Andy Griffith Blocks On TV Land & TCM

COMMENTS (10)

• TCM should consider running the original TV version of No Time For Sergeants from The United States Steel Hour. It is an amazing show, and it was done live. I think it is superior to the movie.

  Comment by frenchjr25 — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 9:11am PDT  Reply to this post

  • YAY!!!

    I hope it’s most of the black and white episodes…they were the best!!

    Comment by Connor — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 7:17pm PDT  Reply to this post

• As usual, thanks to TCM for scheduling HEARTS OF THE WEST, one of the great unsung films of the 70′s directed by the under-appreciated Howard Zieff. It remains one of my movie goings great pleasures.

  Comment by stephen — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 9:32am PDT  Reply to this post

• TV PIONEER…one helluva an actor in Kazan’s A FACE IN THE CROWD. Sheriff Taylor did so much great work in Mayberry…played a great, silent and often shrugging and sighing straight man to Deputy Barney Fife; allowed so many of the supporting cast to shine in the spotlight than many, so called tv stars would even think of allowing these days.

  We just don’t see many actors of Griffith’s caliber on so many levels these days.
  And I have no idea why.
  Sympathies to his family and friends and co workers.

  Comment by MARK GEORGEFF — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 9:33am PDT  Reply to this post

• Crying ..

  Comment by Pops — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 9:43am PDT  Reply to this post

• Just re-watched A FACE IN THE CROWD last week and was amazed by how prescient the story line was for today’s political maelstrom and demagoguery– sheer genius if you ask me — as well as how amazing Andy Griffiths did in the terrific role of Lonesome Rhodes. Griffiths deserved an Oscar for that performance which, in a phrase, was “gobsmackingly riveting”. They don’t make actors like this guy anymore. What a talent. What a life. My condolences to Mr. Griffiths’ family, friends and loved ones.

  Comment by bobby the saint — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 11:16am PDT  Reply to this post

• Please air Return to Mayberry

  Comment by Jessica — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 11:18am PDT  Reply to this post

• I still remember that whistling intro theme song to the Andy griffith show emanating from my father’s bedroom every night at…i think…7pm or something like that. Glad to see no rapper has sampled it yet…but then again, there is always tomorrow……

  Comment by Gerard Keith — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 11:20am PDT  Reply to this post

• The statue is in Mount Airy, NC, the town on which Griffith based his show.

  Comment by Bob — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 12:06pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Coincidentally, Hallmark channel is having an day marathon of “Matlock” tomorrow. It had previously been scheduled prior to his death.

  Comment by Mike — Tuesday July 3, 2012 @ 6:07pm PDT  Reply to this post