With its quirky mix of musical numbers and murder mystery and a production design harking back to 1950s Hollywood melodramas such as those directed by Douglas Sirk, this film became a huge commercial success.

Despite fitting into a rather common category, as a teen-centered mix of drama and comedy, Popular differentiated itself from its peers in its quirky, non sequitur humor and overall satirical approach to characters and story lines, a feature that would grow as the series progressed.

Low budget films such as the comedy / drama Muriel's Wedding, starring Toni Collette, the gently satirical suburban comedy The Castle directed by Rob Sitch ( which cast Eric Bana in his first prominent film role ), and Baz Luhrmann's flamboyant Strictly Ballroom each attained commercial and critical success, and explored quirky characters inhabiting contemporary Australian suburbia-marking something of a departure from the Outback and historical sagas which obtained success in the 1970s and 1980s.

Rasputina is a cello-driven band based in New York that is renowned for their unconventional and quirky music style as well as their fascination with historical allegories and fashion, especially those pertaining to the Victorian era.

Instead, Gonick fleshes out history into a long yarn, injecting characterization into historical personages, continually reporting gory anecdotes, and focusing on quirky details — all backed up by research — to enliven his subject.

# Rockso: A futuristic-sounding, North American / Trinidadian ' mutant ' style of calypso, focusing on a wide range of subject matter and ' flows ' ( delivery ), song arrangements, innovative, bass-laden drum patterns, quirky sound effects, elements of ' extempo ' ( freestyle lyricism ), and an urban music sensibility.

In addition to developing a harder rock sound, Me Too incorporated more diverse elements into their sound while still remaining true to the lyrically quirky 3-minute, harmony-laden, melody-driven power pop sound of Moustache.

In the early series, the stories are adapted from Burley's books and are in classic whodunit style, often with quirky characters and plot elements.

Themes such as space / sci-fi dominate their sound and elements, such as track titles and artwork, are often quirky and in-line with a very specific motif the band have created for themselves ( The Designers Republic are responsible for the band's early artwork with Storm Thorgerson producing artwork from the Rapt.

Its epic fantasy-adventure context, along with its black-and-white art style, quirky humor, twinge of satire, and anachronistic elements, have earned it comparisons to Jeff Smith's acclaimed Bone series.

The show featured Roseanne interviewing a mixture of quirky guests along with Roseanne's signature style of brassy, in-your-face, domestic goddess comedy. The Roseanne Show was the first to be recorded digitally.

Realizing that NBC executives exhibited very little desire to micromanage various aspects of the show, the staff felt confident they would be allowed to push outside of the mainstream talk-show boundaries and thus set about putting together a quirky, absurdist, and odd program.

Schwartz, said that inspiration for the show came from being a fan of Larry Sanders, Cameron Crowe and other " quirky character-driven shows like Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared, and My So-Called Life ".

It certifies Ms. LuPone ’ s place in the lineage of quirky international chanteuses like Lotte Lenya, Marlene Dietrich and Edith Piaf, who, like Ms. LuPone, conquered show business with forceful, outsize personalities while playing by their own musical rules.

The show is known for the quirky style of McLaughlin, who makes witty, sometimes arguably outlandish, predictions based on current events ( on March 23, 2007, his prediction was, " The next man on the moon will be Chinese!

The show was notable for its frequent use of clips from old movies and TV shows to express Martin's inner life and feelings, which lent it much of its quirky appeal, reminding viewers about the impact of TV on their consciousness.

The show is difficult to place in a defined television genre: stylistically, it borrows the unsettling tone and supernatural premises of horror films, and simultaneously offers a bizarrely comical parody of American soap operas with a campy, melodramatic presentation of the morally dubious activities of its quirky characters.

Years after Danny Arnold ended production ( because he could not see any way to continue without repeating storylines ; the show was not cancelled by the network ), Barney Miller retains a devoted following among real-life police officers, who appreciate the show's emphasis on dialog and believably quirky characters, and its low-key portrayal of cops going about their jobs.

Danny Baker hosted a different style of breakfast show, with his alternative and quirky take on London life, which was co-hosted with American comedienne Amy Lamé.

She also made an appearance on the Fox TV show ' Til Death in which she has a reunion of sorts with two of her Blossom co-stars — Jenna von Oÿ, who played Blossom ’ s quirky best friend Six, and Michael Stoyanov, who played Blossom ’ s older brother Anthony.

In addition to being created by a writer of that show, Night Court ( like Barney Miller ) was set in New York City, featured quirky, often dry humor, and dealt with a staff who tried to cope with a parade of eccentric, often neurotic criminals and complainants.

Although the show was a drama with soap opera-style storylines, the show was also quirky and offbeat in the style of other shows at the time like Northern Exposure.

His show featured quirky regular callers, stream of consciousness humor, and experts on any topic he found interesting.

The show became known for its quirky humor and its frequent use of improvisation, especially between stars Hanks and Scolari.

The show follows a diverse and multiracial cast who live in New York City, and presents their everyday lives through quirky, humorous, and imaginative perspectives from the characters.

He is often the comic relief of the show with his quirky personality and his often cowardly behaviour, but sometimes he has been shown to have courage by risking himself to save Tommy, such as when he lept in front of Tommy and was turned to stone by Medusa instead of Tommy.

Performance artist Ragan Fox of the Fox & the City, Minneapolis-based drag queen Wanda Wisdom of Lucky Bitch Radio, Los Angeles-based voice actor Auntie Vera Charles of Vera Speaks, strong proud black woman and aspiring rapper Lady Raptastic of the Lady Raptastic show, quirky post-op transsexual woman Rebecca Nay of the Tranny Wreck podcast and dominatrix Pizza Babe of the PizzaBabe Goes Global podcast have been main fixtures throughout the show's history and have appeared regularly.

The one-man show quickly became a cult success in Manhattan, attracting with its quirky style, sense of humor and edgy commentary a fan base of night owls, including Beastie Boys, Janeane Garofalo, and Eric Bogosian.

Based on an eponymous video game developed by Creative Capers Entertainment and Window Painters Ltd., the show focuses on the life of Ned Needlemeyer ( voiced by Courtland Mead ), a 10-year-old boy that deals with his daily problems through dark, quirky nightmares.

Isis Whit, a young but important member of a small, quirky cult in Scotland, narrates.

It has been regarded as something of a " cult " car since its 1960s association with the hippie movement and surf culture ; and the obvious attributes of its unique and quirky design.

Chase's main other major film and TV credits between 2000 and 2005 were the cult film Donnie Darko ( 2001 ) as Donnie's younger sister, Samantha, and Oliver Beene ( 2003 – 2004 ), as Oliver's quirky girlfriend Joyce.

The D ' Arcy Show has achieved something of a cult status due to some of its quirky segments.

CNN described Leisure Town as a " quirky, some would say twisted, photo comic was nominated for a Webby Award two years ago, and has developed a cult following.

They were commissioned by the Ministry of Information, and Massingham's work has since gained a cult following for their quirky often humorous tone.

Original songs like " Ska-La-Carte ", " Nude Beach " and " William Shatner " became cult favorites due to the offbeat lyrics and quirky vocal stylings of bandleader Richard " Sammy " Brooks and trombonist Buford O ' Sullivan.

By 1990, however, CHS had emerged from its status as a quirky, largely unknown alternative, on the road to becoming one of the most desirable and high-profile educational options in the area.

The first single, the quirky " My Mistake " ( August ), peaked at No. 15 during October, bolstered by the national tour and aided by another great promotional video.

Finally, the game was known for its quirky humor and inside jokes: one card, depicting Luke's protracted hand-stand during The Empire Strikes Back, was printed with all text upside-down.

The building was most well known during this period for The John Bull English Pub operated by Danny and Denise Sharp, and for the quirky word mural by Paul Waszink on the north wall that said " My people are the people of the dessert ," said T. E.

The Gimmes have a habit of wearing quirky matching costumes during their live shows.

The Gimmes have a habit of wearing quirky matching costumes during their live shows.