On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 9:00 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 5:33 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't understand why I'm supposed to stick with a series when the lead > characters are so unlikable. I also don't get it when people are so wired > they have to have their phones with them but they have no conception of > using online resources to get an idea of what they are getting into. > > I saw a bit of a movie called George Washington Slept Here starring Jack > Benny and Ann Sheridan on TCM. It's about a New York couple who buy a > farmhouse in Connecticut and a lot of this pilot is lifted from that. > > I don't know why this stupid detail is sticking with me especially as I am > going to forget I ever watched this show. Why is there running water in the > house? It's more likely the house has a well than is hooked up to a > municipal supply so the issue of an abandoned house owner keeping up with > bill payment is moot. But there has to be an electric pump to get the water > to a second floor bathroom. > If it helps, there are some counties in the Husker state where they keep the electricity, heat, and water on regardless of whether bills get paid because of the sometimes harsh winters and the fear of finding Old Macdonald frozen stiff in his outhouse. The part of the pilot that frustrated me most was the idea of the neighbors just showing up to the farm unannounced to surprise the new couple. In actual towns, the neighbors are quite neighborly, and it might plausibly happen as the episode showed, but — not stereotyping — Nebraska might be one of the reddest states, and people who buy remote isolated properties do so because they want to keep to themselves, and if you drive up their long driveway unannounced, homeowners will see and hear you coming, so it won’t be a surprise, and the owners typical response to uninvited guests who traverse the path resembles skeet shooting. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
