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Post by Mr. Atari on Sept 25, 2010 23:58:35 GMT -5
So yesterday I'm driving with all 3 kids (ages 10,8, & 2), and this song comes on my iPod. What transpired next was incredible (and memorable). We all danced and laughed for 10 minutes straight. Definitely not what you'd naturally categorize as "kids' music", but absolutely applicable. A ton of fun for all ages. Try it, won't we?
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Post by Mr. Atari on Sept 25, 2010 20:11:39 GMT -5
It's a beautiful September Saturday. The leaves are changing, the air is cool, the sun is shining, and Iron Maiden is blasting from my speakers all afternoon.
Beat that.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Sept 24, 2010 16:14:55 GMT -5
It's up on hulu, where I just watched it.
I'm glad it's back. I like that they just came out and dealt with all the romance fall-out right away in this episode, so they can move on with the rest of the season. My favorite part was the opening montage of their bedrooms. Especially Pierce's with the circular waterbed and the huge '80s-era Chevy Case portrait over the bed.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Sept 20, 2010 9:59:30 GMT -5
Kubiak was on Shanahan's staff here in Denver for a decade. He learned the time-out trick from Shanahan. What goes around comes around, Mike. Serves him right.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Sept 16, 2010 23:20:42 GMT -5
On the one hand, you have Carrie from "The Girl in Lovers Lane".
On the other hand, you have the girl at the end of "The Mole People".
Both of those were terrible story choices.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Sept 15, 2010 0:56:00 GMT -5
I started going in order, then about halfway through season three, I found myself jumping around to similarly titled (or genre) eps. For example, 'Stranded in Space" made me think of "Manhunt in Space". "Master Ninja" made me think of "Riding With Death". In my fear that I'd forget those later, I typed them in.
Soon, I was all over the map. When I hit "Teenage Caveman", for example, I proceeded to enter all of the "Teenage" movies I could think of ("...Strangler", "...Crimewave", "...Werewolf", "...From Outer Space", etc.) When I got to one spy movie ep, I had to enter them all.
By about the 5th attempt at the quiz, I had quite the system down: Step 1: All of the Lippert films. Step 2: All of the Ed Wood films (plus "Racket Girls" because it seems like it should be one). Step 3: Don't forget the Donald Pleasence episodes.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Sept 14, 2010 9:20:59 GMT -5
I was going to estimate knowing maybe half the episode names from memory, but then I saw that you had to put the names with the correct episode number. Yeah, I'd get about 20 or less, aside from just randomly typing in one name over and over until I hit the correct episode number. And that's mainly because the season openers and closers are a bit more familiar. You don't have to pair the title with the ep number. Just enter the names you know randomly, the quiz populates them in the right place. For a lot of them, you don't even need to type in the whole title. For example, if you type "Sword", it gives you "The Sword and the Dragon". If you type "Amazing Transparent" or "Night of the Blood" it'll give you those.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Sept 13, 2010 13:52:31 GMT -5
As much as I like taking credit for stuff, I didn't make the quiz. I just stumbled across it last night and spent an hour trying to get 100%.
I found it telling that I kept forgetting the same 6 or 7 eps. Does that mean those are the most "forgettable" eps or just that I've subconsciously blocked them out? The two I missed the most often were "High School Big Shot" and "Being from Another Planet".
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Post by Mr. Atari on Sept 13, 2010 13:37:49 GMT -5
So all I learned from watching football this weekend is that most of the quarterbacks really stink (Delhomme, Smith, pre-concussion Kolb, Campbell, Moore, and many others), and that when you do finally score, the refs take it away from you (Lions and Cowboys).
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Post by Mr. Atari on Sept 13, 2010 11:56:53 GMT -5
You obviously have no earthly idea about show biz, do you? The Titans have not been in Chicago in a year. It's not because they don't love us here: their venue closed. The wonderfully warm, homey Lake Shore Theater closed. And no other venue (to my immediate knowledge) has booked them. They would love to come back to Chicago, because they sell out the house, or damn close. What sizable cities are there in Southern New Jersey? Would they draw a crowd, or would it be just you? There are many things to consider when they travel and come to a city to perform. But you seem to be taking it personally. So, if you're that immature, fine. You'll probably never see Lady Gaga either. After all, it's not their fault you're so far from civilization. Of course I won't see that she-man! She sucks! I just can't keep throwing money at something that just won't happen. The only sizable "city" is probably Atlantic City. But then, there's definitely no way in hell they'll ever go there. And, Chuck, frak off and die in a fire. I'll take it however I fraking well please. And I do take personally. I'm fraking sick of every even being nowhere in my vicinity. And I hope someone kills you today. Wow. Take note, kids. This is how to get banned faster than Usain Bolt.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Sept 13, 2010 11:52:56 GMT -5
Really? I missed that. Sorry for the re-post. I spent a good hour on this last night.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Sept 13, 2010 11:34:25 GMT -5
Check this out. No cheating, now.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Sept 12, 2010 20:26:41 GMT -5
Sad news. He'll always be R.J. Fletcher to me.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Sept 12, 2010 13:50:01 GMT -5
Rollergator 1996 Every time I think I've seen all of the worst movies ever, a new contender throws its hat into the ring. This one wears a mighty big hat. A young woman finds a talking baby alligator on the beach. He's hiding from Joe Estevez, owner of a small amusement park, who hopes to make a fortune by adding the gator to his freak show. Mr. Estevez sends a skateboarding female ninja after our rollerblading heroine. They skate around the LA drainage system while baby gator tosses out wisecracks. Eventually our heroine is assisted by a skating teen girl with a slingshot. Can they escape the evil ninja and deliver baby to Conrad Brooks of Plan 9 fame? You'll have to suffer through it like I did to find out. I suppose you could google it if you really wanted to know. But why would you? The story isn't really as good as I'm making it sound. The dialog is inane. I think much of it was made up on the fly. Fortunately the awful soundtrack frequently drowns it out. The girls are cute but the alligator is irritating and unbelievably fake. No one can act but in their defense they didn't really have anything to work with. I'm not sure if this was meant for kids or just a lame attempt at comedy but it is so inept that I totally enjoyed it. Where the hell do you find these movies? "I live in a swamp but I'm no Forrest Gump" That makes no sense. ^This. This is why I love this board. What a tremendous find. No one in my real life would ever understand why this would be awesome to watch. So I come here and find a kindred spirit in...Ratso. Life is funny, sometimes.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Sept 11, 2010 13:17:11 GMT -5
^Yeah but did Mila kick butt? That's the real reason to watch these, not for an original plot silly... I was planning on going this weekend. I honestly couldn't tell you. I was far too distracted by the terrible acting and the stunning number of cliches. I'm actually tempted to write my own rifftrax to this. It was that bad. Just overwhelmingly derivative and idiotic.
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