Jeff of Earth-J replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"I was stunned that this piece of drek came from the creators of Leave It to Beaver---Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher.
Did it? I thought I saw a line in the credits that said something along the lines of "Based on the series created by..."
...making the…"
Saturday
Commander Benson replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"STILL THE BEAVER: One of my choices. I watched this 1983 TV movie when it first aired on CBS. It is exactly as I remembered it: pretty bad. Thoughts...
I hate to be redundant, Jeff, but my thoughts are exactly the same as yours---making the Beaver a…"
Saturday
The Baron replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"I was a big SCTV fan. I remember watching that with my Dad. He got a chuckle out of the "Ward, you're boring" line."
Saturday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"Actually, I do. (I never watched SCTV to any great extent, not like I did SNL or Monty Python.) That line about Larry choking on an apple was pretty funny. Also, "killed in Viet Nam" is a reference to an urban legend. Another prevalent one I…"
Saturday
The Baron replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"Maybe you'd like this "reunion" better:"
Saturday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"STILL THE BEAVER: One of my choices. I watched this 1983 TV movie when it first aired on CBS. It is exactly as I remembered it: pretty bad. Thoughts...
The Beaver: A 33-year-old loser. An out-of-work father of two whose wife is divorcing him.…"
Saturday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"THE 'BURBS: This is one of of Tracy's choices. she watched the first four episodes on her own, then decided I needed to watch it, too. The first season is eight episodes, and we finished watching them together last night. It has a "vibe" similar to…"
Friday
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"The first season is most definitely the best, with its aspects of film noir.
That reminds me of the music I listen to when I read early Superman daily comic strips: Adventures of Superman - Music from the Original 1950s Television Series soundtrack…"
Apr 22
Commander Benson replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"I absorbed Adventures of Superman when I was a kid.  Once, when I had the measles (I contracted the measles, the mumps, and chicken pox all in the same year---lucky me!) and was forced to lie in a darkened room (I don't know how it is now, but in…"
Apr 22
doc photo replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"I have always considered Phyllis Coates to be the best Lois Lane. She had the look and the attitude that was perfect for the role. It is unfortunate that she bailed out after just one season. 
Coates also had a starring role in I Was A Teenage…"
Apr 22
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN: I did not watch The Adventures of Superman when I was a kid nearly as much as I watched Batman. I made my way through the entire series for the first and only time in the early 2Ks when it was released on four DVD boxed…"
Apr 22
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"Spy Smasher is not one of the 16 serials I own (I said 15 yesterday but I forgot one); I'll keep it in mind for the future, but I already have another one in mind to follow Manhunt in the African Jungle should my purpose hold. 
I agree with you…"
Apr 21
Commander Benson replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"A week ago, I binge-watched all twelve chapters of the serial Spy Smasher (Republic, 1942).  It had been some time since I had seen it last, and I was in an nostalgic mood.  I had also forgotten how good it was.  Spy Smasher and The Adventures of…"
Apr 21
Jeff of Earth-J replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"MANHUNT IN THE AFRICAN JUNGLE (a.k.a. "Secret Service in Darkest Africa"): Star Wars has Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers serials in its DNA. I have heard that Raiders of the Lost Ark shares a similar relationship to Manhunt in the African Jungle, but I…"
Apr 21
JD DeLuzio replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
"One of the interesting aspects of my (gradual) rewatch of the best of Route 66 is seeing familiar actors turn up. The last one that I watched (before we fell into For All Mankind, an excellent show, more of which later) had Alan Alda as a small town…"
Apr 21
Richard Willis replied to Cavaliere (moderator emeritus)'s discussion What are you watching right now?
" I have heard that most of Moore's roles before The Lone Ranger were bad guys
When I first watched Rear Window I was surprised that Raymond Burr was cast as a murderer. I later discovered that (before Godzilla and Perry Mason) he had played 100% bad…"
Apr 20
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