tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post4231712550118091505..comments2024-03-29T11:16:07.637-04:00Comments on It's About TV: This week in TV Guide: March 3, 1956Mitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-19797971570919274442016-09-06T02:51:31.050-04:002016-09-06T02:51:31.050-04:00Parsons had quit writing her column the year befor...Parsons had quit writing her column the year before...it was taken over by her assistant Dorothy MannersPaul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-39272057828554566272016-03-01T14:39:52.709-05:002016-03-01T14:39:52.709-05:00I've heard an urban legend that it was Louella...I've heard an urban legend that it was Louella Parsons in late 1966 (towards the end of her career) who broke the story that the Monkees only sang and didn't play instruments on their first two albums. According to the story I heard, Ms. Parsons went as far as writing that "Musically, the Monkees can't even carry the Beatles' doggy bags!".<br /><br />In any event, Michael Nesmith confirmed in an early 1967 press conference that the group only sang on their first two albums, confessing that "We're being passed off to the American people as something we're not".<br /><br />Nevertheless, the Monkees were allowed to play as well as sing on their subsequent albums.<br /><br />If she (or any other gossip columnist) had written that, it would have been scathing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-52229166682193011382016-02-29T20:27:46.089-05:002016-02-29T20:27:46.089-05:00Hal March was in an episode of I Love Lucy - Seaso...Hal March was in an episode of I Love Lucy - Season 2 Episode 27, "Lucy is Matchmaker." Beth Novickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777212264962683222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-20405626642313395492016-02-28T02:44:40.017-05:002016-02-28T02:44:40.017-05:00Hal March briefly moved into directing in the mid-...Hal March briefly moved into directing in the mid-1960's. Only 3 sitcom episodes, but one was the F TROOP finale, "Is This Fort Really Necessary?" in 1967. A well-directed, and top-notch entry BTW. <br /><br />"The Court Martial" is great; I'll be writing about another first season BILKO for a blogathon at the end of next month; honestly, during the first two seasons (the ones Nat Hiken did most of the writing) almost every episode was a classic. Another priceless moment in this installment was when "Private Harry Speakup" scored highest on the intelligence test.Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291930694234773688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-37797707440905660012016-02-27T18:55:42.228-05:002016-02-27T18:55:42.228-05:00Hal March was an actor before QUESTION...IMDB show...Hal March was an actor before QUESTION...IMDB shows he had roles in movies and TV shows as far back as 1949. And in a twist of fate, he had filmed 13 episodes of a sitcom called THE SOLDIERS before being tapped for the hosting duties, which NBC began airing the month after it started (by which time it was already the biggest sensation on TV)<br />March did appear on Broadway, starring in Neil Simon's first play COME BLOW YOUR HORN (in the role Sinatra had in the movie)Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-52274067370793424172016-02-27T18:46:08.455-05:002016-02-27T18:46:08.455-05:00No...after the battle in which RCA's color TV ...No...after the battle in which RCA's color TV system was chosen over CBS's, they did use it irregularly for certain programming until early 1960, when chairman Bill Paley insisted it stop--and even then he made exceptions for special programs, like THE WIZARD OF OZ, until 1965, when he finally understood that color was here to stay and CBS had better get on board, rather than find itself compared unfavorably to NBC.Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-47743503866784010142016-02-27T18:37:07.868-05:002016-02-27T18:37:07.868-05:00Where you mention Climax, you state that this show...Where you mention Climax, you state that this show, which was on CBS, has all episodes in color, "a rarity on any network other than CBS". Did you mean NBC here? NBC was known as the network carrying more shows in color than any other network, mostly because it was owned by RCA, which manufactured color tv sets. <br /><br />This review was a great look back. I don't have this issue in my collection yet, but today I just got in the mail an EBay purchase of the Oct. 24, 1959, issue, which was the first cover appearance of Jay North of "Dennis the Menace". who was 8 years old and probably still the youngest person ever to appear on the cover of "TV Guide" by himself. I'll have to check your archives and see if you have it reviewed yet. There's an interesting article about late night tv which lists names of the past, like Charlie O'Donnell & Ed McMahon, who became better known in the future.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483417885845331990noreply@blogger.com