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I continue my series of 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history and this week, I look at the destruction wrought by Warner Bros. against the iconic characters of DC Comics.
Characters who have been around since the 1930s have been rendered generationally irrelevant by a terrible connected universe of movies, bad castings, awful scripts, and, oh yeah, Ezra Miller.
Hear all about it on this week’s DragonKing Dark.
We continue our series of 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history and this week, I am your father who is very disappointed in you.
No, this week nobody died. No tragedy has befallen a cast member (aside from a few arrests) but I discuss the general state of a show which was very popular — predicated on laughing at the lowest common denominator.
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo is truly one of the darkest moments in pop culture history. How did we come to this?
Let’s dive in on this week’s DragonKing Dark.
Where were you when JFK was assassinated or when Elvis died or when a man landed on the moon?
How about when the OJ Simpson verdict came down?
The NFL football star and actor was accused of murdering two people, including his ex-wife. This case has been discussed a million times (or more), but here as part of our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history, we look at how the OJ Simpson case impacted pop culture.
Continuing our look at 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history, I continue to examine the rise in popularity of true crime documentary/TV channels/podcasts.
On this DragonKing Dark, I look back at the murder of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey. We aren’t going to dive into the details of the crime beyond the basics because this is a topic that has been covered thousands of times…and that’s our point.
The influence this case has had in the rise of the true crime content genre can’t be understated.
Continuing our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history, we are begin a three episode run of tragic events that gave rise to the true crime genre of documentaries, podcasts, and TV channels.
The murder of Adam Walsh was a tragedy beyond comprehension. Yet, born out of that horrible event many incredibly good things came including the Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Adam’s Law, and America’s Most Wanted.
In this episode, we examine how this terrible story also influenced an entire sub-category of pop culture information.
My ongoing series examining 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history continues with a look at the movie scandal that spawned the #MeToo movement and the many crimes of producer Harvey Weinstein.
Weinstein was a powerful movie producer in Hollywood who is accused of numerous heinous sexual assaults against a large number of actresses, including several to level stars.
In order to discuss this story, some listeners may find the accusations triggering. Listener discretion advised.
Bill Cosby was “America’s Dad.”
He was a mega-popular comedian and actor with his NBC TV sitcom The Cosby Show holding the spot as the biggest television show of the late 1980s.
Then, it all came crashing down a few years ago when allegations of rampant sexual misconduct and assault began to surface which ultimately saw Cosby spend three years in prison.
And then, his conviction was overturned.
We cover the how and why on DragonKing Dark as I continue our look at the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history.
Our Dark 100 series looking of the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history continues with a look back at the 1994 sports scandal involving U.S. Olympic skaters Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan.
Harding was accused of being involved in a physical assault of Kerrigan in order to increase her Olympic medal chances. The attack was the darkest moment in figure skating history and became an infamous moment in popular culture.
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The NHL is a fast, high-impact, and sometimes violent sport. But you may be surprised to learn that only one hockey player has ever died as a direct result of the game.
In 1968, Bill Masterton became the only NHL player to date to die as the result of injuries suffered during a game. His death eventually led to rule changes, but they were not quick in coming.
This is the story of the death of Masterton, one of the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history.
Another tragedy from the cast of Saturday Night Live is our stop this week on the DragonKing Dark 100 darkest moments in pop culture history series.
This week, we take a look at the domestic violence murder of comedian Phil Hartman. Hartman was a popular SNL cast member, voice actor, and comedian who was killed by his wife in 1998 at the age of 49.
We look at the tragic events that led up to this preventable tragedy.
My series looking at 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history continues with the death of actor and comedian Robin Williams.
A comedic genius who first came to national attention on the Happy Days spinoff series Mork and Mindy, Williams followed this up with a stellar career both as a comedic and dramatic actor as well as classic stand-up comedy acts.
In his last days, he was still churning out award-winning movies, but his brain was hiding a secret that even he wasn’t aware of.
The Dark 100 rolls on.
In July 1982, actor Vic Morrow and two child actors were killed by a helicopter crash while filming a scene for “The Twilight Zone” movie.
The accident revealed numerous shortcuts and safety protocols that were bypassed which contributed to the tragedy.
The Twilight Zone movie disaster is one of our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history.
Our next installment in our 100 darkest moments in pop culture history involves the story of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.
Hernandez was an elite level football player whose off the field exploits landed him in prison and later dead.
Despite being one of the best players on his national championship winning team in college, the coach didn’t want him back for his senior season so he entered the NFL draft where many teams wouldn’t touch him. The Patriots finally did but a few murders later, they regretted that decision.
We continue our series on the 100 darkest moments in pop culture by examining the death of action movie star and perhaps the world’s most influential martial artist: Bruce Lee.
The name Bruce Lee stirs up almost mythological images. One of the most skilled martial artists ever, Lee was even more than that. He was a movie star making an impact, a philosopher, an author, and at the young age of 32, he mysteriously died just as his biggest movie was released.
I continue my series on 100 of the darkest moments in pop culture history and this week’s DarkongKing Dark is a little different in that respect as I take a look at the profound impact the AIDS epidemic had on pop culture in the 1980s into the 1990s.
Numerous important entertainment figures like Freddie Mercury, Rock Hudson, Anthony Perkins, Arthur Ashe, Tom Fogerty, Eazy E, and others died from causes linked to AIDS and HIV. How different might mediums like music, TV, movies, sports, and more have been if the crisis had not struck?
