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Offline rich_t

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Stuff that crosses my mind.
« on: October 07, 2009, 09:29:02 PM »
There have been TV sitcoms made up about WWII (Hogan's Heros, McHale's Navy etc.) , and Korea (M*A*S*H*).

Why not any made up about Viet Nam?

This popped into my head this evening while watching a few reruns of Hogan's heros and Mash.




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Re: Stuff that crosses my mind.
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2009, 09:30:48 PM »
Vietnam was considered a failure?
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Re: Stuff that crosses my mind.
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2009, 09:32:15 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on October 07, 2009, 09:30:48 PM
Vietnam was considered a failure?

Wasn't Korea considered the same?

Or was that one a tie?
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Re: Stuff that crosses my mind.
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2009, 09:36:16 PM »
I was just wondering the other day about Archie Bunker and All in the Family. He wouldn't stand a chance today. I haven't watched TV sitcoms since NewsRadio left the air.
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Re: Stuff that crosses my mind.
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2009, 09:39:28 PM »
Quote from: rich_t on October 07, 2009, 09:32:15 PM
Wasn't Korea considered the same?

Or was that one a tie?
I think Korea was more of a tie, we're still there.
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Re: Stuff that crosses my mind.
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2009, 09:39:57 PM »
Quote from: Schadenfreude on October 07, 2009, 09:36:16 PM
I was just wondering the other day about Archie Bunker and All in the Family. He wouldn't stand a chance today. I haven't watched TV sitcoms since NewsRadio left the air.

I don't watch many these days either.  They have been replaced with so called "reality" shows, which I can't stand.

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Re: Stuff that crosses my mind.
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2009, 09:41:46 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on October 07, 2009, 09:39:28 PM
I think Korea was more of a tie, we're still there.

Yup.  We are also still in Germany, Japan, Okanowa etc....

Time to revisit some overseas base closings.  We won the 1st cold war.  Time to move the troops for the new one.
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Re: Stuff that crosses my mind.
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2009, 10:02:47 PM »
I thought "China Beach" was a Viet Nam sitecom. Never watched it.
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« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2009, 10:07:38 PM »
Quote from: Ranger Rick on October 07, 2009, 10:02:47 PM
I thought "China Beach" was a Viet Nam sitecom. Never watched it.

It was a drama series just like "Tour of Duty" was.  In fact China Beach was a spin off from Tour of Duty.
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