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Quint says Tonight's DINNER FOR FIVE is the best ever
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here, with a little jaunt over to the right side of the page to give you folks the heads up on IFC's badass show, Dinner For Five. Tonight's episode stars Carrie Fisher, Blair Underwood, Ed Asner, Ed Begley Jr. and, of course, host Jon Favreau.
I've seen the first 5 episodes of this season and tonight's episode is not only my favorite of this season, but my favorite D45 of the entire run. Mainly due to Ms. Carrie Fisher. She is hysterical in this episode talking about taking drugs with John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, checking out of a mental institution just in time to throw her famous birthday parties, which had such decorations as cardboard standees of Princess Leia's all over the house with bloody IV drips attached to their arms. Carrie Fisher has an amazing sense of humor and is hilarious throughout the whole episode.
Then you have Ed Asner yelling out at random shit like: "Haven't you always wondered about cats and dogs smelling each other's asses?" With Ms. Fisher quickly responding with: "It keeps me up at night! What? Wha...." Asner also reveals his life long desire to fellate himself, once again totally out of the blue.
Ed Begley Jr. pipes up with some pretty amazing John Belushi stories and at one point late in the episode it's just Begley and Carrie Fisher trading Belushi stories, which involve copious amounts of cocaine, acid, pot and, of course, Fatburger. Blair Underwood is pretty much the only one who doesn't get any major great moments, but he does talk a bit about FULL FRONTAL.
If you only see one episode of Dinner For Five this season, see this one. It's a blast. I wish I could tell you folks some more of Fisher's stories, but she does a far better job than I would. You lucky folks with IFC tune in tonight!
I'll be back in the very near future, back here in the Coax. section with my in-depth review of Criterion's amazing FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS disc and back on the left side with some more Jon Favreau goodness. 'Til that day, this is Quint bidding you all a fond farewell and adieu.
-Quint
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The upcoming episode with Eddie Izzard will be WAY better
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never even heard of this show...
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See, now that's the kind of alert I come to this website for! Sad that it's happening so much more infrequently these days.
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If only it were on ABC nightly or weekly... to replace Politically Incorrect.
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So I can get a buddy at work to tape it off of satellite for me. Stupid cable system's got freakin' Country Music and Religous channels out the pooper, but besides TCM not a decent movie channel...
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I'm speaking only for myself, there's probably SOMETHING better, but I love Dinner For Five. I can't explain it; on paper it sounds like a dull idea. But somehow, it works, it really works. Think Politically Incorrect where the only topic is movies and the guests actually KNOW what they are talking about. Gotta go, it's starting...
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Where is the Miracles Talkback. That show is absolutely phenomenal. Where the X-Files dweled on the supernatural from more of an alien/reality based end, this show explores faith and all the elements of the bible that have intrigued mankind for centuries. I think ABC has a real winner here if they dont step in and start screwing around with it. The levels to Paul's character and why he is so important are intrigueing. Herc...I want my Miracles talkback.
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Kinda reminds me of that Larry King USA Today column sketch that Norm MacDonald use to do on SNL: "If you only see one movie this year, make sure it's Gattaca!"
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Did you even see the show? There weren't a bunch of jokes about/at the expense of Belushi, both Begley and Fisher's stories were actually told in a very fond light. Though I didn't think this episode was "the best ever," not as good as, well pretty much any episode with a comedian(s), but eh, to each their own.
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I think that show is kicking X-FILES ass. Atleast the last 3 seasons of the X-Files. Hope this show doesn't get cancelled.
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Feb 11, 2003 4:43:52 AM CST
If you are a P.A. in Hollywood and are looking for a support gro
by movieview
http://www.forums-silverwing.addr.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=10&t=000628
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This show ran out after a couple of episodes. The first season, they ran shows out of order. I wondered and it was because those episodes were the best. The show was pitched about actors talking about the biz. Now they're adding others in the industry which is good but they generally talk about boring stuff still. Fell asleep on this one but Carrie Fisher's outburst kept waking me up. Ed Asner and Blair Underwood hardly ever talked. It was like Dinner for Three like every other episode.
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Feb 11, 2003 8:26:17 AM CST
Gheorghe Zamfir, you fool!! Devilcat is dead on. Its not about m
by bannthisucommies
Carrie Fisher, Blair Underwood, Ed Asner, Ed Begley Jr. talking about all the drugs they did!! What a fucking TV highlite!!! Ahhhh, lets see. How about JUST a little logic here. The collective careers of these folks ended about 1985ish. And drugs, well they tend to have negative effects on you over time.... Hmmmmm.... I'm not saying that any of these people has a worm-shitpile worth of talent, but maybe, just maybe . .. theres a connection there somewhere. ..
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You are truly a strange bird.
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The best part of the show was Carrie Fisher talking about her birthday party just after she was released from the mental hospital: Princess Leia cutouts laid out on stretchers hooked up to IV's!, ambulances in the driveway!, syringes on the beds! Funny stuff. Ed Begley, Jr.'s remembrance of things past, including an enebriated trip to FatBurger with John Belushi, was pretty damn riveting. Ed Asner was funny, too: He says, "I'm glad I came!" after Favreau remarks that 99% of the male population can't blow themselves because mankind would cease to procreate. Blair Underwood, who starred with Favreau in Deep Impact, didn't have much to contribute, though it was funny that when "Full Frontal" was brought up, nobody had seen it. Good watching for sure, but I enjoyed the David Cross and Peter Bogdanovich episodes much more.
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Does Favreau offer to felate Ed A after his failed attempts at self gratification, or is he too fat to get out of his chair.
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Im looking for this show. We dont get the channel where I live. If anyone has this season or the past season, then please email me at pixarfan2002@webtv.net and I will make it worth your time and effort.
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Feb 12, 2003 1:43:05 PM CST
Did Favreau at least Mention That he was Cut from "Mrs. Parker a
by aquatarkusman
I mean, I've never heard that story escape his piehole. The crowd at the most recent Dinner For Five was definitely the most geriatric. I don't think any of them saw Blair Underwood in "Full Frontal". Then again, neither did any of us. Belushi stories. Feh. Save it for the updated E! True Hollywood Story.
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