One of the true giants of the industry. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/30/arts/television/grant-tinker-former-chairman-of-nbc-dies-at-90.html
I don't think the article's claim that he developed "Bonanza" is correct - it was already on the air for two seasons by the time he got to NBC in 1961. But one series (not mentioned in the obit) that he was crucial in getting on the air was "Get Smart." According to the MT&R panel (included on the series DVD box set), it was Tinker who read the script, loved it, and brought it to NBC after ABC turned it down. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
