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Playing Sam and Max Beyond Time and Space on the 360's Xbox Live Arcade brought back some fond nostalgic memories of halcyon days playing other point and click adventures. It made me want to play them though, and definitely not Sam and Max.

My feelings towards the Sam and Max franchise are similar to my feelings towards Morecambe and Wise. I know that some people find Eric and Ernie to be hilarious, iconic and soothingly familiar, yet every time I've tried to watch them I just don't see or get it. I see two odd-looking gentlemen, who are very much of the establishment, performing antiquated sketches and falling over. It doesn't move me, ask any questions of me, offend me or make me laugh. That does not mean that people who love Morecambe and Wise to the very core of their being are in the wrong, just that those people have experiences and preferences that have led them to an appreciation of that style of humour. I am sure that if you put Morecambe and Wise in their historical context they were edgy, subversive and entertaining. I was not around at the time, so it is not fair to compare their output to that of modern comedians, the world (and comedy) has changed.
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