It's Only Talk: The Real Story of America's Talk Shows
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary that examines the phenomenon of talk shows. The program takes viewers back to the early days of TV, when talk shows were either daytime "chat shows" full of helpful hints or nighttime celebrity shows with famous people discussing their lives. That simple formula began to change as televi
Cast & Crew
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Jenny Jones
Sam Donaldson
Art Linkletter
Ed Mcmahon
Mike Douglas
Charles Perez
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Documentary that examines the phenomenon of talk shows. The program takes viewers back to the early days of TV, when talk shows were either daytime "chat shows" full of helpful hints or nighttime celebrity shows with famous people discussing their lives. That simple formula began to change as television matured. Today, with more media outlets to grab the viewer's attention, talk shows have "turned up the volume."
Cast
Jenny Jones
Sam Donaldson
Art Linkletter
Ed Mcmahon
Mike Douglas
Charles Perez
Jerry Springer
Mike Wallace
Dr. Joyce Brothers
Cristina Saralegui
Pat Sajak
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Dick Cavett
Morton Downey
Howie Mandel
Joan Rivers
Sally Jessy Raphael
Regis Philbin
Montel Williams
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Steve Allen
Crew
Michael Alexander
Audio
Maryalice R Aragon
Production Assistant
Alexandra Baltarzuk
Audio
Scott Berkson
Post-Production Supervisor
Lisa Blackwood Hope
Production Manager
Amy Briamonte
Executive Producer
Stuart Brodlieb
Assistant Editor
Don Cambou
Executive Producer
Dan Carp
Audio
Harris Cohen
Assistant Editor
Stephen Coleman
Camera
Kieth Collier
Audio
Kary D'allisandro
Audio
Richard W Davis
Camera
Paul Dzilvelis
Line Producer
Kevin Egan
Camera
Dani Eslin
Production Auditor
Alan Ett
Music
Kathlene Exner
Production Assistant
Robert Fetzer
Audio
Jack Foster
Editor
Alain Gourrier
Editor
Samantha Hayes
Researcher
Justin M Heid
Audio
Matthew Hickey
Associate Producer
John Hirst
Audio
John Hirst
Camera
Mark Holzman
Camera
Scott Ikegami
Audio
Norm Johnston
Camera
Samuel F Kaufman
Sound Mixer
Todd Kolich
Camera
Melinda Lawton
Main Title Design
Jack Leonard
Audio
Russ Martin
On-Line Editor
Gary Mccafferty
Audio
Judi Minitello
Assistant Production Accountant
John Mora
Researcher
Chris Mortensen
Producer
Chris Mortensen
Writer
Gwendolyn Murphy
Production Assistant
Scott Palm
Audio
Randy Pitler
Clearance Coordinator
Gary Reid
Post-Production Assistant
David Rex
On-Line Editor
Duwayne Rude
Camera
Linda Scribner
Assistant Production Accountant
John Simonson
Audio
Jason Steinberg
Post-Production Coordinator
Ted Thornton
Camera
Brian Volk
Production Assistant
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
2h