The Nanny was the creative baby of Fran Drescher and her then husband Peter Marc Jacobson. The concept of the hysterical 6 seasons is that a Jewish sassy gal from Queens, New York, journeys over the bridge to Manhattan and becomes the nanny for a wealthy widowed Broadway Producer and his three children.
This really sums it up...
I have been watching and re-watching this show for years. It never gets old and is never lacking in everything that makes a sitcom wonderful. The majority of the show is centered around Fran and Maxwell's undefined romance, the flirting, the unexpected kisses and the jealously... Gee just talking about it makes me want to watch an episode right now.
Of course you can't forget the supporting cast, featuring Niles the Butler, and C.C. Babcock, Maxwells work partner (although she wishes it were more).
(Niles, Fran, C.C.)
The show was beautifully produced, perfectly written and cast by the Gods! It is a classic show that no matter your age or how many times you have seen it, it will never get old! (I can't stress that point enough)
I know that this post is not very long, but honestly, if you watch one episode of this show, you will be hooked. I hope that you take a chance on The Nanny and love it as much as I do!
After the success of the Original Battlestar Galactic in 1978, Ronald D. Moore decided to re-vamp the show and bring it back. Airing first as a three hour long miniseries, Battlestar eventually ran for four seasons from 2004-2009.
The premise of the show is that there are twelve planets inhabited by humans. The planets are known as Colonies. They include: Aerilon, Aquaria, Canceron, Caprica, Gemenon, Leonis, Libran, Picon, Sagittaron, Scorpia, Tauron, and Virgon. In the 2004 series, only five of the twelve are focused upon.
The story goes that people from the Colonies developed sentient robots known as Cylons. The Cylons were built to serve the Colonies and make their lives easier. As time passed the Cylons began to understand that they were being "taken advantage of" and they rebelled against the Colonials. This rebellion is known as the First Cylon War. Eventually, the Cylons leave the Colonies and vanish...Until 40 years later when they return with a vengeance. What follows are the glorious four seasons of Battlestar Galactica.
The cast is outstanding. Each actor truly dove into the mind of his or her character and made him/her real. The actors include: Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Katee Sackhoff, Jamie Bamber, James Callis, Tricia Helfer, and Grace Park.
While I would love to go though each season and give you a detailed review I think that we all know that that is rather unlikely. I mean come on.... its four seasons long! What I will tell you is that each episode will have you on the edge of your seat flipping the "frak" out because you can't believe how awesome this show is! The production quality of this show is one that is hard to beat. Honestly, each episode is filmed as though it is a high end budgeted movie.
Your brain will explode with questions and you will begin to tell everyone you meet about the evil Cylons, Adama and Roslin, the mystery of Starbuck and the haunting unknown of the Final FIVE!
My one negative comment about the show is that in the final episode they leave a few things to your imagination. I personally like it when every question is answered and I am left with a fully satisfied bran, but that is just personal preference. Apart from that.... it is possibly the MOST KICK-ASS SHOW THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN!
Please Please Please watch Battlestar Galactica! I promise you that it is not your average Scifi series. For Guys: there is sex, blood, action, drinking, smoking, more sex, and laughter! For Girls: there is love, laughter, action, sex, interesting historical background information, babies, and mystery!
If this post sparked your interest in Battlestar Galactica you can find the episodes online on Netflix, Hulu, iTunes or Youtube.
3rd Rock from the Sun aired in 1996 and ran until 2001. The brilliant stars of the show are John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jane Curtin, Simbi Khali, and Wayne Knight.
Four aliens come to Earth in order to observe human behavior. Dick Solomon (Lithgow) is the High Commander of the wayward team, Sally (Johnston) is the Security Officer, Tommy (Gordon-Levitt) is the Informations Officer, and Harry (Stewart) is well..... he's Harry.
The four were only supposed to stay on the planet for a few weeks, but the mission gets extended when Dick falls for the lovely anthropology professor Dr. Mary Albright (Curtin).
The hilarity continues as Dick and the gang learn about human emotions and key human aspects of life such as Birthdays, Cultural Differences and Sex.
As you may know by now, I love this show! I have seen every episode and secretly wish that more will appear someday. The production of this show is fabulous. I love the set, the costumes, the script, and the cast. In truth, I have nothing bad to say about this show other than the fact that it has ended. I think that Lithgow is one of the best comedic actors to have ever graced television. He is the glue which holds the show together.
If you know me at all, then you know that I love a good love story! Dick and Mary are the perfect couple. He is "out of this world" and she is a boozy, smart woman in her prime who is looking for more than just a physical relationship.
The dynamic of the strict butt kicking woman, Sally, and Harry, the odd ball, is glorious. Harry's dimwittedness is never over played or over emphasized, but is given the perfect amount of punch lines and attention. And Sally's masculine facade is over shadowed by her exploration into the mind of a women. This is seen when Sally and Officer Don (Knight) unite to become a unlikely couple.
And of course where would we be without Tommy. The old man trapped in the human body of a teenager, lusting over volleyball players and learning the ways of high school "women". Gordon-Levitt did an amazing job at his young age and has grown up to be a Hotty!
Overall I would rank this as one of the best sitcoms. It will make you laugh, cry and then laugh again. If you haven't seen 3rd Rock from the Sun, please take a chance and explore the adventures of the Solomon's.
Episodes are available on Netflix, Hulu and Youtube
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Monday, January 2, 2012
Television is something that I have loved since, well since I was born! I hate to admit it, but I am probably a television addict. If it has been on air, and was good, I have probably seen it. Ok so the point of this blog is to let you all know the whats what about past and present television shows. I'll begin by reviewing shows that I have seen, if you have a show that you would like me to review or tell you the honest truth about, just let me know.
P.S. I'm a HUGE SciFi buff, so a lot of the shows I review will be SciFi!!
This is the run down for the next few weeks. (I'll do one post/review a week)
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Be prepared!!
Week 1: 3rd Rock from the Sun
Week 2: Battlestar Galactica
Week 3: The Nanny
Week 4: True Blood
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