by David Krell | Oct 18, 2015 | David Krell
For nearly 30 years, from 1981 to 2009, NBC defined quality television programming in the 10:00 p.m. time slot. Hill Street Blues debuted in 1981 and changed the production of television drama. Story lines became story arcs, lasting several episodes. Moving cameras...
by David Krell | Sep 19, 2015 | David Krell
With Stephen Colbert entering the late night talk show wars, audiences have another choice to wind down their day. Late night, a programming block invented by NBC with Broadway Open House in 1950, spurred a slew of hosts. Steve Allen debuted Tonight, later...
by David Krell | Jun 18, 2015 | David Krell
Prime time television offers a plethora of advertising agencies. Bewitched boasts McMahon & Tate with Darrin Stephens, a good-natured, smart, creative advertising executive with a wife who’s a bit bewitching. Some sources use McMann as the spelling of the...
by David Krell | May 3, 2015 | David Krell
HBO’s 2008 tv-movie Recount dramatizes the events surrounding the controversial Florida votes in the 2000 presidential election. A complex tale involving arcane election law, Recount benefits from an all-star cast portraying the proceedings that Americans...
