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Save "Big Blue Marble" and "Villa Alegre" for a cause of respiratory virus

  • by: Shout! Factory, ITT Technical Institute
  • recipient: Shout! Factory, ITT Technical Institute, Ron Campbell, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rick Berman, Lynn Rogoff, Joe Napolitano, Joseph Consentino, Whitney Kershaw, Paul Baillargeon, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Moctesuma Esparza, Marisela

The reason why people should sign this petition is because they need to have the lost family programs, "Big Blue Marble" and the bi-lingual "Villa Alegre" re-released on DVDs by Shout! Factory for a cause of respiratory virus that happened in schools and everywhere recently, so that people can watch it. Here are the stories:

Big Blue Marble

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Big Blue Marble Genre Children's television series Directed by Joe Napolitano, (1974-76)
Joseph Consentino
Peter Hammer
Cathy Olian Composer(s) Norman Paris, Paul Baillargeon Country of origin  United States Original language(s) English Production Executive producer(s) Henry Fownes Producer(s) Rick Berman
Lynn Rogoff Running time 30 min. Broadcast Original channel PBSOriginal runSeptember 21, 1974 – January 1, 1983

Big Blue Marble was a half-hour children's television series; now a family television series that ran from 1974 to 1983 on numerous syndicated and PBS TV stations. Distinctive content included stories about children around the world and a pen-pal club that encouraged intercultural communication. The name of the show referred to the appearance of Earth as a giant marble, popularized by a famous photograph of the same name taken in December 1972 by the crew of Apollo 17.

Each episode featured a segment about the real life of a boy and a girl, one American, the other foreign. The show also had occasional stories about world ecology. In addition there was a weekly segment in which a singing globe "Bluey" invited viewers to write letters to the show, often requests for pen pals. The address to send the letters was in Santa Barbara, California. The character was voiced by executive producer Robert Wiemer.

Production personnel included creators Ken Snyder, Henry Fownes, and Robert Garrison, and later executive producer Robert Weimer, producer Rick Berman (later of Star Trek fame), writers Lynn Rogoff and directors Joe Napolitano, Joseph Consentino, Tom Hurwitz, John McDonald, J.J. Linsalata, Pat Saunders, and Ira Wohl. Robert Saidenberg was supervising producer, Peter Hammer supervising film editor and Dale Glickman post-production supervisor of the series late in its run. Paul Baillergeon composed much of the series' music and recruited Wiemer's then-young daughter Whitney Kershaw to sing Get Closer, the closing theme for the second half of the series' run.

Weimer often rewarded staff members with the opportunity to pitch story ideas and direct segments of the series. As a result, many got their first chance to work in that capacity. Some children featured on the show who went on to high-profile careers are: Tisha Campbell (actress/singer), Fran Jolie (disco singer) and Kevin Clash (the voice of Elmo). Before they were well-known, actors Sarah Jessica Parker (later of Sex and the City fame) and Kelly Reno were featured in dramatic segments serialized in the series.

Each of the first 78 half-hour episodes produced during the original three years of production contained cartoon shorts and other animated pieces. These animation sequences were created by Ron Campbell Films, Inc., executive produced and directed by Ron Campbell, and were written by Cliff Roberts.

In 1974, A&M Records released an album of songs from the show, also titled Big Blue Marble. The catalogue number for the album was SP-3401.

Funded by ITT, Big Blue Marble was syndicated to television stations throughout the United States and Canada. C/F International was the most-recent rights holder to the series; that company folded in 2008.

Awards

External links

Big Blue Marble - intro

Big Blue Marble - Series Open Montage

Big Blue Marble- ending

Big Blue Marble - SHELL DIVING - From Show 12

Big Blue Marble - Shooting Girl Segment - from Show 50

Big Blue Marble - Photog Boy - from Show 50

Big Blue Marble - Clown School Segment - from Show 15

Big Blue Marble- Old Plane/New Plane

Big Blue Marble Pakistan Episode -Shakil Mubariz

Big Blue Marble FOLKTALE from Bulgaria - from Show 15 "TRINKA"

Villa Alegre (TV series)

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Villa Alegre (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiʎa aˈleɣɾe], Happy Village) was a children's television show; now a family program and the first national bilingual (Spanish/English) program in the United States.[1] It was produced by Bilingual Children's Television as its inaugural project on the company's founding in 1970.[2] Villa Alegre debuted on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) public television in 1973 and ran there until funding disputes ended the project in 1980.[1][2] The show was also seen in syndication on commercial stations in some markets, on at least a weekly basis.

Villa Alegre was the creation of Dr. Rene Cardenas, who served as president of Bilingual Children's Television and Executive Producer.[3] Other producers included Moctesuma Esparza, who worked on only the first season,[3] and David Ochoa.[4]

The show won a Peabody Award among other honors.[5]

Villa Alegre centered on life in a whimsical bi-lingual village. The program had an upbeat, catchy salsa-flavored theme song, which ended with adults and kids shouting "¡Villa Alegre!" The educational series was set up to teach English to Latino kids and Spanish to the Anglos. It featured various educational subjects (such as mathematics and science) and life lessons, in addition to Hispanic culture. The exec producer was Claudio Guzman (I Dream Of Genie)and the head writer was Barbara Chain (NY CRITIC'S AWARD winner). Michael Chain (Rambo, Police Academy, the Guilt)wrote on staff and also composed much of the specialty music for episodes.

Kenia Hernandez Cueto played the child actress/singer Maria. Actress Carmen Zapata starred in the program for nine seasons in the role of Doña Luz, the mayor of Villa Alegre,[6][7] Mexican-American singer-actress Marisela appeared on the show in her youth.[8] Actress Linda Dangcil played Elena on the show.[9] The show was directed by Argentinian actor and director Alejandro Rey (who co-starred with Dangcil on The Flying Nun).[10] Nono Arsu played Felipe in the first and second seasons.<http://archive.is/SAf94>Steve Frankin and Hal Smith were regulars also.

See also

Notes

  1. Danini, Carmina. "Rivas-Estrella was part of the first national bilingual TV show," San Antonio Express-News, 25 January 2006, State & Metro, p.4B.
  2. Retroland: Villa Alegre. Retrieved July 15, 2007.[unreliable source?]
  3. Villa Alegre at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  4. "Militant found career in films", Rocky Mountain News (Colorado), 21 May 1994, Local section, special feature "La Gente", p.74A.
  5. Payan, Victor. "Interview with Moctesuma Esparza: From the L.A. High School walkouts to 'Selena' and 'The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca', In Motion Magazine. May 21, 1998. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
  6. Kilmer, Lowe. "Celebrities" (column), Watertown Daily Times (New York), 7 October 2003, Lifestyles & Leisure section, p.B2.
  7. Meier, Matt S.; Serri, Conchita Franco; Garcia, Richard A. (1997), Notable Latino Americans: A Biographical Dictionary, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, p. 410, "Most important, in her role of Doña Luz she was, for nine years, the heart and soul of the Public Broadcasting System's bilingual program, 'Villa Alegre.'"
  8. Arroyo, Blanca. "Ahora 'sin él', pero lista para volver - La cantante confiesa que a los 15 años tuvo un tórrido romance con Marco Antonio Solís y que le 'encantaría' trabajar otra vez con 'El Buki Mayor,'" ["Now 'Without Him', but ready to return: The singer confesses that at age 15 she had a torrid romance with Marco Antonio Solís and that she would be 'delighted' to work again with 'El Buki Mayor'"], La Opinión (Los Angeles, California), May 6, 2001, Espectáculos section. (in Spanish)
  9. Barnes, Mike (2009-05-08). "Actress, dancer Linda Dangcil dies at 67, show.". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2009-05-09.[dead link]
  10. "Alejandro Rey, 57, starred in TV's 'The Flying Nun'". San José Mercury-News. Associated Press. 23 May 1987. p. 10B, Local News.

External links

WTTW Channel 11 - Children's Fair - "Villa Alegre" (Opening, 1981)

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