'Pan Am', ABC Show, To Explore 1960s Flying Culture (VIDEO)

by Kate Auletta Subscribe to Kate Auletta's posts Posted May 17th 2011 01:30 PM

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According to ABC, it seems, they were. The network has ordered up episodes of "Pan Am", a retro-look at the glamor (and, presumably, downside) to being a flight attendant for Pan Am in the 1960s, Reuters reports.

The show will probably be based on some truths as the executive producer, Nancy Hult Ganis, was a flight attendant for Pan Am for seven years.

Christina Ricci is slated to star on the show, which has been picked up for the 2011-2012 season.

Is ABC trying to fill the void left by "Mad Men", which won't return to the air until 2012?

Check out a clip of the new show below, complete with pastel uniforms, weight checks and mentions of stockings.

Does it leave you wanting more--or even less?

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cdpflanzer

That supervisor is a bitch! Yes, I do remember Pan Am years ago. Flew down from JFK to Panama City, Panama with a one stop in Kingston, Jamaica on a Boeing 707. Loved that aircraft and the flight attendant was still wearing those uniform back in 1973. They really put today's flight attendants to shame!

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