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  • The Andy Griffith Show (TV Comedy)

    The Andy Griffith Show (TV Comedy)

    1960 to 1968, 249 episodes

    Andy Griffith statues, copyright Paul Singer.

    Genre: TV, Comedy
    TMDB Rating: 8.4
    Clean Rating: 5
    Watched It On: iTunes and DVD

    Watching the entire series again, beginning April 27, 2023 following a visit to Mt. Airy. Visited Mt. Airy again Jan 2024 and thus we watched a couple of episodes that month in Venice, FL. An ongoing pleasure.

    My Comments: The series ran from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968. 249 half-hour episodes across eight seasons. 159 episodes in black & white and 90 in color. The producer of The Danny Thomas Show, Sheldon Leonard, and Danny, asked writer Arthur Stander (who’d contributed several of the “Danny Thomas” scripts) to create a pilot show for Griffith. The pilot was filmed and aired. This then gave birth to Andy’s own show. The show was filmed at Desilu Studios and other nearby locations in California.

    The fictitious town of Mayberry was based largely upon Griffith’s home town of Mt. Airy (Surry County), North Carolina, with some inspiration from nearby Pilot Mountain (also in Surry County), plus a good dose of imagination. A wonderful place to visit, Mt. Airy hosts The Andy Griffith Museum and many recreations of the show’s locations and some locations that really exist (such as Snappy Lunch diner). The diner is mentioned in episode 7, which aired November 14, 1960, – “Andy the Matchmaker”). You can read about the California studio set and actual town here.

    There’s something very near and dear to our hearts about Mayberry and its gentle, long-suffering, sheriff. Mayberry is where we all want to live. A place of community, normalcy, pleasantness, and bygone simplicity. This is an excellent TV series to enjoy, laugh along with, and relax with.

    Some of our own “Mayberry” moments below. Photos © Copyright Paul Singer.

    Note: Gallery photos by Paul Singer. Do not download or use without permission.

    Andy and Barney with a full jail

    Trivia: to come …

    I give The Andy Griffith show 4.5 stars for watching pleasure and a perfect Clean5 morality rating.

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  • Covert Affairs

    Covert Affairs

    2010, 45 min episodes


    Genre: TV, Action
    TMDB Rating: 69%

    My Comments: √ 04/27/2023, our place in Niagara with NS. Watched S1,E1. Very good TV show. Enjoyment rating: 4 star.

    TMDB: “A young CIA operative, Annie Walker, is mysteriously summoned to headquarters for duty as a field operative. While Annie believes she’s been promoted for her exceptional linguistic skills, there may be something or someone from her past that her CIA bosses are really after. Auggie Anderson is a CIA military intelligence agent who was blinded while on assignment and is Annie’s guide in this world of bureaucracy, excitement and intrigue.”

    More: Covert Affairs was filmed in Toronto. It stars Piper Perabo and Christopher Gorham. Premiered on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. Canceled on January 6, 2015 after five seasons.

    Enjoyment Rating: 4 star

    Clean Rating: 3.5

  • Alias

    Alias

    2001, 45 min episodes


    Genre: TV, Action
    TMDB Rating: 67%

    My Comments: 04/17-22/2023, in Venice with NS. Watched S1, Episodes 1 to 3 on Amazon Prime. We liked them, they hold up. 4 star.

    Sydney Bristow, an agent who has been tricked to believe she is working for the U.S. government, is actually working for a criminal organization named the Alliance of Twelve. Upon learning this, Sydney becomes a double agent for the real CIA.

    Enjoyment Rating: 4 star

    Clean Rating: 3.5

  • Virgin River

    Virgin River

    2019- , 44 min

    Genre: TV, Drama, Romance

    IMDB Rating: 7.5

    Clean Rating: 2

    Watched It On: Netflix

    My Comments: We were intrigued by this new Netflix series. We thought it had a nice premise, so we watched the first episode. We liked it. We thought it had potential. But then by the next few episodes, we realized that Jack, the bar owner, has a girlfriend “with benefits” and that they hop into bed with each other.  Subsequent episodes are a bit too much like soap opera. And other moral issues begin to arise. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this series, rating it a Clean 2. ENJOYMENT RATING: 3 stars.

  • When Calls The Heart (Series)

    When Calls The Heart (Series)

    TV Series. 2014 -, 43 min.

    When Calls The Heart Review and Rating

    Genre: Drama, Romance
    IMDB Rating: 8.3
    Clean Rating: 4
    Watched It On: Netflix

    My Comments: When Calls the Heart is a Canadian-American television drama series, based on Janette Oke’s book from her Canadian West series, and developed by Michael Landon Jr. The series has run on the Hallmark Channel since 2014, and is available on Netflix in Canada. It is now in its 7th season. Ms. Oke is an excellent writer. This excellence is carried to the TV series. It’s nice to see an extremely popular series have such high standards for families. And it’s very cute! ENJOYMENT RATING: 4 stars.
    Dove Review: The entire series is Dove Approved for All Ages.

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