'MAD MEN'
"DARK SHADOWS"
It's a common refrain in my argument in defense of television that it's a
teaching tool. And I especially enjoy when TV shows set in Toobworld
incorporate actual historical events into their fictional storylines. I'm not
just talking about the major moments in History like the sinking of the Titanic,
the Civil War, and the assassinations of Presidents Kennedy and Lincoln. There
are smaller events in History that are just as important and their use in TV
shows can help keep them in people's memory.
A good show for this has been 'Mad Men' over the last few years, and a
great example came up at the end of Sunday night's episode. As Megan Draper
prepared for Thanksgiving dinner, she warned her husband Don to keep the patio
door closed because of the high smog alert.
I'm the same age as Sally Draper; I was also eleven in 1966. But I grew up
in Connecticut and I think the problem was limited to New York City. At the
very least I don't remember anything about it. Which is why it's a good thing
that there are web sites and blogs out there who do.
BCnU!
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