CNN kicks off The Seventies

Last night I watched the first episode of CNN’s new series, The Seventies, a follow-up to the previous decade’s series I enjoyed so much from 2014. Like the first episode of The SixtiesThe Seventies details the ups, downs, and changing face of television during the decade. Some pretty interesting stuff happened during the 1970s, and almost all of it happened on TV. The focus of last night’s show was more on “entertainment” than news, though as we were shown one of the overarching themes of the period was that so-called “entertainment” began to include hot-button and controversial political commentary for the first time, from All in the Family on down.

Kudos, CNN (can’t believe I’m saying that), once again.

And I still like the Cavs in seven.

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My name is Mike O'Connell. I am 41 years old and live in Northern Virginia. I am a teacher, a musician, and an enthusiast of all things American.

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