Let's Go! Southwest - Episode 25 - A Swinging Good Time - Comments

I was talking to my mom the

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:54:31 -0500

I was talking to my mom the other day and asked her if she heard during the 1970s was swinging going on.
Matter of fact from a neighbor who asked her, if she was interested in being in a swingers club. Of course, my mother answer was you got to be kidding.
What did I know, I was only a teenager.

Haven't watched the show,

markaweber — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:56:48 -0500

Haven't watched the show, but ... fashion and music in the '70s? I was there, and it wasn't that great. Guys wearing white bell-bottom pants and earth shoes is an image I'd just as soon forget.

Not long after I moved into

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:33:40 -0500

Not long after I moved into my post-divorce house in Indiana, I was taking my dog for a walk and a really cute house a couple streets over had a little sign by the door that said "The Swingers." I wasn't sure if that was the family's name or their walk of life.

Not long after that, I started going to a new church and I met "The Swingers," an older couple, both of whom were heavily involved in the various programs there. I felt bad for having such thoughts about them before I met them. I'm afraid to watch the show, though, because Mr. Swinger had a 1970s kind of haircut and I don't want to think about that again if there's a character that looks like him.

Embarrassment loves company!

steinie — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:28:28 -0500

Embarrassment loves company! I, too, have been watching "Swingtown" and I think I'm kinda liking it - especially since Thursday night viewing hasn't been the same for me since "Knots Landing" went off the air.

It's definitely made me think back to my formative years in the 1970s - perhaps when I was getting all those babysitting calls it was because my hometown neighbors were out "swinging!"

Unlike Melissa, I LOVE the commercials. I'm retro all the way, baby!!

I was too embarrassed to

Melissa Gilman — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:49:19 -0500

I was too embarrassed to mention I've been watching "Swingtown!" It's funny, cheesy and a little creepy. I can't imagine today's helicopter parents letting their kids run around town while the adults canoodle by the pool.

One thing that struck me about those party scenes, besides the racy stuff, is the sense of community. Do people have big neighborhood parties any more?

One thing I can't stand about "Swingtown" is all the really bad 70s-themed commercials that run during it.

Episode 25 - A Swinging Good Time

brian — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:38:56 -0500

Three weeks in to the summer series Swingtown, the writers behind the retro CBS drama have managed to make both the 1970s and suburban Chicago look fun.