His first professional TV job came when he was hired to direct one of the segments for the 1969 pilot episode of Night Gallery. The segment, "Eyes," starred Joan Crawford; she and Spielberg were reportedly close friends until her death. The episode is unusual in his body of work, in that the camerawork is more highly stylized than his later, more "mature" films. After this, and an episode of Marcus Welby, M.D., Spielberg got his first feature-length assignment: an episode of The Name of the Game called "L.A. 2017". This futuristic science fiction episode impressed Universal Studios and they signed him to a short contract. He did another segment on Night Gallery and did some work for shows such as Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law and The Psychiatrist, before landing the first series episode of Columbo (previous episodes were actually TV films). COUNT 10
QSN1 Who starred in the TV show segment "Eyes" ANS1 Joan Crawford QSN2 What genre was Steven Spielberg's episode of "The Name of the Game"? ANS2 science fiction QSN3 What was Steven Spielberg's first feature-length assignment? ANS3 an episode of The Name of the Game called "L.A. 2017". QSN4 What year was Spielberg hired to direct one of the segments for "Night Gallery"? ANS4 1969 QSN5 What was the relatioship between Joan Crawford and Steven Spielberg? ANS5 reportedly close friends QSN6 What was the first TV episode Spielberg directed part of? ANS6 1969 pilot episode of Night Gallery QSN7 What was Spielberg's first full TV episode to direct? ANS7 an episode of The Name of the Game called "L.A. 2017" QSN8 Who starred in Spielberg's TV debut? ANS8 Joan Crawford QSN9 What law show did Spielberg work on? ANS9 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law QSN10 What genre was 'LA 2017'? ANS10 futuristic science fiction