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In my continuing series on the 100 darkest moments in pop culture history, I look back at the 1997 death of folk and country music star John Denver who was killed in an experimental aircraft crash at the age of 53.

While Denver’s career as a hit maker was probably over, he was still a successful touring musician, actor, and activist. 

His death was also completely avoidable for multiple reasons including his suspended pilot’s license and a terrible aircraft design.

Let’s look back at this story on this week’s DragonKing Dark.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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