[John Milner]

Watched several/many older series. Some comedy, some drama.

Everything from mid-50s to mid 70s.

Believe it or not, right now we’re going through the 5 seasons of Leave It to Beaver. After decades of hearing how unreal it is (yes that’s true) I’m surprised by the quality of the acting and writing. Forgot all about the fun interplay between the parents and couples. Very enjoyable. First year it seems every vehicle was a 1957 Ford, except one episode there was a Merc.

Even with the unrealistic family interactions it’s still very nostalgic. My sister said it pretty well, “It wasn’t our family - not even close - but it was what we would have loved to have had.”

[who_would_fardels_bear]

There used to be a couple of nice dinner houses in the Los Angeles area called Billingsley’s after the actress who played the Beav’s mom. COVID killed off the last one.

[Dr. Sivana]

Even with the unrealistic family interactions it’s still very nostalgic.

Of course it isn't realistic . . . it's television, in every era. The people on "Friends" have unrealistically swanky digs for their income. Every crime/legal/medical drama has a star character who runs into an extremely unrealistic number of innocent clients who look guilty (Perry Mason, Matlock,Quincy) and a ridiculous number of unusually creative murders (Columbo).