What’s on TV?

[Thomas Veil]

…How is it I can still remember the words to the show’s theme song after all these years?!

That’s what my wife always asks: how can Alli remember the words to the show’s theme song after all these years?

Okay, seriously. She asks that about me.

I don’t know. I have all kinds of vintage television detritus stored in that cobweb filled attic I call a mind.

Don’t believe me? Watch this.

The Pruitts of Southampton​

Live like the richest folk​

But what the folk don’t know​

Is that the Pruitts are flat broke.​

That’s from memory. Can you hear the song in your head? I can.

Now if there was only some way I could find to make money out of such pointless information.

 

[Edd]

That’s what my wife always asks: how can Alli remember the words to the show’s theme song after all these years?

Okay, seriously. She asks that about me.

I don’t know. I have all kinds of vintage television detritus stored in that cobweb filled attic I call a mind.

Don’t believe me? Watch this.

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The Pruitts of Southampton​

Live like the richest folk​

But what the folk don’t know​

Is that the Pruitts are flat broke.​

That’s from memory. Can you hear the song in your head? I can.

Now if there was only some way I could find to make money out of such pointless information.

That show is an impressive pull, I don’t remember it.

Which is surprising, because a minor party trick I can pull is if you name any TV show from the 70s or 80s, there’s a 98% chance I can tell you what network it was on.

I’m an only child born in 1970 with two working parents. I was raised by a television set.

 

[Edd]

Started Rutherford Falls on Peacock. Seems promising.

 

[JayMysteri0]

Why Is Kevin Smith’s ‘Masters of the Universe’ Series Being ‘Review Bombed’ by Fans?

“I see people online go, ‘Hey man, they’re getting rid of He-Man," to which Smith says, "Grow the f--- up"

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Kevin Smith Made Netflix’s ‘Masters of the Universe: Revelation’ Specifically to Please ‘He-Man’ Fans. Some Got Mad Anyway.

SPOILER WARNING: Do not read if you’ve not seen the first five episodes of “Masters of the Universe: Revelation,” streaming now on Netflix. Kevin Smith nearly turned down “He-Man.” In early 2019, the iconoclastic filmmaker, podcast host and foul-mouthed bon vivant got a call from his agent...

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WARNING: To understand the online flood of tears from the manboys, it will require you've already seen the first episode or don't mind spoilers.

 

[DT]

Marvel's What if ...? premiered on D+ !

S01E01
"What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?"

 

[Huntn]

Marvel's What if ...? premiered on D+ !

S01E01
"What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?"

Is this a dedicated series?

 

[Edd]

Are this a dedicated series?

Pretty sure it’s an anthology, kinda like the old “What If” comic was.

It was decent, I’ll keep watching.

 

[DT]

Are this a dedicated series?

It are. 10 EPs!

 

[Herdfan]

That’s what my wife always asks: how can Alli remember the words to the show’s theme song after all these years?

Okay, seriously. She asks that about me.

I don’t know. I have all kinds of vintage television detritus stored in that cobweb filled attic I call a mind.

Don’t believe me? Watch this.

​

The Pruitts of Southampton​

Live like the richest folk​

But what the folk don’t know​

Is that the Pruitts are flat broke.​

That’s from memory. Can you hear the song in your head? I can.

Now if there was only some way I could find to make money out of such pointless information.

Here are as far as I can remember of this one. Sadly the lyrics were only used in the movie, not in the TV show.

Through early morning fog I see
Visions of the things to be
The pains that are withheld for me
I realize and I can see
That suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please

Wife and I listen to the 70's on 7 quite a bit and lots of the TV themes back then were songs on the radio: Kotter, WKRP, Rockford and then a few more in the 80's like Cheer and HSB. Latest one I can think of (that wasn't from some teen angst show on the CW) is the theme from Friends.

 

[Thomas Veil]

Here are as far as I can remember of this one. Sadly the lyrics were only used in the movie, not in the TV show.

Through early morning fog I see
Visions of the things to be
The pains that are withheld for me
I realize and I can see
That suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please

Wife and I listen to the 70's on 7 quite a bit and lots of the TV themes back then were songs on the radio: Kotter, WKRP, Rockford and then a few more in the 80's like Cheer and HSB. Latest one I can think of (that wasn't from some teen angst show on the CW) is the theme from Friends.

M*A*S*H was, of course, a favorite. I do kind of wish they'd used the lyrics on TV, but you know...that was then.

It's fun to watch the eras. I like how, in the 60s, TV show theme songs often explained the show:

• A horse is a horse, of course, of course...
• Green Acres is the place to be...
• Come and listen to my story 'bout a man named Jed...
• Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip...
• It's about time, it's about space, about two men in the strangest place...
• They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky...
• Come ride the little train that is rollin' down the tracks to the Junction...
• The end of the Civil War was near when quite accidentally...
• Everybody knows in a second life we all come back sooner or later...
• A foreign spy arrives by the name of U-31...

Songs in the 70s and 80s weren't quite that literal; they revolved more around concept than plot. Think All in the Family, WKRP in Cincinnati, Cheers, etc.

 

[Alli]

• The end of the Civil War was near when quite accidentally...
• Everybody knows in a second life we all come back sooner or later...
• A foreign spy arrives by the name of U-31...

I was singing right along until I got to these 3. What shows were these?

 

[Edd]

Gold.

 

[Thomas Veil]

I was singing right along until I got to these 3. What shows were these?

• F Troop
• My Mother the Car
• The Double Life of Henry Phyfe

You could especially be forgiven for not knowing the last one. It’s super obscure. Must’ve been scored by Vic Mizzy though, because bits of this tune show up on Green Acres.

 

[Huntn]

It are. 10 EPs!

I don’t know if I can blame spell check on that…

 

[DT]

Gold.

Holy hell, amazing. I love the various trailers where they cut different music and voiceover, and change up the entire tone. This is one of my faves - not great quality, couldn't find a decent HD-ish version:

 

[Alli]

• F Troop
• My Mother the Car
• The Double Life of Henry Phyfe

You could especially be forgiven for not knowing the last one. It’s super obscure. Must’ve been scored by Vic Mizzy though, because bits of this tune show up on Green Acres.

DAMN! It’s funny. I can sing the entire rest of the F Troop theme, but always missed the first line. Never heard of that last one and I think I only watched My Mother the Car once or twice.

 

[Huntn]

Brought over from movie thread:

I can remember watching The Outer Limits from behind a living room chair. I even remember the episode that scared me so much.

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Do you remember which Outer Limts episode was that? I remember that scene.

Want to give a 1960s child nightmares?
Don’t Open Till Doomsday​

The Twilight Zone mostly made me think with some great writing, but the Outer Limits scared me. Although laughable now, they created some disturbing aliens in that show. At least one episode, Architects of Fear, was deemed so disturbing that it was censored by some ABC affiliates with a black screen whenever the alien appeared or it was shown after 11pm.

The Architects of Fear- to unite mankind during the Cold War, they genetically modify a volunteer into an “alien” to unite The Earth against a common enemy. Basically turning Robert Culp into a monster gave me the heebie-jeebies, not that it was terrifying, but disturbing, what they did to a person, could not get it out of my head. …and his poor wife.

The Architects of Fear - Wikipedia

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The Mice- Another disturbing alien.

The Mice (The Outer Limits) - Wikipedia

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[Pumbaa]

Marvel's What if ...? premiered on D+ !

S01E01
"What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?"

Alright, seen it now. I love the concept, I really do, I was (and still am) thrilled they’re releasing a series based on it. Not too happy with the artistic style though. Still looking forward to the remaining episodes.

 

[Huntn]

What if? is a cartoon. I watched the opening credits and turned it off. Not saying it’s bad, but I’m not in the mood. It’s probably the same reason I did not get far with Clone Wars which is described as excellent,

 

[lizkat]

I'm looking forward to HBO's Watergate-related miniseries The White House Plumbers, scenes for which are partly being shot in Albany NY. Other venues include upstate Poughkeepsie NY, New York City, Washington DC and the city of Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands.

Hey one or another capitol's typical governmental clutter or splendor can work when it comes to serving up background for a political scandal, no? God knows Albany's up to the task and the other locations on that list are no slackers either.

Woody Harrelson (as E. Howard Hunt) and Justin Theroux (as G. Gordon Liddy) head up the cast. Anyway the shoot began in May and is scheduled to end in September, but this week Woody Harrelson was seen biking along a sidewalk in Albany, so it's definitely gettin' real, folks.

Maybe it was getting a little too real for awhile earlier this month. But hey, what's a scandal series without a little behind-scenes ad-libbing?

‘The White House Plumbers’: HBO Pauses Production To Investigate “Alleged Unprofessional Behavior” On Set

EXCLUSIVE UPDATED with more information: Filming on HBO’s five-part Watergate limited series The White House Plumbers, starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux, has been suspended over an on-set incident this week that have triggered an investigation. “HBO has received reports of alleged...

deadline.com

"HBO has received reports of alleged unprofessional behavior on the set of White House Plumbers,” the network said in a statement to Deadline. “We take very seriously our responsibility to ensure a respectful work environment on all our productions, and we are investigating the matter fully.”

The network is not commenting further. According to sources, there was an on-set altercation on Wednesday, Aug. 4, involving series director/executive producer David Mandel and a member of the prop department, which led to the prop department walking off the set in protest. Mandel’s outburst was captured on audio recording, which Deadline has reviewed. In it, Mandel is heard using the F-word and threatening the prop master that he will never work again.

One trusts this will not impede completion of the series... what are lawyers for?!