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1. WarOnPrivacy · 1789858020 · focus · HN ↗

   My kids enjoyed UFO S01E01 (the pilot?) but never got into the series. They really like Space 1999 however.

   I've found it useful to use my kids as a barometer of what bits of culture have persevered (as opposed to whatever ancient thing I still like).

       Barney Miller:  Lasts
       Blazing Saddles: Didn't age as well as I thought.
   

   I put on Magnificent Seven (1960) last night and had an audience pretty quick.

   1. dofm · 1789858332 · focus · HN ↗

      UFO is surprisingly "adult" and dark in places.
   2. jhbadger · 1789912956 · focus · HN ↗

      Mel Brooks also lessened the effect of Blazing Saddles by reusing a lot of the gags in other of his movies -- like the joke where dramatic music is played and the characters look around wondering where the music is coming from, implying that they can hear it too.

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