BruceH Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 I watch most current tv shows but The Wire is in a class of it's own. I've copied very show and regard it as one of the greatest tv shows ever. I've seen seasons 1 and 2 and tend to agree. But I've heard bad things about the 3rd season. Have you seen it, and if so, what are your thoughts? As you liked seasons one and two it's hard to imagine you not liking season three or four as it is all a continuation of the mainstory, gradually widening it's scope to take in more of the political shenanigans, which are closely tied in with the internal politics of the police dept. The fourth season also takes us into the classrooms of the broken Baltimore education system to introduce another perspective on the corner gangs. Major league great tv even if I have to watch some parts twice to catch all the nuance and , at times, difficult dialect. I'm a Brit. That's good to hear, I'll have to search them out. By the way, some of the dialects aren't too easy for some Americans to completely grasp at first. Did you ever watch that 90's series Cracker, with Robbie Coltrane? I recently reviewed the whole thing on DVD, and ten years on it still holds up pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 I watch most current tv shows but The Wire is in a class of it's own. I've copied very show and regard it as one of the greatest tv shows ever. I've seen seasons 1 and 2 and tend to agree. But I've heard bad things about the 3rd season. Have you seen it, and if so, what are your thoughts? As you liked seasons one and two it's hard to imagine you not liking season three or four as it is all a continuation of the mainstory, gradually widening it's scope to take in more of the political shenanigans, which are closely tied in with the internal politics of the police dept. The fourth season also takes us into the classrooms of the broken Baltimore education system to introduce another perspective on the corner gangs. Major league great tv even if I have to watch some parts twice to catch all the nuance and , at times, difficult dialect. I'm a Brit. That's good to hear, I'll have to search them out. By the way, some of the dialects aren't too easy for some Americans to completely grasp at first. Did you ever watch that 90's series Cracker, with Robbie Coltrane? I recently reviewed the whole thing on DVD, and ten years on it still holds up pretty well. You seem to like the same things that I do, I love(d) Cracker and have copies of every episode. Recently a one-off new episode was shown on Ozzy tv, in which our lad, family in tow, comes back to Manchester after a lengthy exile in Oz. Last night had the privilege of watching the first part of the final sad Prime Suspect. Helen Mirrin seems to grow in stature with every performance, she has improved from a fine actress into a great one. Hope you are able to see it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Did you ever watch that 90's series Cracker, with Robbie Coltrane? I recently reviewed the whole thing on DVD, and ten years on it still holds up pretty well. You seem to like the same things that I do, I love(d) Cracker and have copies of every episode. Recently a one-off new episode was shown on Ozzy tv, in which our lad, family in tow, comes back to Manchester after a lengthy exile in Oz. Last night had the privilege of watching the first part of the final sad Prime Suspect. Helen Mirrin seems to grow in stature with every performance, she has improved from a fine actress into a great one. Hope you are able to see it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 (edited) Did you ever watch that 90's series Cracker, with Robbie Coltrane? I recently reviewed the whole thing on DVD, and ten years on it still holds up pretty well. You seem to like the same things that I do, I love(d) Cracker and have copies of every episode. Recently a one-off new episode was shown on Ozzy tv, in which our lad, family in tow, comes back to Manchester after a lengthy exile in Oz. Last night had the privilege of watching the first part of the final sad Prime Suspect. Helen Mirrin seems to grow in stature with every performance, she has improved from a fine actress into a great one. Hope you are able to see it soon. There's yet another one-off episode? I thought the earlier one-off, with Fitz (Coltrane) in Hong Kong was rather unnecessary and a slight let-down. Always good to see our hero in action, but the other episodes gain power from being links in a chain, which I suppose is one of the definitions of "series" TV. I guess Cracker was popular in the UK so they decided to do the HK stand-alone episode. The one you mention, which I haven't seen, sounds a bit better, with Fitz and family back in the home environment of Manchester. That was another problem with the earlier one-off; it was JUST Fitz, he only talked to his family on the phone, and being out of his normal environment tended to dissipate the peculiar chemistry of the show. (Reminds me of the episode of Morse set in Australia, which also was missing something.) I wish Robbie Coltrane would get more character work; I really like him. Edited October 21, 2006 by kinuta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 The HK episode was 'White Ghost' and Fitz was like a duck out of water. That was about the nut case who locked up his woman in a shipping container. I think it might have been the dreaded contractual obligation episode. Honestly speaking the return to manchester episode was also a pale shadow of Fitz's past glories. However, all is not lost. Check this out............... http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/2006/07/15/1685775.html Which I've just realized is the 'return to Manchester' episode. Yes, I remember the nut case with the shipping container (pretty revolting)---when I rewatched Cracker last year on DVD, the last disc had "White Ghost" on it. Got to hand it to Jimmy McGovern though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but has anyone gotten the box of Undeclared? It's the show that Judd Apatow did after Freaks & Geeks and only lasted 17 episodes. I've rented them all from my local video store, but I'm thinking of buying the thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcoliv Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 (edited) anyone here owns any of the 3 seasons from Star Blazers? Marcus Edited October 27, 2006 by marcoliv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 When are they going to put out the Saturday-morning-cartoon version of Fantastic Voyage on DVD??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 If there's any Smallville fans here. . . I notice that Target.com has the first three seasons (all three I think are six dvd sets) for 18 dollars each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 (edited) It's being noised about that WKRP, sans original music, is going to be released next year. I'll still get the set even without the music. Edited December 12, 2006 by Matthew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 It's being noised about that WKRP, sans original music, is going to be released next year. I'll still get the set even without the music. The guy who played the whacky DJ originally appeared on a few episodes of The Bob Newhart Show as one of Bob's patients. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherbored Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 13 pages and no mention of 'the avengers'? this was my first series on dvd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherbored Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 and i hope this (the complete first season of 'saturday night live') is under my tree christmas morning. , -e- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 It's being noised about that WKRP, sans original music, is going to be released next year. I'll still get the set even without the music. Mmmmm................ Bailey............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 (edited) It's being noised about that WKRP, sans original music, is going to be released next year. I'll still get the set even without the music. Mmmmm................ Bailey............. Never thought Loni Anderson was sexy, but I had a teen-age crush of Bailey Quarters! Edit: New picture, old one disappeared. Edited December 13, 2006 by Matthew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Loni was too damn plastic for my tastes. Bailey was just plain hot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 I share your views about Bailey vs. Jennifer/Loni. It reminds me of the Ginger vs. Mary Ann deal. Each show had a woman presented as sexy, yet most men prefer the woman who is presented as wholesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 As God is my witness.... I thought turkeys could fly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 I share your views about Bailey vs. Jennifer/Loni. It reminds me of the Ginger vs. Mary Ann deal. Each show had a woman presented as sexy, yet most men prefer the woman who is presented as wholesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 I am finishing up season 4 of Star Trek: The Next Generation and will soon move on to season 5. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 True that Fox has put the kibosh on releasing any more Hill Street Blues, owing to low sales for the first two seasons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 True that Fox has put the kibosh on releasing any more Hill Street Blues, owing to low sales for the first two seasons? How could they be that dumb? Oh, right, we're talking about Fox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 I am finishing up season 4 of Star Trek: The Next Generation and will soon move on to season 5. Guy The fourth season is my favorite. What did you think of the episode with Jean Simmons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 I am finishing up season 4 of Star Trek: The Next Generation and will soon move on to season 5. Guy The fourth season is my favorite. What did you think of the episode with Jean Simmons? It was damn good, though I kind of got the feeling they were trying to do too much in 45 minutes. Who is Jean Simmons, out of curiosity -- I am not familiar with her. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Who is Jean Simmons, out of curiosity -- I am not familiar with her. "I love you Spartacus!" - Tony Curtis "He'll know because I'll tell him." - Jean Simmons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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