When & How did you discover Moonlighting? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

CindyK · 08-01-2004, 12:47 PM

I was curious with all the younger fans over here, when and how did you discover Moonlighting? I am an original fan who tuned in the first night that The Pilot aired as had seen ads for Cybill Shepherd's new series and I was intrigued. It hooked me in right from the start. I became a regular viewer back then, never missed an episode unless it was an absolute emergency and even bought my first VCR to start taping the episodes so I could watch them again and again.

So tell us, when did you first start watching ML?

Carina13 · 08-01-2004, 04:31 PM

Hey Cindy!!

I think I alredy said this somewhere, but I don't remember. Well, I used to watch the show when I was a kid. Maybe I was 9 or 10 years old, and now it's pretty obvious to me that it was alredy a rerun in my country.

Well, now I'm almost 22. And what I remembered about this show, was that I loved it because of Maddie's and Dave's disscusions, because of the "scene chases", and all that. I rememberd I used to laugh a lot with the show. But of course, having that little age... I didn't remember any of the episodes. I had a general idea. But no specific episodes in my mind.

So I was thinking about this show, mmm like 3 or 4 months ago, rememeberinh how much I used to like it when I was a kid, so I looked it up in the emule, and I found a lot of episodes available so I download them!! And... I got HOOKED!!!!!!! Oh, my god, that was pure magic!!!!! I become an obssesed ML fan.

So now I keep trying to download more eps (my mom is sick and tired of me, cause the pc is in her room, and she has to sleep with all the noise, as I always leave the pc on, hehehehe. But hey! She also loves ML) I have like 30 or more eps, but I want them all!!!!!

Well, basically, this is my story, hehehe. Kisses to all!!

david&maddie4ever · 08-01-2004, 05:07 PM

Cindy! You're alive!

Okay...now for my story which I'm sure I've told a zillion times.

I think it was about three years ago, and my mom just happened to flick on "Between a Yuk and a Hard Place" on Bravo. She was going on and on about how great the show was and how I would just love it. So (to humor her

), I sat down and watched it. I immediately adored it and absolutely fell in love with Davey.

After that, I started tuning in every day, routinely setting my VCR each morning before school. About a year later, ML was taken off Bravo, and I was stuck with one episode, "And the Flesh was Made Word," which I still play every once in a while, just for old time's sake.

THE END.

jamier42 · 08-01-2004, 06:33 PM

I can't remember how old I was but I know that I was young though when I saw it. I can't even remember if I watched the Pilot either. I just don't remember what season I got into first. I bet ya'll can tell that I have not seen this in a long time. One reason is it never came on for repeats here. But I would be happy to see this show again though.

kolchak · 08-02-2004, 02:00 AM

Oh my god, the pressure...my first posting on this site. I can't take it...
Moi? I got into Moonlighting way back when it started. Growing up in Sydney I drove my friends and family crazy trying to be David Addison . Never missed an ep. Never. I think 'cause it was on during my mid teens it was an important show for me and gave me a kind of confidence. Love/d it!!Never pressure

Carina13 · 08-02-2004, 07:39 AM

Hello Kolchak!!!!

WELCOME HERE!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope you enjoy this site as much as we do, we love talking about Moonlighting and we are huge fans of the show, you'll see!!

Btw... you did great with your first post

kismet · 08-02-2004, 11:00 AM

This is a great topic. My answer will probably surprise a couple of ML fans. First of all, I have been a Cybill fan since the late 60's -- no surprise. BUT I was not a Moonlighting fan from the beginning. I remember seeing the pilot and I loved it. I watched it because Cybill was going to be in it. I was pregnant at the time. I gave birth to my first child in the early spring of '85 and my life has not been the same since. She was born mentally and physically handicapped, so for the first year of her life, I basically had no life. Because of all the stress, my body simply gave up and I developed Graves Disease of the thyroid. SO 1985 and the first half of 1986 was a nightmare (and a blur) for me. I was sick, in shock, and stressed out -- BUT then, one Tuesday night, I had the time and energy (after having my thyroid removed) to watch the greatest show ever -- Moonlighting!!!!!!!!!!! I had never seen such chemistry on the television screen (or the Big Screen). I don't even remember which episode it was. All I knew was that I couldn't get enough of the show. I actually would count the days until the next Tuesday so I could watch my most favorite show ever.

So,19/ 20 years later, I am still a huge Moonlighting fan. My tapes are in such terrible shape that the thought of having them on DVDs makes me a happy camper.

The tracking system on my VCR from the 80's stunk big time so basically I can only hear most of them.

Sorry if I bored anyone.

MOONLIGHTING IS THE BEST

david&maddie4ever · 08-02-2004, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kolchak
Oh my god, the pressure...my first posting on this site. I can't take it...
Moi? I got into Moonlighting way back when it started. Growing up in Sydney I drove my friends and family crazy trying to be David Addison . Never missed an ep. Never. I think 'cause it was on during my mid teens it was an important show for me and gave me a kind of confidence. Love/d it!!Never pressure

Hey, Kolchak!

Welcome to SO and the Moonlighting board! My name's Lauren.

This board is usually way more active than it is now, but one of our favorite members is on a week-long vacation.

It'll get more lively once she gets back.

Hope you stick around!

david&maddie4ever · 08-02-2004, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kismet
This is a great topic. My answer will probably surprise a couple of ML fans. First of all, I have been a Cybill fan since the late 60's -- no surprise. BUT I was not a Moonlighting fan from the beginning. I remember seeing the pilot and I loved it. I watched it because Cybill was going to be in it. I was pregnant at the time. I gave birth to my first child in the early spring of '85 and my life has not been the same since. She was born mentally and physically handicapped, so for the first year of her life, I basically had no life. Because of all the stress, my body simply gave up and I developed Graves Disease of the thyroid. SO 1985 and the first half of 1986 was a nightmare (and a blur) for me. I was sick, in shock, and stressed out -- BUT then, one Tuesday night, I had the time and energy (after having my thyroid removed) to watch the greatest show ever -- Moonlighting!!!!!!!!!!! I had never seen such chemistry on the television screen (or the Big Screen). I don't even remember which episode it was. All I knew was that I couldn't get enough of the show. I actually would count the days until the next Tuesday so I could watch my most favorite show ever. So,19/ 20 years later, I am still a huge Moonlighting fan. My tapes are in such terrible shape that the thought of having them on DVDs makes me a happy camper. The tracking system on my VCR from the 80's stunk big time so basically I can only hear most of them.

Sorry if I bored anyone.

MOONLIGHTING IS THE BEST

Whoa...that is one heck of a story.

I can't believe you had to go through all that stuff! Unbelievable. Glad ML came to the rescue for ya.

Tazmania · 08-03-2004, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kismet
This is a great topic. My answer will probably surprise a couple of ML fans. First of all, I have been a Cybill fan since the late 60's -- no surprise. BUT I was not a Moonlighting fan from the beginning. I remember seeing the pilot and I loved it. I watched it because Cybill was going to be in it. I was pregnant at the time. I gave birth to my first child in the early spring of '85 and my life has not been the same since. She was born mentally and physically handicapped, so for the first year of her life, I basically had no life. Because of all the stress, my body simply gave up and I developed Graves Disease of the thyroid. SO 1985 and the first half of 1986 was a nightmare (and a blur) for me. I was sick, in shock, and stressed out -- BUT then, one Tuesday night, I had the time and energy (after having my thyroid removed) to watch the greatest show ever -- Moonlighting!!!!!!!!!!! I had never seen such chemistry on the television screen (or the Big Screen). I don't even remember which episode it was. All I knew was that I couldn't get enough of the show. I actually would count the days until the next Tuesday so I could watch my most favorite show ever. So,19/ 20 years later, I am still a huge Moonlighting fan. My tapes are in such terrible shape that the thought of having them on DVDs makes me a happy camper. The tracking system on my VCR from the 80's stunk big time so basically I can only hear most of them.

Sorry if I bored anyone.

MOONLIGHTING IS THE BEST

Bore anyone??
Ofcourse not!
Heck of a story Kis, but there's always hope and ........ Moonlighting!!
I have the same feelings about the show as you have!
This show can make u happy when you're totally depressed!!
It always worked for me! And I still wonder how it can be that two total strangers, a man and a woman that you don't even know, can make your life so much happier!
It's obvious how well these two do their jobs!
I've seen Bruce live once and now it's time to go and see Cyb in the flesh!
Just want ONE chance to say how much I like to see her on the screen and maybe even more in real life!
Started watching the show in '86 when it aired in Holland for the first time, was obsessed then and still am.
Think it will never change.
It's an addiction.

david&maddie4ever · 08-03-2004, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tazmania
Bore anyone??
Ofcourse not!
Heck of a story Kis, but there's always hope and ........ Moonlighting!!
I have the same feelings about the show as you have!
This show can make u happy when you're totally depressed!!
It always worked for me! And I still wonder how it can be that two total strangers, a man and a woman that you don't even know, can make your life so much happier!
It's obvious how well these two do their jobs!
I've seen Bruce live once and now it's time to go and see Cyb in the flesh!
Just want ONE chance to say how much I like to see her on the screen and maybe even more in real life!
Started watching the show in '86 when it aired in Holland for the first time, was obsessed then and still am.
Think it will never change.
It's an addiction.

TAZ! WELCOME BACK!

How was your trip? We missed you so much around here, as you can probably tell. The boards were absolutely dead while you were away.

Tazmania · 08-03-2004, 02:19 PM

THANX!! It was great!! Boy I feel really welcome!!
Beatiful country, beautiful wedding, great bachelorparty!
Seen some nice things!
Great weather!
But here at home it's also bloody hot!! I'm sweating MAO!! LOL

Soooo what's new over here??

david&maddie4ever · 08-03-2004, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tazmania
THANX!! It was great!! Boy I feel really welcome!!
Beatiful country, beautiful wedding, great bachelorparty!
Seen some nice things!
Great weather!
But here at home it's also bloody hot!! I'm sweating MAO!! LOL

Soooo what's new over here??

Glad you had such a good time...I need a vacation.

Nothing much has been going on since last week. I don't know what happened...we need ya to liven up the conversation!

Tazmania · 08-03-2004, 03:24 PM

Ok first of all, I'm going to London to see Cyb for sure!
I talked to my husband and he wants to go too!
So there! I'm going to see Cyb for real!!
That's already some terrific news at my first day at home!

david&maddie4ever · 08-03-2004, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tazmania
Ok first of all, I'm going to London to see Cyb for sure!
I talked to my husband and he wants to go too!
So there! I'm going to see Cyb for real!!
That's already some terrific news at my first day at home!

Wow...that's fantastic! When are you going?

08-01-2004, 12:47 PM	#1
CindyK Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 10, 2004 Location: Panama City Beach Florida Posts: 639	When & How did you discover Moonlighting? I was curious with all the younger fans over here, when and how did you discover Moonlighting? I am an original fan who tuned in the first night that The Pilot aired as had seen ads for Cybill Shepherd's new series and I was intrigued. It hooked me in right from the start. I became a regular viewer back then, never missed an episode unless it was an absolute emergency and even bought my first VCR to start taping the episodes so I could watch them again and again. So tell us, when did you first start watching ML?
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08-01-2004, 04:31 PM	#2
Carina13 ML is all around Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 20, 2004 Posts: 211	Hey Cindy!! I think I alredy said this somewhere, but I don't remember. Well, I used to watch the show when I was a kid. Maybe I was 9 or 10 years old, and now it's pretty obvious to me that it was alredy a rerun in my country. Well, now I'm almost 22. And what I remembered about this show, was that I loved it because of Maddie's and Dave's disscusions, because of the "scene chases", and all that. I rememberd I used to laugh a lot with the show. But of course, having that little age... I didn't remember any of the episodes. I had a general idea. But no specific episodes in my mind. So I was thinking about this show, mmm like 3 or 4 months ago, rememeberinh how much I used to like it when I was a kid, so I looked it up in the emule, and I found a lot of episodes available so I download them!! And... I got HOOKED!!!!!!! Oh, my god, that was pure magic!!!!! I become an obssesed ML fan. So now I keep trying to download more eps (my mom is sick and tired of me, cause the pc is in her room, and she has to sleep with all the noise, as I always leave the pc on, hehehehe. But hey! She also loves ML) I have like 30 or more eps, but I want them all!!!!! Well, basically, this is my story, hehehe. Kisses to all!!
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08-01-2004, 05:07 PM	#3
david&maddie4ever ...the hard way... Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 01, 2003 Location: ...staring at my calendar, counting the days until the release of Moonlighting on DVD... Posts: 3,580	Cindy! You're alive! Okay...now for my story which I'm sure I've told a zillion times. I think it was about three years ago, and my mom just happened to flick on "Between a Yuk and a Hard Place" on Bravo. She was going on and on about how great the show was and how I would just love it. So (to humor her ), I sat down and watched it. I immediately adored it and absolutely fell in love with Davey. After that, I started tuning in every day, routinely setting my VCR each morning before school. About a year later, ML was taken off Bravo, and I was stuck with one episode, "And the Flesh was Made Word," which I still play every once in a while, just for old time's sake. THE END.
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08-02-2004, 11:00 AM	#7
kismet I'm addicted too! Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 1,239	This is a great topic. My answer will probably surprise a couple of ML fans. First of all, I have been a Cybill fan since the late 60's -- no surprise. BUT I was not a Moonlighting fan from the beginning. I remember seeing the pilot and I loved it. I watched it because Cybill was going to be in it. I was pregnant at the time. I gave birth to my first child in the early spring of '85 and my life has not been the same since. She was born mentally and physically handicapped, so for the first year of her life, I basically had no life. Because of all the stress, my body simply gave up and I developed Graves Disease of the thyroid. SO 1985 and the first half of 1986 was a nightmare (and a blur) for me. I was sick, in shock, and stressed out -- BUT then, one Tuesday night, I had the time and energy (after having my thyroid removed) to watch the greatest show ever -- Moonlighting!!!!!!!!!!! I had never seen such chemistry on the television screen (or the Big Screen). I don't even remember which episode it was. All I knew was that I couldn't get enough of the show. I actually would count the days until the next Tuesday so I could watch my most favorite show ever. So,19/ 20 years later, I am still a huge Moonlighting fan. My tapes are in such terrible shape that the thought of having them on DVDs makes me a happy camper. The tracking system on my VCR from the 80's stunk big time so basically I can only hear most of them. Sorry if I bored anyone. MOONLIGHTING IS THE BEST
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08-01-2004, 06:33 PM	#4
jamier42 Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 09, 2000 Posts: 1,263	I can't remember how old I was but I know that I was young though when I saw it. I can't even remember if I watched the Pilot either. I just don't remember what season I got into first. I bet ya'll can tell that I have not seen this in a long time. One reason is it never came on for repeats here. But I would be happy to see this show again though.

08-02-2004, 02:00 AM	#5
kolchak Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 02, 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 17	Oh my god, the pressure...my first posting on this site. I can't take it... Moi? I got into Moonlighting way back when it started. Growing up in Sydney I drove my friends and family crazy trying to be David Addison . Never missed an ep. Never. I think 'cause it was on during my mid teens it was an important show for me and gave me a kind of confidence. Love/d it!!Never pressure

08-02-2004, 07:39 AM	#6
Carina13 ML is all around Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 20, 2004 Posts: 211	Hello Kolchak!!!! WELCOME HERE!!!!!!!!!!! I hope you enjoy this site as much as we do, we love talking about Moonlighting and we are huge fans of the show, you'll see!! Btw... you did great with your first post

08-03-2004, 02:19 PM	#12
Tazmania An addict! Senior Member Join Date: Jun 19, 2004 Location: Holland Posts: 1,135	THANX!! It was great!! Boy I feel really welcome!! Beatiful country, beautiful wedding, great bachelorparty! Seen some nice things! Great weather! But here at home it's also bloody hot!! I'm sweating MAO!! LOL Soooo what's new over here??

08-03-2004, 03:24 PM	#14
Tazmania An addict! Senior Member Join Date: Jun 19, 2004 Location: Holland Posts: 1,135	Ok first of all, I'm going to London to see Cyb for sure! I talked to my husband and he wants to go too! So there! I'm going to see Cyb for real!! That's already some terrific news at my first day at home!