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We're giving Veep a try. 4 episodes in and it's starting to grab us.

You’ve just gotta lean into the most bad people. I watched a few seasons and need to finish at some point. 

I've been starting in on the 80s comedy classics with my kids.  I don't think they're quite ready for Gone With The Wind or Casablanca yet, but they really enjoyed Goonies.

Side-note: The PG rating in the 80s meant something different than it does now. There was a surprising amount of bad language in Goonies.  I just sat there and did the "grin and bear it" thing while the kids got wide-eyed looks on their faces, but I have to remind myself that I was their age (or younger) watching many of these 70s/80s PG movies, and I guess I turned out ok.  Heck, there were topless women in some 80s PG movies, you'd certainly never see that now.

I heard on the radio yesterday that Elton John, exec producer of "Rocketman", actually pushed against Paramount to ensure that the movie was racy enough for an R rating when they wanted it to make it down to PG-13. He said he didn't live a PG-13 life for most of the 70's and 80's, and he'd rather it be accurate.

I am consistently amazed at how different movies were in the 80s (and before). Particularly the depiction of women and people of different races is completely different than it is now. It's easy to rant about political correctness and token characters or scenes, but re-watching the movies of my childhood I'm consistently struck by how narrow the roles for women and non-white characters were.

I know we're not supposed to be political here, and I'm trying to tread lightly, but watching Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, or Goonies (we turned that one off when Corey Feldman's character interacts with Rosalita), or darn near any other hit from the 80s--and don't get me started on Bond movies--it's stunning--and pervasive. And I loved those movies as much as anyone; the cultural shift is remarkable, and much for the better, IMHO. 

My kids and i just watched Superman and Superman II.  They loved Zod.  All time great villain.  It has some adult language in there. 

I believe Gremlins is credited w bringing us PG13.

good show for it's time

Yeah, Doom was another one that got people excited for a 13 rating.  Can't go yanking out people's hearts like that, kidnapping kids and enslaving them.  I wouldn't let my kids watch that yet.