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Michael Apted's “Seven Up” series is reaching its conclusion

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Re: Michael Apted's “Seven Up” series is reaching its conclusion

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Post by ChuckMcM »

Cougher wrote: post #4

This is a unique and very well-done take on Seven Up. It has the added dimension of how much of a learning process this was for Apted (the director), as well as other aspects that I hadn't picked up from other sources. I first discovered this series a few weeks ago. I found the idea fascinating and I expected to be keen to dig into it. So I read some of the pieces that I found online and I stopped. My expectation of…

You have summed up something that I think of as, the existentialist dilemma, fairly well. If you live long enough, you will get to a point where you internalize that life really is just a journey with a start, a middle, and an end. All of it and none of it is precious. You realize that the change you make happen is more important than what you have achieved or not achieved.

Re: Michael Apted's “Seven Up” series is reaching its conclusion

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Post by JamesSwift »

sgt101 wrote: post #15
randomsearch wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Adults are children in bigger clothes.

My first born cured me of childish ways.

My experience with having kids was that it taught me that adults/parents are mostly getting through life by guessing. You don't figure life out at some point, you just pick up small things along the way and get better at rolling with the ups-and-downs.

Re: Michael Apted's “Seven Up” series is reaching its conclusion

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Post by dang »

classified wrote: post #6

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If there's a workaround, it's ok. Users usually post workarounds in the thread. They did so in this thread.

This is in the FAQ at https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html and there's more explanation here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989

https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme...

Re: Michael Apted's “Seven Up” series is reaching its conclusion

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Post by tw1010 »

wolco wrote: post #26

I remember a simpsons parodity. Does anyone elsw share this memory? I remember watching this at 35up and lower as a kid.

Do you remember which episode that was? Or do you remember anything else that could make the search easier? Tried to google but couldn't find the parody

Re: Michael Apted's “Seven Up” series is reaching its conclusion

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Post by disqard »

alphadevx wrote: post #20
Cougher wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thank you! Pardon me for passing on a couple of unsolicited thoughts . . . I probably don't have to tell you, but these moments with your son are better than most of the bullet points that suffice for life accomplishments. Seize as many of them as you can. Your presence is every bit as important as the activities that may make up a list; arguably more. Validate his struggles because they're huge to a young person wit…

Thank you kindly, profound advice for any father! I do my best to advocate for him every day, and I have made some mistakes along the way, but will never waiver my commitment.

This thread was a nugget of gold. Thank you both, for sharing this wonderful discussion!

Re: Michael Apted's “Seven Up” series is reaching its conclusion

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Post by sightedz »

tw1010 wrote: post #47
wolco wrote: post #26

I remember a simpsons parodity. Does anyone elsw share this memory? I remember watching this at 35up and lower as a kid.

Do you remember which episode that was? Or do you remember anything else that could make the search easier? Tried to google but couldn't find the parody

Springfield Up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_Up

Re: Michael Apted's “Seven Up” series is reaching its conclusion

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Post by subpixel »

Cougher wrote: post #4

This is a unique and very well-done take on Seven Up. It has the added dimension of how much of a learning process this was for Apted (the director), as well as other aspects that I hadn't picked up from other sources. I first discovered this series a few weeks ago. I found the idea fascinating and I expected to be keen to dig into it. So I read some of the pieces that I found online and I stopped. My expectation of…

My take is different b/c like millions of other people I’ve been watching the series from as soon as I was old enough for it to catch my eye. Let’s just say that was decades ago.

Watching a string of these films as they have been released has been more profound, I suspect, than catching up in a condensed period of time.

The true art of these films is in what they help us to see about ourselves, as we live our by and large unexamined lives, and demonstrably short, lives.

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