Return of the Mighty Observations Thread
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Saw this tweet and it reminded me of how much a truly out there bonkers show Magnum truly was, in an hilarious but not so good way.
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Now I wish I'd watched it as a kid.Low Down Low wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 3:15pmSaw this tweet and it reminded me of how much a truly out there bonkers show Magnum truly was, in an hilarious but not so good way.
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That clip is merely the tip of the iceberg. I think my favourite was when the eccentric (being the Brit, how could he be anything other?) Higgins character, the guy cooing the parrot, bangs his head during a party and spends the entire episode wandering the estate, quoting random passages from Shakespeare at guests. I loved all the cop and private dick shows back then but, man, that one was really out there!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 3:34pmNow I wish I'd watched it as a kid.Low Down Low wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 3:15pmSaw this tweet and it reminded me of how much a truly out there bonkers show Magnum truly was, in an hilarious but not so good way.
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I had no idea it was so loopy. I thought it was a standard PI show, with Hawaii being the "unique" quality.Low Down Low wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 3:54pmThat clip is merely the tip of the iceberg. I think my favourite was when the eccentric (being the Brit, how could he be anything other?) Higgins character, the guy cooing the parrot, bangs his head during a party and spends the entire episode wandering the estate, quoting random passages from Shakespeare at guests. I loved all the cop and private dick shows back then but, man, that one was really out there!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 3:34pmNow I wish I'd watched it as a kid.Low Down Low wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 3:15pmSaw this tweet and it reminded me of how much a truly out there bonkers show Magnum truly was, in an hilarious but not so good way.
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It might just be that i only remember the loopy bits, but it definitely did try to trade on giving a unique twist to the traditional private dick show. 'Nam flashbacks was another popular device, often seemingly random with little plot purpose at all. We had 2 tv channels at the time, if it was on it was our shit!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 4:33pmI had no idea it was so loopy. I thought it was a standard PI show, with Hawaii being the "unique" quality.Low Down Low wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 3:54pmThat clip is merely the tip of the iceberg. I think my favourite was when the eccentric (being the Brit, how could he be anything other?) Higgins character, the guy cooing the parrot, bangs his head during a party and spends the entire episode wandering the estate, quoting random passages from Shakespeare at guests. I loved all the cop and private dick shows back then but, man, that one was really out there!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 3:34pmNow I wish I'd watched it as a kid.Low Down Low wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 3:15pmSaw this tweet and it reminded me of how much a truly out there bonkers show Magnum truly was, in an hilarious but not so good way.
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Kids these days don't appreciate what the fuck you'd willingly watch when you only had two or three channels. Canada had shows about a nomadic German Shepherd and the world of recovering rogue logs, and they lasted well over ten years.Low Down Low wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 5:01pmIt might just be that i only remember the loopy bits, but it definitely did try to trade on giving a unique twist to the traditional private dick show. 'Nam flashbacks was another popular device, often seemingly random with little plot purpose at all. We had 2 tv channels at the time, if it was on it was our shit!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 4:33pmI had no idea it was so loopy. I thought it was a standard PI show, with Hawaii being the "unique" quality.Low Down Low wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 3:54pmThat clip is merely the tip of the iceberg. I think my favourite was when the eccentric (being the Brit, how could he be anything other?) Higgins character, the guy cooing the parrot, bangs his head during a party and spends the entire episode wandering the estate, quoting random passages from Shakespeare at guests. I loved all the cop and private dick shows back then but, man, that one was really out there!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 3:34pmNow I wish I'd watched it as a kid.Low Down Low wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 3:15pmSaw this tweet and it reminded me of how much a truly out there bonkers show Magnum truly was, in an hilarious but not so good way.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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Now I wish I'd watched it as a kid.
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That clip is merely the tip of the iceberg. I think my favourite was when the eccentric (being the Brit, how could he be anything other?) Higgins character, the guy cooing the parrot, bangs his head during a party and spends the entire episode wandering the estate, quoting random passages from Shakespeare at guests. I loved all the cop and private dick shows back then but, man, that one was [i]really[/i] out there!
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I had no idea it was so loopy. I thought it was a standard PI show, with Hawaii being the "unique" quality.
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It might just be that i only remember the loopy bits, but it definitely did try to trade on giving a unique twist to the traditional private dick show. 'Nam flashbacks was another popular device, often seemingly random with little plot purpose at all. We had 2 tv channels at the time, if it was on it was our shit!
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Kids these days don't appreciate what the fuck you'd willingly watch when you only had two or three channels. Canada had shows about a nomadic German Shepherd and the world of recovering rogue logs, and they lasted well over ten years.
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Beachcombers? We had that, did the job. I gave up years ago trying to convince nieces and nephews that, actually, our 80s childhood, all in all, was pretty damn agreeable. Once you explain the tv situation, it's basically a hopeless task. No way they're even buying it for a millisecond l!
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Now I wish I'd watched it as a kid.
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That clip is merely the tip of the iceberg. I think my favourite was when the eccentric (being the Brit, how could he be anything other?) Higgins character, the guy cooing the parrot, bangs his head during a party and spends the entire episode wandering the estate, quoting random passages from Shakespeare at guests. I loved all the cop and private dick shows back then but, man, that one was [i]really[/i] out there!
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I had no idea it was so loopy. I thought it was a standard PI show, with Hawaii being the "unique" quality.
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It might just be that i only remember the loopy bits, but it definitely did try to trade on giving a unique twist to the traditional private dick show. 'Nam flashbacks was another popular device, often seemingly random with little plot purpose at all. We had 2 tv channels at the time, if it was on it was our shit!
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Kids these days don't appreciate what the fuck you'd willingly watch when you only had two or three channels. Canada had shows about a nomadic German Shepherd and the world of recovering rogue logs, and they lasted well over ten years.
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Beachcombers? We had that, did the job. I gave up years ago trying to convince nieces and nephews that, actually, our 80s childhood, all in all, was pretty damn agreeable. Once you explain the tv situation, it's basically a hopeless task. No way they're even buying it for a millisecond l!
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Limited choice did have the effect of resulting in more people having a shared experience, something more akin to a common culture.Low Down Low wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 5:14pmBeachcombers? We had that, did the job. I gave up years ago trying to convince nieces and nephews that, actually, our 80s childhood, all in all, was pretty damn agreeable. Once you explain the tv situation, it's basically a hopeless task. No way they're even buying it for a millisecond l!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 5:08pmKids these days don't appreciate what the fuck you'd willingly watch when you only had two or three channels. Canada had shows about a nomadic German Shepherd and the world of recovering rogue logs, and they lasted well over ten years.Low Down Low wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 5:01pmIt might just be that i only remember the loopy bits, but it definitely did try to trade on giving a unique twist to the traditional private dick show. 'Nam flashbacks was another popular device, often seemingly random with little plot purpose at all. We had 2 tv channels at the time, if it was on it was our shit!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 4:33pmI had no idea it was so loopy. I thought it was a standard PI show, with Hawaii being the "unique" quality.Low Down Low wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 3:54pm
That clip is merely the tip of the iceberg. I think my favourite was when the eccentric (being the Brit, how could he be anything other?) Higgins character, the guy cooing the parrot, bangs his head during a party and spends the entire episode wandering the estate, quoting random passages from Shakespeare at guests. I loved all the cop and private dick shows back then but, man, that one was really out there!
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Yep. And i remain somewhat partial to terrestrial tv and the notion of fixed schedules. Old habits sometimes die hard, i guess.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 6:00pmLimited choice did have the effect of resulting in more people having a shared experience, something more akin to a common culture.Low Down Low wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 5:14pmBeachcombers? We had that, did the job. I gave up years ago trying to convince nieces and nephews that, actually, our 80s childhood, all in all, was pretty damn agreeable. Once you explain the tv situation, it's basically a hopeless task. No way they're even buying it for a millisecond l!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 5:08pmKids these days don't appreciate what the fuck you'd willingly watch when you only had two or three channels. Canada had shows about a nomadic German Shepherd and the world of recovering rogue logs, and they lasted well over ten years.Low Down Low wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 5:01pmIt might just be that i only remember the loopy bits, but it definitely did try to trade on giving a unique twist to the traditional private dick show. 'Nam flashbacks was another popular device, often seemingly random with little plot purpose at all. We had 2 tv channels at the time, if it was on it was our shit!Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑30 Jul 2022, 4:33pm
I had no idea it was so loopy. I thought it was a standard PI show, with Hawaii being the "unique" quality.
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There is some "celebrity husband swap" show on the TV in my office break room. The premise appears to be that 2 women swap their male celeb husbands for a week and hilarity ensues. The episode on right now features Alan Thicke and Gilbert Gottfried, who are both dead. You'd think the network (FYI) would pull that episode out of circulation.
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So they pulled a Weekend at Bernie’s? I guess with two it would be “Weekend at Bernies.”WestwayKid wrote: ↑01 Aug 2022, 12:09pmThere is some "celebrity husband swap" show on the TV in my office break room. The premise appears to be that 2 women swap their male celeb husbands for a week and hilarity ensues. The episode on right now features Alan Thicke and Gilbert Gottfried, who are both dead. You'd think the network (FYI) would pull that episode out of circulation.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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Maybe it was a "Beyond the Grave" edition.matedog wrote: ↑01 Aug 2022, 12:22pmSo they pulled a Weekend at Bernie’s? I guess with two it would be “Weekend at Bernies.”WestwayKid wrote: ↑01 Aug 2022, 12:09pmThere is some "celebrity husband swap" show on the TV in my office break room. The premise appears to be that 2 women swap their male celeb husbands for a week and hilarity ensues. The episode on right now features Alan Thicke and Gilbert Gottfried, who are both dead. You'd think the network (FYI) would pull that episode out of circulation.
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That Magnum clip was bonkers
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PJ Harvey needs to get back to making music.