What are you watching?

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

It was the height of the "camp" era, and lots of people wanted to get in on the act.

Something similar happened decades later with the animated series -- but that was due to its quality.

 

[Deimos]

It was the height of the "camp" era, and lots of people wanted to get in on the act.

Something similar happened decades later with the animated series -- but that was due to its quality.

I didn't recognize "camp" at the time because I was right in the middle of it. I was 10 in the mid 60s.
Oh, I knew a lot of shows were funny but I was too young to appreciate parody, much less satire.
I did know that they were a different kind of "funny" from the comedy shows of the 50's (e.g., Father Knows Best, Ozzie and Harriet, Leave it to Beaver, etc)
Did you know that the [Steed and Peel] Avengers was considered campy?
I [now] know that Man from U.N.C.L.E. was camp (parody of James Bond)
Came across this while looking up "camp".
Note the publisher... OUP , no less.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Interesting. I wasn't aware of any camp elements in The Man from UNCLE -- at the time, it was the most popular US Bond imitation of the spy craze. I have to wonder how much of these judgements are in retrospect; Star Trek was seen by some at the time as incorporating some campy elements, and later as a whole by many, but Roddenberry didn't intend it that way.

The Avengers is another matter, though I'd consider it more parody than "camp", many episodes being directed parodies of various genres or films and TV shows, both British and American -- including Batman!

 

[Eljorahir]

This one's been on my I-want-to-watch-that list for a long time. I finally watched it tonight. A very good movie, IMO. Unusual pacing and atmosphere. Not what I was expecting.

 

[Deimos]

Interesting. I wasn't aware of any camp elements in The Man from UNCLE -- at the time, it was the most popular US Bond imitation of the spy craze. I have to wonder how much of these judgements are in retrospect; Star Trek was seen by some at the time as incorporating some campy elements, and later as a whole by many, but Roddenberry didn't intend it that way.

The Avengers is another matter, though I'd consider it more parody than "camp", many episodes being directed parodies of various genres or films and TV shows, both British and American -- including Batman!

I have to agree that the "camp" assessment is being done in retrospect.
As for Man from Uncle, I think there is some subtle camp to it, more so than parody.
Get Smart is parody a la Mel Brooks (as writer, not director)

 

[ZehnWaters]

Of all the goofy shows...Baywatch. I came across it after watching a YouTuber doing reviews of each of the episodes and fell in love. Reminds me of when I was a kid in the '90s. Right now I've mostly been watching her reviews but I did buy the entire show (and its much maligned spin-off Baywatch Nights) on Blu-ray (DVD for Nights).

 

[Deimos]

Interesting. I wasn't aware of any camp elements in The Man from UNCLE -- at the time, it was the most popular US Bond imitation of the spy craze. I have to wonder how much of these judgements are in retrospect; Star Trek was seen by some at the time as incorporating some campy elements, and later as a whole by many, but Roddenberry didn't intend it that way.

The Avengers is another matter, though I'd consider it more parody than "camp", many episodes being directed parodies of various genres or films and TV shows, both British and American -- including Batman!

OK...I watched this... And I do remember seeing the original broadcast on "the telly" 😉.
Parody for certain at the end but still campy as exemplified by the Poole character.
Also, not a little of the interactions between Steed and Peel have an element of camp, especially if you consider the [sexually tinged] "playful element."

Per Wikipedia article: Camp is an aesthetic and sensibility that regards something as appealing or amusing because of its heightened level of artifice, affectation and exaggeration,[1][2][3] especially when there is also a playful or ironic element

 

[Starbrow]

I just started watching The Chosen. I'm finding the portrayal of the life 2000 years ago fascinating. I've read the book so I'm wondering how they envision it is the way I do..

 

[ZehnWaters]

OK...I watched this... And I do remember seeing the original broadcast on "the telly" 😉.
Parody for certain at the end but still campy as exemplified by the Poole character.
Also, not a little of the interactions between Steed and Peel have an element of camp, especially if you consider the [sexually tinged] "playful element."

Per Wikipedia article: Camp is an aesthetic and sensibility that regards something as appealing or amusing because of its heightened level of artifice, affectation and exaggeration,[1][2][3] especially when there is also a playful or ironic element

I did like him with Peel, though the other ladies are okay.

 

[Deimos]

I did like him with Peel, though the other ladies are okay.

I only saw the episodes with Peel (Diana Rigg), so i can't say anything about his interactions with the others.

 

[Eljorahir]

Of all the goofy shows...Baywatch. I came across it after watching a YouTuber doing reviews of each of the episodes and fell in love. Reminds me of when I was a kid in the '90s. Right now I've mostly been watching her reviews but I did buy the entire show (and its much maligned spin-off Baywatch Nights) on Blu-ray (DVD for Nights).
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When you finish "goofy" Baywatch be sure to go on to the much more serious "Son of the Beach".

Series guest stars include: Jason Alexander, Mark Hamill, Alan Thicke, Erik Estrada, Gary Coleman, John Salley, Joey Buttafuoco, Patty Hearst, Adam Carolla, Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, George Takei, Gilbert Gottfried, Walter Koenig, Pat Morita, Anson Williams, Christopher Darden, Maureen McCormick, Lee Majors, David Arquette, Neil Patrick Harris, Musetta Vander, Angelica Bridges, Ian Ziering, RuPaul, and Dweezil Zappa.

Patty Hearst and Dweezil Zappa, wow! With stars like that it's gotta be good!

 

[Deimos]

But -- self-sacrificing hero in Village of the Damned,1960.

Speaking of which.....
Remember the movie Inglourious Basterds?

Tarantino wrote the character Archie Hicox, (played by Michael Fassbender), to be a "young George Sanders type".
And he wrote the character General Ed French, a British general (played by Mike Myers of Austin Powers and Shrek fame) to be "an older George Sanders type, with his dry and deadpan delivery, like his character in Village of the Damned."

 

[Eljorahir]

I watched this yesterday and thought it was quite good.

 

[Server Room Gremlin]

Lady General Hua Mulan (1964)

Lady General Hua Mu-lan - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I really liked it, it was an enjoyable watch.

It can be found on YouTube here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLglGHZzrNSqb6lAKr2evYc6hCMitzVVoK&si=Jjk8kH-6kp6zhBVP

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

For those with MeTV, Svengoolie is airing one of the best 50s sci-fi movies tonight:

 

[Deimos]

For those with MeTV, Svengoolie is airing one of the best 50s sci-fi movies tonight:

Good heavens! A movie about giant ants garners a 7.2 on IMDB!

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

This one tonight!

 

[Alexander Scamilton]

I'll probably watch this one with some friends very soon. Even tho its so old.

 

[Beleg_Cúthalion]

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

Tonight’s presentation. Not only the Behemoth of Bette Davis but also Hammer, doing something other than horror. This movie was a 10/10.