The Honeymooners is a classic television show for many reasons. You have the genius of Jackie Gleason in the writing, acting and the concept for the whole show to begin with. You also have the great supporting actors and the common man aspect as well. But there is something else people also forget and it’s […]
Relationships in the Honeymooners and in the TV world: Read More »
The Smothers Brothers were very popular in the 60’s and it would probably be a real big hit in the 2013. What more could you ask for from a television show? They were brothers who were funny and had good chemistry and they both were singers and musicians. They tried having their own show
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The Honeymooners was one of the classic shows I watched as kid. It unfortunately was on for only one season instead of the two year contract Gleason signed, which is a tragedy and a mystery to lots of people who love this iconic show. There are many reasons as to why it went for only
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As a kid that that was raised on watching television shows form the 50’s 60’s and 70’s I was exposed to the work of Jackie Gleason before entering this class. Looking back at that early exposure, I thought as a kid that was how all TV shows were and that it was good hearted for
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Rock music has evolved so much since it has first started off in the mid 50s. In the year 2012 there is Rock but it has become so mainstream and diverse since it first began. There were so many types of Rock music back then they even called it Pop when it was first starting
In the year 2012 you do not see the type of censorship you saw in the past on TV during the beginning decades of TV. The level of what is acceptable is easier than it was in the past. There are many examples from the past that showed how worried they were with things
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Coming into this class most of the clips I have seen in class I already have seen either watching them on YouTube or on a DVD being a fan of mostly Rock N Roll music. So I have had enjoyment in watching them again or even seeing the new clips of the groups that I
Performances on the Ed Sullivan Show: Read More »
Disco Demolition In 1979 on July 12th a historic night in sports and sports marketing happened. Mike Veeck was given a shot as a promotions director by his dad Bill Veeck the owner of the Chicago White Sox baseball team. He partnered with a local disc jockey name Steve Dahl. Dahl and his broadcast partner
The NBA and EA Sports/2K Sports are co-branding. In 1999 the company Sega started a NBA video game under the name NBA 2K series, which was under Sega sports. All of the games have been developed by Visual Concepts. In 2005 Sega sold the 2K series to along with Visual Concepts to Take-Two Interactive. They
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