PeterG
10-10-2011, 09:27 PM
Looks like we're enjoying this show enough for it to merit it's own thread. Haven't watched last night's episode yet, so I'm borrowing a few comments from the TV dramas thread to get things going.
One comment about the actor who plays Dean (the pilot who was dating Bridget). I knew I recognized him from somewhere, finally remember him from the TV show "Miami Medical" (led by Jeremy Northam). His name is Mike Vogel, I had seem him in the movie "Cloverfield" as well. According to imdb.com, he was in two movies this year, "The Help" and "What's Your Number", but I haven't seen either of those yet.
(And on a side note, Lana Parrilla, who was also in Miami Mecial, will be soon be seen on the small screen in "Once Upon A Time" as Mayor Regina/the Evil Queen. Now let's get Jeremy Northam working again!! :lol:)
Borrowed Pan Am posts:
Man, on Pan Am tonight, Christina Ricci looked TINY walking in the streets of Berlin. They must have forgotten to do whatever they do to make her look tall enough on the plane. (and she must weigh like 6 pounds...but without looking sick)
Good episode tonight...seems a bit stupid to dress the German spy as a stewardess...seems to say pretty clearly one of them has a connection.
I liked Pan Am tonight too. I had a moment though where I forgot this was set in the 60's. When they were all talking about being in Berlin and mentioned the wall, I actually thought to myself, "What wall?!" Wow, how quickly I forget my world history! This show is going to do wonders for helping me remember all those big historical moments, LOL
I did think it was funny that she finally looked so short next to the other ladies...but I disagree about not looking sick. She looked really scrawny in a not-healthy way in a lot of the shots
I do love how off the rails determined her character was to see Kennedy though
There was an interesting article on the TVGuide site that talked about the costumes for Pan Am. One of the executive producers was a PA stew during the early 60s. The actors all have to really wear girdles and long-line bras to get the correct look under the skirts and jackets. There was to be no jiggling and a lady stood up perfectly straight. They have to wear very sheer nude colored hose and the show goes through an average of 2 pair/actor/day including all the extras. The hats are hand made by one milliner in LA. They are made the way hats used to be made and are in huge demand. They use 100s of pairs of white gloves that all have to be laundered. I was thinking last night how fashion would change in only a couple of years from 1963 to 1968 and the British mini-skirt invasion.
One comment about the actor who plays Dean (the pilot who was dating Bridget). I knew I recognized him from somewhere, finally remember him from the TV show "Miami Medical" (led by Jeremy Northam). His name is Mike Vogel, I had seem him in the movie "Cloverfield" as well. According to imdb.com, he was in two movies this year, "The Help" and "What's Your Number", but I haven't seen either of those yet.
(And on a side note, Lana Parrilla, who was also in Miami Mecial, will be soon be seen on the small screen in "Once Upon A Time" as Mayor Regina/the Evil Queen. Now let's get Jeremy Northam working again!! :lol:)
Borrowed Pan Am posts:
Man, on Pan Am tonight, Christina Ricci looked TINY walking in the streets of Berlin. They must have forgotten to do whatever they do to make her look tall enough on the plane. (and she must weigh like 6 pounds...but without looking sick)
Good episode tonight...seems a bit stupid to dress the German spy as a stewardess...seems to say pretty clearly one of them has a connection.
I liked Pan Am tonight too. I had a moment though where I forgot this was set in the 60's. When they were all talking about being in Berlin and mentioned the wall, I actually thought to myself, "What wall?!" Wow, how quickly I forget my world history! This show is going to do wonders for helping me remember all those big historical moments, LOL
I did think it was funny that she finally looked so short next to the other ladies...but I disagree about not looking sick. She looked really scrawny in a not-healthy way in a lot of the shots
I do love how off the rails determined her character was to see Kennedy though
There was an interesting article on the TVGuide site that talked about the costumes for Pan Am. One of the executive producers was a PA stew during the early 60s. The actors all have to really wear girdles and long-line bras to get the correct look under the skirts and jackets. There was to be no jiggling and a lady stood up perfectly straight. They have to wear very sheer nude colored hose and the show goes through an average of 2 pair/actor/day including all the extras. The hats are hand made by one milliner in LA. They are made the way hats used to be made and are in huge demand. They use 100s of pairs of white gloves that all have to be laundered. I was thinking last night how fashion would change in only a couple of years from 1963 to 1968 and the British mini-skirt invasion.