Author and critic John Mason Brown, who once commented that "some television programs are so much chewing gum for the eyes," offered this intellectual alternative in 1948-1949. It consisted of an informal living-room discussion on the arts with two or three guests, of the caliber of author James Michener, producer Billy Rose, publishrer Bennet Cerf, and critic Bosley Crowther. The subjects ranged from modern art to new novels, films, the theater and fashions.
John Mason Brown
Himself - Host
Clifton Fadiman
Himself
Howard Haycroft
Himself - Mystery Writer / Publisher
J. Scott Smart
Himself - Stage / Radio Actor
Rex Stout
Himself - Creator of Nero Wolfe
Bosley Crowther
Self
The Dick Cavett Show68%
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson75%
The Kelly Clarkson Show62%
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon59%
Talking Dead72%
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?63%
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson67%
8 Out of 10 Cats72%
13 Reasons Why: Beyond the Reasons68%
At the Movies59%
Crisis Aftermath81%
Cobra Kai: Inside the Dojo88%
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man Podcast89%
Inside the Actors Studio76%
