6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Dan August (1970)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.9
Overview
Dan August is a Quinn Martin crime drama series which aired on ABC from 1970-1971. The series stars Burt Reynolds as the title character. Reruns of Dan August aired in prime time on CBS from May to October 1973 and from April to June 1975.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Dan August is a Quinn Martin crime drama series which aired on ABC from 1970-1971. The series stars Burt Reynolds as the title character. Reruns of Dan August aired in prime time on CBS from May to October 1973 and from April to June 1975.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The series focuses on a detective solving individual crimes within the existing legal framework, emphasizing law enforcement and justice without engaging in explicit political commentary or promoting specific ideological viewpoints. Its core subject matter and narrative solution are largely apolitical.
The series features visible diversity through the casting of a Native American actor in a main role. However, its narrative maintains a traditional framing, without explicit critique of traditional identities or central DEI themes, consistent with a typical detective procedural of its time.
Secondary
The television series "Dan August" (1970-1971), a detective drama, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. There is no evidence of queer representation, either positive, negative, or neutral, within the available information about the show's plot or character arcs. Therefore, the net impact is N/A due to the absence of depiction.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Dan August is an original television series from 1970. There is no prior source material, historical figures, or earlier adaptations from which characters' genders could have been established and subsequently changed.
Dan August is an original television series from 1970. Its characters were created for the show and do not have pre-established racial identities from prior source material, previous installments, or real-world history. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
6.8
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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