What old tv show could you turn on, watch and still laugh and or enjoy?
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Yikes-maybe I shouldn't be admitting this.
Quote: boymimboNorthern Exposure had the same problem, but they were able to get the music rights back and make money from the sales. We own all of the seasons on DVD.
I thought NX still DOES have that problem. That is why I have not purchased the DVDs, because music is so essential to many episodes. I've been watching crappy homemade DVDs made from VCR recordings since the show went off the air. How can one tell the DVDs with the music and without?
Trivia time!
1. Which female character was immune to Chris' charm?
2. What two objects were flung from Chris' trebuchet?
3. What movie director did Ed have a pen pal relationship with?
4. What did Joel's father do for a living?
5. What phobia did Maggie have in one episode?
6. Actor Patrick Warburton, who played David Puddy on Seinfeld, played whom on NX?
7. What language did Ruth Ann try, unsuccessfully, to learn?
8. What is the name of bear who was the nemesis of Holling?
9. How did the pills get mixed up in the medical experiment Joel was doing?
10. What Monopoly piece does Ed prefer?
Quote: only1choiceMy mistake, do I have the ability to change it?
Then add the "Little Rascals"! One of my fav bands is "The International Silver String Submarine Band"!
Quote: WizardofEnglandI only expect Switch and Croupier to know what I am talking about, but it has to be 'Only Fools and Horses'
Yep, an absolute classic - even the theme music to that has a great catch to it.
I remember watching David Jason in "Open All Hours" with Ronnie Barker. He's developed into one of the most professional and versatile actors ever.
Another series I quite enjoyed was 'Black Adder', particularly II and III. Talking of versatility, it's quite amazing to see Hugh Laurie in Black Adder III and then watch him in an episode of 'House' - talk about chalk and cheese :-)
Quote: woodytymeThen add the "Little Rascals"!
When I was a kid in the 50's, we constantly saw Little Rascals, 3 Stooges, and I Love Lucy reruns on TV. I saw a Stooges movie on late at night last week and couldn't watch it, stupid beyond belief. No plot, no acting, just slapstick buffoonery, and bad slapstick at that.
Quote: EvenBobI saw a Stooges movie on late at night last week and couldn't watch it, stupid beyond belief. No plot, no acting, just slapstick buffoonery, and bad slapstick at that.
I enjoyed their shorts, but even as a kid I could tell their movie was awful then. I can't imagine now.
Quote: EvenBobDesi was a pioneer in the 3 camera technique, which is still used for sitcoms today. One thing that made MASH so good was, they used a single camera, like they do in the movies. This gave it a movie-like appearance and a pro look. TV actors hate it because if you have a scene in, like, Col Potters office, where you have Potter and Hawkeye and Burns and Radar, and you see a closeup of the person talking, then a shot of all of them, and then closeups of each when they talk, that means they had to do that scene 5 times, from top to bottom, so the camera could be moved to s different angle. Thats fine in a movie, but in a TV show that runs for years, its a total pain in the butt. With 3 cameras, you only do the scene once, but it has a flat appearance, not very creative.
Sounds almost as smart as Bill Gates telling IBM they could license, not own, MS-DOS. IBM was certain the profit was in hardware as it always had been, not software. On the cameras, Marion Ross was talking about 1 vs 3 in the Happy Days Reunion and said one-camera allowed more creativity but was a hassle for some reason.
Quote: AZDuffmanOn the cameras, Marion Ross was talking about 1 vs 3 in the Happy Days Reunion and said one-camera allowed more creativity but was a hassle for some reason.
Its a hassle because they have to shoot every scene many times to get in all the camera angles. Actors hate doing multiple scenes, Frank Sinatra refused to do more than one take, he would do the scene and leave the set. He thought movies were stupid and beneath him, he only did them because of the money. The exception was From Here to Eternity, he needed the Oscar badly and did as many scenes as they wanted.
Quote: Wizard
2. What two objects were flung from Chris' trebuchet?
6. Actor Patrick Warburton, who played David Puddy on Seinfeld, played whom on NX?
2. piano was one
6. Glenn
Quote: Wizard
6. Actor Patrick Warburton, who played David Puddy on Seinfeld, played whom on NX?
The character Warburton developed on Seinfeld has paid off for him in TV commercials. He has a swaggering, know it all attitude, yet you know he's essentially an idiot. I think M&M's is his current gig.
Quote: pacomartin2. piano was one
6. Glenn
2. Correct. Half credit for getting one.
6. Can you elaborate on who Glenn is?
Quote: WizardCan you elaborate on who Glenn is?
Maggie's 30th birthday she camps out on the river and writes letters to all her dead boyfriends. They are all there having a picnic and complain about her. She is having a hallucination because of an appendicitis. Joel and Ed rescue her and Joel sits up all night until concerned about her until he knows she is OK.
The boyfriends are Rick, Glenn, Bruce, and David plus Steve (a one night stand) who also died young.
- I want to guess Shelly.
I remember the episode only vaguely.
3. What movie director did Ed have a pen pal relationship with?
- Scorcese?
5. What phobia did Maggie have in one episode?
- Flying?
Were any of these shows funny, or did the "laff track" tell you when to laff?
Seinfeld could be funny by situation/acting w/o a laff track... MASH needed a laff-track.
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