I've only ever seen two or three episodes of this series, but they enthralled me. I only wish it were possible to buy them on DVD.
Who else but Steve Allen would conceive of a talk show that had Genghis Khan debating with Emily Dickinson? Pure genius! Highlights from the other episodes that I've caught featured:
* The Marquis De Sade giving a most wonderful soliloquy on the sadism of God -- to the booing of the audience.
* Gandhi debating with a woman (whose name I forget) on the value of birth control (Gandhi was very much against).
* There was an entire episode entirely about Shakespeare and his various characters, but it was IMHO, one of the weakest of the episodes.
Who else but Steve Allen would conceive of a talk show that had Genghis Khan debating with Emily Dickinson? Pure genius! Highlights from the other episodes that I've caught featured:
* The Marquis De Sade giving a most wonderful soliloquy on the sadism of God -- to the booing of the audience.
* Gandhi debating with a woman (whose name I forget) on the value of birth control (Gandhi was very much against).
* There was an entire episode entirely about Shakespeare and his various characters, but it was IMHO, one of the weakest of the episodes.