Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

Re: Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

feeds@yuku.com (Grant) — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 02:10:38 PST

Maybe it isn't the nicest thing to say on June 6, but with me it's mainly the Wehrmacht stuff. Most of mine is very good copies from those Asian companies that you find on EBAY. But it would be nice to find a U. S. Army crusher with a non-leather bi...
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Re: Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

feeds@yuku.com (kcor) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:38:56 PST

Grant wrote:kcor wrote:I'd have shot my granny for Hogan's jacket.I feel the same way about his cap (even though I've become one of those non-leather extremists). There's just something about military headwear, especially WWII and WWI headwear. ...
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Re: Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

feeds@yuku.com (Grant) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 03:59:34 PST

One that I've always liked is the episode where Carter is allowed to escape all the way back to the States through this "network" of theirs, then feels guilty and tries to get recaptured, and no Germans will take him seriously. I agree with everyone that ...
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Re: Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

feeds@yuku.com (Grant) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 03:51:44 PST

kcor wrote:I'd have shot my granny for Hogan's jacket.I feel the same way about his cap (even though I've become one of those non-leather extremists). There's just something about military headwear, especially WWII and WWI headwear. So I also fe...
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Re: Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

feeds@yuku.com (Squashpants) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:27:31 PST

My Dad had a few rerun series that he loved, and this was one of them. Nothing gave him greater pleasure than to sit down to a "Hogan's Heroes" episode over a TV dinner.

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feeds@yuku.com (skull island escapee) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 20:06:21 PST

I saw this when I was very young [about 4 or 5], a time when I was VERY impressionable. When you are that young, you tend to believe that much of the imagery onscreen reflects actual human activity, and as a result I thought that WW2 looked like a 'fun bl...
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Re: Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

feeds@yuku.com (kcor) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 17:33:15 PST

When HH aired, I did not have a complete understanding of the distinction between being a Nazi and being in the German army. Even if the show made this clear, I didn't get it.That is, the sergeant was clearly just doing a job (maybe drafted), the colonel ...
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Re: Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

feeds@yuku.com (Wich2) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:51:30 PST

>But, even when the writing was just so-so, the character portrayals were still top notch. The performers made that series enjoyable to watch.< That's the selling point for many '60s sitcoms, GJS! The writing in many - most? - was generally corn...
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Re: Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

feeds@yuku.com (will) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:47:02 PST

You folks who don't see much humor in Hogan's Heroes, you don't think this is funny?

Re: Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

feeds@yuku.com (bela lugosi) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:03:42 PST

Thanks for the additional comments, folks. I don't think HH is a great show, but it's pretty funny. And I agree with the comments about how and why it has moments of seriousness. Col Klink and Sgt Schulz are funny as heck! I have found many shows ...
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Re: Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

feeds@yuku.com (will) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 05:00:18 PST

Rick wrote: Hogan's Heroes often was not a laugh riot...because of the writing. Dick Van Dyke as Rob Petrie was good at his job, too. Ernie Bilko was great at his job as he saw it. Andy Taylor might have been the greatest sheriff of ...
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Re: Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

feeds@yuku.com (The Batman of Gotham) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 04:39:38 PST

Yes, F-Troop is a lot of fun! It holds up very, very well after all these years!Concerning the writing for HOGAN'S HEROES, I would have to agree that it wasn't up there with DICK VAN DYKE, BILKO or ANDY GRIFFITH. But, even when the writing was...
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Re: Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

feeds@yuku.com (Wich2) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 03:59:30 PST

Pretty hard to overdue jabs at such monstrous targets... >I can't really comment on F Troop.< Rick, the Wife and I caught several in reruns a few years ago. Like every series, it had weak moments - but when it's good, it's still GOOD! And speakin...
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Re: Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

feeds@yuku.com (Grant) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 03:41:48 PST

skelton knaggs wrote:Rod Serling was appalled by Hogans Heroes portraying Nazis as loveable bumbling idiots... So was Mad Magazine. I hate to say it, but their satire of it gets a little preachy (IMO).

Re: Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

feeds@yuku.com (Rick) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 03:41:28 PST

Hogan's Heroes often was not a laugh riot...because of the writing. Dick Van Dyke as Rob Petrie was good at his job, too. Ernie Bilko was great at his job as he saw it. Andy Taylor might have been the greatest sheriff of all time. ...
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Re: Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

feeds@yuku.com (will) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 03:00:27 PST

Rod Serling wasn't very good with comedy.To me comedy without taking some risk isn't very interesting.Hogan's Heroes often was not a laugh riot, because it was not a complete farce like Get Smart or F Troop. Hogan wasn't Maxwell Smart or even Ernie Bilko....
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Re: Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

feeds@yuku.com (skelton knaggs) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 01:50:44 PST

Rod Serling was appalled by Hogans Heroes portraying Nazis as loveable bumbling idiots...

Re: Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

feeds@yuku.com (The Batman of Gotham) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 01:07:32 PST

I've always loved HOGAN'S HEROES. The whole cast does a great job and - NO - I never considered it to be in bad taste. Rather, I thought it was admirable that people could look back on a bleak time of serious desperation with humor. If y...
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Re: Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

feeds@yuku.com (Rick) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:16:31 PST

I thought the show was okay when I was 15 or 16 years old, but the last time I saw an episode (still a long time ago, maybe 20-25 years back), I didn't see much humor.At the time it scarcely occurred to me that it might be in bad taste, it was just too si...
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Re: Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

feeds@yuku.com (bela lugosi) — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 21:54:19 PST

Wow, scant praise for what I feel is a very funny show. Hope there are more "silent" fans out there.

Any HOGAN'S HEROES fans?

feeds@yuku.com (bela lugosi) — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 20:52:51 PST

I love this show! I've seen it many times before, but Me-TV is airing it every Sat night with a double blast. Werner Klemperer (Col Klink) and John Banner (Sgt Schultz) make the show as funny as it is. Bob Crane has that wink and n...
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