What OLD series/movies are you watching? *Spoilers welcome!*

Durning COVID we watched EVERY episode of Perry Mason, only recommend if there is another long shutdown.

That's funny because I'm about to start Season 9 (1966), the last season of the original series. I've been at it for over a year and a half. Admittedly, I skip episodes that don't get at least 7.5 on IMDB, so I haven't watched them all. I think it's a pretty good show.
 
We just finished watching Grace Point on Tubi. It came out in 2014 and had watched it then. Recently someone was telling us about a series (1 season 10 episodes), that they couldn’t stop watching. Not remembering the name, we had to look up what they saw. We started watching episode 1. We remembered watching it, but forgot most of the details, so boom, we were hooked again and finished it in 2 nights. LOL
Nick Nolte is in it. It is gritty, but doesn’t cross a line.
Warning: You might get sucked in too.
 
Brooklyn Nine Nine, Every episode makes us laugh. (Netflix)
Started the scifi show Fringe again. (HBO Max)
Also started The Blacklist which neither of us had watched when it was first out. (Netflix)
The Blacklist was really good for the first few seasons. Red is a trip. We hung on for all of the seasons, but like a lot of series, towards the end, we felt like they were trying to stretch it out.
 
Durning COVID we watched EVERY episode of Perry Mason, only recommend if there is another long shutdown.
One of the few series that our family all agreed on when I was a kid. I've watched it off and on ever since. YMMV
 
The Blacklist was really good for the first few seasons. Red is a trip. We hung on for all of the seasons, but like a lot of series, towards the end, we felt like they were trying to stretch it out.
Rewatching both Lost and Grimm :)
 
Durning COVID we watched EVERY episode of Perry Mason, only recommend if there is another long shutdown.
I remember watching it as a kid and not really understanding. It was background noise that was better than the other 3 choices on OTA channels.

I remember not liking it, but I wonder if I might like an episode or two these days? Of course, I don't think I'd watch every episode.

My memory also includes seeing bits and pieces of Ironside. "Oh no, Perry Mason is now in a wheel chair!"
 
I remember watching it as a kid and not really understanding. It was background noise that was better than the other 3 choices on OTA channels.

I remember not liking it, but I wonder if I might like an episode or two these days? Of course, I don't think I'd watch every episode.

My memory also includes seeing bits and pieces of Ironside. "Oh no, Perry Mason is now in a wheel chair!"

I think you would like it, knowing the other types of shows you enjoy. Just about anything from season 3 and 4 is solid. If you want recommendations, just ask.
 
I think you would like it, knowing the other types of shows you enjoy. Just about anything from season 3 and 4 is solid. If you want recommendations, just ask.
Actually, since I watch the latest dumb "true crime" stuff, I think you know me.

What are your favorite 4 episodes?
 
Actually, since I watch the latest dumb "true crime" stuff, I think you know me.

What are your favorite 4 episodes?

I guess I don't really have favorite episodes, I don't know them that well as I've only seen them once, but I've just scanned IMDb to find some episodes that I particularly enjoyed.

In chronological order. These episodes are all standalone episodes and can be watched in any order.

The Case of the Footloose Doll, S2 E15.
The Case of the Frantic Flyer, S3 E12
The Case of the Wayward Wife, S3 E13
The Case of the Fickle Fortune, S4 E15

Bonus episode, since I know you have an engineering background, you will find this amusing:
The Case of the Irate Inventor, S3 E25

Best way to watch is on Paramount Plus. Highest quality video and if you have ad-free there is no cutting out scenes like on MeTV to make space for more commercials. Freevee is pretty good quality video with minimal ads. Pluto TV is OK quality, but lots of ads. Try to avoid MeTV.

Finally, I know you are a ST:TOS fan so be sure to try and spot actors on Perry Mason that later appeared on Star Trek.
 
We never watch live network shows in the last 10 years as sports content wins over normally. As we been going into retirement, binged watch Big Bang Theory. Now we are catching up on the Young Sheldon, as it is probably funnier than BB.

Favorite shows in the past include
Breaking Bad.
Boston Legal
Hill Street Blues
Cheers
Steinfeld
Two in Half Men (Charlie Sheen Era)

If you have a suggestion comparable to my taste would like your feedback.
 
Binge watching Bull on Amazon Prime. Six seasons, 20+ episodes per season, 45 minutes per episode. Lots to watch.
 
We never watch live network shows in the last 10 years as sports content wins over normally. As we been going into retirement, binged watch Big Bang Theory. Now we are catching up on the Young Sheldon, as it is probably funnier than BB.

Favorite shows in the past include
Breaking Bad.
Boston Legal
Hill Street Blues
Cheers
Steinfeld
Two in Half Men (Charlie Sheen Era)

If you have a suggestion comparable to my taste would like your feedback.
I will say that I think that Two and a Half Men during the Charlie Sheen era was by far the funniest network TV show ever... albeit a bit raunchy at times.

Wierdly, West Wing was often very funny and is one of my favorite network shows. I also highly recommend The Newroom with Jeff Daniels... a West Wingish series set in a major network evening news newsroom.
 
I will say that I think that Two and a Half Men during the Charlie Sheen era was by far the funniest network TV show ever... albeit a bit raunchy at times.

Wierdly, West Wing was often very funny and is one of my favorite network shows. I also highly recommend The Newroom with Jeff Daniels... a West Wingish series set in a major network evening news newsroom.
+ 1 The Newsroom is another Aaron Sorkin dramedy. Gotta love that Sorkin rhythm of the dialog with an excellent cast.
 
Re-watching the CNN decades series on Discovery +.
Really interesting to observe the evolution of popular culture.
And the Watergate segment seemed especially relevant.
 
Just finished White Collar, switching back and forth between Damages and Equalizer (Queen Latifa). Also an occasional Star Trek: Next Generation, Star Trek: Enterprise and Stargate Atlantis.
 
I will say that I think that Two and a Half Men during the Charlie Sheen era was by far the funniest network TV show ever... albeit a bit raunchy at times.

Wierdly, West Wing was often very funny and is one of my favorite network shows. I also highly recommend The Newroom with Jeff Daniels... a West Wingish series set in a major network evening news newsroom.
Thanks, will be on the lookout for both.
 
Last night, I mostly watched "The Swimmer" from 1968 starring Burt Lancaster. (I may have fast forwarded a few times.)

This is a unique movie with a non-traditional structure.

I never heard of this little cult gem until it popped up on Tubi. Being a swimmer myself, I started watching and realized this has nothing to do with swimming. :) Although, I admit that Burt's shallow dives and classic stroke are perfect -- for the 30 seconds of screen time we see him diving or swimming. (He was a non-swimmer and learned it at age 52 for this role from an Olympian. It shows.)

The description says: "Man swims across the county using neighbors' pools to get home."

Ha ha. Well, it is really: "Man takes a journey of self awareness by meeting neighbors, friends and acquaintances as he travels through the county."

And that doesn't describe it. There's the story about the man, and then the not so subtle commentary on upwardly mobile Americans in the late 60s -- OR TODAY. Not much has changed.

I suspect the non-traditional structure of the movie, the somewhat depressing travels of the man in middle age, and the pointed social commentary turned off movie goers. The reason we didn't hear about it was because it was a flop. It has since gained a little cult following and it moving up in the IMDB polls. Technically, it is perhaps not the best either (blocking and lighting are a pain outside next to a pool), but this is all about the story.

It's a good movie to watch if you are ready to think, and want something other than CGI or Sci Fi adventure.
 
Let's try another "Name that Actor/Actress Before they Made it Big".

No fair using image search functions.

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Wild guess that’s Gene Roddenberry’s wife who played Nurse Chapel on early Star Trek. Majel Barrett-Roddenberry?
 
I just re-watched "The Sixth Sense". I'm not much of a movie person, most bore me to death and I feel they are poorly done (missed opportunities in most cases - they *could* have been good), and I'm not investing several hours in something that's not going to grab me.

But I first watched "The Sixth Sense" when it went to DVD (rental I guess?), ~ 25 years ago, and it got me! I re-watched several times before returning it, and the commentary, and watched again. I was floored by how they pulled this off.

My re-watch was just as amazing. I picked on even more little things that I missed (or forgot) from my first go around. One example, a small point, and maybe very obvious, but it didn't click with me until several days later: I never really thought about WHY Vincent Grey (his previous child patient, now grown up) was there that on that particular night to confront Malcolm (Bruce Willis). I just figured, it happened that night, no real significance. But... that was the day that Malcolm got his award from the city for his work with children. So that would have been public, and Vincent must have seen/heard of it, and lost it, knowing that Malcolm wasn't able to help him, yet Malcolm gets these accolades. That is why Vincent was there that particular night, it wasn't a random visit. Nice tie in, IMO.

And so much more, a real stunning work, IMO. I was surprised it not only held up for me, but I appreciated it even more. Only one slight inconsistency for me, but it's subjective, so I'm not too bothered by it.
 
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