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⌈ Secret Post #5122 ⌋

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I think some of it might be that there are aspects of older TV that has aged poorly and perhaps people are worrying about that. Then again, I was reading a Twitter thread from someone who abandoned their re-watch of How I Met Your Mother because they felt it had aged terribly already, so the age of something isn't always an indicator in that regard!

There's a lot of older TV shows I'll still watch for nostalgia purposes, even the things from before I was born. Dismissing all old TV and claiming to be a fan of TV in general is like claiming to be a film fan and refusing to give black and white films a chance to me.

[(Anonymous)]

I like both old and new shows, but I do agree that there is something special about older TV that I do tend to miss nowadays. Especially with comedies. I feel like a lot of comedies nowadays are sort of more like, "Oh, that was amusing." Meanwhile, I watch an older comedy and I'm having a full on belly laugh. I miss that. It seems like a lot of comedies nowadays tend to be more...self-conscious, or something. And the dramas didn't always have to rely on cheap stunts and constantly killing characters off to show how "edgy" they are and whatnot. The drama and darker moments felt more natural much of the time.

And I also agree about people thinking great TV is some kind of recent phenomenon when it's really not. A lot of the great TV shows we have now wouldn't exist without some of the classics from the past paving the way.

[(Anonymous)]

I've been enjoying streaming some pre-1980 TV during the pandemic.

1) The episodic nature is relaxing in that I feel no obligation to binge everything or even watch on a week-to-week basis to keep up with the story. I can watch as many or as few episodes at a time as I want and can step away from a show for a while if I want without worrying about forgetting the plot or falling behind. If I wind up getting distracted during an episode and didn't pay much attention, I'm not going to be lost when the next episode starts.

2) It's far enough removed from the present that it's an escape from all the anxieties of 2020/2021.

3) The hairstyles amuse me.

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The episodic nature is *fantastic*. It's so much easier to just hold on to everything, there's less to worry and think about it, it's just so much calmer

[(Anonymous)]

Episodic structure especially has become increasingly important to me. I still like a long, fleshed-out story in theory, but I like them with clear endings than happen exactly when they need to. If even the writers can't determine how much time they'll get, I'd rather just have my story in small, self-contained chunks.

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For me, it's mostly the pacing. Older TV (and movies) are much happier to go slower and let things build, rather than driving everything forward constantly. It's much more relaxing to watch.

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yeah, I enjoy a lot of 70s/80s comedies but I cannot deal with the plodding pace of the dramas.

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As someone for whom 60s-70s TV *was* my childhood TV, I'm pleased that some younger people also like it. I find it soothing but I thought that was just nostalgia.

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Like anything, some shows don't age at all well, and then I revisit old favorites like The Rockford Files or Emergency and I find myself entranced

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Do you know of anywhere to watch Emergency online? I remember watching a couple episodes years ago and enjoying it but don't know where I'd find it nowadays.

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The Rockford Files is so fucking good. And there's nothing like it on TV today.

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The only old show I enjoy is I Love Lucy. It’s just fun.

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I'll be a little controversial here, given I live in North America and all.
I have to say that I ABSOLUTELY AGREE!! Though not that any movies coming out past the later 2000's are all bad in any way or form. It's just that I do believe pre-code, some in between, and then the "/unquote" nineties movies were the absolute potential for greatness that movies never managed to overcome.

The Vietnam war, and every one previous- everyone since. All of that plays into the entertainment of society. So basically, (much like how a newer more depressive tier of music hit the boards and remained thereafter) after nine eleven the states went into a frenzy of white men often taking charge and decimating their opponent.
It feels that we've still never recovered from that times, and in essence it's familiar to a silence all pressing 'code' (you know the one) that's been enforced without even a peep. But only now there are social structures demanding their well fought for rights. Some that are handled well in the 2000's, but overall, right now.... This is a pit the NA/Hollywood film industry (be it theatre, sitcom, or movie, ect...) is continuously stuck in.

By the very adaption of the internet into their broadcasting they created a whole different mouth to feed that they were in no place to even /want/ too. It's a mess of who's sucking who right now- at least in the fandoms I see- and it isn't pretty, no matter where you look at it.