one photo is worth six expired tools

i like the lou grant show. there, i said it. i haven’t gotten to see it since i was a kid, and it’s not on dvd. that show made me want to be, not a journalist, but a newspaper man. now itunes has the show and i watched the first episode. it is extremely dated, but still an excellent watch.

like most of the things i love, it inspires questions: why can’t shows look like that anymore? why can’t shows have that much quiet in them anymore? why do i love ed asner so much?

no really, why DO i love ed asner so much? it’s as if i have a “you love ed asner” implant in my brain. the love is real, but i don’t entirely believe it.

anyway, this is a screen capture of one of the reporters digging up information, following a lead to bust open a law enforcement scandal. this one shot contains at least six items from days gone by:

1. typewriter
2. ancient desktop terminal
3. awesomely ernestine head set
4. ye olde neck-crane assistant
5. bona fide rolly roladex
6. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER!!

sigh. clicky.