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Post by karakteran on Jan 7, 2014 5:45:33 GMT -5
in this episode cibyll was georgeous. the most beautiful in compare to other episodes.
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Post by ryangie97 on Mar 24, 2015 21:10:21 GMT -5
in this episode cibyll was georgeous. the most beautiful in compare to other episodes. She is beautiful here. I have always thought her hair was the best in this episode. Well except for when she is on the date
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Post by Marlena on Sept 16, 2020 10:01:50 GMT -5
The episode that started it all. A solid 10 stars! One of the best, I love it.
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Post by sandra on Sept 17, 2020 2:16:44 GMT -5
That scene where David and Maddie dance and he dips her... I'd say this is the first time David Addison made me feel a bit funny inside. Hahahaha! I know he did it to distract Maddie so he could steal that watch from her, but still... Wow! Does that man know how to give smoldering looks or what?
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Post by bertviola on Aug 5, 2023 0:36:56 GMT -5
Yeah, and that Alistair bloke, with the slow talking sausage sizzling guy, is from the X-Files. Does anyone else wonder why Maddie has so much foliage in her hallway? She doesn't have it later on in episodes. In the last scene, where they are having tea and David is trying to convince her to go into the agesncy with him, it looks like they are sat in the garden! Love Gem I don't know that (although I love the house and it seems like a great way to keep the air clean), but I read the house was also featured in an episode of Columbo. LOVE the house! I was just wondering: How come Maddie can't sue the cook? I mean, he doesn't get paid and can be angry, sure. But that doesn't give him the right to damage A LOT of her stuff!
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Post by bertviola on Aug 5, 2023 0:44:04 GMT -5
I started my rewatch of Moonlighting (first one since 2018) on Tuesday and will try to write a little to each episode (although I don't know if I can find enough for a good "review" for every episode).
I give the pilot an 8/10, because you can tell it was made to go either way: It could work as a mere movie, but it could also work as a pilot (and thankfully did).
My review:
The Pilot episode begins with 3 people waking up/preparing for their day.
The first is some strange-looking, pockmarked Punk with a Mohawk who prepares a gun. The second is of a man waking up next to a woman, putting on his watch and leaving for a jog. Soon, we see that Mr. Pockmark and Mr. Watch both jog in the same park. Mr. Pockmark doesn't say a word, but he makes Mr. Watch feel very uneasy. As Mr. Watch runs from Mr. Pockmark, he's hit by a car (Mr. Pockmark was just about to shoot at him) and Mr. Pockmark takes the watch off of him. After a cut, we see a beautiful montage of photos of a beautiful woman on the cover of magazines in all kind of languages. As the camera pans over them, the Moonlighting theme plays and there's a melancholic and sweet atmosphere that continues until the camera reaches the end of the bed of the woman - and she's awoken by a terrible ruckus, seemingly coming from downstairs! As the woman hurries down in her nightgown and we get a first impression of her beautiful home, we're now introduced to Miss Maddie Hayes, former fashion model (and the Blue Moon Shampoo girl). Her accountant ran off with her money, leaving her with nothing but some business investments she kept solely for tax write-off reasons. Her laywer and friend recommends that she quickly closes them down, so she can't acrue more debt.
I could go on, but I guess we all know the basic story of the pilot. What makes it so beautiful and put it above all the other shows of the time that were similar (like Hart to Hart, Scarecrow and Mrs King, Magnum) is that the plot often doesn't actually matter that much. What really matters and charms us is the beautiful 1980s vibe and the similarly beautiful witty banter and friction between Maddie and Dave/Cybill and Bruce. Cybill's role here mirrors her real life a bit, because she once was a very beautiful young lady with success, but by the time the show started, she wasn't exactly a superstar anymore. And Bruce... it's funny to see what he looked like with almost all his hair (didn't actually suit him that well if you ask me) and you can immediately see why he beat out everyone else. Every scene he's in, you feel like he isn't acting, but he's just having fun with a role that was seemingly written for him.
Another star of the show for me was always the city. LA isn't the most beautiful city in real life from what I heard, but Moonlighting (and Michael Mann) managed to show us some real beauty there ( especially at night). The scenes at the Starlite room for one are very beautiful and romantic. It also has the very good and tense elevator chase between Mr. Pockmark and another bad guy. Even though I already knew how it ended, I found myself at the edge of my seat.
The house they picked for Maddie (it also was featured in an episode of Columbo) is truly beautiful! Far too big for just one person, but beautiful. The charme of the pilot that makes you eager for more is certainly the chemistry and friction between Maddie and Dave. They both put on a bit of a mask, but also show us their true colors. Maddie is actually kind of sweet when she shows her vulnerable side. And Dave is surprisingly sensitive for a guy who jokes about everything (but then he still has to figure out what "No flies on you" means).
It doesn't have all the ingredients yet that made Moonlighting such a hit, but it sets the foundation for one of the best shows and the mother of dramedies.
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