GregoryPeckfan Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 The Magnificent Seven as it airs on TCM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeniaH Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 I'm watching the commentary to the first episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Mr. Grant has shown up at Mary's apartment, sozzled. This is the episode that has one of the most iconic lines in television history: "I HATE spunk!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 I'm watching the commentary to the first episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Mr. Grant has shown up at Mary's apartment, sozzled. This is the episode that has one of the most iconic lines in television history: "I HATE spunk!" Lol. That episode is funny. I like the part when he's writing his letter while Mary is on her date. The end when Mary breaks things off for certain with her fiancee is very poignant and sets the tone for the whole series. You go Mary! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeniaH Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 The end when Mary breaks things off for certain with her fiancee is very poignant and sets the tone for the whole series. You go Mary! He says, "Take care of yourself," and she says, "I think I already did." Nice. Still watching this show. Phyllis' daughter Bess is annoying... I also remember her in The Odd Couple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingrat Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 We have thoroughly enjoyed the first season of THE CATCH, now ended. There are only ten episodes, so it would be easy to "catch" up. Peter Krause (back on television! yay!) is a con man; Mireille Enos is the private investigator he loves, dumps, robs, and then . . . it takes off from there. Lots of actors unknown to me, except for Alimi Ballard from NUMBERS, but all are quite good. Lesley Nicol (Mrs. Patmore from DOWNTON ABBEY) turns up as a criminal in the last three episodes of the season. The cinematography is the exact opposite of darkfests like THE AMERICANS where being able to recognize characters in the gloom is sometimes a significant accomplishment. The colors are bright and glossy, the lighting upbeat, as befits the story. Not the kind of show that wins awards--it would need darkness and violence for that--but marvelously entertaining. I did not think the writers could keep up the twists and momentum. I was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCannady1 Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 The poem upon which Agatha Christie wrote this mystery was called Ten Little N-. She changed the title to Ten Little Indians. The American title of the book was And Then There Were None. I like the 1940 version best with so many superstars and great acting! The final scenes are quite suspenseful and scary. As it happens, I saw the 60's version first when I was a kid with Hugh O'Brien and Shirley Eaton (in the cast) when it aired on TV. Though it was well-acted, I felt it did not have the finesse and superb acting of the first one which I saw shortly afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBeacon Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 I like the 1940 version best with so many superstars and great acting! The final scenes are quite suspenseful and scary. As it happens, I saw the 60's version first when I was a kid with Hugh O'Brien and Shirley Eaton (in the cast) when it aired on TV. Though it was well-acted, I felt it did not have the finesse and superb acting of the first one which I saw shortly afterwards. Did you miss Fabian's scenes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBeacon Posted May 22, 2016 Share Posted May 22, 2016 "Forbidden Planet" Very good film but not one of my real favorite SciFi films. "The Day the Earth Stood Still" does so much more with less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Robert Vaughn guest starring as the killer on Columbo aboard ship also starring Dean Stockwell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Robert Vaughn guest starring as the killer on Columbo aboard ship also starring Dean Stockwell. That's a good episode. Vaughn was good at playing slippery villains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 That's a good episode. Vaughn was good at playing slippery villains. Yes, he was. He was in another one called Salute to the Commodore where he thought his wife killed his father in law. That's the only episode where the audience was left in the dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Yes, he was. He was in another one called Salute to the Commodore where he thought his wife killed his father in law. That's the only episode where the audience was left in the dark. I didn't care for 'Salute to the Commodore'...I thought some of the scenes were kind of disjointed and Falk was doing a little too much experimental comedy and improvisation. The show is better when it sticks to noir / crime drama with occasional humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I'm watching an Olsen & Johnson film on Amazon Prime called COUNTRY GENTLEMEN. Earlier I watched another one of theirs, called ALL OVER TOWN. These guys are hysterical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayban Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I don't know if anyone is acquainted with the Second Season of "The Night Gallery". In one hour, it gave us two eerie episodes with two blackout sketches. The first hour gave us a TV sensation, who was actually a little boy and could predict the future. Then, we got a blackout sketch with babysitter Sue Lyon, who was actually going to be a meal for Dracula's son. Next up, George Maharis as a man who could not control his right hand. And, last, another blackout sketch in which The Phantom of the Opera meets his match. I can safely say that I have never seen anything like this on TV. "So, where's the baby?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I don't know if anyone is acquainted with the Second Season of "The Night Gallery". In one hour, it gave us two eerie episodes with two blackout sketches. The first hour gave us a TV sensation, who was actually a little boy and could predict the future. Then, we got a blackout sketch with babysitter Sue Lyon, who was actually going to be a meal for Dracula's son. Next up, George Maharis as a man who could not control his right hand. And, last, another blackout sketch in which The Phantom of the Opera meets his match. I can safely say that I have never seen anything like this on TV. "So, where's the baby?" Isn't The Night Gallery the series in which a woman who is blind buys eyes which will be surgically added to her that will only work for 12 hours and unfortunately for her there is a power outage in the city and everything goes dark? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Isn't The Night Gallery the series in which a woman who is blind buys eyes which will be surgically added to her that will only work for 12 hours and unfortunately for her there is a power outage in the city and everything goes dark? That was in the pilot, Joan Crawford directed by Steven Spielberg I have all 3 box sets of Night Gallery on DVD. It has some good segments, but a lot of bad ones, too. Serling hated it, but was forced into doing it for financial reasons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 That was in the pilot, Joan Crawford directed by Steven Spielberg I have all 3 box sets of Night Gallery on DVD. It has some good segments, but a lot of bad ones, too. Serling hated it, but was forced into doing it for financial reasons. My memory was working then. Hooray! That is interesting about Spielberg. He also directed the first episode of Columbo that starred Jack Cassidy as the killer who kills his writing partner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayban Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I really like the first season of "Night Gallery", which were one-hour episodes. The second season is decidedly different. But the level of talent is impressive: Clint Howard (as the little boy), Sue Lyon (as the babysitter), George Maharis and Ray Milland (as patient and doctor) and Leslie Nielsen (as the Phantom). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickAndNora34 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 About to re-watch Smokey and the Bandit. Sally Field is a favorite of mine, and Jackie Gleason was hilarious as the borderline angry, cop-with-a-mission. Source: DVD (public library) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Bikini Beach as it airs on Silver Screen Classics. I've seen it before, but not in years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Right now I am watching The Helen Morgan Story with Ann Blyth and Paul Newman. I recognize Ann Blyth's employer as the man who played the publicity man in an episode of I Love Lucy--he's the man who roped Lucy and Ethel into dressing as aliens for a stunt to promote "Women From Mars." Lucy's funniest line is, "It's a moo-moo." I've only ever seen Ann Blyth in Mildred Pierce. 'Helen Morgan' is about 12 years after Mildred Pierce. I would have barely recognized Blyth if I didn't know she was in this film. This film is pretty good so far, I do love torch singers. EDIT: Oh man. Ann Blyth is singing "Breezin' Along with the Breeze" a song from my favorite movie-- The Long Long Trailer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Right now I am watching The Helen Morgan Story with Ann Blyth and Paul Newman. I recognize Ann Blyth's employer as the man who played the publicity man in an episode of I Love Lucy--he's the man who roped Lucy and Ethel into dressing as aliens for a stunt to promote "Women From Mars." Lucy's funniest line is, "It's a moo-moo." I've only ever seen Ann Blyth in Mildred Pierce. 'Helen Morgan' is about 12 years after Mildred Pierce. I would have barely recognized Blyth if I didn't know she was in this film. This film is pretty good so far, I do love torch singers. Torch singers are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeniaH Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I'm watching more episodes from the first season of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. I'm getting a chuckle over Mary telling Rhoda how much she likes Paul Arnell, played by Richard Schaal, when in real life he and Valerie Harper (Rhoda) were married... The episode is called "Howard's Girl". 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I'm watching more episodes from the first season of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. I'm getting a chuckle over Mary telling Rhoda how much she likes Paul Arnell, played by Richard Schaal, when in real life he and Valerie Harper (Rhoda) were married... The episode is called "Howard's Girl". I like that episode. Mary is dating Howard's brother and they go over to Paul and Howard's parents' house and all their mother and father can talk about is Howard and are upset with Mary when she said she couldn't be with him. Lol. Have you watched the one where Mary's apartment keeps getting robbed? That one is funny. I also like another episode in the first season when Mary's old summer camp acquaintance (they haven't seen each other for 18 years), Twinks, gets a job as a receptionist in their building. She drives everyone insane with her over eagerness and over the top friendliness. She ends up asking Mary to be her maid of honor (even though this is the first time she's talked to her in 18 years) and then after only knowing her for five minutes, Rhoda ends up as a bridesmaid! Twinks sets them up with some hideous Little Bo Peep gowns. One of the sweetest episodes in the first season, in the entire series for that matter, is the Christmas episode. Mary has to work alone at the studio on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. She tries to entertain herself with The Nutcracker on TV and then at midnight, Lou, Murray and Ted come down to the studio to join Mary and invite her to Murray's Christmas party. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 About to re-watch Smokey and the Bandit. Sally Field is a favorite of mine, and Jackie Gleason was hilarious as the borderline angry, cop-with-a-mission. Source: DVD (public library) I like how you are including the 'Source' for your viewing. That's great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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