New Tales of the City Book - Page 2

lashbear · 12-05-2006, 01:54 AM

Oh, that one ! Yes, I own the boxed set of all those series. I didn't know they were British !

Gn2Dlnd... where do you appear? I'll do a screen grab !

JWBear · 12-05-2006, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by lashbear

Oh, that one ! Yes, I own the boxed set of all those series. I didn't know they were British !

Gn2Dlnd... where do you appear? I'll do a screen grab !

Which cast did you like better? I think the first cast was far superior.

lashbear · 12-05-2006, 06:50 PM

Didn't care for the second Mouse.

He wasn't as warm as the first. More bitchy/trashy & I don;t remember his character changing that much through the books.

JWBear · 12-05-2006, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by lashbear

Didn't care for the second Mouse.

He wasn't as warm as the first. More bitchy/trashy & I don;t remember his character changing that much through the books.

Agreed. Although the 2nd Michael looked more like how he was described in the books - curly hair and mustache.

lashbear · 12-05-2006, 07:37 PM

Sings: "Send in the clones... there ought to be clones..."

€uroMeinke · 12-05-2006, 07:56 PM

Ok, I loved the PBS series of the first set of books, but never have read any of these. So, how do these read in book format - weren't they serialized in a newspaper?

Not Afraid · 12-05-2006, 09:00 PM

Whichever series had Laura Linney in it was the one I watched and really liked. I believe I read the first book, but never read any others. It is a rare instance where I like a film version better than the original lit.

Gn2Dlnd · 12-06-2006, 03:28 AM

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Gn2Dlnd... where do you appear? I'll do a screen grab !

IIRC, an underwear contest. NOT as a contestant. I'm wearing short denim shorts, a "love" t-shirt, and my hair is really long. It was shot at the closed Ambassador Hotel in L.A., the same hotel where Bobby Kennedy was assassinated.

lashbear · 12-06-2006, 04:09 AM

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IIRC

I'll look for you as soon as I figure what IIRC means...

I assume it's at the Jockey dance contest that Mouse enters - where he's sprung by Jon

MickeyLumbo · 12-06-2006, 06:46 AM

a long time ago, (in a far away land), i visited a girlfriend that i had met when she worked Magic Shop and I worked at Tobacco...

she lived in SF and had a new job... she suggested i read "this book", (Tales of the City) while she was at work and we would go out sightseeing when she got home.

I read that book cover to cover!

that night i bought all of the titles.

i really enjoyed how Maupin intertwined real-life current events and landmarks with the characters and storyline.

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So, how do these read in book format - weren't they serialized in a newspaper?

yes, they were serialized in the San Fransisco Chronicle.

the books have fast-paced short chapters.

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lashbear SwishBuckling Bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Isolation :) Posts: 6,597	Didn't care for the second Mouse. He wasn't as warm as the first. More bitchy/trashy & I don;t remember his character changing that much through the books. __________________ *I Heart* my Husband - I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in isolation with.**
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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Ok, I loved the PBS series of the first set of books, but never have read any of these. So, how do these read in book format - weren't they serialized in a newspaper? __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Whichever series had Laura Linney in it was the one I watched and really liked. I believe I read the first book, but never read any others. It is a rare instance where I like a film version better than the original lit.
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