Archive for the 'Television' Category
Zonies
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
I’ve had a tremendous affinity for the classic series The Twilight Zone since I was a young kid. In fact I think I added the definitive book about the series The Twilight Zone Companion to my collection in about 1982, and read it from cover-to-cover, often taking it to church with me to read during the service. During the late 1990’s I was able to assemble nearly a complete collection of TZ episodes on VHS tapes as they ran them on the Sci-Fi channel. Eventually, I replaced them season by season on DVD. As for autographs, I collected them when I can. Unfortunately, I skipped out on the Twilight Zone reunion that was held at the Hollywood Show in October of 2009. Read the rest of this entry »
Surely You’ll Try to Meet Laverne as Well…
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Of course I’ll try to meet Laverne. And don’t call me Shirley. Frankly, I’m amazed that Penny Marshall – who is best known as playing Laverne DeFazio, one half of the zany gal pal team in Laverne & Shirley – is even appearing at celebrity shows. Surely she’s moved on to bigger and better things. Of course she has. Things like being an acclaimed director of films such as Big, Awakenings, and A League of Their Own. Things like producing the amazing film Cinderella Man. And don’t call me Shirley. Read the rest of this entry »
Munster Kids
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
I’ll be honest when I say that The Munsters was really never one of my favorite sitcoms. It was okay fodder when nothing else was on, but I never really cared for the monster comedies. Perhaps I’ll give it a second look one day, but for now I’m just going to respect it as an iconic 60’s institution. Because of that respect, I’ve never passed up a chance at a good autograph or celebrity encounter opportunity involving cast members of the show. Read the rest of this entry »
Growing Pains
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
As sitcoms of the 1980’s go, I’d have to say that Growing Pains was one of the most subdued and wholesome of them all (despite Kirk Cameron’s goofy sidekick named Boner). However wholesome it was, once Kirk Cameron became an Evangelical Christian, he began to insist on the removal of anything in the series that might be construed as racy. This would also eventually lead to him alienating most of the cast, and having fellow cast member Julie McCullough fired from the show. In the meantime, fat jokes directed at daughter Carol Seaver (played by Tracey Gold), would eventually lead to the actresses real-life battle with anorexia. It was all the dreamstuff that Hollywood True Stories are made of. Read the rest of this entry »