what tv shows do you like
By Donnyboy8
@Donnyboy8 (786)
United States
14 responses
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
4 Nov 06
I like Neighbours, Police shows, Big Brother and good mystery shows and occasionally nature shows...
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@Donnyboy8 (786)
• United States
7 Nov 06
Yeah I used to like that show but it isn't on where I live anymore.
@bapi_da (760)
• India
7 Nov 06
My favourite TV show is TOM & JERRY.Tom and Jerry were an Academy Award-winning animated cat (Tom) and mouse (Jerry) team who formed the basis of a successful series of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) theatrical short subjects created, written and directed by animators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (later of Hanna-Barbera fame). The series was produced by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio in Hollywood from 1940 until 1957, when the animation unit was closed down.
In 1960, MGM outsourced the production of Tom and Jerry to Rembrandt Films (led by Gene Deitch) in Eastern Europe. In 1963, production of Tom and Jerry shorts returned to Hollywood with Chuck Jones' Sib-Tower 12 Productions; this series lasted until 1967. Tom and Jerry later resurfaced in TV cartoons produced by Hanna-Barbera (1975 - 1977; 1990 - 1993) and Filmation Studios (1980 - 1982). The original MGM shorts helmed by Hanna and Barbera are notable for having won seven Academy Awards, tying it with Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies as the most-awarded theatrical animated series.
Many generations of kids have grown up watching this memorable cat-mouse duo throughout the world. Even today, after more than sixty years since the first cartoon came out, Tom and Jerry remain two of the dearest and most recognizable cartoon characters in the world.The plots of each short usually center on Tom's frustrated attempts to catch Jerry, and the mayhem and destruction that ensues. Because they seem to get along in some cartoon shorts (at least in the first minute or so), it is unclear why Tom chases Jerry so much, but some reasons given may include:
normal feline hunger
normal feline/mouse enmity
his duty according to his owner (often it is Tom's job, as a house cat, to catch mice and failure would equal eviction)
the simple enjoyment of tormenting him
revenge
Tom's dark, evil plans (like cooking ducks or fish) being ruined
a misunderstanding (especially in shorts that start with them ambivalent or friendly to each other)
a conflict when both of them want the same thing (usually food)
a need to have Jerry out of the way (particularly when seeking a girlfriend)
a game enjoyed by both of them
Tom "needing" Jerry (i.e. as a bait, for fishing or as a golf tee, for getting a reward for the "white mouse",...)
To teach his nephew about feline/rodent relation and how to catch mice.
The shorts are famous for using some of the most destructive and violent gags ever devised for theatrical animation: Jerry slicing Tom in half, Tom using everything from axes, pistols, rifles, dynamite, and poison to try to murder Jerry, Jerry stuffing Tom's tail in a waffle iron, and so on. A common joke is that when Tom hits Jerry with something such as a hammer when he is occupied (usually eating) and is initially perplexed as he continues unaffected- and he then feels the effects moments later. Usually, neither Tom nor Jerry speaks in the cartoons, with rare and brief exceptions to these rules. Facial expressions and gestures easily convey the characters' feelings and intentions.
Music plays a very important part in the shorts, emphasizing the action, filling in for traditional sound-effects, and lending appropriate emotion to the scenes. Musical director Scott Bradley created complex scores that combined elements of jazz, classical, and pop music; Bradley often reprised contemporary pop songs, as well as songs from MGM films such as The Wizard of Oz and Meet Me In St. Louis.
Before 1953, all Tom and Jerry cartoons were produced in the standard Academy ratio and format; from 1953 to 1956, some of the output was dually produced in both Academy format and the widescreen CinemaScope process. From 1956 until the close of the MGM animation studio a year later, all Tom and Jerry cartoons were produced in CinemaScope; some even had their soundtracks recorded in stereo. The 1960s Gene Deitch and Chuck Jones shorts were all produced in Academy format, but with compositions that made them compatible to be matted to Academy widescreen format as well. All of the Hanna and Barbera cartoons were produced in three-strip Technicolor; the 1960s entries were done in Metrocolor.
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@Donnyboy8 (786)
• United States
7 Nov 06
are you responding or writing a thesis. just kidding thanks
@tmnjyk (3486)
• Canada
7 Nov 06
Mine is Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Phil, Deal or No Deal, Tyra Banks, Judge Judy, Judge Joe Brown, Grey's Anatomy, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, 1 vs 100. hehehe...too many too mention, I always watch the Tv everyday. But those are my favorites.