by David Krell | Mar 14, 2015 | David Krell
In 1961, FCC Chairman Newton Minow decried television as a vast wasteland. Nearly a half-century later, Bill Carter analyzed the landscape, coalescing his findings into the 2006 book Desperate Networks. A television show reaching the prime time airwaves is a...
by David Krell | Nov 5, 2013 | David Krell
Lost in Space aired soon after the Space Family Robinson comic book’s debut, leading one to conclude that the theme of Space Family Robinson and the usage of the Lost in Space indicates a nexus between the comic book and the television show. Such is not the...
by David Krell | Oct 3, 2013 | David Krell
An attempt to list all of the outstanding moments, accomplishments, and cases in L.A. Law would not do it justice (pun intended). But a few, select pieces evidence a television show consisting of multi-layered characters, compelling story lines, and crisp writing....
by David Krell | Jul 18, 2013 | David Krell
Like most television shows, The Brady Bunch is a fantasy. How many families have superstar athletes and iconic entertainers visiting their homes? Unlike most television shows, The Brady Bunch is a tremendous instructor of life lessons. Premiering on ABC in 1969 and...
by David Krell | Jul 13, 2013 | David Krell
When President John F. Kennedy declared Ian Fleming to be a favorite author, he unknowingly triggered a popular culture trend. Kennedy’s statement established Fleming’s creation of fictional spy James Bond as the standard against which spy genre...
