{"id":245,"date":"2015-10-10T21:04:45","date_gmt":"2015-10-11T02:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=245"},"modified":"2015-10-12T21:05:18","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T02:05:18","slug":"merv-griffin-judy-garland-return-to-tv-on-monday-october-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/10\/merv-griffin-judy-garland-return-to-tv-on-monday-october-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Merv Griffin &#038; Judy Garland Return to TV on Monday, October 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_253\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/merv_griffin_dvdcover.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-253 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/merv_griffin_dvdcover.jpg\" alt=\"Merv Griffin Show logo photo credit Reelin' in the Years Productions, LLC \" width=\"600\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/merv_griffin_dvdcover.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/merv_griffin_dvdcover-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Merv Griffin Show logo photo credit Reelin&#8217; in the Years Productions, LLC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Starting Monday, Sony Pictures Television Networks&#8217; GetTV service will be airing a full night of vintage variety programs every week, featuring <em>The Judy Garland Show<\/em>, which ran on CBS in the 1963-64 TV season, and episodes of <em>The Merv Griffin Show<\/em> from the 1960s and &#8217;70s. A third hour will feature network musical variety specials, many of which haven&#8217;t been seen since they were first broadcast.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Judy Garland Show<\/em> starts Monday, October 12 @ 8PM. \u00a0The first episode include Judy&#8217;s long-time friend and childhood co-star Mickey Rooney with Jerry Van Dyke; the program originally aired December 8, 1963.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1094119544\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>The Judy Garland Show<\/em> was a high-profile failure in its time, canceled by CBS after a single season that saw several executive producer and format changes. The program evolved from a musical variety vehicle with sketches, to an hour of her performing in a concert-like setting.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Meier, senior vice president of programming for GetTV, likes the historic synergy of having the show on a network based on the Culver City studio lot where Garland made many of her MGM films.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Goose bumps go through me when I think of that,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_252\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-252\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/arthur_treacher_merv_griffin_merv_griffin_late_night_show_1969.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-252\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/arthur_treacher_merv_griffin_merv_griffin_late_night_show_1969-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Merv Griffin (right) and sidekick Arthur Treacher in 1969.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/arthur_treacher_merv_griffin_merv_griffin_late_night_show_1969-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/arthur_treacher_merv_griffin_merv_griffin_late_night_show_1969-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/arthur_treacher_merv_griffin_merv_griffin_late_night_show_1969-57x57.jpg 57w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Merv Griffin (right) and sidekick Arthur Treacher in 1969.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>GetTV has picked up 50 of Griffin&#8217;s programs from Reelin&#8217; in the Years Productions, which licenses the show for the estate of the late host and game show impresario. Meier believes Griffin&#8217;s affection for old Hollywood \u2014 he often booked veteran stars who reflected on their careers \u2014 is a good fit for his network, which draws much of its programming from the Columbia Pictures film library.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1496182050\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Griffin&#8217;s show was surprisingly substantive as well, giving platforms to politicians (Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Richard Nixon) and civil rights leaders (the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Dick Gregory) during the 1960s. There is also an unpredictability rarely seen in current talk shows. In a 1965 episode, artist Andy Warhol gives one-word answers in his interview.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_254\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-254\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/andy_warhol.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-254\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/andy_warhol-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Artist Andy Warhol. 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