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Thursday August 3, 12:06 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
Bravo Launches New Series Hosted by Alan Alda - ``Influences'' Premieres Sunday, August 6 At 7:30Pm/et and 8:30Pm/pt
Premiere Marks First Series For The Museum of Television & Radio
NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2000-- Over the last six decades, television has gone from a novelty to a means of global entertainment, communication and education. This August, Bravo explores the work of prominent television writers, directors, actors and comedians by examining the television and radio influences that have formed their careers - THE MUSEUM OF TELEVISION & RADIO: INFLUENCES premieres exclusively on Bravo on Sunday, August 6 at 7:30PM/ET and 8:30PM/PT. This series of original half-hour shows will be hosted by film and television veteran, Alan Alda, and marks The Museum of Television & Radio's first-ever continuing series. INFLUENCES will spotlight a wide range of modern-day creators and performers including David Chase, Larry Gelbart and Tracey Ullman.
In honor of INFLUENCES' host, Bravo will follow the series premiere with an evening-long tribute to the legendary star of both television and films. Inside The Actors Studio: Alan Alda, an exclusive one-hour conversation between Alda and host James Lipton, will premiere immediately following the debut of INFLUENCES at 8:00PM/ET (and 9:00PM/PT). Following this intimate interview, Bravo presents a special presentation of one of Alda's films - Same Time, Next Year will air at 9:00PM/ET (and 10:00PM/PT).
``I've loved watching these shows,'' says Alan Alda, Host, INFLUENCES. ``It's been fascinating, and at times even moving, to see the open enthusiasm of these creative people for the work of the artists who inspired them.''
Half-hour episodes feature guests - including Roseanne, Mandy Patinkin and Tyne Daly - telling their own personal stories of inspiration, struggle and ultimate success. Clips from the Museum's archives are used throughout the episodes to illustrate each subject's work and creative influences (including The Untouchables, Johnny Carson, The Red Buttons Show, Dick van Dyke, Your Show of Shows, George C. Scott and Gilda Radner). Additional guests will include Ted Danson and Marshall Herskovitz & Ed Zwick among others. INFLUENCES was produced by Bravo in association with Rocket Science Laboratories.
INFLUENCES kicks off on Sunday, August 6 at 7:30PM/ET (8:30PM/PT) with a
premiere episode that features Cheers alum TED DANSON, who discusses how
comedian John Cleese and the Monty Python series influenced his career, and
TRACEY ULLMAN, who looks back upon lady comics including Gilda Radner, Lily
Tomlin and Imogene Coca. Additional upcoming episodes include:
- JOHN LITHGOW and LARRY GELBART - premiering Sunday, August 13 - ROSEANNE and DAVID CHASE - premiering Sunday, August 20 - TYNE DALY and RAY ROMANO - premiering Sunday, August 27
``With INFLUENCES, we are continuing our commitment to providing an entertaining insight into the story behind the arts'' comments Frances Berwick, Senior Vice President, Bravo Programming. ``As with other Bravo original series like Inside The Actors Studio and Bravo Profiles, INFLUENCES explores artists and their craft - in this case, well admired television personalities look at the craft of making television. Working with the Museum of TV & Radio allows us access to a rich archive of favorite TV shows that have influenced these artists. It's a fun way to raise awareness of television as an important art form over the last 50 years.''
Adds Robert M. Batscha, President of The Museum of Television & Radio, ``The Museum is pleased to be presenting INFLUENCES on Bravo. INFLUENCES is not only an exciting opportunity for the Museum to celebrate television's history, but the show also offers Bravo viewers a unique perspective on some of today's most creative talents in television.''
About the Host
INFLUENCES host Alan Alda has been a television icon since 1972 when he first debuted as Captain Benjamin Franklin ``Hawkeye'' Pierce on the long-running series, M*A*S*H. Five Emmys (and 28 nominations) later, Alda is the only artist to be honored by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences as a performer, writer and director. A member of the Board of the Museum of Television & Radio, Alda has won three Directors' Guild Awards, six Golden Globe Awards and seven People's Choice Awards for Favorite Male Television Performer.
In addition to performing on M*A*S*H, Alda also wrote 18 episodes and directed thirty-one. After directing several episodes of M*A*S*H directed several sequences in the Marlo Thomas television special, Free to Be...You and Me. He created, wrote and co-produced the television series We'll Get By and co-produced The Four Seasons, a 1984 television series based on the hit film.
Alda's extensive career as a television actor, which goes back to appearances on such early series as Route 66 and The Phil Silvers Show, recently includes a guest-starring role on E.R. and starring roles in the television films Jake's Women, The White Mile, The Glass House and Kill Me If You Can (for which he received an Emmy (c) nomination for his portrayal of Caryl Chessman). During the last seven years he has traveled the world interviewing scientists for Scientific American Frontiers, the series he hosts for PBS.
As host of INFLUENCES, Alda will provide commentary for each episode's featured guests, briefly discussing their work and placing it in context before turning the camera's over to the guest themselves.
About the Museum of Television & Radio
The Museum of Television & Radio, with locations in New York and Los Angeles, is a nonprofit organization founded by William S. Paley to collect and preserve television and radio programs and advertisements and to make them available to the public. From its inception in 1975, the Museum has organized exhibitions, screening and listening series, seminars, and education classes to showcase its collection of over 100,000 television and radio programs and advertisements. Programs in the Museum's permanent collection are selected for their artistic, cultural, and historic significance.
About Bravo
Bravo, The Film and Arts Network, is widely recognized for its innovative and award-winning programming. Bravo features the best of film, performing arts and quality original series. Bravo was the recipient of the first-ever Creators Award by the National Academy of Cable Programming. This top award honors a network that has vastly enriched the television medium.
Bravo Networks, comprised of Bravo -- The Film and Arts Network, The Independent Film Channel, World Cinema, Bravo International, IFC Productions and Next Wave Films, is a part of Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc.
Bravo offers critically acclaimed American and international films as well as performing arts, including dance, theater, classical music and jazz. Bravo is available to 50 million homes nationwide
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