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The time really matters in TV shows, measured carefully by computers to cascade to an acceptable ending. What many do not know is that the most important 52nd minute.
A-Team (originally in the 80s, George Peppard and Liam Neeson somewhere in the early 2000s) was fun and thus predictable. So the show goes and, being young parents with ages 3-9, this was entertaining. It sometimes felt like we were the A-Team. Who was Hannibal was unclear.
YouTube, 8 min. long, not worth more 2 min. or so
The real question here is Why is the 52nd minute important?
Traveling through all the action and all seems lost, the 52nd minute arrives and Hannibal of the A-Team comes up with an ingenuous plan to solve the whole problem. One episode manages escape by padding the car with telephone books, allowing it to be shot to pieces. All are saved.
Then Hannibal smirks, lights a cigar, and states the above. This happens in every single stinkin' episode.
Then Hannibal smirks, lights a cigar, and states the above. This happens in every single stinkin' episode.
I have three nephews who are now in upper 30s and who are very analytical watched this and other shows waiting for the precious 52nd minute. During a visit we had one time, they showed me how it worked.
And, by golly, they were right. There is no way to explain and display this, but check it out yourselves. Go to several shows, watch what happens (commercials?) at The Mystery of the 52nd Minute. Use a stop-watch if you desire.
If nothing else, this will give all something to do as we consign ourselves to homes, hoping to escape the turmoil of current times.
I've never heard this before -- and of course, now I'll be timing!
ReplyDeleteIt might be a few seconds off.
DeleteThe 52nd moment is almost here! 😃
ReplyDeleteYay!!
DeleteThat last moment things sure can arise, or go into their predictable mode
ReplyDeleteHeart to Heart was a one of those shows.
DeleteInteresting. Some of the newer shows, the ones that are released for download, have varying run times, each episode being different.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if there was a pattern for non action shows.
There is! Check out other tv shows that follow the same format.
DeleteIt's like the second to the last chapter in a book when the climax happens.
ReplyDeleteI liked the A-Team. Now I want to go watch a couple episodes and enjoy the cheesiness of it all.
All need a little cheesiness.
DeleteWe were A TEAM fans. Funny about TVs, Sherry turned ours on yesterday to see if they worked. She didn't last long at it. Fortunately or unfortunately our TVs are on about 30 minutes a year. With Shirley gone we have no one to call and tell us something has happened, like the Shuttle Disaster, etc.
ReplyDeleteYEP timing is everything they say.
Stay well...
Sherry & jack
The timing is everything.
DeleteHi Susan - loved the A team ... and yes if one came on - I'd watch it ... didn't know the 52nd minute thing though ... cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteGive it a shot. A Team was always a fun action stow.
DeleteSome shows were just fun. Meanwhile, when is our 52nd minute going to get here?
ReplyDeleteWish I and the rest of us knew the answer to that.
ReplyDeleteI used to love watching the A-Team.
ReplyDeleteThey had the whole team on problem solving.
DeleteOh, there's a whole beats routine for TV shows, as I'm sure you know. An hour long drama has X number of acts (5, I think). By the first commercial break the problem needs to be defined. Etc. Have you seen TV Tropes (tvtropes.org)?
ReplyDeleteNow I will have to check it out. Thanks!
DeleteAnd to think I gave up TV years ago. So sad.
ReplyDeleteThink of all you missed!
Deleteon my husband's computer
Prolly it's easier to build around the crescendo, so it doesn't get so rushed.
ReplyDeleteGotta have plot development.
Deletefrom my husband's computer
hope and pray all is fine with you and family dear Susan
ReplyDeletei found this post interesting and entertaining
keeping you in thoughts and prayers my friend!
stay well and healthy!
May you as well. These are perilous times, but we must always believe that God is in charge.
DeleteYou always find such interesting things to write about. Stay safe, my friend.
ReplyDeleteI love to entertain myself.
DeleteI hope Hannibal is around at the 52nd minute of this current mess we're in and solves the problem.
ReplyDeleteOh, this rests in the hands of the health workers and the hands of scientific research. And most of all, all rests in the Hands of God.
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