TCM to broadcast johnny carson series

[alocispepraluger102]

hosted by conan o'brien

Turner Classic Movies is excited to announce Conan O'Brien is coming to TCM next month to host CARSON ON TCM, a new series featuring memorable Johnny Carson interviews from three decades of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The series will air Mondays at 8pm in July. For more information, follow the link below:

http://carson.tcm.com/

[BruceH]

I'm looking forward to this.

[alocispepraluger102]

TCM will be honoring the late esther williams, as well, with a 24 hour special.

via press release:

Turner Classic Movies to Remember Esther Williams With 24-Marathon of Films Beginning Thursday, June 13

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will pay tribute to legendary film star and swimmer Esther Williams with a 24-hour marathon of films beginning Thursday, June 13, at 8 p.m. (ET). Williams passed away today at the age of 91. TCM's tribute will feature 13 of Williams' films, including her film debut in Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942); her first starring vehicle, Bathing Beauty (1944); the colorful musical Neptune's Daughter (1949); the biopic of swimmer Annette Kellerman, Million Dollar Mermaid (1952); the romantic comedy Easy to Wed (1946); and the Hawaii-set musical Pagan Love Song (1950).

The following is a complete schedule of TCM's June 13-14 tribute to Esther Williams:

Thursday, June 13

8 p.m. – Bathing Beauty (1944)

10 p.m. – Neptune’s Daughter (1949)

11:45 p.m. – Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)

1:45 a.m. – Dangerous When Wet (1953)

3:30 a.m. – Andy Hardy’s Double Life (1942)

5:15 a.m. – Thrill of a Romance (1945)

Friday, June 14 9:15 a.m. – The Hoodlum Saint (1946)

11 a.m. – Fiesta (1947)

1 p.m. – This Time For Keeps (1947)

3 p.m. – On An Island With You (1948)

5 p.m. – Pagan Love Song (1950)

6:30 p.m. – Texas Carnival (1951)

A longtime friend of TCM, Williams served as one of the network's first celebrity spokespeople and on-air hosts. In 1996, she sat down with Robert Osborne for the second of his extended interview specials, Private Screenings. And in 2010, Williams took part in the inaugural TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood. She was on hand for a poolside screening of Neptune's Daughter with co-star Betty Garrett. The evening also featured a performance by the synchronized swimming team The Aqualillies.

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[fasstrack]

I'd prefer if they kept entire shows intact---it gives you a much better sense of the times. You can also view (entire) Johnny Carson shows at the library of the Museum of Television and Radio in NY and L.A. In NY it's now called the Paley Center for Media.

Edited June 17, 2013 by fasstrack

[robertoart]

I'd prefer if they kept entire shows intact---it gives you a much better sense of the times. You can also view (entire) Johnny Carson shows at the library of the Museum of Television and Radio in NY and L.A. In NY it's now called the Paley Center for Media.

Yes, I regaled myself in Dick Cavett show dvds for weeks on end a few years ago. Just so much more satisfying to see them complete, with juxtaposition between 'all' the guests, rather than spotlighting only those remembered today.

[steve(thelil)]

I don't think the old Carson Tonight shows hold up comedy wise. It's surprisingly hard to find a YouTube clip that still seems very funny. (If you don't agree, please try it and post a link to something you think still seems very funny) .

I think one of the reasons it was so funny then (and I'm not denying that it was) was the energy of it being THE happening talk show that got THE biggest starts and the show that MADE stars. For quite a while, it was the only game in town,and Carson was the master at it. I remember Buddy Hackett and Bill Cosby appearances on Carson seeming like EVENTS. And, remember, for many of his years as host most of us only had 3 channels of big budget new TV shows.

But now that we've seen other talented talk show guys (I actually think Letterman is much more talented) and a star's appearance on a talk show isn't a big deal, the Carson clips have lost their edge. Shortly after he retired, they tried to syndicate a comedy clips show from Carson's Tonight show called "Carson's Comedy Classics" and it died very quickly into it's run.

And comedy doesn't age well as a rule. I have such good memories of the older SNL's with Belushi, Ayckroyd et al. But when I recently watched a whole bunch of them (I think on Netflix), I was surprised how slow moving much of it seemed. We have gotten used to much more fast paced comedy over the years.

Edited June 17, 2013 by steve(thelil)