E! True Hollywood Story - Season 3 - Eps 50: Gilligan's Island
Denver, Russell Johnson, Dawn Wells, Tina Louise, Sherwood Schwartz and others are interviewed and asked what they remember about Gilligan's Island. Included are discussions on how everyone hated the pilot episode, the show got bad reviews, but somehow managed to soon get high ratings. Also the deaths of Jim Backus 'Thurston Howell III', Alan Hale Jr. 'Skipper' and Natalie Schafer 'Lovey Howell' are discussed, as to Tina Louise's not liking the show anymore and not wanting to do it again.
About E! True Hollywood Story
Title: E! True Hollywood Story
First Air Date: 1996-08-21
Last Air Date: 2014-05-22
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 8.103/10 (from 78 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 16
Total Episodes: 509
Network: E!
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: E! Entertainment Television, Wilshire Studios
Synopsis
E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
