What did you watch?
On 2024-03-25 08:30:40 +0000, Ubiquitous said:
What did you watch?
I watched:I watched:
What did you watch?
--
Let's go Brandon!
On 2024-03-25 08:30:40 +0000, Ubiquitous said:
What did you watch?
Travel day, so just bits an pieces of things:
Saw some of March Madness - Grand Canyon's "Cinderalla" run came to an
end at the hands of Alabama. San Diego St. (are they the only "West
Coast" team left, if you don't count Arizona?!) absolutely *punishes*
Yale! so they'll get a rematch in the Sweet Sixteen with UConn (which
they will surely lose!).
Saw some Formula 1 - Melbourne Grand Prix(?). The Ferrari team killed
the field, coming in 1 & 2. Followed by the McLaren team, who came 3 &
4. There was also a spectacular crash on the final lap! which eliminated
the second of the Mercedes cars - so neither Mercedes car finished!
School of Rock - The last hour of the flick, which was being broadcast
on CMT, of all things! I'm still surprised that the girl who was the
bass player in the film never went on and did anything notable (note: it looks like she's been working, but she's never had another prominent
role since), though I guess this was one of those cases where one big
role dstroyed a child actors career/life (kind of like Jake Lloyd).
(Looking at it, it's interested parts what the Nick TV show kept from
the movie, and what parts they changed for the show.)
And that was about it.
The Crying Game (Showtime) 1992 movie written and directed by Neil
Jordan and staring Stephen Rea as an IRA member who kidnaps a British
solder played by Forest Whitaker. While a hostage Rea and Whitaker sort
of become friends and Whitaker tells Rea about his girlfriend back in
London. Whitaker winds getting killed during a rescue attempt and Rea >decides to head to London to look up Whitaker's girl. But in a shocking >reveal Whitaker's girl turns out to be a Goa'uld named Ra.
Repo Men (blu-ray) 2010 sci-fi movie starring Jude Law and Forest
Whitaker as repo men who instead of repossessing cars for a missed
payment, they repossess human organs while the person is still out and
about on the street. Things take a turn when Jude Law winds up with one
of the company's hearts keeping him alive and his best friend Whitaker
is sent to retrieve it. This has been on my rewatch list forever. I
haven't watched this since seeing it the theater and forgot pretty much >everything about it except the ending.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (blu-ray) 1999 movie starring Matt Damon as a
con man who is paid by Jude Law's father to travel to Italy and talk his
son into returning to America. But instead Damon weasels his way into
Jude's life and begins to take it over, especially after he murders Law
and has to keep murdering people to cover up what he did. The movie
holds up great. It's been on my rewatch list forever. I finally broke
down and forced myself to watch it again since there is a new Netflix
series debuting next week.
The Regime (HBO) - "Midnight Feast" - Picking up a few months after the
last episode, Kate Winselt's henchman has been rotting in a dungeon. He
then meets the previous prime minister who was also locked away. The
former minister thinks the henchman would make a good ally, but the
henchman has other plans.
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
I watched:I watched:
What did you watch?
3 Body Problem
Discussed elsewhere
Several episodes of space 1999
It’s far far far far far far far worse than I remembered
Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
The Crying Game (Showtime) 1992 movie written and directed by Neil
Jordan and staring Stephen Rea as an IRA member who kidnaps a British
solder played by Forest Whitaker. While a hostage Rea and Whitaker sort
of become friends and Whitaker tells Rea about his girlfriend back in
London. Whitaker winds getting killed during a rescue attempt and Rea
decides to head to London to look up Whitaker's girl. But in a shocking
reveal Whitaker's girl turns out to be a Goa'uld named Ra.
And then... he entirely dropped out of movie acting.
Repo Men (blu-ray) 2010 sci-fi movie starring Jude Law and Forest
Whitaker as repo men who instead of repossessing cars for a missed
payment, they repossess human organs while the person is still out and
about on the street. Things take a turn when Jude Law winds up with one
of the company's hearts keeping him alive and his best friend Whitaker
is sent to retrieve it. This has been on my rewatch list forever. I
haven't watched this since seeing it the theater and forgot pretty much
everything about it except the ending.
Oh, I want to like this movie. Wasn't this like the second or third adaptation? I was really never clear. I think it's from a graphic novel.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (blu-ray) 1999 movie starring Matt Damon as a
con man who is paid by Jude Law's father to travel to Italy and talk his
son into returning to America. But instead Damon weasels his way into
Jude's life and begins to take it over, especially after he murders Law
and has to keep murdering people to cover up what he did. The movie
holds up great. It's been on my rewatch list forever. I finally broke
down and forced myself to watch it again since there is a new Netflix
series debuting next week.
There is? Why?
The performances are great, especially Jude Law. This movie needed to be better.
The Regime (HBO) - "Midnight Feast" - Picking up a few months after the
last episode, Kate Winselt's henchman has been rotting in a dungeon. He
then meets the previous prime minister who was also locked away. The
former minister thinks the henchman would make a good ally, but the
henchman has other plans.
I need to catch up, or decide to drop it.
On 3/25/2024 11:37 AM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
The Crying Game (Showtime) 1992 movie written and directed by Neil
Jordan and staring Stephen Rea as an IRA member who kidnaps a British >>>solder played by Forest Whitaker. While a hostage Rea and Whitaker sort >>>of become friends and Whitaker tells Rea about his girlfriend back in >>>London. Whitaker winds getting killed during a rescue attempt and Rea >>>decides to head to London to look up Whitaker's girl. But in a shocking >>>reveal Whitaker's girl turns out to be a Goa'uld named Ra.
And then... he entirely dropped out of movie acting.
The way I heard it he had no interest in acting and asked for a million >dollars to do Stargate because he didn't think they'd pay it. And when
did they pay he basically took the money and ran.
Repo Men (blu-ray) 2010 sci-fi movie starring Jude Law and Forest >>>Whitaker as repo men who instead of repossessing cars for a missed >>>payment, they repossess human organs while the person is still out and >>>about on the street. Things take a turn when Jude Law winds up with one >>>of the company's hearts keeping him alive and his best friend Whitaker
is sent to retrieve it. This has been on my rewatch list forever. I >>>haven't watched this since seeing it the theater and forgot pretty much >>>everything about it except the ending.
Oh, I want to like this movie. Wasn't this like the second or third >>adaptation? I was really never clear. I think it's from a graphic novel.
I was on the fence about maybe trying to squeeze in "Repo! The Genetic
Opera" and very surprised that it came out first. Is it what you were >thinking of?
The Talented Mr. Ripley (blu-ray) 1999 movie starring Matt Damon as a
con man who is paid by Jude Law's father to travel to Italy and talk his >>>son into returning to America. But instead Damon weasels his way into >>>Jude's life and begins to take it over, especially after he murders Law >>>and has to keep murdering people to cover up what he did. The movie >>>holds up great. It's been on my rewatch list forever. I finally broke >>>down and forced myself to watch it again since there is a new Netflix >>>series debuting next week.
There is? Why?
It's a new TV series starring Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley. It debuts
April 4th on Netflix.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripley_(TV_series)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE0byWSKp0E
I noticed John Malkovich who played Ripley in "Ripley's Game" in 2002.
The performances are great, especially Jude Law. This movie needed to be >>better.
The Regime (HBO) - "Midnight Feast" - Picking up a few months after the >>>last episode, Kate Winselt's henchman has been rotting in a dungeon. He >>>then meets the previous prime minister who was also locked away. The >>>former minister thinks the henchman would make a good ally, but the >>>henchman has other plans.
I need to catch up, or decide to drop it.
It's a weird series. The satire can be hit or miss, but it mostly works
for me.
On 3/25/2024 9:18 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
I watched:I watched:
What did you watch?
3 Body Problem
Discussed elsewhere
Several episodes of space 1999
It's far far far far far far far worse than I remembered
Everything you've ever watched gets worse every time you re-watch it.
The Twilight Zone S4E17 'Passage on the Lady Anne' - DVR
A woman hopes a trans-Atlantic cruise and holiday in London will halp
save her marriage. (Comcast)
A young American couple, the Ransomes, who are trying to salvage their troubled marriage, insist on booking passage on an old trans-Atlantic
cruise liner. But other passengers try to persuade them to disembark immediately.
Trivia:
Because of the large number of well-known actors in this episode, the
closing theme featured a credit roll of cast names instead of the usual
still frames. The remaining non-cast credits were then done with
standard still frames. This was the only episode of the series to ever
use a credit roll.
Joyce Van Patten is the sole member of the cast still alive, as of
August, 2021.
This was the last Charles Beaumont Twilight Zone screenplay to be
actually fully written by Beaumont himself. Around the time this episode
was made, Beaumont (then only 34) began suffering from the rapid onset
of a degenerative neurological disorder (believed to be either
Alazheimer's and/or Pick's Disease) which affected his speech, memory
and concentration, as well as causing him to physically age very
rapidly. As the disease progressed, Beaumont was soon unable to meet his writing commitments. A number of his writer friends, including Jerry
Sohl and William F. Nolan, supported Beaumont by ghostwriting stories
with or for him and submitting them in his name, although Beaumont
insisted on splitting the fees with his helpers. His last screen credit
(also probably ghostwritten) was in 1965, by which time he was too ill
to work at all, and he died on 21 February 1967, aged only 38, although
his son later recounted that his father "looked ninety-five" at the time
of his death.
The Twilight Zone S4E18 'The Bard' - DVR
A would-be writer (Jack Weston) summons William Shakespeare to help him
write a teleplay. With John McGiver, Burt Reynolds. (Comcast)
Julius Moomer, a talentless, but relentless, self-promoting hack who
dreams of becoming a successful television writer, uses a book of magic
to summon William Shakespeare to write dramatic teleplays that Moomer
will pass off as his own. Shakespeare becomes irritated by Moomer's lack
of appreciation and is even more appalled when he discovers the changes wrought on his plays by cynical television executives.
Trivia:
William Shakespeare (John Williams) quotes lines from his plays nine
times with a trumpet flourish sounding each time, and most of the time,
him telling what play, act, and scene the quote came from. Three from
'Romeo & Juliet,' two from 'Twelfth Night,' and one each from 'Troilus
and Cressida,' 'As You Like It,' and 'A Mid-Summer's Night Dream', plus
a partial one from 'Hamlet' (cut short when Shakespeare forgets the end
of the "To be or not to be" line.
Jack Weston and Marge Redmond (Mr. Hugo's secretary) were married in
real life at this time.
Burt Reynolds's character is clearly an amalgam of Marlon Brando and
Paul Newman.
Burt Reynolds and Jack Weston would act together again in Fuzz (1972)
and Gator (1976). (This one was just to irritate Ian. :) )
Burt Reynolds appeared on this show only once on a Thursday, the
following Saturday he appeared in his regular serious Gunsmoke.
William Shakespeare: To be or not to be Mr. Moomer, that...
[Trumpets begin to sound, but are cut short, as he appears to
forget his line. He shrugs his shoulders and exits through the door.
From Hamlet Act 3, Scene 1 by Hamlet-not mentioned by Shakespeare]
Narrator: [Opening Narration] You've just witnessed opportunity, if not knocking, at least scratching plaintively on a closed door. Mr. Julius Moomer, a would-be writer who, if talent came twenty-five cents a pound, would be worth less than car fare. But, in a moment, Mr. Moomer, through
the offices of some black magic, is about to embark on a brand-new
career. And although he may never get a writing credit on the Twilight
Zone, he's to become an integral character in it.
The Twilight Zone S5E01 'In Praise of Pip' - DVR
Bookmaker Max Phillips that his son is dying in Vietnam and tries to
save him. With Jack Klugman. (Comcast)
A wearied bookie, learning of his grown soldier son Pip dying in South Vietnam, gets to spend one last delightful hour with a ten-year-old
version of him at an amusement park. (IMDb)
In Pursuit of More Trivia!:
The favorite Twilight Zone of Rod Serling's daughter Anne Serling.
Watching she noticed several conversations between son Pip and father
Pop were almost identical to banter she had with her father. Rod Serling nicknamed his daughter Pop, not Pip, and the final image on screen which
fits the narrative was also a personal message to his daughter.
The script originally had Pip stationed in Laos, but the network had Rod Serling change it to Vietnam. Incredibly, CBS didn't want it set in
Laos, as that country was at the time the scene of intense fighting and insisted the story be set in the more peaceful location of South
Vietnam. This episode was produced about two years before the massive intervention of American forces in South Vietnam.
Bill Mumy's father rarely joined his son on sets, but joined him on this occasion because the two often visited the pier they filmed on. His
father recalled being impressed with Jack Klugman who introduced himself
to the family and explained that father and son would be extremely affectionate. Mumy joined his own son Seth Mumy on set of Dear God
(1996) with Klugman 30 years later.
eatures perhaps the first scene in American television set in the
Vietnam War, the opening scene where a wounded Pip is brought into the
field hospital. It's also one of the first American TV dramas to mention
the conflict in Vietnam and feature a Vietnam veteran, although Route 66 (1960) had added a Vietnam veteran character earlier in the year.
One of only three TZ episodes to feature the line "Submitted for your approval" during Rod Serling's opening narration, which is probably the phrase most closely associated with the show that comes from those monologues.
Essentially a rewrite of Next of Kin (1953), also written by Rod
Serling. The main plot thread of "Next Of Kin" features the same
characters, virtually all of the same character names, and the same situations and general plot line. The fantasy element introduced in the
final third of the story, however, is unique to The Twilight Zone version.
Quote:
Max Phillips: My son is dying in a place called Vietnam. There isn't
even supposed to be a war going on, but my son is dying.
The Twilight Zone S5E02 'Steel' - DVR
Two small-time promoters find that their fighter can't meet his opponent
in the ring. With Lee Marvin. (Comcast)
In 1974, boxing has been outlawed and is performed by mechanical robots.
With his next and possibly last fight approaching and his robot in need
of repair, he resorts to one last desperate gamble. (IMDb)
Trivia:
Of the sixteen episodes written by Richard Matheson, this was reportedly
his favorite.
Adapted from Richard Matheson's own short story.
This episode was in part inspiration for the film Real Steel (2011).
On 3/25/2024 1:50 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
The Twilight Zone S4E17 'Passage on the Lady Anne' - DVR
A woman hopes a trans-Atlantic cruise and holiday in London will halp
save her marriage. (Comcast)
A young American couple, the Ransomes, who are trying to salvage their >>troubled marriage, insist on booking passage on an old trans-Atlantic >>cruise liner. But other passengers try to persuade them to disembark >>immediately.
How exactly does a ghost ship interact with a regular ticketing agency?!?
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
What did you watch?
Several episodes of space 1999
It's far far far far far far far worse than I remembered
On 3/25/2024 1:50 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:
The Twilight Zone S4E17 'Passage on the Lady Anne' - DVR
A woman hopes a trans-Atlantic cruise and holiday in London will halp
save her marriage. (Comcast)
A young American couple, the Ransomes, who are trying to salvage their
troubled marriage, insist on booking passage on an old trans-Atlantic
cruise liner. But other passengers try to persuade them to disembark
immediately.
How exactly does a ghost ship interact with a regular ticketing agency?!?
Trivia:
Because of the large number of well-known actors in this episode, the
closing theme featured a credit roll of cast names instead of the
usual still frames. The remaining non-cast credits were then done with
standard still frames. This was the only episode of the series to ever
use a credit roll.
Joyce Van Patten is the sole member of the cast still alive, as of
August, 2021.
This was the last Charles Beaumont Twilight Zone screenplay to be
actually fully written by Beaumont himself. Around the time this
episode was made, Beaumont (then only 34) began suffering from the
rapid onset of a degenerative neurological disorder (believed to be
either Alazheimer's and/or Pick's Disease) which affected his speech,
memory and concentration, as well as causing him to physically age
very rapidly. As the disease progressed, Beaumont was soon unable to
meet his writing commitments. A number of his writer friends,
including Jerry Sohl and William F. Nolan, supported Beaumont by
ghostwriting stories with or for him and submitting them in his name,
although Beaumont insisted on splitting the fees with his helpers. His
last screen credit (also probably ghostwritten) was in 1965, by which
time he was too ill to work at all, and he died on 21 February 1967,
aged only 38, although his son later recounted that his father "looked
ninety-five" at the time of his death.
The Twilight Zone S4E18 'The Bard' - DVR
A would-be writer (Jack Weston) summons William Shakespeare to help
him write a teleplay. With John McGiver, Burt Reynolds. (Comcast)
Julius Moomer, a talentless, but relentless, self-promoting hack who
dreams of becoming a successful television writer, uses a book of
magic to summon William Shakespeare to write dramatic teleplays that
Moomer will pass off as his own. Shakespeare becomes irritated by
Moomer's lack of appreciation and is even more appalled when he
discovers the changes wrought on his plays by cynical television
executives.
I definitely remember this one, sort of. I don't remember Burt Reynolds being in it. And every time I try to think of specifics my brain goes
back to the episode with the guy who could create things with the tape recorder. OK, so I don't remember it specifically. But I know I
watched it.
The 80s Twilight Zone did a version of this but in that one the person
from the present was sent back in time and had to write the stories for Shakespeare.
Trivia:
William Shakespeare (John Williams) quotes lines from his plays nine
times with a trumpet flourish sounding each time, and most of the
time, him telling what play, act, and scene the quote came from. Three
from 'Romeo & Juliet,' two from 'Twelfth Night,' and one each from
'Troilus and Cressida,' 'As You Like It,' and 'A Mid-Summer's Night
Dream', plus a partial one from 'Hamlet' (cut short when Shakespeare
forgets the end of the "To be or not to be" line.
Jack Weston and Marge Redmond (Mr. Hugo's secretary) were married in
real life at this time.
Burt Reynolds's character is clearly an amalgam of Marlon Brando and
Paul Newman.
Burt Reynolds and Jack Weston would act together again in Fuzz (1972)
and Gator (1976). (This one was just to irritate Ian. :) )
Burt Reynolds appeared on this show only once on a Thursday, the
following Saturday he appeared in his regular serious Gunsmoke.
William Shakespeare: To be or not to be Mr. Moomer, that...
[Trumpets begin to sound, but are cut short, as he appears to
forget his line. He shrugs his shoulders and exits through the door.
From Hamlet Act 3, Scene 1 by Hamlet-not mentioned by Shakespeare]
Narrator: [Opening Narration] You've just witnessed opportunity, if
not knocking, at least scratching plaintively on a closed door. Mr.
Julius Moomer, a would-be writer who, if talent came twenty-five cents
a pound, would be worth less than car fare. But, in a moment, Mr.
Moomer, through the offices of some black magic, is about to embark on
a brand-new career. And although he may never get a writing credit on
the Twilight Zone, he's to become an integral character in it.
The Twilight Zone S5E01 'In Praise of Pip' - DVR
Bookmaker Max Phillips that his son is dying in Vietnam and tries to
save him. With Jack Klugman. (Comcast)
And if he doesn't save him he'll be wished into the cornfield.
A wearied bookie, learning of his grown soldier son Pip dying in South
Vietnam, gets to spend one last delightful hour with a ten-year-old
version of him at an amusement park. (IMDb)
In Pursuit of More Trivia!:
The favorite Twilight Zone of Rod Serling's daughter Anne Serling.
Watching she noticed several conversations between son Pip and father
Pop were almost identical to banter she had with her father. Rod
Serling nicknamed his daughter Pop, not Pip, and the final image on
screen which fits the narrative was also a personal message to his
daughter.
The script originally had Pip stationed in Laos, but the network had
Rod Serling change it to Vietnam. Incredibly, CBS didn't want it set
in Laos, as that country was at the time the scene of intense fighting
and insisted the story be set in the more peaceful location of South
Vietnam. This episode was produced about two years before the massive
intervention of American forces in South Vietnam.
Bill Mumy's father rarely joined his son on sets, but joined him on
this occasion because the two often visited the pier they filmed on.
His father recalled being impressed with Jack Klugman who introduced
himself to the family and explained that father and son would be
extremely affectionate. Mumy joined his own son Seth Mumy on set of
Dear God (1996) with Klugman 30 years later.
eatures perhaps the first scene in American television set in the
Vietnam War, the opening scene where a wounded Pip is brought into the
field hospital. It's also one of the first American TV dramas to
mention the conflict in Vietnam and feature a Vietnam veteran,
although Route 66 (1960) had added a Vietnam veteran character earlier
in the year.
One of only three TZ episodes to feature the line "Submitted for your
approval" during Rod Serling's opening narration, which is probably
the phrase most closely associated with the show that comes from those
monologues.
Essentially a rewrite of Next of Kin (1953), also written by Rod
Serling. The main plot thread of "Next Of Kin" features the same
characters, virtually all of the same character names, and the same
situations and general plot line. The fantasy element introduced in
the final third of the story, however, is unique to The Twilight Zone
version.
Quote:
Max Phillips: My son is dying in a place called Vietnam. There isn't
even supposed to be a war going on, but my son is dying.
The Twilight Zone S5E02 'Steel' - DVR
Two small-time promoters find that their fighter can't meet his
opponent in the ring. With Lee Marvin. (Comcast)
In 1974, boxing has been outlawed and is performed by mechanical
robots. With his next and possibly last fight approaching and his
robot in need of repair, he resorts to one last desperate gamble. (IMDb) >>
Trivia:
Of the sixteen episodes written by Richard Matheson, this was
reportedly his favorite.
Adapted from Richard Matheson's own short story.
This episode was in part inspiration for the film Real Steel (2011).
You beat me to it. :-)
I keep meaning to do a proper Richard Matheson marathon, but his movies
are so different, it never works. Plus whenever I watch "Omega Man"
that pairs better as it's own thing with either other Heston flicks
and/or other adaptations of the story.
On 3/25/2024 9:18 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:Everything you've ever watched gets worse every time you re-watch it.
I watched:I watched:
What did you watch?
3 Body Problem
Discussed elsewhere
Several episodes of space 1999
It’s far far far far far far far worse than I remembered
anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
What did you watch?
Several episodes of space 1999
It's far far far far far far far worse than I remembered
But it's filmed so beautifully!
--
Let's go Brandon!
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 3/25/2024 9:18 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
I watched:I watched:
What did you watch?
3 Body Problem
Discussed elsewhere
Several episodes of space 1999
It's far far far far far far far worse than I remembered
Everything you've ever watched gets worse every time you re-watch it.
I like the theme song. Several of the actresses were really pretty. I
can't think of anything else I liked about it and I have no desire to revisit.
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 3/25/2024 9:18 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:Everything you've ever watched gets worse every time you re-watch it.
I watched:I watched:
What did you watch?
3 Body Problem
Discussed elsewhere
Several episodes of space 1999
It’s far far far far far far far worse than I remembered
Nonsense. Lots of older shows are a joy to rewatch.
Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 3/25/2024 9:18 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
I watched:I watched:
What did you watch?
3 Body Problem
Discussed elsewhere
Several episodes of space 1999
It's far far far far far far far worse than I remembered
Everything you've ever watched gets worse every time you re-watch it.
I like the theme song. Several of the actresses were really pretty. I
can't think of anything else I liked about it and I have no desire to
revisit.
I should note that this was second season, and in fact late second season when Fred Fryberger was intentionally destroying the show. This uses the later theme song which probably isn’t the one you remember liking.
It’s just filled with amazing burning stupid like a title card during the opening theme, the moon is hurled into Outer space! Going the opposite direction then it should and hanging a hard left turn in the process. hey, wait a minute, wasn’t the moon already in Outer space?
several of these final episodes don’t have Martin Landau in them or have a very brief appearance. Not only doesn’t have him, but it doesn’t even mention why he’s not there. There’s also an episode that has a completely different main mission crew without explanation. Those must’ve been turbulent times.
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<1578673508.733132658.874157.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com>,
anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 3/25/2024 9:18 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:Everything you've ever watched gets worse every time you re-watch it.
I watched:I watched:
What did you watch?
3 Body Problem
Discussed elsewhere
Several episodes of space 1999
It’s far far far far far far far worse than I remembered
Nonsense. Lots of older shows are a joy to rewatch.
I'm joyful every time Jeannie jiggles with happiness for Major Nelson.
In article
<1578673508.733132658.874157.anim8rfsk-cox.net@news.easynews.com>,
anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 3/25/2024 9:18 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:Everything you've ever watched gets worse every time you re-watch it.
I watched:I watched:
What did you watch?
3 Body Problem
Discussed elsewhere
Several episodes of space 1999
It’s far far far far far far far worse than I remembered
Nonsense. Lots of older shows are a joy to rewatch.
I'm joyful every time Jeannie jiggles with happiness for Major Nelson.
On 3/26/2024 1:22 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 3/25/2024 9:18 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
I watched:I watched:
What did you watch?
3 Body Problem
Discussed elsewhere
Several episodes of space 1999
It's far far far far far far far worse than I remembered
Everything you've ever watched gets worse every time you re-watch it.
I like the theme song. Several of the actresses were really pretty. I
can't think of anything else I liked about it and I have no desire to
revisit.
I should note that this was second season, and in fact late second season
when Fred Fryberger was intentionally destroying the show. This uses the
later theme song which probably isn’t the one you remember liking.
It’s just filled with amazing burning stupid like a title card during the >> opening theme, the moon is hurled into Outer space! Going the opposite
direction then it should and hanging a hard left turn in the process. hey, >> wait a minute, wasn’t the moon already in Outer space?
several of these final episodes don’t have Martin Landau in them or have a >> very brief appearance. Not only doesn’t have him, but it doesn’t even
mention why he’s not there. There’s also an episode that has a completely
different main mission crew without explanation. Those must’ve been
turbulent times.
I used to watch reruns about 35+ years ago. I'm not sure if I ever
noticed the missing actors or not. Other than the obvious season 2 cast changes.
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