WorkingAngel

On the good side, I don't have to drive very far for work, errands, etc.

 

On the bad side, the higher prices have had me rethinking those road trips I used to take every so often. And not taking them.

I'm not fat, mom, I'm big-boned!

I remember seeing Planet of the Apes as a kid and I was captivated. And I know Midway is not considered one of his better movies, but I've always loved it.

 

That was good!

QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Mar 27 2008, 03:02 PM)

I found this on The Digital Bits today, it sums up my feelings pretty well. QUOTE Jericho fans have heard the news by now. CBS has cancelled the beleaguered series again, after fans had convinced the network to give it a second try. Apparently, ratings for the brief second season were even worse than the first season. You know, I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I'm about done with network TV. The fact is, viewership for the networks has been declining for years. The only thing surprising about that is that the network executives have the nerve to wonder why. Cable is a big factor, of course. About 80% of what I watch is on cable at this point and the reason is simple: That's where all of the most intelligently written and original dramas and comedies are. I'm frankly sick to death of reality TV, and the writer's strike didn't help network viewership either. But here's THE big reason why we've given up on network TV in our house: We're tired of being asked to watch and support shows that the network ends up canceling after a single season, or sometimes even after a single episode! Almost every time Sarah and I find a network show that either (or both) of us even remotely like, the network pulls the plug. Jericho, Quarterlife, K-Ville, Lipstick Jungle, Journeyman, The Black Donnellys, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Traveler, What About Brian, Invasion, Over There, E-Ring, American Dreams, Star Trek: Enterprise, Ed, Boston Public, Sports Night, I could go on and on and on (those are just a few we liked - there are MANY more). Another favorite, Friday Night Lights, is in danger of getting canned. It's not worth tuning in anymore, because you can't count on anything you see sticking around for more than five minutes, and it's just too damn aggrivating when they disappear. And the way these panicky network executives juggle their schedules, even when the show IS still on the air, you never know when it's actually gonna be on. It's better, and easier, to just wait for the show to arrive on DVD so you know you can actually watch a few of them at a time. An all-time classic series like The X-Files would NEVER have a chance in today's TV climate. The X-Files didn't get popular until well into its second season, but Fox would never have the patience to stick with it that long today. Shows get pulled on cable too (The 4400, Deadwood, Farscape, etc), but the so-called "major" networks are by far the worst offenders, and I think most people - especially anyone under 45 - is just done with them. CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox and the UPN/WB/CW whatever the hell it's called are steadily becoming obsolete. And the networks have no one to blame but themselves.   Jack here: I miss 'Farscape'. It was cancelled well before it's time. That sums it up really well for me too!   After how the Sci-Fi Channel messed with Babylon 5, then dropped the axe on Farscape and another show just getting started there, I wasn't too happy with them. I was going to start watching Stargate a couple of years ago and, oh look, now it's gone, too. Finally, I just stopped bothering with that channel althogether. I don't think I've watched it in three or four years.   And yeah, network is even worse.   I don't watch a lot of TV but it seems like a good bit of what I do watch gets shot down.   It's one sucker punch after another.

I'm not a Michael Jackson fan and I don't watch American Idol.

 

But that guy nailed it. That was a great cover and, done that way, I like the song. He's definitely got a talent for this.

 

Paula almost sounded like she was trying to get a date with him.

Hadn't seen kinetic typography before. Good stuff!

 

The ones for V for Vendetta and The Matric are good. I liked the one for the Knights Who Say Ni but it cuts off.

I love it!

Oh, hell, that was hilarious.

 

Remake Poltergeist?!?!?! No! they can't!! The sequels were only so-so but the first one's a classic!

QUOTE (lerxt1990 @ Mar 18 2008, 10:39 PM)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Huat89z2WrA Lite Brite! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU1K4X_LOxY Connect Four! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFPlTWcnNMA Battleship!

Out of the Cradle is one of my faves off VT, although there are other songs on the album I skip over.

 

And yeah, I'll add my voice to those saying a remaster would be welcomed.

This one looks like it will be an improvement over the first one. How much of an improvement, well, I guess we'll see.

VT was sort of the comeback album after Neil's tragedies and rumors of a breakup. Some of the songs on the album I really like but I agree with just about everyone else that the sound is muddy.

 

S&A is the better album to me, though. It sounds more refined and represents the group's collective talent more. That's just my opinion, though.

QUOTE (Fridge @ Mar 30 2007, 08:42 AM)

probably just about any American high school. teen movie that has ever been made

I love how the stenographer was starting into a Ray Charles routine.

 

I will never forget how hard I laughed in the first movie when we got to "Excuse me, I speak jive."

 

 

And then there's Mystery Science Theater 3000. All those Rush references made it in there because Mike is a Rush fan.

I wasn't sure if I should to laugh or cringe. I think I did both.

(shakes head)

 

Well, guys, at least we heard it from one of our own who broke the news as gently as possible instead of having the trailer suddenly appear on TV.

Things have ben a little hectic for me right now. I keep trying to get out to see Cloverfield and something gets in the way. Maybe this week....

Hmmmm.

 

I never saw Clue. It just looked lame and the one time someone tried to teach me how to play the game I was bored out of my skull.

 

I can see Ouija becoming some sort of Ghost Whisperer or Medium knockoff (yech!).

 

Magic would probably become something like the anime show where they draw cards and monsters come out of them. Or something. (Damn, I can't remember the name of that show.)

I don't think it really matters whether or not Neil loves or hates the fans. He probably sees most of us with the same perspective he sees anyone he doesn't know - ambivalence. I'm very, VERY unlikely to meet him personally, let alone get to know him, so my opinion is pretty much the same in return.

 

But then, the whole thing is just business. I pay for a ticket and I get a great show in return. I don't have to like him (or Ged, or Al) in order for that to be a fair exchange. I'm not paying for him to be my friend, just to see the concert or read his books

 

Naturally, I wouldn't turn down a friendship with him (or Ged, or Al) if the opportunity arose but, like I said, that's extremely unlikely so it doesn't figure into my expectations. Just play good music and write good lyrics and books and I'll be happy.

QUOTE (gleamingalloyaircar81 @ Feb 14 2008, 08:10 AM)

QUOTE (Ru5h F@n @ Feb 14 2008, 12:52 AM) QUOTE (VaporTrails04 @ Feb 13 2008, 11:02 AM) QUOTE (Rand @ Feb 12 2008, 05:40 PM) I think it was Bernie Taupin who co-wrote all the good songs with Elton. Elton alone is crap. taupin wrote, if not all of his seventies lyrics. he left in the eighties and they just recently reformed i believe. elton wrote all the music and in my opinion the music is what makes the lyrics work, so alone elton john is not crap.....   i guess i shoulda figured that this would happen, but why do people have to bring his sexuallity into a topic about his music? pure ignorance George Michael is gay too. Freddie Mercury was as well. You don't see people bashing them, do you? I don't care if they're aliens from another planet, as long as they make good music. That's all that matters to me personally. +1

Man, that trailer was cool. Gotta go see!

 

(When it comes out, anyway)

Jaws and The French connection are among my favorite movies.

 

Well done, Mr. Scheider. That's a wrap.