The Big Picture: Silly Billy
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TV-shows reflect the culture of the era they're living in?
You don't say!?!?
Seriously though, cool vid. Never heard about the show before (European kid from the 90s).
I agree that it's kind a boring when you discuss a piece of fiction and somebody in the group says you're overanalyzing. Talk about buzzkill.
You don't say!?!?
Seriously though, cool vid. Never heard about the show before (European kid from the 90s).
I agree that it's kind a boring when you discuss a piece of fiction and somebody in the group says you're overanalyzing. Talk about buzzkill.
Well, I can definitely see where you're going with that, Bob, but it still doesn't explain that piano playing chicken or the fact that the Clampetts basically all had super powers. Of course, I don't need either explained, since the show is still funny fifty years later.
Not being American myself and never having seen this show (although I have heard of it) I feel compelled to offer up a British example of a similar (and I use that term loosely) show from my country.
The Good Life.
Basically it's about a couple living in suburban London in the 1970s who give up their dull day jobs to become completely self sufficient. They generate their own power, grow their own food and keep animals all in their back garden. The simple and somewhat out-dated nature of their actions is watched with some level of bemusement from their neighbours, a married couple of great success and wealth. Comedy ensues.
Not quite the same, but I love any comedy that makes fun of a terribly archaic class system.
The Good Life.
Basically it's about a couple living in suburban London in the 1970s who give up their dull day jobs to become completely self sufficient. They generate their own power, grow their own food and keep animals all in their back garden. The simple and somewhat out-dated nature of their actions is watched with some level of bemusement from their neighbours, a married couple of great success and wealth. Comedy ensues.
Not quite the same, but I love any comedy that makes fun of a terribly archaic class system.
I remember a movie in Sessão da Tarde (a network where all crappy american family made movies went). It means afternoon hour. I think there was a movie about them or some sort. Also a Simpsons parody. You see the 60's were great for US and western Europe, for Latin America it meant the begin of a series of dictatorial regimes.
Never heard of the show (I love the Good Life), but I do enjoy thinking about the subtext of shows. It's quite interesting what you can rationalise. Of course you must realise that it's not intended but it doesn't stop it fun exploring themes.
I remember watching the TV version of the Goosebumps book "The Haunted Mask" and I found it fascinating how horrible the children were to the main character. It heavily implies that Children can be monsters. (A boy puts a worm in the main character's sandwich and she eats it to be publicly humiliated).
I remember watching the TV version of the Goosebumps book "The Haunted Mask" and I found it fascinating how horrible the children were to the main character. It heavily implies that Children can be monsters. (A boy puts a worm in the main character's sandwich and she eats it to be publicly humiliated).
And now I'm very interested in this. Could we get a follow-up episode about this?The Grim Ace said:
Ahh ]The Beverly Hillbillys. Just before my grandma died she gave me a collection of those shows and I've loved em since the first episode.
Well that is a point on which you and I disagree Bob. I think you can over-think and/or over analyze things. Specifically when said over analysis tends to ruin one's enjoyment of the thing in question.
Bob, at some point, you should do The Mod Squad, AKA, "Don't worry, parents! One day your hippie kids will sell out and work for the establishment!"
Somewhat related: Moff's Law [http://www.racialicious.com/2009/12/21/and-we-shall-call-this-moffs-law/]: "First of all, when we analyze art, when we look for deeper meaning in it, we are enjoying it for what it is."
And there was a 60s/70s anti-consumerist movement that went beyond the hippies: the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-to-the-land_movement>Back-to-the-land movement.
Somewhat related: Moff's Law [http://www.racialicious.com/2009/12/21/and-we-shall-call-this-moffs-law/]: "First of all, when we analyze art, when we look for deeper meaning in it, we are enjoying it for what it is."
And there was a 60s/70s anti-consumerist movement that went beyond the hippies: the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-to-the-land_movement>Back-to-the-land movement.
Oh no! Did the big bad cultural critic ruin your unquestioned childhood sentiment with the power of his words?canadamus_prime said:
The thing I remember the most about this show was how they took a bra to create a double barrel slingshot in one episode.
No, I was just saying. I was never really into the Beverly Hillbilies so he can over-think that all he wants for all I care.Falseprophet said: