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Post by Oigirl on Jun 3, 2015 12:58:24 GMT
I'd forgotten about the apple. I rewatched the first episode last night and said "there's that apple" lol. I haven't seen the first few episodes since winter and also didn't remember how much saltier the language was at times. I always find it interesting to see early episodes of long running shows to see the actors before they've settled into their characters.
Love the "cleanse" diet LOL. I got to thinking that maybe his landlady used to pack a lunch for him, and he'd go into his little closet and shut the door (or is it a curtain?) to eat in peace. No "Sir . . ." interrupting the meal.
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Post by lovemondays on Jun 3, 2015 13:09:59 GMT
I'd forgotten about the apple. I rewatched the first episode last night and said "there's that apple" lol. I haven't seen the first few episodes since winter and also didn't remember how much saltier the language was at times. I always find it interesting to see early episodes of long running shows to see the actors before they've settled into their characters. Love the "cleanse" diet LOL. I got to thinking that maybe his landlady used to pack a lunch for him, and he'd go into his little closet and shut the door (or is it a curtain?) to eat in peace. No "Sir . . ." interrupting the meal. From Convalescence, he didn't like Mrs. Kitchen's cooking but by the time Glory Days was filmed her beef stew was " second to none". I still think they made a major continuity error with that one or more likely a way to get Mrs. Kitchen to have William reconsider his plan for a post marital living situation. Ether way it was a bit clumsy, IMO. |
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Post by lea on Jun 3, 2015 14:14:30 GMT
I'd forgotten about the apple. I rewatched the first episode last night and said "there's that apple" lol. I haven't seen the first few episodes since winter and also didn't remember how much saltier the language was at times. I always find it interesting to see early episodes of long running shows to see the actors before they've settled into their characters. Love the "cleanse" diet LOL. I got to thinking that maybe his landlady used to pack a lunch for him, and he'd go into his little closet and shut the door (or is it a curtain?) to eat in peace. No "Sir . . ." interrupting the meal. From Convalescence, he didn't like Mrs. Kitchen's cooking but by the time Glory Days was filmed her beef stew was " second to none". I still think they made a major continuity error with that one or more likely a way to get Mrs. Kitchen to have William reconsider his plan for a post marital living situation. Ether way it was a bit clumsy, IMO. Funny, I didn't notice that. That's the one downside of being on a forum, everyone else picks up on things I miss! Sometimes being unobservant has it's perks  |
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Post by Hodge on Jun 3, 2015 14:37:56 GMT
I'd forgotten about the apple. I rewatched the first episode last night and said "there's that apple" lol. I haven't seen the first few episodes since winter and also didn't remember how much saltier the language was at times. I always find it interesting to see early episodes of long running shows to see the actors before they've settled into their characters. Love the "cleanse" diet LOL. I got to thinking that maybe his landlady used to pack a lunch for him, and he'd go into his little closet and shut the door (or is it a curtain?) to eat in peace. No "Sir . . ." interrupting the meal. From Convalescence, he didn't like Mrs. Kitchen's cooking but by the time Glory Days was filmed her beef stew was " second to none". I still think they made a major continuity error with that one or more likely a way to get Mrs. Kitchen to have William reconsider his plan for a post marital living situation. Ether way it was a bit clumsy, IMO. Perhaps he's just got used to Mrs. Kitchen's cooking by now and is immune to it. Maybe Mrs. Kitchen's beef stew is the only beef stew he's ever had therefore it would be the best he's ever had! |
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Post by snacky on Jun 4, 2015 5:49:43 GMT
I'd forgotten about the apple. I rewatched the first episode last night and said "there's that apple" lol. I haven't seen the first few episodes since winter and also didn't remember how much saltier the language was at times. I always find it interesting to see early episodes of long running shows to see the actors before they've settled into their characters. Love the "cleanse" diet LOL. I got to thinking that maybe his landlady used to pack a lunch for him, and he'd go into his little closet and shut the door (or is it a curtain?) to eat in peace. No "Sir . . ." interrupting the meal. From Convalescence, he didn't like Mrs. Kitchen's cooking but by the time Glory Days was filmed her beef stew was " second to none". I still think they made a major continuity error with that one or more likely a way to get Mrs. Kitchen to have William reconsider his plan for a post marital living situation. Ether way it was a bit clumsy, IMO. I think this relates to Glory Days being an exercise as a "bad spaghetti western". This is especially apparent in the shoot out at the barn. I forget all the "flaws" now - the big one is William landing on the ground with his hat on after he lost it in the fall. There was also something about exiting in one direction and coming back in from the wrong direction. Cheesy framing in general. Anyway, you have to think of Glory Days as Yannick's student art film. He was trying to stretch himself a bit and push a few boundaries of the genre. He announced a few times that he was doing a parody of spaghetti westerns. IMHO this was a genius level of meta since spaghetti westerns were Italians pretending to Americans, so all the characters were outrageous American stereotypes. (btw, play the card game BANG! if you want to try some more entertainment based on "bad spaghetti westerns") . Bat Masterson was pretending to be a stereotype of the Gunfighter Who Won the West - someone who didn't exist anymore. He was playing a spaghetti western character in Canada! When William also reverted to a few stereotypes during this episode. He was Naive!William who thought Mrs. Kitchen would still look after him in the boarding house after he got married, he was Virgin!William who practically tripped over the tea table in the bordello, he was Milquetoast!William who Bat Masterson couldn't believe could score a woman like Julia, he was probably Detective Gadget somewhere in there (I forget), and of course he was The Murdochinator. There was a lot of winking at old fans in this episode. The stew "mistake" was one of those winks. That was a spaghetti western style error!!! And I'm sure every last person on that set knew that according to the show Bible William hates Mrs. Kitchen's cooking. It's in the books, it's in the shows. They know. This scene was deliberate, and it has to be taken in the context of Yannick's creative effort. Give the guy some credit for trying to be EDGY!    ********** I googled, and here's a link with a reference to one of Yannick's tweets regarding his "spaghetti western" idea and the deliberate errors: murdochmysteriesfans.proboards.com/post/17340 |
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Post by snacky on Jun 4, 2015 6:29:27 GMT
I'd forgotten about the apple. I rewatched the first episode last night and said "there's that apple" lol. I haven't seen the first few episodes since winter and also didn't remember how much saltier the language was at times. I always find it interesting to see early episodes of long running shows to see the actors before they've settled into their characters. Love the "cleanse" diet LOL. I got to thinking that maybe his landlady used to pack a lunch for him, and he'd go into his little closet and shut the door (or is it a curtain?) to eat in peace. No "Sir . . ." interrupting the meal. From Convalescence, he didn't like Mrs. Kitchen's cooking but by the time Glory Days was filmed her beef stew was " second to none". I still think they made a major continuity error with that one or more likely a way to get Mrs. Kitchen to have William reconsider his plan for a post marital living situation. Ether way it was a bit clumsy, IMO. In one of the episodes - I think the circus one - Higgins mentioned that there was a "lunch room" upstairs. I'm not sure whether this meant a room where the men ate lunch or whether SH4 actually had a cook on the premises. William gives one the impression of someone who eats very spartan meals. If you take Glory Days out of the picture (and I've explained why that episode made light of various Murdochian stereotypes such as MamasBoy!William), you have to assume a man that used to be a lumberjack can take care of himself. We have also seen how George and Higgins both buy street food. Perhaps a woman comes up to the lunch room with a sandwich cart and a pie she made at home. |
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