Longing for the days when TV only represented the idealistic society where husbands and wives slept in twin beds, cars and houses left unlocked, blacks were never seen, everything was always rosey and reality was locked in a safe somewhere... Brent Bozell offers up this gem.
It was not always like this. Go back in TV history and remember how viewers were riveted by how Dick Van Dyke juggled his career and family life on his show, or how Lorne Greene ruled the roost on "Bonanza." These were fathers you could admire. One of the reasons those shows were such wonderful successes can be found in their portrayal of the father figure. It's as easy as that.
Just that easy. With 3 channels to choose from, these shows owed their entire success to the portrayal of men in strong fatherly roles. Couldn't have had a thing to do with Mary Tyler Moore in capri pants or a young Michael Landon in chaps?
Posted by kerry at June 27, 2005 11:10 AM | TrackBack