I’m not sure if this is “irony,” but it’s odd. “Kafkaesque,” maybe.
Posted By Russ Emerson on May 19, 2010 at 12:23 pm
I’ve been watching a lot of classic TV via my Netflix account, streaming through my Blu-Ray player. Seeing the old shows has been like seeing old childhood friends.
Last night, I continued my viewing of Dragnet, the archtypical cop show. In one episode, Sergeant Joe Friday speaks to a group of recent high school graduates from the inner city, trying to gain new recruits for the LAPD.
He made arguments that, I think, would stand up well more than 40 years later. Heck, if I were young and physically capable, I might consider a career in law enforcement, based on Friday’s sales pitch.
One of the young men in the meeting, however, clearly did not pay enough attention.
Yeah… that’s O. J. Simpson. Murderer, currently doing time for robbery.
Seeing him in that meeting on-screen was more jarring than his appearances in the Naked Gun comedies.
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