My father was a TV repairman. One guy called him to the house to “adjust the lights.” He complained that on some shows, the people in the back were in a dark part of the set, and he wanted to turn up the lights in the back. And of course the sets with all the tubes in the wrong sockets, owned by people who “hadn’t messed with anything inside.” He often had to take the set back to the shop. He believed in the law that the more floors up the person lived, the bigger the set they owned.
Compared to the garbage that is passed off as entertainment these days, early TV was actually high quality with the likes of Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke and The Honeymooners among many others. While there were duds such as Gilligan’s Island, they were the exceptions.
BasilBruce 10 months ago
Notice the Spanish printing on the repairman’s case.
As for Jeff’s problem, there’s one good remedy: Read a book.
The dude from FL Premium Member 10 months ago
Get done there, Give me your number!
Olov Sundin 10 months ago
Same problem is still here.
ChukLitl Premium Member 10 months ago
Buy a new set that gets thousands of channels, that all say “Buy Now!”
Redd Panda 10 months ago
Anyone else remember the TV guy?
prince valiant Premium Member 10 months ago
How about going to the drug store and using the tube tester?
The Gun Doctor 10 months ago
The speech is in English, but the labels are in Spanish.
skinkis.com 10 months ago
I think that’s true in any era. Some good ones and many not so good…
MeGoNow Premium Member 10 months ago
My father was a TV repairman. One guy called him to the house to “adjust the lights.” He complained that on some shows, the people in the back were in a dark part of the set, and he wanted to turn up the lights in the back. And of course the sets with all the tubes in the wrong sockets, owned by people who “hadn’t messed with anything inside.” He often had to take the set back to the shop. He believed in the law that the more floors up the person lived, the bigger the set they owned.
PoodleGroomer 10 months ago
Survivor, Big Brother, and Bachelor are not improvements.
donwestonmysteries 10 months ago
And good luck getting paid.
Bill D. Kat Premium Member 10 months ago
Compared to the garbage that is passed off as entertainment these days, early TV was actually high quality with the likes of Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke and The Honeymooners among many others. While there were duds such as Gilligan’s Island, they were the exceptions.
brklnbern 10 months ago
Would that a repairman could fix that.