I recently bought season one of the 1970's show, Emergency!, going on my memory of enjoying it as a kid. I started watching it last Saturday, and it's just as much fun now as I remember it as a child. (I was 7 or 8 when it came out.)
The pilot episode covers the establishment of the paramedic program in California. We take such a program for granted and a given today, but who could imagine that it was ever not around, and that it could have been controversial. Apparently, the controversy arose over the paramedics not being doctors, and many doctors wanting true doctors to be doing everything (that is, if the show's plot had any basis in reality — and I believe it does, unlike any sit-com out there today, which has no basis in reality because people never act as stupid in these types of situations as they are portrayed).
Anyway, the vehicles look very dated, though I'm sure they looked quite modern at the time the show was made, but other than that, it's quite enjoyable.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
I Could Never be Your Woman
Have I ever mentioned I love movies? I watched a movie last Friday night, I Could Never Be Your Woman, that was released direct to DVD. Normally, this is the kiss of death for a movie, but in this case, nope. I saw it reviewed on Ebert & Roeper, and both critics gave it a thumbs up. I'm glad in this case that I took them at their word (normally I ignore critics). While Romantic comedies typically follow a pattern (thus becoming far too predictable), this one breaks some of the patterns.
It's a May-December romantic comedy with the guy being younger this time. I didn't buy Jon Lovitz ever being involved with Michelle Pfeiffer (he's the ex), and I don't buy Paul Rudd passing for "29" (he was born in 1969, and a few too many wrinkles show here and there) — and this should probably be the last time an attempt to pass him off as that young. But those two quibbles aside, this movie was quite enjoyable, certainly heavy on the comedy side. And the night club scene really bowled me over; Paul Rudd should try a really physical comedy (I have a feeling he wasn't acting so much in this movie), as it appears he has such great timing.
Don't bother watching the deleted scenes; they add nothing. (And the second one really destroys the tone of the rest of the movie; I'm glad it made it to the cutting room floor.)
It's a May-December romantic comedy with the guy being younger this time. I didn't buy Jon Lovitz ever being involved with Michelle Pfeiffer (he's the ex), and I don't buy Paul Rudd passing for "29" (he was born in 1969, and a few too many wrinkles show here and there) — and this should probably be the last time an attempt to pass him off as that young. But those two quibbles aside, this movie was quite enjoyable, certainly heavy on the comedy side. And the night club scene really bowled me over; Paul Rudd should try a really physical comedy (I have a feeling he wasn't acting so much in this movie), as it appears he has such great timing.
Don't bother watching the deleted scenes; they add nothing. (And the second one really destroys the tone of the rest of the movie; I'm glad it made it to the cutting room floor.)
Sunday, March 16, 2008
More Eli Stone
Hey, Look! a new entry! Sorry, I've got lots of thoughts, most of them irrelevant, but I'll see if I can remember to share them anyway. And, please, drink my milkshake — I'm lactose intolerant.
Now that I've watched a few episodes of Eli Stone (all but the last episode), I must say it's really grown on me. There's a certain predictability a la House (three wrong diagnoses and a final pronouncement), but the writers (yay writers!) really keep it interesting. And the last episode I watched (from 3/6) was a real I-can't-believe-they-did-it moment, really setting up for a good story arc over the rest of the season, however long or short it winds up being. I really like this show.
Now that I've watched a few episodes of Eli Stone (all but the last episode), I must say it's really grown on me. There's a certain predictability a la House (three wrong diagnoses and a final pronouncement), but the writers (yay writers!) really keep it interesting. And the last episode I watched (from 3/6) was a real I-can't-believe-they-did-it moment, really setting up for a good story arc over the rest of the season, however long or short it winds up being. I really like this show.
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