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Legendary children's producers Sid & Marty Krofft reflect on the early years and tell the stories behind their characters. Mystery novelist Michael Connelly explains how witnessing a crime led to his writing career.
Sid & Marty Krofft
Sid & Marty Krofft
Sid and Marty Krofft can be called the kings of live action children's TV programming. From H.R. Pufnstuff and Land of the Lost, to The Bugaloos and D.C. Follies, they've taken chances and broken new ground. The legendary sibling production team first worked together doing puppetry as Judy Garland's opening act in Vegas. Not only are their shows imaginative and fascinating entertainment, they are complex stories that don't talk down to kids - a break from the cartoon format for many Generation Xers.
Michael Connelly
Michael Connelly
Described as 'one of the best of his kind,' Michael Connelly has known since college that he'd be a mystery writer. His books consistently land on best-seller lists, and he's also written for TV. Connelly previously worked the newspaper crime beat and was on a Pulitzer-nominated team for coverage of an airline crash. He honed his fiction skills in his spare time. Connelly's novel, The Closers, returns to the exploits of investigator Harry Bosch. In the fall, he releases his first legal thriller, The Lincoln Lawyer.