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  Dragnet and the Big Idea

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  David Staton University of Northern Colorado

  June 02, 2020

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  Dragnet and the Big Idea police procedural moral authority cops Joe Friday Curator's Note Dragnet and the Big Idea       What was the “first” cop show to appear on television? Dowler (2016) writes “depictions of police did not fully appear until the ...
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  Dun Dun!: That "Law and Order" sound

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  David Staton University of Northern Colorado

  August 28, 2019

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  Dun Dun!: That "Law and Order" sound ear worm involuntary musical imagery THAT sound Curator's Note The New York Times (2017) called it “the most successful sound in television history.” I will write it, you will hear it … the “Law and Orde ...
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  “The Super Bowl; Reexamining a “spectacle”

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  David Staton University of Northern Colorado

  January 26, 2018

  “The Super Bowl; Reexamining a “spectacle” end of NFL CTE brain damage Curator's Note Their names sound like gladiators: John “The Bull” Bramlett, Kenny “Snake” Stabler, and “Iron” Mike Webster. All three former National Football League players had s ...