Love American Style
Love American Style
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#1Love American Style
Posted: 5/16/10 at 6:19pmI rented the first season of the tv show Love American Style this weekend. I had never realized that one of the vignettes in Season 1 was based on Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park." Was this done to test the waters for the attempted tv series?
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
#2Love American Style
Posted: 5/16/10 at 6:26pm
I love that first season. So many episodes look like Sondheim's "Company."
I think they tried to spin off several sketches into sitcoms, and of course the most famous and successful being "Happy Days."
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
blocked: logan2, Diamonds3, Hamilton22
blocked: logan2, Diamonds3, Hamilton22
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#2Love American Style
Posted: 5/16/10 at 6:37pm
It's a great time capsule of the early 70s, even though a lot of the humor is not that funny.
Lots of people show up as guest stars. And it's great to see some Broadway people in the sketches: Reva Rose (Lucy in You're A Good Man Charlie Brown), Patsy Kelly, Brandon de Wilde, Kay Medford
Plus this was back when character actors were really character actors and they had some great ones.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#3Love American Style
Posted: 5/16/10 at 6:56pmI remember getting to stay up late to watch this! I had no idea they had released them on DVD! Thanks for the heads up!
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#4Love American Style
Posted: 5/16/10 at 8:25pmTeri Ralson from the original cast of Company used to show up regularly.
#5Love American Style
Posted: 5/16/10 at 8:36pmThis is going in my Netflix queue! I watched the 1st disc of Laugh-in last year and about to watch the second. After that I will start on these.
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#6Love American Style
Posted: 5/16/10 at 11:45pm
They've only released Season 1 of this show. It's interesting because watching it, I think if it broadcast in today's market, it would never make it past Season 1 because some of the writing is so silly.
Robert Reed appears in one of the vignettes and it must have been right around the time of The Brady Bunch. He had no right to complain about the bad material on BB because his material here is really bad.
Also in Season 1 are a young Regis Philbin, a young Harrison Ford and Peter Palmer (L'il Abner) among many other stars and working actors.
They probably got many of the bigger stars because the vignettes only run 15-20 minutes which probably only required one day of filming. But the episodes are packed with familiar faces.
If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
Updated On: 5/16/10 at 11:45 PM
#7Love American Style
Posted: 5/17/10 at 12:03amThere's one in the first season with Yvonne Craig (aka Batgirl) that I found particularly groovy.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
blocked: logan2, Diamonds3, Hamilton22
blocked: logan2, Diamonds3, Hamilton22
#8Love American Style
Posted: 5/17/10 at 2:40amThere will be a lot to watch. There are 2 volumes and six discs for season 1.
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
Videos