[net.tv] More "meta".

dlo@drutx.UUCP (OlsonDL) (02/27/86)

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>For a good example of sloppy, obvious, false meta-humour, tune in to
>CBN sometime and watch any old episode of the George Burns show. In
>defence of the writers of that show, it is quite apparent that they
>MEANT to be as obvious as possible with the meta-comments. And to that
>end they succeeded. They practically hit you over the head with it.
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>Dave Kirby    ( ...!ihnp4!akgua!cylixd!dave)

That reminds me of the TV show Ellery Queen that was on several years
ago.  Remember toward the last of each episode, he would turn to the
camera and say, "Now, if you were watching ... CLOSELY ..."

David Olson
..!ihnp4!drutx!dlo

"Do you smoke after sex?"
"I dunno.  I never looked."