eBook - ePub

Moonlighting

Name: Moonlighting
ISBN: 9781949024272

An Oral History

Scott Ryan,

247 pages
English
ePUB (mobile friendly)
Available on iOS & Android

eBook - ePub

Moonlighting

An Oral History

Scott Ryan,

About this book

Discover the real story behind the scenes of the 80s super-hit TV show Moonlighting, as cast and crew talk for the first time in this oral history that has "all the delightful bounce and energy of Moonlighting, " according to executive producer Jay Daniel. "Scott Ryan Has compiled an amazing history of the show. I was there and honestly, I couldn't this down! Recommended!" - Curtis Armstrong (Herbert Voila)In the spring of 1987, over sixty million viewers tuned in to watch Maddie Hayes (Cybill Shepherd) and David Addison (Bruce Willis) "get together" in one of the most famously controversial scenes in television history on Moonlighting, ABC's groundbreaking series about an epically mismatched pair of private detectives. Two years later, the show was canceled due to low ratings. What happened? In Moonlighting: An Oral History, author Scott Ryan ( The Last Days of Letterman ) interviews over twenty members of the cast and creative team to get to the bottom of this perplexing mystery, uncovering hilarious, provocative, poignant, and sometimes flat-out crazy never-before-told stories about what went on behind the scenes during production of this unforgettable series. Cybill Shepherd, Allyce Beasley, Curtis Armstrong, creator Glenn Gordon Caron, producer Jay Daniel, writers, directors, editors, and more—they're all here, piecing together the incredible story of late scripts, backstage fights, pregnancies, and broken bones, all told for the first time. Enjoy the cases, the chases, and all the conversations in Moonlighting: An Oral History.The real story of this pioneering television series and the extraordinary behind-the-scenes challenges, battles, and rewards has never been told — until now. Author Scott Ryan ( The Last Days of Letterman, thirtysomething at thirty: an oral history, The Last Decade of Cinema Massillon Against the World ) interviews over twenty people, including the actors, writers, directors, and producers who made Moonlighting such a dynamic, unforgettable show, delving deep into their thoughts and feelings as they relive this magical moment in pop culture history in this full color oral history.

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