Pioneers Of Primetime: For Your Consideration

Pioneers Of Primetime For Your Consideration DVD VIDEO FYC Milton Berle Bob Hope Type: Movie Platform: DVD Publisher: PBS Released: 2006 Media: DVD PIONEERS OF PRIMETIME In November 2005, Milton Berle, Red Skelton, Bob Hope, Sid Caesar, Steve Allen, Rose Marie, Sammy Davis Jr., Donald O'Connor and Buddy Ebsen, all returned to primetime television for one final performance together. For most, it was their last last time in front of the camera... one final chance to make us laugh and smile. These exclusive interviews—and a special collection of rare footage—are artfully blended in PIONEERS OF PRIMETIME. Eight years in the making, PIONEERS OF PRIMETIME, chronicles television comedy's rich pedigree—from vaudeville through radio to the golden age of television. Berle, Skelton, Hope, Caesar and many others offer fasci-nating insights into the pioneering days of a brand-new medium...called television. For DVD Player (North American NTSC)