Classic Television

[No CountryParticipant 759]

Being only 28 those classic shows bring me peace. I know know why my mother and father only watched those shows growing up, because they were good shows. Not like the crap that is on today.

[FrostByteParticipant 19005]

No Country wrote:

they were good shows. Not like the crap that is on today.

I ditto that.

If you rescue a damsel in distress, all you will get is a distressed damsel.

[VerusParticipant 965]

I love The Beverly Hillbillies, most people don’t realize that until M.A.S.H came along it had the highest ratings of any sitcom. The writing was surprisingly good and it didn’t mock the rubes as much as TV shows do today – their values were clearly superior to those of the more savvy (and greedy, corrupt) city folk.

In general I think unmarried characters tend to be more interesting, and I think Hollywood recognizes that a domesticated man is a man whose freedom and identity are constrained. Think of ALL the major male heroes – James Bond, Indiana Jones, Jed Clampett…ok, a bit of a stretch on the last one, but all single men with their adventures in front of them, not behind them.

[Anonymous 1]

For those youngsters on here…
…check out the “look” he gives…
…it conveys “Yeah, I AM the S~~~.”
49 sec

[Anonymous 14]

Anonymous wrote:

“Yeah, I AM the S~~~.”

Damn skippy, & if anyone ever messed with little Mark, GAME OVER. My how do I miss watching that series. Added to my to-get list. If I were to have the perfect neighbor, it’d be Lucas. Good people and a Man of his word. So seldom nowadays.

[AutoliteParticipant]

JustAnotherGuy wrote:

In real life I’m quite sure Andy is a complete c~~~.

Check out the movie “A Face In The Crowd” with Andy Griffith. The character he plays is a complete asshole. I know he’s just acting but you’ll never see ‘Mayberry’ in the same way again.

They say that Griffith actually had contempt for TAGS fans who couldn’t separate Andy Griffith from ‘Andy Taylor’. He thought such people were rubes…

[Jim01Participant 6678]

watched it 100 times and it still makes me laugh

[JustAnotherGuyParticipant]

Verus wrote:

I love The Beverly Hillbillies, most people don’t realize that until M.A.S.H came along it had the highest ratings of any sitcom. The writing was surprisingly good and it didn’t mock the rubes as much as TV shows do today – their values were clearly superior to those of the more savvy (and greedy, corrupt) city folk.

In general I think unmarried characters tend to be more interesting, and I think Hollywood recognizes that a domesticated man is a man whose freedom and identity are constrained. Think of ALL the major male heroes – James Bond, Indiana Jones, Jed Clampett…ok, a bit of a stretch on the last one, but all single men with their adventures in front of them, not behind them.

The characters were grounded and relatable. It was popular. It allowed city folk to feel camaraderie for the country folk.

The studios learned from their mistakes. When country folk showed up in newer shows, it was always a quaint walk on, walk off, laugh at how backwards they are dig at everybody outside New York and LA.

These were quality, competent shows with more diverse and interesting characters than every show that’s been on TV since about 1980 combined.

Cupcakes are Cold. MGTOW is Absolute Zero.
“Let us wait a little; when your enemy is executing a false movement, never interrupt him” –Napoleon Bonaparte, 1805

[daveb48Participant 78]

I watched an episode of “Family Feud” the other evening. One of the questions was – ” We asked 100 women – Other than a gun, what device can you use to kill your husband?”
Let’s assume for a minute what would happen if the question had been asked of 100 men and involved killing their wife. The show would now be cancelled, the producer likely under arrest and the 100 men questioned would be hunted down and castrated.
It’s bad enough that TV makes us all look like slobbering idiots, now they are openly turning homicide into a game show topic. Where does it end?

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