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Posted on 8/19/19 at 4:22 pm to Mizz-SEC
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I don't know what show this is but I want to watch it.
Posted on 8/19/19 at 4:25 pm to Fewer Kilometers
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Suzanne Sugarbaker's latest husband has died, and as his widow, she assumes his political office for the remainder of his term. Washington, D.C. was ill-prepared for the outspoken, "big, dumb, hick beauty queen's" arrival to the United States House of Representatives, though she did form an unusual bond with then-current President Bill Clinton, who was frequently heard off-screen. Along with her, Suzanne dragged her mentally handicapped brother Jim (Jonathan Banks), her young, adopted daughter Desiree (Brittany Parkyn), and her oft-spoken of (but only once seen) maid, Sapphire Jones (Barbara Montgomery).
Teri Garr starred as Suzanne's press secretary Sissy Emerson, a washed up reporter who had turned to the bottle a few years earlier, but was starting to clean up her act. Patricia Heaton portrayed Natty Hollingsworth, Suzanne's snooty, conservative, anal-retentive, bun-wearing administrative assistant whose Congressman boyfriend was serving a prison sentence. Jennifer Malone (Valerie Mahaffey, Julie Hagerty), known to her co-workers as "Malone," was a vivacious, naive, frail housewife who was recently left by her husband, and whose children were tyrants. The years of sexual repression had taken its toll on Malone and she had begun to become obsessed with sex. Later seen in the cast was Lisa Rieffel as Veda Walkman, a ditsy Generation Xer who took an internship at the office. In more minor roles were William Newman as Dave, an older gentleman with bad arthritis who worked in the office and Adam Carl as Adam, another intern (which was not the same-named character Carl played in several episodes of Designing Women).
Posted on 8/19/19 at 6:46 pm to Parmen
1) Balance and Terror
2) A Piece of the Action
3) The Enterprise Incident
4) Bread and Circuses
5) Amok Time
2) A Piece of the Action
3) The Enterprise Incident
4) Bread and Circuses
5) Amok Time
Posted on 8/20/19 at 9:19 am to Mizz-SEC
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She had such an extended prime
She was so mature as an actress, so young, too, which helps foster that sense of an extended prime. Keep in mind when she filmed her scenes for Star Trek, she had just turned 23 years old. While she pulled off the "young and fresh" look, she also had some world weariness that suggested a somewhat older character, even if it was only 3 to 5 years.
The episode itself was a failed crossover pilot for a series which she and Lansing would have led (likely as romantic leads) - Lansing was just months from 40 and Garr was 23.
ETA: While we're on the subject of mature performances, Barbara Anderson in the Season 1 episode, The Conscience of the King, was not yet 21 years old, yet held her own in scenes with Shatner and the great Arnold Moss.
This post was edited on 8/20/19 at 9:44 am
Posted on 8/21/19 at 10:34 pm to OystermanTiger
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2) A Piece of the Action
3) The Enterprise Incident
Posted on 8/22/19 at 12:09 pm to Parmen
For different reasons, those are fun episodes -
A Piece of the Action was about as campy as Trek got. Space Hippies (The Way to Eden) was the bad kind of campy, inadvertent. But they clearly went all in for A Piece of the Action, the regulars, the guest stars, the extras, the writers, the director - the fact they all enjoyed making that episode is obvious in the final product.
The Enterprise Incident, really only the second significant treatment of Romulans, was groundbreaking for Trek. Spock only got a couple of romantic leads (despite Nimoy's fan mail from female fans dwarfing all others, combined, including Koenig) and that, combined with a faux heel turn (and not under the influence as before) and the Romulan culture (female commander
) combined to make this an intriguing, entertaining episode.
A Piece of the Action was about as campy as Trek got. Space Hippies (The Way to Eden) was the bad kind of campy, inadvertent. But they clearly went all in for A Piece of the Action, the regulars, the guest stars, the extras, the writers, the director - the fact they all enjoyed making that episode is obvious in the final product.
The Enterprise Incident, really only the second significant treatment of Romulans, was groundbreaking for Trek. Spock only got a couple of romantic leads (despite Nimoy's fan mail from female fans dwarfing all others, combined, including Koenig) and that, combined with a faux heel turn (and not under the influence as before) and the Romulan culture (female commander
) combined to make this an intriguing, entertaining episode.
Posted on 8/22/19 at 3:08 pm to Napoleon
I've been binging these great episodes lately. Some were really well written.
I didn't realize Spock's dad also played the Romulan commander.
I didn't realize Spock's dad also played the Romulan commander.
Posted on 8/22/19 at 3:19 pm to Napoleon
I take it for granted that everyone grew up watching the original series. Glad that IFC is showing it (and Batman) now.
Posted on 8/22/19 at 3:35 pm to Napoleon
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I didn't realize Spock's dad also played the Romulan commander.
The late, great Mark Lenard was brilliant as the Romulan commander in Balance of Terror. Partly for budget reasons (they already had ears made for him,
), but also because they really enjoyed working with him, they had him back for Journey to Babel. Because of the games they could play with the aging of Vulcans (and Romulans) - space elves, after all - Lenard (Sarek) was only about 6 1/2 years older than Nimoy (Spock). Ultimately, he played Sarek in the films and TNG.
Which of course, reminds me of the joke Nimoy tended to use with Shatner - "Yeah, but you're A LOT older than I am." (Shatner born 4 DAYS before Nimoy, and in Canada, no less,
)Posted on 8/22/19 at 6:03 pm to Ace Midnight
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Mark Lenard
He was also the Klingon commander in The Motion Picture.
Posted on 8/22/19 at 9:57 pm to Parmen
not the best story, but Gamesters of Triskelion affected my life as a child 
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