One of my daughters lived in Astoria for a year recently; not sure Archie would feel at home anymore
On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 4:09 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DixNudizGxRoh%2Bs%3DDj8rKZ9-v7mY16wuuMuCcay1Hs3w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- 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/CAKGtkYKF7Ghb7rMJG%2BdHwTMemKPgiAsa1Q%2BiOH%3DBe19N6TV8WQ%40mail.gmail.com.
