The State of TV

[Typical Lax Dad]

The Alienist Season 2 is brilliant. Dakota Fanning is a tremendous actresses.

Agree 100%. Bought and read the books when they came out in mid 90's and am so glad to see them done so well on tv.

I worked with Caleb Carr’s aunt years ago. I read the first book and I loved it.

[Carroll81]

Binge watched OUTCRY on showtime the other night. 5 episodes. Was not familiar with the story. Scary stuff.

https://youtu.be/zSsS7ka8P28

[Typical Lax Dad]

Binge watched OUTCRY on showtime the other night. 5 episodes. Was not familiar with the story. Scary stuff.

https://youtu.be/zSsS7ka8P28

I will look for it.

[Jim Malone]

HBO

Perry Mason

Be ready for the background sleazy start up as WWII vet PI insolvent family farmland airfield owner before licensing as an attorney.

Enjoyed season 1, looking forward to season 2

Matthew Rhyss from The Americans does nice job.

Something about him i do not dig; but, he does get the job done on small screen.

Supporting cast is big time.

[Farfromgeneva]

Didn't see a string for Starz (wonder why not? kidding) but season 3 of American Gods just started last weekend and off to a decent start. Unfortunately it appears that Crispin Glover and Orlando Jones are out (for various reasons) who both killed it the last two years (wonder why Glover doesn't do a little more work like a Daniel Day Lewis, etc - can do weird and interesting stuff and still decent volume, look at guys like Collin Farrell in every McDonough film or favorites who frequent Coen Bros movies as examples).

Weakest part is that some of the themes (and this is based on an older graphic novel) are increasingly on the nose with our real world in some ways, but it's conceptually terrific. Hopefully they can at least figure out a way to bring Pablo Schreiber back, he's criminally underrated.

[Brooklyn]

Was on a YT chat and we spoke of the old days when TV was so much more wholesome. One of the names that immediately popped into my head was the utterly wholesome WPIX "weathergirl" Gloria Okon:






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She came to New York City as an accomplished, gifted lounge singer. Recognized for her sparkling personality, she became the warm, friendly WPIX weather girl as the 1950s turned into the 1960s.

The family moved into a new cooperative apartment at 10-24 166 St. in Whitestone in 1958. Okon became an early role model for young women as she juggled a profession, a family and community volunteer work.

She was also the spokesperson for Arnold bread for many years.

The youngest of her three sons, Tom, became famous during the 1979 Super Bowl in the classic “Coke and a Smile” commercial featuring football legend “Mean” Joe Greene of the Pittsburgh Steelers.




Such wholesomeness!

[Brooklyn]

Was watching the "Live on Patrol" channel on youtube when Sheriff Fletcher was driving his car in my old neighborhood in St Paul's Midway section. A passenger in an auto screamed out "________________ THE POLICE". Sheriff said "he obviously loves the cops". I wonder what he would have done if the cameras hadn't been rolling.

[Brooklyn]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQJMek9b7SA


A 1958 TV Show Had A Character Named Trump Who Promised To Build A Wall & Save The World




full episode:








Decades before it actually happened, con man tRUMP tries to sell the idea that he was the world's savior.

[Brooklyn]

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



The Great One Jackie Gleason with the original Alice, Pert Kelton. Note who makes a cameo appearance.

Here she was in her heyday back in the 1930s:





https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pert_Kelton

[Farfromgeneva]

American Gods.

And being Irish I’m feeling like I should introduce myself to Emily Browning based on her appetite for the lucky charm. Even if I haven’t had Pablo Schroeder’s build in a decade...

[Farfromgeneva]

American Gods.

And being Irish I’m feeling like I should introduce myself to Emily Browning based on her appetite for the lucky charm. Even if I haven’t had Pablo Schrieber’s build in a decade...

[Brooklyn]

Too hot to go outside so I spent a little time watching old time TV while online. Went to YouTube to see some episodes of:



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Yancy Derringer was defo in my top Ten TV shows when I was a little kid growing up in God's Country, Brooklyn. His faithful pal Pahoo-Ka-Ta-Wah is considered by many as the greatest sidekick in TV history. He could easily make mince meat out of Kato or Robin the Wonder Boy. Pahoo-Ka-Ta-Wah was portrayed by X Brands. All my life I thought he was a genuine Native American but his family is of Germanic background. He was greatly praised by NA groups for his authentic portrayal of a Pawnee hero.

[Farfromgeneva]

American Horror Story is back. On cape cod this time. Set aside the horror element it does a great job getting into human issues in every season. One of the writers is a Hobart alum so you know it’s great but the acting is superb. Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson, (many seasons have had Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates and/or Angelica Houston), Lily Rabe is good too. This season has McCauley Culkin who finally decided he didn’t want his brother having the better career between City on a Hill and Succession.

[Farfromgeneva]

Episode 3 of AHS, spoken by a really underrated older lady actor by the name of Frances Conroy (strangely from a small town east of Atlanta where I worked on a bank acquisition in Q1 of 21 called Monroe between Athens and Lake Oconee-https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Conroy):

“Honey you’re a paper airplane and I’m a 747. Don’t you ever think you’re anything like me because you can fly a little”

[Typical Lax Dad]

Omar Little died of a possible overdose.

[Farfromgeneva]

Omar Little died of a possible overdose.

What am I missing? Thought a kid shot his a**. You’re not actually talking about Michael K are you?

[Farfromgeneva]

Omar Little died of a possible overdose.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytime ... d.amp.html

Damn

[Typical Lax Dad]

Omar Little died of a possible overdose.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytime ... d.amp.html

Damn

He was excellent in Lovecraft Country

[Carroll81]

Omar Little died of a possible overdose.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytime ... d.amp.html

Damn

I got the shotgun.
You got the briefcase.
It's all in the game though, right?

RIP Mr. Williams.

[Farfromgeneva]

Stayed up late watching stuff and consequently dragging a** on work today.

American Rust-néw show on showtime on rust belt town in w pa. Not sure if it’s a crime show or about a messed up rust belt town yet but will check out second episode.

Started rewatching Oz. Forgot how great a show it is.