Episode 73: The Dana Carvey Show (1996)

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This week join Steve and Jonathan as they discuss The Dana Carvey Show (1996) within the context of one of Steve’s favorite television topics, flow.

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: Dana Carvey leaves SNL

: The Dana Carvey Show (1996)

: Robert Smigel Disrupts ABC’s family-friendly flow

: The sketch that doomed the show

: Colbert as George Harrison in Leftover Beatle Memories

: Carvey as Brokaw recording ridiculous Ford obits.

: Nauseated waiters sketch that helped land Colbert and Carell on The Daily Show

Episode 72: Gail Patrick Jackson

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This week join Jonathan as he introduces himself, and probably you, to the first executive producer in U.S. television, who was also a woman – Gail Patrick Jackson.

Ona Hill’s 1999 Raymond Burr biography: link

Michael S. Starr’s Raymond Burr biography: link

Jim Davidson’s Perry Mason ebook: link

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: As “Gail Patrick” film star

: with third husband Tom Cornwell Jackson

: Jackson and her star, Raymond Burr (attribution: perrymasontvseries.com)

: executive producer Patrick Jackson

: at work on the Perry Mason program (attribution: Jim Davidson)

: at work on the Perry Mason program (attribution: Jim Davidson)

: at work on the Perry Mason program (attribution: Jim Davidson)

Episode 71: Robert Guillaume Appreciation

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This week join Jonathan as he makes a succinct case for the underappreciation of performer Robert Guillaume.

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: Robert serving just after World War II ended.

: playbill from Robert’s 1971 show Purlie.

: Robert during his theater days. Here his bio from a performance in Baltimore.

: program from Robert’s run in Guys and Dolls (1976-77).

: cast of Soap, with actor’s ages in season one. (attribution: Greenlee website 2011).

: winning his first Emmy.

: Robert hosting SNL on March 19, 1983

: cast of Benson (1979-1986).

: A rare photo of Robert with both full beard and glasses.

Episode 70: Political History of Saturday Night Live

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This week join Jonathan as he takes you through the history of political satire on NBC’s Saturday Night Live.

Tropiano’s SNL FAQ (2013): link

Hill and Weingrad’s Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live (1986): link

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: Chevy Chase as Gerald Ford

: Dan Aykroyd as former President Nixon and John Belushi as Henry Kissinger

: Chase and Aykroyd as Ford and Jimmy Carter

: Joe Piscopo as Reagan

: Terry Sweeney as Nancy Reagan and Randy Quaid as Ronald Reagan

: The cast of the second golden age of SNL.

: Jon Lovitz as Michael Dukakis

: Hartman as Reagan

: Phil Hartman as James Stockdale and Dana Carvey as Ross Perot.

: Norm MacDonald as Bob Dole with Dana Carvey as George H.W. Bush

: Daryl Hammond as Bill Clinton

: Will Ferrell as George W. Bush and Hammond as Dick Cheney

: Tina Fey as Sarah Palin and Daryl Hammond as Trump.

Episode 69: Blacke’s Magic

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This week join Steve and Jonathan as they take a very light-hearted look at the short-lived 1980s detective/magic/adventure program Blacke’s Magic.

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: Hal Linden as Alexander Blacke

: Blacke’s Magic (1986) Logo

: Promotional image for Blacke’s Magic

: Harry Morgan & Hal Linden in Blacke’s Magic (1986)

Episode 68: Pat Weaver

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This week join Steve as he educates Jonathan about the significant role Sylvester “Pat” Weaver played during the golden age of television. It is a fascinating portrait of the former President of NBC.

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: Pat in his prime. (Attribution: Museum of Broadcast Communications)

: WINDER, GA: Bobby Ellerbee with his collection of vintage television cameras. (photo by Parker Clayton Smith) This TK30 was given to then NBC President Pat Weaver.

: Pat visiting his daughter Sigourney on set.

: Pat interview from 1989.

Episode 67: Interview with Gary Edgerton about Ken Burns

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This week join Andrew in conversation with historian Gary Edgerton about Ken Burns’s new documentary Vietnam. They discuss Burns as a filmmaker, whether Burns is a “proper” historian, and who he considers to be the audience for his films.

Gary’s The Columbia History of American Television: link

Gary’s book on Ken Burns: link

Gary’s homepage: link

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Episode 66: The Betamax Case

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This week join Steve and Jonathan as Steve takes you through the details of the famous Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc., 464 U.S. 417 (1984) or “Betamax Case.” Listen in as we take you through the initial apprehensions studios had toward allowing audiences to have the power to record and archive programs.

Feel free to look at the actual text of court’s decision available via Cornell Law: link

Interesting NYT 2013 article about the “echoes” of the Betamax case: link

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: betamax ad in black and white

: close-up of a standard Betamax tape

: Betamax advertisement in color

: As Steve and I discussed, hardcore fans purchase and re-purchase beloved series across media. Here is Star Trek TOS on Betamax. (attribution: Memory Alpha)

: print ad for a sleeker, rare red SL-2300 Betamax machine from 1984.

: Variety from 1984 announces the Supreme Court’s decision.

Episode 65: The USA Network

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This week join Andrew, Steve, and Jonathan as they discuss the rise of The USA Network. Look back at its history of programming and in particular its network brand during the 1990s.

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: late night variety program Night Flight ran from 1981-1988

: 1984’s Kung Fu Theater

: Promoting re-runs of Hitchcock.

: Commander USA hosted late night movies on USA from 1985-1989.

: late-80s bumper for the network’s Cartoon Express.

: Mean Gene promoting wrestling on USA Network

: advertisement for the USA animated series Duckman which ran from 1994-1997

: a representative image from the intro to the series Silk Stalkings which ran from 1994-1999 on USA.

: the USA television version of the film Weird Science ran from 1994-1998

Episode 64: An American Family (1973)

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This week join Steve, Andrew, and Jonathan as they discuss the PBS 1973 series An American Family. Was it an experimental documentary? Was it the first iteration of what we now understand as “reality TV”? These questions and many others are discussed as we think through how affected one becomes when “living” in front of a camera.

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: The Louds on the cover of Newsweek from March 12, 1973

: filming the series

: PBS promotion for An American Family (1973)

: the breakout star of the series, Lance Loud (1951-2001)

: Lance Loud in hospice care with his sister in 2001

: Comparing the original 1973 series to its 2011 HBO recreation Cinema Verite

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20th Century U.S. TV

Episode 73: The Dana Carvey Show (1996)

Episode 72: Gail Patrick Jackson

Episode 71: Robert Guillaume Appreciation

Episode 70: Political History of Saturday Night Live

Episode 69: Blacke’s Magic

Episode 68: Pat Weaver

Episode 67: Interview with Gary Edgerton about Ken Burns

Episode 66: The Betamax Case

Episode 65: The USA Network

Episode 64: An American Family (1973)