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So popular that Harrison wrote a song about it…
Originally Posted by alltunes
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09-22-2023 09:14 AM
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Duke Ellington cameo in the Dick Van Dyke episode.
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I haven't watched TV for decades, so I'm an outsider in this discussion, but I can offer an observation. There are some "forms" for shows, the first of which I came to notice is where there are three main characters with specific attributes:
- central character, the leader, some kind of authority
two side kicks
- there is a second character that typically looks/acts a little weird/goofy, has some peculiarity in appearance, unusual sounding name, and some kind of special knowledge
- there is a third character with a nickname, professional often some medical aspect
The side kick characters fuss and antagonize each other.
Examples...
Gunsmoke
Matt Dillon - Marshall
Festus - goofy, ears, rural wisdom
"Doc" - medical man with nickname
Star Trek
James Kirk - Captain
Spock - weird, ears, science wisdom
"Bones" - medical man with nickname
Cheers
Sam - Cheers bar owner
Cliff - goofy, ears, trivia wisdom
"Norm" - accountant, chorus of "Norm!" is self same nickname
Seinfeld
Jerry - ring leader and authority on life
Kramer - goofy, name (Cosmo), bizarre wisdom
George - medical aspect is "inverted" (hypochondriac), nicknames - Biff, Art Vandelay, Koko, T-Bone, Can't-Stand-Ya...
You will likely recognize this form in dozens of popular shows through the years with many variations. I guess they're still using it?
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The above is why AI software can write the basis plot of a T.V. show, as well as much of the dialog. Originally Posted by pauln
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The Three Stooges; the Marx Brothers; Harry, Hermione and Ron; Shrek, Fiona and Donkey; SpongeBob, Patrick and Squidward; Athos, Porthos and Aramis.
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The Father, Son and Holy...... oh never mind.
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In the middle of Who Is Erin Roberts? About a teacher/soccer mom who is more than she lets on to be. And kicks some serious a$$ when she needs to.
Typically ubercompetent British series on Netflix. Action-packed. 6 episodes, so not like it's a life commitment (I'm looking at you, Sopranos and GOT).
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Succession - A study in narcissism.
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Do you mean Who is Erin Carter? Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff
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Just finished Parasyte: The Grey, another good one by the director of Train to Busan and Hellbound.
It's Korean, but it started in Japan, so this is a part of that series that was started in Japan.
Saw "3 Body Problem", and liked it. Never read the Chinese books, so don't ask me how it compares.
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I loved Ripley on Netflix
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Not really. I just think tv is just a waste of time and a waste of life. Why do people get so offended by that? Makes it seem precious and central to your existence. Is it? Originally Posted by A. Kingstone
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Yes. Now it is. Originally Posted by DawgBone
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I don't pay for tv because I can't stand the commercials. I don't really like the content on tv either. All the stupid new shows. I scrum around on ad free youtube premium, watch movies, and watch some free tv on my smart tv. The only thing I really miss on tv are the baseball and football playoffs.
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Have you thought about a hobby instead? Like maybe learning piano or guitar? Originally Posted by A. Kingstone
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I dabble. Originally Posted by DawgBone
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Mancini did some music too. Originally Posted by AllanAllen
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A few years back I found a site that has movies, but it had commercials - the same ones over and over about every 10 minutes. One day I was so irritated I decided to go out and wash my car instead, and instead of turning it off I let the movie run through just to punish them with the waste of bandwidth. Originally Posted by Jimmy Smith
Later, I decided to go ahead and watch it and just bear through the commercials, so I dragged the little progress ball back to the beginning and started watching... no commercials! Their method only applies them during the first run, so after that whenever I found a movie to watch, I'd let it play through while going grocery shopping, bike ride, or swimming at the club, etc. and come back to commercial free movie watching.
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?The Amos? 'n Andy Show?
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Agree! Best iteration of Patricia Highsmith to date I've seen. Really feels like the book. Originally Posted by AllanAllen
Certainly helps that they could take 8 hours to tell the story instead of the usual 1 or 2. I look forward to the next season. I think she wrote 5 Ripley books and I hope they can keep it going.
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It says limited series, they don’t usually get a season 2. Not that I wouldn’t love to watch that psychopath wander around for 8 more hours. Originally Posted by ccroft
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Just watched The Serpent in Netflix. Not bad . Was able to do it only thanks to this service domypaper.com, cause otherwise i would probably spend ages, writing all the papers by myself. Going to college in older ages might sound like a great idea first, but then you realize that you don't have as much energy as you had when you were 20 and 25. I think it is just a circle of life.
Last edited by benhatchins; 05-23-2024 at 06:39 PM.
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Treme has the same executive producers as the highly watched HBO series, The Wire.
Actor Wendell Pierce is in both of them.
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I had seen the movie version, "The Talented Mr. Ripley", and I was expecting something completely different In the movie, they had Jude Law playing the Dickie character as a wanna be jazz sax player, and jazz is all over the place in the film. There's a scene where Matt Damon as Ripley learns Chet Baker's version of "My Funny Valentine", and actually sings it in an Italian jazz club. There's also a scene at an Italian Jazz Festival in Umbria. Originally Posted by ccroft
Apparently, none of this was in Highsmith's book (which I didn't read), or Ripley. It was still a good adaptation, but no jazz.
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The jazz content is nice, but Matt just isn't sociopathic enough for Tom. Too cloying in his sucking up and just not dangerous enough. Jude is way too pretty for Dickie. In fact, the whole cast is way too pretty :-)
Except for Phillip Seymour of course, who nails his part perfectly. As usual.
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