Was it just me or was Marlo Thomas simply beautiful in That Girl?

[GentlemanJim]

Originally Posted by mets82

I've been watching That Girl on ME-TV and while I think its a pretty good show, I think Marlo Thomas is simply beautiful. She is goregous and got even prettier as the show went on.
Does anyone else feel that way or is it just me?

I remember watching the show when it was in first runs, and enjoyed it. Then came decades where not even the remotest thought of the show, ever crossed my mind.

In the 1990's I read a book about the Middle Eastern conflict titled "From Beirut to Jerusalem" by Thomas Friedman....who tried his best to paint a balanced picture of the overall situation over there, and put a human face on all parties involved.

In it, he describes the dazzling beauty of the Maronites, with their thick, flowing dark hair, and their even darker eyes, and pale complexion. I recall at the time pondering just exactly who I might know that fit such a description. There were a few acquaintances that came to mind, but nothing that really stood out by example.

Then, just a few years ago when Antenna TV started doing the "That Girl" re-runs, it was a real "Eureka!!" forehead slapping moment for me...she is exactly the living embodiment of what Friedman was describing.

In general, I think she goes just a little overboard attacking the demons of American stereotypical values, and I think that comes through in her work as starched, or overly sterile, but that's just me.

Specific to "That Girl", the 3-way dynamic between her, her father, and Donald seems more consistent with what you would expect if the kids were teenagers, not young adults.

[GentlemanJim]

Originally Posted by mets82

I've been watching That Girl on ME-TV and while I think its a pretty good show, I think Marlo Thomas is simply beautiful. She is goregous and got even prettier as the show went on.
Does anyone else feel that way or is it just me?

I remember watching the show when it was in first runs, and enjoyed it. Then came decades where not even the remotest thought of the show, ever crossed my mind.

In the 1990's I read a book about the Middle Eastern conflict titled "From Beirut to Jerusalem" by Thomas Friedman....who tried his best to paint a balanced picture of the overall situation over there, and put a human face on all parties involved.

In it, he describes the dazzling beauty of the Maronites, with their thick, flowing dark hair, and their even darker eyes, and pale complexion. I recall at the time pondering just exactly who I might know that fit such a description. There were a few acquaintances that came to mind, but nothing that really stood out by example.

Then, just a few years ago when Antenna TV started doing the "That Girl" re-runs, it was a real "Eureka!!" forehead slapping moment for me...she is exactly the living embodiment of what Friedman was describing.

In general, I think she goes just a little overboard attacking the demons of American stereotypical values, and I think that comes through in her work as starched, or overly sterile, but that's just me.

Specific to "That Girl", the 3-way dynamic between her, her father, and Donald seems more consistent with what you would expect if the kids were teenagers, not young adults.

[GentlemanJim]

WOW, that is freakish. When I first attempted to make the above post, it just disappeared into oblivion. I waited a good several minutes for it to come out of hiding, eventually deciding to repost,

Then, evidently, the original "lost" post just appears out of nowhere 45+ minutes after the fact.

[biffbronson]

I agree with PracTz about the hairstyles. Having it fall and separate in long lengths over and well past the shoulders, now we're talking: