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    Yxklyx — 10 years ago(January 18, 2016 09:29 PM)

    This film was revealing the current state of TV in the 70s - it was not prescient, it was telling it like it was in the present time - in the 70s.

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      TongueFu — 10 years ago(January 23, 2016 01:00 AM)

      Shakespeare would tell you what's past is prologue.

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          sjpatejak — 10 years ago(February 24, 2016 11:32 PM)

          Masonic power circle??

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            MortSahlFan — 2 years ago(July 22, 2023 10:46 AM)

            which must mean "You ain't heard nothing yet!"
            https://www.patreon.com/LoyalOpposition

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              hafabee — 10 years ago(February 25, 2016 06:33 PM)

              At the time
              Network
              was made it was considered to be somewhat farcical. It may have been a satire of "modern" 1970's television, but as the decades have rolled by it's over-the-top satire has only become more realistic.
              For instance, reality television was not really a thing at the time
              Network
              was originally released. Fast forward 25 years though and it's not only relevant, it's one of the most popular genres of television entertainment! As television has grown and expanded,
              Network
              has only become more relevant, it's themes more prevalent, and it's comedy more tragic.

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                clockworkorange13 — 9 years ago(April 03, 2016 07:41 AM)

                It's not only relevant today because of modern TV but also because of social media and the internet. People nowadays are more than happy to let a cell phone app like instagram dictate their reality to them.

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                  AndrewGS — 9 years ago(November 26, 2016 07:18 AM)

                  It's I guess interesting that the film was so anti-television of its time when, by both critics and audiences,
                  All in the Family
                  and
                  Mary Tyler Moore
                  were and still are considered great shows.

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                    ZolotoyRetriever — 3 years ago(August 10, 2022 05:29 AM)

                    Quote from the film:
                    I don't know what to do about depression, inflation, the Russians, the crime in the streets. All I know is that first you've got to get mad!
                    Some things never change, it seems.

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