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The Andy Griffith Show is coming to DVD--Finally! (Review)
IGN.com ^ | 11012-2004 | Steve Butts

Posted on 11/14/2004 2:21:13 PM PST by silent_jonny

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November 12, 2004 - You can't grow up in North Carolina without being subjected to endless reruns of The Andy Griffith Show. Though the show was a bit harder to find once I moved to San Francisco, I still made a point of seeking out the reruns wherever I could find them. The nostalgic show, produced by Sheldon Leonard and Danny Thomas, looks back to an idealized time and place that never really existed. The popularity of the show lasted a full eight seasons and it was, along with I Love Lucy and Seinfeld, one of the few shows to ever end its run while still at the top of the Nielsen ratings. Though the show has thrived in syndication ever since it went off the air (or morphed into the decidedly unfunny Mayberry R.F.D.), fans have long been waiting for a comprehensive DVD version of the show. Thankfully, Paramount has finally consented to release the entire first season in a remastered DVD format, available November 16.

(Excerpt) Read more at dvd.ign.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: aboutfriggintime; andygriffith; besttvshowever; mayberry; tv
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To: silent_jonny
Which one is it?

I only heard snippets from the other room ... Opie and that awful Howie find a baby ...

281 posted on 11/16/2004 7:26:22 PM PST by Mr. Buzzcut (metal god)
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To: Do not dub me shapka broham

Maybe I'm having a senior moment but I don't remember
"Tales from the Dark Side". Tales from the Crypt, yes. My favorite was the one with Pricilla Presley when she said, "This one's been a real bitch" and dropped the match on a bunch of naughty boys in gasoline. Visited Jump the Shark. I'm glad I did, but I'm not sure why.


282 posted on 11/16/2004 7:29:01 PM PST by GVnana (If I had a Buckhead moment would I know it?)
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To: GVgirl; Fedora
It's definitely an interesting website.

I think the most interesting aspect-at least, from my perspective-is discovering how many people liked or disliked a particular show for completely different reasons.

I've never actually read the comic book that "Tales From The Crypt" was based on, so I would occasionally get lost as I tried to follow the plots to different programs.

Personally, I thought that the TV show was a pale imitation of "Tales From The Darkside", but that's just my opinion.

One "Crypt" episode that I did enjoy watching starred Mariel Hemingway, who played a gorgeous-but aloof-woman that the main character was infatuated with.

I forget the exact details, but the basic idea is that this guy sees his wish fulfilled-she falls madly in love with him-but his plan ultimately backfires. So badly, in fact, that he's forced to commit suicide.

Of course, this is where the show's final dramatic plot twist comes into play, as the woman he tried so desperately to escape follows him all the way to the afterlife. And, like any great episode of "Night Gallery" or "The Twilight Zone", we discover the full truth...that her face has been completely disfigured, after jumping off the roof of their apartment, which was her husband's chosen method of offing himself.

283 posted on 11/16/2004 7:42:57 PM PST by Do not dub me shapka broham ("Women are like the woods. Mysterious...and full of wolves.")
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To: Do not dub me shapka broham

Eeew. Too depressing. Reminds me of Donny Brasco which I just saw for the first time this weekend. Very impressive characterizations.


284 posted on 11/16/2004 7:55:49 PM PST by GVnana (If I had a Buckhead moment would I know it?)
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To: GVgirl
Yeah, "Donnie Brasco" is a great flick.

Aside from "A Bronx Tale", it's probably my favorite contemporary film about the Mafia.

285 posted on 11/16/2004 8:00:40 PM PST by Do not dub me shapka broham ("Get out! And take your Sacajawea dollars with ya!")
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To: Do not dub me shapka broham

Disgusting way to live. But fascinating!


286 posted on 11/16/2004 8:01:58 PM PST by GVnana (If I had a Buckhead moment would I know it?)
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To: GVgirl
No question about it.
287 posted on 11/16/2004 8:05:05 PM PST by Do not dub me shapka broham ("Get out! And take your Sacajawea dollars with ya!")
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To: Do not dub me shapka broham; GVgirl

Jump the Shark is a fun website :) I like the comic-book "Tales from the Crypt" better than the TV show, but the TV show is entertaining, too. "Tales from the Darkside" was classic--that opening segment was a great mood-setter :) "Twilight Zone" is still my favorite in that genre but I always enjoyed "Night Gallery" as well. On "Donnie Brasco", I read the book when it came out but have never seen the movie. The book touched on the mob's activity in an area I used to live in and I knew some of the locales involved, so it was pretty interesting.


288 posted on 11/16/2004 9:18:02 PM PST by Fedora
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To: Fedora; Darksheare
It's definitely worth seeing, at least once.

There are only a few recent mobster-type movies, e.g. "Goodfellas", "Blow", etc., which I would highly recommend; "Donnie Brasco" being one.

The most amazing aspect of his real life story-from my perspective-is the fact that this guy still lives in New Jersey, albeit under an unlisted number and in almost complete anonymity.

As for the fantasy/horror shows, I completely agree with you. What really aggravates me though, is the pathetic, ad hoc attempts to remake classic television shows, which invariably meet with disastrous results.

A perfect example is "The Outer Limits", which was an amazing sci-fi/fantasy show that should have been left alone.

Of course, the nimrods that seem to run the Hollywood production studios felt compelled to tarnish the legacy of this show, by rolling out a newer version, which essentially used the exact same scripts-updated for a contemporary audience, of course, and with a hokey, pc/lib spin tacked on by the incompetent screenwriters for good measure.

289 posted on 11/17/2004 3:50:23 AM PST by Do not dub me shapka broham ("They don't want some high brow hussy from NYC explaining to them that they're idiots.")
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To: silent_jonny
Getting one last B-Day gif gift/wish in before today/tonight turns into tomorrow where You live...Tis soon & very nearly over. Sure hope You enjoyed this gif gift treasure hunt/find as much as I did!

290 posted on 06/05/2007 8:53:46 PM PDT by Majie Purple (I (HEART SHAPE HERE) FRee Republic! &The Friends/FRiends I've met here!)
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To: silent_jonny

291 posted on 12/24/2008 6:51:44 PM PST by Majie Purple (Have a CHRISTmas wrapped in the Sweetness and Love of JESUS! : ) <3 HE is the best Gift!)
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To: silent_jonny

7!!!!! :)

(May) You have a (berry) nice weekend!

(Andy Taylor) ed to Your liking!

May You have a very nice weekend!

And be tailored to Your liking!


292 posted on 05/29/2009 6:08:18 AM PDT by Majie Purple (7...! :)
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