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Sheryl Lee Podcast Interview: Laura’s Ghost

Laura’s Ghost: Women Speak about Twin Peaks is the new book by Courtenay Stallings. She brings actress Sheryl Lee (Laura Palmer) to join her in the Red Room. Scott Ryan (Blue Rose Magazine, Red Room Podcast) interviews Stallings and Lee about the new book that covers the darker side of the Laura Palmer story from Twin Peaks. Stallings discusses her interviews with Sheryl Lee, Grace Zabriskie, Jennifer Lynch and many women in the Twin Peaks community.

Sheryl Lee, who wrote the foreword to the book, talks about Season 3, her journey with the character and her involvement in the book.

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You can order the book Here.

Also be sure to subscribe to the Blue Rose Magazine Issue 14 for more Twin Peaks coverage.

More Twin Peaks interviews: Mark Frost, Sheryl Lee, Alicia Witt

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Mel Harris: #SaveTheSteadmans

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Mel Harris played Hope Murdock Steadman for 4 years on thirtysomething. In 2020, she got the chance to revisit the character as Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz were ready to start a new series called thirtysomething(else). But ABC and Covid-19 had something to say about that. Now it is our turn.

Mel Harris joins Scott Ryan for a call to action to all thirtysomething fans to tweet, Instagram and Facebook ABC, Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime as we try to #SaveTheSteadmans and move this show forward. Listen to the podcast interview as Mel talks about what it was like to get the call to return, the new cast and what fans can do to help.

If you are a fan of thirtysomething, be sure to check out the Paperback or Hardback book of Scott Ryan’s thirtysomething at thirty: an oral history. All the cast, writers and creators were interviewed for this book. You can also check out older episodes of the thirtysomething podcast. The podcast is also on iTUNES

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Podcast: Cyrille Aimée Interview

Cyrille Aimée joins Scott Ryan for a discussion about her Grammy nominated new Album: Move On- A Sondheim Adventure. Cyrille is a French Jazz singer who had never heard a Stephen Sondheim song before a few years ago. Now she is playing clubs in New York with Sondheim in the front row… Scott Ryan 2 rows behind him. If you haven’t heard of her yet, be ready to get a new obsession. Listen in for a great talk and some wonderful music.

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Check out my interview about Elaine Stritch

Buy Cyrille Aimée’s Sondheim Record

Get her song “Each Day” and be so happy.

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Podcast: Lodge 49

Lodge 49 is the best show on TV and for some reason it is in danger of being cancelled. We won’t let that happen. Scott Ryan & Josh Minton ask the cast of Lodge 49 about their characters, the series and how to save the show. The Red Room Podcast welcomes actors Kenneth Welsh (Larry), Eric Allan Kramer (Scott) and Linda Emond (Connie) to the show. You can listen here, or head out to iTunes and down the podcast.

 

Please tweet AMC and tell them to save this series.

Order Scott Ryan’s thirtysomething book, Letterman book or The Women of Amy Sherman Palladino.

If you want to be emailed about an upcoming Lodge 49 book. Send an email to Superted455@gmail.com and Scott will let you know when the book is done.

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Podcast: Elaine Stritch “Still Here” with Alexandra Jacobs

Scott Ryan interviews Alexandra Jacobs about her new biography,The Madcap, Nervy, Singular Life of Elaine Stritch.

They discuss Elaine Stritch’s career which included Company, 30 Rock, Follies in Concert and just about a million other film, television and theater projects. Alexandra explains how she got the idea for the book and all the people she interviewed. (Scott doesn’t even get jealous when she says she interviewed Sondheim….or does he?)

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Order the Stritch book here.

Order Scott’s thirtysomething book, Letterman book or The Women of Amy Sherman Palladino.

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Podcast: Brad Dukes V Twin Peaks S3

Brad Dukes returns to the Red Room to talk about his article in Issue #12 of The Blue Rose Magazine. Brad writes a critical essay about David Lynch & Mark Frost’s Season 3 of Twin Peaks. Brad, who wrote Reflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks, was a huge fan for 25 years … then Season 3 happened.

Scott Ryan (The Blue Rose, Last Days of Letterman) talks with Brad Dukes (Reflections, China Beach) about the upcoming article, the passing of Robert Forster (who Brad interviewed in 2016) and his overall feelings for Twin Peaks. Brad says, “Michael Ontkean is infinitely cooler for NOT doing Season 3.” Listen to more here or got out iTunes and download.

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Podcast interview with Jack O’Brien from The Late Show

Scott talks with writer Jack O’Brien who worked on The Late Show with David Letterman. They talk about his new job at Netflix, his novel and working for David Letterman. Order Jack’s ebook Re:The Wasps and read the book about the final 6 weeks of Letterman’s show.

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You can buy Jack’s eBook at Amazon Re:The Wasps

You can buy Scott’s book The Last Days of Letterman

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Podcast: Letterman Staff Reunites for discussion

Order The Last Days of Letterman and read the book that is discussed in this roundtable discussion.

Join Bill Carter (The Late Shift, CNN) as he talks to Scott Ryan (The Last Days of Letterman), Barbara Gaines (executive producer of Late Show), Bill Scheft (writer), Brian Teta (Producer) and Jerry Foley (Director) as they discuss the final 6 weeks of David Letterman in Late Night television.

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Order Bill Carter’s book about David Letterman and Jay Leno.

Order a signed book by Scott Ryan of Last Days of Letterman

Order the Kindle Version of Last Days of Letterman

Follow Scott Ryan on Twitter and Facebook

Order thirtysomething at thirty: an oral history or The Blue Rose Magazine.

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Podcast: The David Lynch Movie Series

Mike McGraner had an idea and that idea is ready for Columbus, Ohio to experience it. He wanted to play all ten David Lynch theatrical releases in a movie theater. That is now happening. He talks to Scott about how he is doing this and where you can get tickets to this year long event. Eraserhead started the series off in February. Tickets are on sale now for Elephant Man. One movie a month all of 2019. The Blue Rose Magazine and the Red Room Podcast will be at these events. Come out, see a movie and talk Lynch with us.

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The Director Series: David Lynch Trailer from Nite Owl Theatre on Vimeo.

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The Year in TV 2018

Josh & Scott wrap up 2018 and talk about the best shows of the year. They talk Mrs. Maizel, The Good Place, Billions, Victoria, and The Good Fight. They also touch on a bunch of other shows. Also, stay tuned for Scott’s new cookie complaint about shows that try to be tricky. (Talking to you Sharp Objects and Homecoming.)

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Subscribe to the Twin Peaks magazine, The Blue Rose.

Order Scott’s new book about David Letterman.