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Columbo plots were oddly fixed on telephone technology in particular, in a way that might not have aged well if the acting weren't as good as it was.
by mbg721 5y ago
Columbo plots were oddly fixed on telephone technology in particular, in a way that might not have aged well if the acting weren't as good as it was.
- chrisseaton 5y agoI don’t understand why being set in a particular period would cause a program to not age well? Does Sherlock Holmes not age well because now we have DNA to solve crimes more easily?
- mbg721 5y agoJust that things like answering machines or phone records for long-distance but not local calls are less familiar and relatable, so plot points that would have been obvious to the audience at the time can't be taken for granted.
- chrisseaton 5y agoI don’t get it - do you think people watch films set in medieval times and get confused that people are using horses rather than cars? People can understand that things used to be different. It’s not a barrier.