tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post3024606273004453105..comments2024-03-25T15:38:16.880-07:00Comments on Surrender to the Void: Thursday Movie Picks (TV Edition): Familiesthevoid99http://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-49732706598822888312017-10-05T13:59:58.716-07:002017-10-05T13:59:58.716-07:00@Katie-Hilary is so fun. I kinda wished the Reviv...@Katie-Hilary is so fun. I kinda wished the Revival didn't exist. I just didn't like the decisions of some of the characters and some of the storylines. It was so disappointing.<br /><br />@joel65913-<i>Family Ties</i> sucked. What is it with white people and their lame music and idiotic Reaganomic values? It was bullshit.<br /><br />@Birgit-I'm glad someone else here loves <i>The Sopranos</i>. I loved those guys. Especially Tony.<br /><br />@Sonia-Yay, another Fresh Prince fan.<br /><br />@Brittani-Actually, I like the ending now that I think about it because we never know what will happen to Tony or is it just paranoia.<br /><br />@vinnieh-It's still a great show.<br /><br />@Wendell-With <i>Gilmore Girls</i>, just watch the first five-and-a-half seasons. Things got shaky during the second half of the sixth season while the seventh and final season was a mess due to the fact that the creators were out of the show due to a dispute with the networks. Avoid the Revival. It was shit for the most part except for Kelly Bishop lashing out at her rich friends and their bullshit. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-83701544065726106212017-09-30T04:42:06.603-07:002017-09-30T04:42:06.603-07:00I almost went with The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, my...I almost went with <i>The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,</i> myself. What a great show, that was. Love that you went with <i>The Sopranos,</i> too. I've got the whole series sitting here on a shelf, I need to finish watching the damn thing. Haven't seen even one minute of <i>The Gilmore Girls,</i> though.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-60480065964909553402017-09-29T13:25:53.656-07:002017-09-29T13:25:53.656-07:00I loved Fresh Prince when I was younger. I'm c...I loved Fresh Prince when I was younger. I'm certain I'd still enjoy it now. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-77182666009175301932017-09-29T05:01:00.016-07:002017-09-29T05:01:00.016-07:00Fresh Prince! I liked that show a lot when I was a...Fresh Prince! I liked that show a lot when I was a kid. The Soporanos is always one I'd like to watch, but I'm wary because I know how the series ends and that just doesn't seem very satisfying. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-21941416455485667252017-09-28T22:33:53.681-07:002017-09-28T22:33:53.681-07:00I've seen a few episodes of The Fresh Prince o...I've seen a few episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and they were fun.Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-304075908766417772017-09-28T19:54:33.070-07:002017-09-28T19:54:33.070-07:00I never watched Fresh Prince nor The Gilmore Girls...I never watched Fresh Prince nor The Gilmore Girls although I heard the latter was quite good but I did see The Sopranos. I don't have HBO but it appeared later on, on a different network and it was so good, dark, sinister, funny and you end up caring for the thugsBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-14956935370265919782017-09-28T18:52:47.480-07:002017-09-28T18:52:47.480-07:00The only one of the three I've seen any episod...The only one of the three I've seen any episodes of is Fresh Prince. I wasn't a regular enough viewer though to have a good fix on the show. <br /><br />My mother and one of my nieces were HUGE Gilmore Girls fans but I could never get into it, probably because I kept walking into the middle of episodes and never could connect the characters. <br /><br />We didn't have HBO when The Sopranos was on and afterwards it just seemed too onerous to try and catch up on the entire series but I know it was beloved and everyone I know who watched were slavish in their devotion.<br /><br />The pickin's were so plentiful this week I chose to use the key theme word in the title as a way to winnow my picks.<br /><br />Family (1976-1980)-Gentle family drama of the problems big and small of an upper middle class family, lawyer dad Doug Lawrence (James Broderick-Matthew’s father) wife Kate (Sada Thompson) and their three children Nancy (Meredith Baxter again), Willie (Gary Frank) and sensitive Letitia “Buddy” (Kristy McNicol), living in a small California town. Much of the power of the series came from its refusal to go for big showy emotions rather taking a naturalistic approach to the various issues that present themselves. Very well-acted.<br /><br />Family Ties (1982-1989)-Former liberal flower children of the 60’s Steven and Elyse Keaton (Michael Gross & Meredith Baxter) are now middle class parents raising their three (eventually four) very different children in the Reagan 80’s. There’s the youngest, tomboy Jennifer (Tina Yothers), middle child acquisitive somewhat ditzy Mallory (Justine Bateman) and oldest son strongly conservative money hungry Alex (the series breakout star Michael J. Fox). The series looks with gentle humor and insight at the culture clashes that constantly erupt within the household through the years.<br /><br />All in the Family (1971-1979)-Archie Bunker (Carroll O’Connor), his wife Edith (Jean Stapleton) who Archie semi affectionately calls “Dingbat” their daughter Gloria (Sally Struthers) and her husband Mike Stivic (Rob Reiner) who Archie far less affectionately calls “Meathead” live together often disharmoniously in Queens, New York. Archie is a firmly opinionated bigot and his daughter and especially his son-in-law equally fierce liberals so their exchanges are often incendiary. When this debuted in ’71 it caused a revolution in how TV comedy was seen, to this point it had been dominated by shows similar to Father Knows Best and even more progressive ones such as Julia with Diahann Carroll dealt with gently humorous situations. But All in the Family took aim at the hot topics of the time in a more realistic way. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-55807314682834142192017-09-28T14:35:10.291-07:002017-09-28T14:35:10.291-07:00Oh Carlton - he used to irritate me so much. I lov...Oh Carlton - he used to irritate me so much. I loved how ridiculous Hilary was though, so over the top.<br /><br />Love Gimore Girls and I enjoyed the come back episodes but its not the same without dear Edward Herrmann.Katie Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01176992567322682222noreply@blogger.com