Wham! Boom! Thank You, Man

Our co-producer, Loren, was a very big fan of Charlie¹s Angels when he was growing up (a Boomer himself, he was 12 in 1976 when the series hit America like an exploding pocket rocket). But his parents would not let him watch Charlie's Angels or Soap so he had to sneak the family's 13-inch black-and-white TV to his room every Wednesday night. We knew something was up when his face turned ash white and his voice cracked like Bobby Brady's during the "change." THE Jaclyn Smith was on the phone, concerned that she might have come across as prudish during her interview (we did ask some racy questions). Loren assured her that she did not and she doesn¹t. You can catch the still-sexy and very classy Smith on WOW¹s Generation Boom. Another episode airs tonight on TV Land at 10PM. (Watch)

– Jim Eckels

Boom With a View

Sometimes the "match" between interviewer and interviewee just doesn't work. We sent our very British producer Emma to the City by the Bay to interview legendary baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays. Emma had read up on the "Say Hey" Kid but it's hard to cram a lifetime's worth of baseball knowledge into an interview prep packet. Perhaps Emma didn't know exactly what outfield position Willie played or when the Giants made the move from New York to San Francisco, but Willie and Emma just didn't connect. And Willie just wouldn’t play ball that afternoon. After we sent box sets of some of Willie's favorite TV Land shows, Willie was in better spirits! Hey, Willie – how was that first season of HUNTER?

– Loren Roberts

WOW's 4-part documentary Generation Boom premieres tonight on TV Land at 10PM with "How We Play," (Watch the clip) (Previously)

Generation Kaboom

Coming to TV Land Tuesday, September 26, is Generation Boom, WOW's four-part series on the world of baby boomers – specifically how they play, live, love, and wire the world. With lots of fab vintage footage and clips of movies, TV shows, musicians, and sports idols that have entertained the boomer generation for over 50 years. Narrated by Kelsey Grammer, the series features, among others, Susan Sarandon, Rob Reiner, Cybil Shepherd, Tim Daly, Christie Brinkley, George Foreman, Willie Mays, Tom Clancy, Evander Holyfield, Penny Marshall, Mark Cuban, Don Johnson, Tony Danza, Cheryl Tiegs, Brian Williams, and Kathy Casy-Kirschling (the very first boomer). Yahoo has the whole story here.