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Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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I’m grateful to be alive and I have many blessings in my life, but I felt this tweet:

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George Lucas on a Bench

George Lucas on a Bench

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Sad news, everyone. The latest victim of the Corona Virus is Fast & Furious: Supercharged at Universal Studios Florida. RIP to one of the greatest attractions ever.

Throughout the "Fast" saga — starting with the original 2001 film, when Vin Diesel's Dom tells Paul Walker's Brian, "You can have any brew you want... as long as it's a Corona" — the Mexican pale lager has had a starring role.
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'Fast and Furious' has given Corona $15 million worth of product placement — absolutely free

Throughout the "Fast and the Furious" saga, the Mexican pale lager Corona has had a starring role, and the company hasn't paid a dime.
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1HAPPYGHOSTHOST

1HAPPYGHOSTHOST

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Phroobar

Phroobar

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George Lucas on a Bench said:
Sad news, everyone. The latest victim of the Corona Virus is Fast & Furious: Supercharged at Universal Studios Florida. RIP to one of the greatest attractions ever.



www.google.com

'Fast and Furious' has given Corona $15 million worth of product placement — absolutely free

Throughout the "Fast and the Furious" saga, the Mexican pale lager Corona has had a starring role, and the company hasn't paid a dime.
www.google.com www.google.com
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Hopefully they only used the bottles and put in a decent beer instead.
 
Rich T

Rich T

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BasiltheBatLord said:
It's amazing how old TV shows and movies like this make people from that era seem so much more dignified and civilized than today. Probably not accurate as it's a very small sliver of the population on display but still so fascinating.
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Television back then had much stricter rules and standards regarding dress, language and content, so there’s a definite “Leave it to Beaver” upper-middle-class formality and properness to much of what was broadcast.

The plus side was that great shows like “The Twilight Zone” had to be *very* creative and not rely on gore or offensiveness to shock.

The downside was that those regulations turned a blind eye to stereotypes and of-its-time sexism.

One of my favorite shows, “Mr. Ed,” had this doozy of cringiness—a rare stumble for this otherwise charming series:
Wilbur: You’d make a good secretary, Ed!
Mr. Ed: I’d look silly sitting on your lap.

It occurred to me that this joke is so wrong, outdated and ousted from popular culture that most younger folks watching today would have NO IDEA what “secretary” and “lap” have to do with each other. Thank goodness. It’s weird today to realize how entrenched in pop culture the pretty secretary on the boss’s lap image had become in the 50’s snd 60’s. It was in comics, tv, movies, ads... freakin’ everywhere.

Long story short: Vintage TV is a fascinating filtered window into both the ups and the downs of society back then.
 
smooch

smooch

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Mac Tonight said:
A couple episodes of The Golden Girls a day, keeps the 2020 awfulness away.
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Rich T said:
Parks and Recreation is doing that for me. 😃
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I rewatched Arrested Development over the last month or so with my girlfriend, I hadn't seen it in years and a second watch through really makes you appreciate the jokes that are foreshadowing things that happen later that you don't catch on a first watch through. A shame Season 4 and 5 were so bad, we got halfway through 4 before we just called it quits.
 
smooch

smooch

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Rich T said:
Television back then had much stricter rules and standards regarding dress, language and content, so there’s a definite “Leave it to Beaver” upper-middle-class formality and properness to much of what was broadcast.

The plus side was that great shows like “The Twilight Zone” had to be *very* creative and not rely on gore or offensiveness to shock.

The downside was that those regulations turned a blind eye to stereotypes and of-its-time sexism.

One of my favorite shows, “Mr. Ed,” had this doozy of cringiness—a rare stumble for this otherwise charming series:
Wilbur: You’d make a good secretary, Ed!
Mr. Ed: I’d look silly sitting on your lap.

It occurred to me that this joke is so wrong, outdated and ousted from popular culture that most younger folks watching today would have NO IDEA what “secretary” and “lap” have to do with each other. Thank goodness. It’s weird today to realize how entrenched in pop culture the pretty secretary on the boss’s lap image had become in the 50’s snd 60’s. It was in comics, tv, movies, ads... freakin’ everywhere.

Long story short: Vintage TV is a fascinating filtered window into both the ups and the downs of society back then.
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My favorite show! That's why I love The Twilight Zone, it's suspenseful and everything is done tastefully and relies on things like psychological thrill rather than gore and shock factor. It really makes you think. Speaking of vintage TV I fell down a rabbit hole a few years ago on YouTube of old videos I guess they would play in high schools around the 50s(ish) about how to do different things like respecting your family, asking a girl on dates, how to do well in school, how to make friends, etc. I know they aren't accurate to how people actually behaved but it's so interesting to see the sort of expectations of culture back then. The first one I saw was one called Young Man's Fancy and all the related videos I just sorta explored, very fun to look at if you're bored.
 

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