VM101 Lecture Notes - Norman Lear, Kojak, Korean War
9 Sep 2013
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Rock and roll is becoming a thing in these times. Started in the 50"s and bounces through the 1960"s. Social turmoil and the war in vietnam. Not everyone did drugs, but they were becoming part of a normal culture. Some did it for fun and some did it for exploration. A cry for relevancy on the networks. We want to see things that matter to us. 1968-1969: the number one show on the air was laugh in. It succeeded as a variety program on nbc (31. 1 % of homes watching). The second successful show on air was cbs"s gomer pyle (27. 1%). In third came bonanza, a western drama airing on cbs (27%). Mayberry r. f. d. (situational comedy; cbs; 25. 8% of homes); family affair (sitcom; cbs; 25. 2%); julia (sitcom; nbc; 25. 1%). Julia finds itself in a special circumstance as it is one of the few pro-coloured television programs. Receives hate mail from the south ( i don"t believe she"s black.
