The years of the 60s which end in a few hours have a bad reputation that is not entirely justified. Some things got worse, obviously. But tv and other news coverage is better, not worse. We simply developed more demanding standards. When i think of tv, i think of the 70s. What is this world coming to? the american public was hungry for more. More was allowed that hadn t been before. It was the last decade where it was a campfire television, where there was one in the living room. I want to watch an allblack show for a change. Oh, where are you going to find one? here s one the los angeles lakers against the milwaukee bucks. Young people were interested in relevant things. And so television began to reflect that. This is cbs. Really it was very simple. You had three channels plus pbs. When the decade turned over into the 70s, television was very rural. Hee haw! the beverly hillbillies. Cbs had the beverly hillbillies. Green acres. Petticoat junction. And these rural fantasies of mayb
In to see. The years of the 60s which end in a few hours have a bad reputation that is not entirely justified. Some things got worse, obviously. But tv and other news coverage is better, not worse. We simply developed more demanding standards. When i think of tv, i think of the 70s. What is this world coming to? the american public was hungry for more. More was allowed that hadn t been before. It was the last decade where it was a campfire television, where there was one in the living room. I want to watch an allblack show for a change. Oh, where are you going to find one? here s one. The los angeles lakers against the milwaukee bucks. Young people were interested in relevant things. And so television began to reflect that. This is cbs. Really it was very simple. You had three channels plus pbs. When the decade turned over into the 70s, television was very rural. Hee haw! the beverly hillbillies. Cbs had the beverly hillbillies. Green acres. Petticoat junction. And these kind of rur
the years of the 60s which end in a few hours have a bad reputation that is not entirely justified. some things got worse, obviously. but tv and other news coverage is better, not worse. we simply developed more demanding standards. when i think of tv, i think of the 70s. what is this world coming to? the american public was hungry for more. more was allowed that hadn t been before. it was the last decade where it was a campfire television, where there was one in the living room. i want to watch an all-black show for a change. oh, where are you going to find one? here s one the los angeles lakers against the milwaukee bucks. young people were interested in relevant things. and so television began to reflect that. this is cbs. really it was very simple. you had three channels plus pbs. when the decade turned over into the 70s, television was very rural. hee haw! the beverly hillbillies. cbs had the beverly hillbillies. green acres.
oh, god. oh, god. oh, god. i despised myself from pretty much close to getting out of the womb. i was always wrong. let s start with that. when you re always wrong, you seek an audience to disprove that theory. i was just hellbent on having to prove myself. i know i m right. i can t be always wrong, you know. i was the victim. my father was a very strange man. he was kind of a performance artist that was fueled by beer. i was very shy. and at home i was always quiet and didn t get to speak very often, just because other people were jibber-jabbering a lot. some people wouldn t clam up, mom. when i did different voices or different noises, people say, that s weird, or, shut up. i feel like there s a fear of seeming crazy. a lot of comedians are people that are very introverted, very shy, very sensitive to humiliation. a little narcissistic, a little damaged. and so the only way to combat it is to go to the one place where you are stripped bare. a big sea c
asner: i ll tell you about the golden age of television. this period in time will be looked upon as the platinum age. lear: our obligation is to entertain, and if we ve left something to think about, so much the better. kunta. kunta kinte. television should not be just entertainment. charges were leveled at the commercial television network. congress has no right interfere with the media. well, excuse me! we have a responsibility to give the audience what it tuned in to see. the years of the 60s, which end in a few hours, have a bad reputation that is not entirely justified. some things got worse, obviously, but tv and other news coverage is better, not worse. we simply developed more demanding standards. when i think of tv, i think of the 70s. what is this world coming to? the american public was hungry for more. what was allowed that hadn t been before? it was the last decade where it was a campfire television, where there was one in the living room. i want to watch an al