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Post by callipygias on Mar 12, 2009 11:46:21 GMT -5
I'm not only counting on someone here remembering this wildly innovative and unique show from the '80s, I'm hoping someone will know where to find the eps for sale. Apparently the music used in the show makes a commercial release nearly impossible.
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Post by Diet Kolos on Mar 12, 2009 13:01:45 GMT -5
I think you can find it at the DAP.
But wasn't it just originally a Ferris Bueller rip-off?
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Post by callipygias on Mar 12, 2009 14:05:34 GMT -5
Well, it was about young people, so if you want to look at it that way it was.
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Post by Frameous on Mar 12, 2009 14:41:02 GMT -5
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Post by callipygias on Mar 12, 2009 15:12:05 GMT -5
Awesome, thanks. I guess my search was even more rudimentary, huh? Is that what you're getting at? I find that easy to believe.
Also good news about Shout! Double thanks.
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Post by radiofreewill on Mar 13, 2009 0:27:14 GMT -5
Ah, Shout! Factory. They'll put out anything, and that's a good thing. Synchronize Swatches!
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Post by The Mad Plumber on Mar 13, 2009 0:41:48 GMT -5
"Parker Lewis Can't Lose" ... wow, that's a familiar-sounding show name. For the life of me, I can't remember what that show was about, and I think that says a lot.
I'm old.
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Post by callipygias on Mar 13, 2009 12:21:08 GMT -5
It's been so long since I've seen it I don't remember the plot of a single episode. What I do remember is the strange feel of the show; it sometimes felt kind of surreal to me. Strange editing (abrupt cuts I'd never seen before), occasionally cartoonish effects, and things like characters popping up from just under camera range to deliver their line. It took me a while to come around, but since it was on just before or after The Simpsons (I think), I eventually did. Almost 20 years later and it's still one of my favorites.
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Post by Diet Kolos on Mar 13, 2009 12:23:50 GMT -5
*cough* You guys do know that the internet is useful for these types of things, right?
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Post by callipygias on Mar 13, 2009 12:42:16 GMT -5
*cough* You guys do know that the internet is useful for these types of things, right? Not to me, but thanks. I don't want a computer in my home and I'm not quite irresponsible enough to watch tv at work. Almost, but not quite.
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Post by Diet Kolos on Mar 13, 2009 12:49:08 GMT -5
*cough* You guys do know that the internet is useful for these types of things, right? Not to me, but thanks. I don't want a computer in my home and I'm not quite irresponsible enough to watch tv at work. Almost, but not quite. Well, you're screwed, I guess. Enjoy your half-memories and reminiscences.
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Post by callipygias on Mar 13, 2009 13:09:00 GMT -5
Thanks to another poster here I just bought the shows on dvd.
Enjoy your basement.
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Post by Diet Kolos on Mar 13, 2009 14:34:07 GMT -5
No need to get snippy. I don't even have a basement. And you're the one pining after an obscure cancelled kids tv show. Those in glass houses...
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Post by CBG on Mar 14, 2009 23:06:16 GMT -5
It's been so long since I've seen it I don't remember the plot of a single episode. What I do remember is the strange feel of the show; it sometimes felt kind of surreal to me. Strange editing (abrupt cuts I'd never seen before), occasionally cartoonish effects, and things like characters popping up from just under camera range to deliver their line. It took me a while to come around, but since it was on just before or after The Simpsons (I think), I eventually did. Almost 20 years later and it's still one of my favorites. This was a favorite of mine when it aired. I was WAY ahead of it's time, and probably why it never caught on. My most vivid memory is of Melanie Chartoff (of Fridays) in the role of the...principal? Anyway, she was a fave of mine from that era...don't see much of her anymore.
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