Posted on 06/30/2010 11:35:52 AM PDT by marshmallow
If I described to you a hit television show with deep Christian underpinnings and hidden meanings about a bunch of people being stranded on a strange island which had some audience speculating that the characters were in "Hell," what show would you say we were discussing?
Gilligan's Island, of course.
Sherwood Schwartz, the creator of Gilligan's Island, said he patterned the ’seven stranded castaways’ after the seven deadly sins but he didn't admit it until years later in his book about the show.
I'm sure you can attribute the sins to the proper characters but here they are:
The Professor – Pride
Thurston Howell III - Greed
Ginger - Lust
Mary Ann - Envy (of Ginger's looks)
Mrs. Lovey Howell - Gluttony
The Skipper - Anger or wrath
Gilligan – Sloth
Take that LOST!
Some have even speculated that the castaways were in Hell and Gilligan (who always wore red!!!!!) did everything he could to ensure they stayed there making Gilligan "Satan."
And you thought it was just a silly show!
Kind of like my favorite episode of Bewitched. You know, the one where Endora casts a spell on Darrin and he acts real crazy until Sam figures it out.
No, Mary Ann was better looking and had a better figure and personality. Maintenance wasn't an issue on the island.
I used to think Mary Ann was best until I was about 25 years old. Then I saw clearly that Ginger was actually better.
Ha ha Ha!
Good Catch!
And The “Seven Deadly Sins” are from the writings of Thomas Aquinus, a Catholic!
Neither a borrower nor a lender be.
Do not forget. Stay out of debt.
Think twice, and take this good advice from me,
guard that old solvency!
There is one other thing you ought to do:
to thine own self be true!
Being stranded on an island, I would take the country girl over the actress. Odds of survival would be better.
I thought Lost in Space resembled Gilligan’s Island
Will Robinson (& the Robot) = the Professor
Penny & Judy = Mary Ann & Ginger
John & Maureen = Mr. & Mrs. Howell
Don West = the Skipper
Dr. Smith = Gilligan
The whole song. I’m going to add it to my song list.
Ginger would kill you.
Maryanne starts to remind you of your daughters's HS friends.
Lovey falls into the "Won't tell, won't swell and grateful as hell" category with the added attraction of Thurston's money when he kicks off.
Mr. & Mrs. Howell -- Wealth and leisure class
Professor -- Academia
Ginger -- Entertainment and media
Mary Ann -- The heartland of America
Skipper -- Government management
Gilligan -- Incompetent civil servants
His premise was that Mary Ann was the only one on the island that actually made things work, while everyone else did little that actually mattered, but thought they were important, except for Gilligan, who did his best but screwed up everything.
In the pilot, The skipper, Gilligan and the Howells were supposed to be the main characters. The professor, Ginger and Bunny were minor characters. Ginger and Bunny were secretaries, and Bunny was supposed to be a sex bomb bimbo with a good heart. The professor was supposed to be a hunk. Those three parts were recast after the pilot, and the professor, who was originally a high school teacher, was made a college professor, and the two other female parts were remade.
The appeal of Gilligan's island, I thought, was pretty simple. All the characters were likable. The two girls were pretty, but not slutty. The plots were simple and anyone could understand it. The actors were all excellent at playing very broad, shallow characters in a way that gave them personality and depth. With only three networks, a show only had to beat out two other shows to capture eyeballs.
Gilligan's Island was an odd little show that wasn't quite like anything else on television. The network didn't want to run it, but decided they had to because the pilot tracked well in testing. Even then, they continued to interfere. The network insisted on the guest stars, and tried to give Gilligan a pet dinosaur.
A pet dinosaur? LOL. Glad they didn't go with that idea...
Read your home page and laughed at some in common beliefs we share. Anyhow, nice to meet another fan - and you're right - he's one of the greats.
he might have read a Luther work or two ... it’s not impossible
I would like to have had a chance to see him perform live 30yrs or so ago.
Met him briefly when he was “just a poet” - before he wrote his first song - should have gotten his autograph. Damn. I wasn’t into music so I never made the connection - but like you I wish I had heard him 30 years ago... but this year would be fine...or last year would have been good - or anytime would work.
Yes it would. I never seem to be near when he is performing.
Man that Mitt Island video is seriously deranged, had me laughing though
For those who have forgotten Polonius’ Advice to Laertes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXId5jOTxdg
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