There’s nothing wrong with starting things slow, and given the amount of information that I’m going to be overwhelmed with before the TCA Tour is over, I have absolutely no complaints about the very first panel of Summer 2009. If you’re a regular YouTube surfer (and I have no problem outing myself as one), then you may already be aware that the Television Academy Foundation has a YouTube channel where they’ve been posting interviews with some of the most important names in the history of television. It’s been going on for quite some time now – they started doing these interviews over a decade ago – but now they’re kicking things up a notch by launching a new website: EmmyTVLegends.org.
Oh, but they haven’t actually launched the new site yet. They won’t be doing that until September 1st, although if you go to the site now, it kicks you back to their blog, where you’ll still find a lot of interesting stuff, including this description of their work: “The Archive of American Television strives to preserve the rich history of television – from its Golden Age through our present Digital Era. Our mission is to educate and inspire future generations by filming and providing access to exclusive in-depth interviews with legends and pioneers of the medium.”
