At the midpoint of the turbulent 1960s, with the Vietnam War escalating and the Civil Rights Movement galvanized by the march from Selma and the riots in Watts, the comfort zone provided by television ...

Sixty years ago, the 1965 fall television season had entered its second week. But already, the view from the couch was not promising. Critics were in a lousy mood. They seemed to hate everything they ...

A new era is born.

Hold on to your coconuts.