Times Square, Manhattan, September 23, 2011 - ABC-TV promoted its highly anticipated new show "Pan Am" with a vintage-looking 'glamour' bag giveaway in Times Square. Beginning at 6 am, fans of the show that will take off on September 25th at 10 p.m., stood in line for about an hour to experience a 10-minute presentation. For each group of six to see the tease 'in the bubble' shaped like the fuselage of a Pan Am airliner, one would win a leather replica of the original Pan Am bag. The other five received a canvas bag with the famed logo.
The series is filmed in a Brooklyn, NY studio but highlights, New York, London and Paris as a backdrop. It appears that much computer generated graphic technology was used for the series as the Pan Am terminal at JFK Airport hasn't seen a Boeing 707 with PAA logos in decades but everything appears realistic enough to conjure memories from my youth. Yes, back then, the airline stewardess was a highly looked upon classy icon. Today's flight attendants are neither looked upon as highly or treated as well by the airlines or the flying public - a sad truth. This is one time where nostalgia trumps modern-day reality hands-down.
The storyline is derived from real Pan Am stewardesses of yore that collaborated to create this retro-vision from about 1963. - wow, what a trip back and thanks to ABC for asking us to buckle our seat belts for this call to adventure.
Pan Am's stewardesses were smart as they needed to know 2 languages among other requirements in order to qualify for the job. There was quality behind the classy and good-looking ladies of the sky. Italian-American actress Christina Ricci portrays the head airline stewardess of the group - yes, they all looked as good back then as she does now (my memories don't fail me - that's for sure).
Check out the series, it should be great!!!
Check out the series, it should be great!!!
I've always wanted to be a flight attendant, it looks like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteThese days it is hard work and the public is none too friendly. I've seen some bad attitudes on some flights.
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