On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 9:25 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > What is the argument for the side that says “gaslight” would not have been > used in the 1950s? There was a famous film titled “Gaslight” released in > 1944. Does Twitter think everything was invented in the last ten years? >
Nobody’s disputing the existence of the film; the dispute seems to be whether “gaslighting” would’ve been a commonly used figure of speech in that era. I’ve yet to see an instance of its use in media of that time period, though I’ve not been actively researching it. > On Thu, 23 Dec 2021 at 7:41 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 23, 2021 at 6:03 AM Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> One thing that really stuck in my craw is Sorkin having CBS executive >>> Clark Gregg saying something to the effect of “…if we tape a show Friday >>> night.” >>> >>> No one would have referred to “taping” a TV show in 1952. Videotape had >>> literally just been invented, and videotape equipment that was suitable for >>> broadcast use wasn’t introduced until 1956. >>> >> >> Steve Allen used to joke that he’d shout “stop tape” when something >> went wrong on his incarnation of The Tonight Show… it was a joke precisely >> because his shows were live and tape hadn’t been used for that purpose yet. >> >>> >> There is also a debate on Twitter over whether “gaslight” would’ve been >> used as an expression in the 1950s. >> >> >>> >>> On Dec 23, 2021, at 1:53 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Better acting than I was expecting. Story and writing were ok, but — as >>> stated here multiple times — I don’t like stories told in flashback. JK was >>> a dynamite “Fred”. -- >>> 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/CAKgmY4DAFOB-74JY3k596yWJ_18i-BvSQvmvbZWDgc1YOwXyTw%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DAFOB-74JY3k596yWJ_18i-BvSQvmvbZWDgc1YOwXyTw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/2130EBD9-4429-4634-9A45-4E489CE945A2%40ellwanger.tv >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/2130EBD9-4429-4634-9A45-4E489CE945A2%40ellwanger.tv?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/CAKgmY4BHRYESenxUBXGjgLhj7xHymt9YTnuuNNKNccoQ8c4YWg%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BHRYESenxUBXGjgLhj7xHymt9YTnuuNNKNccoQ8c4YWg%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/CAKGtkYJSCh88jUoMLJzi6O90cDqM5ztDTimZp7XM%2Bdtiu3P14A%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYJSCh88jUoMLJzi6O90cDqM5ztDTimZp7XM%2Bdtiu3P14A%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/CAKgmY4DXVqCC6d88kWEW_U_FdTAbAyHEpJK940K4vqrYn8wvkQ%40mail.gmail.com.
