tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post8713547907142617408..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: This week in TV Guide: September 21, 1974Mitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-39636287852538528382020-09-12T14:02:47.847-04:002020-09-12T14:02:47.847-04:00In Concert and The Midnight Special never were up ...In Concert and The Midnight Special never were up against each other in most markets.<br /><br />In Concert aired on ABC at 11:30 ET; Midnight Special at 1 am. That was perfect; as soon as In Concert was over, a quick flip of the dial and voila! The Midnight Special woulkd be about to start.Scooter Livingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10127687125468516172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-19453573711966159102018-10-12T01:43:15.212-04:002018-10-12T01:43:15.212-04:00IIRC 1981 is when the NFL got rid of the 1 PM CT s...IIRC 1981 is when the NFL got rid of the 1 PM CT starts(except Baltimore as mentioned). Networks STILL had a separate 2:30 PM pregame show if you got only 1 game and it was at 3 PM CT paulsonj72https://www.blogger.com/profile/18118231322032199900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-7668385095501960712018-10-02T23:01:12.808-04:002018-10-02T23:01:12.808-04:00DeRogatis actually did the 22 Sept 74 OAK-KC game ...DeRogatis actually did the 22 Sept 74 OAK-KC game with Gowdy- Meredith didn't work every week as part of his NBC deal- made NBC debut following with Gowdy and Derogatis on Steelers-Raiders gamej gillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344477864811187740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-87504501145178557362018-09-30T17:55:20.526-04:002018-09-30T17:55:20.526-04:00Trying again:
TV Guide's 'parent' was...Trying again:<br /><br /><i>TV Guide</i>'s 'parent' was Walter Annenberg, whose father, Moe Annenberg, founded <i>The Daily Racing Form</i> years before; it was the source of the family fortune, the foundation of the publishing empire, and what proved to Walter Annenberg that <i>TV Guide</i> would work as a national/local publication.<br /><br />As to "the horsemen crowd": would that include my Uncle Louie Pavletic?<br />Any time we kids would visit him and Aunt May, he'd always have the Cub game on TV, the White Sox game on the radio, and his bookie on the phone - a true American Sportsman!<br />Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-5397558453220510762018-09-28T23:56:16.161-04:002018-09-28T23:56:16.161-04:00Okay, you got me. What's the difference betwe...Okay, you got me. What's the difference between Australian and American tv dials?<br />bobrzikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438828881383282684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-32321789631145435122018-09-28T19:36:48.970-04:002018-09-28T19:36:48.970-04:00TV Guide's 'parent' was Walter Annenbe...<i>TV Guide</i>'s 'parent' was Walter Annenberg, whose father, Moe Annenberg, founded <i>The Daily Racing Form</i>; that was the source of the family fortune.Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-40799714470930578902018-09-28T09:30:02.561-04:002018-09-28T09:30:02.561-04:00That look could have been reported by DRF.COM as i...That look could have been reported by DRF.COM as it's now known, or as people in the horse market know, the Daily Racing Form, a newspaper printed for distribution towards the horsemen crowd! How many people who have watched horse racing's four majors or its plethora of important races outside the Grand Slam know of it?<br /><br />Or did TV Guide's parent then own the Daily Racing Form?Bobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366544608847776006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-24144130183251134712018-09-26T07:47:26.715-04:002018-09-26T07:47:26.715-04:00I do recall him as partnered with Tony Lo Bianco i...I do recall him as partnered with Tony Lo Bianco in several episodes of <i>Police Story</i>, but unlike some episodes of the series, they were never spun off into their own series.Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-14399323835089063912018-09-26T02:03:04.171-04:002018-09-26T02:03:04.171-04:00I wonder if Don Meredith's NBC acting opportun...I wonder if Don Meredith's NBC acting opportunities included the pilot movie for the disastrous SUPERTRAIN series. That's the only place where I can recall seeing him act.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483417885845331990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-5001992565111886362018-09-25T20:37:52.406-04:002018-09-25T20:37:52.406-04:00Absolutely! :)Absolutely! :)Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-42252329745963326552018-09-25T08:04:24.271-04:002018-09-25T08:04:24.271-04:00Hey Mitchell. Can I please pinch your image of the...Hey Mitchell. Can I please pinch your image of the TV set with the dials? It's an Australian TV dial and we never see those, as pretty much any stock image of a vintage TV set shows the American TV dials! Television.AUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903689901203419868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-84048807557343575092018-09-24T20:50:41.969-04:002018-09-24T20:50:41.969-04:00Ach! Of course you're right, Wayne. I should h...Ach! Of course you're right, Wayne. I should have remembered that was the year. In my own defense, I did try to look it up online, because I was too lazy to get up off the couch. That'll teach me. Great catch - thanks!Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-16445619490497797192018-09-24T13:50:26.062-04:002018-09-24T13:50:26.062-04:00re: GET CHRISTIE LOVE!
The pilot movie was highly...re: GET CHRISTIE LOVE!<br /><br />The pilot movie was highly rated in January 1974, making the top 15 in the weekly Nielsens. It seemed like a sure hit, but....<br /><br />The resulting series was far too tame for the 10 PM ET slot IMO, and much tamer than the similarly themed POLICE WOMAN. A big cause for this was that series star Teresa Graves became a devout Jehovah's Witness in the interim between the 1973 filming of the pilot and the Spring 1974 series order.<br /><br />Graves requested for Detective Love to have no killing scenes, no kissing scenes, even didn't want her character to be "lying"; kind of hard for an undercover detective! In watching the series for my ongoing episode guide at the Section, producer David Wolper was creative at times in accommodating these requests, and Graves' charisma comes through in every scene, but the self-imposed guidelines were far too tame for either 10 PM prime time OR blaxploitation fans. Not a bad show, but certainly didn't stand out from the pack. It certainly could have, if the more risqué template for the TV movie had been followed.<br /><br />After filming wrapped, Graves left showbiz for good at age 27. Our loss.Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291930694234773688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-6282741379882344292018-09-23T22:34:05.334-04:002018-09-23T22:34:05.334-04:00Al DeRogatis was replaced for the 1974 season by D...Al DeRogatis was replaced for the 1974 season by Don Meredith, who signed a big contract with NBC which included the promise of acting jobs.<br />Alex Karras replaced Meredith on MNF.WAYNEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-67217714011473494282018-09-22T13:34:39.914-04:002018-09-22T13:34:39.914-04:00I don't have this issue in the inventory, but ...I don't have this issue in the inventory, but I feel the need to mention a few things:<br /><br /> - Anyone who's ever seen <i>Bonnie And Clyde</i> knows full well that Gene Hackman played Warren Beatty's brother, not Michael J. Pollard.<br />Not having the magazine, I guess it might be Judith Crist's error, although that's doubtful (no offense intended, but oftentimes you seem to read through these things too fast …).<br /> <br /> - <i>Paul Sand in Friends And Lovers</i> (that was the full title) was dropped because it didn't hold on to the <i>All In The Family</i> lead-in, although its own numbers were hardly "flop" status.<br /> CBS applied a different standard in "hammock" timeslots (as did the other nets, come to that) -unfair then as ever, but those were "the rules".<br /> <br /> - Since <i>Petrocelli</i> made it to a second season, you can't say it "didn't succeed".<br />Truth was, all three of the shows in that slot were "on the bubble" that year; <i>Petrocelli</i> was "the last one standing" at schedule time, a common occurrence in the three-network days.<br /> <br />- I know this is a technicality. but anyone who remembers <i>Police Woman</i> at all knows that Angie Dickinson almost never wore a uniform; she always worked undercover (knock off the snarky jokes in the back, OK?).<br /> <br />- <i>The Texas Wheelers</i> was a classic example of the Critical Darling: the show that "critics" adore and viewers ignore.<br />The Friday time slot didn't help; ABC's stillborn schedule was no better (<i>Six Million Dollar Man</i> was salvaged by a move to Sunday, but Friday night was an ABC trouble spot for some years afterward).<br /> <br />- On the other hand, <i>The Sonny Comedy Review</i> was a target from the start. All the "critics" were unanimous about Sonny Bono being a no-talent bum, and once CBS gave Cher her own solo show, all order in the Universe would be restored.<br />It didn't exactly turn out that way:<br />- When ABC moved <i>Six Million Dollar Man</i> to Sunday, Cher's new show became nothing more than a loss-leader; when fall '75 came around, it sank even more.<br />- To try and save face, CBS mandated the shotgun reconciliation of <i>Sonny & Cher</i>, which resulted in its turn in the sinking of NBC's <i>Ellery Queen</i>, which was becoming a loss-leader, and stood at least an outside chance for a second season pickup.<br />You know the rest:<br />ABC's Bionic Guy won the hour going away.<br />CBS's <i>S&C</i>reunion was (pardon thee expression) a Ten-Day's-Wonder; come fall, it sank almost as quickly as Sonny's solo had the year before.<br />And what happened to the "Happy Couple"? <br />Cher won an Oscar.<br /> Sonny was elected to Congress.<br /> Jim Hutton died during what, in a just world, would have been <i>Ellery Queen</i>'s fourth season.<br />I have never forgiven Cher.<br />Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.com