tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439847.post6160713887719038879..comments2023-07-01T06:14:29.549-04:00Comments on A Cozy Nook to Read In: "People Who Watch TV Don't Read A Lot of Books!"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439847.post-36751054545664661382008-09-22T15:23:00.000-04:002008-09-22T15:23:00.000-04:00I've remembered another Get Smart inspired read: "...I've remembered another <I>Get Smart</I> inspired read: "The Most Dangerous Game," which was the basis for the GS episode "Island of the Darned." I didn't know the short story existed until I saw a couple of "example sentences" from it in an English grammar book in junior high school.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684124498981972463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439847.post-9069403184567282682008-08-22T12:15:00.000-04:002008-08-22T12:15:00.000-04:00I recall watching an episode of "Ironside" where R...I recall watching an episode of "Ironside" where Raymond Burr was searching for something while talking, then suddenly seized a small paperback book and cried with relish: "Ah, an old Agatha Christie!"<BR/><BR/>I remembered that remark when I spotted the first of many Agatha Christie books I've since enjoyed. I was on vacation with my parents in Florida and saw a copy of "Halloween Party" by Agatha Christie, the Pocketbooks edition with the white cover with a block of orange and a pumpkin stabbed with a dagger bleeding red. Cool!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439847.post-55368092594804578232008-08-21T22:44:00.000-04:002008-08-21T22:44:00.000-04:00No, no, 102 Dalmatians is that bastardized Disney ...No, no, <I>102 Dalmatians</I> is that bastardized Disney sequel. Dodie Smith's sequel is called <I>The Starlight Barking</I>, and one of the main characters is Cadpig, the runt of the litter.<BR/><BR/>Boris--all I can say is "Wow."<BR/><BR/>I just remembered another one: Anthony Hope's <I>The Prisoner of Zenda,</I> which I read because, of all things, the episode "The King Lives" on <I>Get Smart</I>.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684124498981972463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439847.post-44969497720624746442008-08-21T21:43:00.000-04:002008-08-21T21:43:00.000-04:00BTW, thanks for the very interesting topic.My sist...BTW, thanks for the very interesting topic.<BR/><BR/>My sister Meggan goes against everything "they" say as well... she loves tv shows, especially ones such as Mission: Impossible and Star Trek: Next Generation, and yet has read probably 3 or 4 times as many books as I have.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of Star Trek, it was because of Captain Picard's quote of Moby Dick in 'Contact' that lit a fire under me to read the thing. It's huge!niferjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05850630239503492687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439847.post-85497404406814198412008-08-21T21:31:00.000-04:002008-08-21T21:31:00.000-04:00no... 102 dalmatians? I have no idea what it's cal...no... 102 dalmatians? I have no idea what it's called. Any good?niferjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05850630239503492687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439847.post-32898909459272959152008-08-21T21:22:00.000-04:002008-08-21T21:22:00.000-04:00Jen, I'd completely forgotten about 101 Dalmatians...Jen, I'd completely forgotten about <I>101 Dalmatians</I>--yes, I saw the movie first and then found the book. Have you read the sequel?Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684124498981972463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439847.post-78403661006854204272008-08-21T21:16:00.000-04:002008-08-21T21:16:00.000-04:00My interest in the military, and therefore literal...My interest in the military, and therefore literally dozens of history and biography books, was sparked by watching F Troop on old time Nick At Night when I was small.<BR/>My first step was looking at the "Army" section in our encyclopedia, but by 1997, I had started reading 500-page books about WWII. <BR/><BR/>Others: A Quick List:<BR/><BR/>Lord of the Rings (via the movies)<BR/>Anne of Green Gables (same as you)<BR/>Sharpe's Sword (Sharpe's Rifles miniseries with Sean Bean)<BR/>Mary Poppins (via Julie Andrews)<BR/>Black Stallion (1980's movie)<BR/>101 Dalmatians (via Disney - the book is way cooler!)<BR/>Good Night, Mr. Tom (via the movie)<BR/>To Kill a Mockingbird (Gregory Peck)<BR/>Peter Pan (via Disney)<BR/>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Gene Wilder - although since reading the book I've seen the Johnny Depp one too, and I think I like it better than the Wilder one.)<BR/>The Importance of Being Ernest<BR/>Little Women (both movies)<BR/>A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (a 1940's movie?)<BR/>The Notebook<BR/>Patriot Games<BR/>All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 best picture)<BR/>Biography of Jimmy Stewart<BR/><BR/>The Battle of Gettysburg (by Bruce Catton, another by Frank Haskell, because of the 1993 movie - and that was for the paper I wrote about Little Round Top - again, because of the movie)<BR/><BR/>Like you, lots of things because of Remember WENN. (I've read histories, biographies and certain parts of Shakespeare because of it - now how many shows can claim that?)<BR/><BR/>I bought a biography of Sacajawea after watching 'A Night at the Museum'. Also purchased was 'The Pianist' - after the 2003 movie, and a book called 'With Lawrence in Arabia'- after watching Peter O'Toole. These are in my "yet to read stack".<BR/><BR/>I'm also going to read Horatio Hornblower sometime soon, because of the magnificent A&E series a few years ago.<BR/><BR/>Long live books.<BR/>Jenniferjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05850630239503492687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439847.post-78520239754653485432008-08-21T20:56:00.000-04:002008-08-21T20:56:00.000-04:00My mother would often yell at me for watching too ...My mother would often yell at me for watching too much TV as a child, but considering I read books just as often, I sometimes wondered what all the fuss was about. To this day, whenever I become really interested interested in a show, especially when it has historical context (like "Remember WENN") or a complicated back story (like the anime series "Sailor Moon"), I instantly hit the libraries or the Internet to do research. The Sailor Soldiers have taught me about what other planets are like; doing research on the era and media WENN is involved in got me into both old-time radio and the late 30s-early 40s.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00881701433093870040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6439847.post-22681792492741784052008-08-21T19:34:00.000-04:002008-08-21T19:34:00.000-04:00Well, I read "I, Claudius" and "Claudius the God" ...Well, I read "I, Claudius" and "Claudius the God" because of the BBC series. And Colleen McCullough's entire 7(?)-volume series on Rome as a result, as well.<BR/><BR/>- BorisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com