THE MONKEES SHRED VIDEO TV
Trade publications Daily Variety and The Hollywood Reporter ran an ad on September 8, 1965, seeking "Folk & Roll Musicians-Singers for acting roles in new TV series." As many as 400 hopefuls showed up to be considered as one of "4 insane boys".
THE MONKEES SHRED VIDEO SERIES
Rafelson has said that he had the idea for a TV series about a music group as early as 1960, but had a hard time interesting anyone in it until 1965, by which time rock and roll music was firmly entrenched in pop culture. Raybert sold the series idea to Screen Gems in April 1965, and Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker completed a pilot script by August entitled "The Monkeys". They were inspired by the Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night and decided to develop a television series about a fictional rock and roll group. In the early 1960s, aspiring filmmakers Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider had formed Raybert Productions and were trying to get a foot in the door in Hollywood.
The comic elements of the storyline were provided by the strange and often surreal encounters that the band would have while searching for their big break. The series centered on the adventures of the Monkees, a struggling rock band from Los Angeles, California consisting of Micky, Davy, Michael, and Peter. Main article: List of The Monkees episodes Season The network aired four episodes on December 12, 2021, as a tribute to Michael Nesmith, who died on December 10, 2021, followed by a 'Weekend Binge' December 11 and 12. It aired on Sunday afternoons on MeTV beginning on February 24, 2019, three days after the death of cast member Peter Tork ending April 26, 2020. It later enjoyed a 1980s revival, after MTV aired reruns of the program in 1986. The program ended in 1968 at the finish of its second season and has received a long afterlife through Saturday morning repeats (CBS and ABC) and syndication, as well as overseas broadcasts. The show introduced a number of innovative new-wave film techniques to series television and won two Emmy Awards in 1967, including Outstanding Comedy Series. The series follows the adventures of four young men ( The Monkees) trying to make a name for themselves as a rock 'n roll band. The Monkees is an American situation comedy series that first aired on NBC for two seasons, from September 12, 1966, to March 25, 1968.
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