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Part 2 - Outsider Influences

The Monkees

(NBC)

Cast: David Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork

US release date: 12 September 1966

[9 October 2007]

by PopMatters Staff

PopMatters Picks: The Best of TV on DVD

TV was at a standstill. On one side -- the status quo. On the other -- the innovators from outside the mainstream. Guess who ended up winning the 'classics’ argument?

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PopMatters Picks: The Best of TV on DVD

It seems criminal that “Twin Peaks” is left out of the “Outsider Influences” category. Lynch’s ground-breaking show proved that there could be an audience for stuff like the “X-Files,” and without it, I don’t think many of the popular and unusual shows of the last 15 years would have ever seen the light of day.

Comment by Ryan Paul — October 9, 2007 @ 9:40 am

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