3 APR 2022 · Reviewing the Rod Serling drama directed by Franklin Schaffner It takes place on the us senate floor. Starring Wendell Corey and Chester Morris

21 DEC 2021

14 OCT 2021 · We talk about The CBS historical reenactment show hosted by Walter Cronkite that employed writers who were blacklisted during the Communist Witch-Hunt and used fronts to keep the accused writers employed.

5 OCT 2021 · The father of Modern Sketch Comedy is examined by The Kinescope team.

26 SEP 2021 · this week we look at The Playhouse 90 production of Requiem For A Heavyweight written by Rod Serling Directed by Ralph Nelson and starring Jack Palance and the father and son actors Ed Wynn and Keenan Wynn. What happens to a fighter when a ring injury stops his career?

22 SEP 2021 · This week we look at The 1957 Studio One Production The Night America Trembled, with Edward R Murrow Warren Beatty Ed Asner Warren Oates James Couburn John Astin. The story follows the slightly over dramatized panic reaction to Orson Welles Live 1938 production of the war of the worlds Welles had some people believing an invasion from mars was really happening.

22 SEP 2021 · Dotto Twenty One The 64,000 Question and Answer. These were some of the 50s quiz shows that became scandals of the day when it was learned the producers fixed the tv contests . We'll discuss what happened and talk about the many celebrities involved in the scandals

9 SEP 2021 · Kinescope 12 Angry Men 1954 1957 1997

9 SEP 2021 · Kinescope No Time For Sergeants Andy Griffith

9 SEP 2021 · Welcome to Kinescope. A podcast dedicated to the history of live television from the 1940s to the early 60s . I'm your co-host john siuntres. together with Gabriel Hardman each week we'll look at the formative years of television before the invention of video tape. this era of TV helped start the careers of many famous actors writers directors and producers. this week we look at Captain Video from 1949 on the Dumont network. Capt video was the first original sci-fi hero, created specifically for televison. Each week we will choose epsisodes of televsion available to watch for free at youtube. Think of Kinescope as a video book club where we'll tell you a week in advance the subject of our next podcast discussion Like our subjects of discussion The Kinescope Podcast is performed live on the Word Balloon YouTube channel. If you wish to comment or ask us questions join us Every Thursday Night at 930pm Pacific, 1130pm central and 1230am Eastern