> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > Behalf Of Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo > Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 9:22 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: The Decline of the American Sitcom ( Was RE: POLICY PROPOSAL) > > >From: Kevin Tarr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: POLICY PROPOSAL: The list and copyright > >Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 19:23:22 -0500 > >
<snip> > > I could never really develop a lasting taste for Seinfeld. True,when it's > funny, it's funny.. but for me, it's not something I watch regularly. The > Simpsons.. well, that's A WHOLE DIFFERENT BALLGAME. I think The Simpsons > proudly carries the tradition of the Great American Sitcom Family started > by > the Bunkers or the Jeffersons, or maybe even the Flintstones. There again, > we have an example of a prime example of excellent writing, biting social > commentary, and humor so fast, you have to tape the show and watch it in > reruns to get all the gags and visual jokes. > > (TRIVIA: For an added treat, try watching the Simpsons with the CAPTIONS > ON. > You'll be very, very surprised to find that sometimes, lines of dialogue > get > edited which end up in the captioning. That sometimes changes the entire > meaning or strength of the dialogue in any particular scenes. Seems to me > that the censors don't go into the captioned dialogue, much to our > satisfaction). > > > Another show I have to admit I admire is The Golden Girls. Great > actresses, > and the show makes a point. > > >Some facts: > > > >* Norman Lear was the founder of "The People for the American Way." * In a > >NBC interview from Oct 15, 1985 Lear stated that people should not force > >religious views upon others. > > Nice factoids!! Thanks. I can add that in 1972 alone, AitF won 7 Emmy > Awards and 2 Golden Globes. Quite an achievement for a sitcom!! > I can add a few. Their easy chairs are at the Smithsonian (Edith and Archie's -- I saw 'em.) I know that they supposedly lived in Glendale, Queens. The first toilet flush on TV was heard on AitF. There were two other shows other than the ones you mentioned (Jeffersons and ABP) that spun off from AitF: Gloria and Good Times. > >ramblings r us > > And us.. Maybe we should open a spin-off mailing list, for off-topic > ramblings in messages. :) This _whole list_ is offtopic ramblings in messages! :) I'm off to watch the newest Farscape. (Thank god for newsgroups.) :) Jon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
