{"id":1593,"date":"2005-08-23T12:07:00","date_gmt":"2005-08-23T18:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2005-08-23T12:07:00","modified_gmt":"2005-08-23T18:07:00","slug":"i-may-actually-have-to-buy-a-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2005\/08\/23\/i-may-actually-have-to-buy-a-book\/","title":{"rendered":"I may actually have to buy a book…"},"content":{"rendered":"

A while ago, I attended a taping of “That 70’s show<\/a>” – For those who care it was episode – 49, “Red Fired Up”<\/p>\n

When you see a show taping, first-off you need to remember that you will be there approximately 6 minutes for every minute of air time (including commercials). Thus a 30 minute program will probably take up 180 minutes, or 3 hours of time.<\/p>\n

Further you will see lines that the writers are testing in the script and may change or lose entirely. One such line was the final credit-crawl joke.<\/p>\n

The foreign character of Fez has been watching “Hollywood Squares” through the entire episode. At the very end of the episode while the credits are rolling we hear him make a comment aloud to himself. “You know… I think this Paul Lynde may be Gay.”<\/p>\n

It was completely out of the blue, and I must admit that the audience and myself nearly wet ourselves with hysteria. The line was delivered with such a level of 70’s innocence to something that we now reflect upon as obvious beyond measure.<\/p>\n

Paul Lynde, the poster child for what we often view as a male homosexual stereotype. Well, we can do that now; but in 1971 at the height of Bewitched<\/a>, most had no idea.<\/p>\n

Thanks to one of today’s posts<\/a> by theferrett<\/a>. I am looking forward to reading a new biography on America’s ‘Center Square<\/a>‘<\/p>\n

There is a wonderful interview<\/a> with the author at Salon.com<\/p>\n

Sadly, the producers of “That 70’s Show” never let this pearl of humour out in the airing of the episode. But at least a man who’s comic delivery was a highlight of the 70’s as finally been given some proper honour.<\/p>\n

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