Same. #StarTrek

Just got The TV Writer's Guide by Margaret R. Weiss (1952), which contains a script from The Laytons, the first US TV show to star a black actor: Amanda Randolph, who played Martha, the Laytons' housekeeper and star of the show. I read it out loud to Chris and we both laughed.

This pioneering TV network brought us the first sitcom, the first black and Asian American TV stars, and much more before most of its content ended up at the bottom of New York Harbor. Read all about it here: https://www.rerunrewind.com/p/going-the-distance-the-life-and-death #classictv #history #tvhistory #dumont

.@[email protected], please co-sponsor Senator Brown's Alzheimer's and dementia Infrastructure legislation. We need your help to shine a light in the darkness of this disease! #ENDALZ

I investigated a market research scheme that exploited poor, innocent classic sitcoms like City starring Valerie Harper. Check it out here: https://rerunrewind.com/p/scam-city #rerunrewind #sitcoms #classicsitcoms #scam #marketresearch

This week in sitcom history, FOX's cancellation of South Central and three other shows with mostly-black casts led to a backlash and boycott. Read more here: https://www.rerunrewind.com/p/this-week-in-sitcom-history-june

I'm in a meeting and this dude keeps talking about something called an "EBITDA number," but I'm hearing "ibida number" and wondering when Latka Gravas took over my department. 🚕

My latest guest post on @[email protected] profiles five of my favorite classic TV fashion icons. Read it here: https://featurepresentationvideo.substack.com/p/top-5-classic-tv-fashion-icons

.@[email protected] @[email protected] please support Senator Brown’s ADRD Public Health Infrastructure Act and work with the Appropriations Committees to secure an annual $750,000 state appropriation to the Department of Health to support this work. #ENDALZ

This week in sitcom history, David Rounds made his last TV appearance, Night Court confused viewers with an additional episode after the finale, and Lee Grant's ill-fated sitcom aired its series finale. Read all about it here: https://www.rerunrewind.com/p/this-week-in-sitcom-history-may-29th