Normally I don’t post obits unless I have my own story to tell about an encounter with the deceased, be it through a one-on-one interview or press tour appearance. Unfortunately, I never met Doris Day, but always appreciated her triple-threat talent, especially as a singer and actress. The award-winning star and long time animal rights
This Thursday is the series finale of Canada’s most-watched TV show for nearly a decade — The Big Bang Theory. Brioux.TV takes a look back at set visits and cast interviews over the past dozen years. Part One (June, 2007): CBS introduces the cast and producers to reporters in Pasadena, Calif., at the Television Critics
All together now (to the tune of the theme from The Brady Bunch): Here’s the story/of a man named Marshall/who grew up within three feet of the TV/Now his son sits/right beside him/forced to watch the entire run of The Bradys… This is also the story of Marshall Jay Kaplan and his son Ben Kaplan,
Up for a little scare? On Monday, CBS All Access renewed the new version of The Twilight Zone for a second season. Never far from a trend, Netflix has recently premiered a whole tomb full of scary shows including one launched just last Friday: Chambers. It stars Uma Thurman and Tony Goldwyn and it is
Ken Kercheval was one of two actors — the other being Larry Hagman — who starred on the entire run of the TV hit of the ’80s, Dallas (1978 – 1991). The Indiana native played Cliff Barnes, the not-so-nice guy who always seemed to get outfoxed at the last minute by the prime time soap’s
Back in the ’60s, network TV shows would hatch any scheme in order to grab a little promotional attention. Here’s an eggs-ample from The Dick Van Dyke Show, as posted on the late Rose Marie’s Twitter account (now maintained by her daughter, “Noopy”): Buddy and Sally dabbing some easter egg paint on Mel Cooley’s bald
Broadcast network TV has had more obituaries lately than the cast of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. All the action is over on streaming, we are told, as Apple, Disney, Warners and others ramp up their VOD launches in a “Winter is Coming” battle to the death with Netflix, Amazon and others. Reports on the
Georgette Franklin: Why do people always send flowers when someone passes on? Sue Anne Nivens: What would you suggest dear — fruit? Georgia Engel, the soft-spoken actress best known for playing innocent Georgette on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, died April 12 of undisclosed causes. Nominated for five Emmy Awards for her work on both