[mythtv-users] OT: 3D TV

[Another Sillyname]

2010/1/13 David Brodbeck <gull at gull.us>:
>
> On Jan 12, 2010, at 4:08 PM, Eric Sharkey wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 5:56 PM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> No, many people, including me, think that TV was better back then than it
>>> is
>>> today.
>>>
>>> It was "entertainment", not junk, and the industry was still in the hands
>>> of
>>> the people who created it, and not the bean counters who control it
>>> today.
>>>
>>> The Honeymooners actually started out as a 12 minute skit on Dumont's
>>> "Cavalcade of Stars", it later became a half-hour show.
>>
>> Hmm.  What could be funnier than threats of domestic violence?
>>
>> I guess you had to be there...
>
> I gotta say, if you adjust for cultural windage, there's a lot of really
> funny stuff in The Honeymooners.  Yeah, some of it makes modern audiences
> cringe, but there's a lot more there than wife-beating humor.
>
> I also think people dismiss modern TV a bit too easily. Yeah, there's a lot
> of reality show crap and "World's ___iest ____."  But there's also some
> really sharply written comedy, like "30 Rock."
>
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Bring back Mr Ed

Because how can a show about a talking horse be a stupid idea?