After repeated viewings throughout our lifetimes of the beloved episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, the mistakes (Barney's different middle names and years of service) and logic lapses (just how did Aunt Bee get out to the dump anyway?) seem to crash through our TV screens like a rock chucked by Ernest T. Bass.
But let's not forget that back in the day, the focus of the talented TAGS writers was the production of a single quality episode, one at a time. If you laughed and were entertained during that half hour, mission accomplished. Today, of course, TV series' entire seasons are mapped out before a single episode is scripted, with interlocking story arcs and an ongoing continuity narrative, primed for a culture that binge watches and demands such attention to detail. Like the idyllic Mayberry itself, times were much simpler when they were making TAGS. No one involved could have predicted that a half-century later, we'd still be glued to this show. Instead of being pestered by these goofs, why don't we forgive the producers and writers for them and just continue to enjoy their fun in the spirit in which they were produced? Mayberry forever, Michael Eury _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.wbmutbb.com/
