It Was Alright in the 1970s
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70's TV Dire, s
t! It was a golden era. Off the stop of my head....
Fawlty Towers, Reggie Perrin, Dad's Army, Morecambe and Wise, Minder, The Professionals, Upstairs Downstairs, Porridge, Sweeney, Smiley, I Claudius....I could go on and on.
Then there was loads of American stuff.
t! It was a golden era. Off the stop of my head....Fawlty Towers, Reggie Perrin, Dad's Army, Morecambe and Wise, Minder, The Professionals, Upstairs Downstairs, Porridge, Sweeney, Smiley, I Claudius....I could go on and on.
Then there was loads of American stuff.
Edited by megaphone on Sunday 16th November 11:14
1970s TV was ste - unlike 2010s then; I mean, Strictly, X-Factor, Big Brother, I'm A Celebrity, Britain's Got Talent. No, no ste there at all.
They were looking back 40 years and saying it was all crap. In 2050, look back at the utter drivel on now and people will conclude the same thing about the stuff that's on TV today.
And the programme was looking for things that weren't there (most of the time). The two "rape" lines (Richard Beckinsdale & Wendy Craig) were a case in point. If the lines had been "I want to ravish her" / "I want to be ravished" then no one would have batted an eyelid. The thing is, the word rape was used differently 40 years ago - otherwise those two lines would never have been written 40 years ago. When the writers wrote those two lines, they did no mean "rape", they meant "ravish". So, look back 40 years and now it's an outrage.
The programme was deliberately misunderstanding for effect.
te - unlike 2010s then; I mean, Strictly, X-Factor, Big Brother, I'm A Celebrity, Britain's Got Talent. No, no ste there at all. They were looking back 40 years and saying it was all crap. In 2050, look back at the utter drivel on now and people will conclude the same thing about the stuff that's on TV today.
And the programme was looking for things that weren't there (most of the time). The two "rape" lines (Richard Beckinsdale & Wendy Craig) were a case in point. If the lines had been "I want to ravish her" / "I want to be ravished" then no one would have batted an eyelid. The thing is, the word rape was used differently 40 years ago - otherwise those two lines would never have been written 40 years ago. When the writers wrote those two lines, they did no mean "rape", they meant "ravish". So, look back 40 years and now it's an outrage.
The programme was deliberately misunderstanding for effect.
"Love Thy Neighbour" seems to me to be totally misunderstood these days. The whole point of it was to RIDICULE the racists comments of the white neighbour. It was no mistake that the two black neighbours were tall and handsome, beautiful and intelligent whilst the white neighbours were frumpy and plain.
In many ways, it was ITV's attempt to emulate the success of BBC's "Til Death Us Do Part"
In many ways, it was ITV's attempt to emulate the success of BBC's "Til Death Us Do Part"
snuffy said:
1970s TV was ste - unlike 2010s then; I mean, Strictly, X-Factor, Big Brother, I'm A Celebrity, Britain's Got Talent. No, no ste there at all.
They were looking back 40 years and saying it was all crap. In 2050, look back at the utter drivel on now and people will conclude the same thing about the stuff that's on TV today....
I won't need to look back in 40 years time to tell me that most of todays TV is utter drivel!te - unlike 2010s then; I mean, Strictly, X-Factor, Big Brother, I'm A Celebrity, Britain's Got Talent. No, no ste there at all. They were looking back 40 years and saying it was all crap. In 2050, look back at the utter drivel on now and people will conclude the same thing about the stuff that's on TV today....
btw, we had a black cat 40 years ago which we named Sambo. Never thought anything about it at the time
Scuffers said:
some of the commentators were just being 'offended' because they were on TV being asked.
Was it one of those "here are some boarderline famous people getting paid to say things which are in line with the theme of the program" type programs - these are yet another thing I hate about TV these days. Did they mention Tom and Jerry? I have fond memories of watching this with my dad. Great times.
Grandad Gaz said:
snuffy said:
1970s TV was ste - unlike 2010s then; I mean, Strictly, X-Factor, Big Brother, I'm A Celebrity, Britain's Got Talent. No, no ste there at all.
They were looking back 40 years and saying it was all crap. In 2050, look back at the utter drivel on now and people will conclude the same thing about the stuff that's on TV today....
I won't need to look back in 40 years time to tell me that most of todays TV is utter drivel!te - unlike 2010s then; I mean, Strictly, X-Factor, Big Brother, I'm A Celebrity, Britain's Got Talent. No, no ste there at all. They were looking back 40 years and saying it was all crap. In 2050, look back at the utter drivel on now and people will conclude the same thing about the stuff that's on TV today....
btw, we had a black cat 40 years ago which we named Sambo. Never thought anything about it at the time
Touching up young girls also seemed normal, apparently.
gpo746 said:
70's TV was fine
The Sweeney
The Professionals
Blake's 7
John Pilger documentaries
Moon Landings
The Sky at Night
If it was naff you knew it was naff.
Bless This House - homely but naff
Man About The House - naff
Love vThy Neighbour - naff
The Sky at Night belongs to EVERY decade (50s, 60s,70s, 80s, 90, 2000s and now - it's still going.The Sweeney
The Professionals
Blake's 7
John Pilger documentaries
Moon Landings
The Sky at Night
If it was naff you knew it was naff.
Bless This House - homely but naff
Man About The House - naff
Love vThy Neighbour - naff
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