The "Sylvia Coleridge Season" continues at Cult TV Blog with the episode "The Link-Up" from Shoestring, the private detective series he's reviewed recently, and Sylvia's reole as "a beer-drinking radio ham" is one that could have been written for her. It's great how many British character actors you start to follow when you watch enough British TV.
Terence at A Shroud of Thoughts, Paul at Mavis Movie Madness! and Inner Toob all have features on the latest classic TV icon to pass from the scene, Jay North, who died of cancer at age 73. Best known for Dennis the Menace, North had a long career in the industry, and worked with fellow former child star Paul Petersen in supporting current and former child actors.
At A Vintage Nerd, Daffny reviews one of the great features of I Love Lucy: the cameo appearances of guest stars playing themselves. This is something that keeps popping up in Lucy's series through the years, all the way up to Life With Lucy, and it almost always made for a better, more entertaining episode.
Speaking of Lucy, at Classic Film and TV Corner, Maddie takes a look at "L.A. At Last!" from the fourth season of I Love Lucy; she also has a brief anecdote on how and when she discovered Lucy; it's always a lot of fun to read about people and their initial introductions to the classics. It's a moment of wonderment and discovery that stays with them.
Finally, a couple of shameless self-promotions: my latest "American TV with Mitchell Hadley episodes are up at Dan Schneider's Cosmoetica, a double-header on American news legends: Edward R. Murrorw here, followed by Walter Cronkite. You can also here me on the latest Eventually Supertrain, where Dan Budnick and I discuss Garrison's Gorillas. Any other Dans out there who'd like me as a guest? TV
I'm not a Dan, but I'd still love to have you on Tumbleweeds and TV Cowboys!
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