by David Krell | Apr 17, 2015 | David Krell
A lesson about being thankful for individuality is embodied in BMOC, an episode of The White Shadow. The episode’s title is, of course, an acronym for the phrase Big Man on Campus. It accurately describes Warren Coolidge, the star center for the Carver High...
by David Krell | Apr 16, 2015 | David Krell
Some television spinoffs do very well. Frasier. Laverne & Shirley. The Jeffersons. Others, not so much. Joey. Models Inc. Richie Brockelman, Private Eye. A spinoff of NBC’s The Rockford Files starring James Garner, Richie Brockelman, Private Eye starred...
by David Krell | Mar 23, 2015 | David Krell
Gilligan’s Island aired on CBS from 1964 to 1967, giving television viewers a weekly escape to an oasis where silliness reigned. About 1o years after leaving prime time, Gilligan’s Island resurfaced, thanks to creator Sherwood Schwartz pondering the fates...
by David Krell | Feb 9, 2015 | David Krell
The Flying Misfits was a 1976 NBC tv-movie loosely based on the World War II exploits of Marine pilot ace Greg Boyington. Stephen J. Cannell wrote the script, taking liberties with the story featuring Robert Conrad as Boyington. Based on Baa Baa Black Sheep,...
by David Krell | Jan 3, 2014 | David Krell
Based on the eponymous play, Inherit the Wind showcases the Scopes Monkey Trial. This 1960 film stars Spencer Tracy and Fredric March as the fictional counterparts to Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, respectively. In the legal thriller Jagged Edge (1986),...
