After failing to secure an interview, one can sometimes find solace in past...
A few weeks ago, I got an email that thrilled me to no end. It was an invite to a junket for the new Warren Beatty film, Rules Don’t Apply, where I would’ve had the opportunity to screen the film and,...
View ArticleR.I.P. Alan Thicke
2016 sucks. I was fortunate enough to chat with the late Alan Thicke on three occasions – twice on the phone, once in person – and on each occasion he was absolutely just as nice as you’d want the man...
View Article2016: Random Roles Revisited, Pt. 1
For the past few years, I’ve entertained myself – and hopefully at least a few of you folks, too – by pulling together sort of a highlight reel of the Random Roles interviews I’ve done over the course...
View Article2016: Random Roles Revisited, Pt. 2
Here we go: it’s time for part two of my look back at the Random Roles interviews I’ve done over the course of 2016! I can’t say I’m not disappointed that this is part two of two, especially when there...
View ArticleBill Paxton’s part in Barnes and Barnes’s “Fish Heads”
When I talked to Billy Mumy in 2015 in conjunction with the Blu-ray release of Lost in Space: The Complete Series, the topic of conversation was squarely on the show, as well it should’ve been, given...
View ArticleRickles Recollects | Recollections of Rickles
When I heard the news that Don Rickles had died, the first thought that entered my mind was this: “Well, I guess I can finally post my interview.” If you follow me on social media, then it probably...
View ArticleObscurity Knocks: Episode 7 – John Heard
Yes, it’s been ages since we last posted an episode – we discuss our absence a bit in a very special intro that’s all apologies – but we’re back with an episode that was actually reocrded a year ago...
View ArticleSam Elliott Probably Still Isn’t Amused By His Evel Knievel Pilot Being On...
When Sam Elliott made his first appearance on NBC’s Parks and Recreation as Ron Swanson’s doppelganger from Pawnee’s neighboring town of Eagleton, he was kind enough to hop on the phone with me to do...
View ArticleHere’s What You Can [Arguably] Look Forward To Seeing This Fall On ABC
THE GOOD DOCTOR (Mon., 10 p.m.) THE GOOD DOCTOR – ABC’s “The Good Doctor” stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy. (ABC/Stuart Pettican) Shaun Murphy (Freddie Highmore, “Bates Motel”), a young...
View ArticleHow Lester – With A Little Help From Willie Tyler – Helped Save David...
How’s that for a grabber of a headline? Okay, so let’s start with the back story: while I was compiling an oral history of Battle of the Network Stars – which, hand to heart, you’ll see on the A.V....
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