by David Krell | Jan 1, 2014 | David Krell
A common thread runs through Saturday morning cartoons of the 1970s. Music. Rankin-Bass produced Kid Power for ABC. Think Peanuts and Our Gang go through diversity training as songs convey messages of peace, love, and harmony for children. ABC aired original...
by David Krell | Jul 17, 2013 | David Krell
If music be the food of 1960s television sitcoms, play on. In the 1960s, the Beatles captained a British invasion across the Atlantic Ocean. John, Paul, George, and Ringo inspired sitcom versions of themselves after their first American television appearance on The...
by David Krell | Jun 26, 2012 | David Krell
“Everybody does it.” The excuse is familiar in a conversation about appropriating copyrighted material without consent, license, or agreement. The excuse is thin. And getting thinner. It’s as valid as George Costanza’s excuse for having sex with the maid in his...