tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post710948150075664960..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: This week in TV Guide: June 9, 1956Mitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-15603844055612164302016-09-06T01:12:25.185-04:002016-09-06T01:12:25.185-04:00Knowing Garry Moore's work a little...I get a ...Knowing Garry Moore's work a little...I get a feeling the "New Theory" was a satire of discussion shows, not actually endorsing wife beating. Remember, the trio of Moore, Kurby and Lor did a live spot for S.O.S. soap pads as a grand opera parody.Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-84688497317606486302016-06-14T00:29:54.560-04:002016-06-14T00:29:54.560-04:00Well if you know magic history, it's pretty mu...Well if you know magic history, it's pretty much everybody ripping off everybody else; just google "history of sawing a woman in half" for a typical case. Al Leosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-37686701165586516742016-06-13T12:07:06.506-04:002016-06-13T12:07:06.506-04:00It's that attention to detail that makes all t...It's that attention to detail that makes all the difference!Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-18344131019151412762016-06-13T12:06:35.465-04:002016-06-13T12:06:35.465-04:00On Sullivan - why don't we know about these th...On Sullivan - why don't we know about these things? Surely between the two of us, one should have heard of it before now. I think it's a deficit in our classical television education.<br /><br />I've got a mention upcoming in this week's TV Guide piece about the "new" picture tubes coming out - that should bring back some memories as well!Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-55437574047047225732016-06-13T12:04:33.014-04:002016-06-13T12:04:33.014-04:00Hah! Great suggestion - I'll purge it from my ...Hah! Great suggestion - I'll purge it from my very memory bank. I'm sure meeting a mentalist can be a very disorienting experience...Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-47052918637268212372016-06-13T10:11:29.328-04:002016-06-13T10:11:29.328-04:00One of my favorite details in the series "Mad...One of my favorite details in the series "Mad Men" was the way, when a character was seen watching TV, the picture on the screen they were watching would occasionally roll, or waver when someone walked across the room. Because it did, all the time. jabartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856624710742851189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-35968880705234811312016-06-11T23:48:30.925-04:002016-06-11T23:48:30.925-04:00I have this week's Chicago edition, from which...I have this week's Chicago edition, from which I can add very little:<br /><br /> - <i>Where Were You</i> wasn't a CBS network show; I'm not sure whether it was local or syndicated (the latter is more likely).<br />The CBS entry at 7pm CDT was <i>The Bob Cummings Show</i>; where that may appear in your issue - you're just going to have to look.<br /><br /> - Joe Dunninger had a very long running career.<br />As recently as the early '70s, he had a syndicated show out of NYC, for the Metromedia station (here in Chicago, channel 9 carried it on Saturday afternoons). <br />Dunninger had been semi-retired at that point (he was nearly 80 years old), but he was moved to make a comeback when he saw another 'mentalist' who he felt was "stealing his act".<br />That's right - I'm talking about The Amazing Kreskin, who was just starting to catch on in the early '70s.<br />Dunninger's animosity toward Kreskin was pretty virulent - he felt that Kreskin had stolen not only his "Amazing" billing, but also some of the Dunninger stage business as well.<br />Just before his death in 1975, Dunninger published a memoir (in collaboration with his old friend Walter Gibson (creator of <i>The Shadow</i>)), in which he (they?) devoted an entire chapter to trashing Kreskin's act (never mentioning him by name, of course, but the clues were there).<br />Dunninger/Gibson maintained that much of Kreskin's act came straight out of readily available magic catalogs; any amateur could do the tricks, and as far as D/G were concerned, Kreskin was strictly a very lucky amateur.<br />If memory serves, Dunninger's book came out just after his death, and had no effect on Kreskin's career.<br />Still, should you happen to meet the man, it might not be a good idea to bring the matter up to him (and to be on the safe side, don't even think about it ...).<br />Mike Dorannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-52509996930225278572016-06-11T16:22:49.109-04:002016-06-11T16:22:49.109-04:00I had never heard of "A Short Vision" or...I had never heard of "A Short Vision" or the Sullivan airing either. Fascinating story. And I enjoyed your reminder of the frustrations of TV watching in the age of picture tubes. Every so often I realize it's been decades since I had to worry about adjusting the vertical hold. David Hofstedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288510542472710879noreply@blogger.com