Post by devillies on May 22, 2010 15:17:46 GMT -5
somebody has uploaded, the tales of the city, more tales of the city and further tales of the city
www.youtube.com/user/B4UDSide
they are all in a playlist
Decription from : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_City_(TV_miniseries)
Amid the controversy surrounding the homosexual themes, nudity, and illicit drug use in the miniseries, Tales of the City gave PBS its highest ratings ever for a dramatic program. In deference to local standards, PBS gave stations the option of showing an edited version in which male and female body parts were obscured by pixelation. The original six-part series was produced by Britain's Channel 4 Television Corporation with San Francisco's PBS station KQED and PBS' American Playhouse. Despite the ratings success of Tales of the City, PBS bowed to threats of federal funding cuts and announced it would not participate in the television production of the original miniseries' sequel, More Tales of the City.
Despite the changes in production companies, four central characters were played by the same actors throughout all three miniseries. Academy Award nominee Laura Linney played Mary Ann Singleton, Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis played the matriarch, Mrs. Anna Madrigal, Barbara Garrick played DeDe Halcyon Day, and Billy Campbell (credited as "William Campbell") played Dr. Jon Philip Fielding. In addition, Thomas Gibson reprised his Tales role as Beauchamp Day in More Tales and Mary Kay Place, who had a cameo as Prue Giroux in Tales, played that role as a major character in Further Tales. In More Tales of the City, Paul Hopkins inherited the role of Mouse, Whip Hubley played Brian, and Nina Siemaszko was Mona. Hopkins and Hubley returned for Further Tales of the City. Armistead Maupin himself made cameo appearances in all three miniseries.
Regarding the recasts of Brian, Mouse and Mona for the sequels, Maupin has said, "Paul Gross was committed to his own TV series, Due South. Chloe Webb had expressed enthusiasm about playing Mona again, but she backed out when the show's producers declined her request to be paid more than the rest of the cast. (The show was operating under a 'favored nations agreement' that required leading cast members to be paid equally.) While everyone felt Chloe was important to Tales, she was not more important than Laura Linney, Thomas Gibson, Billy Campbell or Barbara Garrick. Despite the rumors[citation needed], it is not true that Marcus D'Amico wasn't invited back because of issues surrounding his sexuality. The production team met with Marcus and he expressed 'ambivalence' about returning to the role of Mouse. The director felt it was important to find someone who would enthusiastically embrace the role."[1]
www.youtube.com/user/B4UDSide
they are all in a playlist
Decription from : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_City_(TV_miniseries)
Amid the controversy surrounding the homosexual themes, nudity, and illicit drug use in the miniseries, Tales of the City gave PBS its highest ratings ever for a dramatic program. In deference to local standards, PBS gave stations the option of showing an edited version in which male and female body parts were obscured by pixelation. The original six-part series was produced by Britain's Channel 4 Television Corporation with San Francisco's PBS station KQED and PBS' American Playhouse. Despite the ratings success of Tales of the City, PBS bowed to threats of federal funding cuts and announced it would not participate in the television production of the original miniseries' sequel, More Tales of the City.
Despite the changes in production companies, four central characters were played by the same actors throughout all three miniseries. Academy Award nominee Laura Linney played Mary Ann Singleton, Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis played the matriarch, Mrs. Anna Madrigal, Barbara Garrick played DeDe Halcyon Day, and Billy Campbell (credited as "William Campbell") played Dr. Jon Philip Fielding. In addition, Thomas Gibson reprised his Tales role as Beauchamp Day in More Tales and Mary Kay Place, who had a cameo as Prue Giroux in Tales, played that role as a major character in Further Tales. In More Tales of the City, Paul Hopkins inherited the role of Mouse, Whip Hubley played Brian, and Nina Siemaszko was Mona. Hopkins and Hubley returned for Further Tales of the City. Armistead Maupin himself made cameo appearances in all three miniseries.
Regarding the recasts of Brian, Mouse and Mona for the sequels, Maupin has said, "Paul Gross was committed to his own TV series, Due South. Chloe Webb had expressed enthusiasm about playing Mona again, but she backed out when the show's producers declined her request to be paid more than the rest of the cast. (The show was operating under a 'favored nations agreement' that required leading cast members to be paid equally.) While everyone felt Chloe was important to Tales, she was not more important than Laura Linney, Thomas Gibson, Billy Campbell or Barbara Garrick. Despite the rumors[citation needed], it is not true that Marcus D'Amico wasn't invited back because of issues surrounding his sexuality. The production team met with Marcus and he expressed 'ambivalence' about returning to the role of Mouse. The director felt it was important to find someone who would enthusiastically embrace the role."[1]