On the Air

TV Series
1992
30m

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Miguel Ferrer and Ian Buchanan in On the Air (1992)

In the 1950s, a group of television performers attempt to put together a live variety program and often find disastrous results.In the 1950s, a group of television performers attempt to put together a live variety program and often find disastrous results.In the 1950s, a group of television performers attempt to put together a live variety program and often find disastrous results.

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Trivia
This series was a mid-season replacement in 1992. Seven episodes were made, but only 2 episodes were shown as scheduled, the 3rd episode was pre-empted in most of the US.

Quotes
Buddy Budwaller: Betty Hudson is a mistake. She's not an actress. She's not the star of the show. She's a receptionist waiting to happen.

Connections
Featured in Everything Is Terrible! Presents: The Great Satan (2018)

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Lynch at his most f-ed up, that's for sure....

I caught at least 2 episodes of this one back in 1992 when it originally aired, then it was gone. Maybe it was just that I was coming down from some of the good stuff when I saw the pilot, but at the time I thought it made Twin Peaks look like Petticoat Junction. (The Hurry-up Twins are worth tuning in for all by themselves.)

Thankfully there are still some copies of this available online, and it's absolutely the next thing on my pickup list (along with the Slacker DVD, which took way too damn long to come out). As it is, it's yet another one of those short-lived but cool shows that quickly fell through the cracks, and a forgotten curio in the David Lynch oeuvre.