Favorite Shows That Pushed The Envelope

[catinthedark]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

Never saw Once & Again, but my mom liked it.

Hey, nobody has mentioned Cagney And Lacey. Dealt with cancer, alcoholism, discrimination in the workplace.

- Jake

LOVED Cagney and Lacey!! I was about 13 or 14 when it was on - wouldn't miss an episode. My family thought I was weird.

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

What on earth was groundbreaking on My Mother The Car?

A talking 1928 Porter convertible?

I have no definite idea....

Jerry Van Dyke turned down the role of Gilligan because he already had gotten the lead roll in MMTC.

The creators/writers Allan Burns & Chris Hayward went on to create & write for the Mary Tyler Moore Show

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by catinthedark

LOVED Cagney and Lacey!! I was about 13 or 14 when it was on - wouldn't miss an episode. My family thought I was weird.

I thought the theme song was great. One of my favorites ever.

- Jake

[skcin]

^ Once & Again was a great show!

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by chiliD

A talking 1928 Porter convertible?

I have no definite idea....

Jerry Van Dyke turned down the role of Gilligan because he already had gotten the lead roll in MMTC.

The creators/writers Allan Burns & Chris Hayward went on to create & write for the Mary Tyler Moore Show

I know it's been ranked the worst show ever more than once. Was it Anne Southern who was the car? I've never seen the show.

- Jake

[Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

Marie is my favorite part of the show. I laugh the hardest when she's like that.
Being rolled in the chair to the family photo, complaining that Twister was a sex game, choosing Frank's next spouse. And remember Marie's "intervention" with Robert's exes & his police partner episode? "What is with this man and onions?"

- Jake

And the thing is, Marie can do some downright Horrible things, but I dont think her OR Frank are horrible people at all. The biggest complaint about the show is that the characters arent likeable. I like all 5 of them (almost equally) And all 5 are freaking devious people. My favorite is when Debra gets sneaky and coneiving, because shes always portrayed to be the one taking th ehigh road. The best example of this is the amazing Canister episode And they're all the biggest bunch of liars in the world

[GypsySorcerer]

Originally Posted by catinthedark

Another show I loved but that didn't last long - and sorta pushed the envelope - was Once and Again. That show with the impossibly beautful Sela Ward and Billy Campbell - only lasted 2 esasons I tihnk. Where I thought they were especially brilliant and did something no other series had done was in their portrayal of anorexia. Evan Rachel Wood was absolutely brilliant, and it was the most realistic portrayal of it I've ever seen. I loved this show so much - made me bawl. Their portrayal of divorce and stepfamilies was also very realistic.

I loved Once and Again. I like just about everything Sela Ward does.

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

And the thing is, Marie can do some downright Horrible things, but I dont think her OR Frank are horrible people at all. The biggest complaint about the show is that the characters arent likeable. I like all 5 of them (almost equally) And all 5 are freaking devious people. My favorite is when Debra gets sneaky and coneiving, because shes always portrayed to be the one taking th ehigh road. The best example of this is the amazing Canister episode And they're all the biggest bunch of liars in the world

Yeah, I always thought Debra was the Mike Stivic of the bunch. You agree with him but like him less than the nuts.

Hate to say it, but Frank & Marie are very much like my folks - only I live far from them, & my mom isn't too great of a cook.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by GypsySorcerer

I loved Once and Again. I like just about everything Sela Ward does.

My grandmother used to watch some military sopa opera that featured a young Sela Ward, so I knew who she was from an early age. Can't say she's ever done a show I'd watch. Remember that show Sisters? (puke)

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally Posted by catinthedark

They just re-aired My So-Called Life here on the Family channel - every night at 11:30pm... they aired it without commercials. I loved this show SO much the first time around - I couldn't understand why it got cancelled. I loved Rayanne and Ricky the most. I wanted to BE Rayanne!

Another show I loved but that didn't last long - and sorta pushed the envelope - was Once and Again. That show with the impossibly beautful Sela Ward and Billy Campbell - only lasted 2 esasons I tihnk. Where I thought they were especially brilliant and did something no other series had done was in their portrayal of anorexia. Evan Rachel Wood was absolutely brilliant, and it was the most realistic portrayal of it I've ever seen. I loved this show so much - made me bawl. Their portrayal of divorce and stepfamilies was also very realistic.

Oh wow -- i'll have to check it out. I didn't know they were reairing them.

One And Again was AMAZING. It pissed me off when they cancelled the show. Evan Rachel Wood is a great young actress. If you've never seen it, rent the movie Thirteen. The other girl who stars in the film, Nikki Reed, actually wrote it (she's only 17 I think).

[CreepingDeath]

Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

"damn you broccoli and damn the Wright brothers for inventing the plane!"

"867-5309..DAMN YOU TOMMY TUTONE!"

I love Stewy

That's Stewart Gilligan Griffin to you.


I'm fashionably late to this thread, so I'll just add my favs:

Nip/Tuck -I can't wait for the new season starting in September.
Family Guy <3
The Simpsons
Roseanne
The Golden Girls
My So Called Life

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

And the thing is, Marie can do some downright Horrible things, but I dont think her OR Frank are horrible people at all. The biggest complaint about the show is that the characters arent likeable. I like all 5 of them (almost equally) And all 5 are freaking devious people. My favorite is when Debra gets sneaky and coneiving, because shes always portrayed to be the one taking th ehigh road. The best example of this is the amazing Canister episode And they're all the biggest bunch of liars in the world

You're right actually - they're not horrible people - but they do horrible things - Marie just makes me cringe sometimes.

I LOVE Debra - and I love the canister episode...

But the one ep. that really, I think shows a lot - the suitcase episode

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally Posted by CreepingDeath

That's Stewart Gilligan Griffin to you.


I'm fashionably late to this thread, so I'll just add my favs:

Nip/Tuck -I can't wait for the new season starting in September.
Family Guy <3
The Simpsons
Roseanne
The Golden Girls
My So Called Life

I love that show.

Nip/Tuck -- oh man-- that season finale KILLED ME. The wait is almost over

[CreepingDeath]

Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

I love that show.

Nip/Tuck -- oh man-- that season finale KILLED ME. The wait is almost over

Yes, that finale was shocking to say the least. I need to find out who the Slasher is, and what the hell he or she did to my beloved Christian.

[AliceLover]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

Please, it was a great premise to have F & M asked to leave their new place.

As far as feeling bad for Robert, the best are his FBI interview & the one where he finds out at the end that it's his birthday.

- Jake

O god those 2 episodes were hilarious. Amy and Robert walk into the kitchen and Robert and Amy are slow dancing. Then when they talk to the manager of the condos they are like "is it the money, we can pay more money"


Jimmy