tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31875695.post115490878414198151..comments2024-02-07T21:24:37.121-08:00Comments on Blogtrotter: John L. Murphy / "Fionnchú"http://www.blogger.com/profile/16616876266772470719noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31875695.post-44338720937124050402007-08-27T06:27:00.000-07:002007-08-27T06:27:00.000-07:00Naturally, that's Samantha Stevens that I meant. A...Naturally, that's <A HREF="http://www.wallsoffame.com/html/television_58.html" REL="nofollow">Samantha Stevens</A> that I meant. Apologies.Miss Templetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180851775819540758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31875695.post-89889386862971377282007-08-27T06:25:00.000-07:002007-08-27T06:25:00.000-07:00Fionnchu! I can't help thinking of you every weeke...Fionnchu! I can't help thinking of you every weekend when the husband and I watch the latest episode of "Mad Men" on AMC. Who knew that the post-Sopranos race for the next big TV thing would tag the least likely American ethnic community for its exotica rituals and deeply repressed moral codes? (But then: it DID always work for Updike and John Irving.) Or is it really just about Darren and Samatha Stevens?<BR/><BR/>Have you been watching? Did you see <A HREF="http://blogs.amctv.com/madmen/2007/08/talk-aboutepi-2.html" REL="nofollow">last week's episode of "Babylon?</A>" Do you know it got me to post up a slice of unwanted knowledge over at that AMC discussion boards that managed to combine the Melodians contribution to The Harder They Come soundtrack, Samuel Richardson's Pamela, the 137th Psalm, mandolins and Bob Dylan?<BR/><BR/>And there was our old pop-culture friend Leon Uris getting buckets of free advertising!Miss Templetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180851775819540758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31875695.post-1155047827113884192006-08-08T07:37:00.000-07:002006-08-08T07:37:00.000-07:00The moment I saw the Yahoo splash on Brotherhood, ...The moment I saw the Yahoo splash on Brotherhood, I envisioned the brainstorming meeting at Showtime's boardroom thusly:<BR/><BR/>"There's a demographic out there that wants a dysfunctional family from a colorful ethnic background and up to its neck in corruption. Gimme something. Brad. You first."<BR/><BR/>"’Sheboygan.’ Polish-Americans in a Wisconsin brewery trying to fight unionization of their factory and heavy competition from a chi-chi microbrew import. We get Bobby Vinton as the charismatic patriarch, and..."<BR/><BR/>"And it sucks. Jennifer. Your turn."<BR/><BR/>"’Tejano!’ The modern day world of an upwardly mobile conservative Mexican-American politician struggling against the legacy of his grandfather's role in Pancho Villa's revolution..."<BR/><BR/>"We need 'anglo,' Jennifer. Not Taco Bell. You. Tadd. Go."<BR/><BR/>"'Shtamen.' Yiddish for family. Affluent Jewish-Americans in Los Angeles who..."<BR/><BR/>"Who aren't going to be on MY network. Nicola! Give us some of that dot-com whizbang mojo we hired you for."<BR/><BR/>"'Gold Mountain' It's San Francisco in the new Millennium, but the Lins of Kearny Street struggle with their duel role as the City's movers and shakers and as the dutiful children of their ancient culture with its many alliances to the old country. Rosalind Chao is the seemingly wise but deviously conniving matriarch..."<BR/><BR/>"Jesus. Note to Self. Circulate memo to staff on definition of 'anglo’! Okay, you in the corner! What can you give me?"<BR/><BR/>"Who...me? I'm just bringing in the lattes from Starbucks, sir."<BR/><BR/>"Yeah, well…what was your name again?"<BR/><BR/>"I'm the summer intern from UCLA. Moonbeam O'Brien, sir."<BR/><BR/>"There better be two sugars in my latte O'Brien or you'll never work...say! ‘O'Brien’ you said? My God! That's it! Give those lattes to Nicola, O'Brien, and start talking. Kids. We’ve got ourselves a show."Miss Templetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180851775819540758noreply@blogger.com