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CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT
« on: May 16, 2005, 11:58:03 PM »

Well, you've read the notes, you are sleuthing around to find out who killed who, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home, unless, of course, curiosity also killed the cows.
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« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2005, 12:04:01 AM »

And the word of the day is: SYCOPHANT!

And let's not forget SYCOPHANT'S better half ELEPHANT!
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« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2005, 12:06:37 AM »

I would like to do a biography of Rafael Sabatini, because so little is known about him.  Unfortunately, I suspect that is one reason why no one has written a bio of him.  Actually a book acquaintance of mine made an attempt once...but could find so little about him that he had to abandon the project.
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« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2005, 12:16:01 AM »

It could be a short biography.
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« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2005, 12:18:18 AM »

So many of my heroes have had bios - like Thurber, Lardner, Chandler, Woolrich, Macdonald.  It wouldn't mind writing one on Harper Lee, as I think it's fascinating that someone who wrote one of the all-time great books, has never written a book since.  I would find it fascinating to know how much of Mockingbird is based on truth and how much is fiction.  Plus, if that came out of her life, I should think there would be much more of interest.
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« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2005, 03:38:23 AM »

Good morning, all!  When I dragged myself from bed at 5:45 am, there was an email from Colin saying that DRTomovoz' operation was successful.  It made my day.

I'm now off for my big event, so I'll be E&T for most, if not all, of today.   Thanks again for all the good vibes!
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« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2005, 03:51:34 AM »

Good morning!  Great news about Tom!  Now we just need great news about you, Elmore!  

Healing vibes and thoughts your way!

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« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2005, 03:52:17 AM »

Hello all ... here's an update on Tomovoz ....

(and best wishes to DR Elmore for his event!)

... The operation was delayed for a few hours due to some urgent surgery that needed to be done before Tom could go in .. needless to say, he would not be happy ...  apparently during the operation he lost quite a bit of blood and the doctors had to do a transfusion .. thankfully, all went ok .. when I spoke to Colin it was 20 minutes after Tom had been taken to recovery.

I will keep you posted when I hear anything else.  I will be going in to visit Tom on Saturday and will pass on best wishes from you all.

Trusting everybody on hhw is well and happy.

Cheers from Down Under.
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« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2005, 03:56:34 AM »

Hi Ozderek!  GREAT NEWS ABOUT TOM!  

Something to smile about.   :D

Tell him that I miss him and wish him a speedy recovery.

Have a great day!

Forgive me but I gotta run for the bus!
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« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2005, 05:24:50 AM »

I repeat DR Danise's words:   GREAT NEWS ABOUT TOM!  

Now we want more of the same about DR Elmore later tonight!

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« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2005, 05:27:38 AM »

I think I would like to write a biography about writer/director/producer/actor Blake Edwards. His grandfather was a silent film director (Directed Theda Bara) and his father was and his father was a stage director and movie production manager. He worked as an actor and then moved into writing for radio before becoming a film writer and director. Also worked in tv and theater. His career with its ups and downs including battling depression, studio bosses and rumors of his affair with Rock Hudson.

I think it would be a great read and an inside look at business of filmmaking.
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« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2005, 05:28:18 AM »

Glad to here about Tom.
Now let's hear the same about Larry!!
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« Reply #12 on: May 17, 2005, 05:30:13 AM »

I'll continue to send out good health vibes to Tom and to Elmore.

I think I'd write a bio of the cat that was killed.  Poor cat.


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« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2005, 05:31:51 AM »

Is there a published biography of Goddard Lieberson?  I think I wouldn't mind doing the r & d into his life and his work at Columbia Records.  
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« Reply #14 on: May 17, 2005, 05:46:22 AM »

If curiosity killed the cat today, the CSI unit would have the case tied up in a matter of hours.  Hercule Poirot would have taken a few days longer to solve the mystery, but we would have been introduced to many fascinating friends, servants and family members of the cat.  And there would also be that red herring where curiosity would drink poison in order to throw off suspicion.  But in the end, of course, at a gathering of all the suspects, Poirot would announce, "There is only one of us here who had the perfect means, motive and opportunity to end the life of the cat.  Isn't that true, Monsieur Curiosity?"
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« Reply #15 on: May 17, 2005, 05:50:54 AM »

Speaking of CSI, this week's coming finale reminds me of an ABC Movie of the Week that told the story of a similar kidnapping/buried in a box case, though the victim was a little girl.  I think it was based on a true story.  For the life of me, I can't remember the title of the TV movie or anyone who was in it.  Anyone recall that one?
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« Reply #16 on: May 17, 2005, 05:55:03 AM »

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If someone came to you and said, here’s some dough, you can write a biography of anyone you want to, who would you choose and why?

My money would be spent on the delightful Miss Winnie Lightner, whom I like to think of as "The Bette Midler of Early Sound Films."  Other than her marriage to director Mervyn LeRoy, there's truly not a wealth of information on this big, bawdy talent.  Miss Lightner appeared in one of those "lost films," an early technicolor version of THE GOLDDIGGERS OF BROADWAY in addition to her attention-getting numbers in SHOW OF SHOWS.  
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« Reply #17 on: May 17, 2005, 06:15:39 AM »

Good news from down under on DR Tomovoz's successful surgery - waiting for a similar report regarding DR elmore...
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« Reply #18 on: May 17, 2005, 06:30:56 AM »

Last night, bk wondered: " I do wonder if the DVD will be widescreen - it doesn't look like it was shot that way to my eye, so it will be interesting to see which ratio the DVD is in."

I didn't watch HERCULES, but during the commercials for CSI:MIAMI I did flip over to it, and it was not filmed in high definition, so I'm assuming they used the old Academy ratio to film this.
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« Reply #19 on: May 17, 2005, 06:40:48 AM »

Just saw ABC's fall schedule, and many, many returning shows have been moved around.

BOSTON LEGAL moves to Tuesday at 10.

LOST moves back an hour to Wednesdays at 9.

ALIAS moves to Thursdays at 8 (and will start the season rather than waiting until January as it did this year).

The Sunday line-up stays the same.

ABC is reviving THE NIGHT STALKER (hooray!) but is giving it an impossible time period - Thursdays at 9 opposite CBS' CSI.
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« Reply #20 on: May 17, 2005, 07:08:17 AM »

I have both of those old SUPERMAN serials on VHS done in two-tape boxed sets that look quite good for tape. Yep, that's Noel Neill as Lois and Tommy Bond (Butch from the old OUR GANG comedies) as Jimmy Olsen. They're enjoyable.
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« Reply #21 on: May 17, 2005, 07:10:18 AM »

I'd like to do a biography on director Charles Walters. He had a fascinating (and little known) Broadway career before going to MGM to serve as a dance director and then graduating to full-time director with GOOD NEWS. He worked with many of the greats, and I'm sure it could generate a fasinating glimpse of the last years of Hollywood's Golden Age.
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« Reply #22 on: May 17, 2005, 07:12:13 AM »

Glad to hear everything went well with Australian Tom, and huge hopes for a speedy return to these pages.
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« Reply #23 on: May 17, 2005, 07:13:21 AM »

Got up an hour earlier than usual because I've got to finish watching an ANGEL episode I started yesterday and then dive into some of the shows on the DVR that I've recorded over the last few days: DEADWOOD, '24,' and the Fox musical THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE (which I've never seen).
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« Reply #24 on: May 17, 2005, 07:15:35 AM »

After the huge success of LOST this year, CBS, ABC, and NBC are all featuring alien-themed shows on their fall schedules. Wonder how quickly folks will tire of so many cookie-cutter imitations?
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« Reply #25 on: May 17, 2005, 07:22:31 AM »

Good news about Tomovoz

Wishing I could be there holding DR elmores hand

~~~VIBES FOR QUICK AND FULL RECOVERY~~~

for both of them.
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« Reply #26 on: May 17, 2005, 07:31:35 AM »

Leelee Sobieski MUST be related to Helen Hunt.  When I first saw her as a child I thought she looked very like Helen Hunt, but last night, now that she is all grown up I noticed that they have nearly the same voice!  Are they sisters?
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« Reply #27 on: May 17, 2005, 07:37:09 AM »

I found Hercules (what I saw of it) quite entertaining, although I am afraid I did not care for the CGI at all.

Unfortunately, the combination of 41/2 hours sleep the previous eveing, my soft comfy recliner chair, my cozy afghan and a particularly long commercial break at 9:45  seduced me into "resting my eyes" "just for a minute"  The next thing I knew Mr. Vixmom was shaking me awake and ordering me to bed since it was half ast eleven.

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I look forward to seeing it in all ts four hour glory in the near future.
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« Reply #28 on: May 17, 2005, 07:37:14 AM »

Well BK, if you are unnerved by Superman suddenly turning into a cartoon, you must have been totally dicombobulated by Hulk and Spiderman and the Star Wars prequels and a host of other recent movies.  The practice is now totally standard.  Only they call it CGI.

Not that I am against the proper use of CGI.  But when, as in Star Wars 2, it looks exactly like a Tom and Jerry cartoon, it takes me right out of the movie.

I think Lou Farigno made a much better Hulk than his digital replacement.
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« Reply #29 on: May 17, 2005, 07:39:16 AM »

And Hip, Hip and Hooray for DR Tomovz.  Recovery vibes are being prepared for shipment.
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