Everyone says he was the best boss ever. Not sent from an iPhone.
On Nov 30, 2016, 10:53 AM, at 10:53 AM, Diner <bwayst...@gmail.com> wrote: >One of the true giants of the industry. > >http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/30/arts/television/grant-tinker-former-chairman-of-nbc-dies-at-90.html > >I don't think the article's claim that he developed "Bonanza" is >correct - >it was already on the air for two seasons by the time he got to NBC in >1961. But one series (not mentioned in the obit) that he was crucial in > >getting on the air was "Get Smart." According to the MT&R panel >(included >on the series DVD box set), it was Tinker who read the script, loved >it, >and brought it to NBC after ABC turned it down. > > >-- >-- >TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >--- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
