TV Confidential with Ed Robertson

TVC 663.4: Award-winning actress, screenwriter, and director Alessandra Williams talks to Ed about being mentored by Martin Landau early in her career, when she studied at the prestigious Actors Studio; how her background as an gymnast helped her later on, once she became an actress; and why she has immersed herself in all aspects of film production. Alessandra has a dual role in Lissa's Trip, the award-winning film, now available on Tubi, that is loosely inspired by Homer's The Odyssey.

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TVC 663.5: Ed welcomes back actress, author, and comedienne Geri Jewell (The Facts of Life, Deadwood, I'm Walking as Straight as I Can). Geri's latest book, Geri's Jewels & Gems, is a collection of columns that Geri originally wrote for Ability Magazine between 2012 and 2017, but which discuss topics and issues about the human condition that are timeless and relatable to anyone who is trying to navigate their way through everyday life. Topics this segment include what it means for Geri to have been part of the legacy of Norman Lear and what it means to her to have had him as a friend.

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TVC 663.6: Actress, author, and comedienne Geri Jewell (The Facts of Life, Deadwood, I'm Walking as Straight as I Can) talks to Ed about what led her into the world of stand-up comedy in the late 1970s; how stand-up comedy has changed today; and how she was often encouraged by Carol Burnett early in her career. Geri's latest book, Geri's Jewels & Gems, discusses topics and issues about the human condition that are timeless and relatable to anyone who is trying to navigate their way through everyday life.

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TVC 662.3: Music historian Chuck Harter joins Ed for a remembrance of Sergio Mendes, the Grammy Award-winning music legend from Brazil who passed away Sept. 5, 2024.

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TVC 662.4: Actor and author Walter Koenig (Star Trek, Babylon 5) recalls his bemusement over being considered a teen idol upon joining the cast of Star Trek in 1967; the connection between Monkees idol Davy Jones and Walter's character, Ensign Chekhov; and Walter's chance meetings with other celebrities over the years, including Jodie Foster, Marlon Brando, Cary Grant, and Betty Grable. Walter's memoir Beaming Up and Getting Off: Life Before and Beyond Star Trek is available in hardcover and as an eBook through Jacobs Brown Media Group.

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TVC 662.5: Ed welcomes back Louise Sorel, the actress known around the world as Vivian Alamain on Days of Our Lives and Augusta Lockridge on Santa Barbara. Louise was among the more than forty cast members who gathered together earlier this year at the Colony Theatre Company in Burbank, CA to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the premiere of Santa Barbara in 1984. Louise is scheduled to return to Days of Our Lives during the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2024.

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TVC 662.6: Actress Louise Sorel (Days of Our Lives, Santa Barbara) shares a few memories of working with Ben Gazzara in the "Night Train to Chicago" episode of Run For Your Life and co-starring with Richard Long in The Girl Who Came Gift-Wrapped. Louise is scheduled to return to Days of Our Lives during the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2024.

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TVC 661.2: Ed welcomes Dean Butler, the actor known around the world to three generations to television viewers as Almanzo Wilder, Laura Ingalls' husband on Little House on the Prairie. Calendar year 2024 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the premiere of Little House on the Prairie on television, and as there are many events coming up later this year in venues in across that will celebrate this event. To find out if Dean is coming to a city near you, go to deanbutler.com or @officialdeanbutler on Instagram. Dean's memoir, Prairie Man: My Little House Life & Beyond is available wherever books are sold through Kensington Books, an imprint of Citadel Press.

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TVC 661.3: Dean Butler (Little House on the Prairie, The New Gidget, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) shares a few memories about working with William Schallert and Caryn Richman on The New Gidget, plus he talks about the important role that casting directors play in an actor's life. Dean's

memoir, Prairie Man: My Little House Life & Beyond is available wherever books are sold through Kensington Books, an imprint of Citadel Press.

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TVC 661.5: Actor and author Walter Koenig (Star Trek, Babylon 5) talks to Ed and guest co-host Chuck Harter about why many actors remain attracted to the stage, plus he shares a funny story about the time that he and James Caan saw Dabney Coleman match volleys with tennis legend Arthur Ashe. Walter's memoir Beaming Up and Getting Off: Life Before and Beyond Star Trek is available in hardcover and as an eBook through Jacobs Brown Media Group.

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