{"id":30564,"date":"2024-10-09T12:02:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T12:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/john-lennon-yoko-ono-take-over-daytime-tv-in-new-doc-daytime-revolution\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T12:02:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T12:02:49","slug":"john-lennon-yoko-ono-take-over-daytime-tv-in-new-doc-daytime-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/john-lennon-yoko-ono-take-over-daytime-tv-in-new-doc-daytime-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"John Lennon & Yoko Ono take over daytime TV in new doc ‘Daytime Revolution’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The new documentary <\/span>Daytime Revolution<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a>\u00a0is in theaters now, giving fans a look at the surprising week in February 1972 when\u00a0John Lennon\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Yoko Ono\u00a0<\/strong>produced and co-hosted the popular daytime talk show\u00a0<\/span>The Mike Douglas Show<\/span><\/em>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The film\u2019s director,\u00a0Erik Nelson<\/strong>, tells ABC Audio the\u00a0music superstars\u00a0\u201cin essence hijacked\u201d the show, calling it \u201can amazing piece of cultural and political history.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn my opinion, it represented the high watermark of the entire ’60s, as far as the message of the ’60s, the optimism of the ’60s being injected into mainstream American culture,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n

The week of shows featured guests invited by the couple, including activist\u00a0Ralph Nader<\/strong>, comedian\u00a0George Carlin<\/strong>, musician\u00a0Chuck Berry\u00a0<\/strong>and Black Panther chairman\u00a0Bobby Seale<\/strong>. The movie features plenty of footage from the actual shows.<\/span><\/p>\n

The film also gives fans a different look at the couple, who got more\u00a0comfortable with the show and the format as the week went on.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve never seen John Lennon so relaxed, so funny, so articulate,\u201d Nelson says. \u201cIt was a great moment where the venue captured the artist at his peak.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Daytime Revolution<\/span><\/em>\u00a0hits theaters on what would have been Lennon\u2019s 84th birthday.\u00a0The director notes that it was also purposefully released ahead of the upcoming presidential election because he feels the message of that week of shows\u00a0is very relevant to today.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you look at it from an historical perspective, it’s striking,\u201d he says. \u201cThis took place in 1972, in the middle of a highly polarized, contentious election year. And in essence, we’re rebroadcasting these shows in the middle of a contentious, polarized election year.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

He adds, \u201cThat conversation between eras was quite intentional on the part of the filmmakers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n