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 8, 2015 | David Krell
Dennis Franz stayed with NYPD Blue for its entire run on ABC from 1993 to 2005. But before he won Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Detective Andy Sipowicz, Franz starred in several television series. Some may be long forgotten. In 1982, NBC debuted Chicago Story an...
by David Krell | May 4, 2015 | David Krell
Law & Order changed cast members about as often as Mickey Rooney changed wives in its prime time tenure on NBC from 1990 to 2010. Jeremy Sisto played Cyrus Lupo. Fans of Six Feet Under know Sisto from his performance as Billy, brother of Brenda and sometimes...
by David Krell | Apr 16, 2015 | David Krell
Some television spinoffs do very well. Frasier. Laverne & Shirley. The Jeffersons. Others, not so much. Joey. Models Inc. Richie Brockelman, Private Eye. A spinoff of NBC’s The Rockford Files starring James Garner, Richie Brockelman, Private Eye starred...
