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"I was in third grade and too young to fully understand the show when I first started watching it. My parents watched it semi-regularly during the first four seasons, and we would tune in even if they didn't. Henry Blake's farewell remains a…"
"I watched M*A*S*H regularly back in the day. It ran from around the time when I started fourth grade, until the latter half of my sophomore year of college. I haven't watched it since college, so I don't know how well it would hold up. I remember…"
"They do mention the fact but, yeah, it's a more-than-fair point.
Of course, anyone with any privilege who depicts events in their life does so from a position of that privilege, because we live with that privilege. "
Of course, anyone with any privilege who depicts events in their life does so from a position of that privilege, because we live with that privilege. "
"I've only seen "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" once, the night it originally aired. I started watching M*A*S*H about halfway into its run; I've seen many (not most) of the earlier episodes during that run and since. I don't know how well it holds up. I…"
"I saw Secret Mall Apartment. It was entertaining, but it inescapably was a depiction of White Privilege. Our protagonists think of themselves as performance artists and not as burglars, squatters, and lawbreakers, and (barely) acknowledge that if…"
"In what few episodes of Bonanza I watched first run, Ben had only two sons (as far as I knew), Hoss and Little Joe. Years later, I recall being surprised that there was a third, older son. A few years ago, Tracy and I watched all of Bonanza from the…"
"My family became big Laugh-In viewers for a few seasons, likely thanks to my "hip" older sisters. A couple of years ago, I introduced my wife to some select reruns. It remains funny and groundbreaking, though it does not consistently hold up, as is…"
"(In those days, things like that weren't announced; they just happened, and the viewers were left to figure it out.)
That's how it was for me when I first started reading comics. Nowadaays, you can read what's going to be happening in a given comic…"
That's how it was for me when I first started reading comics. Nowadaays, you can read what's going to be happening in a given comic…"
"Ah, fascinating stuff as aways, Commander. There's a lot that I don't know about the early years of television. I remember Bonanza being a show that existed when I was little, but by the time I was old enough to pick and choose for myself what…"
"The arc you described reminds my of Lost in Space: S1, b&w, serious; S2, color, campy; S3, more serious.
That arc struck a number of shows at the time. Most folks don't remember that the Bat-craze lasted for only about a year before it burned…"
That arc struck a number of shows at the time. Most folks don't remember that the Bat-craze lasted for only about a year before it burned…"
""Laura Drayton"
I once met a young woman named Laurie Drayton. We both attended a week-long seminar. She was fascinating. Sigh."
I once met a young woman named Laurie Drayton. We both attended a week-long seminar. She was fascinating. Sigh."
"Doc mentioned what I was going to add, about The Wild, WIld West falling victim to the Bat-craze and becoming campy in its later seasons. It really takes effect about half-way through season two. I don't recall if the show got more serious in the…"
"Aye, one knew something was up when Guy Williams was added to the opening credits of Bonanza. He was, indeed, planned to be Pernell Roberts' replacement. Mr. Roberts had been insisting that the current, fifth, season was his last. The two-episode…"
"I'll have to wait until it comes up in rotation, but I'll keep an eye peeled. The arc you described reminds my of Lost in Space: S1, b&w, serious; S2, color, campy; S3, more serious."
"The first season of Wild, Wild West in b&w is the best run of the series. Season two, in color, began in the fall of 1966 and like many shows that year fell victim to Bat-camp fever. I read somwhere that the shows ratings dropped off during season…"
"Speaking of Guy Williams, I never knew that he'd appeared in a handful of episodes of Bonanza when it looked as though Pernell Roberts would be leaving the show. Williams was brought in as Ben's nephew, Will Cartwright, with the idea that he'd stay…"
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Happy Birthday to the Birthday Dude!
Hope it's a good one.
I'd have got you another cake, but I haven't earned any credits since your last birthday...
(How do you earn credits anyway?)
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