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In Memoriam: Entertainment Industry Celebrity Deaths
bmasters9 replied to Kromm's topic in Everything Else TV
In the pilot of Arthur Hailey's Hotel, OAD Sept. 21, 1983 on ABC (from CBS DVD/VEI all-in-one of that 1983-88 ABC series); her role was that of Karen Donnelly -
Pet Peeves: Aka Things That Make You Go "Gah!"
bmasters9 replied to Betweenyouandme's topic in Everything Else
And the same thing has happened to me with Amazon-- apparently, when you are posting a review there, they don't allow you to mention packaging, even if it's in the sense of the natural packaging of the product (like, for instance, the packaging of a DVD release) and not the packaging for shipping. I submitted a rather long review of the all-in-one release of M Squad (1957-60 NBC police series w/the late Lee Marvin), which was a positive one, BTW (that I loved the show; not only that, but what it was about), and I was bafflingly rejected. Why? Because I happened to describe the packaging of the product (15 discs, and a bonus audio CD, in a rather large digipak); like I said, when Amazon refuses reviews for the mentioning of packaging, they don't differentiate between the packaging of the product and the packaging for shipping-- packaging is a forbidden topic of reviews, for reasons unknown. -
Pet Peeves: Aka Things That Make You Go "Gah!"
bmasters9 replied to Betweenyouandme's topic in Everything Else
Why do some of these people seem to act like if you don't make your house over in what they're pushing, that your house isn't going to look good?! -
Pleasantly Surprised: Shows That Were Better Than You Expected
bmasters9 replied to ybrik's topic in TV Show-Related Talk
Right now, I'm seeing a two-season 1974-76 NBC series called Petrocelli; it's about a Harvard-educated big-city defense lawyer named Anthony J. "Tony" Petrocelli (Barry Newman), who apparently got tired of the grind of the big city, and moved out to the fictional town of San Remo, AZ to set up his practice there (the series was filmed in Tucson, AZ). Susan Howard (who would later be of Dallas) played his wife, Maggie, and the late Albert Salmi played the investigator, Pete Ritter. Basically, Petrocelli is Perry Mason out in the sticks, as Tony Petrocelli is the Mason character, Maggie is the Della Street (who was married to Tony, unlike the Della on Perry Mason), and Pete Ritter is Paul Drake in a cowboy hat. I've finished one disc, and the similarities to the CBS Mason series seem to be very striking; I think I might actually find this a pretty entertaining takeoff on what Perry Mason was. BTW, it was a rare dramatic series from the Miller-Boyett production family, who, with Paramount (as Miller-Milkis-[Boyett]), and later with Lorimar (as Miller-Boyett), made some very long-running comedies (Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Mork & Mindy, Family Matters, et al.). Petrocelli was from Miller-Milkis IAW Paramount Television, and VEI's DVD release of it has the Paramount logos of the time (the red/blue Split Box on the first go [1974-75], and the Blue Mountain on the second and final [1975-76]). -
Ugh!: Actors, Hosts, And TV Personalities You Just Can't Stand
bmasters9 replied to UYI's topic in Everything Else TV
Especially since he's the "leader" of the free world ("leader" in quotation marks because I never thought he was qualified, and still don't)! -
https://www.shoutfactory.com/tv/crime/t-j-hooker-the-complete-series Shout! to come out with an all-in-one on July 18 of this 1982-86 ABC/CBS police series w/William Shatner https://www.shoutfactory.com/tv/comedy/diff-rent-strokes-season-six Shout! to also come out with a sixth-season (1983-84) release of this NBC/ABC comedy w/the late Gary Coleman, this on July 25
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Pet Peeves: Aka Things That Make You Go "Gah!"
bmasters9 replied to Betweenyouandme's topic in Everything Else
I'm generally a liberal-minded type (libertarian, to be honest), but I don't see FOX News, and never have cared for it since it started way back more than two decades ago. -
Pet Peeves: Aka Things That Make You Go "Gah!"
bmasters9 replied to Betweenyouandme's topic in Everything Else
That would bother me too, because you are clearly stating that what you are saying is your opinion, how you see it, and then you're judged wrong, even though what you said was clearly an opinion. If you had not so stated, I could possibly see them saying you're wrong, but to be judged that way for a clearly stated opinion (meaning that you say "this is my opinion" or words to that effect)-- that's way out of line. -
And that because they couldn't get Jack Coleman back for The Reunion in 1991, and had to settle for Al Corley, IIRC.
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In Memoriam: Entertainment Industry Celebrity Deaths
bmasters9 replied to Kromm's topic in Everything Else TV
And Treasure Hunt. -
Pet Peeves: Aka Things That Make You Go "Gah!"
bmasters9 replied to Betweenyouandme's topic in Everything Else
Did the instructions to your food processor specifically say "top shelf?" -
Pet Peeves: Aka Things That Make You Go "Gah!"
bmasters9 replied to Betweenyouandme's topic in Everything Else
I've got something to get off my chest about Amazon that has irritated me lately-- last year for Christmas, my brother Mike gave me a gift card to Amazon for $25, which I put towards the two-season all-in-one of the 1958-60 syndicated Mike Hammer w/the late Darren McGavin. It didn't arrive for the longest time, and I kept checking on it and checking on it, and then eventually, they said that they needed more time to come up with a delivery date. The problem is, it had been near to two months (possibly three) since I made the purchase, and I had never received it. Eventually (and this might sound foolish to you), I just gave up and canceled the purchase. The good news is, the money to my gift card was refunded right then and there; the bad is that I can't get it for less than $90 now. I know you'll probably say that it was just the Christmas rush of so many purchases at the time from other people, but I waited and waited and waited and never got my purchase, nor a delivery date. Just wanted to get that off my chest here, because I wanted to see that 1958-60 series so much. -
Pet Peeves: Aka Things That Make You Go "Gah!"
bmasters9 replied to Betweenyouandme's topic in Everything Else
And a lot of times, I have been unlucky enough to have milk go bad even before the sell-by date! -
So apparently, IIRTR (if I read this right), she'll let the dogs chase Precious all around the house, terrify her, drive her crazy and just push her to her wits' end, but Precious is wrong for reacting to the dogs as she's done?! Incredible!
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Pet Peeves: Aka Things That Make You Go "Gah!"
bmasters9 replied to Betweenyouandme's topic in Everything Else
Actually, it's not how dare you (as I think you were definitely in the right), but HOW DARE HE?! (if you're referring to him speeding up to catch up to you to try to cut you off, which is how I read this). -
Pleasantly Surprised: Shows That Were Better Than You Expected
bmasters9 replied to ybrik's topic in TV Show-Related Talk
True-- in fact, the good guy in Knight Rider on NBC (Michael Knight) also seemed to wear black a lot, and also drove a black Trans Am. -
Pleasantly Surprised: Shows That Were Better Than You Expected
bmasters9 replied to ybrik's topic in TV Show-Related Talk
Just purchased the first release of a 1957-63 CBS Western called Have Gun, Will Travel, w/the late Richard Boone as Paladin, a seeming jack-of-all-trades in the Old West. I just started seeing it last night, and I'm through four episodes' worth of the first season (1957-58). Ordinarily, I'm not the Western fan, but this Western is an exception; it's actually pretty good, IMO. The reason is because it's more of a philosophical or "thinking"-type Western, as opposed to the "shoot-em-ups" that were Gunsmoke, Bonanza, et al. -
In Memoriam: Entertainment Industry Celebrity Deaths
bmasters9 replied to Kromm's topic in Everything Else TV
Are you referring to Judge Judy? -
In Memoriam: Entertainment Industry Celebrity Deaths
bmasters9 replied to Kromm's topic in Everything Else TV
What I most remember from my youth seeing him on The People's Court is his standard opening line as he took the bench for a case: "I know you've been sworn, and I've read your complaint..." (or words to that effect). -
The Bob Newhart Show - General Discussion
bmasters9 replied to David T. Cole's topic in The Bob Newhart Show
Indeed! Seeing Piglet before on that VHS tape of Winnie-The-Pooh and Tigger Too, and then seeing the man who voiced Piglet (John Fiedler) on The Bob Newhart Show as Mr. Peterson (that was before he did Piglet)-- the voice is unmistakable. -
Family Ties: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
bmasters9 replied to DeLurker's topic in Everything Else
How did you spill the milk? -
Family Ties: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
bmasters9 replied to DeLurker's topic in Everything Else
Abso-smokin-lutely! Apparently, all well and good for her to have as she will, but when you try to get something you want, she diverts you and tries to turn you otherwise (at least that's what I'm gleaning from this). -
Pleasantly Surprised: Shows That Were Better Than You Expected
bmasters9 replied to ybrik's topic in TV Show-Related Talk
True-- except that the spelling was Bijoux (note the italicized X).