I feel compelled to write my first ever review to defend this program.
The reviews, I suspect are all from users of the age where they enjoyed all the programs in the 70s that are featured and scrutinsed in this, and are just defending it and trying to explain why it's funny.
I watched this show with my father and he had the exact reaction; when I was gasping in shock at some of the scenes- he was vehemently explaining that it was "out of context" and that it wasn't as "offensive" as the comedians who help narrate the show are making it out to be.
I'm here to say that these statements and these reviews are completely missing the point.
I'm quite a young user (to some anyway), I watched all the series; it was alright in the 70s, 80s, 90s etc and obviously in this day and age where cancel culture is becoming the norm, and cults of victimhood is replacing real scholarship, my shock was just simply that it was there! On the tv! I definitely didn't think to myself that it was terrible and im glad that it's not on the tv anymore, but more simply admiring the fact that once upon a time, content like that existed.
It's a reflection into the past and viewing what content was appropriate at that time and making comparisons today and how we view it differently and more importantly, why we are viewing it so differently.
I dont think the show was trying to say that these programs were bad, it's just that it's a sign of the times where in the 70s for example (as featured on this show), you would watch a commercial about the yellow pages and it makes some racial asian overtones compared to today where people are losing their rag over actors who tweeted something a decade ago.
I watched it and really enjoyed it because of that shock value. I think that its a important reminder of how far we have come and that's all. Don't take it too seriously (Since when did people take anything Matt lucas narrated seriously, anyway?!) and you'll enjoy it.
The reviews, I suspect are all from users of the age where they enjoyed all the programs in the 70s that are featured and scrutinsed in this, and are just defending it and trying to explain why it's funny.
I watched this show with my father and he had the exact reaction; when I was gasping in shock at some of the scenes- he was vehemently explaining that it was "out of context" and that it wasn't as "offensive" as the comedians who help narrate the show are making it out to be.
I'm here to say that these statements and these reviews are completely missing the point.
I'm quite a young user (to some anyway), I watched all the series; it was alright in the 70s, 80s, 90s etc and obviously in this day and age where cancel culture is becoming the norm, and cults of victimhood is replacing real scholarship, my shock was just simply that it was there! On the tv! I definitely didn't think to myself that it was terrible and im glad that it's not on the tv anymore, but more simply admiring the fact that once upon a time, content like that existed.
It's a reflection into the past and viewing what content was appropriate at that time and making comparisons today and how we view it differently and more importantly, why we are viewing it so differently.
I dont think the show was trying to say that these programs were bad, it's just that it's a sign of the times where in the 70s for example (as featured on this show), you would watch a commercial about the yellow pages and it makes some racial asian overtones compared to today where people are losing their rag over actors who tweeted something a decade ago.
I watched it and really enjoyed it because of that shock value. I think that its a important reminder of how far we have come and that's all. Don't take it too seriously (Since when did people take anything Matt lucas narrated seriously, anyway?!) and you'll enjoy it.
