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To: Snickering Hound

I was born at the tail end of the supposed Boomers (and I remember "The Night Chicago Died" much better than Elvis!) but I am an authentic curmudgeon as far as TV goes, so I guess I fit in. My husband watches a lot of the History Channel (me not so much), and I tend to watch old b&w movies. (And now that I've discovered Netflix, there's no holding me back!)

I'm surprised no one here has mentioned Arrested Development -- that was our favorite show, bar none, for the three seasons it survived. We are currently working our way through the DVD's of Northern Exposure and HBO's Rome series. (Which has way too much sex, and some of the history is spurious -- but they have done a terrific job of capturing what I always imagined the *feel* of Old Rome to be.)

Oh, and my "guilty pleasure" is American Idol! I can feel my IQ shedding points every time I watch it, but who cares? :)


145 posted on 11/20/2006 12:32:02 AM PST by Hetty_Fauxvert (Kelo must GO!! ..... http://sonoma-moderate.blogspot.com/)
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To: Hetty_Fauxvert
Oh, and my "guilty pleasure" is American Idol! I can feel my IQ shedding points every time I watch it, but who cares? :)

That's how I was with "She Spies." My ex-girlfriend used to tell me that every time I watched it, I was killing brain cells. I think that they ruined the series once they brought in a serious "boss" for the girls. The best part of the show (OK, the second best) was just how silly it was. The best part were the girls, Natasha Henstridge, Natasha Williams, and Kristen Miller.

Mark

167 posted on 11/20/2006 5:13:16 AM PST by MarkL (When Kaylee says "No power in the `verse can stop me," it's cute. When River says it, it's scary!)
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