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Post by Chris on Oct 16, 2006 17:25:15 GMT -5
Just picked up this little gem on DVD: LOL @ the pilot episode showing Ken Reeves walking out of The Bulls locker room after his last game. He's wearing a nice light gray wool suit with a blue and gray tie and a handkerchieft in the breast pocket....while the black guys walking out of the locker room have on half-unbuttoned loud silk shirts and tan leather jackets!
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Post by MSBNYY on Oct 17, 2006 6:01:36 GMT -5
The White Shadow is a classic show. Haven't watched it in years though.
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Post by Chris on Oct 17, 2006 11:09:46 GMT -5
The political INcorrectness runs rampant in that show! On the episode in which Coach tries to get the team behind his efforts to help Curtis Jackson with his alcoholism, he pulls out the bottle that he found in Jackson's locker. Thorpe tries to defend Jackson claiming it's just water. So Coach says, "Oh yeah? Take a sip" ... hands the bottle to Thorpe, who takes a swig and says, "Well all that proves is that Jackson has good taste. Man, that's smooth!" I'm sitting there watching, thinking WTF...did a high school basketball coach just dole out vodka in the locker room? ??
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Post by BigAl115 on Oct 17, 2006 11:13:45 GMT -5
WOW I totally forgot about that show .....Frigging awsome ...Im going to DL that tonight...
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Post by Chris on Oct 17, 2006 12:01:13 GMT -5
Also watched a Bleacher Creature favorite this weekend with my daughter. The infamous, I GOT A ROCK, Charlie Brown Halloween special, "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown." LOVE THAT SHOW. I told someone today, if I ever need another email address or screen name, I'm going with "SopwithCamel" in honor the great World War I flying ace Snoopy.
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Post by Chris on Oct 24, 2006 15:32:27 GMT -5
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Post by Chris on Nov 20, 2006 12:12:24 GMT -5
The premise had a lot of potential to be really funny...but the actual film is a bust:
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Post by MSBNYY on Nov 22, 2006 9:03:18 GMT -5
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Post by gijane on Nov 22, 2006 11:03:18 GMT -5
White Shadow was one of my favs back in the day, I was a big Salami fan. I don't watch too many tv series on dvd, mostly movies, but I would this and Bosom Buddies and Back Sheep Squadron too
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Post by Chris on Nov 22, 2006 15:35:13 GMT -5
haha
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Post by Chris on Dec 27, 2006 14:51:02 GMT -5
Very cool movie:
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Post by Chris on Jan 3, 2007 0:59:49 GMT -5
VERY good movie:
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Post by $heriff Tom on Jan 3, 2007 13:55:50 GMT -5
Got some of the best DVD related news I could get a few days ago when I found out the hidden classic "The Untouchables" that was shown on good old Channel 9 back in the mid-90s is coming to DVD this April. This is the remake series, and not the old standard. I loved this show, although it grew a little long in the tooth by season 4. I mean, how many ways can you rewrite the Capone/Ness saga?
William Forsythe, to me, was the best Capone out there. I have been pining for this show to come out, held nothing but low expectations, and here it comes.
Also read today that WKRP in Cinci is finally getting a release this April. People have been clamoring for that for eons. They finally settled all the music issues they needed to settle.
Now I am left waiting for the Adam West Batman series, and The State, on DVD.
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Post by MSBNYY on Jan 3, 2007 14:01:00 GMT -5
Batman is in legal hell. Fox owns the series, but WB owns the character, so it's just been a nightmare trying to get that on DVD.
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Post by Chris on Jan 3, 2007 14:43:25 GMT -5
Its funny how there are shows that really flew under the radar, that were great shows, but were cancelled quickly due to lack of interest. Tom mentioned The Untouchables.
Another show that I thought was GREAT, whether you're an Elvis fan or not (I am!) was the 1990 mini-series (they're calling it a mini series now, but it was intended to be long-running series) "Elvis" starring Michael St. Gerard. I thought this show was outstanding. I hope to be able to find it on DVD.
Another DVD wish of mine is for The Pope Must Die to be released on DVD.
Side Note - Actor Michael St. Gerard may very well bare a closer resemblance to the person he portrayed more-so than any actor ever to play to a historical figure.
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Post by Chris on Jan 15, 2007 13:17:56 GMT -5
Clerks II last night.
Pretty funny. The movie was a little more polished than I had expected, considering the first movie. It was nowhere as near as funny as Clerks, but worth a look nonetheless. This was one of those movies that didn't bowl me over as the funniest thing ever...but I'm glad I own it because there are some one liners in there that I will certainly revisit later on given my penchant for inserting obscure and sometimes not-so-obscure movie quotes into my daily conversation.
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Post by Jackass on Jan 15, 2007 19:37:17 GMT -5
Cho, nothing will match the original, but Clerks II was inded funny.
That entire scene with Wanda Sykes and Earthquake was funny as hell. The entire LOTR / Star Wars diatribe was a gem. Very funny stuff in that film.
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Post by Chris on Jan 15, 2007 20:35:54 GMT -5
Yeah, I agree Jackass...I got a chuckle out of the AtoM conversation as well. I'm thinking of changing my screen handle to "Pickle Fucker"
The Wanda Sykes scene was funny:
Wait a minute, did he just say COCKSTAIN? What the fuck is a COCKSTAIN?
I don't know baby...it's a white thing. You know white people be into some freaky shit. You wanna try it? You wanna try a COCKSTAIN baby?
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Post by $heriff Tom on Feb 28, 2008 11:13:10 GMT -5
This here may be the greatest DVD offering ever. Stumbling around for a CD to treat my daughter to on Amazon last night, and bumped into this. Talk about an impluse buy...it was in my "cart" in seconds. Hell, even Jackie Robinson makes an appearance, reciting the alphabet. SESAME STREET - OLD SCHOOL (1969-1974) - Volume 2 covering 75-80 is also available now! But one at a time.....I grew up on this, yo! Over 7 hours of classic footage, which includes 5 full episodes (the debut offering from each season) and all kinds of song, muppetry, and vintage Mr Hooper and Maria. Sesame Street: Old School Volume 1 1969-1974 offers a sampling of the first five seasons of Sesame Street and includes the first episode of each season in its entirety as well as a large selection of classic segments from each season highlighting some of the most memorable sketches ("Bein' Green," "Rubber Duckie," "Whistle a Happy Tune," and Super-Grover in "Telephone Booth"), favorite human characters like Bob and Mr. Hooper, and guest appearances by celebrities like Bill Cosby, Lena Horne, Jackie Robinson, Carol Burnett, and Jesse Jackson. Adult viewers will be transported back in time as they witness Bert's frustration with his ever-noisy roommate Ernie, chuckle at the antics of Grover and his demanding customer in Grover's Restaurant, and wonder if Snuffleupagus will ever show himself to someone besides Big Bird. Other well-remembered moments include pinball number count, the baker who inevitably tumbles down the stairway with a handful of cream pies, the ever-munching Cookie Monster, "Here is Your Life" segments, Bert "Doin' the Pigeon," and the inevitably grumpy Oscar the Grouch. Post-Elmo preschoolers and their parents will laugh, learn, grow, and connect with one another as they share this classic compilation of Sesame Street moments. Bonus features include the original sales pitch reel (introduced by Joan Ganz Cooney and hosted by Kermit the Frog and Rowlf the Dog) and a thick booklet rich with history, trivia, and a pullout activity section for children. (Ages 2 and older) --Tami Horiuchi
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Were some of your first friends named Grover, Mr. Hooper, and Bob? Do you remember the Ladybug Picnic? How about Pinball Number Count? Sesame Street Old School is a time capsule of the early days of the ground-breaking series you grew up on. Take a trip back in time with Bert, Ernie, Big Bird and Snuffleupagus. Sing along with classics like "C is for Cookie," "I Love Trash," and "Rubber Duckie." For the first time on DVD, the music, memories, and mayhem from Sesame Street's first five seasons can be enjoyed again and again!
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Post by $heriff Tom on Apr 7, 2008 8:20:43 GMT -5
So any of you folks ever hear of / watch AIRLINE? I remember when this came out on A&E a few years ago, I had a hankering to watch but let it slip. I always had a mild interest in the workings of an airline, and it stuck in my craw. Last week when I saw a couple of episodes were being replayed, I DVRd em and watched one.
Let me say it like this, that one episode caused me to hop to Amazon, to see if I could nab the series. And yes, brand new - 18 episodes - Season one - $2.95. Yes, under 3 bucks. Came to under 6 with shipping. Its funny, I have now nabbed 3 full season DVD sets of A&E shows for a total of $15 - this one, Driving Force (drag racing family) and Rollergirls (Roller Derby)
The show is basically a COPS in the Airport, in terms of following around crazy passengers, frazzled clerks, silly flight attendants, brusque security, you name it. In the episode i watched there were penguins being bought aboard a plane, someone dressed like a Tiger to fly for no reason, a guy who was wearing a kilt/skirt thing that other passengers said were showing his 'genetalia' and other assorted snafus. Its real, culled from thousands of hours of taped footage following around Southwest Airlines workers circa 2004/05
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Post by MSBNYY on Apr 7, 2008 12:05:57 GMT -5
I am currently working my way through Happy Days Season 3 and Knight Rider Season 2.
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Post by Chris on Apr 7, 2008 15:07:48 GMT -5
Do you sincerely enjoy BAD TV (Happy Days was OK) or is that just a gimmick to appear quirky and different?
I mean, if you were going to actually take the time to invest in purchasing old TV, why not at least go with something that is actually timeless - All In The Family, Taxi, something like that.
Knightrider? I can not believe there was even enough demand to put that into production.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Apr 7, 2008 15:16:22 GMT -5
Here we go! Fightin words! Get him, Balls!
By the way, Cho, I'm with you on this one.
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Post by Chris on Apr 7, 2008 16:35:49 GMT -5
I don't mean to make fun. But it seriously baffles me that there was even enough demand for some video production company to put this crap (Knightrider) out.
It was hard to watch when it was new...and I was a teenager then and I found it stupid.
There was really nothing compelling about that show, at all. The concept was LAME and there wasn't even a hot chick that other LAME shows had as a draw (Fall Guy, TJ Hooker, etc...)
I don't see how anyone could actually spend their TIME, let alone their money, on bad TV that is universally regarded as such.
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Post by MSBNYY on Apr 8, 2008 10:00:52 GMT -5
Happy Days was more than ok. Happy Days was one of the best TV shows of all time. All In the Family IS timeless. Taxi can't hold a jock to Happy Days, which is why its run was comparatively short. Happy Days was a top 20 show for 8 out of 11 seasons. The show is legendary.
Knight Rider had a 4 season run, 2 TV movies, 2 spinoff TV series', with a third coming this fall. I don't think the new one will be a hit, but the point is that the show was popular enough. Millions watched that reunion movie.
Plus, when you can get an entire season for $11.99, there was no way to pass.
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Post by Chris on Apr 8, 2008 12:09:28 GMT -5
Citing Happy Days long run to promote it over other shows holds no water.
It jumped the shark early on....Happy Days jumped the shark well before Fonzie actually jumped the shark.
Taxi, The Odd Couple both had much shorter runs than Happy Days and both would blow Happy Days out of the water in terms of content.
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Post by MSBNYY on Apr 8, 2008 12:51:12 GMT -5
It's not just the long run. It was the sheer rewatchability and comedy. The show did NOT jump the shark before Fonzie jumped the shark. It didn't even jump the shark WHEN Fonzie jumped the shark. It jumped the shark when Ritchie left.
Taxi can't TOUCH Happy Days.
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Post by Chris on Apr 8, 2008 13:10:15 GMT -5
Taxi was smart and funny. Happy Days was corny. You might as well tell me that Dr. Seuss is a better author than William Burroughs because he was more prolific. Actually, don't respond to that analogy, as I am frightened of your response.
Happy Day jumped the shark after Fonzie stopped being a hood and became everyone's pal. That show, if you recall, actually did have some gritty American Graffiti like tones to it early on.
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Post by MSBNYY on Apr 8, 2008 13:20:36 GMT -5
Taxi was ok. It had its moments, but it is not some legendary show like Happy Days is.
You're actually arguing that Happy Days jumped the shark at the exact time when the show turned a corner and became the top show on TV. I didn't even bother with those first two seasons on DVD.
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Post by Chris on Apr 8, 2008 13:31:45 GMT -5
"I didn't even bother with those first two seasons on DVD."
That's because you like bad corny TV. When Fonzie was introduced as the leader of The Falcons...and even after leaving the gang, he still had street cred. That show shouldn't have lasted beyond those two seasons.
It "turned the corner" because American TV Viewers are notorious for flocking to tame, campy, superficial shows - Happy Days was right in their wheelhouse.
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