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Post by ash2 on Dec 16, 2009 23:33:36 GMT -5
Very funny, but at my theater anyway it was sometimes hard to hear the audio of the source films and I was disappointed that Weird Al didn't get to do any of his songs.
The riffing was hilarious. Everyone in the theatre laughed at the call back to Prince of Space.
I enjoyed the joke about Santa at a parade in Dallas in November of 1963.
The shear volume of crappy Christmas themed shorts did start to wear thin, but the riffs were always undeniably funny.
The one big failure was actually one of the two Non-Christmas shorts. The first one about Pork and the newlywed that was so dumb she "makes Jessica Simpson look like Stephen Hawkins" was really funny, but the Aquatic adventure short that was endless footage of people doing belly flops in a pool was kind of a stinker.
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Post by ash2 on Aug 20, 2009 21:43:50 GMT -5
Just got back. My first reaction is that it was completely hilarious. The short about Flight Attendants was a classic, I even enjoyed the guy they had sing some songs before the feature.
I'd never seen the previous two riffing of Plan 9 so I don't know how many of the riffs were recycled, but I laughed my ass off and so did my wife and everyone else that was in our theater. It's been a while since I saw so many geeks in one place. There was even a guy that wore a red jumpsuit.
Anyway there were references to the short and new references like Paul Blart Mall Cop so I know at least some of the material was new.
What do you think are the chances this performance will end up released either as a stand alone of an extra?
I thought the riffs about the cop gesturing with his gun got old, but the theater on a whole kept laughing.
Riffs that stuck in my head
Telly Savalas is hard to understand ever since he ate Orson Wells. You can see Lugosi's heroin kicking in.
John
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Post by ash2 on Jul 29, 2009 6:27:20 GMT -5
I'm a little confused about what's live. Will the Plan Nine riffing be live because they recorded a riffing of that last year?
John
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Post by ash2 on Mar 24, 2009 22:44:15 GMT -5
I agree. Old Holly is the only good Holly.
I own seasons 1-6. I didn't think 7 was funny at all and season 8 was okay, but not nearly as funny as 1-6.
I heard last year they were filming a movie or something I guess that evolved into specials. It is a pleasant surprise that the new material will be airing so soon!
John
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Post by ash2 on Mar 24, 2009 14:42:54 GMT -5
did anyone else see the last episode where the FBI man finally tracked down Echo. I thought this was by far the best episode so far.
It also tweaked the story in a lot of different ways.
Most notably we found out there are different Dollhouses around the world. And here I believed Topher was the only guy that understood all the science behind the programming, chalk up lines like "Only two people in the world are smart enough to do that" to his ego I guess.
The other wrinkle is that someone from the Dollhouse communicated with the FBI man through Echo. Since I don't know who could have slipped something like that past Topher, I'm gonna guess Echo did it herself and just called it reprogramming for the FBI man's sake.
Did anyone else love the fight scene between Echo and the FBI ma? Good stuff!
John
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Post by ash2 on Feb 28, 2009 13:20:28 GMT -5
I read a spoiler in EW that said Alpha is gonna turn out to be someone we've seen on the show before.
I don't think we've seen him yet though... or have we?
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Post by ash2 on Feb 27, 2009 11:54:28 GMT -5
My theories are that all of these imprinted personalities aren't really ever deleted and there is a limit to the number of personalities that can be imprinted before an overload happens and all personalities come flooding back to the surface.
It would make sense that Alpha, the first doll would be the first to have this happen. Echo is the second that is starting to get spillover because as it was said in one of the eps "She is a popular choice."
As to why Alpha didn't hurt Echo, I have no theories yet accept that Alpha's original personality recognized her from before they were dolls. that would make sense to me story wise.
But who knows.
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Post by ash2 on Feb 26, 2009 23:25:10 GMT -5
Minor Spoilers Ahead... The first episode had actually given me the impression that she recognized him. The whole "Are you ready for your treatment?" thing at least seemed to imply that she knew she had a very good reason for going with him. In fact, it may still be the case. Echo was changed somehow by that water she drank. It kicked her out of her imprint a bit, and made her unfocussed. Her knowledge of her handler may have been "lost" if it was in the "wrong part" of the imprint. *Shrug* Maybe we will find out in the next episode. I hope you are right.
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Post by ash2 on Feb 26, 2009 17:04:59 GMT -5
I like the chemistry between Echo and her handler; making me care for the people in your story does a lot to keep me around. I was disappointed that the trust they instilled between the two is instinctual for Echo rather than having her actually recognize him. It would be more interesting to me if she was able to actually build some kind of relationship with him each week, instead of "who are you?" every week.
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Post by ash2 on Oct 11, 2008 23:46:24 GMT -5
The kid in Guiron that was obsessed with traffic accidents.
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Post by ash2 on Oct 7, 2008 16:49:10 GMT -5
No, Claire would be his cousin. Actually her Uncle. So what, HRG and Sylar became such good friends while working together for the company that Sylar moved into his house? They really need to just build more sets. John
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Post by ash2 on Oct 7, 2008 15:56:28 GMT -5
Since Sylar's kid was named Noah and Sylar is living at the Bennet house are we supposed to conclude that Clair is the mother?
John
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Post by ash2 on Oct 7, 2008 15:45:27 GMT -5
I was a runner up a few years back. The funny thing is I've had this on my resume ever since and in the 10 or 20 interviews I've given no one has ever asked me about it. Not many people are familiar with it I guess.
John
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Post by ash2 on Apr 20, 2007 15:46:10 GMT -5
This was a great topic Mightyjack. I tried to think of a few folks that haven't been mentioned.
Lead Singer James Brown The Godfather of Soul. The Hardest Working Man in Show Business. All you need to hear is "This is a Man's World" to know that this guy really had some pipes. Other: Roger Daltrey- With his microphone twirling, he is just the ultimate front man.
Lead Guitar Eric Clapton Slowhand. Clapton is God, What more can you say?
Rhythm Guitar Keith Richards Sometimes it seems like the writer of Satisfaction, and Jumpin' Jack flash is best known today for his boozing and drug use, but the guy's been a rock star for 40 years. He's doing something right.
Bass Guitar Flea Red Hot Chilli Peppers are one of the rare bands where the bass part seems to not take a back seat and I think that's due to Flea's talent.
Drums Mike Fleetwood MST3K fans know what a great track "Tusk" is. Plus, who am I to argue with Spinal Tap, who picked him as their drummer?
Keyboards Jerry Lee Lewis "Great Balls of Fire," will there ever be a more rocking piano song?
Songwriters the Traveling Wilburys I know, it must seem like just an excuse to get all of these guys on my list, but this truly was a "supergroup" and the songs they did had an element of fun that I really liked. Other: Elvis Costello
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Post by ash2 on Jun 13, 2007 22:38:30 GMT -5
Not lost footage, but a lost movie "Happy Birthday, Wanda June" a play by Kurt Vonnegut that was turned into a movie in 1971. The story goes that Vonnegut didn't care for the movie and it has never been released on VHS or DVD.
Anyone remember seeing it in theaters? Has it ever been on TV? Anyone read the play?
In "Palm Sunday" a collection of Vonnegut's short stories and essays, he grades all of his previous works. "Happy Birthday, Wanda June" receives his lowest grade a "D". And yet I am still intrigued...
And so it goes...
JG
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