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THE BULLETIN • JUNE 17 - 23, 2021
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“Timewasters”
“Movie: Sylvie’s Love”
From the U.K. comes this comedy
series about a struggling four-piece
jazz band in South London who are
propelled back in time by a time
machine in a rundown building’s
elevator to the 1920s, where they
grapple with the complexities and
nuances of the Jazz Age. Daniel
Lawrence Taylor, Kadiff Kirwan,
Adelayo Adedayo and Samson Kayo
head the cast. (ORIGINAL)
Eugene Ashe (“Homecoming”) wrote
and directed this romantic drama
about two friends — a jazz saxophonist
(Nnamdi Asomugha, “Crown
Heights”) and a TV producer (Tessa
Thompson, “Dear White People”) —
who reunite after years to find that
while their lives have gone in different
directions, their feelings for each other
remain the same. Eva Longoria and Aja
Naomi King also star. (ORIGINAL)
“The Waltons”
“Little House on the Prairie”
“September Mornings”
From Brazil comes this drama series
that follows the story of Cassandra, a
trans woman who left her hometown
for life, love and a career in Sao Paulo,
only to have an old friend show up on
her doorstep with a boy she says is her
son. Liniker, Karine Teles and Gustavo
Coelho head the cast. (ORIGINAL)
The eight-episode final season of
the crime drama finds Los Angeles
police detective Bosch (series star
Titus Welliver) risking himself and
the people around him to hunt down
the killer of a 10-year-old girl. This
round will also serve as the set-up for
the spinoff series that will follow his
work as a private investigator alongside
defense attorney Honey Chandler
(Mimi Rogers). (ORIGINAL)
BEST TV DADS
BY STAFF WRITERS
“The Adventures of
Ozzie & Harriet”
“Bosch”
Ozzie Nelson (Ozzie Nelson), “The
Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet” (ABC, 1952-
66) No one could have played David and Ricky’s dad
better.
Ward Cleaver (Hugh Beaumont), “Leave It
to Beaver” (CBS, 1957-58; ABC, 1958-63)
With sons like Beaver and Wally, you’d need the
patience of a saint. Luckily, Ward had it.
Lucas McCain (Chuck Connors), “The
Rifleman” (ABC, 1958-63) Tough when he
had to be – which was often – rancher and widower
McCain always turned tender when it came to son
Mark (Johnny Crawford).
Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene), “Bonanza”
(NBC, 1959-73) The Ponderosa patriarch made a
powerful father figure to his headstrong sons.
Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith), “The
Andy Griffith Show” (CBS, 1960-68) The
plain-speaking widower’s love for son Opie (Ronny
Howard) was evident in every breath he took and
every life lesson he taught.
Steve Douglas (Fred MacMurray), “My
Three Sons” (ABC, 1960-65; CBS, 1965-72)
A pipe, a sweater and a level head were trademarks
of this parent with an ever-expanding clan.
Mike Brady (Robert Reed), “The Brady
Bunch” (ABC, 1969-74) No matter how big his
hairstyle or architecture project, Mike was ever-ready
with advice for his blended family.
John Walton (Ralph Waite), “The Waltons”
(CBS, 1972-81) Someone from the Charles Ingalls
mold, this patriarch of a large Depression-era brood
let everyone know who was boss simply through silent
strength.
Charles Ingalls (Michael Landon), “Little
House on the Prairie” (NBC, 1974-83) Life
wasn’t easy in late 19th-century Minnesota, but if you
wanted someone both rugged and compassionate,
Laura Ingalls’ dad was the man.
Howard Cunningham (Tom Bosley), “Happy
Days” (ABC, 1974-84) “Mr. C.” kept his home
open to his kids’ lively friends – i.e., Fonzie.
Jim Walsh (James Eckhouse), “Beverly
Hills, 90210” (Fox, 1990-2000) Letting his twin
children Brandon and Brenda learn about life on their
own, especially after relocating from the Midwest to
California, wasn’t simple for doting dad Jim ... but he
generally stayed out of their way.
Homer Simpson (voice of Dan Castellaneta),
“The Simpsons” (Fox, 1989-present) Either in
animation or live-action, there never has been another
parent quite like Homer, for a bounty of reasons that
only hundreds upon hundreds of episodes can yield.
Sandy Cohen (Peter Gallagher),“The O.C.”
(Fox, 2003-07) Another of television history’s
coolest dads, this liberal public defender often had a
hard time reconciling his modest past with his affluent
present.
Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell), “Modern Family”
(ABC, 2009-20) This realtor didn’t have all the
answers about parenting, though he’d sometimes have
liked it to seem that way, and that made him endearing
to his show’s other characters as well as to viewers.
Logan Roy (Brian Cox), “Succession” (HBO,
2018-present) He’ll never be mistaken for the
warm-and-fuzzy type of dad, but as a media tycoon
trying to ensure his conglomerate’s future, Logan is a
force for the rest of his family to reckon with.