Barbra Streisand’s fabled run of 1962 shows at the Greenwich Village nightclub, Bon Soir, will be released as a new live album, Live at Bon Soir, on Nov. 4 via Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings. To tease the release, Streisand shared a powerhouse rendition of the Arthur Hamilton-penned song, “Cry Me a River.”
Live at Bon Soir was recorded over three nights, Nov. 4 through Nov. 6, 1962: Streisand was just 20 years old, and she’d signed her first record deal with Columbia only a month earlier. The recordings were originally supposed to become Streisand’s debut album,...
Live at Bon Soir was recorded over three nights, Nov. 4 through Nov. 6, 1962: Streisand was just 20 years old, and she’d signed her first record deal with Columbia only a month earlier. The recordings were originally supposed to become Streisand’s debut album,...
- 9/23/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Broadway shows changing houses is not a totally uncommon thing, though it has happened just a handful of times over the past few years. In 2013, Mamma Mia packed up at the Winter Garden to continue its run at the Broadhurst Theatre. Rock of Ages moved three blocks from the Brooks Atkinson to the Helen Hayes in 2011. Before that, such shows as The 39 Steps, August Osage County, The Lion King, and Chicago did the same.So what exactly goes into moving from Broadway's smallest theatre to a 1093-seat house Hint Despite the show's apartment-style set, it's more than just cardboard boxes and a U-Haul. Stage Manager Billy Barnes explains...
- 7/24/2016
- by Nicole Rosky
- BroadwayWorld.com
Veteran TV and film actress Ann Morgan Guilbert, known as the spirited neighbor on 1960s sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show and who most recently appeared on the CBS comedy Life In Pieces, died of cancer Tuesday in Los Angeles. Her daughter Nora Eckstein confirmed her mother’s death to the Associated Press. Guilbert was 87. Guilbert’s decades-long career began in the 1950s as a featured performer and singer in the Billy Barnes Revues. She went on to television, landing her…...
- 6/15/2016
- Deadline TV
In the olden days — like, say, a year or two ago — TV critics held a slight edge on the folks who made year-end movies and music best-of lists. New albums keep dropping well into December, and Hollywood holds back some of its biggest pictures for the holiday break, but television? Shows debut in the fall, wrapped up in the spring and took the summer off. That's the way it was, for decades. Then the streaming services arrived, and started uploading entire new seasons just about anytime — including this past weekend,...
- 12/14/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Network: HBO
Episodes: 18 (hour)
Seasons: Three
TV show dates: November 24, 2013 -- December 13, 2015
Series status: Ended
Performers include: Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash, Mel Rodriguez, Joel Johnstone, Molly Shannon, Harry Dean Stanton, and Daniel Stern.
TV show description:
Based on a British comedy of the same name, this series is set in Long Beach, California, at the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital. The staff attends to the needs of female patients who are often "getting on" in years -- while also dealing with the challenges of a health-care bureaucracy that's in need of an overhaul.
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Episodes: 18 (hour)
Seasons: Three
TV show dates: November 24, 2013 -- December 13, 2015
Series status: Ended
Performers include: Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash, Mel Rodriguez, Joel Johnstone, Molly Shannon, Harry Dean Stanton, and Daniel Stern.
TV show description:
Based on a British comedy of the same name, this series is set in Long Beach, California, at the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital. The staff attends to the needs of female patients who are often "getting on" in years -- while also dealing with the challenges of a health-care bureaucracy that's in need of an overhaul.
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- 12/14/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The series finale of HBO’s brilliant and infuriatingly underrated comedy Getting On may not have pretty, but it sure was beautiful.
RelatedTVLine’s 10 Best Comedy Series of 2015
Jenna got her earlobe torn — and had to be carried over the threshold by that hunky (and shirtless!) Australian doc. Dawn committed one final act of “Pay attention to me!” sabotage. Didi refused to admit that the end had finally arrived — at least when it came to the future of the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit at Mount Palms Memorial Hospital. And an elderly wheelchair-bound patient who wouldn’t stop belting out...
RelatedTVLine’s 10 Best Comedy Series of 2015
Jenna got her earlobe torn — and had to be carried over the threshold by that hunky (and shirtless!) Australian doc. Dawn committed one final act of “Pay attention to me!” sabotage. Didi refused to admit that the end had finally arrived — at least when it came to the future of the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit at Mount Palms Memorial Hospital. And an elderly wheelchair-bound patient who wouldn’t stop belting out...
- 12/14/2015
- TVLine.com
The Performer | Alex Borstein
The Show | Getting On
The Episode | “Please Partake of a Memorial Orange” (Dec. 6, 2015)
The Performance | There’s probably a special place in hell for the kind of person who’d hijack a memorial service to serve her own desperate, attention-seeking needs. But the cringe-inducing comic touch Borstein brought to Dawn Forchette’s meltdown on last Sunday’s Getting On was nothing short of heavenly.
Related20 Funniest TV Moments of 2015
We’d already known that Nurse Dawn had opted out of dialysis for her end-stage kidney failure — mainly because her doctor’s cheerful news about her bloodwork...
The Show | Getting On
The Episode | “Please Partake of a Memorial Orange” (Dec. 6, 2015)
The Performance | There’s probably a special place in hell for the kind of person who’d hijack a memorial service to serve her own desperate, attention-seeking needs. But the cringe-inducing comic touch Borstein brought to Dawn Forchette’s meltdown on last Sunday’s Getting On was nothing short of heavenly.
Related20 Funniest TV Moments of 2015
We’d already known that Nurse Dawn had opted out of dialysis for her end-stage kidney failure — mainly because her doctor’s cheerful news about her bloodwork...
- 12/12/2015
- TVLine.com
HBO has released a promo for the final episode of Getting On. Fans learned the show was cancelled back in February, when HBO announced the third and final season. The Getting On TV series finale, "Reduced to Eating Boiled Magazines and Book Paste," airs Sunday, December 13, 2015, at 10:00pm Et/Pt.
In the finale, the staff of the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit faces the ward's closure. The Getting On cast includes Laurie Metcalf as Dr. Jenna James. Alex Borstein is Nurse Dawn. Niecy Nash plays Nurse Didi. Mel Rodriguez is Patsy De La Serda.
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In the finale, the staff of the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit faces the ward's closure. The Getting On cast includes Laurie Metcalf as Dr. Jenna James. Alex Borstein is Nurse Dawn. Niecy Nash plays Nurse Didi. Mel Rodriguez is Patsy De La Serda.
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- 12/8/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
June Squibb’s Varla returns to HBO’s Getting On (tonight, 10:15/9:15c) — and believe it or not, her language is more Nsfw than ever.
RelatedTVLine’s 10 Best Comedy Series of 2015 — See Where Getting On Ranks!
From the moment she summons Alex Borstein’s Nurse Dawn, the most cantankerous patient to grace the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mount Palms Memorial Hospital is in furious, expletive-dropping mode — and as our exclusive preview clip shows, it turns out she’s got an excuse for her foul mood.
RelatedTVLine’s 10 Best Drama Series of 2015
Question is, will her daughter (Kristen Johnston...
RelatedTVLine’s 10 Best Comedy Series of 2015 — See Where Getting On Ranks!
From the moment she summons Alex Borstein’s Nurse Dawn, the most cantankerous patient to grace the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mount Palms Memorial Hospital is in furious, expletive-dropping mode — and as our exclusive preview clip shows, it turns out she’s got an excuse for her foul mood.
RelatedTVLine’s 10 Best Drama Series of 2015
Question is, will her daughter (Kristen Johnston...
- 12/6/2015
- TVLine.com
In February, HBO effectively cancelled Getting On, when it announced that the upcoming season would be the show's third and final one. Season three of Getting On premieres on HBO, Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 10:00pm Et/Pt. Getting On's season two ratings average was dismal, with 0.08 in the 18-49 demographic and only 250,000 total viewers. As with the first two seasons, this season consists of only six one-hour episodes.
Based on a British comedy of the same name, Getting On is set in Long Beach, California, at the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital. The staff attends to the needs of female patients who are often “getting on” in years — while also dealing with the challenges of a health-care bureaucracy in need of an overhaul. The Getting On cast includes: Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash, Mel Rodriguez,...
Based on a British comedy of the same name, Getting On is set in Long Beach, California, at the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital. The staff attends to the needs of female patients who are often “getting on” in years — while also dealing with the challenges of a health-care bureaucracy in need of an overhaul. The Getting On cast includes: Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash, Mel Rodriguez,...
- 10/20/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Attention: There is a lot of TV on these days, that's a known fact. However, another known fact is this: HBO's Getting On deserves your attention. The lovably dark comedy starring Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash and Mel Rodriguez is returning for a third and final (sob!) season of six episodes and E! News has your exclusive first look at the show you Must be watching. Getting On hails from the co-creators of Big Love, Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer, and follows the lives of the doctors and nurses in the Billy Barnes Extended Care Facility. They're caring for the elderly, even if the healthcare system fails them and the bureaucracy kills them. Don't you want to see the show that finally got...
- 10/9/2015
- E! Online
June 26 — the cutoff date for the 2015 Emmy Awards nomination voting — is upon us! And that’s a source of both great anticipation and nameless dread for those of us obsessed with quality television.
RelatedTVLine’s Full Lineup of 2015 Dream Emmy Nominees
Team TVLine has already brought you our Dream Emmy Ballots in 10 key Emmy races — click here to see our picks! — but we wanted to make one last push on behalf of a few favorites whose work was so outstanding this year that the possibility of a snub makes us want to get in touch with our inner Sons of...
RelatedTVLine’s Full Lineup of 2015 Dream Emmy Nominees
Team TVLine has already brought you our Dream Emmy Ballots in 10 key Emmy races — click here to see our picks! — but we wanted to make one last push on behalf of a few favorites whose work was so outstanding this year that the possibility of a snub makes us want to get in touch with our inner Sons of...
- 6/26/2015
- TVLine.com
Despite very small viewership, HBO renewed Getting On for a second season. Will the ratings improve this time around? Will it be cancelled or renewed for a third season? Stay tuned.
Based on a UK series of the same name, Getting On follows the staff at the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, CA. They attend to the needs of female patients who are often “getting on” in years. The comedy stars Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash, and Mel Rodriguez.
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Based on a UK series of the same name, Getting On follows the staff at the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, CA. They attend to the needs of female patients who are often “getting on” in years. The comedy stars Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash, and Mel Rodriguez.
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- 2/10/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Looks like Laurie Metcalf may soon have some extra time on her hands. The actress' CBS show, The McCarthys, has been essentially cancelled. Now, her Getting On series has been renewed for a third but final season on HBO.
Based on a UK series of the same name, Getting On follows the staff at the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, CA. They attend to the needs of female patients who are often “getting on” in years. The comedy stars Metcalf, Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash, and Mel Rodriguez.
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Based on a UK series of the same name, Getting On follows the staff at the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, CA. They attend to the needs of female patients who are often “getting on” in years. The comedy stars Metcalf, Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash, and Mel Rodriguez.
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- 2/10/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
HBO has announced that season two of Getting On will kick off on Sunday, November 9th. There are just six installments.
Guest stars this season include Betty Buckley, Jayma Mays, Carrie Preston, Alia Shawkat and Jean Smart.
Here are the details:
"Getting On," An Offbeat, Comedic Look At The Dysfunctional Staff Of A Beleaguered Hospital, Begins Its Second Season Nov. 9, Exclusively On HBO
At the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, Cal., the staff attends to the needs of female patients who are often "getting on" in years, while dealing with the challenges of a health-care bureaucracy in need of an overhaul. Even as they attempt to serve their charges under less-than-ideal circumstances, the lives of this ragtag crew are complicated by conflicting agendas, both professional and personal.
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Guest stars this season include Betty Buckley, Jayma Mays, Carrie Preston, Alia Shawkat and Jean Smart.
Here are the details:
"Getting On," An Offbeat, Comedic Look At The Dysfunctional Staff Of A Beleaguered Hospital, Begins Its Second Season Nov. 9, Exclusively On HBO
At the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, Cal., the staff attends to the needs of female patients who are often "getting on" in years, while dealing with the challenges of a health-care bureaucracy in need of an overhaul. Even as they attempt to serve their charges under less-than-ideal circumstances, the lives of this ragtag crew are complicated by conflicting agendas, both professional and personal.
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- 10/21/2014
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
TV Picks: HBO’s “Getting On” is a dramedy that shows off the comedic wit of Niecy Nash, Laurie3 Metcalf and Alex Borstein as staff in an extended care unit. The darkly comic realities of caring for the elderly in an overwhelmed healthcare system is set against the petty bureaucracies of modern medical practice in America. The no miss series is back for season 2 November 9.At the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, Cal., the staff attends to the needs of female patients who are often “getting on” in years, while dealing with the […]...
- 10/20/2014
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
In an evening, conceived and directed by Tony Award winner Scott Wittman, LuPone will perform an eclectic collection of torch songs by songwriters including Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz, Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn,Billy Barnes, Harold Arlen, George and Ira Gershwin, and Cole Porter. Don Heckman of The Los Angeles Times described the show as 'a beautifully paced, marvelously delivered torch-song exploration of the pleasures and pains of love LuPone's remarkable, larger-than-life qualities and stunning musicality are distilled into the pure essence of her art.' BroadwayWorld was there for a special press preview with Patti and you can check out a sneak peek of the concert below...
- 7/23/2014
- by Randy Rainbow
- BroadwayWorld.com
With True Blood coming to an end, Carrie Preston already has more work lined up. EW has confirmed that Preston will reprise her role as fan favorite Elsbeth Tascioni in the upcoming sixth season of The Good Wife. There’s no word yet on how long Elsbeth will be sticking around, but let’s just hope that this time, she stays away from any and all anti-Semitic bears (or not).
The Good Wife isn’t the only place Preston’s fans will be able to find her. As EW previously reported, the actress is also set to guest star in...
The Good Wife isn’t the only place Preston’s fans will be able to find her. As EW previously reported, the actress is also set to guest star in...
- 7/22/2014
- by Samantha Highfill
- EW - Inside TV
Spoiler alert: If the July 13 episode of True Blood is still on your DVR, stop reading now. (Or, read our full recap.) We asked Carrie Preston to relive Arlene’s rescue.
And good news: Whether or not she makes it to the Aug. 24 series finale of the show, it’s not the last you’ll see of her on HBO. She’s set to guest star in a season 2 episode of Getting On, playing Denya Thorp, a cancer patient staying at the Billy Barnes Extended Care Facility who’s ready for a quick exit.
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And good news: Whether or not she makes it to the Aug. 24 series finale of the show, it’s not the last you’ll see of her on HBO. She’s set to guest star in a season 2 episode of Getting On, playing Denya Thorp, a cancer patient staying at the Billy Barnes Extended Care Facility who’s ready for a quick exit.
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- 7/16/2014
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside TV
HBO has announced that the second season of Getting On, their hospital comedy, will kick off sometime in November. There are just six episodes.
The series stars Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash, and Mel Rodriguez.
Here are the details:
Getting On, An Offbeat, Comedic Look At The Dysfunctional Staff Of A Beleaguered Hospital, Returns For Its Second Season This November, Exclusively On HBO
At the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, Cal., the staff attends to the needs of female patients who are often “getting on” in years, while dealing with the challenges of a health-care bureaucracy in need of an overhaul. Even as they attempt to serve their charges under less-than-ideal circumstances, the lives of this ragtag crew are complicated by conflicting agendas, both professional and personal.
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The series stars Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash, and Mel Rodriguez.
Here are the details:
Getting On, An Offbeat, Comedic Look At The Dysfunctional Staff Of A Beleaguered Hospital, Returns For Its Second Season This November, Exclusively On HBO
At the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, Cal., the staff attends to the needs of female patients who are often “getting on” in years, while dealing with the challenges of a health-care bureaucracy in need of an overhaul. Even as they attempt to serve their charges under less-than-ideal circumstances, the lives of this ragtag crew are complicated by conflicting agendas, both professional and personal.
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- 7/11/2014
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Starz
Black Sails continues an upward trend after a sleepy pilot two weeks ago, and “III” contains some of the most promising material we’ve seen from the pirate drama. Last week’s episode (read the review here) saw development in several of the major characters, especially Luke Arnold’s John Silver and Tom Hopper’s Billy Bones – those characters continue to gain momentum and personality in the third installment, while Toby Stephens’s Captain Flint still operates behind a veil of mystery. Spoilers follow for the third episode “III.”
After committing the entire schedule of the Urca d’Lima to memory, John Silver showed this week that he’s one of the more cunning scoundrels on an island full of, well, cunning scoundrels. By refusing to give up the ultimate destination of the treasure-laden galleon, Flint and his crew are forced to take Silver along on their quest, ensuring...
Black Sails continues an upward trend after a sleepy pilot two weeks ago, and “III” contains some of the most promising material we’ve seen from the pirate drama. Last week’s episode (read the review here) saw development in several of the major characters, especially Luke Arnold’s John Silver and Tom Hopper’s Billy Bones – those characters continue to gain momentum and personality in the third installment, while Toby Stephens’s Captain Flint still operates behind a veil of mystery. Spoilers follow for the third episode “III.”
After committing the entire schedule of the Urca d’Lima to memory, John Silver showed this week that he’s one of the more cunning scoundrels on an island full of, well, cunning scoundrels. By refusing to give up the ultimate destination of the treasure-laden galleon, Flint and his crew are forced to take Silver along on their quest, ensuring...
- 2/9/2014
- by Matt Hannigan
- Obsessed with Film
Whenever a U.K. comedy crosses the pond for an American makeover, the first concern generally tends to be about capturing the spirit and tone of the original. And while I haven't seen the British version of "Getting On," whatever happened in translation didn't seem to dilute a potent blend of sweet and sour laughs in HBO's take on the series. Retaining the tradition of truly cringeworthy moments of comedic embarrassment popularized by the efforts of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and combining it with heart and (fleeting) moments of genuine emotion, "Getting On" makes the most of its six episode first season. Set in the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, California, the show follows the increasingly knotty and overlapping travails of an ensemble of workers in the geriatric ward. Alex Borstein ("MadTV," Lois Griffin on "Family Guy") is the central focus as Nurse Dawn Forchette,...
- 12/30/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
While on the set of HBO’s Getting On, I watched as an 87-year-old actor undid his buckle getting ready for his sex scene with one of the elderly women who resides in our fictional Billy Barnes Extended Care Facility. I watched in awe as these seasoned professionals got busy. Why was I riveted? After all, it’s not that unusual to see a man in his golden years having sex on TV or in the movies. It’s just that we’re used to seeing him give it to a woman half his age. Bogart gave it to Bacall, Connery gave
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- 12/12/2013
- by Alex Borstein
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Niecy Nash is trying something new. The comedic actress and author is currently starring in HBO’s latest half-hour comedy Getting On, a far cry from her days as the loud-mouthed Raineesha Williams on Reno 911!
From the writers of Big Love, Getting On tells the story behind the doctors and nurses of the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, California. A remake of the BBC series by the same name, the comedy stars Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, and Nash as three women who spend their days helping the elderly live their day-to-day lives.We...
From the writers of Big Love, Getting On tells the story behind the doctors and nurses of the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, California. A remake of the BBC series by the same name, the comedy stars Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, and Nash as three women who spend their days helping the elderly live their day-to-day lives.We...
- 11/25/2013
- by Samantha Highfill
- EW - Inside TV
The patience, sanity, selflessness and complete lack of vanity required to be a nurse is something that can't be stressed enough. And while medical dramas have shown medical staff to be (personally and emotionally complicated) life saving heroes, the medical sitcom is surprisingly still fairly fresh creative territory (the last one of note was "Scrubs," the Zach Braff starring show that usually placed wackiness and hijinks in the foreground). Perhaps it's because getting the recipe right of blending the life and death reality of the job with comedic elements is a balance that's difficult to achieve, but congratulations to the folks behind "Getting On" because in the first half of the six-episode season sent to press, they've accomplished the feat. A remake of the BBC comedy of the same name (with a retweaking of the story elements, characters and plot points from that show), "Getting On" takes place in the...
- 11/22/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Today, we're featuring Bert Convy circa 1981. Convy first appeared on Broadway in Billy Barnes Revue in 1959, followed by Vintage '60, Nowhere to Go But Up, The Beast in Me, Love and Kisses, Fiddler on the Roof, The Impossible Years, Cabaret, The Front Page and Nine. His off-Broadway credits include The Fantasticks, Morning Sun and Shoot Anything With Hair That Moves. He was also the conceiver and director for off-Broadway's Do It Again in 1971.
- 1/19/2013
- by Walter McBride
- BroadwayWorld.com
Lidsville -Sid Krofft talked to me over the phone. That’s almost as wild and weird as the shows he created with his brother Marty that dominated the ’70s. Their live action Saturday morning series mixed puppets and people went perfect with the sugar rush from a fresh bowl of Count Chocula. This was like a weird childhood dream as I had so many questions that had puzzled me since childhood. Krofft was eager to give answers.
He was excited about Vivendi Entertainment’s recent release of H.R. Pufnstuf: The Complete Series Collector’s Edition. There’s also a normal H.R. Pufnstuf: The Complete Series. What’s the difference? A cool bobblehead of H.R. Pufnstuf. I’ve had little contact with the bobblehead since my two year-old has turned it into her new best friend. I told Sid Krofft how another generation has embraced the lizard hero of my youth.
He was excited about Vivendi Entertainment’s recent release of H.R. Pufnstuf: The Complete Series Collector’s Edition. There’s also a normal H.R. Pufnstuf: The Complete Series. What’s the difference? A cool bobblehead of H.R. Pufnstuf. I’ve had little contact with the bobblehead since my two year-old has turned it into her new best friend. I told Sid Krofft how another generation has embraced the lizard hero of my youth.
- 4/22/2011
- by UncaScroogeMcD
Hollywood producer and TV writer George Eckstein has died, aged 81.
Eckstein co-wrote the final episode of 1960s TV series The Fugitive - one of the most watched TV episodes in U.S. history.
He also wrote 10 episodes of the drama, and served as associate producer and co-producer on the series.
He later produced Steven Spielberg 's 1971 TV movie Duel, The Billy Barnes Revue on Broadway and worked as a casting director and business manager before continuing his stellar TV career.
In addition to his credits on The Fugitive, Eckstein produced movies for the small screen including Amelia Earhart and Tail Gunner Joe. He executive produced TV miniseries Masada and TV series Love, Sidney.
His work on The Untouchables launched his TV writing career. He later wrote for series including Dr. Kildare, Gunsmoke, The Invaders and TV movie Perry Mason.
Eckstein was a former board member of the Writers Guild of America and a founding member and a former chairman of the Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors.
He died on Saturday in Los Angeles.
He is survived by his wife of 41 years, actress Selette Cole, three daughters and two granddaughters.
Eckstein co-wrote the final episode of 1960s TV series The Fugitive - one of the most watched TV episodes in U.S. history.
He also wrote 10 episodes of the drama, and served as associate producer and co-producer on the series.
He later produced Steven Spielberg 's 1971 TV movie Duel, The Billy Barnes Revue on Broadway and worked as a casting director and business manager before continuing his stellar TV career.
In addition to his credits on The Fugitive, Eckstein produced movies for the small screen including Amelia Earhart and Tail Gunner Joe. He executive produced TV miniseries Masada and TV series Love, Sidney.
His work on The Untouchables launched his TV writing career. He later wrote for series including Dr. Kildare, Gunsmoke, The Invaders and TV movie Perry Mason.
Eckstein was a former board member of the Writers Guild of America and a founding member and a former chairman of the Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors.
He died on Saturday in Los Angeles.
He is survived by his wife of 41 years, actress Selette Cole, three daughters and two granddaughters.
- 9/15/2009
- WENN
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