ALAN ALDA RECALLS THE HILARIOUS DAY HARRY MORGAN DESTROYED THE CAST
Interviewer: We usually talk about your directing, but completely out of nowhere, what is the one unexpected moment on set that absolutely destroyed your professionalism and made you…
THE SOUND THAT STOPPED TWO MAS*H STARS DECADES LATER.
It was supposed to be a standard afternoon. Years had passed since the cameras stopped rolling on the mountains of Malibu Creek State Park. Loretta and Gary stood…
THE SILENCE THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING ON SET.
It was years after the helicopters had flown away for the last time. Two old friends were sitting together at a quiet table. Away from the cameras and…
THE DAY THE MASH CAST SURVIVED A BLIZZARD IN THEIR UNDERWEAR
“Alan, you spent eleven years out at the 4077th,” the podcast host said, leaning into the microphone. “Everyone always asks about the heavy moments. But I want to…
THE DAY THE JEEP FOUGHT BACK AT THE FOX RANCH
We were about twenty minutes into the podcast recording when the host threw me a curveball. We had been talking about the heavy stuff, the emotional weight of…
THEY THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A WALK THROUGH MALIBU CREEK.
It was supposed to be just a quiet, nostalgic afternoon walk. Decades had vanished since they last wore the dog tags and the heavy olive drab. Mike Farrell…
WHEN PLAYING THE VILLAIN ON TELEVISION GOES HILARIOUSLY WRONG IN PUBLIC
I was listening to a podcast interview recently featuring the legendary Alan Alda, and the conversation drifted into some fascinating, unexpected territory. The host was asking about the…
A FAMOUS HOLLYWOOD TOUR BUS ENCOUNTER IN HIGH HEELS
The moderator at the classic television panel leaned forward, adjusting the microphone on the table. The room was packed with hundreds of devoted fans, all waiting for a…
WHEN MCLEAN STEVENSON LOST HIS LINES TO A CLIPBOARD
I was sitting in the studio for an interview a few years ago, just having a standard conversation about the old days. The podcast host was going through…
A FAMILIAR SOUND RETURNED AND BROKE THEIR HEARTS ALL OVER AGAIN
Malibu Creek State Park is usually completely silent by the late afternoon. It was just a quiet Tuesday, years after the cameras had stopped rolling on a show…