tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post2733259659630107452..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Seven Things to Know About Andy GriffithRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-69703445986697202982019-06-30T14:34:44.423-04:002019-06-30T14:34:44.423-04:00I really don't know much about Any Griffith...I really don't know much about Any Griffith's career. I love his performance in "A Face in the Crowd", and I have seen a few episodes of "The Andy Griffith Show", but you've shown me there's much more to explore.Silver Screeningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955048716754142299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-16726559375916896052019-06-30T10:16:02.910-04:002019-06-30T10:16:02.910-04:00I haven't seen that movie in a long time, but ...I haven't seen that movie in a long time, but I do recall it had a Mayberryesque vibe.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-55828955692854129322019-06-29T22:09:06.141-04:002019-06-29T22:09:06.141-04:00What a nice remark from Karen Knotts. Rick, did yo...What a nice remark from Karen Knotts. Rick, did you watch "Angel in My Pocket" with Andy Griffith? He made that in 1969 and it seemed to me like it was a little bit of a nod to The Andy Griffith Show with the small-town setting. The Metzinger Sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728879307994086409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-12895351424079509802019-06-26T01:12:50.201-04:002019-06-26T01:12:50.201-04:00Just a quick mention of his role in "Spy Hard...Just a quick mention of his role in "Spy Hard" (1996) as General Rancor. AG, among other things, was an excellent comedic villain.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452222696907771602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-19955845379852437402019-06-25T19:22:50.677-04:002019-06-25T19:22:50.677-04:00Mike, thanks for the info on SALVAGE-1. I was not ...Mike, thanks for the info on SALVAGE-1. I was not a big fan...which may explain why I inadvertently didn't mention it :)Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-56169527929684418602019-06-25T19:21:36.019-04:002019-06-25T19:21:36.019-04:00I remember his performance in PRAY FOR THE WILDCAT...I remember his performance in PRAY FOR THE WILDCATS quite well. That may be the first time I saw him as a villain.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-7864121079032486382019-06-25T16:32:18.191-04:002019-06-25T16:32:18.191-04:00Three other highlights of Andy's in the 70s we...Three other highlights of Andy's in the 70s were the TV movies, 1 Pray for the Wildcats and 2 Savages...which were both way against type roles that he did quite well. He was also very good in the mini-series Centennial as the James Michener fill-in.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09695616699919723759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-79607856212949860802019-06-24T22:06:21.968-04:002019-06-24T22:06:21.968-04:00In re #6:
Make that three (3) short-lived post-Ma...In re #6:<br /><br />Make that <i>three</i> (3) short-lived post-Mayberry series.<br /><br />In January of 1979, ABC picked up <i>Salvage-1</i>, a TV-movie followed up by a 13-week hour series.<br />This was the one where Andy Griffith played a junk dealer who built a rocket ship out of spare parts and took a young crew to the moon to recover NASA's leftovers; they subsequently took up as adventurers, traveling around the world and out of town, in search of various things and such.<br />Actually, ABC picked up <i>Salvage-1</i> for a second season, and a new two-parter aired later that fall, but there was a regime change at the net, and at least four more episodes didn't get on.<br />(I've got a crappy bootleg DVD of the whole series - unseen shows included - but I still hold out hope for an MOD release …)<br />Just so you know … Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-84881509390256269032019-06-24T09:24:57.118-04:002019-06-24T09:24:57.118-04:00An interesting man and performer. However, I'v...An interesting man and performer. However, I've never been able to really get into any of his shows, the hits or misses. Well, you can't watch everything. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com