You Can Please Some of the People Some of the Time… None of the People All of the Time: A History of the Art of Adaptation in Movies like Dune, The Godfather, Harry Potter and More! Dr. Rosanne Welch speaks on A History of the Art of Adaptation in Movies like Dune, The Godfather, Harry Potter and … Continue reading "Manipulating MPAA Ratings from A History of the Art of Adaptation [Video] (0:31)"

Buy “Why The Monkees Matter” Thanks to the magic of Skype I was able to appear as a guest lecturer for the St. Scholastica Academy Honors Sociology class. Their engaging teacher has been using The Monkees to illustrate concepts in Sociology all year long and so I tailored this talk to the aspects of the … Continue reading "Why The Monkees Matter Presentation for St. Scholastica Academy Honors Sociology class [Video] (40:43)"

Watch this entire presentation   “1960s TV Censorship and The Monkees” gives a brief overview of where censorship standards were in the era – and how The Monkees pushed the envelope with its mentions of the Vietnam War – and Sunset Strip riots – and even with the outrageous storytelling behind “Frodis Caper”, the episode … Continue reading "The Muppets and The Monkees from 1960’s TV Censorship and The Monkees with Dr. Rosanne Welch [Video] (1:01)"

A clip of an interview with Dr. Rosanne Welch, author of “Why The Monkees Matter” from Zilch: A Monkee’s Podcast: Episode 48. Listen to this clip Listen to the complete Zilch Podcast: Episode 48 Visit Zilch: A Monkee’s Podcast Visit Zilch: A Monkee’s Podcast on Facebook Visit Zilch Discussion about the this podcast Buy “Why The Monkees Matter” … Continue reading "The Monkees Influence on Popular Culture from An Interview with Dr. Rosanne Welch, Author of “Why The Monkees Matter” on the Zilch Podcast [Audio]"

You Can Please Some of the People Some of the Time… None of the People All of the Time: A History of the Art of Adaptation in Movies like Dune, The Godfather, Harry Potter and More! Dr. Rosanne Welch speaks on A History of the Art of Adaptation in Movies like Dune, The Godfather, Harry Potter and … Continue reading "MPAA Ratings Replace the Hays Code from A History of the Art of Adaptation [Video] (1:01)"

A clip of an interview with Dr. Rosanne Welch, author of “Why The Monkees Matter” from Zilch: A Monkee’s Podcast: Episode 48. Listen to this clip Listen to the complete Zilch Podcast: Episode 48 Visit Zilch: A Monkee’s Podcast Visit Zilch: A Monkee’s Podcast on Facebook Visit Zilch Discussion about the this podcast Buy “Why The Monkees Matter” … Continue reading "Racism and The Monkees from An Interview with Dr. Rosanne Welch, Author of “Why The Monkees Matter” on the Zilch Podcast [Audio]"

Watch this entire presentation   “1960s TV Censorship and The Monkees” gives a brief overview of where censorship standards were in the era – and how The Monkees pushed the envelope with its mentions of the Vietnam War – and Sunset Strip riots – and even with the outrageous storytelling behind “Frodis Caper”, the episode … Continue reading "Treva Silverman and The Monkees from 1960’s TV Censorship and The Monkees with Dr. Rosanne Welch [Video] (1:07)"

You Can Please Some of the People Some of the Time… None of the People All of the Time: A History of the Art of Adaptation in Movies like Dune, The Godfather, Harry Potter and More! Dr. Rosanne Welch speaks on A History of the Art of Adaptation in Movies like Dune, The Godfather, Harry Potter and … Continue reading "Last Thoughts on Adapting Gidget from A History of the Art of Adaptation [Video] (0:43)"

A clip of an interview with Dr. Rosanne Welch, author of “Why The Monkees Matter” from Zilch: A Monkee’s Podcast: Episode 48. Listen to this clip Listen to the complete Zilch Podcast: Episode 48 Visit Zilch: A Monkee’s Podcast Visit Zilch: A Monkee’s Podcast on Facebook Visit Zilch Discussion about the this podcast Buy “Why The Monkees Matter” … Continue reading "Race and The Monkees from An Interview with Dr. Rosanne Welch, Author of “Why The Monkees Matter” on the Zilch Podcast [Audio]"

Watch this entire presentation   “1960s TV Censorship and The Monkees” gives a brief overview of where censorship standards were in the era – and how The Monkees pushed the envelope with its mentions of the Vietnam War – and Sunset Strip riots – and even with the outrageous storytelling behind “Frodis Caper”, the episode … Continue reading "More on The Monkees Writers from 1960’s TV Censorship and The Monkees with Dr. Rosanne Welch [Video] (0:46)"