tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20417751.post7418208237630290227..comments2024-01-22T18:22:29.391-08:00Comments on hedera's corner: The Things You Rememberhederahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01696592301686568456noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20417751.post-21772950062362467512010-10-11T17:11:41.758-07:002010-10-11T17:11:41.758-07:00There are a number of old TV programs that I can v...There are a number of old TV programs that I can vaguely remember, but can't recall the name of.<br /><br />There was one, for instance, which was about a small boy who traveled with a circus through the old West. Then there was a remake series based on Twelve O'Clock High, the theme music for which was quite beautiful. Robert Lansing had the Gregory Peck part. <br /><br />There was so much wonderful stuff on early TV. The seasons in those days were 9 months old, and went every week--those production crews and actors really worked their butts off then. These days, the so-called "season" lasts for about four to eight shows, in the Fall, and then goes immediately into repeats. <br /><br />The sponsorship money has all evaporated because of CABL. We'll never see the production values of the 1950's and 1960's again, except rarely. <br /><br />Commercials occupy so much of the "air"-time these days that the ratio of entertainment to ads has become truncated. On the pro baseball broadcasts now, they often return you to the subsequent inning AFTER the first or second pitch has already been thrown! What's next?--"now we return you to the game a half inning later...picking up the action is John Miller!"Curtis Favillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213075853354387634noreply@blogger.com