Oh no! Michael Crawford got an honor? Unfair that the greatest superhero ever to grace the silver screen- Condorman- was degraded in such a way!

Some people work better short-form

Is it Wyllis? Thanks for correcting me. I should have looked it up. He was such a smart writer and I’m convinced he was a huge inspiration for Rod Serling.

It helps that he was a forward thinking guy. For the time his views on racism were strikingly progressive.

One thing that surprises me is how consistently Jack Benny makes me laugh. You’d think a show that old would feel tired but it’s still crisp and witty.

If you’re curious I recommend finding THE THING ON THE FORBLE BOARD, BEEZER’S CELLAR, and PRESTO CHANGE-O. I’M SURE

There was often supporting cast as well. The show was unpredictible and creative as hell. One week you could get campy dark humor, the next horror, the next a beautiful tribute to love. Chappell always brought his A game playing a huge variety of characters.

You really got the sense that the PTB let the show do it’s thing witho much supervision. There was no single thread that held the show together thematically other than Cooper writing what he liked and Chappell always played the central character…

Exactly. We’ve seen what a motivated minority party can do. There’s no more “we’re powerless“ arguments.

She says it was for that reason.

The dance studio is the final unfulfilled promise…

Exactly