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Comment on Blessed be he who doctors by Shaw

Shaw — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:03:47 +0000

You think anyone from the show will accept the award, if they win?

Comment on Arlo hearts Ron by Shaw

Shaw — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:02:20 +0000

I remember watching him in concert back in 2004 where he pretty much said “Vote for nobody”. Now here he is, many years later…

Comment on Fondue fiasco by scheckler

scheckler — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:17:49 +0000

doh! sounds like a bizarre new terrorist weapon.
gjs

Comment on Fondue fiasco by greg

greg — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:42:22 +0000

Having been witness to, and victim of, many burning and exploding things, all I can say is ouch.

My most fortunate serious burn was courtesy of a 700 degree pizza oven and a slippery floor. Fortunately it was on the 4th of July and the entire burn unit staff at the local hospital was ready and rarin’ to go. After a big syringe of Demerol and some weird chemical bath for my arm, there was hardly any scarring or pain, but I was pretty stoned for the next day or so.

I have heard of one case of someone being killed a few years back by flying shrapnel when a can of tomato paste was accidentally dropped in a 350 degree deep fryer and no one bothered to fish it out before it overheated.

Comment on Fondue fiasco by Shaw

Shaw — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:41:03 +0000

Amazing, those Brits and their form of porn - exploding fondue. I don’t even wanna know what they do with their tea kettle warmers when no one is looking

Comment on Doctor Who Christmas Special by Struggling Young Man » Blog Archive » Review of Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned Christmas Special

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 05:07:35 +0000

[...] Meanwhile, check out Siskel’s review of the episode over here. [...]

Comment on Doctor Who Christmas Special by Shaw

Shaw — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 04:41:32 +0000

I have to agree Siskel - there were way too many elements from the past two (and more) seasons all put together. It was almost as if the script writer had a special Doctor Who script ideas magnet set to put this special together (sort of like magnetic poetry):

“Let’s see…’cute alien’, ‘cute lady’, ‘potential companion who gets killed’,'aliens invade earth’…nonononono….done before. Put that away….’earth in danger’, YEA that’s it! That hasn’t been done before.”

The whole “develop strong characters just to kill them” is kind of getting old too. I liked the red alien too…the fat couple seemed a little forced….that and it feels more and more like Tennant is channeling Marlon Brando from The Wild One “I travel ah-lone.”

I’m looking forward to the next series too…hopefully they’ll do some original stuff this time around.

Comment on The Never Liked It List Part One by Tom_B

Tom_B — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:27:00 +0000

Blade Runner — It’s not as good as it should be, given the esteem in which it’s held, but I like it. I like the look of the world — dirt and rain and noodle shops and flying cars. For me, the most interesting thing about Blade Runner — something it shares with Brazil, actually — is that it’s a story that just won’t stay told; it’s constantly being retweaked and retooled. I don’t see that as a failure, but as a sign that the pieces can be reassembled for better or for worse. [For what it's worth in the case of Brazil, Gilliam's cut of Brazil is the definitive one; I assume the new final cut of Blade Runner will bring some manner of closure as well.]

Nirvana — I’ve written elsewhere about the fact that for years I couldn’t stand Nirvana. I’ve come around slightly, but still think they are highly overrated.

The Matrix — eh, if you ignore the seond and thrid movies, and just watch the first one as a pastiche of Hong Kong wirework, cyberpunk, and stoner epistemology, it’s a perfectly decent way to kill two hours and change. I ended up sitting through all of them, but I only watched the second and third because a high school friend of mine did effects work on the films, and I wanted to actually see his name in the credits.

Led Zeppelin — I get why they hold the position they do, and I certainly won’t run screaming from the room should a Zepplin song start playing. On the other hand, I can’t imagine saying, “I’m in the mood to listen to some music, and I think a bit of Zepplin would do me a treat.”

Family Guy — I’m 100% with you on this one. Don’t get it, never have.

Will Smith — To be honest, I don’t give Will Smith enough thought in my day to day existence that liking or not liking him ever enters my mind. I won’t skip a film because he’s in it, and generally enjoy films he is in; I can’t say whether that’s due to or in spite of his performance.

Comment on The Never Liked It List Part One by shuffleboil

shuffleboil — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:11:14 +0000

I liked DJ Jazzy Jeff for one song . . .

Comment on The Never Liked It List Part One by Shaw

Shaw — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:35:02 +0000

Yea, but did you ever like:

Legend
Foo Fighters
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventures
The Yardbirds
American Dad
And DJ JAZZY JEFF