November 15, 2024

Around the dial




In the latest Saturday Evening Post, Donald Liebenson reviews Tripp Whetsell's new biography of Norman Lear. Norman Lear: His Life and Times is, Liebenson says, "the first comprehensive biography" of one of the most towering cultural figures in television's history.  

Travalanche commemorates the "anniversary" of The Odd Couple; fans of the show will remember that November 13 is the date given in the opening credits as when Felix Unger's wife kicked him out of the house. Trav celebrates with a number of links to past articles he's written on about the series.

At Comfort TV, David takes a look at classic shows that (almost) made him cry. These aren't the tear-jerker moments you might expect; they're the more subtle incidents that provide the most moving moments in series from Doctor Who to The Brady Bunch. Go ahead and watch them; I dare you.

The Hitchcock Project continues at bare•bones e-zine; this week, Jack visits the eighth-season episode "Forecast: Low Clouds and Coastal Fog," the sole Hitchcock effort from Lee Erwin, with a cast of nasty surfers causing trouble for Inger Stevens.

At Cult TV Blog, John reviews "The Guilty Must Die," a late episode of the 1969-71 series Paul Temple, and an unusual one in that our hero, a crime-solving novelist, is very much in the background, leaving the sleuthing to his wife.

And for those who remember William Conrad primarily as a voice talent, the original Matt Dillon, or the private detective Frank Cannon, over at A Shroud of Thoughts, Terence shows that he has an entirely different side, as heavies in film noir. TV  

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