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| Marj |
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You're only just reaching it, Mel?
Either way, it's on opposite The Good Wife. And that's the end of that story. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:23 pm |
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| Speaking of The Good Wife, last night's episode hit a new peak IMO. It was not only riveting, it was brilliantly acted by Alan Cumming in particular, and as timely as the Liz Cheney lawyer bashing, which intentionally or not it confronted. |
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| Marj |
| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:49 pm |
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| It clearly was one of the best episodes, I've ever seen. Probably the best. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:00 pm |
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I have to catch the live shows on the internet and it's an iffy situation. Sometimes the feed is Ok and sometimes it's nbetter than OK and sometimes it is unwatchable for reasons that are usually constant buffering every 10 seconds or so and freezes and the dialogue preceding the picture by 5 to 10 seconds. Anyway last night was one of those nights and I missed two of my favourite programmes, NCIS and The Good Wife. It makes the summer re-runs more enjoyable.
I don't watch 24 because I couldn't watch the first 4 or 5 episodes so why come in when I haven't seen the set up. |
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| Earl |
| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:56 pm |
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After letting it slip off my radar over a decade ago, I have become a regular viewer of Law & Order (the original series) this season. I (re)started watching it last Fall and have been keeping up with it each week since. I like the current cast, especially the two detectives. Sam Waterston is much better suited to the role of sarcastic boss who appears in two or three scenes per episode to offer wisdom gleaned from years of experience. His previous role of self-righteous ADA is now ably played by Brit Linus Roache.
In fact, one of the last things I can recall about the series before leaving it was that Benjamin Bratt's detective character was written out of the show. The explanation was that his wife was seriously ill and he needed a 9-5 job so he could care for her and the kids. Then just a couple months ago, Bratt returned in a guest shot. His character's wife had finally died and his former Lt visited him at the funeral. They even made a reference to the character of Lenny, played by the late, great Jerry Orbach. I like that the show remembers its history.
Although I hear they have a problem sometimes with geography. Giving street addresses which, if they existed, would be in the middle of the Hudson River. Things like that.
It was also pretty cool to see two cast members of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Jason Jones and Samantha Bee, make guest appearances. Bee, in particular, surprised me by giving a solid performance in a serious role. She's more than a good sketch comic. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:06 pm |
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Although I hear they have a problem sometimes with geography. Giving street addresses which, if they existed, would be in the middle of the Hudson River.
Earl they did that because they didn't want to give actual addresses and I guess checking out addresses that wouldn't be authentic could be annoyingly time consuming so they gave addresses that couldn't possibly exist. Much easier. |
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| carrobin |
| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:12 pm |
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I remember, when I first came to New York, trying to find Nero Wolfe's address. If it existed, it would have been in the middle of the Hudson.
Wish I'd seen that "Law & Order" with the Daily Show folks. I've started looking in on it again once in a while, after dropping out for a few years. I've been trying to find the version with Jeff Goldblum, too--I think it's on USA now. |
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| Earl |
| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:19 pm |
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carrobin wrote:
Wish I'd seen that "Law & Order" with the Daily Show folks.
I should have been clearer: Jason Jones and Samantha Bee appeared in two separate episodes. |
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| Earl |
| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:21 pm |
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marantzo wrote: Quote:
Although I hear they have a problem sometimes with geography. Giving street addresses which, if they existed, would be in the middle of the Hudson River.
Earl they did that because they didn't want to give actual addresses and I guess checking out addresses that wouldn't be authentic could be annoyingly time consuming so they gave addresses that couldn't possibly exist. Much easier.
Makes sense. I hadn't thought of that. |
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| grace |
| Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 8:38 am |
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| Pretty much the same reason TV phone numbers all start with 555. Just ask anyone who's had the number 867-5309. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 6:28 am |
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grace wrote: Pretty much the same reason TV phone numbers all start with 555. Just ask anyone who's had the number 867-5309.
Don't understand the 867-5309 allusion, but the 555 thing is a reality-destroyer in countless movies and television shows. All I can say is that in "the good old days" real telephone numbers were used and no one seemed to mind. Somewhere along the line it changed and I hate it. If someone can give me a valid reason for this I will listen. ("There is a larger criminal element" doesn't cut it for me.)
Paul Thomas Anderson never ever uses 555 in phone numbers in his movies. So it can be done, and should be.
The street address thing is less annoying to me, since so few people are aware of the numbers in NYC. As far back as I Love Lucy, TV characters were living in the Hudson or the East River. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:14 am |
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| The 555 thing is stupid and does have the effect of a loud "CLUNK". |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:16 am |
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| I wonder how they would handle it in a remake of Sorry, Wrong Number ? |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:38 am |
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marantzo wrote: I wonder how they would handle it in a remake of Sorry, Wrong Number ?
LOL. But not really. It's ridiculous, and--again--takes the viewer completely out of any reality that the film or TV show has created. |
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| grace |
| Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:51 am |
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billyweeds wrote: grace wrote: Pretty much the same reason TV phone numbers all start with 555. Just ask anyone who's had the number 867-5309.
Don't understand the 867-5309 allusion, but the 555 thing ...
Tommy Tutone - Jenny
When this song (above) was popular, people in all kinds of area codes with the number 867-5309 were constantly getting calls asking for Jenny. I'd guess the nuisance factor is why the 555 exchange was implemented as well. |
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