THE UNEXPECTED GUESTS IN THE MASH OPERATING ROOM
The interviewer’s voice comes through the headphones, smooth and inquisitive. “Alan, the operating room scenes on MAS*H always felt so incredibly tense and real. How did you maintain…
THE DENT IN THE DASHBOARD THAT HELD A DECADE OF MEMORIES.
Years after the tents were folded and the cameras stopped rolling, two old friends found themselves staring at a ghost. It was parked in a studio exhibit, roped…
THE DAY A TOUR BUS CRASHED OUR SECRET MALIBU MOUNTAIN SET
The host of the comedy podcast leaned forward, adjusting his microphone before asking an unexpected question. He wanted to know about the wildest moments during their exterior shoots….
THE WIND AT MALIBU CREEK CARRIED A GHOST FROM THE PAST.
Malibu Creek State Park is beautiful, but it holds a very specific kind of silence. Years after the cameras stopped rolling on the most watched television event in…
FORTY YEARS LATER, A SOUND BROUGHT IT ALL BACK.
It was supposed to be a quiet afternoon at Malibu Creek State Park. Just a simple walk through the dry, golden brush of southern California. Three old friends…
WHEN HOLLYWOOD TOURISTS MET A HAIRY LEBANESE MAN IN A DRESS
The microphone was positioned just right as the podcast host leaned forward, adjusting his headphones. It had been a fairly standard interview so far, covering the legacy of…
THE HEAVY BURDEN OF PLAYING COMMANDING OFFICER HENRY BLAKE
I was sitting in the recording studio for a podcast recently, just talking about the craft of writing and directing television. The host, completely out of nowhere, pivoted…
THE HAT THAT HELD A THOUSAND TEARS WE NEVER SAW.
It was supposed to be just another quiet television retrospective. Two old friends walking through a dimly lit archive room, surrounded by ghosts of a war they only…
THE DAY KLINGER SALUTED A REAL ARMY GENERAL IN A DRESS
The recording studio was quiet except for the low, steady hum of the air conditioner. Jamie sat comfortably across the wooden table, adjusting his heavy headphones, ready for…
WHEN HARRY MORGAN BROKE CHARACTER AND STOPPED PRODUCTION
I was sitting in the interview chair for one of those big television retrospective documentaries, the kind where they light you perfectly and ask you to dig deep…