Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for November 15, 2012
November 14, 2012
November 16, 2012
Transcript:
Janis: We're always looking for movies to watch!
Janis: You know, it isn't just movies we get with our subscription!
Janis: We get all these old TV shows that we never watched!
Arlo: When they were free.
TV (and radio) has never been “free” – only the reception of it is. You did (and still do) pay in the form of what were originally and accurately called “messages of commerce and industry”, which was shortened to “commercials”.
Come to think of it, there was a lot of creativity and “proper” English then – even in the commercials. As witness, copies of the old kinescopes of the Ernie Kovacs show include the LIVE Dutch Masters bits – but Kovacs was a genius….
Wild Wild West, Bonanza, Branded, The Rifleman, The Guns of Will Sonnett. Some of the free stuff on the over the air retro channels. Some of the best stuff on today…
yoda1234 about 12 years ago
Naw, The Pruitts of Southampton
water_moon about 12 years ago
My local TV station plays “Bewitched” late at night. And now-a-days few TV shows are free anymore….
SusanSunshine Premium Member about 12 years ago
Wow…. almost the same set-up as yesterday’s Betty strip here on GoComics…only reversed.
Funny coincidence!
riverhawk about 12 years ago
I watch criminal minds and law and order Svu I think. Other than that wifey watches what ever and I go up and read.
finale about 12 years ago
My Mother the Car..Saw Jerry Van Dyke on The Middle last night.
prrdh about 12 years ago
I don’t think it’s gotten any worse, though. We remember only the good shows from the past while forgetting that Sturgeon’s Law goes back to 1958.
Arianne about 12 years ago
“Nobody knows how I feel!” I remember that, Buford. : )
hal37355 about 12 years ago
The TV series of the 50’s 60’s and early 70’s are the best.
1MadHat Premium Member about 12 years ago
TV (and radio) has never been “free” – only the reception of it is. You did (and still do) pay in the form of what were originally and accurately called “messages of commerce and industry”, which was shortened to “commercials”.
1MadHat Premium Member about 12 years ago
Come to think of it, there was a lot of creativity and “proper” English then – even in the commercials. As witness, copies of the old kinescopes of the Ernie Kovacs show include the LIVE Dutch Masters bits – but Kovacs was a genius….
Nicole ♫ ⊱✿ ◕‿◕✿⊰♫ Premium Member about 12 years ago
The comic strip, “Betty” is covering this topic this week too.
Burnside217 about 12 years ago
Wild Wild West, Bonanza, Branded, The Rifleman, The Guns of Will Sonnett. Some of the free stuff on the over the air retro channels. Some of the best stuff on today…