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Thirtysomething at 30 – The Great TV Podcast 35

October 12, 2017 By Jim Harold

Author Scott Ryan talks to us about the classic TV series Thirtysomething as it celebrates its 30th Anniversary.

You can find his five-star reviewed book on the show at Amazon.com: thirtysomething at thirty: an oral history

Thanks Scott!

Filed Under: Great Authors, Great TV Podcast Episodes Tagged With: classic TV podcast, Jim Harold, scott ryan, thirtysomething

Open House with Corbin Bernsen and Amanda Pays – The Great TV Podcast 34

September 16, 2017 By Jim Harold

TV legend Corbin Bernsen and his wife, accomplish actress Amanda Pays are also superstars of making great living spaces. They talk about their book on the subject and their 30 year marriage.

Here is their new book at Amazon:

Open House: Reinventing Space for Simple Living

Thanks Corbin and Amanda!

Filed Under: Great Actors, Great Authors, Great TV Podcast Episodes Tagged With: Amanda Pays, Corbin Bernsen, Jim Harold, LA LAW, TV Podcast

Michael Learned and Being Olivia Walton – The Great TV Podcast 33

June 9, 2017 By Jim Harold

She played Olivia Walton on The Waltons. 

Michael talks about her career and being a part of one of the most beloved TV series of all time. It was lovely to speak with her.

Thanks Michael!

Filed Under: Great Actors, Great TV Podcast Episodes Tagged With: Jim Harold, Michael Learned, Olivia Walton, The Waltons

Twin Peaks – The Great TV Podcast 30

May 6, 2017 By Jim Harold

Scott Ryan and John Thorne join us to talk all about Twin Peaks, both the 90s version and the new version that will air this month on Showtime. Excuse me, I suddenly have a hankering for a damned fine cup of coffee!

Thanks Scott and John!

Filed Under: Great Authors, Great TV Podcast Episodes Tagged With: classic TV, classic TV podcast, Jim Harold, John Thorne, scott ryan, The Great TV Podcast, TV Podcast

Seinfeldia – TV You Grew Up With 29

April 21, 2017 By Jim Harold

This week’s show is all about Seinfeld. Our guest is author Jennifer Keishin Armstrong.

NOTE: We are changing the name of the show, so episode 30 with be under the new GREAT TV PODCAST banner!

You can find her book on the “show about nothing” at Amazon.com: Seinfeldia: How a Show About Nothing Changed Everything

Thanks!

Filed Under: Great Authors, Great TV Podcast Episodes, TV You Grew Up With Episode Tagged With: classic TV, classic TV podcast, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Harold, Seinfeld, TV You Grew Up With

Eric Braeden – TV You Grew Up With 27

March 24, 2017 By Jim Harold

You may know him as the iconic villain Victor Newman from The Young and the Restless, but you probably don’t know the amazing journey Eric Braeden took to become a soap opera legend. He shares some of that journey with us on this edition of TV You Grew Up With.

You can find his book at Amazon.com: I’ll Be Damned: How My Young and Restless Life Led Me to America’s #1 Daytime Drama

Thanks Eric!

P.S. Eric is one of those guests I could have talked with for hours…an amazing man!

Filed Under: Great Actors, Great TV Podcast Episodes, TV You Grew Up With Episode Tagged With: classic TV, Eric Braeden, Eric Braeden Interview, Hans Gudegast, Jim Harold, retro TV, TV You Grew Up With, Young and the Restless

Little House In The Hollywood Hills – TV You Grew Up With 23

February 24, 2017 By Jim Harold

Charlotte Stewart was Miss Beadle on Little House On The Prarie, Betty Briggs on Twin Peaks and has many stories of rubbing elbows with Hollywood legends. We had a great talk on this episode of TV You Grew Up With.

You can find her autobiography at Amazon.com: Little House in the Hollywood Hills: A Bad Girl’s Guide to Becoming Miss Beadle, Mary X, and Me

Thanks Charlotte!

Filed Under: Great Actors, Great TV Podcast Episodes, TV You Grew Up With Episode Tagged With: classic TV, classic TV podcast, Jim Harold, TV You Grew Up With

Remembering Rod Serling – TV You Grew Up With 18

February 6, 2016 By Jim Harold

We talk with Mike Pipher who is in charge of the Rod Serling Archive at the Bundy Museum in Binghamton, NY (Serling’s hometown). We discuss the master of mystery, and his career before, during and after The Twilight Zone.

Submitted for your consideration on TV You Grew Up With…

Serling’s most celebrated TV series at Amazon.com: The Twilight Zone: The Complete Series [Blu-ray]

The Twilight Zone: The Complete Definitive Collection (DVD)

Night Gallery: Season 1

Night Gallery: Season 2

Night Gallery: Season 3

This program was recorded in October 2015.

Thanks Mike!

Images: Wikipedia/CBS Entertainment

Filed Under: Great Authors, Great TV Podcast Episodes, TV You Grew Up With Episode Tagged With: Bundy Museum, Jim Harold, Mike Pipher, Night Gallery, Rod Serling, Rod Serling Archive, TV You Grew Up With, Twilight Zone

Andy and Don – TV You Grew Up With 17

January 7, 2016 By Jim Harold

The Andy Griffith Show is one of the iconic series in the history of television. Pulitzer prize winning author Daniel de Visé joins us to talk about the relationship that created it. . .that between Andy Griffith and Don Knotts. A great guest and book.

You can find Daniel’s must-read book at Amazon.com:

Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American

Thanks Daniel!

Filed Under: Great Authors, Great TV Podcast Episodes, TV You Grew Up With Episode Tagged With: Andy Griffith, classic TV, Daniel de Vise, Don Knotts, Jim Harold, Mayberry, The Andy Griffith Show, TV You Grew Up With

The Prisoner – TV You Grew Up With 14

July 17, 2015 By Jim Harold

We talk to Alan Stevens and Dr. Fiona Moore about this iconic, mind bending 60s TV series, The Prisoner. They have written the ultimate guide book to the program. We also discuss their books on Battlestar Galactica.

Here are Amazon links to some of the books we discussed:

Fall Out: The Unofficial and Unathorised Guide to The Prisoner

By Your Command: the Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Battlestar Galactica: Original Series and Galactica 1980 Volume 1

Thanks Alan and Dr. Moore!

Filed Under: Great Authors, Great TV Podcast Episodes, TV You Grew Up With Episode Tagged With: Alan Stevens, Battlestar Galactica, classic TV, Dr. Fiona Moore, Jim Harold, Patrick McGoohan, The Prisoner, TV You Grew Up With

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