Oblivious ... and loving it
It's no use trying to impose your own nostalgia on other people. For instance: There will never be another Nolan Ryan. But if the kids like John Lackey, you can't stop 'em.
I thought of this over the weekend after going not to a game but to a movie: "Get Smart," which I felt I had to see, despite the bad reviews, because I loved the TV show.
Comparing everything about the Steve Carell version to the Don Adams TV original, I was disappointed. The moviemakers wrecked the overarching jokes, beginning with making this Maxwell Smart a not-too-bumbling secret agent. They managed to make the old catchphrases unfunny -- though the "Would you believe ...?" bit produced a good laugh.
As for the rest of the people in the sold-out theater, they got a kick out of it. They laughed throughout, if not at the same things the TV audience used to. Most clapped at the end.
Most of them were too young to have watched every "Get Smart" episode 20 times as I have. I'd have told them they don't know what they're missing. But they were having too good with what they were seeing.
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Kevin Modesti watches sports from a new angle since his promotion from sports columnist to sports editor for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group. In his new blog, Modesti not only comments on the big sports stories of the moment-- he talks about what makes them big. Think of it as a conversation with readers about how these stories should be covered.
I, too, am a huge "Get Smart" fan. I can't believe a show that good even got made.
With the background of the "real" Cold War and the commentary that "Get Smart" made on the time period, even aside from the satire and out-and-out physical comedy, the show is a classic among classics.
I've never seen the TV show, but I did get to see this movie last week in Washington, DC.
I enjoyed it. A lot of the jokes fell flat, but it had some moments that were absolutely hysterical. It was much better than most of the other movies I've seen lately!