TV Squad http://www.tvsquad.com TV Squad http://www.tvsquad.com/media/feedlogo.gif TV Squad http://www.tvsquad.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Colin Quinn remembers Ken Ober in his special wayhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/17/colin-quinn-remembers-ken-ober-in-his-special-way/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/17/colin-quinn-remembers-ken-ober-in-his-special-way/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/17/colin-quinn-remembers-ken-ober-in-his-special-way/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

The sudden and shocking of passing of TV writer, producer and host Ken Ober turned a lot of heads. Here's one of Ober's head (ahem) getting turned, for a change.

Collin Quinn, Ober's longtime friend and Remote Control co-host, posted a hilarious picture on his Twitter page of himself, Ober and the uber-cute Kari Wuhrer on the set of their equally hilarious game show.

I'm tempted to let Bob use this for our weekly Subtle Subtitles post, but am worried the funniest of the comments will get us banned from every library in the country assuming, of course, that reading is still going on in America's libraries.

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]]>collin quinnCollinQuinnkari wuhrerKariWuhrermtvs remote controlMtvsRemoteControlremote controlRemoteControltwitterDanny GallagherTue, 17 Nov 2009 14:28:00 ESTRemote Control host Ken Ober dead at 52http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/16/remote-control-host-ken-ober-dead-at-52/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/16/remote-control-host-ken-ober-dead-at-52/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/16/remote-control-host-ken-ober-dead-at-52/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Ken OberWow, it's one thing to write about the death of someone like Edward Woodward, someone who was older and not in good health, but it's another thing to write about the death of someone only 52. Ken Ober, who hosted the classic (well, in my mind it's a classic) MTV game show Remote Control in the late 80s, died yesterday of unknown causes.

If you've never seen Remote Control, it was a wacky pop culture trivia game show that supposedly was filmed in Ober's basement. Besides being a really fun game show (especially for someone raised on television), it costarred a lot of people who later became household names, such as Adam Sandler, Denis Leary, and Colin Quinn.

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]]>adam sandlergame showken obermtvremote controlstar searchBob SassoneMon, 16 Nov 2009 17:27:00 ESTSecret Diary of a Call Girl not so secret anymorehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/16/secret-diary-of-a-call-girl-not-so-secret-anymore/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/16/secret-diary-of-a-call-girl-not-so-secret-anymore/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/16/secret-diary-of-a-call-girl-not-so-secret-anymore/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Secret Diary of a Call GirlThe anonymous blogger "Belle Du Jour" whose career as a call girl spawned the British and Showtime TV series Secret Diary of a Call Girl has outed herself. Apparently she wanted to do it because an ex-boyfriend threatened to do it for her. Her real name is Brooke Magnanti and she's a child health researcher at the University of Bristol. She worked as a escort for over a year while pursuing her Ph.D.

Thankfully, her university has said her past was not relevant to her current job. I wonder if an American university would be as supportive of such a decision, given the taboo of sex work and sex in general in the U.S.

On the other hand, now she can start publishing more books under her real name. If she makes enough (or possibly gets another TV deal), she wouldn't need to worry about who would hire her or not.

 

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]]>Billie PiperBilliePiperSecret Diary of a Call GirlSecretDiaryOfACallGirlShowtimeBrad TrechakMon, 16 Nov 2009 13:30:00 ESTThe Equalizer's Edward Woodward dead at 79http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/16/the-equalizers-edward-woodward-dead-at-79/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/16/the-equalizers-edward-woodward-dead-at-79/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/16/the-equalizers-edward-woodward-dead-at-79/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Edward WoodwardEdward Woodward, probably best known to U.S. audiences as crime-fighting ex-agent Robert McCall on the cool 80s series The Equalizer, has died at the age of 79.

Of course, before taking that role, Woodward had a long, distinguished film career, starring in such classic films as Breaker Morant and The Wicker Man. Long before The Equalizer he did a British series where he played a spy in the series Callan, which ran from 1967 to 1972.. He appeared in several other TV shows over the years, including The Defenders, The Saint, La Femme Nikita, CI5, Over My Dead Body, Nice Work, 1990, The Edward Woodward Hour, and many others.

This year he guest starred in several episodes of the classic British show EastEnders. He was also an accomplished stage actor and singer.

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]]>a christmas carolbreaker morantcallaneastendersedward woodwardthe edward woodward hourthe equalizerthe saintthe wicker manBob SassoneMon, 16 Nov 2009 13:07:00 ESTVeteran writer David Lloyd dead after a long illnesshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/veteran-writer-david-lloyd-dead-after-a-long-illness/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/veteran-writer-david-lloyd-dead-after-a-long-illness/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/11/veteran-writer-david-lloyd-dead-after-a-long-illness/#commentsFiled under: , ,

CheersDavid Lloyd was one of those TV writers whose work spread across the history of television. He worked on shows ranging from The Tonight Show in the 60s to Frasier in the 90s and early 2000s.

Lloyd died last night after a long illness.

Lloyd had a part in many memorable TV shows over the years, as a writer and/or a producer, including Cheers, Wings, Taxi, Lou Grant, Rhoda, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, Phyllis, The Tony Randall Show, Dear John, The Dick Cavett Show, The Associates, The Best of the West, and many other shows.

Ken Levine has a great tribute to Lloyd on his site, including a discussion of how Lloyd was as a writer. It includes an example of Lloyd's script for the classic Mary Tyler Moore Show episode "Chuckles Bites The Dust."

 

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]]>bob newhart showcheerschuckles bites the dustdavid lloyddear johnfrasierlou grantmary tyler moore showrhodataxiwingsBob SassoneWed, 11 Nov 2009 18:33:00 ESTHeroic Brit dies protecting CBBC kids from elephanthttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/04/heroic-brit-dies-protecting-cbbc-kids-from-elephant/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/04/heroic-brit-dies-protecting-cbbc-kids-from-elephant/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/04/heroic-brit-dies-protecting-cbbc-kids-from-elephant/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

A CBBC tour guide died protecting children from a mad elephant.When watching any nature special from PBS or the BBC featuring dangerous wild animals photographed at reasonably close range, how often do you stop and consider the very real danger men and women are in while getting that footage?

That danger proved deadly this past weekend when a rampaging African elephant trampled and killed a British tour guide (Anton Turner, 38) who was trying to protect a group of children visiting Tanzania.

The kids were in Africa serving as TV hosts for the CBBC (BBC's children's channel) show, Serious Explorers. Seven children were planning to follow the steps of Victorian explorer Dr. David Livingston.

Reports say, when the elephant charged a group of the CBBC kids, Turner challenged the elephant and attempted to shoot his rifle at the animal. But, he was unable to open fire in time and was trampled. Turner leaves behind a pregnant wife.

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]]>bbcCBBCchildrendeaddeathelephantelephantskidskillednaturenature conservancyNatureConservancyJohn Scott LewinskiWed, 04 Nov 2009 11:02:00 ESTWhen Soupy met the stripperhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/23/when-soupy-met-the-stripper/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/23/when-soupy-met-the-stripper/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/23/when-soupy-met-the-stripper/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Soupy Sales not only has one of the funniest scandals in TV history, but here's one that I'm surprised didn't get him and his ilk banned from all of television.

When The Soupy Sales Show was live, his staff set him up for a prank, according to an interview he did with NBC's Bob Costas. As he went into a commercial, he would hear a woman scream, open the door and see a pair of ladies' shoes being dragged out of the frame. But when he actually opened the door, all he saw was a woman wearing ONLY her shoes (I think, I never bothered to look at her feet).

This clip contains censored nudity. So if you're watching it at work, make sure you share it with everyone around you, especially the ladies.

 

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]]>bloopersbloopers and practical jokesBloopersAndPracticalJokesprankssoupy salesSoupySalesstrippersthe soupy sales showTheSoupySalesShowDanny GallagherFri, 23 Oct 2009 17:29:00 ESTComic Soupy Sales passes away at 83http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/23/comic-soupy-sales-passes-away-at-83/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/23/comic-soupy-sales-passes-away-at-83/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/23/comic-soupy-sales-passes-away-at-83/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

soupy_sales_2When I was a kid, I remember watching Soupy Sales. He had a children's show, The Soupy Sales Show, on channel five in the New York area and he was a wacky, funny guy. He had bizarre creatures around him, puppets named Pookie and White Fang and Black Tooth. Soupy did outrageous things and often ended up with a pie in the face. In a lot of ways, there might have been no PeeWee Herman if there hadn't been a Soupy Sales. In my memory, I always liked Soup and liked his show. On Thursday, Soupy Sales died at the age of 83.

In addition to The Soupy Sales Show, Soupy was a comedian. He played clubs and did shtick, and all through the 1960s and 1970s he was a regular on game shows, including What's My Line, To Tell the Truth, Match Game and Hollywood Squares.

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]]>deathdiedgame showsGameShowsHollywood SquaresHollywoodSquaresMatch GameMatchGameMilton SupmanMiltonSupmanobituarypassed awayPassedAwayPeeWee HermanPeeweeHermanpie in the facePieInTheFaceSoupy SalesSoupySalesWhite FangWhiteFangAllison WaldmanFri, 23 Oct 2009 11:35:00 ESTGoldline.com commercial spokesman Jay Johnson dead at 66http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/22/goldline-com-commercial-spokesman-jay-johnson-dead-at-66/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/22/goldline-com-commercial-spokesman-jay-johnson-dead-at-66/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/22/goldline-com-commercial-spokesman-jay-johnson-dead-at-66/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Every single day while I'm watching Fox News or CNN I see the commercial for Goldline.com, a company that lets you invest in gold (there are a few of those ads on TV right now). The spokesman in the ad is Jay Johnson, former director of The U.S. Mint and a former Congressman.

Johnson died last weekend of a heart attack. He was 66. Here's the ad below. Stations are still running it (much like the Billy Mays ads we continue to see).

 

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]]>congressmangoldline.comjay johnsontv anchoru.s. mintBob SassoneThu, 22 Oct 2009 17:04:00 ESTThe Addams Family, Green Acres and Vic Mizzyhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/the-addams-family-green-acres-and-vic-mizzy/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/the-addams-family-green-acres-and-vic-mizzy/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/20/the-addams-family-green-acres-and-vic-mizzy/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Addams_Family_TVI never heard of Vic Mizzy, but he was a professional songwriter who specialized in TV themes. Vic Mizzy passed away on Saturday at the age of 93. I may not have recognized his name, but I know Vic Mizzy's music... and I've had his tunes in my head for decades. Mizzy was the man who wrote two classic TV themes, Green Acres and The Addams Family. And they really were classic. To this day, I remember every word and can sing them at the drop of a hat (if you were wearing one and decided to drop it).

Mizzy had written songs that the likes of Dean Martin and Doris Day recorded, even the great Billie Holiday. But those TV themes are his legacy. That's not a bad thing. Mizzy made music that people remember because they were catchy themes attached to quirky series. And his songs were perfect because in 90 seconds or so, he captured the gist of the sitcom. Think about it:

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]]>Eddie AlbertEddieAlbertEva GaborEvaGaborfinger snapsFingerSnapsGreen AcresGreenAcresNeil Patrick HarrisNeilPatrickHarrissongwriterThe Addams FamilyTheAddamsFamilyTV themesTvThemesVic MizzyVicMizzyAllison WaldmanTue, 20 Oct 2009 13:09:00 ESTEat a mushroom for the fallen Mariohttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/15/eat-a-mushroom-for-the-fallen-mario/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/15/eat-a-mushroom-for-the-fallen-mario/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/15/eat-a-mushroom-for-the-fallen-mario/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

The late Capt. Lou Albano wore many hats in his career (some wrestlers wear hats). But in my nostalgia filled mind, none of those hats were greater than the red service cap with the giant "M" on it.

The famed wrestler played both the live action and animated version of video game hero Mario on the top rated syndicated kids' show The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, along with actor Danny Wells as Luigi who Jeffersons fans will recognize as Charlie the bartender. Mario Bros. is a show I vividly remember from my childhood because my parents never bought me a Nintendo and that just drove me to want and watch anything and everything with the Mario Bros. on it.

Here's my all-time favorite episode because it combined the two things I worshiped as an organized religion: Nintendo and Ghostbusters.

 

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]]>capt. lou albanoCapt.LouAlbanocaptain lou albanocaptain lou albano deadCaptainLouAlbanoCaptainLouAlbanoDeaddanny wellsDannyWellsernie hudsonErnieHudsonghostbustersthe super mario bros. super showthe super mario brothers super showTheSuperMarioBros.SuperShowTheSuperMarioBrothersSuperShowDanny GallagherThu, 15 Oct 2009 11:29:00 ESTWrestling icon Captain Lou Albano passes awayhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/14/wrestling-icon-captain-lou-albano-passes-away/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/14/wrestling-icon-captain-lou-albano-passes-away/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/14/wrestling-icon-captain-lou-albano-passes-away/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Captain Lou AlbanoFor the most part, TV Squad doesn't cover professional wrestling, despite pro-wrestling and television being synonymous since the 1950's. It could be because wrestling is a world unto itself and there are certainly enough blogs out there that cover the subject. In this instance, an exception has been made since wrestling and TV icon Captain Lou Albano has passed away. He was 76.

He was known mostly for his work with the WWF (now the WWE) in the '8's and his participation in the first WrestleMania as well as several thereafter. Hell, he was instrumental in creating that event by participating in Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" music video which led to "The War to Settle the Score" on MTV which led to ... well, you know.

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]]>Captain Lou AlbanoCaptainLouAlbanomanagerWWEWWFBrad TrechakWed, 14 Oct 2009 18:07:00 ESTTop Gear's Jeremy Clarkson: 1950-1988http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/30/top-gears-jeremy-clarson-1950-1988/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/30/top-gears-jeremy-clarson-1950-1988/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/30/top-gears-jeremy-clarson-1950-1988/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Top Gear's Jeremy ClarksonSome tragic news has been discovered in the winding and weaving tunnels of the YouTube archives: Jeremy Clarkson died in 1988.

A British TV program (or is that programme?) about TV called TV Offal (pronounced "awful") broke the sad news that the Top Gear car curmudgeon and TV presenter passed away while filming one of his infamous car reviews. The show reported that Clarkson died in a car accident due to driver inattention. Just think, if the accident had happened now, his blimp-like ego could have acted as an impromptu airbag and saved his life.

The show's faux-obituary paid a not-so-loving tribute to the car show star by remembering his extremely mixed metaphors, teenage testosterone fueled attitude and inability to let the 1970's go. TV Squad would like to offer our deepest condolences to his family members who existed more than 20 years ago.

 

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]]>jeremy clarksonJeremyClarksontop gearTopGeartv offalTvOffalDanny GallagherWed, 30 Sep 2009 19:28:00 ESTDeath of the Swamp Thinghttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/death-of-the-swamp-thing/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/death-of-the-swamp-thing/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/death-of-the-swamp-thing/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Swamp Thing the seriesA television obituary has slipped through the cracks. Dick Durock has passed away. Who is Dick Durock, you ask? Why, he played the title character in the Swamp Thing movie written and directed by Wes Craven and its subsequent poor follow-up, as well as the television series based on the movies. Also, he played an evil Hulk in The Incredible Hulk television series and was a stuntman on various television shows including Star Trek.

I remember watching that Incredible Hulk episode as a kid, and my first thought was "that second Hulk isn't anywhere near as muscular as the first." Still, in his prime Dick Durock could have undoubtedly kicked my ass.

Just to prove how tough Dick Durock was ... I don't know many people who have long battles with pancreatic cancer. Usually, that takes you out in a hurry. If you could stand up to Lou Ferrigno, pancreatic cancer was in for one hell of a fight.

[Watch clips and free episodes of Swamp Thing at SlashControl]

 

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]]>DC ComicsDcComicsDick DurockDickDurockStar TrekStarTrekSwamp ThingSwampThingThe Incredible HulkTheIncredibleHulkBrad TrechakMon, 28 Sep 2009 09:02:00 ESTWhy no love for Billy Mays, Emmys?http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/21/why-no-love-for-billy-mays-emmys/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/21/why-no-love-for-billy-mays-emmys/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/21/why-no-love-for-billy-mays-emmys/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

Pitchmen's Billy Mays and Anthony SullivanI'm not saying that I necessarily think Billy Mays should have won a posthumous Emmy, or even that his show Pitchmen should have been included in their "The Year in Reality" segment. But leaving him out of the "In Memoriam" segment? You have people from every facet of the television industry, and you leave out the most famous infomercial personality ever. Infomercials are television programming.

Yes, they're annoying at times and yes, they're not as exciting as Lost or The Amazing Race, but it's still television. Billy Mays was famous because of television. And he was famous. Virtually everyone in this country recognizes "Hi, Billy Mays here!" and that almost patented way of shouting talking he had.

But hell, even if you don't buy any of those arguments, he was one of the stars of Pitchmen, a successful reality show. You honor reality shows, right? I'm just saying, It seems to me that one of the most famous faces of the modern era on television, and one of the most powerful men in the commercial industry, could have maybe earned a quick mention upon his passing.

 

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]]>anthony sullivanAnthonySullivanbilly maysbilly mays rememberedBillyMaysBillyMaysRememberedemmysemmys2009in memoriuminfomercialInMemoriumpitchmenrealityJason HughesMon, 21 Sep 2009 11:00:00 ESTLaugh-In's Henry Gibson dead at 73http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/17/laugh-ins-henry-gibson-dead-at-73/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/17/laugh-ins-henry-gibson-dead-at-73/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/17/laugh-ins-henry-gibson-dead-at-73/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Henry GibsonFor some reason I thought that Henry Gibson was a lot older than 73, but the character actor with the huge resume passed away from cancer at that age yesterday in Malibu.

One of the more famous TV credits on that resume was Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, the influential 60s comedy show that no one under 30 has ever seen. He also appeared in shows like Bewitched, The Beverly Hillbillies, Deep Space Nine, Coach, MacGyver, Evening Shade, Sisters, Newhart, Magnum, P.I., and Simon and Simon.

More recently, TV fans know him from his many appearances as a judge on Boston Legal and his voice work on King of the Hill (he played Bob Jenkins). He was also in several movies, including Magnolia (he played Thurston Howell???), The Nutty Professor, Nashville, The Blues Brothers, Wedding Crashers, and a ton of others.

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]]>bewitchedboston legaldick van dyke showhenry gibsonkeep-a-goinking of the hilllaugh-inmagnoliapoemsrowan and martinthe blues brothersthe nutty professorBob SassoneThu, 17 Sep 2009 02:00:00 ESTPatrick Swayze succumbs to pancreatic cancer at 57http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/15/patrick-swayze-succumbs-to-pancreatic-cancer-at-57/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/15/patrick-swayze-succumbs-to-pancreatic-cancer-at-57/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/15/patrick-swayze-succumbs-to-pancreatic-cancer-at-57/#commentsFiled under: ,

Patrick SwayzeSome more sad news from Tinseltown. Movie star and recent television star Patrick Swayze has lost his 20 month battle with pancreatic cancer at his ranch in Los Angeles. He was 57 years old.

Barbara Walters will air the actor's final television interview in a one hour special titled Last Dance tonight at 10 PM eastern/9 PM central on ABC.

He's probably best known for his work on the big screen in movies like Ghost, Dirty Dancing and (of course) the timeless Road House, a movie that became a cult sensation for all the wrong reasons and helped birth the sense of humor of MST3K and Rifftrax's Michael J. Nelson. But like all Hollywood actors, he made his presence known on the small screen, and his reach goes much further than his recent venture into cable drama glory with A&E's The Beast.

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]]>chris farleyChrisFarleymashmichael j. nelsonMichaelJ.Nelsonmst3kmystery science theater 3000MysteryScienceTheater3000patrick swayzepatrick swayze cancerpatrick swayze deadpatrick swayze diesPatrickSwayzePatrickSwayzeCancerPatrickSwayzeDeadPatrickSwayzeDiesrifftraxroad houseRoadHousesaturday night liveSaturdayNightLivethe beastTheBeastDanny GallagherTue, 15 Sep 2009 02:04:00 ESTLarry Gelbart dead at 81http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/12/larry-gelbart-dead-at-81/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/12/larry-gelbart-dead-at-81/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/12/larry-gelbart-dead-at-81/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Larry GelbartYesterday brought sad news for anyone who's a comedy writer, aspired to be a comedy writer, or just appreciated a well-turned and funny phrase. Larry Gelbart passed away; he had been diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. He died at his Los Angeles home yesterday morning at the age of 81.

Gelbart is probably best known for his writing on M*A*S*H during its early years. The almost lyrical comedic dialogue he gave Hawkeye, Trapper, and the rest of the gang is what drew me to the show, and he influenced almost everyone who worked on the show afterwards, including FOS (Friend of Squad) Ken Levine, who was just "too devestated" to write a tribute on his blog (expect one on Monday, though).

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]]>carl reinerCarlReinercesars hourCesarsHourdeaddiedlarry gelbartLarryGelbartMASHmel brooksMelBrooksobituarywoody allenWoodyAllenJoel KellerSat, 12 Sep 2009 08:42:00 ESTArmy Archerd dead at 87http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/09/army-archerd-dead-at-87/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/09/army-archerd-dead-at-87/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/09/army-archerd-dead-at-87/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Army ArcherdA little bit of Hollywood died yesterday.

Army Archerd wrote for Variety since 1953, when he replaced columnist Sheilah Graham. That's not a typo. That's 1953, as in 56 years ago. That means he talked to everyone, saw everything, and wrote about just about everything that happened in Hollywood for more than five decades.

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]]>army archerdarmy archerd deadcelebritiescelebrity newsfilmgossiphollywoodhollywood partiesmesotheliomamoviesrock hudsontelevisionvarietyBob SassoneWed, 09 Sep 2009 10:00:00 ESTDon Hewitt dead at 86http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/19/don-hewitt-dead-at-86/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/19/don-hewitt-dead-at-86/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/08/19/don-hewitt-dead-at-86/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Don HewittNewsman and producer Don Hewitt has died at the age of 86.

Hewitt is probably best known for creating 60 Minutes and ushering in the genre of the TV news magazine show. He also produced The CBS Television News in the late 40s and later The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite. He also directed various TV shows and specials, including See It Now (Grant Heslov played Hewitt in the 2005 movie Good Night, and Good Luck), Presidential Timber, and One Plane, One Bomb, and even produced the first Presidential debate on TV, Nixon vs. Kennedy.

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]]>60 minutesandy rooneycbscbs newsdon hewittmike wallacemorely saferwalter cronkiteBob SassoneWed, 19 Aug 2009 11:50:00 EST