magicdog

Why do they keep adapting animated properties into live action??? And why do they keep bringing back properties which were brought back in previous attempts but failed ?? The 80s episodes of The Jetsons were inferior to the 60s episodes and hopelessly dated in an 80s way while the big screen adaptation chose to dump legendary voice actress Janet Waldo for 80s flash in the pan Tiffany? Yes, I'm still bitter over it!

I think this guy hits it right on the head.

My co worker has been coming in late a lot recently. Last night she overslept again and didn't come in until nearly 3 hours into her shift. She broke up with her live in boyfriend and the fallout is definitely affecting her attitude. I'm not saying her pain isn't real but she really needs to stop coming in so late. I lost both parents, had to battle my sister against false accusations of stealing from their estate, watch my Dad's possessions get picked over by bargain hunters, get shoved out of his house because she wanted to sell it unoccupied, and move into a townhouse which I can't wait to move from. Through it all I still managed to come into work on time and keep my tearful stress under wraps until things settled down. It finally got noticed by our supervisor and she had a one on one yesterday. I just hope she snaps out of it.

When I think back to watching the show as a kid I always remembered Boot. I actually forgot another dog was brought in as a mascot ! Seeing the Henry eps I've become more partial to him. Plus he had an additional purpose. Chet used his ears to polish the brass!

AgentRXS, it looks like you need to supervise the cleaners. When I wasn't able to clean by bathroom properly due to an injury, I hired a service and after giving them instructions, I sat in a chair and watched them. It's the only way to make sure what you need done gets done the way you want it done. A related pet peeve: hired help (in any capacity) who either speak no English or pretend they can't. I'm tired of the smile and nod routine.

COZI just showed the final Emergency! TV movie which had Johnny & Roy promoted to Captain and moving on with their professional lives while reminiscing about their past rescues. I guess that means we're back to the pilot on Monday. The movie seemed to hint that Chet had died in the line of duty - speaking of him in past tense. It was also a bummer that we didn't see the rest of the cast one final time - as opposed to the clips from past episodes. Considering the occasion, they deserved better. A clip show (or movie) are such a cheap way to go out of a popular, long running series.

I'm reminded of a story my dad told me about some vintage road rage from several decades ago: While on the road during rush hour (which never lasts just an hour) on the way into Manhattan, traffic is at a standstill. Bumper to bumper. He noticed in another lane one guy honking at the car ahead of him. Pointless, since no one was moving and honking at them to move wouldn't have changed anything. He saw the man being honked at get out of his car, go into his trunk and pull out an ax. He turned to the car honking at him and began pounding on the hood with the ax. He did this several times before putting it back into the trunk and going back to sit in the car. The other driver stopped honking and probably never honked his horn again!

I think the industry is far too segregated genre wise. There was a time, many decades ago in which you could hear many different genres and artists on the same station. A Supremes song would be followed by a Glen Campbell song, followed by a Beatles tune, etc. There was a time a person didn't have to be so narrow in their love of music - cross appeal was more common. I am tired of the companies aiming for the lowest common denominator in music. Especially songs that celebrate degradation of women. True. I feel left out on a lot of local radio - I'd go insane if it weren't for the miracle of iPods!

I used to love watching the show when it was first run, and watching eps on COZI are still enjoyable but considering how much has changed over the past 40+ years, could Emergency! be rebooted into either a new series or as a continuation of the original? Most might say that Chicago Fire is more or less the descendant of Emergency! but it's all fiction, whereas the original series was based on actual rescue logs. Then there's the thought of rebooting it in either the present (again, sticking to actual rescue logs) or for a change of pace - revive it in the early 70s just as the original series was. Like the pilot, it could take place in LA with the passing of the Wentworth - Townsend Act, or perhaps this time focus on a different team in a different city/state that just established their own Paramedic program. Half the fun could be the retro atmosphere and life before cell phones, the internet and stricter rules on procedures. If it were set in LA in the present as a continuation, we could bring back as many surviving cast members for a reunion (someone awarded recognition for being one of the first paramedics in the style of the "Original 16" - perhaps a newly released documentary), perhaps Johnny or Roy had progeny who decided to follow in their footsteps (In Roy's case, he had two children under 10 which would make them in their 50s now and possibly department brass), while Johnny could have a son in his late 20s or early 30s and is a field paramedic like dear ol' dad (Johnny was a bachelor by show's end and it's possible he didn't have any children until the 80s or 90s). Plus we could pad out the real rescues with a bit of comedy/drama between the cast. Thoughts?

Caught an episode on COZI which made me wonder who was in charge of checking scripts for accuracy. The episode (I think it was one of the TV movies that aired circa 1978) was seemingly based on "Towering Inferno" (1974). The fire is in a tall skyscraper and several different engines (everyone other than 51 oddly enough!) with firefighters yet unseen previously are helping Roy and Johnny fight it. While going door to door to find any trapped persons, Roy & Johnny do what no one should do when there's an emergency in a tall building: using the elevator to go from floor to floor! Not surprisingly, they get stuck between floors and have to find a way out. I'm no expert as far as I know but firefighters use stairs (gear and all) to go floor to floor - they never ride in elevators of burning buildings. I also can't help but wonder if the TV movies were less about real incidents and more fictional in their storylines. The writing and acting is also rather clunky - even for the times.

Send the poop!!!

As far as I know - that's a BS excuse. There are private adoptions arranged by lawyers who specialize in that. Chances are nothing would have prevented her adopting through private channels - or even a foreign adoption.

The closest example I can think of is, "My Mother The Car". At least the -mother's consciousness transplanted into an otherwise non living object to be near her son - part.

IIRC, actress Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura) was one of them!!

I'll never understand people who do this! That's the last favor you'll be doing for him, I hope. He just screwed himself. I worked with my fair share of psychos even before I worked in TV news. Most were in the medical billing industry. At one office, I worked early in the morning but I didn't have the key to get into the office - I had to wait for my co-worker who was an office manager to come and open the doors. Normally I would just sit in my car and wait - no big deal. One day, I was sitting in my car and time was getting late. Almost 45 minutes later than usual. I was getting concerned (this was before cell phones, so no one to call in case something might have been going on). Finally the woman came and unlocked the doors. I asked her how she was and if everything was OK and I was a bit worried it took her so long. She had this look of terror on her face and then mumbled something and went on her way. I shrugged my shoulders and went to work. A few hours later I was called into the bosses' office and asked why I yelled at the office manager and berated her for being late!! WHAT? I never raised my voice to her and I certainly didn't berate her for anything. She chewed me out telling me how I should be more understanding of [office manager] because she didn't have a car - her father would drop her off every morning and that day her father took ill...yadda yadda...yadda. I felt like I went down the rabbit hole and didn't know how the hell it happened. I left not long after that.

True. Although even in the 60s, many performers were often underpaid while the peripheral folk (managers, record companies, et al) were the ones who walked away with the money. In fact, more often than not I heard stories of performers who owed back taxes on money they never even saw.

Just saw the episode in which Kelly"s dad (played by James Gregory) was admitted for a blood clot. It was refreshing to see he had a good relationship with his dad since medical dramas tend to have fathers and sons bickering often or estranged .

Just caught an episode in which Endora loses her powers and finds herself temporarily dependent on Sam & Darrin. Despite the honest fear and depression that gripped Endora (since it would be a while before the problem was solved) Darrin was still rather mean to Endora and at one point suggested she stay at an old folks home! I really think the writers blew a great opportunity here. They could have had Endora a bit more understanding of living like a mortal and Darrin certainly could have been much kinder to her and sympathetic to her dilemma. We could have had some great scenes of the two coming to a sort of understanding and perhaps she could have become more accepting of him and why Sam loved him. It's not as if sitcoms didn't mix serious moments with comedic ones before.

For what it's worth, from some accounts and historical research the Sabine women weren't really "raped" in the conventional sense of the word. Rome had a shortage of women and advertised to local villages that they were interested in potential brides. In some ways it paralleled the need for brides during the settlement of the American west (marrying mail order brides or even dance hall girls).

I'd be happy to have a niche at all! The place I'm living in now doesn't have so much as a shelf or soap dish. The prior residents kept their toiletries on the floor. I opted for a rack hanging from the shower head.

I had heard that! IIRC, she though the premise was silly. Essentially if someone with witch's powers existed, there would be no more traffic jams and other things would be corrected.

Sargent was already signed to co-star in The Tammy Grimes Show, so he had to pass on Darrin. Personally, I think if Sargent had been cast at the beginning the show wouldn't have been as popular as it was.

I always preferred Dick York. It was believe all that as frustrated as he was with Sam's magical connections, he still loved her. Yes he could be a bit of a jerk in urging Sam to not use magic, but them chemistry between the two was there. Dick Sargent seemed to not only dislike Samantha, but resent her.

I agree with Endora's character being viewed differently after all these years. There were times she was mean to Darrin but many times she was reacting to Dariin's attitude. I think it would have worked if the two of them had calmed their feuding as the show went on. Endora would accept Darrin as Sam's choice for a husband while Darrin would appreciate Endora's concern for Sam and their unique lifestyle/upbringing.

I must agree on the Gladys observation. When I was a kid the B/W episodes weren't shown in syndication. At least not in my area. The only Gladys Kravits I knew was Gladys 2.0. Having recently caught a few eps on COZI - TV recently, the differences between the actresses' portrayals of the character are stark! Alice Pearce's interpretation of the character is the superior one. Today I caught the episode, "Toys in Babeland" and I couldn't help but think Endora's character was altered for sake of plot. In the ep, Endora is babysitting Tabitha when she learns a major event was moved up to that day and she didn't want to miss it. She conjures a babysitter out of a toy soldier then leaves! Of course hilarity ensues when Tabitha learns to bring her other toys to life and holds a party in her room. I can't see Endora doing that. Serena definitely but not Endora. She adored her granddaughter too much to abandon her care to a toy. Strangely enough Serena appears the the following episode. Maybe the producers didn't want Serena to appear in two episodes in a row.