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Post by Mr. Atari on Dec 19, 2011 12:41:51 GMT -5
I like the idea of disallowing Hamlet and Incredibly Strange from worst lists. I also like NewMads' idea of frowning upon KTMA and season 1 entries. That's just too easy.
With those provisions, here are my (other) least favorite 5: 5. Squirm 4. The Unearthly 3. The Atomic Brain 2. The Creeping Terror 1. Hellcats
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Post by Mr. Atari on Dec 18, 2011 23:13:04 GMT -5
And here I was thinking Tormented was your favorite...I don't recall why. Oh, I love Tormented. It's yet another season 4 classic. I would think it would make my top 20. But Girls Town and Rebel Set have been the top 2 for a long time for me. Can we also list our bottom 5? That's always good for a discussion.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Dec 18, 2011 19:46:09 GMT -5
my gut tells me the Patriots are going to win by 24. Well, I was close. Three fumbles and some really sloppy coaching put this way out of reach, even for Tebow. 160+ yards rushing in the first quarter. 2 fumbles in 4 plays. Suddenly it's pass, pass, pass. And will somebody frickin' cover Hernandez!?! He'll take the heat, but I don't think this one had much to do with Tebow. It was all about Brady shredding the secondary. Congrats, DW. And thank you, Detroit Lions!
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Post by Mr. Atari on Dec 18, 2011 16:07:03 GMT -5
Holy crap! Kyle Orton just beat the Packers. Kyle freakin' Orton!
Good for him.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Dec 18, 2011 15:38:08 GMT -5
305 Stranded In Space Watched this with spackle (via Skype) last night. We wanted a low profile ep and neither of us had seen it in a while. This probably hasn't made any top 10 lists but it's a solid mid-level ep. I hardly remembered the host segs but they were very amusing. I might not watch this one again for a while but if you haven't seen it I recommend it. I love Stranded in Space. It's like one of those great songs on an album that never got released as a single. It might not be as good as the hits, but because it's not a hit, I tend to like it more. After listing my top 10 in the Oldsters thread, I decided to watch them all again. Last night was Danger! Death Ray. What a great episode. There was a stretch of a minute or so that had me crying with laughter. It starts with the first host segment when Servo blows up Crow with his death ray, and Crow's head ignites while they're all laughing. Then, as they walk back into the theater, they hum the Starfighters music over a shot of an airplane. Finally, Crow gets in a great riff as Bart Fargo is talking about failed relations between England and France: "'Cause the frogs don't listen!" It starts at around the 24:30 mark: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2KDA7v3SHE
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Post by Mr. Atari on Dec 17, 2011 23:45:44 GMT -5
Thanks for sticking up for me, guys, but I didn't mean it to be so snarky. I actually had that exact thought this morning. I was surprised that I had made it to December 17th and I hadn't run into either of those complaints. Those two topics have just been so ubiquitous and played out in recent years that I was amazed they hadn't cropped up yet. Especially in the circles I swim in. Not even on Facebook.
I guess I just counted my chickens too early.
And Mitchell, after looking at that list, I need to quote Marge Simpson. "I don't know what you have in mind for tonight, but count me out."
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Post by Mr. Atari on Dec 17, 2011 11:19:00 GMT -5
I follow Buddhist philosophy (only a small percentage of Buddhists are the sect that practices as a religion) so I spend no money on gifts or cards. I spend no money on a tree, and do not listen to radio stations with Xmas music. It;s a secular holiday that was originally a pagan ritual so ehhhh And just this morning, I thought to myself, "Am I really going to make it an entire December without running across a single whiny, "The secularists are taking Christ out of Christmas!" or "It's just a pagan ritual co-opted by religious fanatics" diatribe?" No. I guess not.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Dec 16, 2011 14:53:01 GMT -5
"Overdrawn at the Memory Bank." GO. The key to understanding Overdrawn is Flavo-Fibes. Once you unlock that mystery, the whole thing falls together. Flavo-Fibes. And Tooby.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Dec 16, 2011 14:43:20 GMT -5
Okay, so I've rambled about '80s music. I rambled about Genesis. I rambled about Rush. I think I found my next project for this blog. I'm excited to work on it over the coming Christmas break.
Here's a hint:
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Post by Mr. Atari on Dec 16, 2011 0:25:23 GMT -5
10. Attack of the the Eye Creatures 9. Mitchell 8. The Girl in Lovers Lane 7. Danger! Death Ray 6. The Giant Gila Monster 5. Puma Man 4. The Day the Earth Froze 3. Night of the Blood Beast 2. The Rebel Set 1. Girls Town
Joel.
Trace is the best Best Brain of all time. Shows with him are 26% better than shows without him. It's science.
SEASON FOUR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RULES!
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Post by Mr. Atari on Dec 14, 2011 0:33:26 GMT -5
I had forgotten all about Brian (Brain?) Dawkins so that'll help over the middle. Yet I still don't know how anyone or two or three can cover Gronk. We shall see. I'm expecting another down the wire affair but am not offering up any prediction beyond that at this time. That was a typo, but Dawkins was knocked out of the Bears game with what they said was a "neck injury", and he's listed as questionable for Sunday. Maybe they're hiding concussion symptoms, which would make "Brain" Dawkins an apt oops. I have no doubts that Brady can pick apart all the guys in the secondary not named Champ Bailey. Our only hope is to get to him with pressure. I definitely have doubts that the Broncos offense will be able to trade scoring drives with you guys. Whether or not Tebow can cut it, the coaches just won't let him off the leash. Then again, he did put up 30+ points against the Raiders and the Vikings. In other words, I have no freaking clue.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Dec 13, 2011 1:17:05 GMT -5
Regardless, it's on Atari. Brady's bunch will attempt to stifle him next week. With game at Mile High though, I have my doubts. Just curious: Who's going to cover Gronkowski and Welker? I honestly don't know most of the defense beyond Dumervil, Miller and Bailey. D.J. Williams is our best LB, and Brain Dawkins is still blowing up passing routes across the middle. I would think they'd stick Champ Bailey on Welker, and mix and match some double coverage on Gronk. If they don't have to worry about stopping the run, they should be able to rush 4 and keep 7 in coverage, with Dumervil and Miller putting Brady on his back all day. And now that I've said that, my gut tells me the Patriots are going to win by 24. I wouldn't put anything past Tebow and this Bronco defense, but they're not in the Patriots' class just yet. They'll win the division and maybe even a playoff game, but this one feels like a blowout waiting to happen.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Dec 11, 2011 19:50:39 GMT -5
Your weekly Tebow update:
I honestly don't know what to say after that game. There was a lot of stunned laughter in our house during the last 2 minutes and OT. I think I said, "NO WAY!" at least 50 times.
As the Bears were driving in OT, I said to my buddy, "We need another Ernest Byner here." Bingo. Marion Barber for the win!
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Post by Mr. Atari on Dec 9, 2011 17:59:15 GMT -5
LOVED the episode. The zombie nature of being in glee club and the gradual recruitment was hilarious. I loved Abed's line in his first song about how it's easier to sing your feelings than, you know, act. It reminded me of the documentary episode where he points out how much easier it is to tell a story when you can just cut to a talking head. I love it when they satirize a genre. It's always sharp, but still has a good heart about it.
My favorite line was Jeff's comment after Annie's Santa song about the diminishing returns of sexiness as she sang. I also can't get enough of "Inspector Spacetime". Actually, Joel McHale can sing; he sang on the Oscars this year. I just don't think it would be that believable for Jeff Winger to really get into glee club, even after Annie turned him.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Dec 4, 2011 20:56:06 GMT -5
I'm sitting here thinking back to my childhood...and my teenagehood...and my early adulthood, and I can't quite wrap my mind around the fact that the nationally televised game of the week is the Lions vs. the Saints.
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