remington steele-related stories
Posted Dec 8th 2008 8:06AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Celebrities, Obituaries, Reality-Free
Sometimes a celebrity dies who wasn't just a TV star, they actually had a hand in almost every aspect of television over a very long period of time. We lost two such stars over the weekend.
For example, fans of
NCIS will know Nina Foch (right) from her role as Ducky's mother on the show. But did you know she also starred in several vintage horror movies back as early as the early 40s, such as
Return of the Vampire and
Cry of the Werewolf? She also had the honor of being the very first murder victim on
Columbo, in 1968's
Prescription: Murder (done in by hubby Gene Barry). She also appeared in several other TV shows, such as
Bull,
Just Shoot Me,
Dharma & Greg,
Murder She Wrote,
L.A. Law,
Hunter,
Lou Grant,
Barnaby Jones,
Hawaii Five-0,
That Girl, and a ton of others. She appeared in
Spartacus,
The Ten Commandments,
An American in Paris and others. She was even the associate director on
The Diary of Anne Frank.
Foch passed away in Los Angeles on Friday at age 84.
Continue reading Goodbye to two great ladies of the small (and big) screen
Posted Jun 9th 2008 10:40AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Food/Home/DIY, Programming, OpEd, Reality-Free, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Private Eye Shows
While channel-surfing on my little office TV last week around 1 a.m., looking for something to keep me company, I stumbled across an episode of
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (star Richard Basehart, pictured), followed by
Combat!.
"What is this channel that plays all these old shows I remember as a kid?" I asked the TV Gods.
"It's AmericanLife," they replied. "They feature classic family shows aimed at Baby Boomers -- shows like
Remington Steele, The Courtship of Eddie's Father,
Lost in Space, and
Welcome Back, Kotter."
Ok, the TV Gods didn't really say that. I looked it up on
the AmericanLife Web site, not to be confused with Showtime's
This American Life, the fab documentary series hosted by Ira Glass.
Continue reading AmericanLife: It's swell
Posted Jun 4th 2008 11:02AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Industry, House, Lost, How I Met Your Mother, Emmys, Pushing Daisies, WGA Strike, Reality-Free, Mad Men
Given that you've made the wise choice to visit tvsquad.com, I feel pretty safe jumping to the conclusion that you are a fan of television. With that in mind, you should really enjoy the round table Hollywood Reporter recently put together with Damon Lindelof (Lost), Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies), David Shore (House), Matthew Weiner (Mad Men), and Craig Thomas (How I Met Your Mother).
The group got together to talk about a number of different topics. Among them, the strike and what could be the cause of the lowered numbers as shows came back. They also share some amusing examples of they hypocrisy that is network standards and practices. The Emmys come up as well, with the group sharing their thoughts about who is deserving of consideration. It all makes for an interesting look behind the scenes and is definitely worth your click. And if all that isn't enough, the story also includes a video where Damon Lindelof manages to reference both Nash Bridges and Remington Steele. Who can pass up Nash Bridges?
Posted May 15th 2008 3:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, Video, Reality-Free
OK, so one of the scenarios below is actually true. Can you guess which one?
a.) Superbad star Jonah Hill is going to write and star in a big screen adaptation of 21 Jump Street.
b.) Nicolas Cage is going to star in a big screen version of the action series Riptide.
c.) George Clooney will star in and direct a movie version of Magnum, P.I.
d.) Ian Ziering will star in a big screen version of The Greatest American Hero.
After the jump, the answer.
Continue reading Another '80s show is coming to the big screen - VIDEO
Posted Aug 15th 2006 8:43AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD
3rd Rock From The Sun - Season Five- The Flying Nun - Second Season
- Full House - Fourth Season
- Hardcastle and McCormack - Second Season (Canada)
- Hogan's Heroes - Fourth Season
- Hong Kong Phooey - Complete Series
- The Jeffersons - Fifth Season
- Magilla Gorilla - Complete Series
- Masters of Horror - Jenifer (Dario Argento)
- Remington Steele - Seasons Four and Five
- Rome - First Season
- The Simpsons - Eighth Season (Maggie box and regular box)
- Surface - Complete Series
- The Weird Al Show - Complete Series
Posted Apr 18th 2006 10:13AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: TV on DVD, Video
Every Tuesday here on TV Squad , we will highlight the week's TV-on-DVD releases. Some noteworthy releases today,
April 18, 2006:
The Amazing World
of Kreskin - The Best Moments of the Amazing Kreskin- Doogie Howser, M.D. - Season
4
- Remington Steele - Season 3
- Sahara - Michael Palin: Sahara
- The Sentinel - The Complete 1st Season
- Thundercats - Season 2, Volume
1
Posted Dec 19th 2005 10:24AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, NBC, Talent, TV on the Bigscreen
Here's a bit of James Bond trivia for you. Pierce Brosnan was
originally the prime candidate to take over as Bond after
Remington Steele was taken off the air due to bad
ratings. Once that word got out and got people interested in
Remington Steele via reruns, NBC brought the
series back for one more season, causing Brosnan to bow out of the Bond race, putting Timothy Dalton into the role. Now
that Brosnan is through being Bond himself, he's interested in seeing the 80s television show he started out in
come to the big screen. Negotiations are underway.
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