Hallmark has some good stuff with reruns of classic TV shows.  And then it makes these schmaltzy movies about he-doesn't-love-her-and-she doesn't-love-him-but-then-he-loves-her-and-she-loves-him tripe.  If Hallmark makes it, ignore it.

Gerard

Phone message:  "You have called the psychic hotline.  Your call is very important to us.  Your call will be answered in...two...hours."  (The Girl from Ipanema music starts.)

Gerard

I've got cable, Patti, so I'm not familiar with all the satellite companies, but I heard that Dish is among the worst.  It gets in battles with channels and networks and then dumps them off.  It got into a big hellabaloo when it got into a war with AMC and dropped it.  Of course, The Walking Dead was an AMC show, the highest rated cable/satellite show on TV, and customers went ballistic and Dish lost over a million customers.

Gerard

Haza:  "Okay, for the last time, my name is not Vampira or Elvira.  And also stop calling me Morticia." 

Gerard

Millicent:  "Josette, I know how hard it is.  A witch made you marry your first husband and now he's dead.  The same witch turned your fiance into a vampire.  But my husband was a money-grubbing bigamist who tried to use me.  Quit your kvetching and count your blessings."

Gerard

There must be a weird Collins Curse in Collinsport.  During summer, people wore coats; during winter, people walked around outside in sleeveless dresses.  And, as MB stated, never a flake of snow.  Lots of thunderstorms, but no snow. 

Gerard

I so agree with you, MB, on the Stanley Kubrick version of The Shining.  What a disappointment.  It had its wonderful moments (thanks to Nicholson), but it was a typical, Kubrick mess.  The '97 made-for-TV mini-series was so much better (penned by King himself).  An interesting anecdote:  when Kubrick was making his version, one time, King recalled being up early in the morning and the phone rang.  He answered it.  The caller asked:  "Is this Stephen King?'  He answered:  "Yes."  "This is Stanley Kubrick.  Do you believe in god?"  Still shaving and taken off guard, King answered:  "Um, I guess so."  Kubrick responded:  "Okay," and hung up.  Then, with shaving creme on his face, King thought:  "What is he doing to my book?"  When he saw the final product he was not pleased, although he later admitted it "grew" on him.  As much as I hated Kubrick's adaption (I hate virtually everything he has done), I will, again, admit, it does have its moments but only because of the performers.  Heeeerrreee's Johnny!

If you get a chance, MB, read Staub's novel.  It's wonderful.  Well, it begins slow, plods along slow, buy half-way through you can't put it down.  Just keep at it and it'll become a roller-coaster ride.  The cinematic version was so awful; such a waste of great movie stars.  They deserved better in what should've been a great cinematic version of a great novel.

Gerard

Actually, Ghost Story was not made for TV; it was a big-screen adaptation of the novel by Peter Straub.  The novel was very creepy and Stephen Kingish.  And in the novel, the creature haunting the main characters was not a ghost but a supernatural creature.  The cinematic version turned it into a ghost and, despite having iconic movie stars (like Fred Astaire and others) in it, it was a critical flop.  When I saw it after reading the novel, I was not impressed.

Gerard