That's Hollywood!

I agree w/ everyone here. Amazing television. Even the title sequence was amazing. I watched this with my folks when I was a kid. It set a pretty high bar for my expectations regarding documentary television. I'm willing to fork over a bunch of cash to be able to stream this.

That's Hollywood was a popular TV show on the ABC network for seven years beginning in 1976, with it's final season produced for 1982. The show was an historical documentary program featuring film clips from major Hollywood motion pictures, creatively edited into a narrative accompanied by voice-over explaining the characters, story, and production information. Actor Tom Bosley was the host narrator, with some segments featuring additional guest narration by the actors, producers, directors, and other crafts persons in the film clips. Produced by Twentieth Century-Fox Television, the program was comprised primarily of film clips from motion pictures produced by the 20th Century-Fox studios, but also included the work of other production companies when demanded by important emphasis on the episode subject.

That's Hollywood was one of the first regularly produced programs to be prepared entirely on videotape. Episodes were edited using early electronic videotape editing technology unsophisticated by today's standards. Each episode was prepared by a Writer/Producer and Co-Producer/Editor team.

I remember this show very well....

One of my best memories of "That's Hollywood" is the mentioning of sci fi films, especially "The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

Tom Bosley clearly said: "The adventure and the success of 'Star Wars' continues with "The Empire Strikes Back", the 2nd in a series of 9 films George Lucas plans to produce thru 1995." My mouth dropped when he said that...I never forgot that. I was thrilled at age 12 in 1980 knowing that there were going to be more SW films.

That's Hollywood was a popular TV show on the ABC network for seven years beginning in 1976, with it's final season produced for 1982. The show was an historical documentary program featuring film clips from major Hollywood motion pictures, creatively edited into a narrative accompanied by voice-over explaining the characters, story, and production information. Actor Tom Bosley was the host narrator, with some segments featuring additional guest narration by the actors, producers, directors, and other crafts persons in the film clips. Produced by Twentieth Century-Fox Television, the program was comprised primarily of film clips from motion pictures produced by the 20th Century-Fox studios, but also included the work of other production companies when demanded by important emphasis on the episode subject.

That's Hollywood was one of the first regularly produced programs to be prepared entirely on videotape. Episodes were edited using early electronic videotape editing technology unsophisticated by today's standards. Each episode was prepared by a Writer/Producer and Co-Producer/Editor team.

I watched this show when I was a kid...and I loved it. I found it utterly fascinating. But this was back when there was still some mystery to the behind-the-scenes aspect of movies. Nowadays, we see this stuff on the daily news. Movies -- to me, anyway -- are about magic and mystery...and "That's Hollywood" gave us a glimpse into that exciting realm. If they sold these old shows in a tape collection, I'd buy it!