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EARLY EDITION
Columbia/3 Characters/ Angelica / x60m-e / 1997-2000
Creators: Patrick O'Pace, Vik Rubenfield, Ian Abrahams / Executive
Producers:Lillah McCarthy, Dean Hargrove,
Bob Brush
Fantasy drama series.
Gary Hobson sets about doing good deeds when each
day he mysteriously receives a copy of tomorrows
newspaper, this enables him to prevent disasters etc.
With:- KYLE CHANDLER as
Gary Hobson / FISHER STEVENS as Chuck / SHANESIA DAVIS-WILLIAMS as Marissa / KIRSTY SWANSON
as
Erica Paget (Season 3) / MYLES JEFFREY as
Henry Paget (Season 3) / LUIS ANTONIO RAMOS as Miguel (Season 4)
EARTH:FINAL CONFLICT
Paramount / x60m-e /
1997-continuing
Creator: Gene Roddenberry / Executive Producer: David Kirschner
Scifi drama series.
An advanced alien race lands on Earth and begins doing
good, but an Earth resistance movement springs up
suspecting the motives of the alien race, The Taelons.
With:- ANDREW JACKSON as
President Daniel Thompson / DAVID HEMBLEN as
Jonathan Doors / ROBERT LEESHOCK as
Liam Kincaid / ANITA LA SELVA as Zo'er / MAJEL BARRETT RODDENBERRY as
Dr Julianne Belman / VON FLORES as
Ronald Sandoval / RICHARD CHEVOLLEAU as Auger / LISA HOWARD as
Capt Lili Marquette / LENI PARKER as Da'an / JAYNE HETTMEYER as
Renee Palmer (Season 3-) / MELINDA DAINES as J. Street (Season 4-)
EARTH II
Universal/Amblin / 1x120m-e 20x60m-e / 1994
Creator/Executive Producer: Billy Ray / Executive Producers: Michael Duggan, Carol Flint,
Mark Levin / Music: David Bergeaud
Scifi drama series.
In the future a group of colonists try to start a new life
on another planet but find their attempts fraught with
difficulties.
With:- DEBORAH FARENTINO as
Devon Adair / CLANCY BROWN as
John Danziger / SULLIVAN WALKER as Yale / JESSICA STEEN asJulia Stern M.D / REBECCA GAYHEART
as
Bess Martin / JOHN GEGENHUBER as
Morgan Martin / J. MADISON WRIGHT as
True Danziger / ANTONIO SABATO JR as
Alonzo Solace / JOEY ZIMMERMAN as
Ulysses Adair
EAST SIDE WEST SIDE
CBS/United Artists/
Talent Associates /
26x60m-e / 1963 black and white
Drama series.
Stories of a social worker.
With:- GEORGE C. SCOTT /
ELIZABETH WILSON
EASY STREET
NBC/Viacom /
22x30m-e /
1986-87
Creator/Producer: Hugh Wilson
Sitcom.
When her wealthy husband dies former showgirl L.K. McGuire invites her slobby Uncle Billy and his
black best friend Ricardo to live in her mansion, much
to the distress of her husband's sister and her husband
who also live in the mansion.
L.K. McGuire...................................... LONI ANDERSON
Bully Stevenson................................. JACK ELAM
Ricardo Williams................................ LEE WEAVER
Eleanor Standard ................................DANA IVEY
Quentin Standard................................ JAMES CROMWELL
ED
x60m-e / 2001
Comedy drama series. New York
based lawyer Ed Stevens is fired from his job and (after catching his wife
cheating on him) decides to return to his home town, Stuckeyville where he opens
up a combined bowling alley and law practice, the ally is called Stuckey Bowl
and the staff included Phil, the slightly daffy Shirley and Kenny. Much of the
focus of the series though is Ed's hesitant re-entry into the world of dating.
With:- TOM CAVANAUGH as Ed
Stevens / MICHAEL IAN BLACK as Phil / RACHEL CRONIN as Shirley / MIKE STARR as
Kenny / JUSTIN LONG as Warren / JULIE BOWEN as Carol
THE
EDGE OF NIGHT
CBS (until
November 1975) then from 1 December 75 ABC /
7420 episodes / 1956-84 black and white until
1967. First Episode 2 April 1956
Creator:
Irving Vendig / Executive Producer: Erwin
Nicholson (1966-84) / Announcers: Bob Dixon
(1956-57), Harry Kramer (1957-72), Hal Simms
(1972-84) / Music: Paul Taubman (1956-76),
Elliot Lawrence Productions (1976-84)
The
Edge of Night was a a long running strange
hybrid of a daytime soap and mystery series
concerning itself with the lives of the
residents of the town of Monticello. During the
CBS and early ABC years, EDGE used the
Cincinnati, Ohio skyline in its title visuals
but In 1981, they switched to the LA
skyline. In 1983, the final year, the
skyline was eliminated completely. From
1956-1981, for the closing credits, EDGE used
the typical fade off title and run the crawl.
In 81, the title remained in place as they
used a half screen crawl. This was used
until the next to last episode. On the
last episode, they used the original Cortner/Barranco
theme over a full screen crawl. Also, in
1983, the opening and closing background was
different. The closing used a beach at
sunset, while the opening used a rust colored
background. EDGE moved from CBS to ABC because
CBS wanted to expand ATWT to 60 minutes. CBS
needed an extra 30 minutes. Local
affiliates were far from happy and protested
about giving up their local air time. Proctor
and Gamble (the shows sponsers) had a policy
that their shows could not air opposite each
other. (One of CBS's proposals would have put
EDGE against the last half of ANOTHER WORLD).
P&G proposed moving EDGE to ABC.
ABC was contractually bound to their
schedule and a move in Sept 75 (CBS's original
expansion of ATWT) would have put EDGE off the
air for about two months. CBS moved the
expansion of ATWT until DEC 75, making EDGE the
first soap to change networks. Many ABC
affiliated did not carry EDGE. Contrary to
popular belief, ABC did not cancel EDGE. P&G
withdrew
sponsorship because EDGE was airing on only 102
stations and was losing money. ABC
apparently wanted to keep EDGE on the air.
EDGE was the only Proctor and Gamble soap
to air on ABC. Like The Guiding Light,
EDGE also dropped 'THE' from the title. This
happened in 1983.
With:- CONRAD
BAIN as Dr Charles Weldon (1970) /
WILLIAM PRINCE as Senator Benjamin
Travis(1968-69) / KEN BRUCE MARTIN as Dr
Charles Weldon (1971) / MARIANN AALDA as
Did Bannister Stoner (1981-84) / POLLY
ADAMS as Carol Barclay R.N. (1977-78) /
BILLIE ALLEN as Ada Chandler (1973-75) /
TEAL AMES as Sarah Lane Kerr (1956-61) /
EVALYN BARON as Louise / JACKSON BECK as
Willie Saffire / JOHN BEDFORD LLOYD as
Walter Gantz / SARAH BURTON as Cora Lane
(1956-57) / JOSEPH CAMPANELLA as Leo
Magagnoli (1962) / DIXIE CARTER as
Brandeis 'Brandy' Henderson (1974-76) /
JOY CLAUSSEN as Corky / KATHLEEN CODY as
Laurie Ann Karr Lamont Dallas (1965-67)
/ FORREST COMPTON as D.A. Mike Karr
(1972-84) / PATRICIA CONWELL as Tracy
Dallas Micilli (1974-77) / TONY CRAIG as
Draper Scott (1975-81) / LOU CRISCUOLO
as Danny Micelli (1973-77) / JOEL
CROTHERS as Dr Miles Cavanaugh (1977-84)
/ HERB DAVIS as Lt Luke Chandler
(1973-78) / DANA ELCAR as Clinton
Wheeler / ALAN FEINSTEIN as Dr Jim Field
(1969-74) / FRANCES FISHER as Detective
Deborah 'Red' Saxon (1976-81) / MARTHA
GALPHIN as Roxanne Carey (1968-69) /
BETTY GARDE as Mattie Lane Grimsley
(1956) / JOHN GIBSON as Joe Pollock
(1962-71) / PRISCILLA GILLETTE as Sybil
Gordon (1957-58) / ALBERTA GRANT as Liz
Hillyer Prentiss Field (1966-74) /
WALTER GREAZA as Winston Grimsley
(1956-73) / DON HASTINGS as Jack Lane
(1956-60) / LISA HOWARD as Louise
Grimsley Capice (1956-61) / LELA IVEY as
Mitzi Martin (1981-84) / TERI KEANE as
Martha Spears Marceau (1964-75) / MANDEL
KRAMER as Police Chief Bill Marceau
(1959-79) / JOHN LAGIOIA as Johnny
Dallas (1973-77) / JOHN LARKIN as D.A.
Mike Karr (1956-61) / LUCY MARTIN as
Tiffnay Whitney Douglas (1971-76) /
BARRY NEWMAN as John Barnes (1964-65) /
NANCY PINKERTON as Beth Anderson Barnes
(1963-67) / HUGH REILLY as Simon Jessup
(1971-73) / BROOKS ROGERS as Dr Hugh
Lacey (1976-83) / MARK RYDELL as Walt
Johnson (1956) / FRAN SHARON as Elaine
'Cookie' Pollock Thomas Christopher
(1962-72) / MAXINE STUART as Grace O'
Keefe (1956) / JENNIFER TAYLOR as
Detective Chris Egan Gantz (1983-84) /
TED TINLING as Vic Lamont (1969-75) /
ERNIE TOWNSEND as Cliff Nelson (1978-84)
/ JERRY ZAKS as Louis Van Dine (1983-84)
THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW
CBS /
x60m-e /
1948-71
Entertainment.
Long running Sunday night at O'Clock variety series
hosted by Ed Sullivan, everybody who was anybody
appeared on the show at some stage in their career,
from Elvis to the Beatles, from Irving Berlin to Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Orson
Welles, Albert Schweitzer,
Morecambe and Wise, Brigitte Bardot, Cole Porter, Fidel
Castro and Peg Leg Bates the one legged dancer who
appeared over a dozen times. Sullivan had a reputation for
slip ups and malapropisms calling Terry-Thomas Tommy
Tucker and once asking a paraplegic in the studio audience
to stand up and take a bow.
THE ED WYNN SHOW
NBC/Screen Gems /
15x30m-e / 1958 black and white
Sitcom.
Stories of an elderly judge and his grand-daughters.
With:- ED WYNN /
HERB VIGRAN /
CLARENCE STRAIGHT
THE EGG AND I
CBS / x15m-e / 1951 black and white
Book:Betty McDonald
Sitcom.
Misadventures of the owners of a chicken farm.
With:- PATRICIA KIRKLAND /
FRANK CRAVEN /
GRADY SUTTON
EIGHT IS ENOUGH
Lorimar / x60m-e / 1977-81
Creator: William Bluin /
Book:Thomas Braden / Producers: Robert L. Jacks, Greg Strangis
Sitcom. Tom Bradford, a widower with eight kids, tries to find himself a
wife. Led by Dick Van Patten, the Waltons-like Eight is Enough was the story of newspaper columnist Tom Bradford, his wife Joan (Diana Hyland) and their eight children initially aged 8 to 23. Following the death of Hyland after a handful of episodes, the then widowed Tom eventually married the much younger Abby (Betty Buckley), son Tommy's (Willie
Aames) tutor, in season two. Reaching its zenith at #11 overall in the 1978-79 season (with a 24.8 rating), Eight is Enough met its maker after four-and-a half seasons in 1981. Sadly, actress Lani O'Grady, who played grating older daughter Mary passed away last fall. One temporary cast member who went on to bigger and better things was Star Wars actor Mark Hamill who played oldest son David in the pilot of Eight is Enough. Ditto for Ralph "The Karate Kid"
Macchio" who joined the cast in the final season as Abby's troubled nephew Jeremy.
DICK VAN PATTEN as Tom Bradford /
DIANA HYLAND Joan Bradford /
BETTY BUCKLEY as Sandra Sue 'Abby' Abbott / GRANT GOODEVE as David Bradford /
BRIAN PATRICK CLARKE as Merle 'The Pearl' Stockwell/ HENDERSON FORSYTHE as Big
BUd / LANI O'GRADY as Mary Bardford / DIANNE KAY as Nancy Bradford / LAURIE
WALTERS as JoannieBradford / JAMES KAREN as Eliot Randolph / SUSAN RICHARDSON as
Susan Bradford / WILLIE AAMES as Tommy Bradford / JOAN PRATHER as Janet McArthur
/ ADAM RICH as Nicholas Bradford / CONNIE NEEDHAM as Elizabeth Bradford
8
SIMPLE RULES See Separate entry.
87th PRECINCT
NBC/Hubbell Robinson /
30x60m-e / 1961
Creator: Ed McBain
Crime drama series.
Cases of the cops of the New York police precinct
of the title.
With:-
ROBERT LANSING /
NORMAN FELL /
GREGORY WALCOTT /
RON HARPER /
GENA ROWLANDS
EISCHIED
NBC / 1x180m-e 13x60m-e / 1979-80
Crime drama series. Cases of
tough NYPD Chief of Detectives Earl Eiscied who was not afraid to break the
rules to get the result he wanted. Eischied is pronounced Eye-Shyed.
With:- JOE DON BAKER as Earl
Eischied / ALAN OPPENHEIMER as Captain Finnerty / ALAN FUDGE as Deputy
Commissioner Kimborough / EDDIE EGAN as Chief Inspector Ed Parks / SUZANNE
LEDERER as Carol Wright / VINCENT BUFANO as Rick Alessi / JOE CIRILLO as
Detective Malfitano
EISENHOWER AND LUTZ
CBS-MTM / 13x30m-e /
1988
14 March - 20 June
Creator: Allan Burns / Executive Producers: Allan Burns, Dan Wilcox
Sitcom.
Attorney Barnett 'Bud' Lutz Jr sets up in business as
Eisenhower and Lutz in Palm Springs, California. (There
was no Eisenhower, Lutz adding the name to make his
firm seem more important and established).
With:- SCOTT BAKULA as
Barnett 'Bud' Lutz Jr / PATRICIA RICHARDSON as
Kay Dunne / HENDERSON FORSYTHE as
Barnett 'Big Bud' Lutz / ROSE PORTILLO as Millie Zamora / LEO GETER as Dwayne
Spitter / SANDRA DICKINSON as Patsy Warner
ELAYNE BOOSLER:PARTY OF ONE
Showtime/Brooklyn / 1x70m-e / 1986
7 October
Writer: Elayne Boosler / Producers: Elayne Boosler, Steve Gerbson / Director:
Steve Gerbson
Comedy.
One off stand up special starring New Yorker Elayne Boosler. See also below for Elayne Boosler - Broadway Baby.
ELAYNE BOOSLER - BROADWAY BABY
Showtime/Brooklyn / 1x70m-e /
1992
11 September
Writer: Elayne Boosler / Producer/Director: Steve Gerber
Comedy.
Stand up special starring Elayne Boosler, recorded at
the Ritz Theater, Broadway. See also above for Elayne Boosler,
Party of One.
THE ELEVENTH HOUR
NBC/MGM/Arena /
62x60m-e / 1962-63 black and white
Drama series.
Cases of a psychiatrist.
With:-
WENDELL COREY /
RALPH BELLAMY /
JACK GING
ELLEN
ABC/Black-Marlens Co./ Touchstone / 1x60m-e
100+x30m-e /
1994-
Creators: Neal Marlens, Carol Black,
David Rosenthal / Producers: David Rosenthal, Mark Grossan
Sitcom.
Stories of 'single' career girl Ellen Morgan in Los
Angeles. Season one known as These Friends of
Mine and Ellen worked in a bookstore called Buy the
Book. From season II the show was retitled Ellen and Ellen
was now the owner of the book store. Season one episodes
repeated as Ellen and known as Ellen overseas. In a special
hour long episode broadcast 30 April 1997, Ellen Morgan
came out as a lesbian (as is DeGeneres in real life).
Ellen Morgan....................................... ELLEN DE GENERES
Holly(94)............................................. HOLLY FULGER
Anita(94)............................................. MAGGIE WHEELER
Adam Greene(94-95)............................ AYRE GROSS
Joe Farrell........................................... DAVID ANTHONY HIGGINS
Paige Clark......................................... JOELY FISHER
Audrey Penney................................... CLEA LEWIS
Spence Kovak ................................... JEREMY PIVEN
ELLERY QUEEN
Norvin/Arrow /
32x30m-e / 1954 black and white
Crime drama series.
Cases of a well to detective who specialized in
seemingly impossible to crack cases. This series is also known as
Mystery is My Business. This was a syndicated version of a series that had been
done before in 1952 as The
Adventures of Ellery Queen and in 1958 as The
Further Adventures of Ellery Queen. see also below.
With:- HUGH MARLOWE as
Ellery Queen
ELLERY QUEEN
NBC/Universal/Fairmont-Foxcroft / 1x120m-e 22x60m-e 1975-76
Creator/Executive Producers: Richard Levinson, William
Link / Music: Elmer Bernstein, Hal Mooney / Characters: Frederic Dannay, Manfred
Bennington Lee
Period crime drama series. At the end of the 1940's crime writer Ellery Queen
often, thanks to his Police Inspector father Richard Queen, finds gimself drawn
into the solving of murders. This version added a kind of interactive element
with Queen asking viewers just before the dénouement of each show if they knew
who the killer was. There were previous versions called The
Adventures of Ellery Queen, Ellery Queen (see above) and The
Further Adventures of Ellery Queen.
With:- JIM HUTTON as
Ellery Queen / JOHN HILLERMAN as Simon Brimmer / DAVID WAYNE as
Inspector Richard Queen / TOM REESE as
Sgt Velie / KEN SWOFFORD as
Frank Flanigan
ELLIS
ISLAND
3x120m-e / 1987
Novel: Fred Mustard Stewart /
Director: Jerry London
Period drama serial. In 1907 a
ship full of immigrants head for a new life in America via the immigration
department at Ellis Island.
With:- RICHARD BURTON / CLAIRE
BLOOM / JUDI BOWKER / EMMA SAMMS / BEN VEREEN / FAYE DUNAWAY / ALICE KRIGE /
GREG MARTIN / PETER RIEGERT / MILO O'SHEA
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