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Post by snacky on Dec 10, 2014 8:18:43 GMT
Well I finally got a copy of this episode (ARRRGHHH PEOPLE) snacky if you're completly desperate I can send you a link  I think this was one of the most lighthearted episodes ever of Murdoch Mysteries. It was adorable to say the least. I kind of agree with Edna-some of the jokes were rather tacky. Thanks - it's so sweet of you to offer! The episode is available for me now, but I'm not able to watch it yet. If you check Berkeley on Google news you will see why. I think I will be able to tomorrow night - it will be rainy then. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it, and you think that the light-hearted aspect was good. Personally, I hate juvenile toilet humor, and I hate TV propagating it. I'm not happy my favorite TV show is joining in. But I'll watch it anyway. Sigh.  |
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Post by Hodge on Dec 10, 2014 15:19:30 GMT
Well I finally got a copy of this episode (ARRRGHHH PEOPLE) snacky if you're completly desperate I can send you a link I think this was one of the most lighthearted episodes ever of Murdoch Mysteries. It was adorable to say the least. I kind of agree with Edna-some of the jokes were rather tacky. Thanks - it's so sweet of you to offer! The episode is available for me now, but I'm not able to watch it yet. If you check Berkeley on Google news you will see why. I think I will be able to tomorrow night - it will be rainy then. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it, and you think that the light-hearted aspect was good. Personally, I hate juvenile toilet humor, and I hate TV propagating it. I'm not happy my favorite TV show is joining in. But I'll watch it anyway. Sigh. Whilst I agree with you on the humour, Vaudeville was current to the times and ripe for a MM episode. I have seen this ep more than the twice I was going to watch, though not all the way through every time. There are some very good scenes in it and I especially like William, William/Julia and Brackenreid. Yannick, although not having much comedy in the ep, nails it when he does. |
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Post by murdochic on Dec 10, 2014 16:00:15 GMT
I couldn't find a link to watch the episode until today, I was getting impatient.
Higgins made a good Murdoch in the act. I thought George and Edna were cute, he actually has chemistry with her.
William's and Brackenreid's faces while Julia was laughing at the acts was hilarious. She has a goofy sense of humour. W/J at the end of the episode made me smile, it's not that often you see William laughing so hard.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2014 20:05:19 GMT
I couldn't find a link to watch the episode until today, I was getting impatient. Higgins made a good Murdoch in the act. I thought George and Edna were cute, he actually has chemistry with her. William's and Brackenreid's faces while Julia was laughing at the acts was hilarious. She has a goofy sense of humour. W/J at the end of the episode made me smile, it's not that often you see William laughing so hard. It was an "out of " William" experience at the end. We will not see this incarnation of the Detective very often, and probably only in Julia's presence. But he had just learned a very important thing about his wife: she understands the humour of the masses! A few few years ago a school I was working at put on a "vaudeville" like show. It was a refreshing change from the usual "talent show" format. I am sure most of you have nightmares about the school talent shows of your youth, and those who are teachers, well, it is kind of up there with Christmas concerts on the angst scale. The focus of our vaudeville was corny humour and skits, with a smattering of musical acts thrown in. No one was on stage for more than a few minutes, so they had to make their impression quickly. The point of all this is that vaudeville really was an art form of its own during its heyday. It appealed to the masses because it did not require lots of education and finesse to embrace it, and it certainly distracted ordinary people from the grimness of everyday living. Of course such a show would dismay an opera buff like Brackenreid, and a serious reader like William. Julia's amusement shows her usual broad mindedness. She understood the spirit of the performance immediately. I too,liked the George- Edna kiss and chemistry. I would like to see this relationship go on. The scene with Emily was awkward because she has not yet moved on, and she senses he already has. |
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Post by snacky on Dec 11, 2014 11:43:02 GMT
Whilst I agree with you on the humour, Vaudeville was current to the times and ripe for a MM episode. I have seen this ep more than the twice I was going to watch, though not all the way through every time. There are some very good scenes in it and I especially like William, William/Julia and Brackenreid. Yannick, although not having much comedy in the ep, nails it when he does. I finally got to watch the whole thing all the way through, and I was starving for some MM.  The ep hung together well for me, which makes me wonder if sometimes we suffer from a bit of analysis overdo around here. At least with fresh eyes, it seemed fine. The mystery wasn't elaborate, but I didn't see the murderer coming either. And there was an extra twist on top of that, which one thing good MM episodes do well. That last scene was terrific! After all the attention paid to it, I expected it to be a lot longer. It was very natural, and I think the reason it was so delightful is over the course of the seasons we haven't seen William smile a lot, much less crack up. The fact that he's doing so with Julia makes it a precious shippy moment even if whoopee cushions are involved. And of course the focus he puts into reproducing the "gadget" --- but with the ends of playing a practical joke on Julia and being her one-man Vaudeville show. Why has no one mentioned William's promise he will always court Julia? It looked like she was taking that as a given.  Gedna is much sweeter than Gemily. Edna calling him "George Crabtree" all the time is starting to get on my nerves, though. Love the visuals of how that is being handled. What's wrong with butter on sandwiches? Also loved the visuals on the murder scene at the start. We've gotten a few great shots of Emily kneeling over the body like that in a noir setting. Someone seems fond of that framing/picture! Is anyone else worried that "Indeed" is starting to become a lame catchphrase for William? In fact there was a point in the Wedding ep where it seemed like YB was sick of it, too, lol. I don't know why people who make TV shows even think characters need catchphrases. Seems kind of 80s. If there was protection on hand, I think George got past 3rd base. So sweet he has a "sweetheart"! I want to see some of this ongoing courting of William's...it's not like he did such a great job at that before the marriage...  |
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Post by snacky on Dec 11, 2014 11:45:59 GMT
I couldn't find a link to watch the episode until today, I was getting impatient. Higgins made a good Murdoch in the act. I thought George and Edna were cute, he actually has chemistry with her. William's and Brackenreid's faces while Julia was laughing at the acts was hilarious. She has a goofy sense of humour. W/J at the end of the episode made me smile, it's not that often you see William laughing so hard. I don't think we've ever seen William laughing like that! Did everyone forget how awful "morgue humor" could be?  I agree George has chemistry with Edna. Again - she brings out the man in him, and I think he's bringing out the steaming hot woman under that prim and proper hat. |
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Post by snacky on Dec 11, 2014 11:54:07 GMT
It was an "out of " William" experience at the end. We will not see this incarnation of the Detective very often, and probably only in Julia's presence. But he had just learned a very important thing about his wife: she understands the humour of the masses! Of course such a show would dismay an opera buff like Brackenreid, and a serious reader like William. Julia's amusement shows her usual broad mindedness. She understood the spirit of the performance immediately. I think it was a "private William" experience. One of the things MM can do to keep the fact William is married interesting is to distinguish that realm a lot from his working life. At work he's still the grim, morally earnest, hard-working detective. At home, he's opened up to his wife Julia within the safety of the private domestic sphere. We know Julia has a wacky sense of humor from her morgue days - she was eternally trying to convince William that lame jokes were funny. Now that they live together, William is also living with those lame jokes, and perhaps they've been making him laugh because these are Julia's lame jokes. I think what made William laugh in the last scene was not the whoopee cushion per say, but the effect it had on Julia. Laughter is contagious! |
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Post by bookworm1225 on Dec 11, 2014 14:28:49 GMT
No one's mentioned the presence of W.C. Fields yet? I had no idea, until seeing this, that he got his start as a juggler in vaudeville.
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Post by Hodge on Dec 11, 2014 16:26:19 GMT
No one's mentioned the presence of W.C. Fields yet? I had no idea, until seeing this, that he got his start as a juggler in vaudeville. Apparently W.C. Fields was an excellent juggler ... but I guess he had to get his start somewhere....  |
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Post by snacky on Dec 12, 2014 3:25:49 GMT
No one's mentioned the presence of W.C. Fields yet? I had no idea, until seeing this, that he got his start as a juggler in vaudeville. Since MM is pretty careful about only using actual visitors to Canada/Toronto, W.C. Fields must have been in Canada at the time! |
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Post by snacky on Dec 12, 2014 3:26:47 GMT
No one's mentioned the presence of W.C. Fields yet? I had no idea, until seeing this, that he got his start as a juggler in vaudeville. Apparently W.C. Fields was an excellent juggler ... but I guess he had to get his start somewhere.... His voice annoyed me so much I wasn't focusing on him.  |
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Post by CosmicCavalcade on Dec 12, 2014 3:55:42 GMT
No one's mentioned the presence of W.C. Fields yet? I had no idea, until seeing this, that he got his start as a juggler in vaudeville. Since MM is pretty careful about only using actual visitors to Canada/Toronto, W.C. Fields must have been in Canada at the time! Actually the writer said that was a liberty he took. There's no indication that Fields was ever in Canada in his lifetime. I had/still have no idea who this stand up comedian is. I guess I should google him. |
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Post by Hodge on Dec 12, 2014 5:22:14 GMT
Since MM is pretty careful about only using actual visitors to Canada/Toronto, W.C. Fields must have been in Canada at the time! Actually the writer said that was a liberty he took. There's no indication that Fields was ever in Canada in his lifetime. I had/still have no idea who this stand up comedian is. I guess I should google him. Yes, it was one of the rare liberties they've taken. Whilst there's no indication Fields was ever in Canada I guess his past isn't so documented as to say he couldn't possibly have been. |
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Post by Hodge on Dec 12, 2014 5:23:52 GMT
Apparently W.C. Fields was an excellent juggler ... but I guess he had to get his start somewhere.... His voice annoyed me so much I wasn't focusing on him. That stupid voice always turned me off. I wouldn't know if he was a good comedian, juggler or whatever as I never had the patience to listen and could never watch anything with him in. |
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Post by snacky on Dec 12, 2014 9:21:18 GMT
Since MM is pretty careful about only using actual visitors to Canada/Toronto, W.C. Fields must have been in Canada at the time! Actually the writer said that was a liberty he took. There's no indication that Fields was ever in Canada in his lifetime. I had/still have no idea who this stand up comedian is. I guess I should google him. He's mainly famous for being famous because of his voice/character. He was an old-timey movie star like Charlie Chaplin. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._C._Fields |
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