THE MOST SERIOUS SCENE ON TELEVISION… RUINED BY POLKA DOT BOXER SHORTS
The tall, gentle actor leaned closer to the podcast microphone. The host had just caught him entirely off guard with a surprisingly simple question. He asked what…
TELEVISION’S MOST ARROGANT ARISTOCRAT… BUT HIS PRIVATE LIFE WAS A PRISON
When David Ogden Stiers joined the cast of the most famous military comedy on television, he was handed an incredibly difficult, almost impossible task. He had to…
THE GREAT MELTDOWN IN THE MASH OPERATING ROOM
I was sitting in a studio doing a podcast interview not too long ago, talking about the legacy of the show, when the host caught me entirely…
THEY WERE TELEVISION’S FUNNIEST CAST… UNTIL THE LAUGHTER SUDDENLY STOPPED
It started with a sudden, unscripted realization about the silence. Two old friends were sitting in a quiet corner of an empty hotel lobby, letting their tea…
THE MOST DRAMATIC SCENE ON TELEVISION… RUINED BY A SNORING EXTRA
The veteran actor, famous for playing the tall, gentle, mustache-wearing surgeon with a deeply moral center, leaned closer to the podcast microphone. The host had just caught…
THEY WERE JUST PROPS… UNTIL THE COLD METAL BROUGHT TEARS BACK
The Smithsonian archives sit deep underground in Washington, D.C., hidden far away from the noisy tourists and the bright displays of television history. In a quiet, climate-controlled storage…
THE STRONGEST WOMAN ON TELEVISION… BUT NO ONE SAW THE TEARS
It began with a quiet laugh over a cup of lukewarm hotel tea. Two women, permanently bound by a fictional war, were sitting in a nearly empty…
THE HARDEST LAUGH WE EVER HAD ON THE SET OF MASH
It was during a recording session for my podcast a few years ago. I was sitting across from my guest, having a fairly standard conversation about acting, comedy,…
THE PATIENT WHO COULD NOT STAY AWAKE ON THE OPERATING TABLE
The host of the podcast leaned into the microphone, adjusting his headphones. They had spent the previous hour discussing the enduring legacy of the show, diving deep into…
THE RIDE THEY NEVER TRULY RETURNED FROM.
It was supposed to be just another quiet walk through a museum exhibition. Years had passed since the tents were folded and the cameras stopped rolling on the…