by David Krell | Jun 29, 2015 | David Krell
NASA’s Golden Age of Projects Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo inspired television programmers and producers to use space as a theme in the 1960s. I Dream of Jeannie starred Larry Hagman as Tony Nelson, an astronaut living in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Nelson lives in a...
by David Krell | Nov 4, 2013 | David Krell
In 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) evolved from the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). NASA’s mission consisted of beating the Russians in the Space Race. No easy task, this. The year prior to NASA’s...
by David Krell | Apr 22, 2013 | David Krell
Who would you rather have as your other half in romance, marriage, and domesticity? A witch or a genie? Elizabeth Montgomery played Samantha Stephens, a sorceress of sorts in Bewitched. It aired on ABC from 1964 to 1972. A housewife, Samantha had powers exceeding...
by David Krell | Jun 13, 2012 | David Krell
Returning to television tonight on TNT at 9:00 pm, Dallas is an example of branding. That’s “branding” as in image, marketing, and monetizing. For a moment, the word “branding” might have triggered images of cattle. It’s a logical nexus. After all, Jock and Miss Ellie...
