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revbob wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 10:23am
Mimi wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 9:41am
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07 Sep 2021, 8:43am
Major Dad is out on Netflix. It ran from 89-93 and I remember enjoying it when it was on. It didn't age well. Holy shit, let me count the ways. The Major, a marine, meets a female journalist who is interviewing him for a piece about the marines, I guess, and he falls for her in an instant. They know each other 3 days and he asks her to marry him. And he keeps pestering her. She has three kids and they're all like hey mom met this guy and we don't know anything about him, sure let's make him our new daddy. He doesn't treat the kids well at all and the woman is like I see nothing. So they go and get married and the woman comes to find he's rigid and doesn't like to do anything she wants to do like go pick peaches (a yearly family event) because he wants to watch the big game. When they're losing he pouts and goes and picks peaches where he pouts some more because by then his team is winning and he's missing it because peaches. At first the woman was all hey he's a man and must watch game but then she got pissed and was all no sex for you, jarhead. And then there was the episode where the oldest daughter, still in high school, can't go to the concert she had tickets for because her date came down with the measles so jarhead is all well, there's this lieutenant and he's young (he's not a teenager, that's for sure) and he can escort the daughter to the concert and because he wanted to go the concert too, he was all sure, I'll do it even though the girl is barely legal. While at the concert, apparently, there was a "moment" and the girl develops a crush on him. When the girl tells her mom that the lieutenant made her feel like a woman for the first time, mom's head flips because the alarm bells going off in her head before the concert weren't loud enough. So then jarhead says, I'll fix this because I'm a marine and tells the lieutenant to come and set the girl straight...up in her room...alone...where his boundaries are clearly missing because ego. Long story short, the show is cringe-worthy and I don't know how we tolerated this behavior before.
Ive never seen this and dont know you well obviously but am still amazed you ever tolerated it.
We all do stupid things in our youth that we regret later on.
Being the witty guy I am I used to refer to the show as Major Dickhead.
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Speaking of "how was this popular," one of the regional stations, I found, has been showing Family Ties re-runs. I decided to tune in to see how wretchedly it had aged (I mean, I'm making a presumption …) and it was jaw-droppingly awful. Like, Big Bang Theory inane. The only thing interesting was that it featured River Phoenix as an immature super genius who dates the ugly daughter and is taught he needs to lighten up and be a teenager. It was fully immunized against funny.
I never could get into that show, never saw the appeal of it. Having negative opinions about popular shows always made me like something was wrong with me. Seinfeld, Friends...I just never. *shrugs*

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The missus and I are in the midst of season six of st elsewhere. What a show. She's not not normally one for vintage television but she wants to watch an episode or two almost every night.

Since the other shows I'm watching are star trek and dark shadows, just happy that it's been weeks since I've had to watch and television made this century :cool:
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Mimi wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 11:15am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 10:36am
Speaking of "how was this popular," one of the regional stations, I found, has been showing Family Ties re-runs. I decided to tune in to see how wretchedly it had aged (I mean, I'm making a presumption …) and it was jaw-droppingly awful. Like, Big Bang Theory inane. The only thing interesting was that it featured River Phoenix as an immature super genius who dates the ugly daughter and is taught he needs to lighten up and be a teenager. It was fully immunized against funny.
I never could get into that show, never saw the appeal of it. Having negative opinions about popular shows always made me like something was wrong with me. Seinfeld, Friends...I just never. *shrugs*
I know i watched FT semi-regularly, but never thought it was that great. Friends never appealed. Still like Seinfeld, tho I can lodge a number of criticisms at it (not least that it fundamentally validates selfishness and shallowness even as it mocks it—very 90s Xer in that way).
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Flex wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 12:04pm
The missus and I are in the midst of season six of st elsewhere. What a show. She's not not normally one for vintage television but she wants to watch an episode or two almost every night.

Since the other shows I'm watching are star trek and dark shadows, just happy that it's been weeks since I've had to watch and television made this century :cool:
Glad you're eating it up. I'm amazed at how well it's held up, tho that's basically because it is so openly humanist and character driven.

Not that it's a spoiler—who doesn't know the big reveal in the final episode?—but regardless, one of the ideas that was kicked around was that Auschlander would admit that he was the grassy knoll assassin and then shoot Westphal. Which … what the fuck? But as a completely baffling ending, it is rather amusing.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 12:05pm
Mimi wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 11:15am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 10:36am
Speaking of "how was this popular," one of the regional stations, I found, has been showing Family Ties re-runs. I decided to tune in to see how wretchedly it had aged (I mean, I'm making a presumption …) and it was jaw-droppingly awful. Like, Big Bang Theory inane. The only thing interesting was that it featured River Phoenix as an immature super genius who dates the ugly daughter and is taught he needs to lighten up and be a teenager. It was fully immunized against funny.
I never could get into that show, never saw the appeal of it. Having negative opinions about popular shows always made me like something was wrong with me. Seinfeld, Friends...I just never. *shrugs*
I know i watched FT semi-regularly, but never thought it was that great. Friends never appealed. Still like Seinfeld, tho I can lodge a number of criticisms at it (not least that it fundamentally validates selfishness and shallowness even as it mocks it—very 90s Xer in that way).
I'll admit to watching a good bit of Family Ties and, from what I remember, not hating it at least. In defence, we only had the 2 tv channels at that time - imagine! - so quality control not such a strict issue. I like MJ Fox in general. Spin City I recall being reasonably diverting and his turns in Curb were excellent.

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Low Down Low wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 12:32pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 12:05pm
Mimi wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 11:15am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 10:36am
Speaking of "how was this popular," one of the regional stations, I found, has been showing Family Ties re-runs. I decided to tune in to see how wretchedly it had aged (I mean, I'm making a presumption …) and it was jaw-droppingly awful. Like, Big Bang Theory inane. The only thing interesting was that it featured River Phoenix as an immature super genius who dates the ugly daughter and is taught he needs to lighten up and be a teenager. It was fully immunized against funny.
I never could get into that show, never saw the appeal of it. Having negative opinions about popular shows always made me like something was wrong with me. Seinfeld, Friends...I just never. *shrugs*
I know i watched FT semi-regularly, but never thought it was that great. Friends never appealed. Still like Seinfeld, tho I can lodge a number of criticisms at it (not least that it fundamentally validates selfishness and shallowness even as it mocks it—very 90s Xer in that way).
I'll admit to watching a good bit of Family Ties and, from what I remember, not hating it at least. In defence, we only had the 2 tv channels at that time - imagine! - so quality control not such a strict issue. I like MJ Fox in general. Spin City I recall being reasonably diverting and his turns in Curb were excellent.
I have, like, two memories of FT. One was of two episodes where Tom Hanks was Uncle Ned, who was an alcoholic and smacked Alex around (heavy!); the other was when Alex's best friend, who nobody had ever heard of, was killed and Alex had to confront his feelings about death (super heavy!).
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 12:57pm
Low Down Low wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 12:32pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 12:05pm
Mimi wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 11:15am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 10:36am
Speaking of "how was this popular," one of the regional stations, I found, has been showing Family Ties re-runs. I decided to tune in to see how wretchedly it had aged (I mean, I'm making a presumption …) and it was jaw-droppingly awful. Like, Big Bang Theory inane. The only thing interesting was that it featured River Phoenix as an immature super genius who dates the ugly daughter and is taught he needs to lighten up and be a teenager. It was fully immunized against funny.
I never could get into that show, never saw the appeal of it. Having negative opinions about popular shows always made me like something was wrong with me. Seinfeld, Friends...I just never. *shrugs*
I know i watched FT semi-regularly, but never thought it was that great. Friends never appealed. Still like Seinfeld, tho I can lodge a number of criticisms at it (not least that it fundamentally validates selfishness and shallowness even as it mocks it—very 90s Xer in that way).
I'll admit to watching a good bit of Family Ties and, from what I remember, not hating it at least. In defence, we only had the 2 tv channels at that time - imagine! - so quality control not such a strict issue. I like MJ Fox in general. Spin City I recall being reasonably diverting and his turns in Curb were excellent.
I have, like, two memories of FT. One was of two episodes where Tom Hanks was Uncle Ned, who was an alcoholic and smacked Alex around (heavy!); the other was when Alex's best friend, who nobody had ever heard of, was killed and Alex had to confront his feelings about death (super heavy!).
Wow, you may have been a bigger fan than me as I have no lasting memories of the show at all only that Alex' sister - Jennifer? - went on to star in Dirty Dancing (I think) and I have absolutely no idea why that should stick in my mind at all.

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Low Down Low wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 1:03pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 12:57pm
Low Down Low wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 12:32pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 12:05pm
Mimi wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 11:15am


I never could get into that show, never saw the appeal of it. Having negative opinions about popular shows always made me like something was wrong with me. Seinfeld, Friends...I just never. *shrugs*
I know i watched FT semi-regularly, but never thought it was that great. Friends never appealed. Still like Seinfeld, tho I can lodge a number of criticisms at it (not least that it fundamentally validates selfishness and shallowness even as it mocks it—very 90s Xer in that way).
I'll admit to watching a good bit of Family Ties and, from what I remember, not hating it at least. In defence, we only had the 2 tv channels at that time - imagine! - so quality control not such a strict issue. I like MJ Fox in general. Spin City I recall being reasonably diverting and his turns in Curb were excellent.
I have, like, two memories of FT. One was of two episodes where Tom Hanks was Uncle Ned, who was an alcoholic and smacked Alex around (heavy!); the other was when Alex's best friend, who nobody had ever heard of, was killed and Alex had to confront his feelings about death (super heavy!).
Wow, you may have been a bigger fan than me as I have no lasting memories of the show at all only that Alex' sister - Jennifer? - went on to star in Dirty Dancing (I think) and I have absolutely no idea why that should stick in my mind at all.
I think you're misremembering. It was the sister in Ferris Bueller's Day Off that starred in Dirty Dancing. I don't think anybody but Michael J. Fox did anything after FT (stunning, that!).
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 1:10pm
Low Down Low wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 1:03pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 12:57pm
Low Down Low wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 12:32pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 12:05pm


I know i watched FT semi-regularly, but never thought it was that great. Friends never appealed. Still like Seinfeld, tho I can lodge a number of criticisms at it (not least that it fundamentally validates selfishness and shallowness even as it mocks it—very 90s Xer in that way).
I'll admit to watching a good bit of Family Ties and, from what I remember, not hating it at least. In defence, we only had the 2 tv channels at that time - imagine! - so quality control not such a strict issue. I like MJ Fox in general. Spin City I recall being reasonably diverting and his turns in Curb were excellent.
I have, like, two memories of FT. One was of two episodes where Tom Hanks was Uncle Ned, who was an alcoholic and smacked Alex around (heavy!); the other was when Alex's best friend, who nobody had ever heard of, was killed and Alex had to confront his feelings about death (super heavy!).
Wow, you may have been a bigger fan than me as I have no lasting memories of the show at all only that Alex' sister - Jennifer? - went on to star in Dirty Dancing (I think) and I have absolutely no idea why that should stick in my mind at all.
I think you're misremembering. It was the sister in Ferris Bueller's Day Off that starred in Dirty Dancing. I don't think anybody but Michael J. Fox did anything after FT (stunning, that!).
Ah, right. Not sure why I was so confident about that. I'm certain I was nowhere near with the name either! Dunno was Fox the most talented actor ever, or even of that show, but I liked him well enough anyway. I thought his turn in that Vietnam movie alongside Sean Penn was surprisingly good.

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Low Down Low wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 1:37pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 1:10pm
Low Down Low wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 1:03pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 12:57pm
Low Down Low wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 12:32pm


I'll admit to watching a good bit of Family Ties and, from what I remember, not hating it at least. In defence, we only had the 2 tv channels at that time - imagine! - so quality control not such a strict issue. I like MJ Fox in general. Spin City I recall being reasonably diverting and his turns in Curb were excellent.
I have, like, two memories of FT. One was of two episodes where Tom Hanks was Uncle Ned, who was an alcoholic and smacked Alex around (heavy!); the other was when Alex's best friend, who nobody had ever heard of, was killed and Alex had to confront his feelings about death (super heavy!).
Wow, you may have been a bigger fan than me as I have no lasting memories of the show at all only that Alex' sister - Jennifer? - went on to star in Dirty Dancing (I think) and I have absolutely no idea why that should stick in my mind at all.
I think you're misremembering. It was the sister in Ferris Bueller's Day Off that starred in Dirty Dancing. I don't think anybody but Michael J. Fox did anything after FT (stunning, that!).
Ah, right. Not sure why I was so confident about that. I'm certain I was nowhere near with the name either! Dunno was Fox the most talented actor ever, or even of that show, but I liked him well enough anyway. I thought his turn in that Vietnam movie alongside Sean Penn was surprisingly good.
Jennifer Grey was the actress in DD; Jennifer was the younger sister in FT. I'd say MJF was the most impressive on the show, but's kind of being the best hockey team in Mississippi. The only place I've seen the father character is on episodes of Law and Order, and he's always the villain.
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Low Down Low wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 1:37pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 1:10pm
Low Down Low wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 1:03pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 12:57pm
Low Down Low wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 12:32pm


I'll admit to watching a good bit of Family Ties and, from what I remember, not hating it at least. In defence, we only had the 2 tv channels at that time - imagine! - so quality control not such a strict issue. I like MJ Fox in general. Spin City I recall being reasonably diverting and his turns in Curb were excellent.
I have, like, two memories of FT. One was of two episodes where Tom Hanks was Uncle Ned, who was an alcoholic and smacked Alex around (heavy!); the other was when Alex's best friend, who nobody had ever heard of, was killed and Alex had to confront his feelings about death (super heavy!).
Wow, you may have been a bigger fan than me as I have no lasting memories of the show at all only that Alex' sister - Jennifer? - went on to star in Dirty Dancing (I think) and I have absolutely no idea why that should stick in my mind at all.
I think you're misremembering. It was the sister in Ferris Bueller's Day Off that starred in Dirty Dancing. I don't think anybody but Michael J. Fox did anything after FT (stunning, that!).
Ah, right. Not sure why I was so confident about that. I'm certain I was nowhere near with the name either! Dunno was Fox the most talented actor ever, or even of that show, but I liked him well enough anyway. I thought his turn in that Vietnam movie alongside Sean Penn was surprisingly good.
Jennifer Grey was the actress in DD; Jennifer was the younger sister in FT. I'd say MJF was the most impressive on the show, but's kind of being the best hockey team in Mississippi. The only place I've seen the father character is on episodes of Law and Order, and he's always the villain.
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As a much younger person Justine Bateman was the only reason to be remotely interested in FT. I never saw Tom Hanks beat up MJF.

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 1:40pm
Low Down Low wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 1:37pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 1:10pm
Low Down Low wrote:
07 Sep 2021, 1:03pm
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I have, like, two memories of FT. One was of two episodes where Tom Hanks was Uncle Ned, who was an alcoholic and smacked Alex around (heavy!); the other was when Alex's best friend, who nobody had ever heard of, was killed and Alex had to confront his feelings about death (super heavy!).
Wow, you may have been a bigger fan than me as I have no lasting memories of the show at all only that Alex' sister - Jennifer? - went on to star in Dirty Dancing (I think) and I have absolutely no idea why that should stick in my mind at all.
I think you're misremembering. It was the sister in Ferris Bueller's Day Off that starred in Dirty Dancing. I don't think anybody but Michael J. Fox did anything after FT (stunning, that!).
Ah, right. Not sure why I was so confident about that. I'm certain I was nowhere near with the name either! Dunno was Fox the most talented actor ever, or even of that show, but I liked him well enough anyway. I thought his turn in that Vietnam movie alongside Sean Penn was surprisingly good.
Jennifer Grey was the actress in DD; Jennifer was the younger sister in FT. I'd say MJF was the most impressive on the show, but's kind of being the best hockey team in Mississippi. The only place I've seen the father character is on episodes of Law and Order, and he's always the villain.
I wasn't dreaming up Jennifer from the ether anyway! As much as I love skimming over the old shows, a part of me bristles at what my younger self might have found palatable. Alf is another show I remember fondly from my student days, but I wouldn't have great confidence in its ability to stand the test of time.

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I wasn't dreaming up Jennifer from the ether anyway! As much as I love skimming over the old shows, a part of me bristles at what my younger self might have found palatable. Alf is another show I remember fondly from my student days, but I wouldn't have great confidence in its ability to stand the test of time.
Oh god, yeah, seeing old shows I watched now in syndication is regularly an exercise in you-can't-go-home-again. Sometimes I can just say I was a dumb kid, but even at that I wince.
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