tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post2385666724233357486..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: This week in TV Guide: March 6, 1965Mitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-43961060626635088432019-03-06T19:27:44.951-05:002019-03-06T19:27:44.951-05:00You know, I've done that before! I blame the o...You know, I've done that before! I blame the old comic strip "Scroogie," written by Mike Witte and Tug McGraw for that; in one strip Scroogie, who pitches for a fictional version of the New York Mets (as did McGraw) is lamenting an arm injury and moans, "Who on earth would want a one-armed pitcher?" In the next panel, one of his teammates comes over to him and says, "Scroogie, there's a Dr. Richard Kimball here to see you." That's the way it was spelled in the strip, and I must have subconsciously taken it in. Fixed - thanks!Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-29897644382732074942019-03-06T10:43:30.119-05:002019-03-06T10:43:30.119-05:00Nice review, Mitchell, but you need to correct our...Nice review, Mitchell, but you need to correct our good doctor's name. Paging Dr. Kimble.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09695616699919723759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-64456326744595425782019-03-06T03:41:43.563-05:002019-03-06T03:41:43.563-05:00What Carson was protesting was the preemption of h...What Carson was protesting was the preemption of his monologue, which had already become the most important part of the show for him.<br />Also: Most late local newscasts were still 15 minutes back then.<br />NBC News wanted the locals to go to a half-hour, as part of Reuven Frank's campaign to expand the nightly <i>Huntley-Brinkley</i> show to an hour.<br />(Local afternoon newscasts were undergoing similar expansions at this same time.)<br />This particular turf war has been going on between news and entertainment for years - and still is, comes to that … Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-32903162318587876252019-03-05T06:35:11.406-05:002019-03-05T06:35:11.406-05:00That's interesting about Carson. I didn't ...That's interesting about Carson. I didn't know that he protested the fact that many stations aired 30 minute newscasts back then. 30 minutes became the standard because of Johnny, no?daniel andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01062709748744339914noreply@blogger.com