On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 3:55 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >
Edith exists all over the country, and not just in the flyover states. A huge chunk of US women are stay at home moms. Mike’s liberalism is basically that of a Bernie Bro. > 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. > Firmly disagree on the HD front. Lots of people watch TV on crappy TVs, and lots more don’t have their HD sets configured for optimal resolution. The human eye is only capable of processing so many frames per second. I’ve projected a standard definition copy of The Maltese Falcon on a giant screen in front of a group of the world’s harshest and most discerning critics (teenagers) and none of them took issue with the image quality. You put something of substance on the screen and people overlook all kinds of technical shortcomings. > -- > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiE4dnNeModka1YRdzvREoWXxCn6mraf3gZ68OMd4uBvRQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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/CAKgmY4DixNudizGxRoh%2Bs%3DDj8rKZ9-v7mY16wuuMuCcay1Hs3w%40mail.gmail.com.
