Post by Marxo Grouch on Mar 19, 2022 5:05:51 GMT -5
Playing some catch-up:
Blues Clues - I have seen snippets of this, but only because I know the actor who replaced Steve. The video store that I worked at was right around the corner from the Neighborhood Playhouse, a renowned acting school (that seems to have recently closed, goddamnit), and we had a number of the actors there work at the store for periods of time. I actually have a funny story involving him, but I'm not going to go into that now.
Sesame Street - I do remember Gordon changing once, but that's it. I can picture Gordon 2, but Gordon 1's face has receded from my memory for the time being.
The Electric Company - I loved this show. I genuinely think it contributed to my being able to read at an early age. I remember being excited when Morgan Freeman's career started to take off because he was Easy Reader, man! I don't think it's ever been particularly available for re-viewing, except for snippets on YouTube, and, of course, there's the goddamn Cosby connection, which certainly won't do it any favors.
Ferrell/Black/Sandler- I don't think I've ever made any real effort to see anything any of these gentlemen has done, but I like Ferrell in general. I just looked up Black's filmography and realized that all I've ever seen of him were his smattering of appearances in the supporting cast of Mr. Show and his guest appearance on Will & Grace, which was actually pretty damn funny. (Actually, I guess I've pretty much only seen TV stuff by all of them.) I admit I liked Sandler when he was on SNL, but that was in the '90s, and even then, it was obvious that his material was subtle as a nutpunch. I've seen some scattered scenes from his movies, largely because people would occasionally throw them on at the store, but I don't think I've ever seen a whole one. His recent return to SNL was great, however. (Same goes for Ferrell's.) That may very well have had more to do with the show's writers than it did with him, but he was a factor.
The Office- I watched a few episodes of the UK original and it did very, very little for me, so I dropped it and never really considered checking out the US version. However, like Kobb, Spader's presence has me seriously reconsidering. Speaking of which...
Spader - I could go on at length about James Spader, but I'll keep it short. I always liked him a great deal, but I developed a kind of fascination when he started playing Alan Shore, first in the last season of The Practice and then for five years on Boston Legal. The sense of humor, the lack of tolerance for bullshit, both the unapologetic liberalism and the unapologetic libertinism. In some very definite ways, he's playing Alan Shore if he had been on the other side of the law in The Blacklist.
Blues Clues - I have seen snippets of this, but only because I know the actor who replaced Steve. The video store that I worked at was right around the corner from the Neighborhood Playhouse, a renowned acting school (that seems to have recently closed, goddamnit), and we had a number of the actors there work at the store for periods of time. I actually have a funny story involving him, but I'm not going to go into that now.
Sesame Street - I do remember Gordon changing once, but that's it. I can picture Gordon 2, but Gordon 1's face has receded from my memory for the time being.
The Electric Company - I loved this show. I genuinely think it contributed to my being able to read at an early age. I remember being excited when Morgan Freeman's career started to take off because he was Easy Reader, man! I don't think it's ever been particularly available for re-viewing, except for snippets on YouTube, and, of course, there's the goddamn Cosby connection, which certainly won't do it any favors.
Ferrell/Black/Sandler- I don't think I've ever made any real effort to see anything any of these gentlemen has done, but I like Ferrell in general. I just looked up Black's filmography and realized that all I've ever seen of him were his smattering of appearances in the supporting cast of Mr. Show and his guest appearance on Will & Grace, which was actually pretty damn funny. (Actually, I guess I've pretty much only seen TV stuff by all of them.) I admit I liked Sandler when he was on SNL, but that was in the '90s, and even then, it was obvious that his material was subtle as a nutpunch. I've seen some scattered scenes from his movies, largely because people would occasionally throw them on at the store, but I don't think I've ever seen a whole one. His recent return to SNL was great, however. (Same goes for Ferrell's.) That may very well have had more to do with the show's writers than it did with him, but he was a factor.
The Office- I watched a few episodes of the UK original and it did very, very little for me, so I dropped it and never really considered checking out the US version. However, like Kobb, Spader's presence has me seriously reconsidering. Speaking of which...
Spader - I could go on at length about James Spader, but I'll keep it short. I always liked him a great deal, but I developed a kind of fascination when he started playing Alan Shore, first in the last season of The Practice and then for five years on Boston Legal. The sense of humor, the lack of tolerance for bullshit, both the unapologetic liberalism and the unapologetic libertinism. In some very definite ways, he's playing Alan Shore if he had been on the other side of the law in The Blacklist.
