I have read that book and I can tell you it's great! Not just for Gilligan's Island fans, but a great insight into the TV industry then and now. Very intelligent, which is probably a surprise to non-Gilligan fans!
so much that goes on for a TV production, its a miracle any get done. This gentleman seems to have been a great producer with his insights and experiences
The Gilligan's Island Theme Song is so catchy, try "Amazing Grace" to the same tune: (not my original idea, I heard this at college in 1982) *"Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me."* *"I once was lost, but now am found. Was blind, but now I see. Was blind, but now I see."* (repetition intentional, to match the music) *"Was grace that taught heart to fear, and grace my fear relieved."* *"How precious did that grace appear, the hour I first believed. The hour I first believed."* Hypothetically, you'd think it would be easy to reverse that and sing "Gilligan's Island" to the music of the famous "Amazing Grace", but I haven't been able to do it. It's hard to shake the Gilligan's Island tune once you have it stuck in your head!
Gilligan's Island was in fact renewed for a 4th season-Mr. Schwartz had actually called each of the cast members to tell them the good news--however, shortly afterwards CBS president William Paley (under pressure from his wife no less) abruptly cancelled the show in order to free up a time slot to continue Gunsmoke. I have always wondered if Mr. Schwartz tried to save the show by offering it to another network (i.e NBC, ABC). This was not unprecedented-several shows in the past found life again after cancellation by one network (i.e. Leave it to Beaver, Get Smart, Taxi). I would bet if the executives at CBS had known what Gilligan's Island would do in subsequent syndication they would have eagerly kept making the show
Did you notice that there aren't very many Gilligan's Planet episodes compared to that of how many Gilligan's Island episodes? It's true that there was never a Gilligan's Planet comic book series. Sure. The best thing I like about creating a comic book series is that you don't have to even hire on any voice characterists to speak the part. You even remain trouble-free from hiring on actors and actresses to play the part.
He really seems to have understood what would sell to the public, he apparently had an innate understanding of viewer psychology. However, in many ways his greatest success came not so much from the generation that his shows were marketed to, but of the next younger generation that saw them in syndication. I wonder if he had any idea of this when he created this show and the Brady Bunch?
@@kennethsouthard6042 From various interviews of Sherwood and his contemporaries in the Entertainment Industry, I think it's safe to say that he and everyone else knew that he was tuned in to the public psyche at the time; and that his work was shaping the minds of generations to come. Not that I believe it was his intention to impact future generations on that level. I suspect that his goal was moreover to present good, clean, fun family entertainment to the viewing public.
@@MickPsyphon As a latchkey kid that saw these shows on UHF in the mid to late 70s, they were definitely safe and fun entertainment. Even though I saw several episodes over and over like many others in my generation, I was not really a fan of them as I thought they were corny and campy, but maybe I think too much:) However, watching his interviews, I now see the creative work and effort that he and others involved put into them and see why they hold a special place with people.
@@kennethsouthard6042 I know what you mean about them seeming corny and campy. Maybe it's the effect of being jaded by what was going on in our lives in the 70's (which gets my vote as one if the worst decades of the 20th Century). Maybe Sherwood deliberate wrote for a target audience whom he believed 'would' be jaded by the troubled times that he foresaw. I've recently started watching some TV sitcoms from the 60's; and can't help but wonder how simple life was back then, in comparison with today's daily grind.
@@MickPsyphon I think that television was still a relatively new medium that few people had figured out what to do with it yet. Many of those early TV shows had evolved from radio and even the new ones still had that type of format. I think a lot of that also came from the early writers and producers had also worked in that medium. You also had the constraints of the network censors to work around. Then you had the variety shows that were really just a modified version of vaudeville, once again I think the medium was new and being adapted. While there were a few good shows in the 60s, it was really not into the 70s that television began to come into it's own.
She is talking too much. A good interviewer doesn’t spend all of her time showing off how much she has done her homework. This man had some great stories to tell and great knowledge to share. Let HIM tell it.
I would excuse that, as she is more than just some interviewer that has done her homework. She knew him, and members of his family very well as well as several of the cast members. In addition, her husband directed one of the reunion films.
Disagree. She is doing nothing but setting up the questions she is asking him with details from his book. This is a lot better than an interviewer who hasn't even read the book.
I have read that book and I can tell you it's great! Not just for Gilligan's Island fans, but a great insight into the TV industry then and now. Very intelligent, which is probably a surprise to non-Gilligan fans!
You have to hand it to Sherwood Schwartz's persistence in getting Gilligan's Island on the air!
so much that goes on for a TV production, its a miracle any get done. This gentleman seems to have been a great producer with his insights and experiences
This was a marvelous informative brilliant interview.
The Gilligan's Island Theme Song is so catchy, try "Amazing Grace" to the same tune: (not my original idea, I heard this at college in 1982)
*"Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me."*
*"I once was lost, but now am found. Was blind, but now I see. Was blind, but now I see."* (repetition intentional, to match the music)
*"Was grace that taught heart to fear, and grace my fear relieved."*
*"How precious did that grace appear, the hour I first believed. The hour I first believed."*
Hypothetically, you'd think it would be easy to reverse that and sing "Gilligan's Island" to the music of the famous "Amazing Grace",
but I haven't been able to do it. It's hard to shake the Gilligan's Island tune once you have it stuck in your head!
Gilligan's Island was in fact renewed for a 4th season-Mr. Schwartz had actually called each of the cast members to tell them the good news--however, shortly afterwards CBS president William Paley (under pressure from his wife no less) abruptly cancelled the show in order to free up a time slot to continue Gunsmoke. I have always wondered if Mr. Schwartz tried to save the show by offering it to another network (i.e NBC, ABC). This was not unprecedented-several shows in the past found life again after cancellation by one network (i.e. Leave it to Beaver, Get Smart, Taxi). I would bet if the executives at CBS had known what Gilligan's Island would do in subsequent syndication they would have eagerly kept making the show
Obviously a Yale man!
Did you notice that there aren't very many Gilligan's Planet episodes compared to that of how many Gilligan's Island episodes? It's true that there was never a Gilligan's Planet comic book series. Sure. The best thing I like about creating a comic book series is that you don't have to even hire on any voice characterists to speak the part. You even remain trouble-free from hiring on actors and actresses to play the part.
5/12/2024. 'May The Schwartz Be With You.!
R.I.P. cous.
Lawrence Goldman great man
Sherwood Schwartz had the Midas touch with TV shows.
He really seems to have understood what would sell to the public, he apparently had an innate understanding of viewer psychology. However, in many ways his greatest success came not so much from the generation that his shows were marketed to, but of the next younger generation that saw them in syndication. I wonder if he had any idea of this when he created this show and the Brady Bunch?
@@kennethsouthard6042
From various interviews of Sherwood and his contemporaries in the Entertainment Industry, I think it's safe to say that he and everyone else knew that he was tuned in to the public psyche at the time; and that his work was shaping the minds of generations to come. Not that I believe it was his intention to impact future generations on that level. I suspect that his goal was moreover to present good, clean, fun family entertainment to the viewing public.
@@MickPsyphon As a latchkey kid that saw these shows on UHF in the mid to late 70s, they were definitely safe and fun entertainment. Even though I saw several episodes over and over like many others in my generation, I was not really a fan of them as I thought they were corny and campy, but maybe I think too much:)
However, watching his interviews, I now see the creative work and effort that he and others involved put into them and see why they hold a special place with people.
@@kennethsouthard6042
I know what you mean about them seeming corny and campy. Maybe it's the effect of being jaded by what was going on in our lives in the 70's (which gets my vote as one if the worst decades of the 20th Century). Maybe Sherwood deliberate wrote for a target audience whom he believed 'would' be jaded by the troubled times that he foresaw.
I've recently started watching some TV sitcoms from the 60's; and can't help but wonder how simple life was back then, in comparison with today's daily grind.
@@MickPsyphon I think that television was still a relatively new medium that few people had figured out what to do with it yet. Many of those early TV shows had evolved from radio and even the new ones still had that type of format. I think a lot of that also came from the early writers and producers had also worked in that medium. You also had the constraints of the network censors to work around.
Then you had the variety shows that were really just a modified version of vaudeville, once again I think the medium was new and being adapted.
While there were a few good shows in the 60s, it was really not into the 70s that television began to come into it's own.
Gilligan's island and the brady bunch
She is talking too much. A good interviewer doesn’t spend all of her time showing off how much she has done her homework. This man had some great stories to tell and great knowledge to share. Let HIM tell it.
I would excuse that, as she is more than just some interviewer that has done her homework. She knew him, and members of his family very well as well as several of the cast members. In addition, her husband directed one of the reunion films.
Disagree. She is doing nothing but setting up the questions she is asking him with details from his book. This is a lot better than an interviewer who hasn't even read the book.