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Post by Mormel on Dec 18, 2016 3:33:54 GMT -5
While you guys are racking your minds over the hot dog line, I'm more confused about the 'identical cousins' bit. How does that work? Are their parents two sets of identical twins that happened to produce offspring at the same time, which also happened to have the same distribution of genes? Darwin would have raised his eyebrows.  |
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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 18, 2016 7:13:00 GMT -5
While you guys are racking your minds over the hot dog line, I'm more confused about the 'identical cousins' bit. How does that work? Are their parents two sets of identical twins that happened to produce offspring at the same time, which also happened to have the same distribution of genes? Darwin would have raised his eyebrows. Yeah, if anything he said were true. Remember, it's only a theory. (You obviously didn't go to high school in Texas.) |
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Post by Icctrombone on Dec 18, 2016 8:48:36 GMT -5
While you guys are racking your minds over the hot dog line, I'm more confused about the 'identical cousins' bit. How does that work? Are their parents two sets of identical twins that happened to produce offspring at the same time, which also happened to have the same distribution of genes? Darwin would have raised his eyebrows. You're right. Maybe her father was a rolling stone. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Dec 18, 2016 9:21:06 GMT -5
While you guys are racking your minds over the hot dog line, I'm more confused about the 'identical cousins' bit. How does that work? Are their parents two sets of identical twins that happened to produce offspring at the same time, which also happened to have the same distribution of genes? Darwin would have raised his eyebrows. One couple couldn't have children, so when twins were born to the other... |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Dec 18, 2016 9:50:04 GMT -5
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Post by thwhtguardian on Dec 18, 2016 20:55:51 GMT -5
I loved watching rerruns of Please Don't Eat the Daises
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Post by Icctrombone on Dec 19, 2016 5:02:43 GMT -5
I always liked the shows where you beat someone with your brain. The old Columbo shows never had a punch thrown.
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Post by Farrar on Dec 19, 2016 18:33:37 GMT -5
I was so confused about that show. They were both played by Patty Duke but they so looked like 2 different people.Not to mention Serena and Samantha on Bewitched. "Pandora Spocks" my eye!  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2016 11:06:55 GMT -5
I liked this as a teenager, I was the epitome of cool. Better than all Law & Orders and half of Magnum PI put together. Probably. Uh, I haven't seen this particular show, but as someone who grew up watching the likes of Matlock and Murder She Wrote while everyone else was watching Star Wars and GI Joe, I can assure you we are indeed very cool and quite hip. Also, googling this show lead to my discovering that "cozy crime" is a genre and boy howdy am I on board. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Dec 24, 2016 13:00:04 GMT -5
I've said it before and I'll say it again...I am not a fan of holidays. And Christmas is probably the worst.
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Post by Icctrombone on Dec 24, 2016 13:13:19 GMT -5
I've said it before and I'll say it again...I am not a fan of holidays. And Christmas is probably the worst. Sorry man. I guess Christmas is for kids and the young at heart. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2016 10:12:50 GMT -5
I will leave this cool avatar of a blue ball surrounded by Gold Stars until after January 1st to celebrate the Holidays this year.
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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 25, 2016 13:44:21 GMT -5
I always liked the shows where you beat someone with your brain. The old Columbo shows never had a punch thrown. I hope you and @popzeus have seen Foyle's War. I love it! Seems right up your alleys. www.foyleswar.com |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2016 16:29:34 GMT -5
I see lots of those on Netflix, but there are so many and I don't know which to start with and I end up just watching Psych or Sherlock for the millionth time.
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Post by codystarbuck on Dec 25, 2016 17:34:39 GMT -5
Other good ones to try:
Cadfael, featuring a medieval monk solving mysteries, based on the Ellis Peters novels. Derek Jacobi stars. Nice historical stuff, showcasing logic and reason juxtaposed against ignorance an superstition.
Lovejoy, with Ian McShane, revolving around the world of art and antiques.
The Adam Dalgliesh mysteries, based on PD James' work (done as a series of movies)
The Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes, for the best (for my money) interpretation of Doyle's stories.
A Touch of Frost, with David Jason as the Northern police detective, who often deals with sordid cases, while screwing up his own life (what there is of it). nice comical touches peppered into the drama.
New Tricks, about retired cops working as consultants on cold cases. Terrific cast in the early years and some great mysteries, mixing old-school policing with modern forensic science.
The Sweeney, for old fashioned coppers, taking down the most vicious criminals. The seminal 70s British cop show. Less a detective show than a police action-drama.
Rumpole of the Bailey, for Leo McKern as John Mortimer's keen barrister/detective. Akin to Perry Mason, with a bit more of a literary approach.
Rebus, with a hard-nosed police detective dealing with nasty crimes, in Edinburgh. John Hannah did the first series and Ken Stott the remaining.
This side of the pond?
Columbo
McMillan and Wife
McCloud
Remington Steele
Moonlighting
Mike Hammer (Darren mcGavin or Stacy Keach)
These had more emphasis on mysteries than cop shows like Starsky and Hutch and Baretta. There is also the later stuff, like Hart to Hart, Murder She Wrote, Diagnosis Murder, Matlock. I never found they had as much meat as the earlier mystery shows, especially the NBC Mystery Movies. Hec Ramsey is a forgotten one of those, with Richard Boone as a Western detective. I liked it as a kid; but haven't seen it since.
Columbo was by far the best, with an international following. It had smart episodes with great and even legendary actors, including many who never got to play villains. Dick Van Dyke is chilling as a cold-blooded photographer who murders his wife and makes it look like a kidnapping gone wrong. He is able to spar with Columbo all through the show, until he is tripped up, in the end. The Robert Culp and Patrick McGoohan episodes are also fantastic. Culp exudes arrogance in his roles, while McGoohan has that cold intellect and always seems amused by Lt. Columbo, until he is undone by the wiley, rumpled sleuth.
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