The Pitt just concluded its second season, and I have rather mixed feelings about the show. Each season takes place in an emergency room in Pittsburgh over fifteen hours in “real time” although there are a lot of cheats and quick cuts so it isn’t truly real time; I guess they figure most viewers won’t … Continue reading The Pitt
Television
Brokenwood
I believe I’ve mentioned The Brokenwood Mysteries previously, but as the show has entered its 12th season, I thought I’d give it another shout out. It’s a police procedural set in New Zealand, and while it’s subject is murder mysteries, it always has an ample dose of light comedy. What I especially enjoy about it is … Continue reading Brokenwood
Can You Name Them?
Here’s another gallery of guest stars from The Fugitive, this time from season 3. Once again these folks either became better known later on or in one or two cases were better known earlier on. I’m certain that most of you will recognize at least some of them. Answers at the bottom of this post. The … Continue reading Can You Name Them?
When the Wind Blows
I finally saw the only episode that I specifically remember seeing from the original run of The Fugitive (other than the series finale, that is). It’s the 15th episode of the third season entitled “When the Wind Blows”, so it answers some questions I had in my mind about it, but it raises some others … Continue reading When the Wind Blows
A Familiar Photo
In an episode from the third season of The Fugitive, Ed Asner plays a former football player and when we get a peek inside his room: That photo looked awfully familiar. I knew I had seen it dozens of times in the office of Lou Grant:
Can You Name Them?
In The Fugitive episode “Moon Child” Virginia Christine played the mother of a girl with a learning disability, and her performance would have an eerie pre-echo of a series of commercials for Folgers Coffee that she would make in the 70s and 80s as “Mrs. Olsen”. Here’s a gallery of some of the second season guest … Continue reading Can You Name Them?
The Fugitive WAS a Western
In the first post that I wrote about The Fugitive, I mentioned that I saw parallels between it and westerns such as The Lone Ranger, where the hero used to roam around the country helping out those he came in contact with. What I didn’t realize at the time was that was actually the genesis of the … Continue reading The Fugitive WAS a Western
August 6, 1930
Joe was born on January 5, 1889, in Easton, Pennsylvania, the eldest of four children of Irish immigrants. Educated at Lafayette College and Columbia University, Joe met Stella, who was married, but they fell in love and with his legal education, he helped her get a divorce, after which they wed. Joe began his legal … Continue reading August 6, 1930
The Curious Thing About Sitcoms
Here are the climactic final minutes of the 17th episode of the first season of The Dick Van Dyke Show entitled “The Curious Thing About Women”. The story is about Rob basing a sketch on Laura’s habit of opening his mail and depicting her as a ridiculous snoop, so that even their neighbors are laughing … Continue reading The Curious Thing About Sitcoms
The Dog That Wouldn’t Eat
Graham has encountered some weird problems with dogs and their humans over the years, and while I wouldn’t say this was the weirdest, it did make me laugh out loud when I saw what they had to do to get their dog to eat. And they were putting up with it for over five years! … Continue reading The Dog That Wouldn’t Eat