Randee Dawn (she/her) is an entertainment journalist and author based in Brooklyn. In addition to writing for TODAY.com, Variety and The Los Angeles Times, her debut novel, Tune in Tomorrow, about a reality TV show run by mythic creatures, published in 2022. She's also the co-author of The Law & Order: SVU Unofficial Companion.
Whatever you think Apple+’s new limited series “The Big Cigar” is about, you’re probably wrong. For one thing — it’s not about smoking. Or cigars. Except, maybe, peripherally. Instead, it’s about a whole lot more: an article in 'Playboy' magazine. A historical, political, radical figure from the 1970s trying to flee to Cuba.
He paired up with pal Bob Rafelson and created RayBert productions, and one of their earliest efforts brought forth “The Monkees” TV series — a goofy riff on a boy band clearly designed to ride the coattails of The Beatles. The show, which lasted from 1965 to 1968, was a massive success that earned the young producers a lot of money.
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