught on and was gone after two seasons (1975-1977) but what a great DVD release that could be. This was Sammy at his peak and there were a wealth of guest stars to provide fascinating television.

Chita Rivera, Richard Pryor, Lola Falana, Wayne Newton and dozens of other casino entertainers appeared although I don't recall if fellow Rat Packers Dean & Frank ever appeared. Perhaps this series was a bit too Vegas-style for middle America, too nighttime for the daylight. It didn't air in the area I grew up in, maybe Sammy being black made some Southern stations hesitant to pick the show up. But for two years the television eye captured an immortal entertainer at his peak hosting a wealth of amazing guest stars, let's hope the tapes survived.

TV Blog / classic TV star Andy KaufmanSpeaking of short lived shows hosted by legends, Van Dyke & Company aired from September to December of 1976 and it contained some brilliant moments. Dick Van Dyke's variety series failed to catch on but the production introduced Andy Kaufman to primetime. (Andy Kaufman had become a sensation on Saturday Nite Live a year earlier.) Producers Bob Einstein and Allan Blye were smart enough to let Andy be Andy - here he breaks out his stunning Elvis imitation.

Dick Van Dyke, Carl Reiner, Andy Kaufman and Bob Einstein. This was one trippy show.

Taxi writer / director / producer James Burrows talks about the challenges and rewards of working with Andy Kaufman on that sitcom.

Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 11:55am
WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND?


Read more TV Blog entries here!

TVparty is Classic TV on the internet!

TELEVISION BLOG

Your host - Billy Ingram is one of the nation's top Pop Culture Gurus and expert on classic TV.

Seen on VH1,
Trio & Bravo!

Classic TV Blog


Please consider a donation
so we can continue this work!

 

Amazon Prime - unlimited streaming
of your fave TV shows and movies!
Get your FREE 30 Day Trial!

PR4 & PR5 Pages for Advertising

 

 

Billy Ingram's Book About Greensboro Hamburger (Squared)

 

 

 


Latest TVparty
Classic TV Blog Entries

TV BLOG - 202
TV BLOG - 201
TV BLOG - 200
TV BLOG - 199
TV BLOG - 198
TV BLOG - 197

TV BLOG - 196
TV BLOG - 195
TV BLOG - 194
TV BLOG - 193

TV BLOG - 192
TV BLOG - 191
TV BLOG - 190
TV BLOG - 189
TV BLOG - 188

TV BLOG - 187
TV BLOG - 188
TV BLOG - 189
TV BLOG - 190
TV BLOG - 191
TV BLOG - 202
TV BLOG - 201
TV BLOG - 200
TV BLOG - 199
TV BLOG - 198
TV BLOG - 197

TV BLOG - 196
TV BLOG - 195
TV BLOG - 194
TV BLOG - 193

TV BLOG - 192
TV BLOG - 186

TV BLOG - 185
TV BLOG - 184
TV BLOG - 183
TV BLOG - 182
TV BLOG - 181

TV BLOG - 180
TV BLOG - 179
TV BLOG - 178
TV BLOG - 177
TV BLOG - 176

TV BLOG - 175
TV BLOG - 174
TV BLOG - 173
TV BLOG - 172
TV BLOG - 171

TV BLOG - 170
TV BLOG - 169
TV BLOG - 168
TV BLOG - 167
TV BLOG - 166

TV BLOG - 165
TV BLOG - 164
TV BLOG - 163
TV BLOG - 162
TV BLOG - 161

TV BLOG - 160
TV BLOG - 159
TV BLOG - 158
TV BLOG - 157
TV BLOG - 156

TV BLOG - 155
TV BLOG - 154
TV BLOG - 153
TV BLOG - 152
TV BLOG - 151

TV BLOG - 150
TV BLOG - 149
TV BLOG - 148
TV BLOG - 147
TV BLOG - 146

TV BLOG - 145
TV BLOG - 144
TV BLOG - 143

TV BLOG - 142
TV BLOG - 141
TV BLOG - 140
TV BLOG - 139

TV BLOG - 138
TV BLOG - 137
TV BLOG - 136
TV BLOG - 135
TV BLOG - 134

TV BLOG - 133
TV BLOG - 132
TV BLOG - 131
TV BLOG - 130
TV BLOG - 129
TV BLOG - 128

TV BLOG - 127
TV BLOG - 126
TV BLOG - 125
TV BLOG - 124
TV BLOG - 123
TV BLOG - 122
TV BLOG - 121

TV BLOG - 120
TV BLOG - 119
TV BLOG - 118
TV BLOG - 117
TV BLOG - 116
TV BLOG - 115

TV BLOG - 114
TV BLOG - 113
TV BLOG - 112
TV BLOG - 111
TV BLOG - 110

TV BLOG - 109
TV BLOG - 108

TV BLOG - 107
TV BLOG - 106
TV BLOG - 105

TV BLOG - 104
TV BLOG - 103
TV BLOG - 102
TV BLOG - 101
TV BLOG - 100

TV BLOG - 99
TV BLOG - 98
TV BLOG - 97
TV BLOG - 96
TV BLOG - 95

TV BLOG - 94
TV BLOG - 93
TV BLOG - 92
TV BLOG - 91
TV BLOG - 90
TV BLOG - 89

TV BLOG - 88
TV BLOG - 87
TV BLOG - 86
TV BLOG - 85
TV BLOG - 84
TV BLOG - 83

TV BLOG - 82
TV BLOG - 81
TV BLOG - 80
TV BLOG - 79
TV BLOG - 78

TV BLOG - 77
TV BLOG - 76
TV BLOG - 75
TV BLOG - 74
TV BLOG - 73

TV BLOG - 72
TV BLOG - 71
TV BLOG - 70
TV BLOG - 69
TV BLOG - 68

TV BLOG - 67
TV BLOG - 66
TV BLOG - 65
TV BLOG - 64
TV BLOG - 63

TV BLOG - 62
TV BLOG - 61
TV BLOG - 60
TV BLOG - 59
TV BLOG - 58

TV BLOG - 57
TV BLOG - 56
TV BLOG - 55
TV BLOG - 54
TV BLOG - 53
TV BLOG - 52
TV BLOG - 51

TV BLOG - 50
TV BLOG - 49
TV BLOG - 48
TV BLOG - 47
TV BLOG - 46
TV BLOG - 45
TV BLOG - 44
TV BLOG - 43

TV BLOG - 88
TV BLOG - 87
TV BLOG - 86
TV BLOG - 85
TV BLOG - 84
TV BLOG - 83

TV BLOG - 82
TV BLOG - 81
TV BLOG - 80
TV BLOG - 79
TV BLOG - 78

TV BLOG - 77
TV BLOG - 76
TV BLOG - 75
TV BLOG - 74
TV BLOG - 73

TV BLOG - 72
TV BLOG - 71
TV BLOG - 70
TV BLOG - 69
TV BLOG - 68

TV BLOG - 67
TV BLOG - 66
TV BLOG - 65
TV BLOG - 64
TV BLOG - 63

TV BLOG - 62
TV BLOG - 61
TV BLOG - 60
TV BLOG - 59
TV BLOG - 58

TV BLOG - 57
TV BLOG - 56
TV BLOG - 55
TV BLOG - 54
TV BLOG - 53
TV BLOG - 52
TV BLOG - 51

TV BLOG - 50
TV BLOG - 49
TV BLOG - 48
TV BLOG - 47
TV BLOG - 46
TV BLOG - 45
TV BLOG - 44
TV BLOG - 43


Local & National Kid Shows / Saturday Morning Shows / Video Vault / TV Goodbyes / Fabulous Fifties / Unseen Scenes / Game Shows / Requested Classic TV Shows / Sixties TV Shows / The New * * Shows / 1980's Wrestling / TV Blog

TVparty! Classic TV
Classic TV on the Internet!

TV's Embarrassing Moments / Action Shows of the Sixties / TVparty Mysteries and Scandals / Variety Shows of the 1970s / The Eighties / The Laugh Track / 1970's Hit Shows / Response to TVparty / Search the Site / Add Your Comments
 
Superman on DVD / 1950's TV / 1960's TV / 1970's TV / Lucy Shows / Classic Cars / John Wayne / Gene Roddenberry / Star Wars / KISS / Lancelot Link / Saturday Morning Cartoons / Wonder Woman / Classic Comic Books / Andy Griffith / Cher / TV Shows on DVD / Outtakes & Bloopers / 1967 TV Shows / Romper Room / ABC Movie of the Week / The Goldbergs / Daws Butler Commercials / Saturday Morning Commercials / Captain Kangaroo / Chicago Local Kiddie Shows / Boston Local TV / Philly Local TV / NYC Local Kid Shows / Amos 'n' Andy / Electric Company / Bette Davis / Judy Garland / Christmas Specials / Redd Foxx / Good Times / Sitcom Houses / What's Happening! / Winky Dink & You / Sonny & Cher / Smothers Brothers / Commercial Icons of the 1960s / Soupy Sales / TV Terrorists / Irwin Allen / The Untouchables / Carol Burnett Show / Celebrity Commercials / Classic TV Commercials / The Carpenters / Route 66 / Bozo / The Carpenters Christmas Specials / Local Kid Shows / Death of TV's Superman / Wonderama / Sesame Street / Bob Hope Specials / Little Rascals / TV Terrorists / Irwin Allen / The Untouchables / big brotherCarol Burnett Show / Batman TV Show / Green Hornet / Today Show History / Our Gang / Doris Day Show / 1970's Commercials For Women / Bill Cosby in the 1970s / The Golddiggers / Lola Falana / 1970s TV Shows / David Bowie on TV / Hudson Brothers / The Flip Wilson Show / Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour / The Bobby Darin Show / Lucy's Lost Christmas Special / Classic Christmas Toy Commercials / Cricket On The Hearth / 1950's Holiday Shows / Amahl and the Night Visitors / A Christmas Carol on TV / The Richard Pryor Show / George Burns / Rudolph / Movie Posters & More!

Looking for classic TV DVDs? See below:
TV Commercials on DVD Wrestling DVDs Classic TV Books
Jim Longworth Christmas Specials TV Shows on BLU-RAY