That Girl - Season One
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Movie Reviews of That Girl - Season One
Movie Review: THIS is how you make a dvd boxset
Summary: 5 Stars
The Box:
I have many TV DVD boxsets. All seem to range in quality. That Girl is one of the few that cuts NO corners. Everything is PERFECT. The color scheme, audio/video quality, box durability, single sided discs, commentaries, extras; truly, for what I paid ($19.99!) I simply cannot believe how well made this set is. If more sets were made with this extreme love I certainly would buy many more. This set does have some history for me; I sold my Frasier boxsets and picked up - The Brady Bunch Seasons 4 and 5, Remington Steele Season 3, Adam 12 Season One, and That Girl which was my ''wild card'' seeing as I had $20 left to spend from my Frasier auction. In hindsight, this may be the best selection!
The Show:
I'm sure since I was born in sixty-eight I must have seen SOME of these episodes, but I truly do not remember this show. Maybe that makes it even sweeter? Because it is well written, well acted, and the humor has serveral layers. Ann and Don are instantly likeable! Ann is so beautiful sometimes it's hard to follow the show! Her smile, her laugh, her innocense is really refreshing. Also, the way they introduce a show with the line, "That Girl" is really far reaching and quite impressive for it's time. I enjoy trying to figure out who and how it will be said, my favorite so far was when there was just a conversation between Ann's mother and father and I was wondering "Ok, how will they get to the "That Girl" phrase? It was done via a picture of Ann! HA! Clever stuff.
In closing, I can say in the past I have tried untested waters and come up short when it comes to trying new shows, but I can say That Girl is actually all woman;)
Movie Review: A Refreshing and Honest Comedy
Summary: 5 Stars
I was a young child when "That Girl" was a sitcom on television. However, I remember it vaguely, from having watched it with my family. I remembered enough about it to want to watch it now, as an adult, to see how I would feel about it at this stage in my life. I am definitely glad that I purchased "That Girl" and went down memory lane, watching this show. It is delightful! Marlo Thomas is a definite breath of fresh air and vitality as she portrays Ann Marie. Her energy, enthusiasm for life, her honest approach toward everything is marvelous. Her character (aside from the fashions that were worn during the show's original time) has not gone out-of-style -- not by a long shot! The situations displayed in each episode, the comedy lines and funny story plots are just as funny today as they were back when the episodes aired originally. The same situations occurring in each episode could definitely occur in today's world as well. The other characters playing alongside Ann Marie all relate very well with the main character and have a hilarious personality, too - everything blends well to bring about a truly good show.
The reason I began "going back" to shows of the 60s and 70s, times when I was a kid, is because now, as an adult, I miss the kind of "clean comedy" that we enjoyed back then. Family entertainment of those days is rapidly disappearing in today's television - I thought I'd capture it by going back in time for a visit - "That Girl," "The Andy Griffith Show," and "Walton's Mountain" have been my choices so far and I haven't regretted purchasing boxed sets of each of these.
Movie Review: Marlo-velous
Summary: 5 Stars
Each episode of "That Girl" is a treasure. This show is a perfect time capsule of the high aspirations of so many of us young women in those days. We knew it was impossible for Ann to dress in those designer outfits on the kind of income she had, but who cared! She was our live mannequin for the latest in fashion and style. And of course she'd never have been able to afford a roomy New York apartment, but it was part of the fantasy!
Ann was her own woman - smart, independent, sweet, and principled. And had the ideal boyfriend - wise, funny, and supportive. She knew what her goals were and she exemplified honest determination and high ideals as she pursued them.
Ann was my hero, and so was Marlo Thomas for having dreamed up the whole concept, funding production herself at first because she believed so much in the value of the show and wouldn't allow herself to be discouraged. How Ann Marie is that?!
I was married in 1969, in the middle of the series' run. When my daughter was born in 1971, there was no question but that she would be named Ann-Marie, because Ann exemplified the combination of class and moxie that I hoped my daughter would grow up to have. Recently, Ann-Marie and I watched some of the episodes on this collection together and she loved them. She saw for herself how "cool" Ann is, and now she wants her own boxed set! Which I will be happy to get for her!
Looking forward to the rest of the series on DVD!
Movie Review: When I decided to order DVDs, I chose THAT GIRL !
Summary: 5 Stars
Marlo Thomas is a brilliant actress and THAT GIRL was a revolutionary television show in the mid-60s. Marlo, already self-aware and wanting to portray a woman who was single, independent and living on her own. The result was one of the finest comedies in television history. Marlo and co-star Ted Bessell had a terrific on-screen chemistry. I used to watch the show during it's original run (I would have been 7 - 12 years old depending on which season we are talking about). I remember being fascinated with ANN MARIE, but I really didn't like Lew. He scared me. But all in all, the ensemble and the show's creators and writers made television magic. It occurs to me that the show harkens back to a more "civil" time in American history.
My only complaint about the DVD is that there are no subtitles available. I think that's a pity as it helps me catch some lines that I may not quite follow. A REAL bonus are the episodes where Marlo and ci-creator Bill Persky talk about their recollections of the show. Truly instructive and entertaining. two thumbs up!
Movie Review: A Joy at 12 and again at 52
Summary: 5 Stars
My daughter just graduated from college, going out into the world for the first time, full of wide-eyed enthusiasm and hope. While trying to figure out an appropriate gift for her, I saw this DVD set. Although she's of the era of "Sex and the City" and "Grey's Anatomy," I remembered how I loved Ann Marie's adventures, her style, her charm, and the funny writing. So I bought this set for my daughter. As we watched the credits of first episode together, I felt a catch in my heart and the simple joy of seeing an old friend on the screen, but I worried that my very modern grown-up child would see it as quaint, trite, and irrelevant. After two episodes, she named this her new favorite obsession, that she loved Ann Marie and everything about her. She also wondered whatever happened to courtship after watching the episode where Donald took Ann back to Brewster to work out an issue with her father.
This DVD set has given us a point of contact and mutual enjoyment, which is a priceless gift. Thanks, Marlo -- 40 years later.