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Nice... highlighting. This movie cover though makes me want to see the film. Lol.

I really love Fred MacMurray in his darker roles like in Double Indemnity and The Apartment. I also loved his pairings with Claudette Colbert. I definitely think he was underrated. I kind of lose interest in him once he segued into his Disney/My Three Sons era, only because I think he was better than the "aw shucks" type role that he had in the latter part of his career. He was also very adept with comedy like in The Egg & I. And he was very sweet in romantic films like Remember the Night and Alice Adams. I loved him in the noir Pushover. I also found Fred MacMurray to be very handsome in the early part of his career. I wouldn't really say he was "hot" like Flynn, but he was very handsome.

I would have given the Best Supporting Actor Oscar to Edward G. Robinson hands down over Barry Fitzgerald. Re: Best Actress. I loved Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity but Ingrid Bergman was pretty good in Gaslight too. Stanwyck deserved an Oscar for Stella Dallas. I also agree that Fred MacMurray should have been nominated for Double Indemnity.

TCM Spotlight: Peter Bogdanovich. I've really enjoyed the films of his that I've seen. I really hope that Bogdanovich will be sitting down with Ben Mankiewicz (or whomever) to discuss his work. It seems that two of his films are being featured every Saturday, preceding Noir Alley. I like the choice of Jane Russell as SOTM. She's appeared in a lot of interesting films. 4/2 The New York in the 70s spotlight: Panic in Needle Park, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, Klute I've found that I really enjoy the gritty 70s films. 4/7 1948 Noir Spotlight. I'm especially interested in Cry of the City, He Walked by Night, and The Naked City. 4/8 Harry Belafonte spotlight. I love Harry Belafonte. I really hope he is also sitting down with Ben Mankiewicz (or whomever) to discuss the films being shown. 4/9 A whole day of pre-code. 4/10 The Blue Bird. I've never seen Shirley Temple's answer to The Wizard of Oz. 4/12 The Jazz Singer. I've never seen the first talkie. 4/14 The Man Who Never Was, featuring Clifton Webb and Gloria Grahame! This film sounds interesting. 4/22 Wind Across the Everglades. Burl Ives and Gypsy Rose Lee and birds? This seems like a movie I need to see. 4/24 There's Always Tomorrow with Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray. I've been wanting to see this film again. 4/26 Tokyo Joe. A Humphrey Bogart movie I've never heard of! 4/30 An Eve Arden spotlight! Overall, I think this is a great schedule. As I get closer to April, I'm sure I'll find more things to record.

http://www.tcm.com/schedule/weekly.html?tz=PST&sdate=2020-04-01 http://www.tcm.com/schedule/weekly.html?tz=PST&sdate=2020-04-08 http://www.tcm.com/schedule/weekly.html?tz=PST&sdate=2020-04-15 http://www.tcm.com/schedule/weekly.html?tz=PST&sdate=2020-04-22 http://www.tcm.com/schedule/weekly.html?tz=PST&sdate=2020-04-29 Noir Alley 4/4 Address Unknown 4/11 Beyond a Reasonable Doubt 4/18 Witness to Murder 4/25 Wicked Woman

I think the ending of Brief Encounter is pretty sad. These two people fall in love, but ultimately follow their consciences rather than their hearts. You know that they're never going to be truly happy.

I believe that the death of Larry Keating is why the neighbors in Mr. Ed changed as well.

Come on Flynn, throw me a bone!

Addison DeWitt said that to Miss Casswell.

Their one bedroom apartment, 4A, had the brick wall with the fireplace and archway that went into the hallway. The fireplace in the first apartment had a more ornate antique looking mantel. There was no window on the back wall and no closet by the hallway. A season one episode would have us believe that the Ricardos' living room window is on the fourth wall. In the kitchen, the Ricardos had a breakfast counter. The bedroom had 2 walk-in closets with access to the bathroom through both. The bedroom also had a window on the far side of the room, nearest to Lucy. When the Ricardos switch apartments with the Bensons and move into 3B (later revised to 3D for a joke), their apartment has a more modern looking fireplace mantel and the brick wall is gone. They also gain a coat closet in the living room and a window above the piano. Little Ricky's room is located through Lucy and Ricky's bedroom. I believe that Lucy and Ricky possibly may have lost one walk-in closet, but gained the extra bedroom. In the kitchen, their breakfast bar is gone, and replaced with a dining table. Presumably, their fourth wall window remains in both apartments. They also kept the back door and the pass-through window. I love how the Mertzes have this enormous kitchen, but tiny living room. I guess that is the perk of being the landlord, you can nab the apartment with the best kitchen.

They changed Lillian Appleby's name to Carolyn when it was decided that "Lucy" and "Lillian" sounded too similar. Why they didn't think about that during the writing process, I have no idea. Maybe when Carolyn changed her name, her eyesight went bad too. Lol. Then she got lasik by the time the superman episode rolled around. I've always wondered about the names on Mary Tyler Moore. Why did they have two main characters and a semi-regular character named Mary, Murray, and Marie ?

Ritchie was ALWAYS YELLING HIS LINES. They should have had Ron Howard pull double duty and play Ritchie too. It could have worked, Andy Griffith and Dick Van Dyke both filmed at Desilu.

We work hard, we play hard. While bringing dinner to the table (or such), I like to say: hot stuff, coming through. or, there’s a spark in your hair! That episode is definitely one of the funniest ones.

I have a funny pun to post here, but I don’t want my thread to get rated.

Maybe there’s some unreleased Ken Murray footage that could be cobbled together and released as “The Other Side of Hollywood, My Hometown.”

While in the Bay Area, I did go to a few DVD stores and found some treasures. It wasn't quite as exciting as the last time I went. I must have purchased all the best stuff the last time I was here. I was really hoping to find the Criterion of Thieves' Highway; but alas, it was not meant to be. Anyway, I found: 1949 Little Women 1994 Little Women Random Harvest Heathers Move Over, Darling Disney Classic Cartoon Favorites: Donald Duck (he's my favorite Disney character) A Night at the Opera Without Reservations

I never watch Hallmark. I used to watch The Golden Girls on there, but once it was available on Hulu, I was over Hallmark. Hallmark edits The Golden Girls. Not only do they cut scenes, but they edit their dialogue! I think there's an episode where Rose calls Blanche a b (rhymes with witch) and it was edited out--which ruined the whole joke, because Rose isn't known to use such words. Hallmark I think shows I Love Lucy too, but the way that syndication chops up I Love Lucy, it's unwatchable. Especially to someone like me who has seen the un-cut DVD versions so many times, that every missing scene/joke is blatantly obvious and ruins the entire episode.

I forgot the John Waters films were airing this week. I am out of town and am currently in the Bay Area for work. I can't believe I forgot about this AND Noir Alley. Ugh. What kind of classic film fan am I? I don't think I've watched any movies since like Wednesday. The only John Waters film that I've seen is Cry-Baby. Looks like I'll need to visit the library and catch up. I also remember his appearance on The Simpsons as John, the acquaintance they meet and who Bart immediately takes a liking to. Then Homer worries that John is turning Bart gay because he's suddenly into wearing wigs and dancing, and eating pink snowball "homemade store-bought snack cakes."

This is kind of how I feel as well. I feel like each decade brought something new to the TV game. I love I Love Lucy and of course the 50s were when television was at its infancy. Aside from Lucy, I loved Alfred Hitchcock and Twilight Zone. However, I don't have nostalgia for the 50s. I wasn't alive then. I do have nostalgia for the 50s-70s shows (Though I really only liked The Brady Bunch, Mary Tyler Moore, and Rhoda. I hated All in the Family, Sanford and Son, and Taxi). But I wasn't alive during those decades either. However, I grew up watching Nick at Nite every night in the 90s-early 00s, and that's where I discovered and loved those shows. I also love The Golden Girls from the 80s, but I didn't watch the show when it was new. I was only 5 in 1989, I don't think I would have understood the Girls' humor at that time. I do have nostalgia for the 90s, because that's the time when I was old enough to watch and understand TV. I loved the primetime soaps: 90210 and Melrose Place. Do I think these are the end all, be all of television? No. I like this answer of "now is the best time" only because yes, I can watch almost anything I want via streaming or even the library with almost everything being available on DVD/Blu Ray. I have most of my favorite shows on DVD. However, I can also watch the entire series of The Golden Girls, Mary Tyler Moore, and Dick Van Dyke on Hulu. A majority of I Love Lucy and The Brady Bunch is available as well. I just discovered that Alfred Hitchcock Presents was on Hulu. I was watching it on Me-TV, but got irritated by the commercials. I wanted to purchase The Time Tunnel but the DVDs are really expensive. I found it on Amazon Prime streaming for $10 and now own the series. Amazon Prime is also streaming newer shows that I'd like to watch (but haven't started yet), like Downton Abbey and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Desi is hilarious. For someone who really didn’t have much acting experience, Desi has great comedic timing. Sometimes his facial expressions alone make the whole scene. I always liked the episodes of I love lucy where Ricky has a ridiculous scheme.

I’ve seen The Long Long Trailer at least 100 times. I can recite it. It’s still funny to me each and every time. I watch what I want to watch when I want to watch it. If that means watching “Gidget” three times in the same week, than so be it. I don’t keep track of when I watch something. If I’m in the mood for a certain film, even if I just watched it, only that film will suffice. The heart wants what it wants.

Even Little Ricky was better. At least he could play the drums. Larry Matthews is awful. i will trust he’s a better account exec than actor.

I wish Ritchie from “The Dick Van Dyke Show” would have gone “missing.” Alan Brady had to have known somebody that could take care of this.

Haha no. He was essentially replaced by the irritating Welch’s grape juice girl.

I always thought that Scar had one of the most violent deaths of any Disney movie.