All my friends liked Bobby Sherman, but I liked David Soul the best, too.
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All my friends liked Bobby Sherman, but I liked David Soul the best, too.
My brother in law has a cousin who looked amazingly like Bobby Sherman back in the day. I'm told I spent a great deal of time at my sister's wedding following him (Lenny) around and staring at him adoringly (I was 6).Quote:
Originally Posted by DonFan
Now, all these years later, I work with Lenny's wife. Recently, I happened to be following them down the hallway leading to the cafeteria when Lenny turned around and said, "Are you still following me around?" I could feel my cheeks turn hot! :blush:
I don't know what Bobby's looking like these days, but Lenny's not half bad!
Lol, Molly! I had a crush on Davy Jones too, and like you, Brooke, I remember the very first episode being shown (but I don't remember the plot, and I wouldn't have had a clue about Frank Zappa). I actually met Mickey Dolenz in real life once - he seemed like a nice guy, but it was not an appropriate time to ask for autographs.
FP, I loved the cringing humour of the Office, too. Top Gear (despite Clarkson), Question of Sport, University Challenge are popular in our house. I don't watch soaps - too dreary, but occasionally get into a good drama - Judge John Deed and Silent Witness, for instance.
Has anyone here seen Heroes? I started to watch it thinking it was going to be a lightish sci-fi programme, but it steadily got more and more gruesome until I gave up.
lol Molly!
Micky was my crush - how cool that you got to meet him! As for Heroes, I have a guy friend who loves the show and tried to get me hooked on it by inviting me to watch it with him. Unfortunately, like you, I was turned off by the violence.Quote:
Originally Posted by glenneaglesfan
Me too. :blush:Quote:
Originally Posted by Freypower
I can't contribute much here because I guess you all have never seen a German TV show. :wink:
I watched a lot of American TV shows but usually I don't know the original title so you wouldn't know what I'm talking about. :?
I watched a special on Elvis last night that was basically about Elvis in Vegas but it included little bits of his whole life. A variety of artists sang his songs and paid tribute to him, and most of the songs were done very, very well. I was tickled to discover that many of my favorite singers, including Paul McCartney, Faith Hill, Beyonce and Chris Isaak, also love Elvis too.
Priscilla Presley talked about her life with Elvis, as did some of his buddies in the "Memphis Mafia," who they called the "very first entourage." One of his buddies was reminiscing about life on the road with Elvis and said at every show, they were sent out into the audience to find the prettiest girls and invite them backstage for the party after the concert. Sound familiar?
I'm reviving this old topic because I wanted to once again call attention to Eureka. I love it - charm, intelligent plots, witty one-liners, great special effects, engaging characters, and eye candy to boot!
It's about a little town where the government puts its geniuses to develop nifty things. ;) Sometimes the discoveries go wrong, endanger the universe by tearing a fabric in the space-time continuum, things like that, lol. The star is the sheriff, who's the average Joe in the mix.
I'm totally bummed though - last Tuesday, they killed off my favorite character! I HATE it when that happens! I don't know if the show will ever be the same without brilliant, complex, and drop-dead gorgeous scientist Nathan Stark. :(
Still, I'm stickin' by it. It's too entertaining to give up! I don't want its ratings to fall as a result of Stark's death, and it get canceled.
So, if you love science fiction with a good mix of light and dark, check it out. Tuesday nights at 9:00 on the SciFi channel!
Soda, I started watching Eureka because I went to College in Ashland Oregon and on Sundays, when the liqure stores are closed in Oregon, they were open just over the Cali border in Eureka, Ca.! When I heard they had a show called Eureka about a town called Eureka I thought Cool! I started watching it. Believe me, the REAL Eureka is NOTHING like the TV Eureka. If there's a genuis there, they're well hidden. (No offence to the residents of beautiful Eureka California)
I do love the show, however and, while I havent watched muhc TV lately, Im bummed to hear they killed someone off!! Who was it?
I just want to say I'm really excited to see the new HBO show True Blood. I've been reading Charlain Harris books for years and I love her writting (the southern vampire series is excellent! who doesnt like kinky vampire sex??) but seriously, her characters are so well developed and believable, I can only hope the TV version can live up to Charlaine's version. Anna Paquin plays the lead roll and, well, we'll see. If she can pull off a decent southern accent, maybe she'll make it. It does look like they'll be catering to the kinky vampire sex demographic (unfortunate) but read the books and it'll definatly make the series more interesting *grin*
I really like the show Bones. It is a crime show with humor also. I think the characters are so cute together.
TBF, yeah, David Boreanaz is HOT!!!!! I loved him in Buffy too. OH baby! talk about vampire sex *wicked grin* The series Bones is based on the books by Kathy Reichs about a forensic pathologist named Temerpence Brennan. I HIGHLY suggest reading the series. It's wonderful AND there are a lot of them *grin* so you never get to the end!! (I hate it when I finish a series before the author resleases the new book!) Although David's character doesnt exist in the book (eye candy anyone?? *grin*) you can always use your imagination :)
I love CSI (I really love William Petersen:inlove:) and House.
I used to watch JAG (now i watch it in re-runs).
I like older shows like I Love Lucy.
When I was younger I used to watch Scariest Places On Earth.
And I love to watch Dr. Who.
TBF, they stay pretty close to the characters in the book and its really well written but nope, No David Boreanaz in the book *grin* you just have to use your imagination and fill in the gap yourself *grin*
If you're looking for good books with hot male characters in them (non romance novel books.. I cant stand romance novels) the Janet Evanovich Plum Series is excellent. Both the Merelli and the Ranger characters are super hot! Even if they are strictly in print (or audio for you audiobook fans) The writting is good and it's very funny. Good read
Ticky-unlike you, all I read are trashy romance novels:razz:. Love them!! They are usually mindless reading which is much appreciated after everything else in my life that saps the energy level. The only other books I read are rock n roll books.
Another show I really enjoy is called Millennium. It's a show from the 90's that we have been watching repeats of on The Chiller channel. Had never heard of it before till we stumbled upon it this past spring while flipping thru the channels.
I used to watch CSI till I found out William Peterson was leaving. I just cant watch it anymore. I cant stand CSI Miami because of whats-his-name on there, The redheaded guy? He just gets to me.. plus CSI is CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS.. they dont generally jump from burning buildings shooting maddly at the bad guys.. The science stuff was pretty cool, but it got too shoot-em-up for my tastes.
I used to watch House, I just dont watch much TV any more at all (unless you count sponge bob... I have a 5 yr old)
I quit watching CSI when they paired Grissom and Sara together. lol I just wasn't a fan. If they were going to pair anyone up, I would have preferred to have seen Grissom/Catherine. lol
Recently I've been getting into Army Wives on Lifetime. I really like the characters Michael and Claudia Joy Holden!
I knew that you ladies were my kind of people. Eagles Fans and now TV shows and books. I watch all the CSI shows (NCIS,CSI New York,CSI Miami), I watch Bones because I have read all of the Kathy Reichs books (she has a new one coming out soon.) Janet Evanovich is a must read, I just finished her 14th Stephanie Plum book and laughed so hard my ribs hurt, I"m reading JA Jance now, they are set in Arizona so they are almost on the must read list around here. lol:thumbsup:
AZ ~ I love the Evanovich/Plum books and they make me laugh like crazy too! I am DYING to find out that Bulgari Green smells like! I cant find it!
Have you read Charlaine Harris?? Just a reminder. The TV show made about her Southern Vampire series starts tonight on HBO! It's getting so-so reviews but WHAT do reviewers know? (see the Tulsa Eagles Concert reviews *grin*)
Im in to reading the Sue Grafton books right now and THAT will take some time. I just finished A is for Alibi *grin* I think she's up to U or V right now.
If you like funny I highly suggest Tim Dorsey or Christopher Moore. Especially Lamb by Chris Moore. Irreverent but very funny!
I have some of the Charlaine Harris books and I like them. I don't get HBO so I can't watch the show. I also like the James Patterson "Women's Murder Club" series, Fern Michaels "Sisterhood" books and JD Robb "Murder In---" series. Can you tell I go for mysteries.
AZ ~ lol yeah I know what you mean. Me too. Charlaine Harris has three other mystery series. I just love her writing. I watched her show last night and I was thrilled. They stayed pretty close to the characters in the book, but they added A LOT of sex. (It's HBO, Of course they would!) If you can get by that, it was pretty true to the books. I was so worried it'd be all about SEXY VAMPIRES!! oooo but it's pretty well written! Harris's other series you might like are The Shakespeare Series about a character named Lily Bard who moves to Shakespeare, Arkansas. Then there's the Aurora Teagarden Series (which is slightly more light hearted but still a good mystery read! and has just been rereleased!) The Harper Connely series is good to but she see's dead people *grin*. She and her brother travel around finding lost dead bodies. Its a little more sci-fi but not spacey or dumb.
Right now Im reading a couple of books by Dai Sijie. Mr. Muo's traveling Couch. Dai Sijie was from a middle class family in China just before the revolution and was sent to a "redeucation" camp when he was 14, after Mao took over. He stayed there for 8 years. When he came out, he was allowed to go to school in England and he studied psychology and literature. He wrote Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, and Mr. Muo's Traveling Couch. Both books reflect his experiences so much, it makes for some great reading and a lot of insight similar to that of Khaled Hossseini. Not mysteries, but well written, somewhat funny and great reads!
I didn't know that Charlaine Harris wrote other series, thank you for the info. I live in a small town of 3,038 people so the library in very small but they will order books for me from other places. If all else fails I go to half price book store and buy them and then donate them to the library.
you also might check out the used books via Amazon. Thats where I've gotten several of my out of print books for as little as $.99 I even got a Rose's Delicatessen cook book signed! for $.99. Of course you have to pay shipping so it usually totals out at about $3.50 still well worth looking.
I must say I found this thread, and I just thought I'd bump it up, My favorite Shows are The Brady Bunch, Family Matters, George Lopez, basically anything on Nick at Nite or Tv Land. I always thought Greg Brady was very cute :smitten:
Has anyone seen the preview for ABC's new series called Flash Forward? It looks great and I guess it's based on a book. Some really great actors in it also like Joseph Fiennes (yummy) and Courtney B Vance. Here's the trailer for it if anyones interested. I don't get into tv shows much but I might have to check this one out.
http://abc.go.com/watch/clip/flash-f...SH011579400000
I do try to occasionally catch Bones or House (which premiered last night). I happen to catch the season premiere of Two And A Half Men last night because I had heard Eddie Van Halen was on it. He was only briefly but it was really cute.
Any other new shows anyone is looking forward to?
One new show I really like is Glee. My daughters and I have always sung in choirs, and this show about a high school glee club is funny, smart and entertaining.
I also love Two & A Half Men--I was so glad Jon Cryer won a best supporting actor Emmy for that show Sunday night; Medium; House; Diners, Drive-ins & Dives on Food Network--host Guy Fieri is a hoot on that show; and my favorite show is Grey's Anatomy. After that whiz-bang of a finale last May with both George and Izzy dying (although I hear Izzy is coming back this year) I cannot wait for the season premiere Thursday.
I read about Flash Forward in Entertainment Weekly and if it manages to attain even one iota of its hype, you're in for one heck of a ride!
Largely due to my inability to sit still and stare at a telly, I only watch one show regularly, Mad Men on AMC. It makes me appreciate all the opportunities my predecessors fought so doggedly to acquire and upon which I have so gleefully seized. Chronicling the inner working of an advertising agency in the '60s, it furnishes a rather sharp slap in the face with every episode. How staggering that just forty-five years ago a law school would not even have admitted me, doctors looked right over a woman's head to address her husband about her medical concerns, and marrying to become a housewife in the country comprised the absolute pinnacle of female achievement. I wish I could find every female who pushed her way into the corporate environment and thank her personally. It's subtle, highly inspired and largely absent anachronisms - highly recommended.
I managed to endure the first season of True Blood but relinquished my interest after the Godric incident. It's just too much gore/blatant sex and not enough of the strong Sookie and complicated, integrated storylines that made the books such a treat.
Ooh, Flash Forward has Joseph Fiennes? I might watch it for that alone. I've adored him since Shakespeare in Love.
Thank goodness the new season is underway...I'm SO tired of reruns! I love the comedy shows on CBS (Two and Half Men, New Adventures of Old Christine...) and I'm a mystery/suspense junkie to I'm really looking forward to the new season of NCIS and it's "LA" counterpart along with another season of The Mentalist.
I'm a LOST junkie, but have to wait until February (?) for that fix.
In the meantime, there's football. :nahnah:
(This time of year, I'm gone so much that I'm rarely home before 9 CT and I REFUSE to watch Leno during Primetime.)
I love C.S.I. (the original one from Vegas, none of that Miami and NY stuff) but I haven't watched it much since Grissom left. To me, C.S.I. hasn't been the same without him.
I really like Criminal Minds, The Mentalist, and all the CSI's. And don't forget Desperate Housewives. I don't know when it starts new though.
My Favorite TV Shows at the moment are:
CSI ( Las Vegas und New York)
Criminal Minds
Law & Order
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Without A Trace
EXACTLY!!! thats how I feel.. I know a lot of people love CSI Miami, but I cant stand it! the original CSI with Grissom was awesome.
I love The Big Bang Theory and True Blood (which is off for the season) and Im really starting to love Hung *G* on HBO... and other then Anthony Bourdain on the travel channel I dont watch a lot of TV, unless you count sponge bob and ICarley which Sarah watches.
Totally with you there. I can't STAND David Caruso, he makes my skin crawl.
I did watch The Good Wife on Tuesday night - not on purpose, but I was working in the studio and just left the TV on whatever station it came up on. It was actually quite good - I like Julianna Margulies (ER) and the story line was interesting.
I watched The Good Wife and liked it, too.
I know what you mean about David Caruso. I really don't like him either, but somehow I've decided to like the show anyway. I actually quit watching for a while there because all he does is stand there and barely whisper, but I got over it and really like the rest of the cast.
Anyone here watch NCIS? The new season started Tuesday. I am partial To Abby.