View Full Version : Gary Shandling show TV set


heathkit tv
08-06-2004, 10:18 PM
Am wondering if anyone can ID the color console set in Gary's office......am guessing that it's a RCA and probably an XL series.

This is one super handsome modern/contemporary set. Never got a chance to watch this show when it first aired on cable, but now that the local FOX affiliate has been rerunning them it's become a favorite of mine. Having worked in the movie/tv biz I can tell you that it's spot on---most of the smarmy characterizations are beyond perfect and believe it or plotz, aren't exaggerated!

Anthony

heathkit tv
08-16-2004, 07:18 PM
Anyone?

Anthony

colortrakker
08-16-2004, 08:30 PM
Love to help, but I haven't seen Garry Shandling's Show in a long while. Got a visual? Only set I can think of is in a wood cabinet with rounded sides. If that's the set, it's probably a high-end Colortrak called a Contura, and it was a limited run set from about 1979. Looked for it on Google but nothing came up pixwise or info-wise. But I do remember seeing an ad for it somewhere. If that's not it, well... uh... oops.

heathkit tv
08-16-2004, 10:15 PM
You're right, it did have somewhat rounded corners.....black vertical speakers on either side of the screen. Very contemporary in a classic sort of style.....still looks good. Somewhat reminiscent of some of the console Sonys.

Anthony

heathkit tv
08-29-2004, 02:37 PM
Just watched last night's rerun and am now pretty sure that this set is a Sony. Could almost see where they kinda covered up the 4 letters directly underneath the screen, and I think I saw the 3 oval color dots on the upper left hand corner of the set which Sony seems to always use on their Trinitrons.

Anthony

Sandy G
08-29-2004, 07:46 PM
Sonys are VERY easy to ID for me anyway, because of their screen shape-flat sides, rounded top & bottom. They must have an extremely stable pic, too, because seems like most anytime you see a TV actually playing on TV, its a Sony. -Sandy G.