Bunny Dips and Jiggle TV...

 Being from Chicago and of a certain age, it's kind of hard to not think of Hugh Hefner and the origins of his clubs, his north side mansion, his bunnies and their famous "Bunny Dip".  I still have a strange memory of going to classes in his old mansion near Division street when I was at the School of the Art Institute for my Masters (he donated it to the School).  I remember walking into echoing clean, wooden halls with shiny suits of armor and trying to imagine the parties those walls had seen.  I must say, my favorite spot was where all the pinball machines were.  It was always great to get in a few high scores before class.  Hmmm...somehow I'm sure a few of the male guests at his infamous parties might've used similar words way back when. 

Anyways....where was I??  Oh, yeah....Bunny Dips and Jiggle TV.   Saying there's nothing to watch on tv is a huge cliche, right??   Granted, I don't watch a lot of network tv (or any tv these days, really)....but it's been the trippiest thing watching all of the retro-revisionist shows like Mad Men and now the newly axed (thank the friggin' gods) Playboy bunny show and lest we forget the show about flight attendants back in the days when they used to be called stewardesses.  I forget the name, but Christina Ricci is in it.  I think it's extremely telling and troubling to see these sorts of shows cropping up and repainting history -- particularly women's history and the history of people of color during powerful eras like the 50's, 60's and 70's -- with strange, broad brushes and nifty vintage wardrobes.   Seriously...does Hollywood think everyone has selective amnesia with no solid memories of how things really were back then???   Is there any hope for some originality, truth and real diversity???  I understand the concepts of distraction and escapism...but that doesn't have to mean poorly conceived storylines and predictable characters.