A light (and, for me, nosÂtalÂgic) way to ease into the weekÂend…
Over at Marvel.com, they’re streamÂing episodes from the origÂiÂnal SpiÂder-Man TV series that hit the airÂwaves back in 1967. A new episode will be postÂed every ThursÂday. Above, you’ll find Episode 1, and see where it all began.
I’m no fan of Ayn Rand, but I found this footage intriguÂing. Back before 60 MinÂutes, Mike WalÂlace had his own TV interÂview show, The Mike WalÂlace InterÂview, which aired from 1957 to 1960. And what you get is Mike WalÂlace askÂing probÂing quesÂtions to celebriÂties of the day (and pedÂdling cigÂaÂrettes). An archive of the teleÂviÂsion series is hostÂed by The UniÂverÂsiÂty of Texas, and feaÂtures talks with Frank Lloyd Wright, Eleanor RooÂsevelt, SalÂvador Dali and many othÂers. In the meanÂtime, I leave you with Ayn Rand. You can get Part 2 here and Part 3 here.
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Rewind the VideoÂtape: Mike WalÂlace InterÂviews 1950s CelebriÂties
Above, you can watch Orson Welles’ last interÂview and pubÂlic appearÂance. The clip brings you back to OctoÂber 10, 1985, when the great filmÂmakÂer, then 70 years old, appeared on the Merv GrifÂfin show and talked a good deal about aging and his aging genÂerÂaÂtion. Just two hours latÂer, Welles would die of a heart attack at his Los AngeÂles home. The clip is added to our YouTube Favorites in a senÂtiÂmenÂtal kind of way.
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The War of the Worlds on PodÂcast: How H.G. Wells and Orson Welles RivÂetÂed A Nation
As you’ll recall, we menÂtioned a few days ago that Bob Dylan allowed “Blowin’ in the Wind” to be used in a British comÂmerÂcial. NevÂer before had Dylan allowed that to hapÂpen, at least in Britain. For one of our readÂers, there was a small silÂver linÂing. The comÂpaÂny using the clasÂsic song (the Co-operÂaÂtive Group) has some clear virtues. “The Co-op is ethÂiÂcal; The Co-op supÂports FairÂTrade; The Co-op is still a co-operÂaÂtive; They sure ain’t Victoria’s Secret.”
Fast forÂward a few days, and we strangeÂly find Dylan doing a Super Bowl ad for PepÂsi — not the worst comÂpaÂny in the world, but also not the best. Above, Dylan and Will.i.am (Black Eye Peas) sing a song that they wrote specifÂiÂcalÂly for the Super Bowl ad, and you might evenÂtuÂalÂly find it being sold on iTunes. I can hardÂly wait.
What’s My Line? aired on CBS from 1950 to 1967, makÂing it the longest-runÂning game show in AmerÂiÂcan teleÂviÂsion hisÂtoÂry. DurÂing its eighÂteen seaÂsons, the show feaÂtured hunÂdreds of celebriÂties & VIPs. Above, you can watch SalÂvador Dali in action. You can also rewind the video tape and check out Alfred HitchÂcock, Frank Lloyd Wright, Eleanor RooÂsevelt, GrouÂcho Marx, Carl SandÂburg, among othÂers. For more oldies and goodÂies, check out Orson Welles VinÂtage Radio & The War of the Worlds on PodÂcast: How H.G. Wells and Orson Welles RivÂetÂed A Nation.
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On the lighter side for a sleepy SunÂday .…
“The Big Snooze” (1946) was the last carÂtoon that aniÂmaÂtion direcÂtor Bob ClamÂpett ever worked on for WarnÂer BrothÂers. The title? It’s an obviÂous play on the RayÂmond ChanÂdler novÂel, The Big Sleep, which was also turned into a film (starÂring BogÂaÂrt and Bacall) in 1946. And the sleepÂing pill scene? Well, it was cenÂsored on teleÂviÂsion for some time. The clip can othÂerÂwise be bought on The Looney Tunes GoldÂen ColÂlecÂtion. For now, here it goes.
In 1979, Andy Warhol spent $40,000 on a broadÂcast-qualÂiÂty camÂera and startÂed dabÂbling in creÂatÂing teleÂviÂsion proÂgrams that he aired on ManÂhatÂtan pubÂlic access cable chanÂnels. (Get more on the stoÂry here.) One episode feaÂtured Warhol, BianÂca JagÂger and Steven SpielÂberg simÂply hangÂing out on a bed. And here’s how their conÂverÂsaÂtion went down:
via BoingÂBoÂing
Bad clothes, realÂly bad TV sets, not so good hair, and some briefly good comÂeÂdy — that’s what you get when Woody Allen hits the Dick Cavett Show in or around 1970. Watch it below, and get othÂer segÂments here, here, and here. And find it on our YouTube Favorites.
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