tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post5918451002372071109..comments2024-03-27T00:26:22.316-05:00Comments on The MacGyver Project: Quantum Leap -- Episode 6: The Color of TruthNicholas Sweedohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-58524614809075864162016-08-02T23:37:23.156-05:002016-08-02T23:37:23.156-05:00I hadn't heard that story before -- that's...I hadn't heard that story before -- that's awful.Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-29095682753538284662016-08-02T17:07:32.080-05:002016-08-02T17:07:32.080-05:00I did it again...I remembered something after I pu...I did it again...I remembered something after I published my entry. When I was in high school in the Harrisburg, PA area. A black family moved into our suburian neighborhood. Their son was in my class at school and I remember going with him and a group of other classmates to Hershey park for 'school day.' Anyway, one night a KKK cross was burnt into their front lawn. It was very frightening. It was just in the next block from our split level home. Scary. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02342174424018623586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-32046525023855276312016-08-02T16:06:23.218-05:002016-08-02T16:06:23.218-05:00I can generalize my favorites as any one where Sam...I can generalize my favorites as any one where Sam is a female. However, this is by far in my top 10. I think every junior high or high school student studying American History should be required to watch this episode. Yes, this episode is not perfect but it humanizes a difficult concept that some young people can't relate to. When I was in Atlanta at the MLK birthplace, there was a movie about civil rights. Young people who watched it were all crying when it ended. QL deals with the "good, bad and ugly" of history.<br />The simply freedoms that we take for granted such as drinking from a white's only fountain, riding in the front of the bus, seating at a lunch counter, and going to a hospital were not givens for the entire population. <br />I agree with your favorite lines. But I liked two lines that Miz Melny said. "I'm old; not dead." and "I swear they switched babies at birth." They both make me smile.<br />The ending of sitting at the lunch counter reminds me that we all have the ability to affect change. Strength comes in all sorts of packages.<br />And finally, 'we shall overcome' is one of my favorite songs. Al sings it so well in the jailhoused.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02342174424018623586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-71241673571070909272016-05-30T09:54:46.864-05:002016-05-30T09:54:46.864-05:00I think it's that I find stories of racial ine...I think it's that I find stories of racial inequality disturbing and upsetting and therefore not as enjoyable as the more traditional "popcorn entertainment."Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-59688481581099992762016-05-30T09:34:03.965-05:002016-05-30T09:34:03.965-05:00I'm not specifically drawn to shows with racia...I'm not specifically drawn to shows with racial themes really, but I thought this had a good story and pacing and I loved the darkness of "The Challenge". Is there any specific to the racial plots that don't work for you since you gave the thumbs-down to both "The Challenge" and this episode.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-88457700430476680162016-05-30T09:16:06.998-05:002016-05-30T09:16:06.998-05:00I predicted this would be your #1 since you're...I predicted this would be your #1 since you're a big fan of The Challenge (and I'm not). And although there are obviously some differences between that episode and this one, there are some similarities in subject matter and tone. Nicholas Sweedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437092592253460266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788875373841955612.post-90478248426538719272016-05-30T01:17:54.590-05:002016-05-30T01:17:54.590-05:00Starting to wonder how far apart we're gonna b...Starting to wonder how far apart we're gonna be on this show. Your least favorite thus far is my #1 thus far. It was far from perfect but the story held my interest the most and I appreciated that the subject matter was more consequential than challenging a cowgirl to a contest of who can pound in fence posts the most quickly. Aside from the best-yet pacing and exposition, I appreciated how Sam's humanity prodded him to take up the cause of civil rights after living in the shoes of a black man in the segregated 1950s South.<br /><br />While I loved that theme in principle, I felt they got a little carried away with it as "Jesse" insubordination never relented and he failed at his objective of saving the old lady's life, and acted oddly ambivalent about it while moping in the jail cell as Al described saving her in Sam's absence. It's also kind of jarring to hear the N-word said so casually just as it was on "MacGyver" only two months earlier with another episode guest-starring Michael D. Roberts. It's certainly a reminder of how much the world has changed in the last quarter century, even more so than Al's public cigar smoking.<br /><br />I certainly got a "Driving Miss Daisy" vibe from it too so it's interesting that this episode preceded that film. I also thought the thugs' old truck looked like MacGyver's old Chevy truck he got from Grandpa Harry that he drove around mostly in season 5. I also liked the ending where Miss Melny invites "Jesse" to sit next to her, hokey as it was. But it also holds true to the earlier episodes where Sam manages to be at the forefront of a major historical event, in this case fast-tracking the civil rights movement. Again, my favorite episode thus far.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953380288384883179noreply@blogger.com