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World War I in color, narrated by Kenneth Branagh, 2005. In color meaning footage has been colorized - unnecessary in my opinion, but whatever. On this the 100th anniversary (April 6) of the US's entry into WWI it is a vivid reminder of just how absolutely horrific that war was.
I'm usually quite late to the party because I don't have cable and don't stream, so I just discovered this series thanks to recommendations on this board. I just finished watching the first series and can't wait to get my hands on the second one. It took me a couple of episodes to 'get' the humor but I stuck with it and by the end I was completely won over. It's a rewarding adventure to discover for yourself what's funny rather than being told via a laugh track. How refreshing. 👍
I'm usually quite late to the party because I don't have cable and don't stream, so I just discovered this series thanks to recommendations on this board. I just finished watching the first series and can't wait to get my hands on the second one. It took me a couple of episodes to 'get' the humor but I stuck with it and by the end I was completely won over. It's a rewarding adventure to discover for yourself what's funny rather than being told via a laugh track. How refreshing. 👍
Another of the great ones leaves us. Condolences to his family, fans, and friends, particularly his best friend, Bob Newhart. 😞
Another of the great ones leaves us. Condolences to his family, fans, and friends, particularly his best friend, Bob Newhart.
I didn't care for the Streisand version either. I think I like the original 1937 version slightly better than the second one, but both are much better than the last one. I can't imagine what they'll do to it for Lady Gaga - she's got a good set of pipes but can she act? I have no idea.
The only one I can think of off the top of my head is A Star is Born. 1937 with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, 1954 with Judy Garland and James Mason, and 1976 with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson. Supposedly there is yet another remake in the works for later this year with Lady Gaga in the lead role.
Johnny Carson will always be my number one: best in all these categories plus having the best guests (heck, everyone wanted to do the Carson show!) There was a huge hole in late night TV when he retired and I never found anyone who could fill it.
Jay Leno was OK, but I felt his monologues became more vulgar once Johnny left; this may be just my imagination, but it's how I felt back then. I just never felt compelled to watch him like I had with Johnny. I thought Jay's interviews came across as artificial, contrived - just stick to the notes, OK? Jay Walking is the only bit I remember; amusing, but it sure left us shaking our heads at how uninformed young people are.
I enjoyed Craig Ferguson's crazy sense of humor (the Geoff Peterson bit was a hoot) but his time slot was too late to watch regularly. I liked his interviews because he tossed away the notes at the start of each interview (yes, it was his 'thing') and went his own way with his own questions. His interviews were more like a conversation, and I liked that.
David Letterman was OK too, but sometimes I just didn't 'get' his humor. Oh well, that's on me, I guess. And more than once I thought he was downright mean to a guest.
I've never watched any of the others on your lists so I can't comment on them (no TV for the last eight years).
My combined (unsurprising) ratings:
1. Johnny 👍👍👍👍
2. Craig 👍👍
3. Jay
4. Dave
I know this is a rather simplistic reply but I am completely turned off by the quantity of commercials during today's programs. Even worse is when networks 'edit' old shows in order to add more commercials. Oftentimes the old shows no longer make sense because a key scene is cut - this can be especially evident in mystery/thriller shows. I hate it. These so-called editors are boobs. I know they're only doing what they're told, but still... Sheesh!
Apparently, a lot of people judge old series by today's "standards" and never consider just what life was like at that earlier time period. Is this a product of today? It's disheartening how unaware some people are of how things used to be.
I guess I never got the "good" popcorn at the movies - it was always soggy. Ick. Homemade is better, in my opinion. From a family where tradition is every Saturday night is popcorn night. For dinner. Yes, dinner. 😛 With a bowl of chocolate ice cream. Yum.
Grass, too. And I don't mean the kind you smoke. 😁
"What's Wrong with Mrs. Bale?" is one of my favorite episodes. I liked it when they got out of London every once in a while. Injecting different characters like Mrs. Bale and Lol gave the series some spark. I wouldn't like a steady diet of the country folk, but now and then is good.
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I never did understand how Frank could be so incompetent in life and be "acceptable" in the operating room. I get it that they may have been desperate for surgeons (I don't know this) but one conversation with Frank would be enough for me to dismiss him from consideration for the service. He's a boob. 😖
Very few series are good through their entire run. Some start out a bit weak but find their footing by the second season. Others start out well but fall flat toward the end. I haven't watched MASH in a while. Can you cite a couple of reasons for why you thought the last two or three seasons weren't so good? I recall some episodes got a bit too preachy, but they were still funny. Maybe I'm remembering it wrong.
Yes, he always struck me as a natural singer; he just sang and didn't try to stylize every song. When he did his variety show in the late 60s to early 70s he didn't rehearse - everyone else did - he just walked into the taping and did it. Maybe that's why it was so good - it came across as relaxed as he was.
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👍 Completely agree with your first four. The next three are all shows I've enjoyed but I'm not sure if they'd be in my top ten, however Mary Tyler Moore would be up there, too. I haven't seen Brothers or Fawlty Towers so I have no opinion on those.
I grew up watching the Beaver. My favorite episode was the one already mentioned - Beaver climbing the billboard and falling into the cup of coffee.
I was pretty young the first few years it was on, so I mainly remember the second house the Cleavers had. When reruns of the early years came around I was a bit surprised to see that first house of theirs as I didn't remember it at all.
Life seemed so perfect for the Cleavers - house always spotless, nice car, nice house, nice clothes, friendly town, etc. Everything seemed so easy for them. Real life is hard, dang it.
Interesting how often June called him THE Beaver. Well, Ward did, too. Wally shortened it to the Beav quite a bit.