I don't think Route 66 holds up drmatically in a way that even Gunsmoke does, but it was culturally significant in that it gave more credence to youth challenging authority. I don't think it was revolutionary, but even a small step in that direction was unusual.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 8:45 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > My main exposure to R66 was as a very little boy watching it with my older > girl cousin who babysat us. I was unable to follow the plot, but only knew > it as the show about the car. > > I have seen a few episodes in syndication since - they do have some > historical cultural interest, but I don't know that they really hold up as > good dramatic television. > > On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 3:14 AM, JW <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > R66 though was all about that car... >> >> It's a spiffy car, but Route 66 is interesting enough as a look at America >> (and television) from 50 years ago. (Retro TV shows it weekdays, while MeTV >> has it on Sunday overnights.) It was essentially an anthology with no real >> continuing plot, where the guys would go someplace new, find jobs, and be >> thrown into the week's story. Episodes were shot all over the U.S. >> >> The Time obit claims Milner had "contract issues", but the AP correctly >> ascribes them to Maharis. Milner was on through the entire series. The AP >> talks about the show being set on and around Route 66, though, when it was >> set all over the country, including many places that were nowhere near the >> actual road. >> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
