Joe Wlodarz
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Yes Elana, you must watch
Yes Elana, you must watch those Family DVDs asap!---the opening scene of the pilot is one of my favorite scenes in *all* of '70s TV. And even though it follows Soap and Three's Company, this episode is still pretty anomalous in late '70s ga ... -
Another great clip---and
Another great clip---and yeah, the opposition set up between a disempowered white man and a hyperempowered black mother (!) is key here and certainly seems indicative of many of the conflicts/anxieties/fantasies about race in late '70s America. And a ... -
I tend to agree with Elana
I tend to agree with Elana and Allison about the question of address in Taxi Driver----the fact that we're anchored to Bickle for all but one scene in the film makes it difficult for the film to explore other subjective perspectives (like Jodie Foste ... -
I agree Elana that telefilms
I agree Elana that telefilms from this period are quite the untapped resource. And I can't help thinking about Saturday Night Fever and the disco context when I see this spectacle of men dancing from 1978. Not even the heavy frontier garb of Chamberl ... -
Great clip! I've always been
Great clip! I've always been curious about this plotline and have never seen any of it. What I find fascinating about this particular confession scene is that it's initially presented as yet another potential rape scenario with Luke smashing the ...