On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 8:28 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> And I took the time and trouble to review it: > > > http://www.tvornottv.net/2010/05/04/never-to-late-to-review-marcus-welby-m-d/ > > Download the two-hour pilot episode, currently free: > > > http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?id=366328680&s=143441 > Nice head's up Kevin - I feel much the same way about this show, it was never great, but it was comfort tv then, and nostalgic now. I see MWMD is not on hulu, so I downloaded the freebie from itunes and will save it for a rainy day. My memory is that Welby overlapped with Medical Center, and these were the last two medical shows I ever watched. I am not sure why, but the doctor shows that came after have never held any interest for me. I regret missing out on St Elsewhere because of this, but not much else. My wife likes House (I have never seen a single episode) - I will probably catch up with it on DVD one summer. I liked Owen Marshal (Counselor at Law), which was Marcus Welby in a courtroom, better. Did OM begin as a spin-off from Welby? I can't remember the specifics, but I am pretty sure they had some kind of crossover. My TV career hit a crossroads at this point - I have hardly missed a lawyer show since Owen, and never seen a doctor show since Welby. This is probably something of a coincidence - my real love of lawyer shows came from my mother, who loved the Defenders (I have a vague memory of watching that with her - or maybe it was reruns?) and the lawyer version of the Bold Ones, as well as a short lived show called something like Storefront Lawyers. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
