Just watched the last episode of Naked City, “Barefoot on a Bed of Coals.” A fitting sendoff with a superb group of guest stars – Dustin Hoffman, Steven Hill (the lead guest role), the intriguing Zohra Lampert, the omnipresent Henry Lascoe, and the mysterious Elizabeth Allen.
Overall an outstanding series with some surprisingly adult themes for the early 60s, as well as a strong regular cast and a who’s who of guests plucked from the Broadway stage in great part. Also the location shots are great for NYC lovers.
Just started listening to new Michael Connelly book. Bosch and Mickey Haller are both in this one. I love listening because Titus Welliver from the tv series does the narration.
I love this movie, largely for the cast. The FACES on these guys. When you hired Matthau, you got 2 for 1. You got Matthau and you got that face that managed to be a separate character in its own right.
A guy with that face has bills. A so-so marriage. A boss on his ass. It’s not the face of a hero.
This versus the remake, recasting the role with Denzel Washington. And Denzel’s a great actor, but c’mon. It’s Denzel. We know he’s gonna get his guy. But Walter, that was a schlub we could root for.
And Shaw is magnetic in everything. Dude had screen presence for days.
now added “Bunk” and “McNulty” to my ever growing list of potential names for rescue cats.
Excellent show, almost done with season one. This show is natural, if that makes sense. It makes the generation and execution of a great show look easy.
As I am watching it, I am amazed by how effortless or easy it looks to make a great show!! Soooo many thoughts running through my head during this show, thought provoking indeed.
a new scripted series by Nathan Fielder. if you are a fan of his comedy, you will like this. if not, you’ll probably hate it. if not sure, i would start with his earlier work first. this one is his most challenging in certain ways. the ‘tomato conversation’ is one of the more offbeat scenarios i’ve seen on television.
Finished season one of “The Wire”. Random thought while running: one of the things the show does well is not overdevelop subplots. Admittedly I did not watch “Game of Thrones” but for the last season. My friends kept me updated on the plot, it just wasn’t for me.
However, one of the failures of its final season and finale was that it overdeveloped subplots and could not wrap them all up in a way to leave a satisfying ending. So many questions left with WTF like thoughts.
cats. 
This show is natural, if that makes sense. It makes the generation and execution of a great show look easy.
like thoughts.
