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Post by The Thread Barbi on May 10, 2020 15:11:48 GMT -5
On the other side of the coin, what shows stayed forever a constant in times of change, stubbornly sticking to the program's status quo? WWE Raw |
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Post by Malibu Stacy on May 11, 2020 0:34:13 GMT -5
I think King of the Hill did all right. I was a bit bummed they stopped having the kids age, but I thought stuff like the MySpace episode and the one about Enrique's daughter's quinceanera featuring the horrors of gentrification among many others kept the show pretty in sync with the outside world. ETA: Oh, and the Farm to Market Co-opt episode! One of my main problems with King of the Hill was always that people who had alternate lifestyles were depicted as antagonists. For example, while gentrification was highlighted as pointing out that bringing in people with different backgrounds and higher tax brackets would make life more difficult for those living there due to realtors deciding they can now charge whatever the hell they want, the people that did move in were presented as effeminate, almost Eurotrash, which is ironic given that they supposedly were from more urban parts of Texas, especially Austin. Hank and company almost never met someone from outside their bubble and left on friendly terms. And I guess that was the point, but they were supposed to be the good guys. Oh yeah, I definitely felt they at times they went too far in validating Hank's prejudices. To the point that it sometimes made me question the show's motives. And I guess in someways it validated my own prejudices, like, as a native Texan not from Austin, that's exactly the stereotype myself, my friends, and my family think of when we think of people from Austin (and I say that as someone who fairly fits the definition of an evil ess jay you), lol. But no, your general point is definitely on the money, and it's plenty of times troubled me how much we're supposed to give credit to especially Hank for being proven right when he really shouldn't have been, |
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Post by Cela on May 11, 2020 17:16:39 GMT -5
Saturday Night Live. Even going back a couple of years, you might get some raised eyebrows about the skits they put on compared to what they have now.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on May 11, 2020 17:26:43 GMT -5
Saturday Night Live. Even going back a couple of years, you might get some raised eyebrows about the skits they put on compared to what they have now. There are several banned episodes. Whenever SNL is on, they have a tape of an old episode playing alongside, so if something ever happens, they can cut to the repeat seamlessly. Lorne Michaels gets to pick the episode but there are several he’s not allowed to choose from. I’m not a fan, I have no clue which ones, but Penn Jillette has told the story several times on his podcast. |
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on May 11, 2020 17:55:56 GMT -5
Saturday Night Live. Even going back a couple of years, you might get some raised eyebrows about the skits they put on compared to what they have now. Lorne has generally been pretty good about keeping a little a head of the curve on that stuff. Considering he’s like 73, he’s still pretty damn on point on knowing his audience. |
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Post by bob on May 11, 2020 17:59:08 GMT -5
I'll be the smart ass who says every show that successfully went from black and white to color
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