Word: silents
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...diluted sitcom treatment was a conscious choice for how to deal with the material, since the premise isn't original. The storyline, in which Chris O'Donnell inherits a lot of money on condition that he get married within 24 hours, is a remake of a 1925 Buster Keaton silent gem called Seven Chances. The put-upon bachelor first botches things with his steady girlfriend, then must propose to everyone he knows until a newspaper story phoned in by his friend brings a stampede of bridegowned fortune-seekers chasing him through town...
...Indeed, a clumsy and hackneyed remake like The Bachelor makes one yearn for the elegant tightness of the silent era. Go out and rent Seven Chances (and The General, while you're at it) and watch a couple of sitcom reruns, and you'll have outdone any sort of entertainment that The Bachelor has to offer...
Sharpton's record on violence and bigotry is clear. Yet, last Wednesday, Sharpton took his seat on the dais as an official guest of Harvard Law School, and the overwhelming majority of the student body and faculty was silent. The few who dared challenge Sharpton's appearance were booed and hissed by a crowd packed with Sharpton supporters...
Morris, who had been relatively silent since his 4 reception, 89-yard performance against Columbia on opening week, made the most spectacular play of the game...
Meanwhile, Harvard's sticks went silent on the offensive end. D'Augustine entered the weekend leading all Ivy goalkeepers with a 1.21 goals-against average. Her low GAA went down even more Saturday because the Crimson only managed six shots on goal, while the Big Green doubled that output with 12 shots...