Thank you, Matt, for responding to my comment. As a fan of your writing I'm honored. I think your perspective on 80s tv and movies is interesting but I see that era as still part of an old Hollywood. Having grown up in SoCal I saw Hollywood at that time as made up of narcissists who craved attention and sometimes they make great tv shows…
Thank you, Matt, for responding to my comment. As a fan of your writing I'm honored. I think your perspective on 80s tv and movies is interesting but I see that era as still part of an old Hollywood. Having grown up in SoCal I saw Hollywood at that time as made up of narcissists who craved attention and sometimes they make great tv shows and films and gave great performances out of that desire. I think their goal was more to be loved and make money than control the political conversation. I don't see that era of tv and movie makers as calculating. Today they are. It's weird to me that these woke tv shows and movies lay so many eggs, but Hollywood insists on continuing trying to shove their wokeness down our throats. You could say the same thing about ads and magazine covers, like Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit issue. There's a difference between Hollywood responding to the zeitgeist - and trying to control it. The 80s were the former, today is the latter. Thanks again. So delighted to be subscribing to you!
Thank you, Matt, for responding to my comment. As a fan of your writing I'm honored. I think your perspective on 80s tv and movies is interesting but I see that era as still part of an old Hollywood. Having grown up in SoCal I saw Hollywood at that time as made up of narcissists who craved attention and sometimes they make great tv shows and films and gave great performances out of that desire. I think their goal was more to be loved and make money than control the political conversation. I don't see that era of tv and movie makers as calculating. Today they are. It's weird to me that these woke tv shows and movies lay so many eggs, but Hollywood insists on continuing trying to shove their wokeness down our throats. You could say the same thing about ads and magazine covers, like Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit issue. There's a difference between Hollywood responding to the zeitgeist - and trying to control it. The 80s were the former, today is the latter. Thanks again. So delighted to be subscribing to you!
The narcissism and craving for attention is still there ..the talent and creativity not so much
Hey Polly, good points, good to see you active on site.