By Darius KADIVAR & Parisa DEFAIE
To have an opportunity to interview one of the most respected and prolific directors in American Television was a Dream Come True for me and my colleague and friend Parisa Defaie. He is one of the Last TV Tycoons who certainly shaped the medium as no other before him. I am nearly certain that many of you ( young or old) have spent many memorable Friday afternoon’s watching his films on Persian TV before the Revolution. You may have even noticed his Persian name appear as a cathode like signature in front of your favorite TV show’s cast & crew list wondering who he was and what he looked like.
Some like me and Parisa may even recall the days you were day dreaming on your way to school with your favorite American tin lunch box featuring one of your super heroes like Bionic Astronaut Steve Austin, the Charlie’s Angels or Inspector Columbo and wishing to meet them in real life. Well I suppose that unlike Parisa, .