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Started by PPI Brian, April 10, 2008, 08:53:05 PM

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April 10, 2008, 08:53:05 PM
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan

MichaelF (FPIE)

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April 10, 2008, 10:11:06 PM
Lol well I can actually say that was a couple of years before my time.
200 years ago, our communication over computers would have been deemed magical and we all would have been burned at the stake.  200 years from now, explanations for what we call Paranormal will be in Science Textbooks.

PPI Brian

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April 10, 2008, 10:57:19 PM
LOL  :)  I was afraid you were going to say that.
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan

ttjoon

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April 11, 2008, 02:01:25 AM
Quote from: PPI Brian M on April 10, 2008, 08:53:05 PM
... to remember this show?  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkBSO4pZEnA&feature=related

Wow.  I remember watching that with my dad when I was a little kid.  He would try and make everything funny so my brother and i wouldn't get scared.  I forgot that Charles Nelson Riley was in the pilot.  (The days before "Lidsville").  My father knew him.  Interesting guy.

Anyway, yes, I do remember that show.  Just hearing the music is like, "Whoa..time travel".  Ahhh.....the days when tv was innocent and everything had a good ending. 

PPI Brian

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April 11, 2008, 03:05:02 AM
Quote from: PPI Tracy on April 11, 2008, 02:01:25 AM
Quote from: PPI Brian M on April 10, 2008, 08:53:05 PM
... to remember this show?  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkBSO4pZEnA&feature=related

Wow.  I remember watching that with my dad when I was a little kid.  He would try and make everything funny so my brother and i wouldn't get scared.  I forgot that Charles Nelson Riley was in the pilot.  (The days before "Lidsville").  My father knew him.  Interesting guy.

Anyway, yes, I do remember that show.  Just hearing the music is like, "Whoa..time travel".  Ahhh.....the days when tv was innocent and everything had a good ending. 

There wasn't a problem in the world that couldn't be resolved favorably in half an hour.  ;D
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan

PPI Karl

#5
April 11, 2008, 12:36:58 PM
I not only watched the show regularly, the 1947 black-and-white Joe Mankiewicz movie that spawned the series (with Rex Harrison and Gene Tierney in the eponymous roles) was one of my favorites.  Definitely one of the first films to make me really ponder death, since the movie had a more serious ending that would ever have been scripted for the series.

The series, though . . . How could you not like anything that starred Charles Nelson Reilly (unless it were something that starred Paul Lynde).  I could be mistaken, but I seem to recall watching The Ghost and Mrs. Muir on the same night with Please Don't Eat the Daisies and My World and Welcome To It--though, maybe I'm thinking of the syndicated reruns, of which there are none these days except on YouTube.  God(dess) bless you, Brian.
If you want to end your misery, start enjoying it, because there's nothing the universe begrudges more than our enjoyment.

MichaelF (FPIE)

#6
April 11, 2008, 01:37:47 PM
Lol, I'm used to being the old guy around, you guys make me feel young!  Time to go for a run!
200 years ago, our communication over computers would have been deemed magical and we all would have been burned at the stake.  200 years from now, explanations for what we call Paranormal will be in Science Textbooks.

PPI Brian

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April 11, 2008, 01:45:20 PM
Quote from: MichaelF on April 11, 2008, 01:37:47 PM
Lol, I'm used to being the old guy around, you guys make me feel young!  Time to go for a run!

Sorry, Mike; you can't run away from old age.  ;D
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan

ttjoon

#8
April 11, 2008, 01:46:41 PM
Quote from: PPI Brian M on April 11, 2008, 01:45:20 PM
Quote from: MichaelF on April 11, 2008, 01:37:47 PM
Lol, I'm used to being the old guy around, you guys make me feel young!  Time to go for a run!

Sorry, Mike; you can't run away from old age.  ;D

Yeah, but you can make a damn good attempt at it!

PPI Glenn

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April 11, 2008, 02:15:10 PM
Glenn Pitcher
Founder, Pacific Paranormal Investigations
R.I.P. (1963-2009)

PPI Brian

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April 11, 2008, 02:34:09 PM Last Edit: April 11, 2008, 02:37:19 PM by PPI Brian M
Quote from: PPI Karl on April 11, 2008, 12:36:58 PM
I not only watched the show regularly, the 1947 black-and-white Joe Mankiewicz movie that spawned the series (with Rex Harrison and Gene Tierney in the eponymous roles) was one of my favorites.  Definitely one of the first films to make me really ponder death, since the movie had a more serious ending that would ever have been scripted for the series.

The series, though . . . How could you not like anything that starred Charles Nelson Reilly (unless it were something that starred Paul Lynde).  I could be mistaken, but I seem to recall watching The Ghost and Mrs. Muir on the same night with Please Don't Eat the Daisies and My World and Welcome To It--though, maybe I'm thinking of the syndicated reruns, of which there are none these days except on YouTube.  God(dess) bless you, Brian.

Glad to know I wasn't the only one watching this show regularly. Brings back a lot of good memories, and I have to agree with you Karl; it was one of the first shows that really made me think about death too. I loved the old black-and-white film that based the series on, and I also enjoyed this 1937 movie starring Cary Grant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJHagu3AAA0&feature=related(It's part 3 of 10, so if you got an hour to kill you can watch the whole film.)

Thanks for the blessings... I could use some devine intervention.  :)
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."--Carl Sagan

PPI Karl

#11
April 11, 2008, 03:29:31 PM
I had the same reaction to Paul Williams for many years.  Then, I discovered he was responsible for writing the Helen Reddy hit, "You and Me Against the World," and found out he wrote it about himself and his longtime male partner.  (Of course, it had to be blandished for Top 40 rotation and turned safely into a song about mother-child bonds. >:()  I connected to the song before I ever knew its origins.  Once I found out, it was a window into the Paul Williams's soul I never expected to look through.  To this day, I'm still very moved by its power and authenticity.  I put it up their with "Crazy World" from Victor, Victoria.  And now, every time I look at Paul Williams, I just see this vulnerable gay man tragically dismissed for his height, his odd looks, and, of course, his sexuality. 
If you want to end your misery, start enjoying it, because there's nothing the universe begrudges more than our enjoyment.

ttjoon

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April 11, 2008, 03:34:41 PM Last Edit: April 11, 2008, 04:01:03 PM by PPI Tracy
Quote from: PPI Karl on April 11, 2008, 03:29:31 PM
I had the same reaction to Paul Williams for many years.  Then, I discovered he was responsible for writing the Helen Reddy hit, "You and Me Against the World," and found out he wrote it about himself and his longtime male partner.  (Of course, it had to be blandished for Top 40 rotation and turned safely into a song about mother-child bonds. >:()  I connected to the song before I ever knew its origins.  Once I found out, it was a window into the Paul Williams's soul I never expected to look through.  To this day, I'm still very moved by its power and authenticity.  I put it up their with "Crazy World" from Victor, Victoria.  And now, every time I look at Paul Williams, I just see this vulnerable gay man tragically dismissed for his height, his odd looks, and, of course, his sexuality. 


I have always loved that song sung by Helen Reddy.  I never knew he wrote it.  It is very beautiful. 
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