This isn't really Top Gear's fault; too many serious topics would ruin its distinctive appeal.
That drive (which must be quite manageable in the long dry summer) offers a sampler of the Chiricahuas' distinctive appeal.
New York sits at the edge: like Istanbul or Mumbai, it has a distinctive appeal that lies precisely in its cantankerous relationship to the metropolitan territory beyond.
(It is in these moments of slow and stagey philosophical geek-out that "Star Trek" has always offered its most distinctive appeal.
Skillfully directed by the versatile Gordon Douglas ("Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye," "Them!"), "Sincerely Yours" approaches the task of capturing its star's distinctive appeal with genuine thoughtfulness.
Cricket offers all the pleasures of sport in general, plus a highly distinctive appeal of its own to which many elements contribute.
There was one film, though, that gave Bronson his due, that took a full and fair measure of his talent and significance and placed him in a context that summarized and extended his distinctive appeal.
But to do so undercuts his founding philosophy and, in the view of some of Facebook's members, its distinctive appeal: guaranteeing members privacy and control over the information they post.
(It is in these moments of slow and stagey philosophical geek-out that "Star Trek" has always offered its most distinctive appeal. Abrams is probably correct in assuming that a wide modern audience lacks the patience for this stuff, but leaving it out makes for a different and lesser franchise).
Jim Borstelmann, who has replaced Mr. Oscar as Franz, does very well by his second-act show-stopper, the marvelous ersatz beer-garden song, "Haben Sie Gehoert Das Deutsche Band?" But it's Gary Beach, Roger Bart and Cady Huffman, all members of the original cast, who best embody the immense and distinctive appeal of "The Producers".
