Emcee
Supporting Actor
- Joined
- Apr 6, 2018
- Messages
- 607
- Real Name
- Belflower
It is absolutely mind-boggling to me just how many classic and groundbreaking shows I've let fall by the wayside all these years I've boasted of being an avid fan of classic television.
There was one time when I was in middle school and we were reading a short story as part of a class assignment. I forget the title of the story, but we occasionally read parts of the it aloud in class together. There was one piece in the story where the main character made reference to Mary Tyler Moore: "And we all know who Mary Tyler Moore is," or something like that. Our substitute teacher that day said: "Oh, I use to love to watch her show."
It wasn't anything out of the ordinary for me to be practically the only member of my class to get references to old film and television. I've always been the nerd that would rather see Garbo self-sacrificing herself in CAMILLE, then catch the latest FAST AND THE FURIOUS flick. Just my taste. Yeah, I'm that WEIRD kid.
Anyway, this got me into wanting to actually watch THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW (although the show bills itself as simply MARY TYLER MOORE) and see what it was all about. I caught a marathon when Hallmark had it on its schedule. I think they kicked off that marathon with the telemovie MARY & RHODA, the reunion show reuniting Mary Richards and Rhoda Morgenstern. The show didn't last well on Hallmark, which didn't really shock me. The only shows they seem to be able to successfully syndicate is I LOVE LUCY and THE GOLDEN GIRLS, which I'm thankful they do.
For a long time I only had the first and sixth seasons (that's all Walmart ever had in stock) of MARY TYLER MOORE on DVD. A couple of years ago, though, I got lucky when Walmart had the complete in stock for like $35. I snatched it up quickly. With the entire series also being on Hulu, I can watch it whenever I please. I enjoy the show, and I was wondering there were any other fans here.
Of course, the show spun off three characters: RHODA, PHYLLIS, and LOU GRANT. I bought the third season of RHODA (which is all the FYE store had) a couple of weeks ago for $10. It was a steal, and I cannot wait to watch it.
Any thoughts?
There was one time when I was in middle school and we were reading a short story as part of a class assignment. I forget the title of the story, but we occasionally read parts of the it aloud in class together. There was one piece in the story where the main character made reference to Mary Tyler Moore: "And we all know who Mary Tyler Moore is," or something like that. Our substitute teacher that day said: "Oh, I use to love to watch her show."
It wasn't anything out of the ordinary for me to be practically the only member of my class to get references to old film and television. I've always been the nerd that would rather see Garbo self-sacrificing herself in CAMILLE, then catch the latest FAST AND THE FURIOUS flick. Just my taste. Yeah, I'm that WEIRD kid.
Anyway, this got me into wanting to actually watch THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW (although the show bills itself as simply MARY TYLER MOORE) and see what it was all about. I caught a marathon when Hallmark had it on its schedule. I think they kicked off that marathon with the telemovie MARY & RHODA, the reunion show reuniting Mary Richards and Rhoda Morgenstern. The show didn't last well on Hallmark, which didn't really shock me. The only shows they seem to be able to successfully syndicate is I LOVE LUCY and THE GOLDEN GIRLS, which I'm thankful they do.
For a long time I only had the first and sixth seasons (that's all Walmart ever had in stock) of MARY TYLER MOORE on DVD. A couple of years ago, though, I got lucky when Walmart had the complete in stock for like $35. I snatched it up quickly. With the entire series also being on Hulu, I can watch it whenever I please. I enjoy the show, and I was wondering there were any other fans here.
Of course, the show spun off three characters: RHODA, PHYLLIS, and LOU GRANT. I bought the third season of RHODA (which is all the FYE store had) a couple of weeks ago for $10. It was a steal, and I cannot wait to watch it.
Any thoughts?