What Did You Watch? September 4th (Friday)
David Johnston
Ranked: "Lets Get It On". Apparently the distinctive feature about
songs about suggesting that ladies get "it" on with you, is that they
suck.
Defying Gravity. Friday's slow so I appreciate this show being on
now. Miight have quit watching it otherwise. Least spooky Halloween
episode evar.
History Bites: Sex and Power. Rick Green does a special in which he
talks (and shows short sketches) about the sex lives of historical
figures. I liked the bit where Byron is declaiming and all the
petticoats get tossed on stage.
Law and Order SUV: Cop gets raped but Internal Affairs get in the way
of pursuing the rapists. An old re-run I believe, but I didn't
remember it. Kind of stupid considering that Internal Affairs does
really take jurisdiction over cases where cops are the suspects, so
what the hell were Stabler and Olivia doing?
What did you watch?
Windowwasher
was on the SyFy marathon. Still a couple weeks before the Fall season
becomes mostly populated.
Ian J. Ball
David Johnston <da...@block.net> wrote:
> History Bites: Sex and Power. Rick Green does a special in which he
> talks (and shows short sketches) about the sex lives of historical
> figures. I liked the bit where Byron is declaiming and all the
> petticoats get tossed on stage.
I'm willing to bet that never really happened... :/
> What did you watch?
Yesterday? Pretty much only the "Eureka" marathon. I saw a number of S1
and S2 episodes that I'd never seen before.
This show was *so* much better in S1, and even S2, than S3, that it's
not even funny. This show *needs* Stark back, and they need to get off
the 6-episode recurring guest-star train that they got to in S3 - that
absolutely *did* not work...
I also watched Thursday's "Mentalist" rerun, the one where Jane
basically sends up Hollywood to catch a killer. It's also the one where
Sarah Foret from "Beautiful People" guest-stars. As "Mentalist" episodes
go, I find this one is pretty good.
--
"There's no business, like Cho business."
- Patrick Jane, "The Mentalist", 02/11/09
Michael Black
I thought one reason for a special force for sex-related crimes (and
children) was so the cop on the case didn't show insensitivity towards
the victims. This is no different, we constantly see internal affairs
being portrayed as horrible people on these show, so why would we expect
them to show consideration for the victim here?
Michael
> What did you watch?
>
>
Anim8rFSK
> Defying Gravity. Friday's slow so I appreciate this show being on
> now. Miight have quit watching it otherwise. Least spooky Halloween
> episode evar.
Why would you appreciate them keeping you from quitting watching? :D
Agreed, least spooky Halloween ever.
--
Uncle Jack: "Will, you're invisible!"
Will: "Invisible? I can't be! I can touch myself!"
--actual dialog from third season LAND OF THE LOST
Ian J. Ball
> In article <h214a5pgnv4d6tdbq0kufpqf40rkp7r...@4ax.com>,
> David Johnston <da...@block.net> wrote:
>
> > Defying Gravity. Friday's slow so I appreciate this show being on
> > now. Miight have quit watching it otherwise. Least spooky Halloween
> > episode evar.
>
> Why would you appreciate them keeping you from quitting watching? :D
>
> Agreed, least spooky Halloween ever.
How did you see this episode already?! It doesn't air until Sunday,
right?!!
David Johnston
Not where I am.
Ian J. Ball
Yeah, but Fred's in AZ, not Canada!
Ubiquitous
wrote:
>What did you watch?
MARRIED WITH CHILDREN:
Al wants to buy a shoe store, with a special guest appearance by
Charlene Tilton shilling The Abdominizer in their living room. It's
been ages since I saw those ads, but I think she repeated bits of
it per batem. Damn, that was funny!
MARRIED WITH CHILDREN:
Al tries to swindle his insurance company after his Dodge is reported
missing, but Darcie and Jefferson manage to recover his 8-track and his
tapes: Meet the BJ's, Meet the Supremes, Meet the Four Seasons, and The
Supremes Meet The Four Seasons. (ha!)
GHOST ADVENTURERERS:
Scooby Douche and his pals investigate a southern slave planation in LA.
For good measure they call in some vodoo witch-doctors from Central
Casting to do some vodoo so some slave ghosts shows up. Ha ha. The usual
hillarity (ie, screaming like little girls at every sound) ensues.
THE SOUP:
Holy crap! Heidi and Spencer were mentioned TWICE!
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to America.
Ubiquitous
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>What did you watch?
TMC UNDERGROUND:
"I Saw What You Did". A Willaim Castle thriller featuring Joan Crawford.
David
<ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:
>On Sep 5, 8:53�am, David Johnston <da...@block.net> wrote:
>> On Sat, 5 Sep 2009 08:42:18 -0700 (PDT), "Ian J. Ball"
>> <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:
>> >On Sep 5, 8:09�am, Anim8rFSK <ANIM8R...@cox.net> wrote:
>> >> In article <h214a5pgnv4d6tdbq0kufpqf40rkp7r...@4ax.com>,
>> >> �David Johnston <da...@block.net> wrote:
>>
>> >> > Defying Gravity. �Friday's slow so I appreciate this show being on
>> >> > now. �Miight have quit watching it otherwise. �Least spooky Halloween
>> >> > episode evar. �
>>
>> >> Why would you appreciate them keeping you from quitting watching? �:D
>>
>> >> Agreed, least spooky Halloween ever.
>>
>> >How did you see this episode already?! It doesn't air until Sunday,
>> >right?!!
>>
>> Not where I am. �
>
>Yeah, but Fred's in AZ, not Canada!
He must have access to one a'those interweb devices.
Ian J. Ball
David <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:
You mean one of the ones that comes with a free "pirate's eyepatch &
parrot!"?...
Ian J. Ball
Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
> TMC UNDERGROUND:
> "I Saw What You Did". A Willaim Castle thriller featuring Joan Crawford.
There's a TV Movie from the 80s starring Shawnee Smith, Tammy Lauren,
Candice Cameron and *both* Carradine brothers with this same title that
I've been wanting to see again for *ages*!
Where the HELL is Lifetime Movie Network when you *really* need them?!?
David
> In article <gq85a592c8u1g93pou778fpubgefjpn...@4ax.com>,
> David <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, 5 Sep 2009 09:10:56 -0700 (PDT), "Ian J. Ball"
> > <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > >On Sep 5, 8:53 am, David Johnston <da...@block.net> wrote:
> > >> On Sat, 5 Sep 2009 08:42:18 -0700 (PDT), "Ian J. Ball"
> > >> >How did you see this episode already?! It doesn't air until Sunday,
> > >> >right?!!
>
> > >> Not where I am.
>
> > >Yeah, but Fred's in AZ, not Canada!
>
> > He must have access to one a'those interweb devices.
>
> You mean one of the ones that comes with a free "pirate's eyepatch &
> parrot!"?...
Best Buy tried to push the parrot deal on me but I talked them into an
upgrade to a fiery wench.
Ubiquitous
> Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>> TMC UNDERGROUND:
>> "I Saw What You Did". A Willaim Castle thriller featuring Joan
>> Crawford.
>
>There's a TV Movie from the 80s starring Shawnee Smith, Tammy Lauren,
>Candice Cameron and *both* Carradine brothers with this same title that
>I've been wanting to see again for *ages*!
>
>Where the HELL is Lifetime Movie Network when you *really* need them?!?
Now that you mention it, CBS made a remake in the late 1980's.
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the liberal media and the Angry Left have been attempting to turn
our military victory in Iraq into a second Vietnam quagmire. Too bad
for them, it's failing.
Michael Black
> In article <37CdnWxxduLkCD_X...@giganews.com>,
> Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>> TMC UNDERGROUND:
>> "I Saw What You Did". A Willaim Castle thriller featuring Joan Crawford.
>
> There's a TV Movie from the 80s starring Shawnee Smith, Tammy Lauren,
> Candice Cameron and *both* Carradine brothers with this same title that
> I've been wanting to see again for *ages*!
>
That sounds familiar.
That's one thing we've lost, the lack of network made for tv movies
means we don't get to see familiar actors repackaged in different
settings. That was pretty common for a long time, like I said in a recent
thread about "Jo" from "Facts of Life", they were the tv equivalent of
the all-star movies like "Mad, Mad, Mad World", scaled down since tv
starts are never quite the stars of movies.
Michael
Windowwasher
"Ian J. Ball" <ijball-...@mac.invalid> wrote in message
news:ijball-NO_SPAM-D4E...@nntp.aioe.org...
> In article <37CdnWxxduLkCD_X...@giganews.com>,
> Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>
>> TMC UNDERGROUND:
>> "I Saw What You Did". A Willaim Castle thriller featuring Joan Crawford.
>
> There's a TV Movie from the 80s starring Shawnee Smith, Tammy Lauren,
> Candice Cameron and *both* Carradine brothers with this same title that
> I've been wanting to see again for *ages*!
>
> Where the HELL is Lifetime Movie Network when you *really* need them?!?
They'll break your heart every time.
Ubiquitous
>>>> TMC UNDERGROUND:
>>>> "I Saw What You Did". A Willaim Castle thriller featuring Joan
>>>> Crawford.
>
>I adore TCM Underground. Didn't watch last night's two films yet, but I
>taped them.
It's not bad, as far as a proto-type 'teen-ager in danger' movie goes,
but by the end of the film I wanted to slap the six year old silly.
"Libby! I'm over here, hiding behind this tree from the murderer!!!"
Anim8rFSK
<6af044a7-27a1-4452...@t11g2000prh.googlegroups.com>,
"Ian J. Ball" <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:
It airs Friday in the northlands.
Anim8rFSK
<e896010c-4e2d-4c6e...@u36g2000prn.googlegroups.com>,
"Ian J. Ball" <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:
> On Sep 5, 8:53�am, David Johnston <da...@block.net> wrote:
> > On Sat, 5 Sep 2009 08:42:18 -0700 (PDT), "Ian J. Ball"
> > <ib...@san.rr.com> wrote:
> > >On Sep 5, 8:09�am, Anim8rFSK <ANIM8R...@cox.net> wrote:
> > >> In article <h214a5pgnv4d6tdbq0kufpqf40rkp7r...@4ax.com>,
> > >> �David Johnston <da...@block.net> wrote:
> >
> > >> > Defying Gravity. �Friday's slow so I appreciate this show being on
> > >> > now. �Miight have quit watching it otherwise. �Least spooky Halloween
> > >> > episode evar. �
> >
> > >> Why would you appreciate them keeping you from quitting watching? �:D
> >
> > >> Agreed, least spooky Halloween ever.
> >
> > >How did you see this episode already?! It doesn't air until Sunday,
> > >right?!!
> >
> > Not where I am. �
>
> Yeah, but Fred's in AZ, not Canada!
But it was the Halloween episode. Whhoooo-oooooo-oooooooo!
Anim8rFSK
Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
> THE SOUP:
> Holy crap! Heidi and Spencer were mentioned TWICE!
That's 3 times too many.
Anim8rFSK
<59932949-ce62-4e5b...@d21g2000vbm.googlegroups.com>,
David <diml...@yahoo.com> wrote:
I tried that at Sears but they gave me a fiery WRENCH. Stupid Craftsman
tools.
Anim8rFSK
An unsold (and unseen) 1972 pilot By Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, of
Supercar Fireball XL5 Thunderbirds UFO Space 1999 fame, that I only
learned existed yesterday.
Okay, I have tracked this down and watched it.
It's ... dreadful.
Worst-script-EVER. Thanks, Sylvia.
It begins:
THIS IS THE VOICE OF THE FUTURE, FROM A GALAXY A MILLION LIGHT YEARS
AWAY.
Except it has nothing to do with the future, and while 'a galaxy a
million light years away' is obviously supposed to impress us, none of
us are as ignorant as Sylvia.
WE HAVE OBSERVED YOUR TROUBLED PLANET AND WOULD LIKE TO HELP YOU. I HAVE
SELECTED AN EARTH BOY AND GIRL TO HELP ME. THROUGH JOHN AND JULIE I HOPE
TO MAKE YOUR WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
Apparently this sadistic space creep picked out a couple of kids and
'miniaturized' them. Now stuck in a cave on an unnamed island, they wait
to find out why.
There's a couple problems with this. First off, they aren't kids,
they're adults. Second, they aren't miniaturized, they're puppets.
Everybody else is live action, and here are two incredibly stiff adult
puppet figures.
We never find out who they were before the space creep did this to them.
They don't know what's going on either. Their first big mission is to
stop an art theft. Yawn. The space creep gives them special powers, but
doesn't tell them WHAT powers. Also, he only seem to have given them to
the 'boy' just to prove his misogynistic as well, so the show is spent
with the boy suddenly realizing he has some power and telling the girl
what it is. He tells them that by shrinking them and making them
helpless, they'll be better able to help him. Since he just told them
the bad guys plans, all they need to do is call the police.
Space creep also gives them a toy car and boat, and clever devices such
as the 'visual scanner' which lets them see things that are in plain
view, and the 'sonic detector' which lets them hear things that are in
plain view. Either of these magical devices is defeated by the villain
going inside.
What follows is a terrible adventure that can be solved at any time with
a phone call, full of them announcing that the other character must be
doing something they couldn't possibly know about.
Finally, it ends. Gah.
It's pretty clear what happened here. While stinking drunk, Sylvia
watched STAR TREK TOS ASSIGNMENT EARTH and, after getting even more
stinking drunk, decided to rip it off with puppets, and then, drinking
heavily, pounds drunkenly on a typewriter (call it the Betty and Barney
Hill effect). Since she's the boss's wife, nobody dares tell her this is
the most drunken crapfest ever, and somehow it gets filmed. And then
buried for almost 40 years. The copy I saw was taped by pointing a
camcorder at an image projected on a bedsheet, which is really too good
for this.
Most of the time the puppets sit in the car or pop up from behind
something, with all the skill of a Mr. Bill cartoon. It seriously is
just people holding GI Joe dolls by the legs and sticking them up from
behind objects, like Bunny Rabbit and Mr. Moose in Captain Kangaroo,
except with less charm.
Oh, and they capture the bad guy by using his little box that overrides
the controls of his plane and will crash it into the ground unless they
confess -- and they're in the BACK SEAT OF THE PLANE AT THE TIME. Yeah,
that's clever. "Surrender or I'll kill us both" and the audience is
yelling DO IT DO IT DO IT.
How much better can the space creep actually make the planet Earth by
stopping crime on Malta anyway?
Then it shows the space creep putting a giant magnifying glass over the
Earth, as he tries to fry us like ants.
And the audience is yelling DO IT DO IT DO IT.
The End.
Ubiquitous
>Space creep also gives them a toy car and boat, and clever devices such
>as the 'visual scanner' which lets them see things that are in plain
>view, and the 'sonic detector' which lets them hear things that are in
>plain view.
Because people can see sound, apparently.
Anim8rFSK
Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
> ANIM...@cox.net wrote:
>
> >Space creep also gives them a toy car and boat, and clever devices such
> >as the 'visual scanner' which lets them see things that are in plain
> >view, and the 'sonic detector' which lets them hear things that are in
> >plain view.
>
> Because people can see sound, apparently.
Sort of, they can only hear things they can see. For instance, if
you're on a boat (actual example) and on deck, and I can see you, the
sonic detector can hear you. But if you step inside the cabin, as soon
as I can't see you, the sonic detector quits working. This is the
technology of the future!
Ubiquitous
>> >Space creep also gives them a toy car and boat, and clever devices such
>> >as the 'visual scanner' which lets them see things that are in plain
>> >view, and the 'sonic detector' which lets them hear things that are in
>> >plain view.
>>
>> Because people can see sound, apparently.
>
>Sort of, they can only hear things they can see. For instance, if
>you're on a boat (actual example) and on deck, and I can see you, the
>sonic detector can hear you. But if you step inside the cabin, as soon
>as I can't see you, the sonic detector quits working. This is the
>technology of the future!
Is this like SLop's ability to see flavour?