I came across Emergency 51 while channel surfing. Loved this show as a kid. Made me kinda laugh today. Funny to see how stuff was handled pre 911 days.
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#4233977 - 02/26/1609:22 PMRe: Cheesy TV shows from the 70's
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I love how the IV bottle were actually glass. Everybody got IV ringer D5W (whatever that is) when they came in. Nobody had to sit at the desk (while in agony) giving your insurance info over. All the doctors wore ties. The old nurse outfits (yeah baby). I just had a good laugh at this today.
Oh, and they always had the machine that went "ping".
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#4233982 - 02/26/1609:42 PMRe: Cheesy TV shows from the 70's
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I love how the IV bottle were actually glass. Everybody got IV ringer D5W (whatever that is) when they came in. Nobody had to sit at the desk (while in agony) giving your insurance info over. All the doctors wore ties. The old nurse outfits (yeah baby). I just had a good laugh at this today.
Oh, and they always had the machine that went "ping".
You don't want your doctors to wear ties. They are germ magnets when dealing with patients.
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#4234045 - 02/27/1612:46 AMRe: Cheesy TV shows from the 70's
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Some dramas from the 70's are ok and still hold up quite well today like "The Rockford Files" but all of the sitcoms are now unwatchable for me.
Why was overacting so common back then? Did tv show producers feel that everything had to be exaggerated and theatrical?
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#4234049 - 02/27/1601:23 AMRe: Cheesy TV shows from the 70's
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I notice that the dialogue seems a lot slower too. The shows seemed slower because the quick scene editing thing hadn't become the rage yet. There seemed to be a melon collie feel to every show in the 70's. Then there was the coming of T & A and wiggle television, i.e. Three's Company.
#4234063 - 02/27/1602:43 AMRe: Cheesy TV shows from the 70's
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