Hello Mortar M.!

** On Monday 12.01.26 - 14:07, Mortar M. wrote to August Abolins:

Re: Weather..
By: August Abolins to Mike Powell on Sun Jan 11 2026 12:37:00

As the ice freezes, it lifts and climbs as it "expands".

For a second, I thought you were gonna say, "lifts and seperates". ;)

Now I know how old you might be. :D


"The phrase **"lifts and separates"** became famous in the
**mid-1950s** as part of a major advertising campaign by the
lingerie brand **Playtex** for its *Cross Your Heart* bra.
Playtex launched this bra in **1954**, and the slogan "lifts
and separates" was widely used in its marketing - including in
TV commercials starting in **1955**, when Playtex became one of
the first brands to mention underwear on television. ([underpinningsmuseum.com][1])"

"Because that advertising was so memorable, the phrase entered
broader popular culture around that time and has been
referenced ever since in contexts talking about bra design and
support. ([adglitz.com][2])"

[1]: https://underpinningsmuseum.com/museum-collections/cross- your-heart-lace-bra-by-playtex/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "'Cross
Your Heart' Lace Bra By Playtex | The Underpinnings Museum"
[2]: https://www.adglitz.com/blog/2010/08/top-n-best-100-ad- slogans-taglines-punchlines-advertising-
campaigns?utm_source=chatgpt.com "100+ greatest advertising
slogans of all time [Updated 2024] - Adglitz"

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I was meaning to mention to you, last week a new TV show came out
and it's an American remake of Doc Martin called Best Medicine.

It takes place in a small oceanside town in Maine (actually filmed
in New York), and it is pretty much the exact story, skilled Doctor
Martin Best takes up a practice in the small town after losing his
surgery posting at a big hospital when he developes a debilitating
fear of blood.. It's on Tuesdays here on standard channels (CTV).

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I was meaning to mention to you, last week a new TV show came out
and it's an American remake of Doc Martin called Best Medicine.

It takes place in a small oceanside town in Maine (actually filmed
in New York), and it is pretty much the exact story, skilled Doctor
Martin Best takes up a practice in the small town after losing his
surgery posting at a big hospital when he developes a debilitating
fear of blood.. It's on Tuesdays here on standard channels (CTV).

Yes, I have been watching.

*spoilers*

The first episode did seem very much like the first episode of the
original, but there were a few subtle differences -- Louisa and Marks' involvement level is different, and it sounds like there is a bigger story behind how Martin developed his fear of blood.

The previews for the rest of the season make it look like at least one
other storyline will be taken directly from the original but it was not a first-season storyline... it was one from towards the end that temporarily removed him from practice.

I am looking forward to seeing where this version goes.

Mike

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Re: ice.. "lifts and _____"
By: August Abolins to Mortar M. on Mon Jan 12 2026 15:53:00

Now I know how old you might be. :D

Only my hair dresser knows for sure.
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I was meaning to mention to you, last week a new TV show came out

>> and it's an American remake of Doc Martin called Best Medicine.

Yes, I have been watching.

*spoilers*

The first episode did seem very much like the first episode of the

>original, but there were a few subtle differences -- Louisa and Marks'
>involvement level is different, and it sounds like there is a bigger story
>behind how Martin developed his fear of blood.

It's so long since I saw the originals, if I ever did from S1E1,
that I don't recall exactly what started that going.

The previews for the rest of the season make it look like at least one

>other storyline will be taken directly from the original but it was not a
>first-season storyline... it was one from towards the end that temporarily
>removed him from practice.

I am looking forward to seeing where this version goes.

Yes, they will likely just take a few ideas from the original and
then come up with their own stories. I've only seen the first
episode so far. I have the second recorded but didn't get to it yet.

At least I hope I got it.. The PVR says I do but it's lied to
me before, and that was on the night when my power went off
for 5 1/2 hours..

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Yes, they will likely just take a few ideas from the original and
then come up with their own stories. I've only seen the first
episode so far. I have the second recorded but didn't get to it yet.

At least I hope I got it.. The PVR says I do but it's lied to
me before, and that was on the night when my power went off
for 5 1/2 hours..

OK I won't spoiler anything for you. ;)

Mike
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Yes, they will likely just take a few ideas from the original and

>> then come up with their own stories. I've only seen the first
>> episode so far. I have the second recorded but didn't get to it yet.
>>
>> At least I hope I got it.. The PVR says I do but it's lied to
>> me before, and that was on the night when my power went off
>> for 5 1/2 hours..

OK I won't spoiler anything for you. ;)

I watched episode 2 last night. I think they even half stole some
of that one from the original. I seem to recall Doc Martin going
to the school where Louisa taught and almost closing the place
down due to some illness going around, although I don't remember
anything about a Bean supper.. B)

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I was meaning to mention to you, last week a new TV show came out

>> and it's an American remake of Doc Martin called Best Medicine.

I was also going to mention.. Do you watch Death in Paradise?

The new season they are replacing the Police Inspector again, this
time with a black actor.. This means that all the main characters
on the show are now black. Funny, it never struck me when there was
the one white cop there but it sort of stands out now..

Tonight there was some mention of them maybe getting rid of the
Police Commissioner so I don't know if he will be gone or if
they will find a way to stop that. It's like a downsizing of the
police force on the island, not a replacement..

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I watched episode 2 last night. I think they even half stole some
of that one from the original. I seem to recall Doc Martin going
to the school where Louisa taught and almost closing the place
down due to some illness going around, although I don't remember
anything about a Bean supper.. B)

*SPOILERS* for anyone watching Best Medicine!

They borrowed some stuff but IIRC most of it turned out much different.
Peter Crunk is a character from the original. The confrontation at the
school was more amicable than on the original. I am not sure what episode
it happened in, but there was also one where he tried to cancel a bayside
party because the person that was throwing it (and the meat being served)
was infected with something. I suspect that is where the almost
cancelled Bean supper might have come from. Baked beans are a New England thing.

There was also a parallel between the original... Bert fakes a serious
injury to make a jab at the doc for having blood phobia... vs. him having
a real one (and not knowing about the phobia).

Also thought our first introduction to Mrs. Tishell... erm, Mrs. Milo...
was interesting. I like that actress but I wonder if she's had to act
with a neck brace before. She seemed to be able to move her neck a lot.
I think she has played some eccentric characters in the past. ;)

Mike
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I was also going to mention.. Do you watch Death in Paradise?

I did, but our PBS affiliates quit showing that one during (or at the end
of) the second Inspector's tenure. I was surprised to hear it is still
going, and that there have been at least two spin-offs. ;)

Mike
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I seem to recall Doc Martin going

>> to the school where Louisa taught and almost closing the place
>> down due to some illness going around, although I don't remember
>> anything about a Bean supper.. B)

*SPOILERS* for anyone watching Best Medicine!

They borrowed some stuff but IIRC most of it turned out much different.

>Peter Crunk is a character from the original. The confrontation at the
>school was more amicable than on the original.

Yes, I seemed to recall a more serious argument in the original and
I was surprised that this one was almost friendly after the first
few words.

I am not sure what episode

>it happened in, but there was also one where he tried to cancel a bayside
>party because the person that was throwing it (and the meat being served)
>was infected with something. I suspect that is where the almost
>cancelled Bean supper might have come from. Baked beans are a New England
>thing.

Yes, that makes sense. I keep thinking about things having to do
with England and then being surprised..

Also thought our first introduction to Mrs. Tishell... erm, Mrs. Milo...

>was interesting. I like that actress but I wonder if she's had to act
>with a neck brace before. She seemed to be able to move her neck a lot.
>I think she has played some eccentric characters in the past. ;)

Yes, she was quite recognizable. I was half surprised she ended up
with a neck brace in this one as well. But you are right, it didn't
look quite as genuine as the lady in the original managed.

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I was also going to mention.. Do you watch Death in Paradise?

I did, but our PBS affiliates quit showing that one during (or at the end

>of) the second Inspector's tenure. I was surprised to hear it is still
>going, and that there have been at least two spin-offs. ;)

Right.. I think you mentioned that last time we talked about the Brit
shows we watch. We are getting brand new episodes of Death in Paradise,
which is a bit of a surprise it's still on. So many of those series
are at least several years old by the time we get them.

I get it here on an American feed actually.. PBS Detroit..

Re: Doc Martin.. I was looking up some of the characters and I
think I suspected this a long time ago but it was mentioned on
one of the entertainment sites that the pharmacist lady that
wears the neck brace, only does it because she has a crush on
the Doc and is looking for attention/sympathy from him..

Was there a character in the original series that was the same
as the rich guy who sponsored the Baked Bean dinners?

Some of the characters on Best Medicine are radically different
and it's tricky to place them but I'm not sure about that one.

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Right.. I think you mentioned that last time we talked about the Brit
shows we watch. We are getting brand new episodes of Death in Paradise,
which is a bit of a surprise it's still on. So many of those series
are at least several years old by the time we get them.

I get it here on an American feed actually.. PBS Detroit..

Apparently, the various PBS stations can pick up some shows but don't have
to carry all of them. Way back when, one of the local PBS stations was
part of the statewide Kentucky Educational Television (KET) network while
the other was an independent PBS station. IIRC, the programming available between the two varied wildly. Now they are both part of KET.

Re: Doc Martin.. I was looking up some of the characters and I
think I suspected this a long time ago but it was mentioned on
one of the entertainment sites that the pharmacist lady that
wears the neck brace, only does it because she has a crush on
the Doc and is looking for attention/sympathy from him..

That could have been. Slight spoiler but what wound up happening was that Martin was convinced she didn't need it, and either he (or his Aunt Ruth,
also a doctor) convinced her to go without it. She then had a serious
problem whereupon it was realized that she did need it!

Was there a character in the original series that was the same
as the rich guy who sponsored the Baked Bean dinners?

Some of the characters on Best Medicine are radically different
and it's tricky to place them but I'm not sure about that one.

To my recollection, no there was no such character. I don't remember any characters, aside from his first Aunt, who remembered him being in Port
Wenn as a child.

The cop, Mark Milo, is radically different. He reminds me a little more
of Penhale (the second cop) but he is a lot different than him still. I
don't think the couple that runs the Salty Breeze had any real parallel characters in the original, either.

I think they have changed it a lot for the American audience. In the
original, Martin seems to have an issue (maybe slightly on the autism
spectrum) that makes him oblivious to social cues. This version seens to
be capable of picking up cues but just doesn't like being social.

I also don't think we ever met Elaine's mother in the original.

Without spoiling it, the main story line in Episode 3 has a slight
parallel with a much later episode in the original series, but that is
about it. Very little of what happens reminds me of the original.

Mike
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MIKE POWELL wrote to ROB MCCART <=-

Apparently, the various PBS stations can pick up some shows but don't
have to carry all of them. Way back when, one of the local PBS
stations was part of the statewide Kentucky Educational Television
(KET) network while the other was an independent PBS station. IIRC,
the programming available between the two varied wildly. Now they are both part of KET.

Back when I lived in Georgia and worked at the satellite comm company, I could pull PBS direct from their national feed, meaning I was watching content
before the member stations got it!

The things you learn when you're bored...

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I think I suspected this a long time ago but it was mentioned

>> on one of the entertainment sites that the pharmacist lady that
>> wears the neck brace, only does it because she has a crush on
>> the Doc and is looking for attention/sympathy from him..

That could have been. Slight spoiler but what wound up happening was that

>Martin was convinced she didn't need it, and either he (or his Aunt Ruth,
>also a doctor) convinced her to go without it. She then had a serious
>problem whereupon it was realized that she did need it!

Yes, I don't think I remember seeing that episode..

The cop, Mark Milo, is radically different. He reminds me a little more

>of Penhale (the second cop) but he is a lot different than him still.

Yes, I thought the same thing. No comparison.

I don't think the couple that runs the Salty Breeze had any real parallel

>characters in the original, either.

I sort of half wondered if they weren't put in to replace the
older fisherman and his son who had a tiny restaurant mostly on
a sidewalk by the water. Totally different characters of course.

I think they have changed it a lot for the American audience. In the

>original, Martin seems to have an issue (maybe slightly on the autism
>spectrum) that makes him oblivious to social cues. This version seens to
>be capable of picking up cues but just doesn't like being social.

Yes, I'd say so too..

Very little of what happens reminds me of the original.

Yes, they may borrow a few ideas, more-so at the start to attract
old Doc Martin viewers, but then they will wander off into their
own ideas more and more.

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