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Discover the stories behind the media moments that shaped our world at the Paley Museum. Throughout the year, visitors and Paley Members can attend these special discussions with Paley’s curators, who lead lively, insightful conversations about significant media topics and momentous anniversaries, drawing from historical programs found in our renowned Paley Archive. Don’t miss these exclusive opportunities to explore the powerful intersection of media and history while learning directly from Paley’s in-house experts and special guests.

 
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Conversations with the Paley Curators:
Meet the Authors of the Classic Book Watching TV: American Television Season by Season
3:00pm

Learn the secrets of writing and researching television history. Syracuse University Press has just published an updated edition of one of the best books on media history: Watching TV: American Television Season by Season. Authors Walter J. Podrazik, a TV curator at the Chicago Museum of Broadcast Communications, and Harry Castleman, a lawyer and coauthor of eight books with Wally, will explore how they created Watching TV in the eighties and have now brought this detailed, entertaining history of TV up to 2024, surveying how the medium has evolved every year. In addition, Wally and Harry along with Paley TV Curator Ron Simon have chosen rare clips from the Paley Archive to screen, including one of the of the strangest series ever, The Continental, and the Beatles’s first appearance in primetime before the Sullivan show.

 
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Conversations with the Paley Curators:
Peaks TV: Honoring 35 Years of Twin Peaks with The Atlantic Culture Writer and Blank Check 4:00 pm
Thirty-five years ago, David Lynch rewrote the rules of television with Twin Peaks, which stands as one of TV’s signature achievements of the 1990s, and helped usher in the prestige TV era. The latest installment of our Conversations with the Paley Curators series will celebrate the show’s anniversary, and commemorate the recent passing of David Lynch, as Paley curator Jason Lynch reflects on the show’s legacy with The Atlantic culture writer and Blank Check movie podcast co-host David Sims.  

After upending cinema with surreal, unforgettable films like Eraserhead and Blue Velvet, David Lynch set his sights on TV. On April 8, 1990, more than 34 million people tuned into ABC’s bold, revolutionary premiere of Twin Peaks, which follows FBI special agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) as he travels to the fictional Pacific Northwest town of Twin Peaks to investigate the murder of homecoming queen Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee). Throughout two unforgettable seasons, a 1992 prequel film and an acclaimed 2017 limited series revival, Twin Peaks continues to enthrall audiences. 

The discussion will include series highlights from the Paley Archive, as well as exclusive excerpts from the 1990 Paley panel following the show’s premiere, featuring the Twin Peaks cast and creative team. 

Friday, April 25, 2025
Conversations with the Paley Curators:
Why Legendary Journalist Edward R. Murrow Still Matters
4:00pm

Edward R. Murrow endures as one of the most preeminent and respected journalists in media history. The new Broadway play Good Night, and Good Luck, starring George Clooney, underscores Murrow’s commitment to journalistic integrity and courage to speak truth to power. In this conversation you will experience Murrow’s high standard of reporting in his documentary series See It Now, as well as his lighter side interviewing celebrities in Person to Person. Among the treasures that will be screened from the Paley Archive will be Murrow’s intrepid war reporting from World War II and Korea; his fearless challenge to the anti-communist hysteria and the tactics of Senator Joseph McCarthy; and his unflinching expose about the plight of migrant farmers. You will understand why Murrow’s career as a broadcast journalist was unparalleled and why his legacy continues to be felt in the field of journalism today.   

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