![]() Frasier singing the Stan Rogers song BARRATT'S PRIVATEERS in part one, and the unspoken reference to Gordon Lightfoot in part 2. ![]() When they pulled that one, they didn't jump a cliff. Disaffected crewmen, led by acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the ship from their captain, Lieutenant William Bligh, and set him and eighteen loyalists adrift in the ship's open launch. The early on references to A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE were cute, but it was easy to see that imagination was dying with the opening of part 1 the re staging of the cliff scene from BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID. The mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty occurred in the South Pacific Ocean on 28 April 1789. The sly, subtle aspects of the series were dying the homages were taking over. ![]() An excellent vehicle had just turned into a hackneyed series for people just going through the motions for the money. MOUNTIE ON THE BOUNTY parts 1 and 2 made me want to cry. Too many Hollywood influences were intruding cheap double entendre dialogue ("Goat sh*t?" "No, that's GHOST SHIP!"), and plots that were clearly conceived by someone who'd done one line of coke too many. When the series was resurrected for another go it was clear that something was missing. ![]() it was something that modern Hollywood productions didn't match. Mountie Bounty is WVUs convenient debit plan that allows you to put a balance on your Mountaineer Card to pay for printing, laundry, food and more. It was a show with warmth and heart and gentle humor. I dearly LOVED the first seasons the writing was intelligent, and the plots were believable, tho somewhat unlikely. Mountie Bounty is a great way to secure your food allowance and take advantage of other campus services. I'm a new fan of DUE SOUTH, by way of the DVD collection. ![]()
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