Synopsis
Grand Prize Winner Los Angeles Book Festival
"Ever wonder what the people who bring us our TV entertainment are thinking? Television and pop culture historian and author Herbie J Pilato has, and now takes readers on a provocative and entertaining look into the agenda behind TV shows and the resulting trends. Even when it seemed television programming was primarily mindless, there was serious thought behind what audiences were presented. The networks, after all, believe in giving the people what they want, even when the people should have known better. We've spent years of our lives in front of the tube; isn't it about time we found out what makes that tube tick? Retro Active Television will enlighten you."
- Marc Cushman (Screenwriter, Author)
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About the Author
Born and raised in Rochester, New York, Herbie J Pilato is a Los Angeles-based writer, producer, director, actor, TV personality, and singer/songwriter. His eclectic list of critically-acclaimed pop-culture/media tie-in books, includes The 12 Best Secrets of Christmas: A Treasure House of December Memories Revealed (Archway Publishing, 2022), Mary: The Mary Tyler Moore Story (Jacobs Brown Press, 2019), Dashing, Daring and Debonair: TV’s Top Male Icons From The ’50s, ’60s, And ’70s (Taylor Trade, 2016), Glamour, Gidgets and the Girl Next Door: Television’s Iconic Women From The ’50s, ’60s, And ’70s (Taylor Trade, 2014), The Essential Elizabeth Montgomery: A Guide To Her Magical Performances (Taylor Trade, 2013), Twitch Upon A Star: The Bewitched Life And Career of Elizabeth Montgomery (Taylor Trade, 2012), NBC & ME: My Life As A Page In A Book (Bear Manor Media, 2008), The Bionic Book: The Six Million Dollar Man And The Bionic Woman Reconstructed (Bear Manor Media, 2008), The Kung Fu Book Of Wisdom (Tuttle, 1995), The Kung Fu Book Of Caine (Tuttle, 1993), and The Bewitched Book (Dell, 1992).
Pilato recently served as executive producer, director, and writer on the TV documentary "Elizabeth Montgomery: Bewitched and Beloved" for the Reelz Channel, as a consultant and audio commentator for the Saturn-Award-nominated Blu-ray release of The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman, and as a consultant and on-screen commentator for CNN’s hit eight-part series, History of the Sitcom.
Pilato has also worked on various Blu-ray, DVD, broadcast, and cable TV documentaries such as Bravo’s "100 Greatest TV Characters, Bewitched: The True Hollywood Story," "David Carradine: The E! True Hollywood Story," A&E’s "Biography of Lee Majors," TLC’s "Behind the Fame specials about The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and The "Bob Newhart Show," "L.A. Law" and "Hill Street Blues," the Syfy Channel’s "Sciography" series, and the TV Guide Channel’s hit five-part series, "100 Moments That Changed TV", among others.
Additionally, Pilato has written for the Television Academy at Emmys.com and Emmy Magazine and has contributed to several other media outlets, such as Closer Magazine, and TVWriter.com, for which he has served as Contributing Editor Emeritus for over twenty-five years.
In 2010, Pilato established The Classic TV Preservation Society, a formal 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the positive influence of classic television shows. In 2019, he served as a host and an executive producer (with Joel Eisenberg) on "Then Again with Herbie J Pilato," the hit classic TV talk show that premiered on Amazon Prime and Amazon Prime UK, and Shout! Factory TV.
Pilato’s newest books include Connery, Sean Connery: The Ultimate James Bond, One Tough Dame: The Life and Career of Diana Rigg, Before During and After The Avengers, and Lucas/Spielberg ― The Director’s Cut: Their Billion Dollar Lives and Careers.
For more information, visit HerbieJPilato.com.
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