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    A very proud moment

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    I had to reply something the opposite of what's been said to show that there are still some people out there that are thick or just plain oblivious. This happened to me on Tuesday. I posted it on my Facebook page as is.

     

    while waiting in line yesterday to check out for my groceries the following conversation occurred between the female teenage cashier asking the male teenage bagger: "So like why are we celebrating people who take care of dogs tomorrow?" Bagger: "I don't know that's a good question". :*(

    This year's Oscars

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    Roger Dodger

     

    YES!!! Someone else has seen this too. I met Campbell Scott a few years back when he showed his directorial debut for Off The Map in Boston.

     

    "Remember, angle of incidence equals angle of reflectives. In other words, if you can see them, they can see you. So be alert."

    This year's Oscars

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    That's true. He just isn't funny. I did really like Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers, but not because of Stiller.

     

    I've got to tip my cap to him though - he's made millions and millions of dollars playing the straight man and letting everyone else around him be funny.

     

    What are your thoughts on The Ben Stiller Show?

    I find a lot of the stuff that he did on there to be hilarious.

    This year's Oscars

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    2000

    GLADIATOR

    Chocolat

    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

    Erin Brockovich

    Traffic

     

    2001

    A BEAUTIFUL MIND

    Gosford Park

    In the Bedroom

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    Moulin Rouge

     

    2002

    CHICAGO

    Gangs of New York

    The Hours

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    The Pianist

     

    2003

    THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING

    Lost In Translation

    Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

    Mystic River

    Seabiscuit

     

    2004

    MILLION DOLLAR BABY

    The Aviator

    Finding Neverland

    Ray

    Sideways

     

    Ok, so does anyone remember all of these films nominated? I know that I've seen them all, but looking back I forget that something like Finding Neverland got nominated.

    I'll italicize what I think should have won. If you want to do the same feel free. If this catches on, I'll add on 2005-present.

    This year's Oscars

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    It depends on how you define getting them right or wrong. For instance, I think Chicago and Shakespeare in Love were good choices. Arguable whether they were the absolute best movie of the year or of the nominees (I would say they were the best of the nominees), but still worthy choices.

     

    Crash, Return of the King, Gladiator, and English Patient are the only really bad or suspect winners of the last 20 years.

     

    Re: Shakespeare In Love

     

    Well, that film beat out Saving Private Ryan AND The Thin Red Line. I'm sure the general assumption is that they cancelled each other out.

    But in my opinion both of those films are much better than Shakespeare. For me, The Thin Red Line is one of the most important films I've ever seen.

    I had never seen a war film like that. It still sticks with me today.

     

    I don't agree with every best picture winner, but I feel like a lot of times it's just making up for a missed call from the year prior. Take Million Dollar Baby. I feel Mystic River deserved to win in 2003, but of course the Academy felt the need to give Lord Of The Rings the Summation Award. So Million Dollar Baby screwed The Aviator's chances of winning which in my opinion deserved it more than The Departed. LOL This can go on forever.

    Leno / Conan / NBC / etc.

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    Re: TV Pilots in general. I'm giving Lost as an example.

    From IMDB:

    "The two-part pilot episode was the most expensive in ABC's history, reportedly costing between $10 million and $14 million. The average pilot is usually in the region of $4 million."

    "The first episode debuted on ABC with 18.65 million viewers. The second episode attracted 16.33 million viewers."

     

    Via New York Times & Hollywood Reporter:

    "Each airing of Leno costs about $350,000 to $400,000 versus up to $3 million for an hour-long drama, saving NBC $13 million each week without the network needing the show to beat its competitors."

    Leno / Conan / NBC / etc.

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    Right, Speed Racer. You know while reading this thread I realized that I don't watch any show at 10p.m.

    And the only shows that I watch on NBC are SNL, Community, Parks & Recreation, The Office, & 30 Rock.

    I have heard that JJ Abrams is producing a new tv show that is a cross between Mr. And Mrs. Smith and the Bourne Identity. I heard that NBC picked it up.

    Leno / Conan / NBC / etc.

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    Yes, I agree cryptique. But what if this was a great success? NBC could sit back in their cheap chairs laughing at the other big networks. I think that's what NBC thought would happen.

    I guess people were bred to believe that "late night" programming begins at 1130ish. LOL

    But I guess a produced drama or whatever's cost per episode vs. a week of the Leno show is quite a huge difference.

    Leno / Conan / NBC / etc.

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    Like I said it was a gamble. I think they saw that the 10pm time slot would cost them millions to produce a decent show. Now I don't have the exact figures in front of me, but picture they never had Leno on the air at 10p.m. Instead there are 5 shows M-F. If those shows don't generate enough viewers early on, then advertisers will begin to pull ads. Then NBC will feel compelled to cancel the show or move it to an earlier time slot. Look at what happened to Southland: they PRODUCED the fucking thing, all 13 episodes, and won't even show it. WTF! Talk about throwing money out the window. Luckily, TNT picked it up.

     

    So they probably figured how long will Conan stay in his time slot. And then that's when I think the switches took place in the NBC execs' heads. They took a huge gamble that folks would follow Leno to 10p.m. That hasn't happened yet. Even Conan is losing to Dave now. Big fuck up in my opinion. But it was all about saving money and taking a gamble with the "late night leader".

     

    The difference being that it's dirt cheap to make Leno's show. So they're only really losing the revenue coming in from the ads.

    Stranded on an island with 5, non-wilco cds..

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    U2 Achtung Baby

    R.E.M. Life's Rich Pageant

    Duran Duran Greatest (just for the inspiring Rio video while on a nice island)

    Pearl Jam No Code

    Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

     

    Fuck it, if I get rescued it HAS TO BE Duran Duran in their white outfits on the yacht with a bunch of hot chicks.

    And yes they need to be singing Rio.

    Rio_video_capture.jpg

    Edit: If that's how Lost ends then it'd be amazing! J.J. Abrams you sly dog you. :D

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