[wardaddy]

You can take that line about everyday NYers living in multimillion dollar lofts and readily extrapolate that nearly everyone of TV lives in housing that only a few can afford.

I remember as a kid that Beaver and My Three Sons and The Bradys etc all lived in far nicer homes than I did and I was under the impression that we were solid middle class and moving up.

However, there is no doubt that you average working family lives in a nicer home today than in the 60s and are willing to pay a larger percentage of income for it. My dad spent about 15% on mortgage of his income while many of my peers will pay 40% to live in a 3000 sq ft plus home in a nice area. Priorities have changed ...homes are now a lifestyle more than ever.

(rant off)

[Chancellor Palpatine]

Now that you mantion it, lets also talk about the office space occupied by middle rank employees on TV and movies. Corner window offices in nice high rises, expensively decorated, with those old battle axe secretaries (that are the most expensive and really know their stuff).

[Corin Stormhands]

You can take that line about everyday NYers living in multimillion dollar lofts and readily extrapolate that nearly everyone of TV lives in housing that only a few can afford.

Heh...my example of that is The Waltons.

In the middle of the depression, this "poor" Virginia family had their own business, their own truck, their own horse and lived in a five-bedroom house with indoor plumbing.

Don't get me started on their "Virginia" mountains...