Word: wouldn
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...thing, the most popular bits -- Carvey's Church Lady, the body-building brothers Hans and Franz -- are the weakest parts of the show, crowd pleasers that depend on makeup gimmicks rather than nimble gags. Too many sketches are pat and obvious in ways that the old group wouldn't have tolerated (a team of ad executives, marooned on an island, worries more about meetings and market surveys than about building a raft to escape). The live production, meanwhile, is more polished but lacks the old gleam. The actors now get extensively made up for their impressions (Chevy used...
Although reading dust-jacket review clips is a filthy habit which I wouldn't encourage in anyone, it was the back of this book which drew me in. (The front cover is incredibly ugly; don't let it deter you.) One of the best of English travel writers (who has also done some exploring of our America, in Old Glory, a fabulous journey down the Mississippi), Jonathan Raban, describes her earlier work as a "romance with America itself, its infinitely possible geography, its license, sexiness, and violence." The description clearly fits this new novel, and romance is a well-chosen...
...Black Rain does reinforce some long-standing racial stereotypes. Though courageous, the Japanese police are portrayed as law enforcement robots who wouldn't know an original idea if it came up and introduced itself. Douglas, on the other hand, has trouble with both authority and morality, but is full of Rambo-like cunning and improvisation...
...kind of shot she wouldn't have taken last year," Reilly said. "It wasn't a great scoring opportunity, but good things happen when you shoot the ball...
...know that I will still feel a tug at my heart when I see the Redskins score, and of course I wouldn't dream of becoming a Cowboys fan. But the deed has been done...