Remember how TV used to be?

[horseshoe3]

"The Duke family's been making whiskey for 300 years. Long before there was a U S of A federal government to tell us that we couldn't. And passin' a law didn't change the family ways none."

Uncle Jesse would have fit right in here. Thinking back to my childhood, I realize that the Dukes of Hazzard taught me a very healthy disrespect for government. My wife asked me why they don't make shows like that anymore. I told her it wouldn't be allowed because they worshipped God and not the police state. In fact they ridiculed and fought against the police state.

Compare that to almost any show on now which ridicules God and glorifies the police state.

[steyr_m]

I liked old TV from back in the 80's and earlier [which is why I do not pay for the crap that is out there now] You won't find much stuff like that now -- only faggots and sexualized TV. I'll pass.

[horseshoe3]

The 80s was the golden age of television for young males. We had Dukes, Magnum PI, MacGyver (didn't like his hoplophobia, but the rest of the show was great), Airwolf, A-Team. All of these guys were on the edge of or outside of society doing the right thing whether the "authorities" liked it or not.

Now it's just a bunch of thug cops roughing people up because they can. And our kids are supposed to look up to them?

[steyr_m]

The 80s was the golden age of television for young males. We had Dukes, Magnum PI, MacGyver (didn't like his hoplophobia, but the rest of the show was great), Airwolf, A-Team. All of these guys were on the edge of or outside of society doing the right thing whether the "authorities" liked it or not.

Now it's just a bunch of thug cops roughing people up because they can. And our kids are supposed to look up to them?

Yeah, I don't know about the thug cop thing. When I do watch any TV; it's Food TV, Discovery, or the History [Indoctrination] channel. Most situation/comedy stuff out there seems to be a bit homo-centric..... I'll pass.

[solid]

This thread brings back some memories. Dukes of Hazard was our favorite show growing up. We had a Friday night ritual, Mom would make homemade pizza as a treat, and we'd all sit down and watch the Dukes as a family. Loved that show, we all did. Every Friday night, was something we all looked forward too. This was before even VCR's, so my brother had a cassette tape recorder and would record the sounds of the show. LOL.

Interesting point. The cops were mostly bumbling idiots, but likeable characters. Now, TV shows have cops that everyone is afraid of. Interesting.

[D sciple]

What was their jobs? (the dudes with the car)


edit - oh..running whiskey?

[Twisted Titan]

http://youtu.be/hBlNNlSgxxE

[horseshoe3]

What was their jobs? (the dudes with the car)


edit - oh..running whiskey?

Ostensibly they were farmers, but they spent so much time avoiding the sheriff and catching bad guys that they didn't get much farming done. They could have lived very well off of the reward money, but they donated it all to the orphanage. Hazzard county was so small that there couldn';t have been that many orphans, but they were the richest orphans in the world.

[Carbon]

Here's where it changed (bold mine):




The Rookies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rookies)

The series began as a ABC Movie of the Week that aired on March 7, 1972 which also served as the pilot for the series. The success of Joseph Wambaugh's book, The New Centurions, as well as NBC's ratings success with Adam-12, had sparked interest at the time in a more realistic depiction and storytelling of the typical uniformed police officer. Although various incidents during the late 1960s and early 1970s, particularly in California, had sparked controversy and negative feelings towards police officers in general, The Rookies tried to better humanize the character of a police officer and show the struggles new, younger men and women (who were often Vietnam-era military veterans and/or college graduates) faced in their lives as law enforcement persons sworn to serve and protect the public. This 'new breed' of cop was a main theme, especially in the early years of the series.

And, after a bit of subtle conditioning:



S.W.A.T (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.W.A.T._%28TV_series%29)

S.W.A.T. was a spin-off of The Rookies (1972–1976) another police drama airing on ABC, and was a mid-season replacement, running on ABC from February 1975 to April 1976. Also, like The Rookies, it was produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg. Its short life (thirty-odd episodes) was in part because it was considered too violent at the time.[citation needed]

As with The Rookies, Starsky & Hutch, and a later Spelling/Goldberg cop series, T.J. Hooker, the setting was rarely, if ever, specified and the shoulder patch the team members wore on their uniforms said, "L.C.P.D.". Richard Kelbaugh, a former member of LAPD's S.W.A.T. team, was the technical advisor for the series.

The variations on these themes has been endless... but, violence is not now an issue.

The box has become downright toxic. With 'events' like Madonna's Illuminati Superbowl show and last night's Grammy's Black Mass with Nicki Minaj, it's safest to just kick the TeeVee to the curb. The brainwashing, programming and subliminal messaging can't be filtered out by the conscious mind.