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Bob Shayne's Cover-Up Memories at the Jon-Erik Hexum Rememberance Page.

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Tuesday Aug 27, 2024

Focus: The Tragic Death of Jon-Erik Hexum

Tuesday Aug 27, 2024

An overview of the post-Voyagers roles of Jon-Erik Hexum and an extended look at his tragic death on the set of Cover Up. Part of an upcoming full podcast on NBC's Voyagers, coming to this podcast feed.

Sources of quotes and background information:

The Show Must Go on: How the Deaths of Lead Actors Have Affected Television Series by Douglas Snauffer

The 4-part series on Jon-Erik Hexum by Brian Hartigan on his podcast Dark Tube: TV’s Wicked History.

Brian's copious references for Dark Tube: Dark Tube

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Tuesday Aug 13, 2024

Focus: Composer Jerrold Immel

Tuesday Aug 13, 2024

This is the first of a new podcast format that will focus on a segment broken out of the regular show. It is my hope these will expose Forgotten TV to a wider audience in a much more digestible format.

This focus on the life and work of composer Jerrold Immel is part of a consideration of the 1982 NBC TV series Voyagers! coming soon to this podcast feed.

Sources of quotes and background information came from the books:

Tuning In by Ronald Wayne Rodman

The Cue Sheet, the Quarterly Journal of the Film Music Society Vol 21 Nos ¾

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Donald P. Borchers interview segment on Cliff Gorman re: Hello, Larry and Angel

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Friday May 17, 2024

McLean Stevenson's Forgotten TV Shows

Friday May 17, 2024

Podcast episode 57. An examination of the post-MASH work of McLean Stevenson, who chose to leave the series in 1975. Series considered include The McLean Stevenson Show, In the Beginning, Hello, Larry, Condo, and Dirty Dancing.

A look at the extreme popularity of MASH as well as the national mania revolving around the series finale "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen" is included.

0:00 Intro/Stevenson's early work, MASH
16:50 The McLean Stevenson Show
29:15 In the Beginning
50:05 Hello, Larry
1:48:15 Condo
2:05:43 Dirty Dancing
2:20:50 The end of MASH, retirement and death
2:33:00 Next time on Forgotten TV/credits

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Forgotten TV is not affiliated with or authorized by any production company or TV network involved in the making of any TV show or film mentioned. MASH is the copyright and property of 20th Century Fox Television and possibly additional rights holders.

Saturday Mar 23, 2024

Mazes and Monsters, The Satanic Panic, and Procter & Gamble

Saturday Mar 23, 2024

Podcast episode 56. An examination of the circumstances of the 1979 disappearance of James Dallas Egbert III and its significant impact on pop culture and society, inspiring a moral panic over the game Dungeons & Dragons and arguably kicking off the 1980s Satanic Panic.
Includes a review of the 1982 CBS TV movie Mazes and Monsters as well as the Satanic Panic and Procter & Gamble scare.
See if you can decode the secret message at the end.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode deals with themes related to mental health and suicide, as these are integral to the story. The subject of child abuse is explored in the Satanic Panic segment. Listener discretion is advised.

0:00 Intro/The story of Dallas Egbert
25:45 Panic over a tabletop game
55:10 Mazes and Monsters/behind the scenes
1:19:15 The Satanic Panic Begins
2:20:55 Procter & Satan
2:52:15 Next time on Forgotten TV/credits

The Dungeon Master: The Disappearance of James Dallas Egbert III by William C. Dear

Mazes and Monsters by Rona Jaffe

Satan's Silence: Ritual Abuse and the Making of a Modern American Witch Hunt by Debbie Nathan and Michael Snedeker

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Forgotten TV is not affiliated with or authorized by any production company or TV network involved in the making of any TV show or film mentioned. Mazes and Monsters is the copyright and property of McDermott Productions, Procter & Gamble Productions, and possibly additional rights holders.

Tuesday Jan 02, 2024

Korg 70,000 B.C. (1974)

Tuesday Jan 02, 2024

Podcast episode 55. A complete look at Korg 70,000 B.C. airing on ABC's 1974-75 Saturday morning lineup. Produced by Hanna-Barbera. Starring Jim Malinda, Bill Ewing, Naomi Pollock, Christopher Man, Charles Morteo, and Janelle Pransky. Created by Fred Freiberger.

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Buy Tales from the Darkside complete series on DVD

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Timeless Expanse By Dreamstate Logic is used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported Creative Commons License.

Forgotten TV is not affiliated with or authorized by any production company or TV network involved in the making of any TV show or film mentioned. Korg 70,000 B.C. is the copyright and property of Hanna-Barbera, Warner Bros., and possibly additional rights holders.

Sunday Oct 29, 2023

Monsters (1988)

Sunday Oct 29, 2023

Podcast episode 54. A complete look at Monsters, the syndicated series from Laurel Entertainment which ran 1988-1991. The origins of George Romero, Night of the Living Dead, the birth of the modern zombie, Romero's Laurel Entertainment, and the films that led up to the creation of Monsters.
Full episode guide and behind the scenes of show production, structure, writing, effects, and the people involved in the making of your favorite show.

Intro/episode rundown 0-1:10:00

Behind the Scenes 1:10:00-end

In the credits I mistakenly omitted Martin Grams' well-researched book Way Out: A History and Episode Guide to Roald Dahl's Spooky 1961 Television Program, which was key in being able to include the details about that series.

Also be sure to read Terror Television: American Series, 1970-1999 by John Kenneth Muir

Buy Creepshow on Bluray / 4K/UHD

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Forgotten TV is not affiliated with or authorized by any production company or TV network involved in the making of any TV show or film mentioned. 'Monsters' is the copyright and property of Laurel Entertainment, Tribune Entertainment, and possibly additional rights holders.

Saturday Sep 30, 2023

More Animated Spin-Offs of Live-Action Shows: 1980s

Saturday Sep 30, 2023

Podcast episode 53. A trip through Saturday mornings of the 1980s with a focus on animated spin-offs or adaptations of live-action TV shows and characters. Background and behind the scenes of production are given for most shows covered.

The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour 1980-1982 (Lone Ranger/Zorro Vol 1 / Vol 2)
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang 1980
Laverne & Shirley in the Army 1981
Mork & Mindy 1982
Gilligan’s Planet 1982
The Gary Coleman Show 1982
The Dukes 1983
It’s Punky Brewster 1985
ALF/ALF Tales 1987-1990
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley 1988

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Buy V: The Series DVD on Amazon (Amazon Video link)

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Forgotten TV is not affiliated with or authorized by any production company or TV network involved in the making of any TV show or film mentioned. All series and characters are copyright and property of their respective rights holders.

Sunday Aug 20, 2023

V: the Series (1984)

Sunday Aug 20, 2023

Podcast episode 52. A complete look at NBC's V: the Series from 1984-85. A full episode rundown, a look at the unfilmed finale, behind the scenes of production, and revival attempts are all comprehensively discussed.

Timecodes

Episode rundown 0-1:35
Behind the scenes 1:35-3:00
Next time/credits 3:00-3:08

Kenneth Johnson's books on Amazon

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Endless Void By Dreamstate Logic is used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported Creative Commons License.

V: The Final Battle & V: The Series medley cover by Didier Martini

Forgotten TV is not affiliated with or authorized by any production company or TV network involved in the making of any TV show or film mentioned. 'V' is the copyright and property of Warner Bros. Television Studios, Kenneth Johnson Productions, and possibly additional rights holders.

Monday May 01, 2023

V (1983) and V-The Final Battle (1984)

Monday May 01, 2023

Podcast episode 51. A complete look at 1983's V and 1984's V: The Final Battle! Originally airing on NBC, created by Kenneth Johnson.

V review and behind the scenes of V 0-1:26:40

V: The Final Battle review/behind the scenes 1:26:40-2:14:45

Next time/credits 2:14:45-end

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Buy V: The Series DVD on Amazon (Amazon Video link)