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Post by runhard on May 12, 2023 2:17:18 GMT -5
Amazing that this incredible episode The Firestorm from 1976 that addressed censorship as well as the burning of books could be just as relevant and important 47 years later. Many episodes addressed sensitive subjects like race, equality and women's rights as well as religion but how timeless these stories that took place in the 1930's in a small rural mountain community can still be happening and as relevant today.
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Post by flossieskid on May 12, 2023 3:54:53 GMT -5
Thank you Runhard for your comments about the episode, “The Firestorm”. Obviously, I am EXTREMELY biased, but I think it is right up there in the top 5 best shows. As I have mentioned, the story editor who became an Executive Producer said it was the absolute best Walton’s episode she ever wrote. I think many certainly agree with her!
Earl told me once at a party, after my Mom had died, that “The Firestorm “ was one of his favorite episodes too. One of the reasons Earl was so happy that the series was popular was because the show was about a loving, multigenerational family, with all the trials and tribulations a large family might face. He wanted viewers to sit down with their own families to view “The Waltons” and he hoped it might be the catalyst for lively conversations, differing opinions and shared experiences within families.
Earl hoped the love that existed among individuals in each family would see themselves reflected in the characters and storylines on the Waltons. I think one of Earl’s goals for the show was to bring families together in many different ways. I think we can all agree that Earl succeeded spectacularly! The continued interest in a series, over 50 years old, and the ongoing, amazing participation of Forum members, confirms how Earl’s vision for the show reached out and touched so many!
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Post by Easton on May 12, 2023 9:33:20 GMT -5
I find it most disturbing that many parts of the United States to take a Delorean back to the 1800s. My younger sister was 5 years younger than I was and I remembered seeing a calendar in her room with certain days marked. I asked her about it and she just told me it was a 'girl thing'. Nothing else was said about it and it was an embarrassing length of time before I found out what it was all about. (I think it was the movie 'Carrie' with Sissy Spacek that finally clued me in.)
My mother (or older sister) obviously took my younger sister aside and prepared her for what was going to happen with her body, and it's rather frightening to think that many families simply do not talk about such things - (I, for one, never received 'the talk') - and it's even more frightening to watch dedicated teacher getting fired for doing their job: to teach.
Children have a right to know these things and that a few narrow-minded 'leaders' feel they are justified in ruling over the physical bodies of their citizens. |
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Post by whisper on May 12, 2023 14:10:09 GMT -5
Such a powerful episode . My all time favourite.
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Post by runhard on May 13, 2023 0:11:21 GMT -5
Thank you Runhard for your comments about the episode, “The Firestorm”. Obviously, I am EXTREMELY biased, but I think it is right up there in the top 5 best shows. As I have mentioned, the story editor who became an Executive Producer said it was the absolute best Walton’s episode she ever wrote. I think many certainly agree with her! Earl told me once at a party, after my Mom had died, that “The Firestorm “ was one of his favorite episodes too. One of the reasons Earl was so happy that the series was popular was because the show was about a loving, multigenerational family, with all the trials and tribulations a large family might face. He wanted viewers to sit down with their own families to view “The Waltons” and he hoped it might be the catalyst for lively conversations, differing opinions and shared experiences within families. Earl hoped the love that existed among individuals in each family would see themselves reflected in the characters and storylines on the Waltons. I think one of Earl’s goals for the show was to bring families together in many different ways. I think we can all agree that Earl succeeded spectacularly! The continued interest in a series, over 50 years old, and the ongoing, amazing participation of Forum members, confirms how Earl’s vision for the show reached out and touched so many! I must agree with you it's one of my favorite episodes too. I think and believe that Earl Hamner really changed not only television but the country as well with The Waltons. Those early 70's was a chaotic time and in some ways much like now but The Waltons reminded us that there's still a lot of good out there. He wasn't afraid to address serious subjects but more importantly he reminded all of us just how important family really is in getting through them. I rediscovered The Waltons during the first months of Covid watching it every night on Hallmark and once again it reminded me our country has seen tough times before and we'll get through them. |
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Post by patriciaanne on May 13, 2023 20:33:56 GMT -5
I find it most disturbing that many parts of the United States to take a Delorean back to the 1800s. My younger sister was 5 years younger than I was and I remembered seeing a calendar in her room with certain days marked. I asked her about it and she just told me it was a 'girl thing'. Nothing else was said about it and it was an embarrassing length of time before I found out what it was all about. (I think it was the movie 'Carrie' with Sissy Spacek that finally clued me in.)
My mother (or older sister) obviously took my younger sister aside and prepared her for what was going to happen with her body, and it's rather frightening to think that many families simply do not talk about such things - (I, for one, never received 'the talk') - and it's even more frightening to watch dedicated teacher getting fired for doing their job: to teach.
Children have a right to know these things and that a few narrow-minded 'leaders' feel they are justified in ruling over the physical bodies of their citizens. Children have a right to know these things but it shouldn't be the government teaching it to them or even private schools for that matter. This is a good example of how the government is trying to step in and take over a parental role, thereby making the family structure weaker. (There are many other ways they've been doing it for years -- this is just one of the latest examples.) It's one step closer to totalitarianism. As I said before on a different thread, strong families breed strong, independent individuals. It's much more difficult to usher in an all-powerful government when you have fiercely independent individuals who are capable of running their own lives and taking care of their own families. |
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Post by nedandres on May 13, 2023 21:31:26 GMT -5
I find it most disturbing that many parts of the United States to take a Delorean back to the 1800s. My younger sister was 5 years younger than I was and I remembered seeing a calendar in her room with certain days marked. I asked her about it and she just told me it was a 'girl thing'. Nothing else was said about it and it was an embarrassing length of time before I found out what it was all about. (I think it was the movie 'Carrie' with Sissy Spacek that finally clued me in.) My mother (or older sister) obviously took my younger sister aside and prepared her for what was going to happen with her body, and it's rather frightening to think that many families simply do not talk about such things - (I, for one, never received 'the talk') - and it's even more frightening to watch dedicated teacher getting fired for doing their job: to teach. Children have a right to know these things and that a few narrow-minded 'leaders' feel they are justified in ruling over the physical bodies of their citizens. Children have a right to know these things but it shouldn't be the government teaching it to them or even private schools for that matter. This is a good example of how the government is trying to step in and take over a parental role, thereby making the family structure weaker. (There are many other ways they've been doing it for years -- this is just one of the latest examples.) It's one step closer to totalitarianism. As I said before on a different thread, strong families breed strong, independent individuals. It's much more difficult to usher in an all-powerful government when you have fiercely independent individuals who are capable of running their own lives and taking care of their own families. I am with you on this. However, I think one of the reasons that the government steps in is because many times parents neglect this important responsibility to teach values and some of these civic matters. It's coincidental that this subject came up here today as I spent some time with both of my twin sons, separately, talking about human sexuality. Let's hope that as a society we can do better to teach our kids and prepare them for the future. |
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