tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post3486143814767067343..comments2024-03-25T14:00:23.934-04:00Comments on The Land of Whatever: Classic TV: Real People (1979)hobbyfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-5194574366982945252015-06-17T18:06:42.137-04:002015-06-17T18:06:42.137-04:00Allen & Willard, I think, are the only ones st...Allen & Willard, I think, are the only ones still active. Stephenson did die rather young, and it was tragic. I had seen some of the Mark Russell specials on PBS before Real People. Have to see if anything's on DVD.....hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-33516679097793470322015-06-17T17:42:06.745-04:002015-06-17T17:42:06.745-04:00I used to love this show as a kid! Every Wednesda...I used to love this show as a kid! Every Wednesday night the whole family tuned in. Sure it had lots of offbeat folk, but there were plenty of serious, tug at your heartstrings stories too. I think the problem now is, watching the show is like watching the feature segment of a typical news program. One odd character doing something that gets them a lot of attention. <br /><br />I used to have a bit of a crush on Skip Stevenson. He died awfully young IIRC. I think it was just a fw years after RP went off air. This show was the first time I ever saw Mark Russell (and checked out his piano comedy on PBS). Peter Billingsley everyone knew from the Messy Marvin commercials (for Hershey syrup) and of course, "A Christmas Story". Doing a weekly show seemed like a natural fit for him. <br /><br />Byron Allen really came a long way with his self produced (on the very cheap) entertainment shows. Gotta give the man credit for knowing how to make something out of nothing.magicdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10755186050643383954noreply@blogger.com