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Floyd R. Turbo

(26,546 posts) Tue May 28, 2019, 04:15 PM May 2019

The Six O'clock News begins with "good evening", then goes on to tell you why it's

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The Six O'clock News begins with "good evening", then goes on to tell you why it's (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo May 2019 OP

Reminds me of the old *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* TV show... First Speaker May 2019 #1

Alfred Hitchcock was a show that taught people to think and look behind facades. You never knew what dameatball May 2019 #2

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)

1. Reminds me of the old *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* TV show...

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Tue May 28, 2019, 04:21 PM

May 2019

...remember? He always said "gooood eeevening" in that voice of his. And the next half-hour was about as far from being a Good Evening as you could ask for...

dameatball

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2. Alfred Hitchcock was a show that taught people to think and look behind facades. You never knew what

Reply to First Speaker (Reply #1)

Tue May 28, 2019, 05:33 PM

May 2019

you were going to get. Bonanza, Dragnet, etc., you knew the basic plot. Hitchcock and Serling changed that IMO.

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