tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post4265530868712939756..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: What's on TV? Wednesday, March 8, 1967Mitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-33708976044676350982023-03-09T21:52:03.995-05:002023-03-09T21:52:03.995-05:00Quite an accomplishment - so he's still with t...Quite an accomplishment - so he's still with the show now that it's on Peacock?Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-54288555658557439152023-03-09T21:48:48.839-05:002023-03-09T21:48:48.839-05:00I was worried about you. Are you feeling better no...I was worried about you. Are you feeling better now?Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-75010253114474885112023-03-07T11:21:07.415-05:002023-03-07T11:21:07.415-05:00Fun Fact about Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea (th...Fun Fact about <i>Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea (the movie)</i>:<br />When Irwin Allen was putting the movie together, he had a different actor in mind for the Captain, one he'd worked with in a previous movie: David Hedison!<br />Problem was, Hedison had a TV commitment that he couldn't get out of (<i>Five Fingers</i>, which was a fast flop), so Allen went with a backup, who turned out to be Bob Sterling.<br />My source is an interview that David Hedison gave to Tom Weaver (<i>Eye On Science Fiction</i> (2003), published by McFarlane).<br /><br /> -While I'm here:<br />In the header grab, I noticed the <i>Beverly Hillbillies</i> listing, which I naturally had to check out.<br />This one's about a deposed King, who's lugging a suitcase full of his nation's currency and is looking for a sugar baby; Drysdale sees the King's stash and nominates Elly May.<br />What Drysdale doesn't know is that the King's cash is totally worthless ... and hilarity ensues (it says here).<br />The bogus King is played by Jacques Bergerac, who at the time of filming was in a full-out court battle with his ex, Dorothy Malone, for custody of their daughters ( a long and unpleasant story which you can find if you look for it).<br />Suffice to say that M. Bergerac's typecasting as 'continental con artist' was in full force here ...<br />I've been down with health woes recently; now I'm checking back entries to see if I can add anything to the pile.<br />Feel free to check back any time!Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-15237700161867556522023-03-06T19:28:12.590-05:002023-03-06T19:28:12.590-05:00Mike Douglas's guest Ken Corday was a teen voc...Mike Douglas's guest Ken Corday was a teen vocalist during the 60's and appeared on the show a number of times. He went on to receive a Masters in Music. But what he is best-known for is his work on his parent's creation, "Days of Our Lives" for the past 46 years. He's been the Executive Producer for 37 of those years. Chuck Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053542340077418929noreply@blogger.com