Subj : Re: soap operas
To   : Adept
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Tue Mar 28 2023 07:10:00

-=> Adept wrote to toofargone <=-

 Ad> I'm enjoying the fact that a show about the horrors of the Korean War
 Ad> is your example.

 I would have loved to be a fly on the wall when they pitched Hogan's
 Heroes to the network. A sitcom set in a prisoner of war camp?

 Ad> Though, yeah, the gore was probably unrealistic, as was their depiction
 Ad> of the horrors.

I think they did try to reflect some of the mental anguish of the war;
as the show went on it felt like the sets and the personnel got smaller
and smaller, until it felt to be mostly about internal conflict.

 Ad> I wouldn't say it was a _good_ movie, but certainly they're still
 Ad> making things to appeal to those of us who want escapism rather than be
 Ad> confronted with difficult realities.

Mad Men and the West Wing make for good escapism for me. Another time,
another place, another political realm.



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