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"Bubula"
I went to the dentist yesterday.
I'm laying there relaxed in the high-tech, comfy, circa 1989, post-modern, form-fitting, dentalchair. Mouth splayed wide. Vunerable. Drill whirring. TV remote in hand.
My dentist has television sets built into the ceiling so while he's elbow deep in your mouth you can relax and catch up on more midday tv than your brain could ever digest.
Normally I'll switch to "CNN", or try and find "Law and Order" on some channel,"Law and Order" is on somewhere at any moment of the day.
I wasn't in a mood for presidential spam news. I wasn't in a L&O/Jerry Orbach mood either. So I flicked around until I heard those first few notes of the opening song of my most favorite tv show of all time. Ever. The first three notes of that show's theme song would have me running at the tv set, full speed, only to powerslide on my knees and wind up mere inches from the screen.
DunDunDun.
Snap. Snap.
DunDunDun.
Snap. Snap.
DunDunDun.DunDunDun.DunDunDun.
They're creepy and they're kooky, Mysterious and spooky, They're all together ooky, The Addams Family.
And with that I'm back in 1973 watching Superstation 17.
While the theme was playing the hygienist and the dentist were unconsciously tapping thier feet to the cadence of the "Snap. Snaps."
As a kid I loved that show. Now, while laying in that chair, I had an opportunity to really see the value in it. I watched it back, to back, to back. Each time the theme would play the hygienist and the dentist would tap at the Snap. That was powerful.
Things I noticed as I watched were:
The character development all the way down to "Thing" and "Cleopatra", was phenomenal. The writing, while macabre, spanned many different generational levels and appealed to each. The acting was beatifully consistent throughout every scene. The aesthetic of their gothic home, the furnishings, the textures, every tiny detail undoubtedly fussed over. Even the set lighting was exemplary, it set the mood for the show, consistently. Not to mention it was all shot extremely well, in black and white.
Granted the show was pure schtick, but it was done so incredibly well. Looking back on it, the series was a true work of art!
Cara Mia!
Oh, by the way, did I mention large doses of novacaine does really weird shit with my head?
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On another note, the pending hurricane has my wife completely nuttin' up.
Don't get me wrong, I'm concerned enough about the pending disaster to change the batteries in the flashlight, but Leslie is clinging to the rafters from her claws.
For Leslie's sake, send prayer.
If you don't pray, send Thorazine... and a dart.
9/15/2004 08:40:20 PM
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