Growing up in the 70s and 80s in Germany, I've been brainwashed by US movies and sitcoms, 90% of the things I've watched was from the US - Magnum P.I, Simon & Simon, The Fall Guy, Kojak, A-Team, Golden Girls, Mary Taylor Moore, Lou Grant, MacGyver, Knight Rider, Night Court, Family Ties, Miami Vice, The Wonder Years, Facts of Life, Love Boat, and on and on and on.
When I visited New York City for the first time in my life two things struck me as odd:
On thing was the number of camera teams in the streets.
I mean not movie production teams necessarily but press primarily. This was after 9/11 and before that I always wondered how it could be that there where multiple cameras pointed at the twin towers in exactly the right moment. After I spent some time in NYC this wasn't weird at all anymore.
The other thing was that strange feeling of familiarity of many streets and places. I blame watching too much Kojak as a kid...
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What, no "film at 11" or "Later tonight, Kojak"?
Growing up in the 70s and 80s in Germany, I've been brainwashed by US movies and sitcoms, 90% of the things I've watched was from the US - Magnum P.I, Simon & Simon, The Fall Guy, Kojak, A-Team, Golden Girls, Mary Taylor Moore, Lou Grant, MacGyver, Knight Rider, Night Court, Family Ties, Miami Vice, The Wonder Years, Facts of Life, Love Boat, and on and on and on.
I know the US better than many parts of Germany.
When I visited New York City for the first time in my life two things struck me as odd:
On thing was the number of camera teams in the streets. I mean not movie production teams necessarily but press primarily. This was after 9/11 and before that I always wondered how it could be that there where multiple cameras pointed at the twin towers in exactly the right moment. After I spent some time in NYC this wasn't weird at all anymore.
The other thing was that strange feeling of familiarity of many streets and places. I blame watching too much Kojak as a kid...
Or you can watch old episodes of Kojak for a late 70's perspective.
But a nice undertaking.
Cheers