tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post8985250598193809880..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: This week in TV Guide: June 24, 1961Mitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-10838668084452213162017-07-03T10:42:31.392-04:002017-07-03T10:42:31.392-04:00"C2C" is an abbreviation of "collec..."C2C" is an abbreviation of "collector-to-collector (with no rights given or implied)", which is a polite way of saying "bootleg".<br /><br />My <i>'Way Out</i> DVDs come from Finders Keepers, which is a polite way of saying Martin Grams, whom you'll find on the sidebar.<br />His "store" is loaded with rare and interesting stuff, so when you go to look, set aside some time.<br />You might want to hold off on your visit until July 4; Mr. Grams says that the next update of his inventory will happen on that date.<br /><b><i>PRESENTED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE</i></b>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527404061764217504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-84012939029285085672017-06-30T09:39:52.813-04:002017-06-30T09:39:52.813-04:00What's a C2C DVD? I've been looking for &...What's a C2C DVD? I've been looking for "Way Out" on DVD but haven't been able to find it.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-47576845934481069152017-06-27T11:18:45.693-04:002017-06-27T11:18:45.693-04:00Yesterday (Monday), I spent some time at my DVD wa...Yesterday (Monday), I spent some time at my DVD wall, looking for other stuff that was on this weeK.<br /><br />- <b>Sunday</b>:<br /><i>Lawman</i> has "The Return Of Owny O'Reilly", about a hot-headed teenager who gets deputized, and tries to bring in a bad man singlehandedly.<br />The Bad Man is Lee Van Cleef, all over TV at that time.<br />Teenage Owny is Joel Grey (not far removed from being Joel Katz).<br /><br /><b>Tuesday</b>:<br /><br /><i>Alfred Hitchcock Presents</i> has "Final Arrangements", about a henpecked husband (Martin Balsam) who goes to a mortician and buys the most expensive casket, without saying whom it's for.<br />Meanwhile, <i>Wyatt Earp</i> is wrapping up its five-part OK Corral arc - and as it happened, the whole series (almost unheard of at the time).<br /><br /><b>Friday</b>:<br /> <i>'Way Out</i>, the spook show hosted by Roald Dahl, has "Side Show" with Murray Hamilton as a henpecked husband who goes to the carnival and sees Something He Shouldn't. The bossy wife is played by a young(?) Doris Roberts.<br />I saw this first-run at age 10; my little brain was suitably fried<br />Yesterday, I watched my C2C DVD, 56 years after the fact; my 66-year-old brain - same result.<br /><br />Later that same night, <i>The Law And Mr. Jones</i>, closing out its season, has a guest shot by Four Star's boss, Dick Powell, in a "Hail Mary" to get a renewal by ABC.<br />It didn't work - but then it did: ABC brought back <i>Mr. Jones</i> midway through the next season (only for half a year, but it counts).<br /><br />And how was <i>your</i> day?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527404061764217504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-33390710257233693042017-06-26T17:21:09.843-04:002017-06-26T17:21:09.843-04:00Typo!
KSTP is Channel 5.
Oops!!Typo!<br /><br />KSTP is Channel 5. <br /><br />Oops!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-78292091763373519362017-06-26T17:20:48.189-04:002017-06-26T17:20:48.189-04:00KSTP of course was on Channel 9.
Or did "Pla...KSTP of course was on Channel 9.<br /><br />Or did "Playboy's Penthouse" air on KMSP, which was on Channel 9??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-54201756394223542692017-06-25T22:58:44.206-04:002017-06-25T22:58:44.206-04:00Pay-per-view is also theatrical movies, too. Dire...Pay-per-view is also theatrical movies, too. DirecTV Cinema has even some movies that debut on PPV the same day it comes to theaters. The movies on DirecTV Cinema are also on a format that broadcast and pay channels don't offer-1080p (There's a 4K channel on DirecTV,but it's standard programming).timdub70https://www.blogger.com/profile/09891461198896930029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-60207454809490520952017-06-25T14:40:21.135-04:002017-06-25T14:40:21.135-04:00My own night-to-night from Chicago (I noticed diff...My own night-to-night from Chicago (I noticed different things than you did, obviously):<br /><br /> -<b>Saturday</b>:<br />I found that <i>Checkmate</i> episode in my DVD Wall.<br />Actually, the most interesting aspect was its director: the Oscar-winning cameraman James Wong Howe, who was using MCA-TV shows to try to break into directing. He didn't quite break through: a couple of <i>Checkmate</i>s, a couple of <i>87th Precinct</i>s, and Howe was back to shooting major movies.<br /><br /> - <i>Gunsmoke</i>, then still a half-hour, has Jack Lord in a dual role.<br />Odd how you noted his appearance on the far more obscure <i>Americans</i>, but didn't notice this ...<br /><br /> <b>Sunday:</b><br /> - <i>The Shirley Temple Show</i> is doing a musical version of "King Midas", with Paul Ford in the title role, plus Julius LaRosa, Wally Cox, Arthur Treacher, and Anne Helm.<br />I mentioned a while back that several of these <i>Temple</i> shows are (or were) available on DVD; regrettably, "King Midas" is not one of them (my long-standing crush on Anne Helm remains in limbo).<br /><br />- <i>The Asphalt Jungle</i> has an episode about a neo-Nazi, played here by Robert Vaughn; he did get around back then ...<br /><br /><b>Tuesday:</b><br /> - On that <i>Stagecoach West</i> episode, I note that the bad guy this week is Mort Mills, who was a favorite stone-faced villain in those days. Who else could claim to have worked in the same time frame with Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, <i>and</i> the Three Stooges?<br /><br /><b>Wednesday:</b><br />This year, <i>Kraft Mystery Theater</i> consisted of "Quota Quickies" from Britain.<br />These were brief (about 60 minutes long) theatrical features made in response to an Act of Parliament that required British cinemas to book at least locally-made film for each American feature booked. Parliament defined a "feature" by the amount of film, by feet; their limit came to an hour's running time, more or less - hence "Quota Quickies".<br />Frank Gallop, Perry Como's cadaverous announcer, acted as host, in the Hitchcock style (Gallop wasn't British, but he had that mien).<br /><br /> - <b>Friday</b>:<br /> - <i>Route 66</i> did indeed feature Anne Francis, but did you notice who was playing her husband?<br />Jack Lord again. (He sure got around, didn't he?)<br /><br /> - In that same area:<br /><br />Look at the listings for <i>Twilight Zone</i> on CBS, and just below that, <i>Michael Shayne</i>, its NBC competition.<br />On <i>Zone</i>, playing the Devil - Thomas Gomez.<br />On <i>Shayne</i>, playing a mob boss - Thomas Gomez. <br />A more commonplace occurrence in those days than you might think.<br />To remind you, Thomas Gomez was <i>the</i> fat heavy back then (Victor Buono was still in college).<br /><br />In one of his interview books, Tom Weaver chatted with Natalie Trundy, circa 2001.<br />Ms. Trundy mentioned that she was a daily communicant at her local Catholic Church - and that she was accompanied each day by her two dogs.<br />She told how the dogs would come to the Communion rail with her, and put out their tongues as he did.<br />One of the priests told her that they considered bringing out cookies for the dogs, but Ms. Trundy discouraged that, not wanting her fellow parishioners to get the wrong idea.<br /><br />Between now and tomorrow, I'd suggest that you give the TV Teletype pages a closer look; you might get a surprise or two ...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527404061764217504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-24633792549725103602017-06-25T06:29:01.646-04:002017-06-25T06:29:01.646-04:00"People hoping to see drama, opera, ballet, a..."People hoping to see drama, opera, ballet, and symphony concerts look forward to the possibility of more cultural programming being provided through pay-TV."<br /><br />I laughed out loud when I read this. It's not just network programming that is now pandering to the lowest common denominator...<br />Blakeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04778630656258229069noreply@blogger.com