tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post6224864857657607664..comments2024-03-22T02:57:20.853-07:00Comments on Center of Gravitas: Smiles Everyone -- Smiles.GayProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-88140318085596425662007-04-02T20:45:00.000-07:002007-04-02T20:45:00.000-07:00Whenever I think of Fantasy Island, Donny Most kee...Whenever I think of Fantasy Island, Donny Most keeps coming to mind... the episode when he almost gets hit in the head by a falling sandbag in a theatre. Maybe it was Anson Williams doing the deed?.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07582531087753690945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-65155310994614729392007-03-28T14:35:00.000-07:002007-03-28T14:35:00.000-07:00since reading your post, i can't stop thinking of ...since reading your post, i can't stop thinking of camp. have you seen the wiggles? trippy, aussie, children's variety show...must see if you like camp.<BR/><BR/>i'm trying to bury my inner camp now so i can write....gwoertendykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00542058287462910446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-10101804030376765222007-03-28T12:02:00.000-07:002007-03-28T12:02:00.000-07:00Great Remington Steele flashbacks, thanks!Great Remington Steele flashbacks, thanks!Daddy Coolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612652523771740505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-35898526526177137772007-03-28T10:55:00.000-07:002007-03-28T10:55:00.000-07:00Just to show how geek I am about Remington Steel, ...Just to show how geek I am about Remington Steel, the irony of season 2 openings was that it was always laura who ended up doing the heavy lifting (ending up in a tank full of eels, going into burning buildings, etc) while Steel seemed refined to the point of effet (I can't remember the number of times I would say, "how can she run so fast in high heels" while Steel would slouch around pretending that he just was "too late" but instead thinking what running down an alley would do to his expensive italian shoes). <BR/><BR/>As for Fantasy Island, I just loved the creepy host with his silky and even creepier accent - I now spot the camp a mile off (even without the little person sidekick) but at the time it just so wonderfully otherworldly - in the same way Boy George just had so many "interesting outfits" for a striaght guy.Elizabeth McClunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627373214555333537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-7223597077486970112007-03-28T08:31:00.000-07:002007-03-28T08:31:00.000-07:00Did you hear what went down when Ricardo Montalban...Did you hear what went down when Ricardo Montalban and Herve Villechaize went to Dunkin donuts? <BR/><BR/>ROARKE: What kind of donut would you like, Tattoo? <BR/><BR/>TATTOO: The Plain! The Plain!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827846262483271138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-38121560481131998512007-03-27T20:53:00.000-07:002007-03-27T20:53:00.000-07:00Remington Steel. Oh man, my sister and I would ju...Remington Steel. <BR/><BR/>Oh man, my sister and I would just fantasize about Pierce.<BR/><BR/>All that tension between the two of them...<BR/><BR/>Then they jumped the shark and became a couple, and pfftt, the magic was gone.<BR/><BR/>(And you know, BJ and the Bear was left out. Greg Evigan was H-O-T.)rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980768449046443151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-6186094610460249222007-03-27T12:38:00.000-07:002007-03-27T12:38:00.000-07:00Minneapolis was an eye opener. I moved there from ...Minneapolis was an eye opener. I moved there from the polar bear capital of the world, because I once saw an episode of MTM, in which a gay bar was mentioned, and I thought that was the closest one to me, even though it was thousands of miles away. Many Americans assumed because I didn't swim across a river that I wasn't an alien, and after all, isn't Canada part of the states. I also remember some zealous friends insisting to others that it was "MY DREAM TO BECOME An AMERICAN", when the reality of the dream is that I wanted a boyfriend, and Mary Richard's life. Eventually I had to leave, because I had to work under the table at low paying jobs, and a future of cutting vegetables for catering companies was not the future I had envisioned for myself.<BR/>However, I went out with this incredibly handsome, kind art student , and he was worth every tomato I had to slice. I want to look him up, but this was back in 1982 and I'm afraid he might have died.tomvancouverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02768434405792058570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-60545590589936207942007-03-26T20:58:00.000-07:002007-03-26T20:58:00.000-07:0070s shows...speaking of ricardo montalban...he was...70s shows...speaking of ricardo montalban...he was also the spokesperson for maxwell house coffee ("good to the last drop") which lends a certain cleverness to the coffee reference in your last paragraph.<BR/><BR/>he also played a japanese gangster on another 1970s show, hawaii 5-0 with jack lord. a<BR/><BR/>nd let's not forget the ubiquitous efrem zimalist jr (stephanies pater) in the f.b.i., a show that was supervised by none other than the most famous cross dresser in the usa, j edgar hoover. :)<BR/><BR/>i wanted to be an angel, but couldn't figure out how they managed to run in those high heels. i gave up on them and moved on to more sensible footwear. however, kate jackson totally rocked :)<BR/><BR/>oh, and hart to hart, they may not have had kids, but they had that annoying dog...max...no, that was the butler. i can't remember it's name, but it did annoy me.dykewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776768691386493709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-67933315779841256172007-03-26T17:13:00.000-07:002007-03-26T17:13:00.000-07:00ooh. I've been looking forward to watching these ...ooh. I've been looking forward to watching these clips all day (*curses the Evil Firewall of Doom at work*). Does anyone remember the "very special" Love Boat/Fantasy Island in which Loni Anderson starred on both - not finding love on The Boat, so then flying to Fantasy Island?<BR/><BR/>Can someone tell me how it ended? My parents wouldn't let me stay up to find out (*curses the parents with their strict bedtimes*)vuboqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17713707780151175505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-1285519921509520012007-03-26T14:53:00.000-07:002007-03-26T14:53:00.000-07:00on wonder woman: my childhood buddy used to be the...on wonder woman: my childhood buddy used to be the 6 mil $ man to my wonder woman, of course i kicked his ass, he only had the slo-mo run going for him in the end. completely agree with the assessment of ww as too hot to be frumpy and unnoticed.gwoertendykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00542058287462910446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-29907677979178305232007-03-26T14:26:00.000-07:002007-03-26T14:26:00.000-07:00JP: All the cool kids watched Hart to Hart and Rem...<B>JP:</B> All the cool kids watched <I>Hart to Hart</I> and <I>Remington Steele</I>. Or was it all the queer kids? I can't remember.<BR/><BR/><B>Chad:</B> <I>Maude</I> was not a show I watched as a child, but I have grown to appreciate it as an adult. And who doesn't want to be Bea Arthur's friend?!<BR/><BR/><B>Torn:</B> Periodically my parents would clamp down on my t.v. viewing. For several years I got a t.v. allowance (three or four yours per week). I could use them however I wanted, but once they were gone, no more. They did, however, carry over into the next week if I didn't use them all.<BR/><BR/>More recently, my sister has decided that t.v. is totally bad for her son. As a result, they don't even own one. I can't decide whether I think that is good or bad (probably good, but it would have made me very sad).<BR/><BR/><B>ROG:</B> Yeah, I know. Still, he extolled the virtues of Corinthian leather with dignity -- DIGNITY, I say.<BR/><BR/><B>Pacalga:</B> I know! I think that was more disheartening that any Corinthian leather pitch could have ever been.<BR/><BR/><B>Earl:</B> You know, I hadn't even thought about <I>Alice</I> until JP did his list on this topic. I was also a little disturbed by how much I could sing along with the lead character.<BR/><BR/><B>Cooper:</B> I think my desire to be a gentleman's gentleman influenced the inclination to being a butler. <BR/><BR/><B>Adjunct Whore:</B> It's amazing how much children find camp so interesting, isn't it?<BR/><BR/><B>Seeker:</B> I thought about including both of those shows as well. Have you seen Gil Gerard recently? He has seen better days.<BR/><BR/><B>Lotuslander:</B> <I>The Welcome Back Kotter</I> song is classic. I also liked <I>WKRP</I> (I also liked WKRP because the lead character was supposed to have moved to Ohio from New Mexico (when New Mexico was almost never mentioned on t.v. (Yes, we were a desperate crew for validation))). How was Minneapolis?<BR/><BR/><B>Marlan:</B> Damn it, no! For some reason I can't get my DVR to record <I>The Simpsons</I> consistently. <BR/><BR/><B>Arthur:</B> I like the uncertain aspect of the first season's theme. The second version always seemed a bit too hard to relate to (Is my smile really going to turn the world on? Can I make a nothing day suddenly seem all worth while? That's too much pressure, man).GayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-20843514833623678822007-03-26T13:35:00.000-07:002007-03-26T13:35:00.000-07:00I was wondering why you chose that version of the ...I was wondering why you chose that version of the "Wonder Woman" theme until you explained it. But I was more surprised by the "MTM" theme: The early version ended "you MIGHT just make after all" while the later version became "You're GONNA make it after all". I always preferred the second one, and liked it and the show for exactly the reasons you suggest.<BR/><BR/>I attended an NGLTF conference in Minneapolis, and the thing I most wanted to see was the intersection where Mary tossed her hat. I think my local hosts were somewhat embarrassed. And remember Rhoda's ill-fated hat-toss on her spin-off?<BR/><BR/>But like Chad, I also loved "Maude" (Chad you can see the them song <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NglGyn8yE20" REL="nofollow">here</A>). You gotta love a theme song that got away with mentioning Angela Black in the 1970s!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the warm, fuzzy feeling, GayProf!Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-18142470477754045962007-03-26T11:51:00.000-07:002007-03-26T11:51:00.000-07:00MTM was one of my favorites. I recall many Saturda...MTM was one of my favorites. I recall many Saturday nights watching that show on a 15" black and white set with my best friend. BTW, did you see the Simpsons last night? Betty White did a cartoon cameo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-48212933777526329342007-03-26T11:12:00.000-07:002007-03-26T11:12:00.000-07:00I love the Mary Tyler Moore show, and it even insp...I love the Mary Tyler Moore show, and it even inspired me to move thousands of miles to Minneapolis. The woman scowling in the background is Hazel Frederick, and she was more concerned about Mary's safety admist the traffic. I hadn't realized that there are no theme songs anymore, ever since Friends and Frasier went off the air. I also liked the theme from Welcome Back Kotter ( I'm spelling that wrong ).tomvancouverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02768434405792058570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-39441488299845415552007-03-26T10:29:00.000-07:002007-03-26T10:29:00.000-07:00Being the nascent sci-fi nerd I was, I remember wa...Being the nascent sci-fi nerd I was, I remember watching (the original) Battlestar Galactica, and "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" with none other than Gil Gerard, and that amazingly attractive woman who played "Col. Wilma Dearing".Seeker Onoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522582813764890364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-23867384065551663802007-03-26T10:15:00.000-07:002007-03-26T10:15:00.000-07:00oh my god, thank you for allowing me to relive my ...oh my god, thank you for allowing me to relive my childhood...the only thing i would add to the sat. evening line up are the muppets and Soap.<BR/><BR/>i din't know until adulthood how into camp i am!gwoertendykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00542058287462910446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-79363245094422791252007-03-26T09:38:00.000-07:002007-03-26T09:38:00.000-07:00A butler is "a gentleman's personal gentleman", ac...A butler is "a gentleman's personal gentleman", according to Bertie Wooster. <BR/><BR/>;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-76181061623853894972007-03-26T07:56:00.000-07:002007-03-26T07:56:00.000-07:00I quit watching TV for the most part in the late s...I quit watching TV for the most part in the late seventies, but my parents were fans of <I>Remington Steele</I>, <I>Hart to Hart</I>, and <I>Fantasy Island</I>, so I managed to catch catch at least partial episodes of each when I was around. The theme songs don't stand out in my mind, but it's amazing how much comes back when watching them. I surprised myself a few months back when I discovered that I knew all the words to <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reenhAxW88k" REL="nofollow">the <I>Alice</I> theme song</A>.Earl Cootiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204523494279709530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-24030736780388684992007-03-26T07:50:00.000-07:002007-03-26T07:50:00.000-07:00And now Ricardo narrates Taco Bell commercials. ....And now Ricardo narrates Taco Bell commercials. ...sob...pacalagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12498703982601315908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-74006519934673206992007-03-26T07:45:00.000-07:002007-03-26T07:45:00.000-07:00I have only three words for you: fine Corinthian l...I have only three words for you: fine Corinthian leather.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-39117456554267453792007-03-26T04:43:00.000-07:002007-03-26T04:43:00.000-07:00I was so deprived. No tv during the week. I think ...I was so deprived. No tv during the week. I think I got to watch two shows (my parents were slim tv watchers, but they watched a couple) Mary Tyler Moore and Happy Days. Every second week, I got to watch The Brady Bunch while my parents played bridge with my grandparents.tornwordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-45896872435675906022007-03-26T01:09:00.000-07:002007-03-26T01:09:00.000-07:00The 1970s really was the Golden Age of the theme s...The 1970s really was the Golden Age of the theme song, wasn't it?<BR/><BR/>I don't remember the particular song, but I always thought Maude (which is finally coming out on DVD!) had a good opening sequence, with Maude herself welcoming you - and only you - into her home. It's great for helping along twisted fantasies of being Bea Arthur's friend.VintageSpandexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174098020865648455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16010478.post-23790083783710045402007-03-25T21:55:00.000-07:002007-03-25T21:55:00.000-07:00Yep, I knew you'd do this concept more justice tha...Yep, I knew you'd do this concept more justice than me. I'm okay with that.<BR/><BR/>And Hart to Hart and Remington Steele were on my regular viewing schedule as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com