Forced Blogging Part 2
In defense of a Duke, a little about Luke, and Larry the Cuke.
- I just read an old news item about Ben Jones’ reaction to the new Dukes of Hazzard movie. [That's a lotta links in one short sentence.] Cooter was not happy. The context in which I found this story was a blog whereing the blogger was interspersing his own insulting/humorous comments into the story. I wont link it because it was borderline PG-13/R for language and sexual innuendo. Appearantly so is the movie.
Mr. Jones was pretty strident is his condemnation of the movie for sex, drugs, and foul language. He said that none of the original cast wanted anything to do with it after seeing the script. Bravo Ben Jones.
One of Jones’s comments that the blogger attacks is that there was a moral compass on the original show. Indeed, Jones is right. Both The Dukes of Hazarrd and The A Team were hour-long morality plays. They taught us that it was never okay to fight wickedness and injustice with wickedness and injustice.
Were Bo and Luke paragons of decency? No, but they did the right thing. The stood up for those weaker than themselves. Yeah they bent the law, but the law in Hazzard was already pretty crooked. But even the crooked Boss Hogg was not evil, just greedy. It was usually his greed that gave an oppurtunity to the villian (almost always an outsider–see how conservative this show is!) to work evil.
And boys of my generation we watched these role models (come-on they were good looking, kewl, drove fast, and chicks digged ‘em) do the right thing week after week.
- I, like many Star Wars fans, have been hugely disappointed by the recent trilogy. Instead of analyzing why, I’ll refer you to this great essay:
http://www.strangehorizons.com/2005/20051003/star-wars-a.shtml - Okay, so I did it for the rhyme. So sue me. I do happen to love VeggieTales. At one time we were all up on the latest and had all the videos. Sophie outgrew them and Paul is just starting to get there. He’s seen one or two and likes them. The tunes are just so darn catchy. Even if you don’t have kids, or your kids are too old, you should give VeggieTales a try. They are hilarious.
I missed the Veggie Tales thing – I’ve only seen one and it was lovely (the Jonah movie) and giggled my way through.
I love Veggie Tales. They came after my kids were grown. I have a pair of earrings of the Pears – Jerry and…uh….umm….oh shucks I always forget the other’s name – anyway, I love them!
Them pears are gourds. Jimmie and Jerry gourd. THey try to shang-hai one episode by dressing up at Bob and Larry.
My verification word was mzoij. Doesn’t that look like an Eastern European name:
“The world reknowned endrochinologist Dr. Emil Mzoij and his lovely wife Vanya.”