tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post7778693949322102242..comments2023-08-25T18:09:09.834-07:00Comments on Wrote By Rote: Genre Favorites Blog FestArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-89617981933445796742012-09-22T17:35:11.710-07:002012-09-22T17:35:11.710-07:00When I watch any of those older musicals, I think ...When I watch any of those older musicals, I think how talented the performers were back then compared to so many of them today. Hugh Jackman is a modern multi-talented performer.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-27105952261332515562012-09-21T11:45:35.659-07:002012-09-21T11:45:35.659-07:00Interesting list Arlee. I've heard of Fred As...Interesting list Arlee. I've heard of Fred Astaire but never Busby Berkeley. Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-4605170338320100732012-09-20T22:19:31.616-07:002012-09-20T22:19:31.616-07:00Eve -- I was glad to see several mentions of music...Eve -- I was glad to see several mentions of musicals. I enjoyed Badly Drawn Boy as well. I remember his music featured in some movie I watched.<br /><br />JL --Musicals on a Sunday morning is interesting programming that I've never seen done to my knowledge.<br /><br />Julie -- Not sure how many times I've watched <i>Singing in the Rain</i>, but it's a wonderful film.<br /><br />Tyrean-- Yes, tap dancing! I tried to learn tap dancing at one time, but it didn't go so well.<br /><br />Shannon -- I've got the DVD set of <i>Quantum Leap</i>. Love that show.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-87846183146947087742012-09-20T21:35:02.603-07:002012-09-20T21:35:02.603-07:00I recently re-watched all of Quantum Leap on Netfl...I recently re-watched all of Quantum Leap on Netflix. It is still a good show, which isn't always true when you go back and watch a show you used to like. I love musicals, as well! Grew up on them.<br /><br /><a href="http://thewarriormuse.blogspot.com/2012/09/alex-j-cavanaughs-genre-favorites.html" rel="nofollow">My Genre Favorites & Guilty Pleasures</a>Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-17351619049515696822012-09-20T07:59:06.112-07:002012-09-20T07:59:06.112-07:00Love your guilty pleasure category in films - musi...Love your guilty pleasure category in films - musicals are wonderful - especially if there's some tap dancing in them. Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-81126442887237772182012-09-20T03:24:44.009-07:002012-09-20T03:24:44.009-07:00I also love The Twilight Zone and enjoy watching i...I also love The Twilight Zone and enjoy watching it with my son. I also love musicals. I recently saw Singing In The Rain again, and appreciated it even more. JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-61865884636012770012012-09-19T04:16:23.221-07:002012-09-19T04:16:23.221-07:00Hi, Arlee,
Musicals are great. I've enjoyed t...Hi, Arlee, <br />Musicals are great. I've enjoyed them since childhood when they were the only kind of movies shown on a Sunday morning. <br /><br />I like documentaries that have to do with crime and by extension, all of the weeklies that have to do with crime solving. <br /><br />J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-66268441708926824232012-09-18T18:53:47.781-07:002012-09-18T18:53:47.781-07:00Hey Lee! I loved Quantum Leap! My boys and I used ...Hey Lee! I loved Quantum Leap! My boys and I used to watch that all the time. I really do like the music you posted..it kind of reminds me of some of the stuff of Badly Drawn Boy, a British artist that I forgot to mention on my music list...and my guilty pleasure was also musicals, so you're not the only one there! Good picks!E. M. Prokophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12395951217528199963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-40304019172714116592012-09-18T17:41:20.984-07:002012-09-18T17:41:20.984-07:00Cally -- Time travel offers so many fun possibilit...Cally -- Time travel offers so many fun possibilities.<br /><br />DG -- I always watch <i>American In Paris</i> when it comes on TV at an hour when I'm awake.<br /><br />Misha -- I like alt rock. For that matter I like all rock.<br /><br />Ella -- For me musicals are timeless.<br /><br />Sia -- Gene Kelly is the great artist from <i>Singing In the Rain</i> and so many other fine films.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-54881864772841827622012-09-18T15:59:37.123-07:002012-09-18T15:59:37.123-07:00Nice list of what Lee likes now. :-)
I like time ...Nice list of what Lee likes now. :-)<br /><br />I like time travel and love Flannery O'Connor. Faulkner, on the other hand,makes me want to smack him. Oh, well.<br /><br />Love the old films with Fred Astaire and, well duh, my brain went blank, he did Singing in the rain...This is what happens when you try to do these visits in between calls. One of my all time favorites in Musicals? Fiddler on The Roof and I knew most of the songs from Oklahoma and South Pacific because my parents watched them so many times. :-)<br /><br />Enjoyed your article!<br />~Sia McKye~https://www.blogger.com/profile/08470562659597351033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-34344351098819980972012-09-18T14:53:24.963-07:002012-09-18T14:53:24.963-07:00I love that you love musicals :D
How fun~ My daugh...I love that you love musicals :D<br />How fun~ My daughter is enjoying them and I get to see all my favorites again ;D<br /><br />Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-34377671795707072952012-09-18T06:51:00.856-07:002012-09-18T06:51:00.856-07:00I love musicals! And alt rock. ^_^I love musicals! And alt rock. ^_^Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-44347301964417704692012-09-17T22:25:06.710-07:002012-09-17T22:25:06.710-07:00I like your guilty pleasures, Lee, I love musicals...I like your guilty pleasures, Lee, I love musicals. We took our kids to see musicals put on by a local theatre society when they were very young. The Wizard of Oz was the first one they saw. <br /><br />I loved 42nd Street, and Brigadoon. American in Paris is a classic, and Leslie Caron is one of my favorite French actors. Liked her in GIGI.<br /><br />I'm still getting around the Genre blogfest list.<br /><br />D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-87523331253379116352012-09-17T21:42:03.442-07:002012-09-17T21:42:03.442-07:00Ooh I love time travel too. One of my favourite bo...Ooh I love time travel too. One of my favourite books (as you would have seen) is the Time Traveler's Wife, and my next book will have a time travel element to it. Can't wait to write it! :-) Cally Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313803959936813426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-22695880141955060162012-09-17T20:20:14.225-07:002012-09-17T20:20:14.225-07:00Tamara -- Another yes for time travel. Yes!
Melis...Tamara -- Another yes for time travel. Yes!<br /><br />Melissa -- Thanks for visiting.<br /><br />Lynn -- Those are a couple of popular ones.<br /><br />MJ -- Glad these meet your approval.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-31558534628153411262012-09-17T19:37:07.377-07:002012-09-17T19:37:07.377-07:00Back to the Future and Musicals...that works well ...Back to the Future and Musicals...that works well for me:) You've also listed some wonderful authors I truly enjoy. Good choices all around, I'd say:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-13094899238450453162012-09-17T17:29:38.061-07:002012-09-17T17:29:38.061-07:00Great list. I'm not a musical fan, unless it&#...Great list. I'm not a musical fan, unless it's Grease or Sound of Music. LOL! :)LynnRushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019358342291623619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-46567538342464142092012-09-17T15:25:47.702-07:002012-09-17T15:25:47.702-07:00Interesting list, Arlee. I enjoyed reading your po...Interesting list, Arlee. I enjoyed reading your post. :)<br /><br />Participant #125Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-13875830895511448962012-09-17T14:55:22.615-07:002012-09-17T14:55:22.615-07:00Quantum Leap was one of the best shows ever made. ...Quantum Leap was one of the best shows ever made. And the first book I wrote was about time travel. :)Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070551912944266954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-56748658430312435382012-09-17T13:38:01.365-07:002012-09-17T13:38:01.365-07:00Sunni -- Thank you for the recognition. I'll ...Sunni -- Thank you for the recognition. I'll be over to visit.<br /><br />Alex --Hopefully they'll do an English version of <i>Los Cronocrimenes</i>--it's a real mindbender of a story.<br /><br />Faraway -- I guess I should also thank you for your guest post that insprired Deniz to comment with that group recommendation.<br /><br />Patricia -- My parents likewise took me to a few musicals when I was young, but I guess my real appreciation came with the release of <i>Cabaret</i> when I realized that musicals could have relevance.<br /><br />Jocelyn -- Glad someone else can vouch for the freakiness of <i>Time Crimes</i>.<br /><br />Allison -- I'm even a sucker for bad time travel. If it gets me thinking then it's done its job.<br /><br />LD -- Fred Astaire is one of my heroes and if one allows the inclusion of dancing, I'd argue that he was one of the greatest actors of the 20th century.<br /><br />Jenn -- I'm sure there are many of us fans out here.<br /><br />Lee<br /><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-40256031951411879522012-09-17T13:09:04.418-07:002012-09-17T13:09:04.418-07:00I thought I was the only one who loved Twilight Zo...I thought I was the only one who loved Twilight Zone AND Quantum Leap! Great favorites :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419944234795666194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-8869544407298565782012-09-17T12:47:22.478-07:002012-09-17T12:47:22.478-07:00I have to admit, I've regressed. I've gone...I have to admit, I've regressed. I've gone back to the 60's for my favorite music (made easier by Sirius/XM radio). But I love musicals and Fred Astaire will always hold a place in my heart.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-31057033237048328682012-09-17T11:39:20.217-07:002012-09-17T11:39:20.217-07:00Ooh, time travel--so difficult to do well. I think...Ooh, time travel--so difficult to do well. I think Doctor Who does it the best!<br /><br />Allison (<a href="http://www.alsgeekbanter.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Geek Banter</a>)Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586970076965983267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-70119695561236649672012-09-17T11:14:13.776-07:002012-09-17T11:14:13.776-07:00Oooh, time travel is a great genre! I love me som...Oooh, time travel is a great genre! I love me some Doctor Who - both old school Who (Tom Baker!) and the new series. I watched Time Crimes a while back (that freaky pink mask on the cover art sucked me in), and it almost broke my brain. I think I need to watch it again now that I know what's going to happen.<br /><br />I enjoyed reading about your favorite genres,<br /><a href="http://www.jocelynrish.com/blog" rel="nofollow">Jocelyn</a>Jocelyn Rishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18141176507423961390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-78336437025498375422012-09-17T11:08:32.359-07:002012-09-17T11:08:32.359-07:00Yay! Another fan of musicals. My love of musicals ...Yay! Another fan of musicals. My love of musicals (stage and movie) started way back in the late 40s and early 50s when my grandmother and I would go to a musical movie every chance we got. And I learned to love the stage presentations by seeing musicals such as Call Me Madam and South Pacific at the outdoor Municipal Opera in St. Louis when we visited family there. I'm still hooked (and yes, I also love the music from Evita).Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.com