A deep dive into cancel culture. Ten cancelled celebrities who deserve a second look.
"Do not judge a person, Do not pass a judgement on anyone unless you've talked to them one-on-one. I don't care what the story is... Like...
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Dan Connors
May 45 min read
The best television show of all time? Maybe.
“...the worst aspect of our time is prejudice... In almost everything I've written, there is a thread of this - man's seemingly palpable...
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Dan Connors
Jan 66 min read
2023- A year in live entertainment
"My preference is live performance, because you get the feedback. There's an energy. It's live theater. That's why I think actors like...
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Dan Connors
Dec 30, 20237 min read
Notes on Sin City- Las Vegas
“Las Vegas is sort of like how God would do it if he had money.” – Steve Wynn. "Of all the major destination towns in the U.S., Las Vegas...
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Dan Connors
Nov 5, 20238 min read
Variety shows- gone but not forgotten
“Nothing like our show, and I might add other variety shows at the time, could ever see the light of day today because the networks just...
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Dan Connors
Aug 7, 20235 min read
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour- Laughs, Music, and Rebellion
"Freedom of expression and freedom of speech aren’t really important, unless they’re heard. The freedom of hearing is as important as...
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Dan Connors
Jul 6, 20236 min read
Family Ties- the show where family and comedy were more important than politics
Imagine if the popular sitcom All in the Family were reversed- with two liberal parents raising a conservative child. The comedic...
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Dan Connors
May 31, 20235 min read
The Andy Griffith Show- my return to Mayberry
How did a pair of Jewish and Arabic comedians create a sitcom that captured the heart of America and the top spot on television for...
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Dan Connors
Mar 26, 20234 min read
Police Squad! The cult classic that was too funny for television
Normally when a television show only lasts for four episodes before being cancelled, it's never heard from again. Police Squad! was an...
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Dan Connors
Mar 19, 20235 min read
The Funny Family Sitcom That Redefined Masculinity For A More Feminist Era
While situation comedies are something of a dying breed today, they were a television staple from its earliest days right up to the turn...
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Dan Connors
Dec 19, 20226 min read
More Christmas Songs to feed your soul at the holidays and all year long
Recently, I did a deep dive into Christmas music videos. During the holidays Christmas music is everywhere, so much so that it goes in...
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Dan Connors
Dec 7, 20225 min read
Is Disney Too Woke? And What Does Woke Even Mean?
Does the Walt Disney Company have a woke problem? Unlike in any other period of their history, Disney is aggressively embracing...
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Dan Connors
Dec 4, 20226 min read
The Marx Brothers- Lightning in a Bottle
“The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” “I, not events, have the power to make me...
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Dan Connors
Nov 16, 20225 min read
Newhart- the crazy world inside of a gentle mind
"All comedians are, in a way, anarchists. Our job is to make fun of the existing world." Bob Newhart Bob Newhart is one of the sneakiest...
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Dan Connors
Oct 17, 20225 min read
Hadestown Etc- Musical Theater Notes From 2022
"See, Orpheus was a poor boy But he had a gift to give: He could make you see how the world could be, In spite of the way that it is." ...
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Dan Connors
Sep 13, 20225 min read
Steven Colbert behind the scenes
I recently crossed another item off my bucket list by attending a live taping of a national network television show, and it did not...
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Dan Connors
Sep 10, 20226 min read
Harry Potter cancelled? The play that survived its creator's banishment
I recently went to New York City and saw the new play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, along with the large Harry Potter shop on 23rd...
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Dan Connors
Sep 4, 20224 min read
SCTV- Laughs from up north, eh?
Sketch comedy has a long and storied history in American television, from the days of Your Show of Shows to Jackie Gleason to Carol...
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Dan Connors
Aug 21, 20226 min read
Scrubs- can hospitals be funny?
At the turn of the century, reality shows were the next big thing, and the biggest reality show of all was Survivor- a million dollar...
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Dan Connors
Jun 25, 20223 min read
Get Smart- Would you believe a show could last five seasons with just a few stupid recurring jokes?
The 1950s and 1960s were the height of the cold war, and spy thrillers were extremely popular during that period. James Bond movies were...
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