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Mary Tyler Moore Show and Its Spin-Offs
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<blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 401486" data-attributes="member: 23"><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><u>Season Two</u></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">The Birds…And…Um…Bees / I Am Curious Cooper / He’s No Heavy…He’s My Brother / Room 223 / A Girl’s Best Mother Is Not Her Friend / Cover Boy / Didn’t You Used To Be…Wait…Don’t Tell Me / Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>Writing them down I realise that (multiple) ellipses in titles seem to be all the rage this season. The style of the first episode title in particular seems most appropriate given the <em>Newhart</em> discussion on this page<span style="font-size: 12px"> (must confess I'm not a fan of Bob's deliberately stilted and staccato delivery)</span>.</p><p></p><p>On-screen there’s been a modest makeover. Most noticeable of these are the new opening titles with a new arrangement of <em>Love Is All Around</em>. The different lyrics haven’t grown on me yet. They’re nice enough and all, but they feel decidedly (and generically) more upbeat and I’m not sure about the “you’re pretty and popular so you have all you need” message. I rather miss the undercurrent of uncertainty and sadness from the Season One lyrics and visuals. I very much like the new arrangement of the music for the end titles, reminiscent of the muzak piped into department stores in the Seventies (but in a classy, Burt Bacharach/Henry Mancini/Alan Hawkshaw kind of way).</p><p></p><p>A few little tweaks to the sets as well. Most notably, the split-level arrangement of Mary’s apartment has become safer thanks to the addition of a proper integrated (and carpeted) step in the central area near the terrace. The flimsy temporary step that was there in Season One looked very precarious and I used to feel edgy every time someone hopped down it mid-line.</p><p></p><p>Also, the panelled walls might have been re-painted. In Season One they had a distinctly sage hue, whereas they now frequently look more like a warm grey. I suppose it could be as simple as a lighting change or some other unseen production element.</p><p></p><p>Over at WJM, too, the decorators have been at work. The desks have a different, less awkward configuration (Mary now has a little side desk for her typewriter) and their new darker colours add interest.</p><p></p><p>Besides this, everything else is mostly pleasantly familiar. All the regulars and semi-regulars are back, and there have been a couple of welcome returning guests (most notably Nancy Walker as Rhoda’s mother Ida, and Don Murray lookalike Richard Schaal as Howard). Even young Bess showed up again for the first time since early Season One.</p><p></p><p>It’s great to see Jack Cassidy (a favourite returning <em>Columbo</em> antagonist) as Ted’s brother. I’m hoping it’s not just a one-off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spells & Karma, post: 401486, member: 23"] [SIZE=5][U]Season Two[/U] The Birds…And…Um…Bees / I Am Curious Cooper / He’s No Heavy…He’s My Brother / Room 223 / A Girl’s Best Mother Is Not Her Friend / Cover Boy / Didn’t You Used To Be…Wait…Don’t Tell Me / Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary[/SIZE] Writing them down I realise that (multiple) ellipses in titles seem to be all the rage this season. The style of the first episode title in particular seems most appropriate given the [I]Newhart[/I] discussion on this page[SIZE=3] (must confess I'm not a fan of Bob's deliberately stilted and staccato delivery)[/SIZE]. On-screen there’s been a modest makeover. Most noticeable of these are the new opening titles with a new arrangement of [I]Love Is All Around[/I]. The different lyrics haven’t grown on me yet. They’re nice enough and all, but they feel decidedly (and generically) more upbeat and I’m not sure about the “you’re pretty and popular so you have all you need” message. I rather miss the undercurrent of uncertainty and sadness from the Season One lyrics and visuals. I very much like the new arrangement of the music for the end titles, reminiscent of the muzak piped into department stores in the Seventies (but in a classy, Burt Bacharach/Henry Mancini/Alan Hawkshaw kind of way). A few little tweaks to the sets as well. Most notably, the split-level arrangement of Mary’s apartment has become safer thanks to the addition of a proper integrated (and carpeted) step in the central area near the terrace. The flimsy temporary step that was there in Season One looked very precarious and I used to feel edgy every time someone hopped down it mid-line. Also, the panelled walls might have been re-painted. In Season One they had a distinctly sage hue, whereas they now frequently look more like a warm grey. I suppose it could be as simple as a lighting change or some other unseen production element. Over at WJM, too, the decorators have been at work. The desks have a different, less awkward configuration (Mary now has a little side desk for her typewriter) and their new darker colours add interest. Besides this, everything else is mostly pleasantly familiar. All the regulars and semi-regulars are back, and there have been a couple of welcome returning guests (most notably Nancy Walker as Rhoda’s mother Ida, and Don Murray lookalike Richard Schaal as Howard). Even young Bess showed up again for the first time since early Season One. It’s great to see Jack Cassidy (a favourite returning [I]Columbo[/I] antagonist) as Ted’s brother. I’m hoping it’s not just a one-off. [/QUOTE]
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