S1E14: North and South (Guest Stars Galore!) | 1985 Pop Culture Rewind
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- Опубліковано 1 лис 2023
- We are going back to November of 1985…for something a little different - a miniseries!
Our everyman, Patrick Swayze, somehow makes us sympathetic to and even want to root for a confederate general in the tv mini series - North and South! Set before, during, and immediately after the American Civil War, North and South is based on the 1980s trilogy of novels North and South by John Jakes.
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OMG! I can’t tell you how much I LOVE watching this again!!! PATRICK SWAYZE!!!
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He's just so wonderful - truly one of a kind! I've got a whole season of him ;)
Such fond memories of roller-skating rinks, and Starship's "We Built This City" = hand in hand with Saturday skating at the roller rink in our small little town! I vaguely recall this from H.S., but that was just too long ago! Lol! Patrick shines, per his usual! Nice job, Katie!
Haha; I have odd specific memories from 30 years ago, but couldn't tell you what I did yesterday ;) Thanks for watching!
This takes me back to watching TV with my granny in the early evening. 'North and South' was quite popular in Germany and it must have been the first time I ever saw Patrick Swayze.
I didn't realize how popular this was in Europe! Yay, I hope it made you a Swayze fan ;) Thanks for watching!
I just sent an email with thoughts but I'll add some comments here.
1. The friendship between Orry and George is indeed the most heartfelt one ever portrayed on film.
2. Another reason why this series is great is because it's a romance. The Romance as a genre has more or less disappeared nowadays. Not romance as in couples falling in love, but as in humans fighting for ideals, choosing between family and principles, sacrificing themselves for others or the greater good, overcoming terrible odds....
That's drama. And of course it's still done today but not with the same flair as these modern classic ones.
Love your email - I'll read it next episode - thanks! You always make extremely good points.
Wait, Kirstie Alley is British?
Haha, no but there are quite a few Brits in this playing Southerners! I love that kinda stuff.