On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 10:11 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Personally, I’d prefer the network rerun the original series, as I suspect > it would mostly hold up and be frighteningly relevant, but they won’t out > of fear the ratings for a 50-year-old show would be higher than anything > currently produced and broadcast. > The original wouldn't be relevant. Edith doesn't exist in today's world: a working class woman who didn't work outside the home because that was what was expected of her. Mike's liberalism doesn't have a place in today's political landscape. The biggest thing, though, is that Archie is never called to account for his bigotry. He's protected by his privilege. He might be called out for his language or behavior by the other characters but he doesn't suffer more than a rebuke. The other thing about rerunning the original series is how it would look in HD. If the original was shot on film and the production company wanted to spend the money to make an HD print from the negative it might look okay. Otherwise it would be visually unappealing enough to keep anybody who wasn't watching for nostalgia's sake to avoid sitting through an episode. -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiE4dnNeModka1YRdzvREoWXxCn6mraf3gZ68OMd4uBvRQ%40mail.gmail.com.
