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ladybug_archiveI've been thinking off and on that I would like to have a Blogger for my own private usage, in addition to the shared blog I have with Crystal for our Simon project. (The website opens this Sunday, by the way! Watch for our announcement.) I've been seriously contemplating having it be a Perry Mason exclusive blog, with episode dissections, character analyses, and other such things I find so fascinating. I even have a possible name or two. But I can't fully decide whether to host it on Blogger or on WordPress. I kind of like Blogger better, and I think it's more well-known, but I already have a private WordPress account and wouldn't have to worry about creating an account. Plus, then I wouldn't have to keep signing out between my shared blog on Blogger and a private one. I can't decide which pros weigh higher on my list. I keep thinking I'd get more traffic on Blogger, but maybe not necessarily. And I can make custom headers for Blogger. I'm not sure what my options are on WordPress.
Thoughts?
Also, our local station changed its mind again. They've decided to show season 4 after all. I'm not too thrilled about it; season 4 is where things were all screwy. William Talman appeared in a total of 11 episodes over the season (less than half). But there is one upside: The Misguided Missile will show after all! I'll be getting it recorded. And there are Saturday's episodes where William Talman is generally present, as they're on season 6. We've reached the point where Ray Collins (Lieutenant Tragg) was sometimes absent, though, due to declining health. He had to leave altogether mid-season 7. I'm not looking forward to that. All five of the original cast needs to be present. But I will be clinging to Saturday's episodes for normalcy where William Talman's presence is concerned.
On the 4th, THIS TV will air The Ballad of Josie, a late sixties Doris Day film. I'm quite leery; after seeing and despising That Touch of Mink, I haven't been a big Doris Day fan, especially of her sixties films. But I'm going to be recording The Ballad of Josie; it features one of William Talman's last roles. Interestingly enough, he played a district attorney again. I think the character is a good guy, too. The film isn't on VHS or DVD, apparently, so this is likely the only way I'll ever get to see it.
It will be amusing if everyone ends up watching it and Dad questions why I recorded it. I wouldn't tell him flat-out; I'd play with the answer and see if he would get it. And if he wouldn't, well, that's fine by me. Mom would probably get it, but I don't know if Dad would. I've mostly concealed my interest in William Talman for over a decade. It's only been the last few weeks that I've been bold enough to start coming out with blatant interest in him and in Perry Mason, and that's only really been with Mom, albeit I'm sure Dad has noticed that I've been making time to watch Perry lately. I haven't steadily watched it in years, although I've seen pieces of episodes and occasionally entire ones, off and on.
It's interesting how things come full circle. I'm positive The Frantic Flyer was the first time I ever saw Simon. And now, thanks to that disc I ordered with The Misguided Missile, I remembered why I loved the show back then and have renewed and intensified that interest now.
I'd actually forgotten that the problem with William Talman hadn't lasted as long as I'd thought. When I got the Missile disc, I planned to just see that episode and send it back, because I thought William was absent from all the episodes around then. I'd thought he'd been gone for several seasons. (Which is completely inaccurate; I think I mixed him up with Ray Collins' departure. The show ran two and a half seasons after Ray left. By contrast, William was absent from the majority of the last few season 3 episodes and more than half of the season 4 episodes, and that's it.) Actually, that was right around when things finally started going right; the other three episodes on the disc are the last ones of season 4 and they all have William in them. When I researched the episodes and discovered that fact, I kept the disc over to watch all the episodes. And then I found I wanted to see more. And more. And I'm loving it.
Thoughts?
Also, our local station changed its mind again. They've decided to show season 4 after all. I'm not too thrilled about it; season 4 is where things were all screwy. William Talman appeared in a total of 11 episodes over the season (less than half). But there is one upside: The Misguided Missile will show after all! I'll be getting it recorded. And there are Saturday's episodes where William Talman is generally present, as they're on season 6. We've reached the point where Ray Collins (Lieutenant Tragg) was sometimes absent, though, due to declining health. He had to leave altogether mid-season 7. I'm not looking forward to that. All five of the original cast needs to be present. But I will be clinging to Saturday's episodes for normalcy where William Talman's presence is concerned.
On the 4th, THIS TV will air The Ballad of Josie, a late sixties Doris Day film. I'm quite leery; after seeing and despising That Touch of Mink, I haven't been a big Doris Day fan, especially of her sixties films. But I'm going to be recording The Ballad of Josie; it features one of William Talman's last roles. Interestingly enough, he played a district attorney again. I think the character is a good guy, too. The film isn't on VHS or DVD, apparently, so this is likely the only way I'll ever get to see it.
It will be amusing if everyone ends up watching it and Dad questions why I recorded it. I wouldn't tell him flat-out; I'd play with the answer and see if he would get it. And if he wouldn't, well, that's fine by me. Mom would probably get it, but I don't know if Dad would. I've mostly concealed my interest in William Talman for over a decade. It's only been the last few weeks that I've been bold enough to start coming out with blatant interest in him and in Perry Mason, and that's only really been with Mom, albeit I'm sure Dad has noticed that I've been making time to watch Perry lately. I haven't steadily watched it in years, although I've seen pieces of episodes and occasionally entire ones, off and on.
It's interesting how things come full circle. I'm positive The Frantic Flyer was the first time I ever saw Simon. And now, thanks to that disc I ordered with The Misguided Missile, I remembered why I loved the show back then and have renewed and intensified that interest now.
I'd actually forgotten that the problem with William Talman hadn't lasted as long as I'd thought. When I got the Missile disc, I planned to just see that episode and send it back, because I thought William was absent from all the episodes around then. I'd thought he'd been gone for several seasons. (Which is completely inaccurate; I think I mixed him up with Ray Collins' departure. The show ran two and a half seasons after Ray left. By contrast, William was absent from the majority of the last few season 3 episodes and more than half of the season 4 episodes, and that's it.) Actually, that was right around when things finally started going right; the other three episodes on the disc are the last ones of season 4 and they all have William in them. When I researched the episodes and discovered that fact, I kept the disc over to watch all the episodes. And then I found I wanted to see more. And more. And I'm loving it.
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Date: 2011-08-25 03:19 pm (UTC)Bleh at them switching things around again--but yay Captain Caldwell!
...Dare I ask what was That Touch of Mink about? At any rate, if this movie turns out bleh, you can always tape over it (been there, done that).
It will be amusing if everyone ends up watching it and Dad questions why I recorded it. I wouldn't tell him flat-out; I'd play with the answer and see if he would get it.
LOL, with me, it's more obvious, because I always go by people rather than genre. It was to the point that when I convinced Mom to watch "The Day Smart Turned Chicken" out of the blue one day, she asked me who was I interested in now. Dad doesn't know about my crush on Simon yet, though he may inquire as to why I haven't deleted Sand Pebbles yet from the DVR when he finds out it's been there for a while.
Full circle things are awesome.
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Date: 2011-08-25 04:00 pm (UTC)Currently I've been using the WordPress account to privately post segments of the current RP. Wordpad has not been cooperative about pasting it there lately.
**hugs Captain Caldwell.**
That Touch of Mink was just ... very suggestive and stupid. It was made around the time when movies were just starting to realize they could get suggestive. And there was a dumb part where she had to keep stalling for time, so she'd keep getting out at every gas station they'd pass and pretend to use the bathroom.
Once I have The Ballad of Josie, I doubt I'd record over it, because of William. Heck, if I'd recorded Tony Rome, I'd keep it, because of Simon.
Dad is to the point where he asks a lot what I've checked a particular thing out for. LOL. Since he knows some of the genres I'm not that interested in, in and of myself. But I don't know if he'd realize William was the person or not. Maybe he'd think I've developed an interest in Doris Day movies.
And that is amusing about your mom asking you that.
Full circle is cool, yes.
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Date: 2011-08-25 04:08 pm (UTC)**does too**
Oh, bleh.
**nods** If I'd had the chance to, I probably would've recorded only Simon's scenes of The Sand Pebbles (that's all I'm watching, after all...). Unfortunately, when you have to run to do other things, you can't always do that.
Indeed.
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Date: 2011-08-25 05:23 pm (UTC)Yeah. I don't know how it could really be done, though, unless you already knew the thing's scene order by heart. How would you know when such a scene would come up? You'd have to record the whole thing to be sure you'd have every scene.