tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post2345208212914546771..comments2024-03-26T19:10:00.791-04:00Comments on West Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more): Weekend movie blogging -- Herman Mankiewicz in OzJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-36934093325453400412013-03-17T15:16:27.361-04:002013-03-17T15:16:27.361-04:00Andrew,
I had initially typed "great" t...Andrew,<br /><br />I had initially typed "great" then replaced it with 'iconic' for just that reason. Oz, Wonderful Life, and (to a lesser extent) Gone with the Wind all had their reputation and impact enhanced by being television events (somewhat ironically in the case of Wonderful life -- stations aired it because it was cheap). On the other end of the spectrum, everyone knows who the Three Stooges are and no one remembers Joe McDoakes largely because the Stooges huge catalog made them TV friendly.<br /><br />That said, Oz was a big hit, critically and commercially when it came out and had been rereleased numerous times before its TV debut. Credit for that success probably goes first to Baum, but after that Mank's very close to the front of the line.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705408455380402571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-59491241656912127272013-03-17T13:41:39.597-04:002013-03-17T13:41:39.597-04:00Mark:
I'm not disagreeing with you, but I thi...Mark:<br /><br />I'm not disagreeing with you, but I think the baby boomers way overrate The Wizard of Oz for the simple reason that they saw it more than any other movie. It used to be on TV exactly once a year, and its appearance was always a big event (hard as this might be to imagine nowadays). It wasn't as big as the Super Bowl or anything like that, but we always knew it was going to be on, and watching it was an annual tradition.Andrew Gelmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715992780769751789noreply@blogger.com