tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post1079525857754040891..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "More Innocent Times"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-49809590384298500822014-05-07T08:50:00.198-07:002014-05-07T08:50:00.198-07:00I think it's just swings and roundabouts. Alth...I think it's just swings and roundabouts. Although there's been an explosion in "grittiness" (and I was tired of gruesome, sadistic shows like CSI before they even began) we've also had an explosion in comic book movies... albeit, largely gritty ones.<br /><br />Eventually people will get tired of the "grit" and decide that sugar wasn't so bad after all.<br /><br />Yesterday afternoon someone put a clip on in the office of the original 60s Batman movie -- it played brilliantly well. In the stark contrast to the darker current movies, this felt like a breath of fresh air. (If you can't have fun when you're watching a man dress in bat costume and fight crime, when can you?)<br /><br />I think maybe we'll all ready something a little lighter.Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-22403255595209022042014-04-28T13:00:41.639-07:002014-04-28T13:00:41.639-07:00Jim Rockford stepped over the line to "illega...Jim Rockford stepped over the line to "illegal behavior" many times, but it was much more innocuously than most protagonists today. He broke and entered, often engaged in fraud, and actually ran full cons in some episodes. So, while I don't think he fits your list of heroes who never broke the law, it was still very mild compared to today.Greg S.noreply@blogger.com