BearManor Media News — tv

A Day in Mayberry   How well do you know Andy Taylor and the rest of the memorable inhabitants of Mayberry, North Carolina?   1.      Mayberry’s lovable town drunk and direct descendant of Nathan Tibbs, ________ Campbell 2.      Andy’s girlfriend Peggy was a ________ _ by occupation. 3.      The ‘Fun Girls hailed from Mount _______. 4.      Besides being the Sherrif of Mayberry Andy was also _______of the Peace. 5.      Before he joined the Marines, ________ Pyle was a gas station attendant. 6.      Opie accidently killed a _______with his sling shot. 7.      Barney’s best girl Thelma Lou was portrayed by ________...

Q&A with David Inman, author of Truth and Consequences: The Quiz Show Scandals of the 1950s and Their Aftermath (This post contains an amazon affiliate link) Q. Mystery guest, will you sign in, please?A. Hello! My name is David Inman and I grew up watching too much television. Fortunately, I was able to parlay that into a gig as "The Incredible Inman," a nationally syndicated TV and movie trivia Q&A column that ran from 1981-2013. I've also supplied material for Turner Classic Movies hosts Ben Mankiewicz and Dave Karger, and I've written several books about movie and TV history, including...

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Carol is taping the Kelly Clarkson show on Dec 16th!  

Q&A with Tom Lisanti on Texas: An Oral History of Daytime TV’s Answer to Dallas What possessed you to write a book about this short-lived soap opera, Texas? After I finished writing my first soap opera book, Ryan’s Hope: An Oral History of Daytime’s Groundbreaking Soap, which was well-received, I was asked if I had another similar-type book in me. I said that the only other serial I watched religiously from beginning to end was Texas. I had to explain to some folks what it was because it was only on for two and a half years opposite General Hospital....