by David Krell | Feb 17, 2017 | David Krell
To say that Babe Ruth was a dominant force is like saying that Mount Vesuvius spewed a little lava. Firmly stands the Babe in popular culture, in part because of portrayals in films. “The pattern of the drama, with its Horatio Alger stamp—rags to riches and...
by David Krell | Feb 6, 2017 | David Krell
Lou Costello appeared in two episodes of HBO’s The Sopranos. Sort of. New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano of the DiMeo crime family used Paterson’s statue of the comedian as a meeting spot in two episodes; Paterson is Costello’s home town. In...
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 | Feb 24, 2015 | David Krell
Growing Up Brady, by Barry Williams with Chris Kreski, exposed life behind the scenes of The Brady Bunch; it was, for Baby Boomers who saw the show’s original broadcast and Generation Xers who feasted on reruns, a fascinating, revealing, and titillating look at...
by David Krell | Dec 23, 2014 | David Krell
Archie comics inspired two live-action music-comedy television specials in the 1970s. ABC haired a one-hour special simply titled Archie on December 19, 1976. Variety reviewed the special for its December 22, 1976 issue, offering encouraging comments....
