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Jude The Obscure · 01-16-2009, 09:07 PM

For some reason, instead of putting on episode 2, Shout! selects episode 3 as the next Window on Main Street to be featured. Anyway, other posters have commented that they sense a change in style from the pilot to the regular series. I for one don't sense it. This episode still had the dramatic touches that the pilot had and I still think having a laugh track on this show takes away from it--because this is not a belly laughing, knee slapping, guffaw to you drop sitcom. I don't consider it a sitcom at all. It comes across as more of an anthology where individual stories are simply being documented by Robert Young's character, author Garrett Cameron Brooks. The story itself may have been kinda risk telling at the time, but it comes across very mild today and you just want to tell the kid--oh get over yourself, teachers have needs too! Robert's character simply acts as a guide to the action and is not central to what is going on in the plot.

comedyfreak · 01-17-2009, 10:31 AM

For me it was like the actors were hitting their stride and began to know how their characters were like, didn't seem as slow as the first episode.

TeeVeeCloset · 01-17-2009, 07:10 PM

Perhaps it wasn't as slow as the first episode because the first one was an hour....I am intrigued by the series but was very disappointed with the latest enstallment of episode #3...I certainly hope Shout continues giving us episodes, especially the christmas themed one....I was looking for a continuation from episode #1 of the storyline regarding the character finding his lost love which seemed to have vanished by episode #3.

Jude The Obscure · 01-17-2009, 11:34 PM

TeeVee, where do you get the pilot being an hour? It played as a 30 minute episode on my DVD set. As for finding the lost love, he did--and she was in episode 3, albeit, they did not continue to explore that relationship in that one.

TeeVeeCloset · 01-18-2009, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Jude The Obscure

TeeVee, where do you get the pilot being an hour? It played as a 30 minute episode on my DVD set. As for finding the lost love, he did--and she was in episode 3, albeit, they did not continue to explore that relationship in that one.

I'll check again as I watched it a long time ago, but I really remember it being an hour but of course I could be wrong as I didn't remember the pilot having a laugh track either, thats why I was so startled by episode #3 having fake laughter.....I will be posting again on this one.......maybe I goofed....

Jude The Obscure · 01-19-2009, 02:08 PM

Hey, TeeVee, we all make mistakes in memory--so don't sweat it!

TeeVeeCloset · 01-21-2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Jude The Obscure

For some reason, instead of putting on episode 2, Shout! selects episode 3 as the next Window on Main Street to be featured. Anyway, other posters have commented that they sense a change in style from the pilot to the regular series. I for one don't sense it. This episode still had the dramatic touches that the pilot had and I still think having a laugh track on this show takes away from it--because this is not a belly laughing, knee slapping, guffaw to you drop sitcom. I don't consider it a sitcom at all. It comes across as more of an anthology where individual stories are simply being documented by Robert Young's character, author Garrett Cameron Brooks. The story itself may have been kinda risk telling at the time, but it comes across very mild today and you just want to tell the kid--oh get over yourself, teachers have needs too! Robert's character simply acts as a guide to the action and is not central to what is going on in the plot.

OK...YES I GOOFED, the episode pilot is a little over 29 minutes, but I think it is a tie, my mistake is bigger than yours..lol....but I noticed at the end of the pilot, Robert Young invites the audience (like he did in original airings of FKB) to stay tuned next week for the next enstallment of Window and he gives a synopsis and states its called "The Teacher" which would be episode #2, so Shout didn't skip any airing order, so hopefully #3 will be on season 3.......

Jude The Obscure · 01-21-2009, 09:20 PM

The opening titles for Window on Main Street clearly state this is "Chapter 3: The Teacher"--don't know who made the goof, but it wasn't moi

TeeVeeCloset · 01-22-2009, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Jude The Obscure

The opening titles for Window on Main Street clearly state this is "Chapter 3: The Teacher"--don't know who made the goof, but it wasn't moi

Maybe he wrote the book out of order....lol.....I love the fact people like us even care about this stuff after all these years, but thats what makes it fun....we are preserving our television heritage......thanks jude for the update....hope you didn't take any offense.....your my pal here....

Jude The Obscure · 01-22-2009, 01:37 PM

Oh no, Tee Vee.........in fact I was worried I had offended you!

I'm such a stickler for minute trivia

01-16-2009, 09:07 PM	#1
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	Window on Main Street - The Teacher For some reason, instead of putting on episode 2, Shout! selects episode 3 as the next Window on Main Street to be featured. Anyway, other posters have commented that they sense a change in style from the pilot to the regular series. I for one don't sense it. This episode still had the dramatic touches that the pilot had and I still think having a laugh track on this show takes away from it--because this is not a belly laughing, knee slapping, guffaw to you drop sitcom. I don't consider it a sitcom at all. It comes across as more of an anthology where individual stories are simply being documented by Robert Young's character, author Garrett Cameron Brooks. The story itself may have been kinda risk telling at the time, but it comes across very mild today and you just want to tell the kid--oh get over yourself, teachers have needs too! Robert's character simply acts as a guide to the action and is not central to what is going on in the plot.

01-17-2009, 10:31 AM	#2
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01-17-2009, 07:10 PM	#3
TeeVeeCloset Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 1,873	Perhaps it wasn't as slow as the first episode because the first one was an hour....I am intrigued by the series but was very disappointed with the latest enstallment of episode #3...I certainly hope Shout continues giving us episodes, especially the christmas themed one....I was looking for a continuation from episode #1 of the storyline regarding the character finding his lost love which seemed to have vanished by episode #3.
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01-17-2009, 11:34 PM	#4
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	TeeVee, where do you get the pilot being an hour? It played as a 30 minute episode on my DVD set. As for finding the lost love, he did--and she was in episode 3, albeit, they did not continue to explore that relationship in that one.

01-19-2009, 02:08 PM	#6
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	Hey, TeeVee, we all make mistakes in memory--so don't sweat it!

01-21-2009, 09:20 PM	#8
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	The opening titles for Window on Main Street clearly state this is "Chapter 3: The Teacher"--don't know who made the goof, but it wasn't moi

01-22-2009, 01:37 PM	#10
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	Oh no, Tee Vee.........in fact I was worried I had offended you! I'm such a stickler for minute trivia