tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post7064922162140014908..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: This week in TV Guide: March 5, 1966Mitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-35439655013264962582020-07-01T02:32:14.005-04:002020-07-01T02:32:14.005-04:00AmazingAmazingPeter Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532264814565369687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-17868173371533289272018-03-07T16:04:07.976-05:002018-03-07T16:04:07.976-05:00P.S. I should have added that Andrew Morton indica...P.S. I should have added that Andrew Morton indicated that a lot of the boxes given to the library had nothing in them but what he said was "junk." For example, old hats, awards to do with his work regarding welfare of animals (Humane Society?), etc. <br /><br />The reading was interesting, but I didn't buy the book either. I may borrow it from the library.<br /><br />BettyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-63778010632088159642018-03-07T16:00:03.955-05:002018-03-07T16:00:03.955-05:00Just to piggy-back on the comment that Mike Doran ...Just to piggy-back on the comment that Mike Doran made above, I went to a reading/talk given by Andrew Morton who just published his latest novel on Wallis Simpson. And he mentioned the same information re: Cleveland Amory, and that Mr. Morton had been given access to all the information that Mr. Amory had collected re: Wallis Simpson. Apparently, Mr. Amory's secretary/assistant kept everything to do with Mr. Amory and/or his work in boxes. She then proceeded to donate all the boxes to a library, whose name I can't remember at the moment. Mr. Morton stated that he had to dig through a lot boxes full of items that had nothing to do with the story that Amory had signed on to write.<br /><br />At the mention of Cleveland Amory's name, my thoughts went right to how much I enjoyed my weekly TV Guide reading and his reviews of tv series/shows. <br /><br />BettyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-47557190009956772702018-03-07T10:52:05.357-05:002018-03-07T10:52:05.357-05:00Those caricatures were always great. The May 27-J...Those caricatures were always great. The May 27-June 2, 1967 issue of TV Guide has a great Searle drawing of the F Troop cast, too. I reviewed that one awhile back as part of my F Troop series.Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291930694234773688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-78768091082688269312018-03-06T16:03:42.419-05:002018-03-06T16:03:42.419-05:00Semi-irrelevant:
The other day, in Barnes & N...Semi-irrelevant:<br /><br />The other day, in Barnes & Noble, I took a look through a newly published biography of the Duchess of Windsor, aka "That Simpson Woman".<br /><br />The late Duchess doesn't come off particularly well in this new book (she never does, comes to that - and neither does her hubby, the former Edward VII), but she managed to remain a public figure for a long time, so there's that.<br /><br />What she has to do with here:<br />It seems that sometime during the '50s, the Duchess decided on putting out an autobiography, that she might finally tell Her Side Of It.<br />The DoW needed a ghostwriter, and a young journalist was hired for the job, who'd been enjoying success writing about the higher circles of society - Cleveland Amory.<br />Amory, who was still sort of young at the time, knew many of the same people as the DoW, and eagerly accepted the assignment - at first.<br />But once he got to know her - well, if you've ever read anything about the Windsors and their social attitudes, you could guess how this turns out.<br />Admission: I didn't buy the book - which is why I don't recall the title or the author - but it's a new book, so you should be able to find it at any B&N in Minnesota.<br />And when you do, be sure to look up Cleveland Amory in the index ...<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527404061764217504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-36128663736612798502018-03-06T14:12:27.318-05:002018-03-06T14:12:27.318-05:00Impossible to say it any better than that, Jodie -...Impossible to say it any better than that, Jodie - thanks!Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-37051229161205233372018-03-06T14:11:56.539-05:002018-03-06T14:11:56.539-05:00Ach - thumb got in the way. Fixed; thanks, Jon. Yo...Ach - thumb got in the way. Fixed; thanks, Jon. Your hypothesis on Carson is a good one.Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-30389895116842188822018-03-06T10:57:53.425-05:002018-03-06T10:57:53.425-05:00Thanks for the feedback, Joseph. Having seen his n...Thanks for the feedback, Joseph. Having seen his non-Doctor Who scripts, I'm sometimes tempted to think that Terry Nation should have stuck to Daleks.Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-41145616889199609722018-03-04T04:48:38.141-05:002018-03-04T04:48:38.141-05:00BTW, the election cover is from 1988, not 1998.
I...BTW, the election cover is from 1988, not 1998.<br /><br />I remember seeing that version of "Stuart Little", not on tv but years later in school. I think it was offered as a film to watch during our Saturday morning school program, where kids could do anything from arts & crafts in certain classrooms to low-level acrobatics in the cafeteria to basketball in the gym. Films like this were also offered in another classroom. I'm impressed that NBC got Johnny Carson to narrate this, but his youngest son was about 11 years old at this time and may have enjoyed watching it.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483417885845331990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-58373902224821783142018-03-03T22:40:54.392-05:002018-03-03T22:40:54.392-05:00I have a different opinion then Mr Amory. The Baro...I have a different opinion then Mr Amory. The Baron is on the streaming service BritBox. I have watched several episodes and I haven't been able to watch more. The stories are terrible. A few written by the creator Terry Nation and they were worse. The stories were dull, cliche and derivative. One episode even did a bad version of Tokapi. In my opinion don't waste your money.Joseph C McGuirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031292261737674489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-62381271647893737392018-03-03T19:51:42.364-05:002018-03-03T19:51:42.364-05:00TV Guide covers used to be such a treat. When I wa...TV Guide covers used to be such a treat. When I was a kid with my own copy of "TV Guide: The First 25 Years," the middle section with 400 selected covers fascinated me so much. A couple of favorites included this one of Sid Caesar:<br />http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/archive/suboffer/1950s/1955/19550219_c1.jpg.html<br /><br />And Hirschfeld's take on Uncle Miltie, which was a hoot:<br />http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/archive/suboffer/1950s/1959/19590110_c1.jpg.html<br /><br />TV Guide used to have a certain distinctive look and style, something that more often than not had a hint of sophistication. Now TV Guide's a fanzine and you can't tell it from any other fanzine on the racks....Jodie Peelerhttp://www.garrowayatlarge.comnoreply@blogger.com