tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4354791330373433793..comments2024-03-29T05:48:17.640-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: ON--Then GONE. Weird TV!Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24099917368886300472013-10-30T16:10:56.254-04:002013-10-30T16:10:56.254-04:00I like a lot of the shows mentioned here, but I mu...I like a lot of the shows mentioned here, but I must have missed it if someone said "Longmire". We've been watching it on DVD (no broadcast tv at our place like Deb Romano). We also sometimes watch 'Arrow'. and the hubs is watching "The Good Wife". I got a little tired of it. I can't wait to see Agents of SHIELD!Trishanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68911126540466078292013-10-29T22:12:26.646-04:002013-10-29T22:12:26.646-04:00Okay, Debs is demanding her book. I don't blam...Okay, Debs is demanding her book. I don't blame her. But Susan? Wake up the kiddo--okay, wait til tomorrow--and pick a second winner!<br /><br />ANd, thanks to you dear Reds, I want you to know I watched the Big Bang Theory when I got back from my event tonight. Um...I might have to watch another one..Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68478296071779146152013-10-29T17:59:37.250-04:002013-10-29T17:59:37.250-04:00Ok, I let the Kiddo pick the winner and he picked ...Ok, I let the Kiddo pick the winner and he picked Deb (no last name) "because her purple sweater is pretty." So Deb, hearty congrats! How do we do the book-sending thing, Hank?Susan Elia MacNealhttp://www.suaneliamacneal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42759676830732236552013-10-29T16:56:25.689-04:002013-10-29T16:56:25.689-04:00Allison! How could we forget SHERLOCK! (And when a...Allison! How could we forget SHERLOCK! (And when are you going to come guest blog??? Email me!) xo<br /><br />Vickie, I think there's no such thing as a TV dork. People often say to me--after they find out I work in TV--"Oh, I never watch TV."<br /><br />(I mean--what on earth is the GOAL of that remark?)<br /><br />I smile and then, always, eventually, they're telling me the ENTIRE plot of Dallas or something.<br /><br />And we'll have to do a whole Homeland blog when its all over, of course.<br /><br />ANd yes, we still have to announce th winner of SUsan's book! Susan, you pick via random choice--maybe have a muppet close his eyes and choose? And then let me know!<br /><br />Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35000296408152164442013-10-29T16:42:04.318-04:002013-10-29T16:42:04.318-04:00I am such a TV dork, I was born in 1951 and we got...I am such a TV dork, I was born in 1951 and we got our first TV in about 1953, hence I grew up with it. We watched every Western ever made as a family, which might be why I wanted to live in the West and moved to Montana a few years ago. My parents also loved Peyton Place, go figure. <br />I seem to never record anymore, so I just try to watch when I can. I still watch Buffy (I love Spike), House, Friday Night Lights episodes if they show up on a cable station. Never miss Downton Abbey. Loved Broadchurch (BBCA) with David Tennant and hope there are more episodes with him in it. I do remember Life Goes On, but wouldn't have remembered the name of the show. Loved Party of Five, anyone remember it ? And cried when My So- Called Life ended so quickly. Go Claire Danes in Homeland !! I know I mention this show whenever anyone talks about TV, but Justified absolutely rocks.Vickie Radfordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25452009846913131712013-10-29T16:18:00.189-04:002013-10-29T16:18:00.189-04:00Buffy: the SILENT episode. Wow. The musical episod...Buffy: the SILENT episode. Wow. The musical episode, double wow. <br /><br />Anyone remember Life Goes On, with Patti LuPone? Wonderful show. <br /><br />Gilmore Girls. Sisters. Hill Street Blues. THE WEST WING. And (my age is showing) I still have the hots for Hugh O'Brien as Wyatt Earp (and where is the hero nowadays who will make people hang up their guns or get out of Dodge?) <br /><br />And EVERY iteration of Superman: George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, Dean Cain. <br /><br />And the original Mission Impossible, when they would peel off those masks. And LOST, which made my brain itch. Ellen Kozaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19533578833173219002013-10-29T16:09:54.613-04:002013-10-29T16:09:54.613-04:00I don't watch TV, but my son will bring DVD se...I don't watch TV, but my son will bring DVD sets and bug me to watch his new faves until I do and become a fan myself. (Joseph has awesome taste.)That's how he turned me on to Buffy--Hank, you must watch it because I think you'd love it, especially the musical episode--Dr. Who, Downton Abbey, Sherlock,and others. Game of Thrones I was already into from the books, as with Outlander. Like others, I'm worrying about whether it can possibly be as good as the books. I saw the trailer for Jonathon Rhys Bowen's Dracula and have wanted to see it ever since. I own a bunch of DVD sets of the AChristie Mystery programs and older TV series, mostly PBS.<br /><br />It sounds to me as if we're in a new Golden Age of television. But I don't know where I'd find time to watch any of it. I tend to binge-watch at the kid's insistence over holidays and then go back to work as usual the rest of the time.Linda Rodriguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11913741596693442469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73635272359330827242013-10-29T16:08:01.737-04:002013-10-29T16:08:01.737-04:00NCIS, CASTLE, BONES, BIG BANG THEORY are my must s...NCIS, CASTLE, BONES, BIG BANG THEORY are my must sees. I liked the Lottery one...can't remember the name. It was gone in three or four. There are a lot of big hits that would be gone now. Like MASH. They gave them a whole season to find an audience. :)<br />Pen M<br />pmettert@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71817546684432761572013-10-29T15:56:28.683-04:002013-10-29T15:56:28.683-04:00I loved the show LIFE with Damien Lewis and it was...I loved the show LIFE with Damien Lewis and it was cancelled after 2 seasons. <br /><br />I loved, loved, loved FIREFLY but didn't discover it until after it was cancelled (one season!)<br /><br />I watch far too much television … my favorites these days are JUSTIFIED, GRIMM, CASTLE, LONGMIRE, SHERLOCK, LUTHER and PERSON OF INTEREST. The Bridge had hope, but then fizzled for me. NCIS has been blah the last two seasons. BONES is better now than it was for awhile. Still watch SVU, but have it all recorded will probably binge. I'm behind on THE WALKING DEAD.Allison Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05598446973999304028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69259539359773947272013-10-29T15:50:37.627-04:002013-10-29T15:50:37.627-04:00Hank, I'm with you on Will who (a) is unattrac...Hank, I'm with you on Will who (a) is unattractive, (b) is creepy, (c) is shallow, and (d) is unethical. He should NEVER have gotten his license back after covering his gambling debts with clients' money. <br /><br />Nathan Fillion was the Shatner of Firefly, and has gotten pudgier as Castle has gone along, just like Shatner. (He was traffic stopping gorgeous on Buffy, though EVIL). There have been homages to Firefly and Buffy on Castle; my favorite was when he told some Chinese workers (in Chinese) that his partner was crazy, so they should tell her what she wanted to know. Beckett asked, "Semester abroad?" and Castle said, "No, just a show I used to watch." Which was Firefly, where a lot of the folk spoke slangy Pinyin. <br /><br />I still have my first VCR with its WIRED remote, and I have my dad's old TV with a built-in VCR. I live with the detritus of several sequential lifestyles. <br />Ellen Kozaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75681174344316315062013-10-29T15:47:01.813-04:002013-10-29T15:47:01.813-04:00Oh, sounds great, Gerald! Thank you!
I'm off ...Oh, sounds great, Gerald! Thank you!<br /><br />I'm off to an event--(not TV!) Back soon...<br /><br />xoox HankHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11385818711299596972013-10-29T15:45:21.938-04:002013-10-29T15:45:21.938-04:00Hank,
FIREFLY is a space/Western series created b...Hank,<br /><br />FIREFLY is a space/Western series created by Joss Whedon, set five hundred years in the future. The two most dominant cultures--analogs of Britain and China--have formed an Alliance and expanded into the Milky Way and other solar systems, Earth's resources having run dry.<br /><br />Unlike STAR TREK, though, not everyone happily agreed to join a benevolent federation. The dissenters formed a loose army of Independents and resisted the Alliance, but ultimately lost. Nathan Fillion plays former Independent soldier Malcolm Reynolds, who buys a small spaceship ("Firefly class") he christens Serenity and assembles a crew just looking to get by, steer clear of Alliance control.<br /><br />Reynolds was Fillion's first lead role, a complex character with light and very dark aspects that allowed him to show his acting chops. Other cast members include CHUCK's Adam Baldwin, SUITS' Gina Torres, and HOMELAND's Morena Baccarin.<br /><br />FIREFLY was a vision of the future where technology hadn't solved all of humanity's problems. It showed a mingling of cultures such that, for instance, the everyman was fluent in English and Mandarin.<br /><br />I would love to have seen more, but FIREFLY originally aired on FOX Friday nights at 8, already a dead spot on the schedule. From there, FOX seemed to mishandle the show in every possible way, including pulling the original pilot episode at the last minute, forcing Whedon and Tim Minear to write a second pilot over a weekend.<br /><br />On the bright side, the DVD release of FIREFLY's 15 episodes was popular enough to reunite the cast for the theatrical movie SERENITY. SERENITY was not successful enough to get a sequel, but a movie from such a short-lived series is itself an accomplishment.Gerald Sohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03571407711439433431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70635401786291022272013-10-29T14:52:20.607-04:002013-10-29T14:52:20.607-04:00Deb Romano - The boxed set of the entire Buffy ser...Deb Romano - The boxed set of the entire Buffy series is a great value and includes many extras of interest. Especially a long sitdown with the cast filmed at (maybe) the Paley Center in LA. Well worth the money.<br /><br />Speaking of money, I enjoyed the first episode of Dracula as well. I just fear that it won't get a big enough audience on Friday nights for what must be an outrageous budget. So lush! <br /><br />And I must agree with Susan, The Golden Girls are always entertaining, no matter how many times I see those episodes. You don't get chemistry like that every day.Kristopherhttp://www.bolobooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13169812940522897322013-10-29T14:46:59.917-04:002013-10-29T14:46:59.917-04:00And Ellen, can we talk? I mean--WILL. What a creep...And Ellen, can we talk? I mean--WILL. What a creep! And it ruins the whole thing, because she would NEVER... well, grumble grumble.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80082624858157324482013-10-29T14:45:28.246-04:002013-10-29T14:45:28.246-04:00OH, yes, typos are part of the deal. I'm queen...OH, yes, typos are part of the deal. I'm queen of typos.<br /><br /><br />And well, THE WIRE, best EVER. <br /><br />What's Firefly? Castle was on Firefly? I am SO baffled. :-)<br /><br />Ellen, your collection of tapes is fascinating..whoa. WHat a treasure. DO you still have a VCR to watch the? I have a lot of my old stores on tape, too..but I have no tape machine anymore.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34418747298003476012013-10-29T14:44:52.082-04:002013-10-29T14:44:52.082-04:00Rhys, don't give up on Downton Abbey just beca...Rhys, don't give up on Downton Abbey just because two actors quit and the show killed them off. We *cough* Michelle Dockery, Dame Maggie Smith, and the rest of the great cast are still alive and kicking, though in mourning. ^^<br /><br />@L_MarysEyebrows (Twitter)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72383035346748723372013-10-29T14:22:28.359-04:002013-10-29T14:22:28.359-04:00Susan--all typos are hereby forgiven. The only wa...Susan--all typos are hereby forgiven. The only way to edit is to delete your comment and start over, and I'm much too lazy to do that:-)<br /><br />And I only see my mistakes after I hit Publish....Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-92102909654456015292013-10-29T14:21:12.620-04:002013-10-29T14:21:12.620-04:00Lisa, Much Ado About Nothing! I must see it!!!
A...Lisa, Much Ado About Nothing! I must see it!!!<br /><br />And Jon Rhys Meyers is playing Dracula in a series???? How did I miss that? Will see if I can catch up.<br /><br />And as for Buffy, no, it's not about vampires. There is an episode--no spoilers for those who haven't seen the series, but those who have will know which one I mean--that is one of the most moving things I've ever seen. But the show is also funny, snarky, and very clever.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11519514786198185277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38724462077243911842013-10-29T13:58:15.374-04:002013-10-29T13:58:15.374-04:00Oh, yes--Downton Abbey, Doc Martin, and I used to ...Oh, yes--Downton Abbey, Doc Martin, and I used to really love watching Grey's Anatomy, but haven't in awhile. Is it worth going back to?<br /><br />I've watched three or four episodes of Call the Midwife, and two or three of Bletchley Circle. It's so hard to know which episode is airing of how many; we get something like seven PBS channels on our rabbit ears digital TV, and I can never tell if I've seen the one that's airing already. <br /><br />Hank, I have also never seen Buffy. Or Firefly, although I've heard rave reviews of it since Nathan Fillion has been on Castle.Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17522193272397665652013-10-29T13:57:48.064-04:002013-10-29T13:57:48.064-04:00Someone above mentioned Third Watch. I liked that ...Someone above mentioned Third Watch. I liked that a lot at the time, and was sad when it was cancelled. I liked Upstairs, Downstairs, so I didn't get into Downton Abbey right away, especially with the Titanic connection in the beginning (I still think of Daisy as Ruby). <br /><br />I got into the ORIGINAL Hawaii Five O in late-night reruns while I was writing my science fiction novels on a deadline and practicing law full time. Late at night, there was lantern-jawed Jack Lord, and I knew the world was safe. I needed that so I could sleep at night. Ellen Kozaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70886899591307285712013-10-29T13:49:44.031-04:002013-10-29T13:49:44.031-04:00Can't believe I left out Downton Abbey, one of...Can't believe I left out Downton Abbey, one of the shows I love best. Probably its absence on TV right now accounts for my error. I will no doubt think of something else I omitted. Used to watch Weeds on HBO, too. <br /><br />Also, I wanted to welcome the new Red, Susan Elia MacNeal. Looking forward to reading your books and your posts here on this blog.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89110632620917643482013-10-29T13:48:50.561-04:002013-10-29T13:48:50.561-04:00Maybe I should clarify. I taped the JFK funeral pr...Maybe I should clarify. I taped the JFK funeral procession (20 years after) WITHOUT watching it at the time. And still have never watched it. I was glued to the TV for the actual funeral back in 1963, but we went to stand in the line and go through the rotunda that Sunday. <br /><br />I had an internship in the Senate in 1965. I'm used to the rotunda being sort of dim. That Sunday, it was lit up with TV lighting, and I've never seen a black so black as the velvet of that bier, nor the colors of the flag so vivid. And then we walked into some outer room, and there was the overwhelming smell of flowers from wreaths that filled the place. And I was so cried out that the scent hit me really hard, and I had to step onto a balcony and breathe in the cold air for a few minutes, before we went back to the car and drove back to New York. <br /><br />We had all our family movies transferred to VCR a dozen or so years ago. I will keep that one and the one of the JFK procession to the Capitol. All the rest can be duplicated on DVD or perhaps are better not watched for fear of disappointment. Ellen Kozaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28173165729993580332013-10-29T13:46:07.210-04:002013-10-29T13:46:07.210-04:00Does anyone remember the Sam Elliott/Cybill Shephe...Does anyone remember the Sam Elliott/Cybill Shepherd show, "Yellow Rose"? It lasted one season and they canceled it, but it was like Dallas only with Sam Elliott. In other words, awesome. <br /><br />I watch Castle, when I remember to turn on Dancing with the Stars, because it comes on afterwards. But mostly TV bores me. We have never had cable, so I never got addicted to a lot of shows that get talked about, although I kept up with Mad Men for years, via Tom&Lorenzo (previously Project Rungay). <br /><br />When I had the riding accident in May of last year the broken ribs had me glued to a recliner for a couple weeks. So I took advantage of the time and binge-watched every season of Mad Men that Netflix had. What a great show. This past week I was recovering from side effects from antimalarials (we just got back from a trip to northern Tanzania), so I watched all seven episodes of the amazing Top of the Lake, starring Elizabeth Moss. She is mesmerizing in this series, so if you get a chance I highly recommend this one. Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27427360479505036432013-10-29T13:40:52.417-04:002013-10-29T13:40:52.417-04:00I resisted getting DVR for a while, even though my...I resisted getting DVR for a while, even though my sister-in-law assured me that it would be a life altering experience. When I finally got it and realized it was quite easy to operate, I knew that she spoke the truth. (Hehehe) It's almost as good as a Xanax to reduce stress. (Again, hehehe). I now can DVR any show and not worry about missing a beat. Of course, On Demand is helpful there, too.<br /><br />The shows that I have been fairly addicted to for a while include the following: Castle, as who doesn't adore Nathan Fillion; The Walking Dead, passed this one along to my husband and daughter; Grey's Anatomy, just an old familiar friend; Doc Martin, completely besotted with the Doc; Inspector Lewis, usually love British mystery/detective shows; Modern Family, always good for belly laughs; True Blood, just a vamp fan I guess; Rizzoli and Isles, departure from Gerritsen's books but works; and Dancing with the Stars, admitting that I not only watch but am very much in like with this show.<br /><br />Newer shows that have got me all a gaga are Sleepy Hollow, watched marathon on Saturday last to catch up, and Dracula, only just started and with Jonathan Rhys Meyers doing a stunningly great job as Dracula. Both of these shows have done a spectacular job of creating ambience/atmosphere. I feel rather guilty admitting that I like the new show, Betrayal. I guess all the marital cheating makes me feel that way, but I am enjoying the actors who are in it.<br /><br />Some older favorites that are no longer on were House, Nurse Jackie (or will it be back?), The Big C, and many PBS mystery or otherwise shows. Bletchly Circle was a favorite, and I love anything Agatha Christie. <br /><br />There are other shows I enjoy, such as The Middle and Nashville, but often DVR those in favor of reading. <br />Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49593658062823527852013-10-29T13:39:36.931-04:002013-10-29T13:39:36.931-04:00I have (literally) hundreds of unwatched VCR tapes...I have (literally) hundreds of unwatched VCR tapes-- it is as though once I had them on tape, I was excused from watching them. Chicago Hope, ER, others I don't remember. And I taped (though I watched most in real time) all the X files, and Buffy and Angel series. <br /><br />I got into Star Trek late (we've been over that), and came to Castle late as well. Love ST:TOS and liked Voyager and even got into (sort of) the later episodes of Enterprise. <br /><br />I am having a love/hate relationship with The Good Wife because I love Julianna Margulies (my mom's maiden name was a variation on her last name, and I used to look somewhat like her, about 50 years ago, so there's a kind of identification there). I think Peter/Chris Noth is sexy, and makes an interesting use of power, but I can't stand Will Gardner. And as a lawyer, I think they are all playing fast and loose with the rules of practice (there ARE rules). <br /><br />And as a science fiction writer (and nerd), I recognize ALL of the guys in The Big Bang Theory and think it is the funniest show on TV. The second funniest is Two Broke Girls (can they say what they keep saying on TV? Wow!) <br /><br />But now that I can watch almost anything on HULU or on the network websites, I try to watch in real time and never record anything. I catch reruns of The Paradise on PBS late at night later in the week. <br /><br />And I'm holding onto ONE VCR taper from 1983. CBS replayed the Sunday morning funeral procession of JFK (the day Oswald was shot) in real time on the 20th anniversary of the assassination. (I'd been standing on the Capitol lawn, my narrow high heels sinking into the mud, watching them carry the coffin up the stairs, so I hadn't seen the Sunday part of the funeral at the time). <br /><br />After I taped it, I couldn't bear to watch it. I think I still can't. But I like having it, in case I want to watch it-- like those hundreds of other tapes. I may throw most of them out. I'll keep that one. Ellen Kozaknoreply@blogger.com