Sometimes revisiting an old movie or TV series can lead us off down Memory Lane. Follow me below the orange street map for more.
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My current trip down TV memory land is courtesy of the 1970s series "The Streets of San Francisco", starring Karl Malden and Michael Douglas.
I remember watching it in the 1970s, but I probably wasn't as into it as I've become now . . . simply because of the passage of time and what it has done to: my memory, my view of TV, and what has changed in the landscape of The City.
I'm on Season 1
and it's 1972. I should point out that the series was entirely filmed in SF--even the studio scenes, so it is a veritable treasure trove of San Francisco scenery. Many familiar landmarks of course, but also a look at neighborhoods that have (in many cases sadly) changed almost beyond recognition.
And: phone booths!!!
No cell phones, personal computers, etc. It's actually refreshing!
And "guest stars" that almost always include someone either famous from the 1940s/1950s (Edmund O'Brien)--or an actor just starting out who later got famous (Susan Dey, John Ritter--even Arnold Schwarzenegger!!) It's a Hollywood family album in some ways.
Mister eJ and I watch the episodes not so much for their plots (although some of the stories are still good): Karl Malden is always great, young Michael Douglas is gorgeous; the interplay between the old veteran and the young, college guy, although familiar, is well-done. And the pacing of the shows is slow enough for even us, uh, older viewers to follow along without getting a headache.
Plus: 1970s fashion clothes, hair styles, interior, uh, decor, attitudes towards women (don't get me started.) I do have to commend the series for at least attempting a kind of diversity: it's not all white people (although mostly it is, of course.)
One hazard, for me at least, is the wild Moog synthesizer music that fills many scenes--and the credits. If I watch an episode before bedtime, I find it hard at first to get that music outta my head. But, small price to pay.
Mainly, though, it's the cars:
Did we think they were gigantic when it was the Seventies? And, although there's very little parking space in The City now--I wonder how people found parking when almost every car looked like a huge tuna boat?
Plus, our heros, SF cops, both manage to actually live in fairly nice places in the City. Like Inspector Keller's cool flat downtown and Lt. Stone's (Karl Malden) digs on Potrero Hill:
(modern shot.)
For many years now most SF civil servants cannot really afford to live in SF--and, instead, reside in the outer suburbs. Sigh.
I look forward to the rest of Season 1--and the subsequent seasons. And a fun, if at times bittersweet, trip down 1970s memory lane. Do you have a favorite movie or TV series that
fires up your nostalgia?