Don Knotts!

Don Knotts is one of my favorites! I love the type of comedy he represents, it was funny, clean, and didn't degrade anyone. I have been watching a lot of the Andy Griffith Show lately, but I also love the private eyes, the Apple dumpling gang, the ghost and mister chicken, and the shakiest gun in the west. New comedies seem to rely on dirty jokes, strategically placed swear words, and jokes degrading groups of people or particular characters. Many shows also heavily rely on awkward situations to trap the audience into laughing. You may find yourself giggling during a movie to relieve the awkward tention, this works for the media industry because at the end of the show we often remember laughing during the movie but rarely remember why we laughed. This leaves us with the impression that the movie was funny, whether we were really entertained or not. Anyway I love the type of character that Don Knotts plays. Going to go watch Private Eyes now.... I wonder if they had a rule about harming pigeons when they filmed that?

I love my Bubble

I guess I have been very sheltered(at least media wise). The other night I watched the first episode of "Parenthood" for my group project. I hadn't seen it before, but I was (and still am) under the impression that it is one of the more mild and popular shows on. I was surprised how loose the morals of the characters, who were generally portrayed as good upstanding citizens, were throughout the show. One man had a very loose sex life and found out that he had a son (with a woman he mainly referred to as "the flexible one") and at the same time promised to have a baby with another woman in 3 years. Another divorced mother of 2 gets caught half-dressed with a man she hadn't seen in ~20 years, by her teenage son. Ya. Not so good.
            If this is what families and relationships look like in TV shows, how is this affecting society? I grew up watching old TV shows, like "I love Lucy" and "The Andy Griffith Show". I was a little shocked and dismayed with the type of show that is getting attention nowadays. Call me nieve, but I plan on continuing in my self-imposed bubble:)