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Post by JeriJet on Jul 25, 2012 6:20:04 GMT -5
In my area, it's on INSP at 2pm, following a Waltons episode.....
An interesting note -- yesterday, I looked up the term "Brits" ..... Originally, and perhaps to this day (to some traditionalists), it has meant any citizen of the British Empire -- to include Scotsmen, Welshmen, Irishmen, and oh so many others! (Now, I know the Irish hate hearing that!)
So, that would seem to include Canadians, Australians..... WHAT ?!
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Post by sambda on Jul 25, 2012 9:22:52 GMT -5
"Upstairs Downstairs" is about a family living in a house in Edwardian London. It's grittier than "Waltons" though.
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Post by sambda on Jul 25, 2012 9:25:45 GMT -5
"Upstairs Downstairs" is about a family living in a house in Edwardian London. It's grittier than "Waltons" though. "A Family At War" is about a Liverpool family during WWII. |
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Post by lindapinda on Jul 25, 2012 21:17:50 GMT -5
Well really,the quick answer is no! The Waltons touch a chord in people that has lasted since their childhood/teenage years because it was based on real family relationships through the generations. I will never tire of Zeb's naughtiness above all else ;-0
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Post by kazk on Jul 28, 2012 19:35:26 GMT -5
Such an interesting question. It appears I've been slumbering for many days!! Kelvin, I wouldn't put The Terrible Ten in the same class as The Waltons. I absolutely adored it when I was growing up but it was produced during the very early days of television production out here and I doubt that it has held up well. I have to confess to having a crush on a couple of the boys from the show though.  I think some of the Crawford Production shows were absolutely fantastic. The Sullivans comes to mind. Same period as The Waltons covering family during World War 2. They also did The Flying Doctors and Carsons Law both excellent shows. I'm waiting for Carsons Law to come out on DVD. It deals with a woman lawyer in Melbourne during the 1920s. Lorraine Bayley played both the matriarch in The Sullivans and the lady lawyer in Carsons Law. Nobody has mentioned Earl Hamner's Aussie show though. He did the earlier seasons of Snowy River: The McGregor Saga, which is a wonderful family type of show based on The Man from Snowy River. Earl spent some time in Australia shooting this and some well known US actors came out to guest star in it as well. Mostly it was an Australian cast though. The main man was the actor who also had a lead role in The Sullivans. I have this series on DVD. There's 5 I think. I imagine you can pick it up somewhere in the US. |
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Post by goldenslumbers on Aug 2, 2012 19:33:12 GMT -5
Thanks, everyone, for some really terrific suggestions. Ill look into them.
Kazk, I've heard about The Sullovans, and will try to get my hands on that series. Interesting, too, about Snowy River. I'll check into that also.
Incidentally, I've bene trying to get ANY copy of an unrelated Cameron Daddo movie called The Heroes. it's about a group of Australian servicemen on a World War II assignment in 1943. Heading off some axis plans near The Phillipines if I remember correctly. I haven't seen it since it was boradcast on television here in 1990.
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Post by JeriJet on Aug 2, 2012 20:02:45 GMT -5
Golden, You must absolutely PROMISE to check out "All Creatures...."  If you are a reader, you would love the books, too..... FYI, the tv series stayed quite close to them. It can be so costly to buy dvd's, but I bet you will if you read the books! ENJOY ! |
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Post by goldenslumbers on Aug 2, 2012 22:01:02 GMT -5
Golden,
You must absolutely PROMISE to check out "All Creatures...."
Okay - done. Your emphatic passion for it just sold me.
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Post by cassie84 on Aug 3, 2012 4:28:55 GMT -5
Yes all creatures is a brillant tv series
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2012 6:56:22 GMT -5
hi kazk, I agree about The Terrible Ten but the reason I emetioned it was that it was about kids, like The Forest Rangers show in Canada. My memory gets a bit muddled sometimes and I havent looked back at this thread so would mention The Darling Buds Of May in the UK in case anyone else hasn't.
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Post by cassie84 on Aug 3, 2012 18:00:39 GMT -5
Yes also love the darling buds of may great series as well
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Post by sambda on Aug 5, 2012 0:10:40 GMT -5
Yes also love the darling buds of may great series as well Featuring a very young Catherine Zeta Jones. (Zeta is pronounced "Zeeta" in that, btw - most Americans say "Zayta" for some reason). |
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Post by JeriJet on Aug 5, 2012 7:54:04 GMT -5
The pronunciation of Zeta goes back much further than Americans ! The Ancient World -- think "Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta"..... Such pronunciations have come up to current day and continue to be proper in many languages.....
That being said, it's up to Catherine's family how they want the name pronounced. Sometimes, even family members have different choices !
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