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Is there something about a show that you love that seems off kilter? Something that brings that show down a notch - even a tiny notch?
For example, Gunsmoke: In the openings of the 1/2 hour B&W episodes, Matt faces off with a gunman in the middle of the street. You watch both men from a prospective that is slightly behind Matt. The music builds, both continue to stand still until... Camera angle switches to slightly in front of Matt as he draws his gun and shoots. Bad guy dead!
Unfortunately this is a Greedo-esque moment because they never show the other man even twitch. Could it be that Matt drew first? Knowing his character, probably not, BUT there is room for doubt.
IMO, before they cut to the angle showing Matt firing, they should have shown the bad guy going for his gun.
I thought he was one of the more moral characters of the show, but when he didn't try to talk Dean out of getting married, even when he had plenty of reason & opportunity to, I thought that was just wrong.
I thought he was one of the more moral characters of the show, but when he didn't try to talk Dean out of getting married, even when he had plenty of reason & opportunity to, I thought that was just wrong.
He didn't like to intervene. He was not happy with Rory when she started dating him again while he was still married.
Bonanza and The Big Valley were more or less the same show....wealth patriarch/matriarch and offspring in the old west. What was odd about both of them, or rather among the odd things about these shows, was that both the Barkleys and the Cartwrights were compelled to kill an awful lot of people week after week, but every single one was a justified homicide which never got questioned by the local law. However, all the members of both families seemed prone to being arrested and charged with murder...only when they didn't do it.
They were also prone to being kidnapped frequently, going blind and recovering their sight frequently, and watching all of their romances end up in tragedy.
Police shows where they have the bad guy surrounded in a circle and all the cops have guns aimed at him in the middle. If they ever start shooting they will be shooting at each other.
Another one is every time they go on a job in some shows they chamber another round in their automatic pistols. Geeze, once a day is enough.:
Not a favorite show of mine by any means, but there about a dozen Married With Children episodes from the first several seasons that are OK.
Initially, when Katy Sagal read for the part, her character was supposed to be a sloppy, hair in curlers/bathrobe always on, trailer trash type, but Sagal refused.
I know it's only a show, but, regarding MWC...here's a household with only one paycheck coming in that supposedly is capable of supporting a family of four's (five counting the dog) daily eating requirements and ever-changing fashion desires, while still making monthly mortgage payments and all other associated monetary commitments!
Oh, and don't forget the occasional trips to the doctors, dentists, and vet.
I don't know how many times they wore the same outfit week after week, if in fact they did (?), but I'll bet their wardrobe changed more than those on Gilligan's Island...and IIRC, Peg never shopped in the bargain basement either!
I don't particularly care when animals or babies start talking or thinking out loud whether in TV shows, commercials, or in movies, and their dog did the latter of the two.
The MA'MM bit seemed to evolve out of ratings desperation and carried over too much for my taste.
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