Author Topic: Movies & Books Into Movies (Read 591703 times)

Frybabe · « **Reply #4920 on:** September 26, 2021, 07:42:30 AM »

Looks like our local PBS is showing Elizabeth is Missing on Masterpiece, but not until 9:30pm. and it doesn't end until 11:30pm. I don't know if I can stay awake that long. What is worse is that they are only rerunning it once at 2am Monday morning. I haven't checked into WITF in quite a while. I see that they are still running reruns of Are You Being Served? and Last of the Summer Wine, two of my very favorites.

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #4921 on:** September 26, 2021, 07:48:34 PM »

I watched this previously. I should say I suffered through it. The book was a thousand times better.
Don't want to change anyone's mind who might be planning to watch it. Just saying!

BarbStAubrey · « **Reply #4922 on:** September 27, 2021, 12:51:01 AM »

Chose not to watch it the first time - thought the subject matter too depressing however, watched it tonight mostly because my sister was full of high recommendation - watching it was still depressing but the acting of Glenda Jackson was unbelievable - wow - a tour de force - the whole thing was sad, what happened, her dementia, her reacting as the dementia became debilitating, the daughter's life painfully disrupted - thank goodness there was some logic to even out the story if it was a 70 year old skeleton - for me the only satisfying bit in the whole storyline - but again kudos to Glenda Jackson.

Well tomorrow starts the new TV station - so far the excerpts shown look good - I've been down to watching TV 2 nights a week and sometimes 3 -

I've taken to watching on Wednesday Blue Bloods with Tom Selleck as the Commissioner of Police in NYC - Saturday night on PBS has Father Brown and something about an Indian Doctor in a mining town in Wales and a Poirot Agatha Christie series.

Sunday is a toss up - Masterpiece are repeats and most not worth seeing twice - and the same with Thursday night, our PBS shows a classic movie - sometimes good and sometimes not so...

Of course if I just want background sound there is always Football - Saturday collage, Sunday and Monday professional, Thursday and Friday local high school games and so I am really looking forward to this new channel.

BarbStAubrey · « **Reply #4923 on:** September 28, 2021, 03:28:16 AM »

New TV channel is wonderful - all either Brit or Australian TV programs - Mid Summer Murder picks up all the way back when Gavin Troy was the assistant Detective - he was followed by Dan Scott before we even get to Ben Jones who was a part of the show for a total of 6 seasons staying for a season after Tom Barnaby leaves and in the show his cousin John Barnaby becomes inspector. Joyce Barnaby, Tom's wife looks so young and reminds me of the American Actress Gina Davis - as she aged the resemblance is no longer there.

A Police/Detective show from Australia that again is old - many of the actors that appeared in the long running series A Place To Call Home are in this series as younger actors including the actress that played Elizabeth Bligh

A renovation contest among contractors again from Australia and a renovation show from England where buildings several hundred years old and abandoned are brought back to life as new residences with additions that blend with the old original shell of a building. Lots of history about the area and the abandoned building in this show that includes meeting over tea or a beer with some of the locals -

Looks like others that so far appears they will be regulars - these shows held my attention and finally I think there is again if only this one channel worthwhile TV to watch... OH yes the call letters are digi

ginny · « **Reply #4924 on:** October 12, 2021, 08:10:51 PM »

I'm so glad you got your British programming back, Barbara!

I've come in to say my DIL put me on to a new website called Pluto and it is like Turner Classic Movies I guess, it's old programming running continually. For instance there is a Mystery Science Theater CHANNEL, these programs have their own channels. All the old TV we used to enjoy. Westerns, sitcoms, it's just unreal. And it's free.

It streams these things, one after the other. I don't think you can record them, and you have to watch it then or it's gone, like the old TV days. It had some great programs last weekend. It plays on anything, just saying. I am sure they will ask for money sometime.

BarbStAubrey · « **Reply #4925 on:** October 12, 2021, 09:53:42 PM »

sounds good Ginny - i'm thinking people want calm and secure so that even the movies made in the last 10 years are too on the edge of your chair to relax with compared to the older movies. I'm ready for the Christmas movies to start - there are so many that limiting them to the month before Christmas is not enough time.

Well Mid-Summer Murders starts in a few minutes tra la so I'm off here...

ginny · « **Reply #4926 on:** November 15, 2021, 08:12:09 PM »

I know what you mean, Barbara!

I am still SO enjoying Monk! Jane had noted that all 8 years are on Amazon Prime and I am in hog heaven. It is so enjoyable and relaxing to view. I think so far my favorite episode was the one with his truck driving father, wonderful.

The other day the History magazine from National Geographic came, and in it a lovely feature on The Orient Express. It was beautiful with photos and nostalgia and full of wonderful facts I did not know. It mentioned that Agatha Christie was a fan and had set her famous mystery there and some of the movies made about her book. I had never heard of the 1974 one but Ingrid Bergman and Laurence Olivier and Sean Connery hooked me in and I watched that on AmazonPrime. I did not care for Albert Finney's Poirot, as am used to David Suchet's, but I loved Finney in the musical Scrooge.

LOVED the train in that thing. Then I thought to watch the David Suchet Poirot Murder on the Orient Express, but in trying to find IT, I stumbled on an old documentary on the Orient Express and got hooked, and watched it instead.

So I looked again today for the Suchet Poirot one, and I found David Suchet, but this time in a documentary about the Orient Express!! I couldn't believe the coincidence, and it's absolutely marvelous, it really is! The photography is beautiful and he is SO enthusiastic it's a pleasure, even if he's in the new train. Full of history, maps, very well done.

It's called David Suchet on the Orient Express.

One thing I noticed in the 1974 production was when Ingrid Bergman was sent to her car ahead of the one manned by the porter, there were no porters, no one to help with her baggage, she had to lift a huge suitcase way over her head, the platform was deserted. I find that hard to believe.

Back in the day when the Orient Express ran, I would be shocked if that were the case.

Even back when I took my children on the cross country train from Chicago to the West Coast, there were porters to help at every car, particularly the sleeping cars.

That doesn't seem to me what a luxury train would offer, but I plan to read and view further. I guess you could say I'm on a side track for a while. hahaha

Whatever offers fun escape is good with me.

jane · « **Reply #4927 on:** December 01, 2021, 03:27:05 PM »

I'm still looking for "feel good" things to read and watch. I'm continuing to enjoy Monk on Prime Video and I've found a number of programs I'd never seen before.

I'm not mentally in a place for deep, search for hidden meanings and revelations type programs. I think my brain is in need of a respite from all the news and sadness around us...from school shootings to coronavirus deaths, etc. Hence the search for light, bright and positive. Escapism? You Bet!

Stay safe and healthy,

jane

BarbStAubrey · « **Reply #4928 on:** December 01, 2021, 06:37:59 PM »

agree Jane - escapism - i can't even get into listening or watch youtube of Christmas music by church children's choirs.

Started, We Won't Forget You Mr. McGillicuddy and got a third of the way into it and sure enough it is the age old a family taking advantage of their elder who has bailed them out over and over.

I've been reading Tepper Isn't Going Out and it is a riot - NYC parking and how he tries to beat the system or paying the least and having the longest in the least expensive meter area - I started it late summer and other things got in the way and now I've picked it up again - glad I did not finish it in the summer it is so perfect for now...

Another is Fannie Flag - any of her novels are great escape stories and I forgot who it was but one of our past contributes introduced us to Ivan Doig and his books are engaging in a folksy no deep thinking way.

ginny · « **Reply #4929 on:** December 02, 2021, 09:52:26 AM »

Speaking of escape, yesterday I went out for lunch with my youngest son, a Christmas tradition you might say, in the city nearest to him. After a lovely lunch as we were adjourning to our respective cars, I noticed an ambulance in front of mine, on and blinking with no one in it, blocking the entrance to the restaurant and the drive, hemming me in, and then police everywhere and then police helicopters and it was obvious something was going on. My son got the manager who came out but nothing could be done, more armed police. The manager came over to me, apologized and said that "it looks serious." I told him I was sorry to hear that and I was not in a hurry, not to worry.

Apparently there had been an attack somewhere on the premises? I heard no gun shots. Perhaps a knifing in the kitchen? More police. No one was allowed to leave the restaurant. After about 45 minutes I spotted my son talking again to the manager who found a policewoman who after much conversation, convinced her to move the ambulance which was actually blocking the entire entrance to the restaurant and porte cochere and drive. I never saw anybody leave. People went in, nobody came out.

This is why we need escape.

Frybabe · « **Reply #4930 on:** December 02, 2021, 10:42:07 AM »

Goodness, Ginny!

BarbStAubrey · « **Reply #4931 on:** December 02, 2021, 03:18:54 PM »

Wow - metaphor for our life these days - thank goodness your son was nearby - if nothing else it is a comfort to know someone who is also experiencing the troubles... Did you ever learn what it was all about...

ginny · « **Reply #4932 on:** December 02, 2021, 05:35:00 PM »

No we never did. Nothing on the news at all. I looked.

It could have been so much worse, huh? What a new world. That's a nice restaurant, and it was full for the first time I have ever seen it. (It's usually almost empty).

They don't need bad publicity. Can't imagine what it was. But whatever it was it "looked very serious." Mystery. A heart attack would not have these additional things, police, helicopters, would it? Surely not.

BarbStAubrey · « **Reply #4933 on:** December 03, 2021, 12:46:04 PM »

Well at least the weather is keeping to its tradition - for the past couple of days and on through the weekend after a cold front last week its turned hot, foggy and muggy - so much so we have had to turn on the AC - the calendar says late fall but nature as usual just thumbs its nose at anything man made like a calendar...

I did not know George Orwell was thought of as a science fiction writer - I guess since so many of his scenarios have come true there is little that says his books fall into the fantasy category - All to say yesterday I found on Kindle for the grand sum of 30 cents a link for everything he ever wrote and published including papers and short articles - I had an old copy of 1984 but now except for liking to read holding a book there is no need to save the book.

Of all things I'm reading The Wizard of Oz - been years since I saw the movie but I think I remember it well enough to see that the book has a slightly different tone and incidents are timed in the book a bit differently than how I remember the story unfolding in the movie - I don't remember the movie including them waiting in turn to see the wizard and as early in the story as the book has the incident play out -

The book includes how the journey meant having food and sleeping arrangements for Dorothy and how the Straw man did not need food or sleep and how the tin man had to be oiled frequently so he did not rust. I'm thinking over the years the story has become such a metaphor of a current situation that even the now old movies forgot it was a children's tale when children were concerned about how a character slept and ate and followed rules. That the scary part in the forest depicted in the movie was made more scary where as it was just part of the journey in the book that yes they were glad to be among the open fields - and the whole scenario where they are in a field of poppies and are overcome with sleep so that they had to be dragged away was a perfect concept for Opium back when its major use was to make morphine and codeine.

I'm glad I'm reading it - refreshing to read what was actually a children's book.

ginny · « **Reply #4934 on:** December 12, 2021, 11:56:12 AM »

Isn't that interesting? I enjoyed reading that, Barbara. There's a lot of analysis on The Wizard of Oz, and all the children's fairy tales, for that matter. The Grimms brothers in particular.

The Derry Girls are doing or trying to film Season 3 and that has me watching the first two again, love that series, but it's not for everybody. I still think their excursion in the car with the people parading in the street was the funniest thing I ever saw. It's brilliant, it really is. Can't wait for the 3rd season.

I am astounded to see several new seasons of the Danish series Badhotellet, (Beach Hotel) (with captions which one also needs for Derry Girls) which I because addicted to when the Pandemic started. I'm going to watch from the beginning again, I loved the development of the characters, and it reminds me of the hotels of the Catskill Mountains in NY where I worked summers as a teenager, the same people coming back year after year...so interesting, and real life, really.

Haven't seen the Saints of Newark, has anybody?

Still have to have my Monk pill every day, and Sit and Be Fit.

Frybabe · « **Reply #4935 on:** December 12, 2021, 01:57:51 PM »

Found a new freebie streaming channel on my TV called Filmrise/British TV. I watched the first of three episodes of Terry Pratchett's The Color of Magic (2008). As I recall, I tried reading the first Disk World and didn't care for it too much. Watching it, however, is 'nother story altogether. What fun. Actors include Tim Curry, Jerome Irons, Christopher Lee, and Brian Cox among others. Terry Pratchett himself played a role in two of the episodes.

PatH · « **Reply #4936 on:** December 14, 2021, 12:43:57 PM »

The only thing Orwell wrote that you could call science fiction is 1984. Animal Farm isn't even fantasy, it's an allegory of Russian history, with the actions of Napoleon the dictatorial pig closely paralleling the life of Stalin. I've always liked the story of a big American publisher (forgot which one) who turned down Animal Farm because "We don't do animal stories."

Frybabe · « **Reply #4937 on:** December 15, 2021, 07:04:51 AM »

Never heard about that, PatH. Did he even read it? Bet not.

I hope you are doing well. I do miss your posts, but understand the difficulty typing these days. Have you thought a voice recognition program like Dragon Speak?

PatH · « **Reply #4938 on:** December 17, 2021, 08:03:09 AM »

Typing hasn't been the problem, it's been my complicated life--complicated, not tragic, everyone's fine. I think things are calming down now, and I'll start being back more. I've been following everyone, both here and on our sister site, but writing is never effortless for me. I now owe a letter to everyone I know.

I had the same reaction as you to the Color of Magic--couldn't finish it. It took Pratchett a while to get good.

PatH · « **Reply #4939 on:** December 17, 2021, 08:37:10 AM »

Barb, the thing that struck me the most when I reread The Wizard of Oz as an adult was the description of Auntie Em at the beginning. She had been a gay and pretty young woman, but the hardness of farm life has worn her down. Grey and weary, she looks startled at Dorothy laughing and playing with her dog Toto, as though such emotions were incomprehensible.

The tin woodman had to be oiled in the movie too, and Ray Bolger's dancing as the scarecrow was unforgettable.

ginny · « **Reply #4940 on:** December 20, 2021, 09:25:39 AM »

For fans of Monk, an ominous note has started appearing in the Amazon Prime episodes, at least in Season 3, saying Monk will disappear in 3 days or something like that. I didn't believe it. I'm only in season 3 of 8 and trying to outrun it. On the internet they are saying it will be free on Paramount or something like that, but that, too, will require a subscription and fee. Monk continues to be my go to for stress relief, they better not take it off. Especially since the DVD sets are not complete, etc.

The perfect panacea for our times.

Frybabe · « **Reply #4941 on:** December 20, 2021, 01:21:21 PM »

Amazon does that now and again. I think they feature a season or two of some shows and to see the rest you have to sign up for a premium channel. If I look I will probably find that Monk is probably on Paramount+ rather than the regular Paramount stream that Comcast offers here.

Have you watched the new Wheel of Time yet? I watched the first episode but it didn't click.

BarbStAubrey · « **Reply #4942 on:** December 20, 2021, 05:02:37 PM »

We still see Monk on one of the channels - forget which one - not one of the big 3 or is it 4 --- ABC - CBS - NBC - and I guess FOX is considered a major - Found it... "the original television series, "Monk" airing on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries."

I don't have cable

ginny · « **Reply #4943 on:** December 21, 2021, 06:22:15 AM »

Yes, Hallmark is where I first encountered Monk and got hooked, and apparently the rest of the Pandemic world is, too, but there are many more seasons and episodes than Hallmark shows: there are 8 years of it and they are priceless, so many good ones I did not see on Hallmark, but that's SOMETHING, you're right, Barbara, a crumb in the face of a feast, but a crumb nonetheless. A crumb is good versus nothing!

I mean for what one pays for Amazon Prime, one would hope not to have a teaser there, right?

I haven't seen Wheel of Time, Frybabe, what's it about?

Is this Weir book Project Hail Mary or something like that living up to the hype?

Frybabe · « **Reply #4944 on:** December 21, 2021, 12:36:55 PM »

Wheel of Time is a fantasy revolving around a group of females brought together because of a prophesy that one of them has the power to change the balance between Light and Dark. The Dark One apparently is a guy, of course. It seems well done but I lost interest watching the first episode. Wasn't in the mood for a gals vs guys show. I might try it later, though. Often I find the first episode of a fair number of shows do not hold my interest.

I haven't really taken a look at Project Hail Mary yet. If I do, it will be the Audible version because Ray Porter is narrating it. He is one of my favorites. The Audible version has some Weir approved text changes from what is in the original book. Okay??? What did they change and why? Haven't seen any comparisons, just a comment that they made changes to better accommodate the text to audio. Some readers who reviewed the book didn't like the amount of science in the book, but they thought that of The Martian too. That book had some science that, to me, was pretty basic, the kind you would get in high school. Here is the Kirkus Review which explains what it is about. They seem to like it a lot. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/andy-weir/project-hail-mary/

PatH · « **Reply #4945 on:** December 22, 2021, 10:01:01 AM »

Frybabe, if you get to the Weir before I do, let me know what you think. I'm certainly not against a lot of science, though I had quibbles about some details in The Martian.

ginny · « **Reply #4946 on:** December 27, 2021, 10:54:49 AM »

Thank you Frybabe, I am not sure what is meant by "too much science," or the changes. I'll rely on your judgment, it's certainly getting a lot of hype.

Still watching Monk, some really really good ones not normally seen and lots of complaint online about the removal of same from Amazon Prime, although it seems to still be playing. Apparently the DVD's are not suitable substitutes, lots of complaints there as well, so am watching while I can. He was hilarious in his Christmas one. It's very interesting to see the complete series and it makes you wonder why they leave out some of the best ones on channels like Hallmark, etc., but had it not been for Hallmark I might never have seen them all.

I can't figure out why the series appeals to me so much. He's SO out there, I guess, and everybody around him is so supportive, it's just nice when the world of course laughs at him, and he's so smart he has the last laugh against evil. I guess it's good versus evil but the good is flawed, but who isn't?

Love it.

What's everybody watching?

Tomereader1 · « **Reply #4947 on:** December 27, 2021, 10:07:11 PM »

Ginny, had the good fortune to spend 3 1/2 days with my daughter at her home. We ate, and ate. Some home cooked, some ordered out, but spent most of those days full to the brim. We watched our silly, modern Christmas favorites: "The Holiday", "Last Holiday", one other whose name escapes me right now! We were going to watch "Love Actually", but got sleepy. We always watch the most "un-Christmassy movie, which has garnered support by thousands as one they have to watch on Christmas Eve---"Die Hard" (goodbye Nakatomi Plaza, boom!) This of course is the original Die Hard, and the best of the bunch. Love Bruce Willis!
Your gifts sound wonderful, especially the book you said weighs 20 lbs. about the frescoes.
Hope you have a great New Year - - I hope we ALL have a great New Year!
Love and Hugs,
Joanne

Frybabe · « **Reply #4948 on:** December 28, 2021, 07:52:58 AM »

For some people, Ginny, if there is technical detail, even a small amount, it is too much. I had no problem with The Martian even though I had no chemistry or physics in high school. Now if you ask me, SevenEves by Neal Stephenson is the epitome of hard science fiction. Since 2016, a movie is listed in development with Ron Howard listed as director. Well, that would be a project and a half. I can see that taking about as long as the HALO (Microsoft) TV series has taken. That one was first proposed for a movie back in 2003 and is finally on track to release on Paramount+ this coming year. I will believe it when I see it.

ginny · « **Reply #4949 on:** December 28, 2021, 08:59:41 AM »

Tome, that sounds absolutely wonderful! We ate and ate, too.

How many times a year does Christmas come? We deserve it! Especially now.

hahaha

I may, however, never eat again, having eaten so much. I had been on a diet and enjoying being "thin" and now I'm afraid to get back on the scales. I wonder if I have finally found something that will maintain me (other than holidays when I eat what I want).

Frybabe, that's interesting, so Si Fi is about escape from real science then...sort of a what if? Science Fiction, I just realized the name. In the past I read an awful lot of Ray Bradbury and Isacc Asimov and they were both just great. And I still like both versions of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. And of course R.U.R., my all time favorite: the first robots. And all those Men in Black movies.

Tomereader, I love your choice of "silly" movies. One of my secret pleasures is silly movies of another kind: Japanese Monster Movies, such as King Kong vs Godzilla here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78yJR-uOi6E ....total destruction by what seems to be, in some of the worst ones, sometimes by a hand puppet and sometimes is on wheels. If you can watch them via Mystery Science Theater and their comic running commentary, it's even better, I saw one before Thanksgiving with Godzilla and some other monster which was SO much fun.

I came in to say to Monk fans that there was a cast reunion recently you may not know about, in aid of support of the Pandemic workers. It's been 10 years since the last Monk show, and the first thing you notice is that Tony Shaloub looks the same but a bit thinner, and possibly not well and that's because he reveals he had Covid!! It's quite lovely at the end. Thankfully he and his wife are OK.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x_p9nBg0B4

Frybabe · « **Reply #4950 on:** December 28, 2021, 10:26:21 AM »

Well yes and no, Ginny. The what if's are there big-time. Much of Science Fiction is based on real science or theories and hypotheses. A few seem to be strictly imagination. Science fiction writing has expanded greatly with all kinds of sub-genres. A lot of the newer stuff is mostly a regular story wrapped up in either a imagined future without very little actually science involved or at least explained. Ursula le Guin's books have characters traveling from planet to planet with no real explanation of the technicalities of space ship construction or operation. These stories could be set anywhere. What changes is the scenery, including a greatly altered Earth or on another planet or in a space ship, what the author wants alien(s) to look like, and often a projected change in social structure and norms.

Others do include some explanation of the science or the technical application of such. For example,The Martian uses some basic physics, chemistry and botany like that which was taught in high school college prep classes or first year college as best as I can tell. What Andy Weir did in his book is show, even if it still seems a little far-fetched to some, how someone could survive on Mars for at least a short period of time with the knowledge of science that we have now. SevenEves is a hard science book where scientists, astronauts and technicians are using science and technology to construct and expand a habitat to survive in space for a considerable time after a catastrophic earth event. Imagine the ISS being expanded (and jury-rigged) enough to include enough hydroponics, collect water sources in space, and maintain the station well enough without supplies from Earth to keep the original science station team alive, let alone eventually devise and construct stations that would keep their descendants alive for thousands of years in space. The book is very heavy on science and technical details.

Oh, and not all science fiction is set "out there". There are plenty books with environmental disasters, science experiments gone wrong, AI's turning against humans, apocalyptic wars, etc., right here on good ol' Earth.

In other words, those who think Science Fiction is not their thing, should look a little closer. Check out the alien romances, Indiana Jones type adventurers, colony building on other worlds, social science fiction, or send your favorite Soap Opera into space. Some are even down right comical. If you like humor, check out one of John Scalzi's first books called Agent to the Stars, or H. Beam Piper's Little Fuzzy (or Scalzi's Fuzzy Nation, written based on Little Fuzzy with the Oppenheim estates permission). There are lawyers and bounty hunters in space, lots of military shoot-um ups, on and on. Places like the Wild West, and others with run by an iron hand, oh, and some actually democracies. Go off world, and your politics and political enemies are there waiting to continue the arguments. There are paradise worlds of luxury and tourist attraction and worlds turned into a hunter's dream or terror as the case may be.

Well, that was long winded. I am neglecting my housework and eating into my reading time.

ginny · « **Reply #4951 on:** December 31, 2021, 08:00:35 AM »

Oh that was lovely, thank you so much. A wonderful tribute to Science Fiction!!

Lately some things in our real world seem like science fiction, to me. It's like Ted Levine (Captain Stottlemeyer on the Monk shows) said in the recent cast reunion when asked how he was doing, said, oh I'm living the dream. And then he said except it's one of Stephen King's dreams, not mine. hahahaa He's right on that one. I used to read a lot of Robin Cook, who wrote a long time ago in fiction about what we're now going thru with the Coronavirus. And I think perhaps Stephen King did, too.

But for fans of the history of the Duke of Windsor, there's a new film (or new to me) I just spotted on youtube called Whatever Happened to the Windsors? It says it's put in there by "Prince Harry," but that's apparently just the alias of the person putting it up on youtube.

But it IS the production of Edward Windsor, the youngest son of Queen Elizabeth, and he's the narrator and he's marvelous. It's really well done, all sorts of things I did NOT know, (and I truly have read every book on either of them I could get my hands on, due to the extraordinary circumstances of giving up an empire for his great love.)

I even have the catalog of their effects which were sold by Sothebys, because at the time I had a lot of their catalogs, and was interested in but unable to afford the priceless Roman artifacts passing through their auction house....such treasures....such treasures....I hoped to some day get a candlestick, and became fascinated by what they WERE selling of the Windsor estate after her death, (and later what the prices brought for something like a pair of his socks)....I mean, really? Socks?

This tackles all the rumors and the Hitler connection, the Wallis affair and much much more. Especially the Duke's continuing love for her....It talks to the footmen, the equerries, the hair dressers...you can't fool your hairdresser..... Her descent into dementia....Archival photos and letters....truly really well done. Long ago I thought I heard Edward had aspirations in film and apparently that's so but this thing is not only fascinating, it's, if you are interested in the subject, substantive and worth watching more than once. And fair, it seems, to both parties.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmXfb99bAqM

Sotheby's is also fascinating: https://www.sothebys.com/en/about/our-history They initially started out by selling the great libraries of the great houses and Napoleon's effects and walking stick. Fascinating stuff.

Frybabe · « **Reply #4952 on:** December 31, 2021, 11:12:31 AM »

I've been watching some of the more current YouTube presentations on Vindolana, their finds and current (outside the camp) excavations. Everything you ever want to know about Roman shoe fashions and construction, and a guess as to why there were so many found there since they didn't appear to have a shoe manufacturing industry going. The highlight for me was to see the precursors of horse shoes; they were like metal sandals for the horses hooves. Also, I had no idea that the water table was so high at the site. What a mess to try to dig and sift through.

I hope to watch the David Tenant version of Around the World in 80 Days on PBS this Sunday. It appears that PBS is presenting it as a mini-series.

ginny · « **Reply #4953 on:** January 03, 2022, 10:05:18 AM »

Fascinating, and so many new discoveries there.

You simply CANNOT get away from the ancient Romans and Greeks, no matter where you look. It's amazing. Last night after the news this PROGRAM came on, some sort of competition again but this time THIS time it's based on the Myth of Atalanta, and the contestants (and this is in prime time on one of the major networks, just can't recall the name of the thing, contestants very weird) act out...parts of her myth... I mean....really? It's a clever idea I guess and certainly a fertile field. Never SAW so many references to the ancients as we have now, commercials, references, programs, films.

BarbStAubrey · « **Reply #4954 on:** January 03, 2022, 11:23:07 AM »

My take Ginny is since schools are not including the classics in their curriculum any longer it is both a way to come some education across and for many the scenarios are new and so the stories not only hold their interest as they have for thousands of years but with writers working independently from their home there isn't the collaboration typical for writing new plots.

What did you think frybabe of the new Round the World... I like David Tenant but this version just did not hold my interest - very few PBS shows do I pass on but after about 10 minutes I gave it up and switched to the new Digi channel that show Brit and Australian shows - then later I switched back to try again but it was not making any sense however, I was comparing it to the original -

Sunday nights here they are bringing back Vienna Blood and Bleak House - along with new shows to All Creatures... and the new Round the World... - full lineup...

Tra la I notice during the week they are bringing back some of the Brit series - I think they finally realized they lost most of their audience - coming back is Midsummer Murders, on Thursday and on Saturday Death in Paradise, Poirot (which I am sure will be repeats) and a series on Castles: Secrets, Mysteries and Legends - here PBS was turning into a 24 hour news show with Antiques Roadshow about the only thing breaking it up, oh yes, and Finding Your Roots that I do like and did look forward to watching early on Tuesday evenings however they are all repeats as well however, I do find the stories of family interesting.

ginny · « **Reply #4955 on:** February 13, 2022, 07:09:17 AM »

You make some wonderful points, Barbara~!

I can't believe how long it has been since I've posted here, am swamped but loving it with all the classes.

I've been watching when I get 5 minutes the Antiques Road Show from Britain where they drive the vintage cars and compete? It's been on for literally decades, and when I was last in London, was still on BBC1 with new episodes... Amazon Prime/ Brit Box has tons of them, just tons. I like James Braxton and at the moment am watching episode 16, or season 16, I like the way Amazon does it, you can view the entire series which has many episodes, and choose the people you like to watch. Each one has about a week's worth of touring the UK, buying antiques, and going to auction. It's so much fun.

Over the years our dapper James has put on weight and lost some hair and his "posh" accent has changed, but he's still got that charm that he's always had, love the show. So well done.

I finally got my DVD's of the first two years of Succession which I hear is like Dallas on evil steroids, so I'm going to try... I don't have HBO any more due to the DISH/ HBO squabble.

Also on HBO a lot of people are watching the old reruns of Dr. Who, a program I have never seen, and loving it.

I've read that in this extended pandemic, sort of like the frothy movies of the Depression, the new thing is the Murder Mystery, and Agatha Christie in particular, think of that. Chaos and control. Kenneth Branaugh has a new one out, I am not sure of his Poirot, thought the last one was overdone but the filming and scenery made up for it. There are two more in production, glamorous murder mysteries, which is apparently what the people want now.

Another Murder Mystery with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Anniston filming, I really liked the last one, and a new Knives Out. Another Jurassic Park. (I have a fondness for the Jurassic Parks and the Men in Black series.

Escapism and fun. For instance, I personally I don't like antiques and don't care anything about them, despite having some old beautiful things passed down, but I have to say some of those shops in the UK have some really splendid pieces of furniture. I wouldn't last 5 minutes in one, I despise bargaining and the people on this show are REALLY good at it.

Amazing how your taste changes in this pandemic, or is there still one? People are still getting sick here but it's very hard to find a mask anywhere in evidence.

Frybabe · « **Reply #4956 on:** February 13, 2022, 01:06:22 PM »

I was okay with the new Around the World..., what I saw of it. I was so used to not watching PBS for so long, I forgot to watch most of them. My sister was not thrilled with it though.

I've been watching some old favorite SciFi movies and 14 episodes of Firefly. The Russians Are Coming... is in my cue as is Lost Horizon, and the old TV series Allo, Allo. I am tempted to put Hanover Street on the list, which I don't remember ever seeing.

PatH · « **Reply #4957 on:** February 13, 2022, 01:39:59 PM »

Firefly was a great series. It's a shame it got squashed by the network.

BarbStAubrey · « **Reply #4958 on:** February 13, 2022, 02:54:39 PM »

I loved the movie Hanover Street - WWII romance - never did see Firefly - been enjoying Sunday Night repeat of Bleak House along with new episodes of All Creatures Great and Small and I believe the episodes being show of Vienna/Blood are new - I don't remember most of what I am seeing although last year the detective's revile was promoted based on his belonging to this secret group that bordered on what later could have become Nazis where as, last weeks episode the rival, now his boss didn't act like his boss and no hint of his association with the secret group that include most of the Police - which made me wonder if it was an original episode that I just do not remember.

However, I am really enjoying the shows on this new Digi network that can be watched on the computer screen as well as, on the TV screen - Blue Heelers is an Australian small town police group and Midsummer Murders is repeating all the shows of which several years were before Sargent Jones and then, there is another Australian police show that takes place in a large city - I think Melbourne - called City Homicide - little to no gun play or car chases although just as thrilling as most of our American city crime shows - both Australian shows depend on a group/team of actors rather than any one single actor and so I look forward to each show to see them all.

Has anyone been out to see a movie in a movie theater? Frankly I have no idea what the movies were that were made and released last year. Anything I should know about?

jane · « **Reply #4959 on:** March 02, 2022, 11:50:10 AM »

I'm still enjoying a break from the real news and indulging in escapism with Monk on Prime Video and Sweet Magnolias on Netflix and reading, reading, reading from the Kindle Unlimited I've signed up for. I had 3 months free, and I'm hooked and staying on for awhile, at least.

Enjoy whatever makes you happy and relaxed is my motto. I hope you've all found your "whatever" that makes you happy.

jane

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