by David Krell | May 16, 2015 | David Krell
In 1976, Americans were mad as hell. And they didn’t want to take it anymore. The fury, of course, was depicted in an iconic scene from the movie Network. Before FOX constituted a legitimate fourth television network in the 1980s, the triad of CBS, ABC, and...
by David Krell | May 15, 2015 | David Krell
ER debuted in 1994 on NBC, trouncing every thing in its path. Like Mickey Mantle on a baseball diamond, Michael Jordan on a basketball court, or Wayne Gretzky on the ice, ER dominated the competition. And a familiar, if not famous, actor found his breakout role....
by David Krell | May 12, 2015 | David Krell
In The Andy Griffith Show episode Opie the Birdman, a lesson in creative parenting is exhibited to great effect. Sheriff Andy Taylor of Mayberry, North Carolina foresees trouble if Opie, his son, uses a slingshot. Hence, he orders Opie not to use it. Opie, in turn,...
by David Krell | May 10, 2015 | David Krell
Under William Paley, CBS became the gold standard of television programming in news and entertainment. Nicknamed the Tiffany Network, CBS fell under Paley’s patriarchy from the 1920s to 1990, when Paley died. It was Paley who gave Edward R. Murrow an outlet to...
by David Krell | May 2, 2015 | David Krell
Get Smart parodied the popular spy genre in the 1960s, countering serious offerings, including The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry, Get Smart gave American television audiences a humorous view of espionage during the Cold War. Don Adams...
