tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post668141448482659288..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: This week in TV Guide: June 26, 1965Mitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-12054810656335895682014-07-02T09:09:42.093-04:002014-07-02T09:09:42.093-04:00Excellent detail - I love that kind of thing!Excellent detail - I love that kind of thing!Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-76434610345127799712014-07-02T09:09:22.429-04:002014-07-02T09:09:22.429-04:00As much as I prefer the title "Danger Man,&qu...As much as I prefer the title "Danger Man," I have to admit that that Rivers singing "Secret Agent Man" was just perfect for that show - especially the line "They've given you a number and taken away your name," which leads in so perfectly to "The Prisoner."Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-61717618273636995012014-07-01T14:45:54.224-04:002014-07-01T14:45:54.224-04:00The brief theme (the few harpsichord notes) at the...The brief theme (the few harpsichord notes) at the very beginning of the "Danger Man" episode was also used in the U.S. broadcasts of "Secret Agent" right after the opening credits and Johnny Rivers' theme music.<br /><br />The harpsichord notes were background as the CBS voice-over announced said "'Secret Agent'...Brought to you by (name of product)".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-42912532805402910712014-07-01T14:43:41.353-04:002014-07-01T14:43:41.353-04:00It's possible that Ed Sullivan taped his show ...It's possible that Ed Sullivan taped his show in advance to give himself and his show's production team some time off.<br /><br />In late August, a couple of episodes (including one with the Beatles) were taped in advance to air in September, then the show relocated to Television City in Hollywood for a few weeks in order so that the Ed Sullivan Theatre could be converted to color (the studio in Hollywood where Ed temporarily originated from in September and early October of 1965 had already been converted to color).<br /><br />By mid-October, Ed was back in New York with a theatre filled with brand-new color gear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com