I was finally ready to watch this series on amazon instant video. I'm in the mood for nostalgia! I am in the mood to see women who wear girdles and gloves and put rollers in their hair at night so that they will look 'finished' under their perky little caps. Above all, I want to see people smoking.
The series did not disappoint. It had all of that and some good music from the 60s. As some have pointed out, there are mistakes in the details shown of the period but the it does seem to capture the mood of that era pretty well - with a heavy layer of political correctness when the writers of course have to have modern themes: the lesbian kiss, the interracial couple, etc. And communism - of course.
Taking a trip by airplane in those days? Much different experience. I love seeing this. I wonder where it went and why it had to go, all this hospitality. I think I know: it's cheaper to treat the travelers like they are on a Greyhound bus and fit as many seats into the plane as is possible. But, ah, those were the days!
The series did not disappoint. It had all of that and some good music from the 60s. As some have pointed out, there are mistakes in the details shown of the period but the it does seem to capture the mood of that era pretty well - with a heavy layer of political correctness when the writers of course have to have modern themes: the lesbian kiss, the interracial couple, etc. And communism - of course.
Taking a trip by airplane in those days? Much different experience. I love seeing this. I wonder where it went and why it had to go, all this hospitality. I think I know: it's cheaper to treat the travelers like they are on a Greyhound bus and fit as many seats into the plane as is possible. But, ah, those were the days!