Topic: SHINE IT ON (Read 21885 times)

elmore3003 · « **Reply #210 on:** November 16, 2009, 04:54:05 PM »

Quote from: DAW on November 16, 2009, 04:19:30 PM

My mother taught me never to accept candy from strange men.

You clearly never listened to her.
My mother said, never take candy from strangers; get real estate.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #211 on:** November 16, 2009, 05:03:21 PM »

FINIAN'S RAINBOW is down 6% from last week and that's sad. I was hoping with the reviews we would keep climbing.

DAW · « **Reply #212 on:** November 16, 2009, 05:07:47 PM »

Jane · « **Reply #213 on:** November 16, 2009, 05:08:06 PM »

Vibes Finian's Rainbow picks up again.

DAW · « **Reply #214 on:** November 16, 2009, 05:19:54 PM »

I haven't looked at Variety. Did other shows also show a corresponding drop at the box office last week?

bk · « **Reply #215 on:** November 16, 2009, 05:33:36 PM »

Finally ready to sit on Ye Olde Couch and watch something. Actually, I may sit on Ye Olde Bed and watch something, since I can't seem to get my all-region Blu and DVD player to play DVDs - it's supposed to automatically convert PAL to NTSC and it's not doing so - I'm sure there's some setting I'll have to adjust and I've written the place from whence it came and hopefully they'll get me the answer tomorrow.

George · « **Reply #216 on:** November 16, 2009, 05:47:14 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on November 16, 2009, 01:11:40 PM

Before I left for lunch, I had time to watch last night's BROTHERS & SISTERS. Oh, I got irritated all over again with this overly-melodramatic business with Rebecca's pregnancy. She's had SIX weeks to tell Justin about it, and she's mad because he's busy THE MINUTE she's ready to talk about it. Tough.

Many of the stories were very unsatisfying for me in this episode. The whole wine spoiling business doesn't ring true: Ryan can sneak into a storage facility without being noticed (no other workers?) in a big operation like Ohai? Or there are no security cameras on wine that can make millions. Nope, sorry, not buying it.

Sarah and Luc's break-up seemed very phony; a convenient way to write the guest star out of the show. Irritating.

Matt, I agree with everything you wrote. It's getting more than just a bit annoying.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #217 on:** November 16, 2009, 05:51:14 PM »

Quote from: DAW on November 16, 2009, 04:49:00 PM

Continuing our tutelage of DR MBarnum in the world of opera, here is a shot from NY City Opera's current production of Mozart's Don Giovanni, which DR JoseSPiano reported on recently:

It looks like the NY City Opera's Production of The Pajama Game.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #218 on:** November 16, 2009, 05:52:25 PM »

DR TCB your dog story was most interesting and inspiring. You must have gotten one of the bi lingual pooches.

DAW · « **Reply #219 on:** November 16, 2009, 05:52:31 PM »

Jrand74 · « **Reply #220 on:** November 16, 2009, 05:52:51 PM »

I think I want to see The Wrestling Women vs The Aztec Mummy tonight.

Jane · « **Reply #221 on:** November 16, 2009, 05:53:33 PM »

An annoying pregnancy story, sounds a bit like GLEE, only at GLEE there are 2 annoying pregnancy stories.

DAW · « **Reply #222 on:** November 16, 2009, 05:54:48 PM »

GLEE spelled backward is EELG.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #223 on:** November 16, 2009, 06:09:08 PM »

But it smells just the same.

bk · « **Reply #224 on:** November 16, 2009, 06:17:07 PM »

Watching A Bug's Life.

Edisaurus · « **Reply #225 on:** November 16, 2009, 06:57:18 PM »

I am watching some of THE PRISONER. I can't seem to follow it, and don't really have any interest in trying...

Jane · « **Reply #226 on:** November 16, 2009, 07:09:04 PM »

I have no interest in watching the new PRISONER. The reviews were not kind and I enjoyed the original, why ruin good memories.

Matt H. · « **Reply #227 on:** November 16, 2009, 07:09:50 PM »

Well, I made an almost complete evening out of THE GOLDEN AGE OF TELEVISION. I began by watching PATTERNS.

I MUCH preferred it to the movie version, mainly because Richard Kiley was the right age for his role (played in the movie by an overaged Van Heflin). And in just an hour, the drama is really riveting. When Ed Begley, Everett Sloane, and Richard Kiley start thundering away at each other in those board room sessions, it's truly GREAT acting.

Both Begley and Sloane were nominated for Emmys (Kiley wasn't but should have been). Serling won the Emmy for his script, but the show was surprisingly not nominated as Program of the Year, despite the fact that the furor over its excellence was so great that they repeated the show with another live broadcast one month later, practically unheard of.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #228 on:** November 16, 2009, 07:13:45 PM »

I'm watching THE CLOSER reruns. I just saw the one episode I missed this past season so I'm quite happy.

Matt H. · « **Reply #229 on:** November 16, 2009, 07:16:04 PM »

Next came the very funny NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS. I'd seen the movie eons ago, but I'd never seen this first hour-long show of the material. It's very funny, and Andy Griffith is a natural actor. Yep, you can see that Gomer Pyle was taken (stolen) directly from this (except Marines instead of Air Force).

I was most impressed with the effortless direction. All these switching sets, and it flows SO smoothly. You can tell they're in a cramped studio, and yet everything flows rather beautifully.

Matt H. · « **Reply #230 on:** November 16, 2009, 07:19:03 PM »

And then I watched a drama I knew NOTHING about whatsoever, Julie Harris and Donald Woods in A WIND FROM THE SOUTH. It's a tender, touching love story with Harris playing an Irish colleen who's burdened with running a bed and breakfast with her bitter brother. An unhappily married man checks in and on his last night there, finally expresses his feelings for her.

Sounds simple, but it's so delicately and beautifully acted and directed (it's the best looking kinescope of the four I've watched thus far). I really loved it. Doing a little research, I see that Julie Harris got an Emmy nomination for this (but lost to Mary Martin in PETER PAN).

Matt H. · « **Reply #231 on:** November 16, 2009, 07:20:28 PM »

I've enjoyed all of the introductions to the shows, too. Merv Griffin introduced A WIND FROM THE SOUTH since he sings "A Soft Day" over the opening and closing credits. Roddy McDowall introed NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS (he co-starred in the Broadway version but was not in the Tv version).

Matt H. · « **Reply #232 on:** November 16, 2009, 07:21:44 PM »

I went ahead and watched the last of the SUPERNATURAL Blu-ray episodes on disc one. This was the one where Dean gets infected with a fear virus (running from a little dog with a pink bow in her hair is priceless).

Cillaliz · « **Reply #233 on:** November 16, 2009, 07:22:50 PM »

Quote from: George on November 16, 2009, 12:50:08 AM

Quote from: TCB on November 16, 2009, 12:45:57 AM
Good morning, George!

Hi, Tom! How's Italy?

I'd guess it's lovely

Cillaliz · « **Reply #234 on:** November 16, 2009, 07:24:15 PM »

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SKIP!~!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #235 on:** November 16, 2009, 07:24:51 PM »

Good Evening!

-Did I already say that? -Hmmm... I don't think so.... In any case...

George · « **Reply #236 on:** November 16, 2009, 07:24:52 PM »

Quote from: MBarnum on November 16, 2009, 03:01:05 PM

DR Jane, LIFE ON MARS was indeed only 1 season long. I am glad you are enjoying it....both MattH and I loved the show! There are some very touching episodes and it all does get wrapped up in the final episode.

I'd read that the producers had envisioned how they were going to end the series from the very beginning. It's different than how the original British version ended. Essentially, what they did (NO SPOILER AHEAD) could've actually been filmed at the start of the series and saved for as long as they needed it, but I don't think it actually was...unfortunately, they needed it sooner rather than later. It was a very simple way to end the show, but it worked.

Sandra · « **Reply #237 on:** November 16, 2009, 07:25:57 PM »

Happy birthday, Skip!

We were gone most of the day on a trip to nowhere in particular.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #238 on:** November 16, 2009, 07:28:53 PM »

Quote from: DAW on November 16, 2009, 05:19:54 PM

I haven't looked at Variety. Did other shows also show a corresponding drop at the box office last week?

Others shows also experienced a "dip" last week, while others did have an up-tick. However...

The numbers to look at - to be concerned about - are the advance sales for January and February which is the traditional make-or-break time for most shows. I have a feeling Finian's should be fine throughout the holidays and the end of the year.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #239 on:** November 16, 2009, 07:31:23 PM »

Quote from: DAW on November 16, 2009, 04:49:00 PM

Continuing our tutelage of DR MBarnum in the world of opera, here is a shot from NY City Opera's current production of Mozart's Don Giovanni, which DR JoseSPiano reported on recently:

Is there a pic of when Leporello and Don Giovanni switch identities? change clothes? That's sort of a nicer "pic", in my opinion.

*They come out at the top of the second act like that. At the dress rehearsal I attended, there were a couple of whistles and cat-calls before Don Giovanni (Daniel) gave the signal to the conductor to start.

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