by David Krell | Sep 25, 2015 | David Krell
Sounds associated with baseball form a vital part of the spectator experience. Vendors hawking beer, fans booing and cheering, and a bat meeting a ball create an aural experience at the ballpark. For fans not watching the game in person, baseball announcers convey...
by David Krell | Sep 19, 2015 | David Krell
With Stephen Colbert entering the late night talk show wars, audiences have another choice to wind down their day. Late night, a programming block invented by NBC with Broadway Open House in 1950, spurred a slew of hosts. Steve Allen debuted Tonight, later...
by David Krell | Jul 12, 2015 | David Krell
M*A*S*H was a powerhouse show for CBS from 1972 to 1983, depicting the adventures of the fictional Mobile Army Surgical Hospital 4077 staff during the Korean War. Guest stars populated M*A*S*H, later becoming fixtures of other CBS shows. Joan Van Ark and Knots...
by David Krell | Jul 11, 2015 | David Krell
Wiseguy aired on CBS for four seasons, from 1987 to 1990. Ken Wahl starred as Vincent “Vinnie” Terranova, a federal government agent in the Organized Crime Bureau. Terranova went deep undercover to establish viable criminal credentials. In the beginning,...
by David Krell | Jul 5, 2015 | David Krell
Double Rush was a short-lived situation comedy that aired on CBS in 1995. Stephen Nathan and Diane English created Double Rush, using the setting of a bike messenger service in New York City for comedic effect. The service, appropriately, was called Double Rush....