Car 54 Book Being Released in May - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

gidgetgrape · 04-11-2009, 09:11 PM

BearManor Media is releasing a book about 'Car 54, Where Are You?' in May.
The book was written by Martin Grams, Jr. and will contain "biographies on the lead actors, the creation of the series, detailed listings of all 60 television episodes, broadcast history, cast list, plot summaries and lots of behind-the-scenes stories."

Ordering info:
http://bearmanormedia.bizland.com/id403.html

Marvo301 · 04-11-2009, 09:18 PM

Sounds like a great book!

dakert · 04-11-2009, 10:58 PM

Just release seasons 1 & 2 on DVD please.

comedyfreak · 04-12-2009, 12:30 AM

I thought they were bringing the show to dvd, Rats.

Jude The Obscure · 04-12-2009, 01:04 AM

^Ditto, Joe! I thought "At last, I'll get to see this show!"

Rambo Stallone · 04-12-2009, 01:25 PM

How Stupid is that like people want to read a book,get off your butts and release the DVD

MickeyMac · 04-15-2009, 08:14 PM

This book looks interesting, but I agree put this series out on DVD.

Jude The Obscure · 04-15-2009, 08:17 PM

another case where Shout! or MPI needs to step in......who owns the rights to Car 54?

catlover79 · 04-15-2009, 08:19 PM

Bear Manor Media publishes AWESOME books on more obscure stars, shows, etc. I love it!! Good for them.

Jude The Obscure · 04-15-2009, 08:22 PM

they did the awesome Agnes Moorehead biography!!!

gidgetgrape · 04-15-2009, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Bear Manor Media publishes AWESOME books on more obscure stars, shows, etc. I love it!! Good for them.

I like their books too. So far, I've read two of their books by Alan Young and an Ann Sothern Biography.

catlover79 · 04-15-2009, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by gidgetgrape

I like their books too. So far, I've read two of their books by Alan Young and an Ann Sothern Biography.

Their books on Agnes Moorehead, Peggy Ann Garner and Albert Salmi were awesome reads.

Dusty's Fan · 04-16-2009, 08:04 AM

In my lifetime I've been able to watch most 1960s sitcoms (that have their own forums at this site) in syndication locally, at one time or other. For some reason though, Car 54 was not one of them. I've always been interested though because of Fred Gwynne.

Once color TV became well-established, it became more and more difficult to find airings of short-lived black & white series, with some exceptions (The Munsters and The Addams Family remained very popular, for example). Both sitcoms and dramas. That's probably one reason why I used to see Gentle Ben (color, starring Clint Howard and Dennis Weaver) all the time, yet I never saw a single ep of a series like Car 54.

MickeyMac · 04-16-2009, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Dusty's Fan

In my lifetime I've been able to watch most 1960s sitcoms (that have their own forums at this site) in syndication locally, at one time or other. For some reason though, Car 54 was not one of them. I've always been interested though because of Fred Gwynne.

Once color TV became well-established, it became more and more difficult to find airings of short-lived black & white series, with some exceptions (The Munsters and The Addams Family remained very popular, for example). Both sitcoms and dramas. That's probably one reason why I used to see Gentle Ben (color, starring Clint Howard and Dennis Weaver) all the time, yet I never saw a single ep of a series like Car 54.

Nick at Nite showed Car 54. Thats where I first saw it.

Dusty's Fan · 04-19-2009, 07:44 PM

I was talking more about the stuff I used to watch in my pre-cable years, like the '70s and '80s. Nick at Nite did present b/w stuff that had become a little obscure, like The Donna Reed Show -- or at least that had fallen out of my local channels' packages.

I began watching Nick at Nite in 1990 or so, but I don't recall ever seeing Car 54 on there (I got rid of cable years later). Was it on there in the 1990s or very early 2000s?

04-11-2009, 09:11 PM	#1
gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,508	Car 54 Book Being Released in May BearManor Media is releasing a book about 'Car 54, Where Are You?' in May. The book was written by Martin Grams, Jr. and will contain "biographies on the lead actors, the creation of the series, detailed listings of all 60 television episodes, broadcast history, cast list, plot summaries and lots of behind-the-scenes stories." Ordering info: http://bearmanormedia.bizland.com/id403.html

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04-11-2009, 10:58 PM	#3
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	Just release seasons 1 & 2 on DVD please.

04-12-2009, 01:04 AM	#5
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	^Ditto, Joe! I thought "At last, I'll get to see this show!"

04-12-2009, 01:25 PM	#6
Rambo Stallone Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 11, 2005 Location: OZ Posts: 210	How Stupid is that like people want to read a book,get off your butts and release the DVD

04-15-2009, 08:14 PM	#7
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	This book looks interesting, but I agree put this series out on DVD.

04-15-2009, 08:17 PM	#8
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	another case where Shout! or MPI needs to step in......who owns the rights to Car 54?

04-15-2009, 08:22 PM	#10
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	they did the awesome Agnes Moorehead biography!!!

04-19-2009, 07:44 PM	#15
Dusty's Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 13, 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,092	I was talking more about the stuff I used to watch in my pre-cable years, like the '70s and '80s. Nick at Nite did present b/w stuff that had become a little obscure, like The Donna Reed Show -- or at least that had fallen out of my local channels' packages. I began watching Nick at Nite in 1990 or so, but I don't recall ever seeing Car 54 on there (I got rid of cable years later). Was it on there in the 1990s or very early 2000s?