Wizard Of Oz – Behind The Scenes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKcxX6beKl0
When the ‘Wizard of Oz’ had it’s last network broadcast on CBS (May 8th, 1998), the bumpers around the commercial breaks had interesting behind the scenes tr…
Rare Color Shot: ‘The Honeymooners’, 1953 Although the CBS shows starring Jackie Gleason, and friends, ended in 1970, Joyce Randolph never played “Trixie” after the 1957 season which ended in June and included more of their sketches than almost any other year. In October 1958, Gleason debuted a half-hour version of The Jackie Gleason Show, […]
Time To ‘Cowboy’ Up…Remember These Greats? Left to right, Clint Walker ‘Cheyenne’, James Arnes ‘Gunsmoke’, Richard Boone ‘Have Gun Will Travel’, Robert Horton ‘Wagon Train’, James Garner ‘Maverick’ and John Payne ‘Restless Gun’. Source
This 1966 RCA demo on how their newest quad machine works is hosted by RCA’s John Wentworth and although the quality of the film capture is not a good as we would like it, the technical presentation is about as good as it gets. The TR-4 cost over $35,000 in 1966, equivalent to over $283,300 […]
In The Days Of Not So Instant Replays… Our friend Richard Wirth has a new article on the history of kinescopes and video tape development. Linking the east and west costs by coaxial cable was a blessing and a curse for networks because of the need to delay broadcasts going west. Here’s a look at […]