posted 07-11-2006 04:21            

I'm looking at my long Netflix Queue and nothing seems good enough. I'm asking for post-series 3 picks.

Edit: Besides series 4--i'm not ready to jump right in.

posted 07-11-2006 12:54            

timber, have you seen "monarch of the glen"? it's not as well written, it's a bit obvious, but it's a lot of fun and the scenery is gorgeous and there's a whole love-gone-awry theme that goes on and on.

aesop has recommended "hamish macbeth," which is also set in scotland; it stars robert carlysle of "the full monty" fame. i liked it, too, but i have to confess i only understood about 1/3 of the dialogue. that scottish burr got hard for me to follow. closed captioning would help.

posted 07-11-2006 14:15            

every january, when the Norwegian goes ice-fishing with his buddies, i dust off "persuasion" and watch it again.

he had quite the wardrobe.

posted 07-11-2006 14:33            

irish, i actually watched MOTG before BKA. I thought it was really good because its light and funny. I think I will put that version of Persuasion on my list.

posted 07-11-2006 14:38            

so were you rooting for the blond curly headed socialist, or the house maid? (i forget their names.)

for me it was the blond smart one all the way....

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Originally posted by toothpicksoftimbers:
thanks all.

irish, i actually watched MOTG before BKA. I thought it was really good because its light and funny. I think I will put that version of Persuasion on my list.

I do plan on watching BKA series 4-6, but I will wait awhile, so I can think of it as an entirely different series.

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posted 07-11-2006 17:15            

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Originally posted by irishgirl:
duh! you said monarch of the glen was where you got your name.

so were you rooting for the blond curly headed socialist, or the house maid? (i forget their names.)

for me it was the blond smart one all the way....

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posted 07-11-2006 17:28            

I'm a Lexie fan. I was about ready for Katrina to leave by the time she did. She never seemed to get the fact that Archie was a good man.

Thats why I like Assumpta, she has that rebellious independence that they were trying to establish in Katrina, but A also knew that Peter was a good man.

posted 07-11-2006 18:00            

katrina kept archie grounded in reality. plus she was smart, had her own life, and, most important of all, had naturally curly hair.

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Originally posted by toothpicksoftimbers:
I'm a Lexie fan. I was about ready for Katrina to leave by the time she did. She never seemed to get the fact that Archie was a good man.

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posted 07-11-2006 18:15            

Your right about Lexie's clothes, but she cleans up in Series 4.

How far into the series have you gotten? Duncan is actually one of my favorites.

posted 07-11-2006 20:26            

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Originally posted by Rona:
MAybe it is the curly hair-we have to stick together. And no, Irish, I can't say Alistair looks much like your governor!

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well, he looks more like alistair than our previous governor:

posted 07-11-2006 20:48            

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Originally posted by irishgirl:
not to turn this into a monarch forum, but ... lexie was always so trashy looking. and she was *so* stand-by-your-man that she made me roll my eyes.

katrina kept archie grounded in reality. plus she was smart, had her own life, and, most important of all, had naturally curly hair.

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So it's the curly-haired candidates that received your vote today, Irish?

P.S. Yikes, that moving photo thing Irish put in above is making me queasy.

posted 07-11-2006 20:56            

ps that's former minnesota gov. jesse "the body" ventura, certainly the most colorful governor we've ever had.

posted 07-11-2006 23:21            

I can some similarity between A. MacKenzie and someone's governor; however, the differences make one handsome and the other more average. No offense!

posted 08-11-2006 01:52            

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Originally posted by irishgirl:
thanks, luana! and thanks for allowing me to drag us waaaay off topic. it was a very slow day at work. i have cousins in your neck of the woods; next time i'm in las vegas, let's go get a beer.

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You're welcome! Come visit your cousins in viva Las Vegas and we'll go for a beer, but for me it'll have to be of the "root" variety (sorry, boring!)

I don't mind straying from the BallyK subject as long as we come back to the "fold". To make a connection, I thought Peter looked like Al Gore in The Reckoning when he smiled at Assumpta after she says, "Alright, so the job's yours." For a second it just didn't look like Peter. I'm probably the only one who thought that.

posted 08-11-2006 13:20            

To make a connection, I thought Peter looked like Al Gore in The Reckoning when he smiled at Assumpta after she says, "Alright, so the job's yours."

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posted 08-11-2006 15:02            

And, I know, I know, but its a rebuilding year for the dawgs.

posted 08-11-2006 15:49            

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Originally posted by toothpicksoftimbers:
Hello GatorGal, This is way off topic but... I just graduated from UGA. I've been rooting for you guys (except during our game, of course). My husband says that its high treason for Georgia fans to root for Florida, but I want an SEC team to go to the national championship. I hope this is your year. "Even the water boys in the SEC can run." --Spurrier

And, I know, I know, but its a rebuilding year for the dawgs.

Back on topic (?), How does Al Gore even enter your mind while you are watching BKA?

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The Gators welcome all support.

posted 08-11-2006 16:49            

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Originally posted by Luana:
To make a connection, I thought Peter looked like Al Gore in The Reckoning when he smiled at Assumpta after she says, "Alright, so the job's yours." For a second it just didn't look like Peter. I'm probably the only one who thought that.

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posted 08-11-2006 20:35            

I’m really going to butcher this quote but I think it’s from Paris When It Sizzles. The end of a romantic movie is being described. It goes something like…”two giant heads come together for one popcorn-popping, theatre seat filling …kiss. Fade out.” I’ve always thought that is the best way for a movie to end.

posted 09-11-2006 04:29            

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Originally posted by irishgirl:
i like that they never kissed.

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posted 09-11-2006 07:35            

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Originally posted by irishgirl:
i like that they never kissed.

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posted 09-11-2006 11:08            

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Originally posted by irishgirl:
i like that they never kissed.

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I'm with Irish, for two reasons:

1. The kiss never could have lived up to the expectations of most people on this forum.

posted 09-11-2006 12:53            

leaving you longing for it is much more romantic.

and i agree with gaelic that having a priest smooch a woman would be problematic. the importance of peter's priestiness (sorry--i'm channeling stephen colbert and truthiness here) cannot be overstated.