by David Krell | Feb 26, 2015 | David Krell
When I Love Lucy utilized Hollywood as its setting, movie stars provided verisimilitude. Lucy Ricardo, starstruck, attempted to meet them, often with hilarious results. Guest stars included William Holden, Van Johnson, Richard Widmark, and Harpo Marx. But...
by David Krell | Feb 25, 2015 | David Krell
Leader. Visionary. Gentleman. Leonard Goldenson. The founder of ABC. In the early years of television, NBC and CBS had dominance, prestige, and history. ABC had Leonard Goldenson. NBC and CBS had A-list talent. ABC had Leonard Goldenson. NBC and CBS had their...
by David Krell | Feb 24, 2015 | David Krell
Growing Up Brady, by Barry Williams with Chris Kreski, exposed life behind the scenes of The Brady Bunch; it was, for Baby Boomers who saw the show’s original broadcast and Generation Xers who feasted on reruns, a fascinating, revealing, and titillating look at...
by David Krell | Feb 23, 2015 | David Krell
“Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” is a game that can be played anytime and anywhere by anybody. It is, indeed, light enjoyment perfect for holiday conversation around the dinner table during dessert. The game’s purpose is to connect an actor or an...
by David Krell | Feb 20, 2015 | David Krell
Jimmy Smits was a cornerstone on prime time television in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. In the 1980s, Smits played Victor Sifuentes on L.A. Law, working in the Public Defender’s office before Michael Kuzak recruits him to the private sector, specifically, the law...
