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All Creatures Great & Small (2020)
they almost fooled me
The first (pilot) episode was hilarious. i thought Hey!! maybe a bbc series can be funny. then episode 2 and it was just people reading pointless words and there was no humor. BORING.
another of endless bbc series that hold no interest for intelligent male people. darn. let the women watch it.
Angel: The Prodigal (2000)
Kate was Buffy without the PTB
Stop bashing Kate.
Joss set out to create the "un-super" Buffy for Angel to love.
The only difference between the two women is Buffy got the life of superhero and Kate just got the life. I.E. Buffy got cramps when a vampire was around, Kate just got a headache from disbelief.
I am sure Elizabeth would have scored big in the part if only Joss had more time to write her in between crossovers, channel changes, lawsuits, actor jealousy, exhaustion and also, like Kate, only being mortal in the end.
Elizabeth got a better gig before Joss got time to turn Kate into "MBC". (Most Beloved Character). Good for Elizabeth. And to make it up to Elizabeth, himself, and us, Joss gave us Fred. (BMMBC) (Blue Meannie Most Beloved Character) Stop whining, and watch another episode. dana
The American President (1995)
Arron Sorkin, the smartest writer i constantly disagree with
it is hard for me to describe Arron Sorkin. as a screen and TV writer, he is head and shoulders above any i have ever seen.
in this movie and the west wing, his presentation is smart, witty, direct, full blossomed and rich. it is like drinking great wine to enjoy his writing.
in A Few Good Men, he showed the same and it is my understanding that he is as close to being a marine as i am to being the easter bunny.
his views on civil rights, the ACLU, and our beloved constitution are for the largest part wonderful.
his views on the second amendment are absolutely, totally wrong. the problem is that he presents this wrong thinking so convincingly.
the line in The American President... guns kill people... is ridiculous and i fear the opinion of a smart man who has not bothered to be smart about guns.
people kill people. the already disarmed nations now are realizing that people kill people. they are asking for their guns back.
i worship Arron's writing, but on this issue, he should quit playing ostrich.
Quigley Down Under (1990)
Yes, the top 5
I own every John Wayne and Clint Eastwood movie ever made.
Big Jake, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Hondo, Shane, and Quigley Down Under. Maybe not even in that exact order.
Tom Selleck, my lord, is the least appreciated super hero movie star in history. He might even compete with James Earl Jones as most under-appreciated movie star of all time.
I have just found I must write 10 lines of text. Or I can not submit.
I must say, I also like miller beer and good Mexican food.
I also like fast horses, younger women and politicians who do not lie.
dana