Sentence Examples

  • Lost in Space routinely scored better in ratings than straight sci-fi rival Star Trek, so clearly playing it consciously campy was a winning marketing strategy.
  • The acting is slightly campy by today's tastes and the effects unimpressive, but at the time, this movie had audiences both terrified and attracted.
  • Most importantly, it appealed to an adult audience who was familiar with the campy Flash Gordon-esque serials that it both imitated and lampooned.
  • The time traveling adventures, witch's spells and campy spoofs are not the only things that made Passions soap opera stand out from the crowd.
  • Many of us can still remember those campy Columbo movies or the first ever appearance of the "Six Million Dollar Man" and the "Bionic Woman."
 
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