On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 4:05 PM Marti Lawrence <[email protected]> wrote:
> A truly groundbreaking program, and so subtle in exposing ingrained > attitudes about racism, sexism, and xenophobia. > I remember how "good ol' boys" thought it was hysterical without realizing > it was poking fun at them. I don't think you could make a show like that > today. > I believe if you did a poll the week before All in the Family or Blazing Saddles was released people would say you couldn't make a show or movie like that. In a sense you couldn't make a show like that today because the show crossed lines and managed to do it in a way that was entertaining rather than alienating. The lines aren't drawn today where they were in 1971 and there would be no thrill in crossing those lines. -- 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-FiGeGLP-co4zoj5-a%3DdmqGzv%2B7XaTQjU64kRAosoRx81_Q%40mail.gmail.com.
