tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post4056601268843848335..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: What's on TV: Thursday, May 18, 1961Mitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-63870871047355731992018-05-24T11:57:10.499-04:002018-05-24T11:57:10.499-04:00What do I have to do ...
That's pretty much o...<i>What do I have to do ...</i><br /><br />That's pretty much out of your hands.<br /><br />A few weeks back, I had to replace my home laptop with a "new, improved" model which is giving me new and goofier problems every day.<br /><br />My tech skills are best described as "nil".<br /><br />Anything I've ever learned about 'confusers' (as the late, great Uncle Bobby Collins - big Chicago radio guy - always called these miracle machines), I had to learn on the fly - 100% trial and error (emphasis on the latter).<br />I couldn't "cut-and-paste" if you paid me cash on the spot to do it - I don't even know which key to push to make it happen.<br />My mini-war with Google apparently continues; I thought I had it solved yesterday, but just now I had to change my password - <i>again</i> (umpteenth time in a week) - and I'm by no means sure that I won't have to do it again tomorrow, or indeed every day thereafter.<br /><br />I am - officially - an Old Guy: 68 in September.<br />I did not come out of the womb instinctively knowing how to work this thing.<br />I <i>need</i> instructions, clearly written, in colloquial English, so I can do stuff here.<br />On a personal level, I have one (1) working phone here, with a rotary dial, so push-button prompts are out of the question.<br />I do not have text-messaging capability, so any message sent to me that way, <i>I won't get.</i><br /><br />As of right now - 24 March 2018, 10:50 am, Central Daylight Time - I've got the stuff I'd lost, but if Google adds more obstacles to its already overloaded course, who can say about tomorrow?<br />You, at least, have the Name/URL option, so you're stuck with me.<br />But quite a few others I can mention do not have that option, so unless what I did today sticks, I'm back at Square One tomorrow.<br />I hope I did it right this morning.<br />I'm <i>not</i> getting any younger, you know ...<br /><br />Anyway, you might as well forget about that "guest post" business.<br />All best otherwise ...Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-16603209889782298992018-05-22T22:07:39.191-04:002018-05-22T22:07:39.191-04:00Mike - behold the wonders of cut-and-paste! :)
BT...Mike - behold the wonders of cut-and-paste! :)<br /><br />BTW, what do I have to do to convince you to do a guest post or two the next time I take a brief sabbatical? I don't mention it often enough, but I love your additions - it adds to the richness of the information!Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-26825867814434698422018-05-22T22:06:02.475-04:002018-05-22T22:06:02.475-04:00Thanks for linking to that, Jon. Very good article...Thanks for linking to that, Jon. Very good article.Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-81509998607669572252018-05-22T22:03:27.295-04:002018-05-22T22:03:27.295-04:00What's interesting about "Face the Nation...What's interesting about "Face the Nation," Mike, is that it doesn't list anything about who was on the show or what the topic was. However, get this - according to the TV listings for "The Warren County Observer" in Warren, PA, "CBS REPORTS replaces Face the Nation at 10 p.m. on WBEN. The subject will be “Who Speaks For Birmingham?” a report on the day-to-day life in the tension-ridden industrial city, told almost entirely in the words of Negroes and whites who live there. Howard K. Smith, an eyewitness to Sunday’s bloody beating of several members of the Congress of Racial Equity at a Birmingham bus terminal, will be the narrator." So in a way, you're right!<br /><br />And on the 9:30 news on WTCN - yes, it was very smart. So much so that when KMSP took over the independent slot after WTCN became affiliated with NBC, they continued the 9:30 news until they expanded to an hour and started at 9:00. Now they have both 9:00 and 10:00 news.Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-42864427092438116192018-05-22T21:59:25.610-04:002018-05-22T21:59:25.610-04:00You are correct! The Grand National, from Aintree,...You are correct! The Grand National, from Aintree, along with highlights from the Maryland Hunt Cup and the Grand National Point-to-Point. Bud Palmer is hosting, "joined by BBC commentators in reporting the Aintree event, and by Tommy Smith for the Hunt Club." I suspect that Palmer must have introduced the Grand National and the BBC types did the rest.Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-90012379477183124622018-05-17T12:53:15.675-04:002018-05-17T12:53:15.675-04:00tvobscurities.com has a great article about THE RE...tvobscurities.com has a great article about THE REBEL, including mention of this proposed spinoff, here:<br /><br />https://www.tvobscurities.com/articles/the_rebel/Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483417885845331990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-83146191868901487302018-05-16T16:51:42.428-04:002018-05-16T16:51:42.428-04:00Was the "Steeplechase" airing on CBS'...Was the "Steeplechase" airing on CBS's "Summer Sports Spectacular" by any chance the Grand National Steeplechase in England?<br /><br />If it was, CBS probably taped it (likely using the BBC's video feed with CBS's own commentators) and it probably aired a week or two after it took place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-50494197716266782432018-05-16T16:43:17.624-04:002018-05-16T16:43:17.624-04:00In it's final season in first-run (1960-61), &...In it's final season in first-run (1960-61), "You Bet Your Life" was retitled "The Groucho Show", but the format was unchanged.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-54148212182626489982018-05-15T23:19:32.833-04:002018-05-15T23:19:32.833-04:00WCCO-4/ 9 PM: "Face The Nation" on a Th...WCCO-4/ 9 PM: "Face The Nation" on a Thursday evening instead of a Sunday??? And...it's 60 min as opposed to it's usual 30 minute format. If this was a special broadcast or event, it's odd it wasn't titled "CBS Reports" instead.<br /><br />KSTP-5/9 PM: "Groucho" w/guests. I always thought Groucho's quiz show was called "You Bet Your Life". Would this be a first-run airing on the NBC network or a syndicated rerun only on ch 5???<br /><br />Indie WTCN-11 makes a smart move airing it's evening newscast at 9:30 as opposed to the regular 10PM time slot on the network channels, thus providing an alternative viewing time.Mike in British Columbianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-20300722444910527072018-05-14T11:57:27.766-04:002018-05-14T11:57:27.766-04:00Note to Mitchell:
Welcome back (whenever).
Since...Note to Mitchell:<br /><br />Welcome back (whenever).<br /><br />Since you never mention the content of the regular programs (variety excepted), I thought to take up that particular slack:<br /><br /> - <i>Zane Grey Theatre</i> has "Jericho", which looks to be a backdoor pilot for a new Western with Guy Madison as "an agent for the Attorney General"; here, he's supposed to save Beverly Garland from hanging.<br />(This one didn't sell; that's the breaks ...) <br /><br /> - <i>The Untouchables</i> is repeating the series premiere, "The Seventh Vote", from the previous fall. The newly-aroused Senate was on the case (for all the wrong reasons, as usual), but we all know who prevailed in the long run.<br /><br /> - If KMSP was showing <i>Silents Please</i>, they were a week behind.<br />The ABC network has Ernie Kovacs's newest half-hour special, which merited a Close-Up in the listings.<br />Of possible interest: the Close-Up lists Kovacs's supporting players, who were a motley group indeed:<br /> - Bobby Lauher, whose day job was writing gags and stunts for <i>Truth Or Consequences</i>; he was the little guy with the squeaky voice.<br /> - Joe Mikolas, the co-owner of PJ's, a favorite watering hole of Ernie's; he was the tall guy with the low, droning voice ("Yes ... that's absolutely correct ... I'll never forget that ...").<br /> - Steve Blauner, who had the most expressionless face in the business.<br />Off-camera, he was Ernie Kovacs's agent.<br /> - Charlie Parlato, taking time from his regular gig as cornet player (and sometime singer) with Lawrence Welk's orchestra.<br /> - Jolene Brand and Maggi Brown, who were The Girls.<br /> - Announcer Bob Warren, also moonlighting from Lawrence Welk.<br />ABC in Hollywood was a close community ...<br /><br />For Jodie Peeler:<br />Here in Chicago, Red Norvo's name was spelled correctly.<br /><br />I only just located this issue in my stacks today.<br />The New York <i>Teletype</i> has an interesting leadoff item, which I present verbatim:<br /><br /><b>STEVE ALLEN has lost out on plans to take over the ABC Wednesday hour now occupied by <i>Hong Kong</i>. The time period goes to <i>The Rebel and The Yank</i>, a new hour-long series combining the current <i>Rebel</i> series with <i>The Yank</i>, a projected series last year that never got past the test-film stage. NICK ADAMS continues as the Rebel, JAMES DRURY plays the Yank.</b><br /><br />Came the Fall, and Steve Allen had the ABC Wednesday spot, and <i>Rebel/Yank</i> was nowhere to be found.<br />What happened?<br />Andrew Fenady, the <i>Rebel/Yank</i> producer, explains everything in an interview from Tom Weaver's collection, <i>Wild Wild Westerners</i>; worth looking up ...<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527404061764217504noreply@blogger.com