JackWebb-related stories
Posted Oct 9th 2009 11:35AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, Casting, Reality-Free

Let me start by confessing that every morning, I watched Bravo's back-to-back episodes of
The West Wing. That means I get a dose of Bradley Whitford every weekday. Then, there's
Burn Notice, created by
Matt Nix. I don't miss any of those shows either.
So, the news that
Bradley Whitford is signed for Jack and Dan, Matt Nix's new series for Fox, was happy indeed. My reaction was enthusiastic optimism bordering on a reason to sing.
"Oh, what a beautiful morning, oh, what a beautiful day... "Continue reading Bradley Whitford teams with Burn Notice scribe Matt Nix
Posted Aug 11th 2009 11:02AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, Awards, Reality-Free

How many people remember
Dragnet? Or maybe I should say how many people remember actually watching
Dragnet, the "just the facts" police show starring the iconic Jack Webb? The reason I ask is because the
U.S. Postal Service is immortalizing Dragnet with a postage stamp tomorrow.
In light of the fact that letter writing and postal service are dramatically in decline, my guess is that there will be an older crowd nodding appreciatively when
Dragnet is honored. You see, the younger generation (did I really say that?) doesn't have much use for stamps and won't be buying the
Dragnet first class stamp.
Continue reading Dragnet rates a U.S. postal stamp
Posted Apr 11th 2008 11:01AM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: TV Squad Lists
In this business we call show, there are those people who never let us forget that they are involved to make money. Luckily, those people often occupy the off camera part of the business and let the performers worry about making art. Meanwhile, the business types sit back and try to think up ways they can make more money off of the performers. One of the most insidious ways is to appeal to the star's ego and convince them to make a recording. What follows are some of the best -- and by "best," I mean "WTF?"
Phyllis Diller
"You're Different"
Most people today recognize he name Phyllis Diller but have no idea why she was famous, however if they watch this clip, they can be sure that it isn't for singing.
Continue reading Nine recordings by TV stars that should have never happened - VIDEOS