Thanks for the link to the opening of "The New Andy Griffith Show." I've seen
it before but liked seeing it again. It's funny, but I don't remember ever
seeing this show when it aired, which would have been when I was growing up.
We always watched comedies and variety shows, so there must have been something
popular that aired opposite it on another network. Does anyone remember what
that was?
Anyway, I have a couple of observations about the opening. Andy's two children
were much younger than Opie was when TAGS ended. Apparently, they wanted to
make Andy seem younger than he was. Another thing that struck me about the
opening of TNAGS is that it seemed rather stilted, whereas the opening of TAGS
always seemed (and seems) so natural and real. The opening of TNAGS makes me
think, "There are some actors playing their parts," but the opening of TAGS
makes me think, "There's a dad going fishing with his son." When you've had a
near-perfect show like TAGS, it's awfully hard to follow it up with anything
else.
Thelma Lou
(Janet)
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