Maybe our main focus shouldn’t be the big picture. I’m going to heaven and I hope to bring a bunch of people with me. But no matter what direction my culture will choose, I know the direction I have chosen for my life. The right question is, “What can I do?” To every reader of this blog, what are you doing to make this world more aware of God, his will and his plan of salvation through Jesus Christ? What are you doing that helps to raise the standards of our country and our culture? I miss Mayberry. But that really isn’t the best question to ask at a moment like this. He said, “What the soldiers need most is for you to make sure this country remains something worth fighting, and losing friends, for. He did an amazing job and then, at the end of the program, someone asked him how those of us at home could support our troops. Last Fall I was privileged to hear a retired veteran from Afghanistan speak. Take a minute and REALLY give that statistic some thought. A Wikipedia article reports that in 1960 there were about 285,000 people in jail in the United States. Do television shows and movies accurately reflect the direction of our culture? I think the shows reflect the culture, and even more frightening, often “create” it. Isn’t that a cheery, post July 4th thought! I wish that wasn’t true – but it is. Historically, nations prosper and grow to great strength, and then slowly self-destruct. Is it possible for a culture to turn around and return to kinder, purer standards? Yes, but it isn’t likely. Now Modern Family and Two and A Half Men are at the top of the chart.
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The number one TV shows in 1986 were The Cosby Show and Family Ties. Matlock began in 1986 and ran for nine years.
That is the same year, Brokeback Mountain won 3 Academy awards. Andy Griffith was awarded the presidential medal of freedom by George W. I’ve seen that show – and I would probably add the word “Sometimes or Occasionally” to the title. The popular show this week is America’s Got Talent. TV Guide ranked the The Andy Griffith Show the 9th best show in television history. Is that just a time gone by? Are things as different as they seem? I miss the days when The Andy Griffith show was considered great television. Andy was a good sheriff, a good dad, a good friend and a good person. I was hoping I would marry Opie some day, because I thought he would probably grow up to be like his dad. Gomer and Goober would fix everyone’s car and Aunt Bea‘s fried chicken was always a big hit. Otis, who drank too much, was welcomed into his jail cell each night so he could sleep it off. Don Knotts had a job as deputy sheriff, even though he wasn’t good at it. I grew up in the Los Angeles area and I always thought it would be fun to live in a small town like that. I was just a girl when he was the sheriff of Mayberry. There was something about him that made me smile and enjoy turning my television set on. Andy Griffith passed away on Tuesday and I am sad. I enjoyed seeing him “handle” all those cases – wearing that blue seersucker suit. I used to rush home at noon to watch Matlock reruns while I ate my lunch. Andy Griffith was in another of my favorite shows as well. I bet you can close your eyes and hear the theme music that opened The Andy Griffith Show, in your head. A young Ron Howard ran alongside, picking up rocks to skip on the lake.
Picture Andy Griffith, fishing pole over his shoulder, whistling as he walked down a dirt road.
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