In between “Leave it to Beaver” and “Yellowstone,” there was a time when tv set about deconstructing masculinity—and some of the best shows were created by men.
The other fifties family tv series: the vigilante western like "The Lone Ranger," "Palidin," "The Rifleman".. amid the toxic myth the righteous cowboy. Conquering the West, irradicting the pestilence of Indians.
And in the background, the unthinkable reality of the nuclear arms race. My parents took us 4 young girls shopping for a bomb shelter. Reality time. No we could not bring down Pepper and the cats. Instant weepfest. No purchase, even though the South Bay was considered ground zero.
I was an advertising minor in college in the late sixties, so the world of "mad men" is very familiar.
The other fifties family tv series: the vigilante western like "The Lone Ranger," "Palidin," "The Rifleman".. amid the toxic myth the righteous cowboy. Conquering the West, irradicting the pestilence of Indians.
And in the background, the unthinkable reality of the nuclear arms race. My parents took us 4 young girls shopping for a bomb shelter. Reality time. No we could not bring down Pepper and the cats. Instant weepfest. No purchase, even though the South Bay was considered ground zero.
I was an advertising minor in college in the late sixties, so the world of "mad men" is very familiar.