You did an amazing job quoting the scenes. What made the show unique and a
step above every show I've seen since, was it's sincerity-It brought to the
surface the feeling that all people are hoping to find- a
connection.. the day you realize that you are in this life together- not as
advisories-but as partners in whatever fate has in store- you may not know
the other person very well-but you know they love you and you trust them for it.
It brought out all of those emotions and more- you could laugh at Paul's
reactions to the new experiences in life- You could cry with Scott when the
frustration of not finding his mother got to be too much for a young boy. You
could enjoy the love between a father and son.. oh heck- I'm preaching to the
choir.. lol
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Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 12:02 AM
Subject: Re: [SN] The DVD
Episode #2 is
one of my favorites. Especially the dialog. Haggling with the used
car salesman, the scene in the
cafe where the mother says, " I can Breath" in the country and Starman
replies "I breath everywhere", the scene in the cabin where Starman suggests
that he and the mother can share one of the beds and that Scott and the girl
can share the other. Scott tells him, "You just don't do stuff like
that" and Staman replies, "But if we do it, then it's done." Later that night,
outside, Scott looking up at the sky and asking, "So, which one is it?"
Starman replies, "There, that one just over the horizon." It gave me a chill
but I also recognized an error. To a sailor, if something is "over the
horizon", it can't be seen. "Above the horizon" would have been more accurate.
The scene where Starman calms down an angry, growling dog by lowering the
frequency of his brain waves (gave me an inspiration for one of the uses of
the sphere that I discussed in the "It's Not Magic" article). The scene in the
cave where Scott loses his sphere and tells Starman, "I can't do it" when
Starman tells him he can calm down the puma. Starman replies something like,
"Yes, you can. You are my son". Finally, as they are ready to leave, Scot
calls out "Come on, dad". Starman gets into the car and says, "Scott, you
called me dad." Scott replies, "Only to get your attention, don't fall apart."
Starman moved me that way that no other series ever had before or since. I
think part of the reason was that I recognized so many scenes that involved
something that I wished I had done with my father. I would have loved to
have shared watching the episodes with him and discussing them afterwards.
Unfortunately, he died in 1978. I quoted all of the dialog from memory, so if
I misquoted something, I apologize.
Charles Lietwiler
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 10:29
PM
Subject: Re: [SN] The DVD
You are 100% right- so much of
what is on TV right now is terrible. Wish it was back on the
air..
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 10:15
PM
Subject: Re: [SN] The DVD
It's done more than stand the test of time - it's better than
anything on TV right now!
I tried to post this last night using my 'not so' smart phone because
it sent it to the admin addy- not this one..lol This is what I
wrote:
Wow. I watched the first 2 episodes of the DVD and I was flooded with
memories. Even though I haven't watched the show in years..I
remembered all of the dialog like it was just yesterday.
The 2nd episode was the only one I have never seen so finally being able
to watch it after waiting all these years was
wonderful . It feels like I'm catching up on "old times".
That
show is a classic. It stands the test of time. It is just as current
as anything else on TV. I am enjoying it immensely!
Marilyn
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