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What MOVIES or DVDs have you seen? (PART NINE: On-Going General Thread)
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Mar 29, 2018 10:48AM
We like "the Big Bang Theory" as well as "Young Sheldon". Both funny shows.
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I didn't care for the "Young Sheldon" as much.
Sheldon certainly is an interesting character. I only saw one episode of "Young Sheldon" and thought it was funny.
We've been watching "Planet Earth" which is very good. Colorful! Beautiful scenery. Animals and mammals. Still searching for a series to watch. Have lots of movies selected but need at least 2 hours to watch.
A few weeks ago I purchased "Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series" with Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor. A few days ago I finished a two-part episode "The Impossible Astronaut"/"Day of the Moon".Very enjoyable--funny and offbeat ---even for Doctor Who.Yes, still a fan of Doctor Who!
Thanks for posting, Mary.I tried watching Doctor Who a while ago but didn't enjoy it. Seemed too complicated for me to follow. Besides, I'm not a fan of SF.
Just finished watching, "Pillars of the Earth," and although very grim at times and somewhat difficult to keep the characters straight it was an interesting theme.
If you haven't already watched, "Candleford," it is good and Judy Dench is a marvel.
Thanks, Nina.Cranford [NOT CANDLEFORD]
TV Series (2007– )
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0974077/
In the 1840s, Cranford is ruled by the ladies. They adore good gossip; and romance and change is in the air, as the unwelcome grasp of the Industrial Revolution rapidly approaches their beloved rural market-town.
Stars: Judi Dench, Julia McKenzie, Imelda Staunton |
WIKI: Cranford (TV series)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranfor...
"Cranford is a British television series... The teleplay ... was adapted from three novellas by Elizabeth Gaskell published between 1849 and 1858:
Cranford BY Elizabeth Gaskell
ALSO:
Lark Rise to Candleford BY Flora Thompson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lark_Ri...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lark_Ri...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1077744/
Lark Rise to Candleford - TV Series (2008–2011)
"An adaptation of Flora Thompson's autobiographical novel "Lark Rise To Candleford", set in 19 century Oxfordshire, in which a young girl moves to the local market town to begin an apprenticeship as a postmistress."
Stars: Olivia Hallinan, Sarah Lancashire, Julia Sawalha
I wonder why they chose such similar titles: "CRANFORD" and "CANDLEFORD".So easy to confuse them!
I agree easy to confuse. I did like Cranford and isn't Judy D. a marvel?
I've always loved Judi Dench. I enjoyed the sitcom "As Time Goes By". I LOVED Geoffrey Palmer!
https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/as_time_g...
Netflix had new episodes of both "Father Brown" and "Death in Paradise" - both are funny and involve crime-solving. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_i...
As Time Goes By had the most marvelous lines as well as actors.
Overall I didn't like "Pillars of the Earth," movie. Perhaps the book was better but I doubt I'll ever read it.
The Pillars of the Earth BY Ken FollettI tried watching the movie a while ago but wasn't drawn in at all.
Joy, this isn't a movie recommendation but do you remember watching "Laverne and Shirley" or were you too young? I am so enjoying Penny Marshall's memoir, "My Mother was Nuts." I think it is one of the best memoirs I've read. I laugh at almost every page. Didn't you say you grew up in the Bronx? Maybe I got that wrong but if you did, perhaps you remember a store named Alexander's as she refers to it several times. She truly is a riot. Perhaps you have already read it.
Still engrossed with the Penny Marshall memoir but it's not as funny as it goes forward into her life. She, however, is a good writer and the memoir is not boring so far. I don't want to give anything away but one episode in her life I don't approve of but perhaps that is just me. On the bright side, I am finally feeling the light at the end of the tunnel with my broken toes. After this long month of limping I can walk on two feet; most of the time.
My Mother Was Nuts BY Penny MarshallYes, Nina, I remember it all. Yes, Penny Marshall's memoir is terrific. She's much smarter than she sounds. See my review at:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I gave it 5 stars!!!
Joy, did you grow up in the Bronx and if so did her story ring true? I understand why you gave it five stars. So, far so would I.
No, I didn't grow up in the Bronx. I attended Hunter College in NYC.Graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
Is the Bronx not a good place to grow up? It sounded like Penny Marshall had a lot of fun growing up there.
Nina wrote: "Father Brown was fun to watch."He's quite comical.
Nina wrote: "Is the Bronx not a good place to grow up? It sounded like Penny Marshall had a lot of fun growing up there."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bronx
Sounds not unlike many cities now; a good portion black but yet some affluent areas. This could be Kansas City at this time; not when I grew up there. I don't believe in segregation but the anti' segregation ruined my city; almost. We live now across the state line in a suburb in KS. And Joy you didn't say where you grew up. Also, was the Bronx an Ok place when Penny Marshall would have lived there?
Nina, I don't know much about that.
So is the Bronx not a desirable place to live now? And still wondering where you lived in that NYC vicinity.
Enid Blyton was a famous British children's author in the 1930's.
Nina wrote: "Enid Blyton was a famous British children's author in the 1930's."The question at FunTrivia was about her book, _Five on a Treasure Island_" (Famous Five, #1) (first published 1942).
Five on a Treasure Island BY Enid Blyton
When I looked her up it was an entire series of "Fives," and they seemed to be mysteries for the most part. It might be fun to find one today.
Joy, I am not getting any Goodreads what are you...messages and am wondering if you or Linda have sent any in the past week. I questioned Jim and he said all he sent was on Weather when he answered me. I am receiving the Movies and Weather ones but not the other messages. Can you post one and I'll see if I can receive it. Thanks. I'll let you know if it works.
Nina, I haven't been posting very much. You're not missing anything :)
I am reading, "A Year at Mulberry Cottage." by Virginia Connelly and just saw a reference to the "Famous five," and I think that is referring to the books by Enid Blyton.
That's quite a coincidence, Nina.
We watched it long ago but are enjoying watching, "Little Dorritt," one more time. Such good acting in these BBC movies.
After the trauma of "Prince of Tides," I am content to wander through the English countryside by reading, "A Year at Mulberry Cottage."
Nina wrote: "So is the Bronx not a desirable place to live now? And still wondering where you lived in that NYC vicinity."Many of the brownstones in certain sections of the Bronx and Brooklyn are being bought for single families who don't mind walking up stairs. Some brownstones are 3-story and many are 5-story buildings.
I lived in Manhattan by Gracie Manor but moved when I was 9 years old. Many of the buildings in the area were rebuilt to the same height (5-stories), sky -scrapers and townhouses. The area is called Yorkville.
Another series of "Bosch" is on Amazon Prime from my favorite book author Michael Connolly. Bosch is an American police procedural web television series produced by Amazon Studios and Fabrik Entertainment. It stars Titus Welliver as Los Angeles Police detective Harry Bosch. Wikipedia
First episode date: February 6, 2014
Network: Amazon Video
Program creator: Michael Connelly
Have you liked Bosch, Linda? I really liked the books & thought the actors were all good for the parts, but they mixed the plots of the books up so I was too distracted. I kept thinking, "That didn't happen that way in the book." If they'd stuck to the book plots or changed things a lot more, it would have been easier to watch. As it was, I gave up. They messed up Quarry similarly, but even worse they changed the character. There's a lot to watch, so I'm pretty choosy. I don't seem to have a lot of time for it, anyway.The rain quit & while it was a little muddy, I got the spinach, radishes, & snow peas planted finally. It's a couple of weeks later than I would have liked, though. I think I saw a couple of Purple Martins on the house first thing this morning. It wasn't very light out yet, though. If we have any, it's just a pair or two so far.
Joy, if you can remember the story line of "Little Dorrit" perhaps you can fill me in. Both, my husband and myself were confused at who was Little Dorrit's father. Was it the man who raised her in the prison? Was it Arthur's father? Was she illegitimate? And how did the old lady/Arthur's mother/ get little Dorrit's inheiritence? If this is too much info you could put a spoiler on your answers. I truly was a confusing ending to us.
I have no idea, Nina. I can't remember that far back.
Jim wrote: "Have you liked Bosch, Linda? I really liked the books & thought the actors were all good for the parts, but they mixed the plots of the books up so I was too distracted. I kept thinking, "That didn..."Good on possible sighting of Purple Martins. Impatiently waiting for spring to come.
I agree about the episodes on tv with Bosch. Changed the plots a bit. I have found myself saying, "What?"
Actor selections are good. Books are much better.
Linda, I almost always prefer the book to the movie--they have to make so many cuts to fit everything in a two hour movie slot.Books first, Movies second.
I am going to take a stroll down memory lane and mention some of my favorite older movies. How many have you seen?My Fair Lady//// The King and I////////West Side Story///////
and The Sound of Music.
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