"No Butchie instead!"

“eppdude” said:

FUCK this show. and fuck David Milch - the cocksucker. Choosing to go with a surfing show over DEADWOOD? It's fucking unforgivable.

“Mel Garga” said:

… sometimes a turd is just a turd no matter whose overrated ass it came from. We're expected to have patience enough to wait for this show to find itself?

“fiester” said:

… I won't watch this crap. Fuck surfers, who gives a shit? I am all for letting creatives do their thing with minimal or no intrusion, but this seems like an bad idea from the get go.

“Add to Friends” said:

… Milch/John from Cinn = Sorkin/Studio 60. Every great is allowed one or two phuck ups in his career.

“jocutus” said:

After the first fifteen minutes I was already sick of hearing the name "Butchy". Can I possibly stand a whole series of that?

“bacci40” said:

ummm....what the fuck was that???? im serious...milch dumped deadwood to create....that???

“Dr Hemlock” said:

I gave up on it after 25 minutes. Cleaning the dinner dishes was more interesting.

“WONKABAR” said:

Uh, that was retarded.

“memento108” said:

What is it with Milch and the F word? I don't mind a FUCK here and there in my television or movies, but Christ, he uses the word more than excessively in this and Deadwood. Why is that? It's actually kinda annoying and distracting.

“Neo Zeed” said:

This show was shitty. The dysfuctional family stuff was pretty mundane and unoriginal. I don't really care to see how the mystical stuff pays off, since the main plot is soooo boring. …
Making a show in which a man floats and no one cares is not automatically deep. It's just lazy writing. It's just easier not deal with it and claim to be Twin Peaks-ish. If a man floated that would be the main topic of conversation for the rest of the century, not if some little kid should or should not surf! Who cares about a Family Channel plot like that anyway?

“SkidMarkedUndies” said:

WTF was that?

“grendel69” said:

Fuck John and the commitee that receives em.

“Hercules” said:

… based on the premise and pedigree and the promos, I sense this series could attract a rabid and vocal cult following by the time its first season concludes.

I offered that prediction before I saw episode one. Four episodes in, I was riveted by “John From Cincinnati.” Of all the shows arriving early last summer, it was easily the one I was most excited about.

I love Ramon Gaviota (Luis Guzman) and Meyer Dickstein (Willie Garson). I find hilarious their tireless, deadpan accommodations of the bizarre goings-on. I love the Yosts’ neighbor, the bird-hoarding retired cop Bill Jacks (Ed O’Neill), who thinks John Monad may be a sexual predator. I love Kai (real-life champion surfer Keala Kennelly), who demonstrates a hilarious talent for appraising nonsense. I love the doctor (Garret Dillahunt) who throws away his medical career when he witnesses a resurrection. And I love more than all of them John Monad (Austin Nichols), who owns a handsome pair of Automatic Teller Pants.

If you’ve not seen “Cincinnati,” it’s about residents of Imperial Beach, Calif., the one spot on the map where the United States, Mexico and the Pacific Ocean all converge.

One day, a guy named John Monad appears right on that convergence point. Monad may be an extraterrestrial. He acts just like a R-rated version of the title character from “Starman.” Everything he says is something another character has said since John beamed down to Imperial Beach. John Nomad, er, Monad still doesn’t seem to know how to use a toilet.

Monad can perform Starman-like miracles, Jenny Hayden. If you ask for $2,800, it magically appears in Monad’s pocket. (Same with anything else that can fit in Monad’s pants pocket. Need a high-limit credit card or a cell phone? You ask for it, Monad’s pants can provide.)

Monad can also make any metal in everybody’s body – metal skull plates, nipple rings, etc. – get really hot. To activate this superpower, Monad need only say, “See God.” Which is supercool.

Once Monad arrives in Imperial Beach, more Jesus-y miracles occur:

* A famous ex-pro surfer named Mitch Yost discovers he can sometimes levitate himself several inches above the ground.

* The famous surfer’s son discovers he can quit heroin without enduring withdrawal.

* The famous surfer’s grandson resurrects his neighbor’s parrot.

* When a horrifying surfing mishap turns the grandson into a brain-dead quadriplegic, the same parrot heals that grandson fully.

* When John himself is stabbed nearly to death by half-wit gangsters, a codger named Vietnam Joe – who makes his living helping illegal immigrants over the border – fully heals John.

* Toward the end Howard Hesseman, who starred in another show with "Cincinnati" in the title, turned up.

I love the show and, despite its dearth of dwarfs, I love it more than “Carnivale.”

Herc’s Popular Pricing Pantry

$35.49 PER SEASON!!!!

All of these were selling at north of $100 once upon a time and I expect most, if not all, of these 28 season-sets will return to $62.99 in the near future.

(Note that these new sets are actually priced lower than the second-hand sets!)

(Last week these adventures of Nate, Claire, Brenda, Creepy Arthur, et al, were going for $54.99 per season.)

All Seven Seasons!!
(From Moira Kelly to Janeane Garofalo!!)

$99.99: All Seven “Buffy” Seasons!! ($14.29/Season)

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April 15
Alien Nation: Ultimate Movie Collection
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April 29
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Vol. 3
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The British Empire in Color
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The Complete Toxic Avenger <--- NEW!!
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A Haunting 3.x
Hauntings In America

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

May 13
The Adams Chronicles: The Complete Miniseries
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers Vol. 1
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Doogie Howser, M.D.: The Complete Series <--- NEW!!

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May 20
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Laredo: Best of 1.x Vol. 2
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Penn & Teller: Bullshit! 5.x

Square Pegs: The Complete Series

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May 27
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Go Lion
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Holocaust: The Complete Miniseries
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June 3
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Doctor Who: Beneath The Surface
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Doctor Who: The Silurians
Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep
Epic Conditions: The Weather Channel <--- NEW!!
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Fearless Planet
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Get Smart: The Complete 1995 Series <--- NEW!!

The Incredible Hulk 3.x

The Incredible Hulk 4.x

Mannix 1.x

Rescue Me 4.x <--- NEW!!

Weeds 3.x

Weeds 3.x (Blu-ray)

June 10
Army Wives 1.x
Bump! American Southwest
City of Vice: The Complete Miniseries
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The Dukes of Hazzard: TV Movies
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The Fugitive 2.x Vol. 1
Hawaii Five-0 4.x
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John Adams: The Complete Miniseries <--- NEW!!

The Odd Couple 4.x

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June 17
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ER 9.x

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June 24
The Big Easy 1.x
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The Outer Limits: The Complete Series <--- NEW!!
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July 8
Batman: Gotham Knight (1-Disc)
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Bump! Australia
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Cannon 1.x Vol. 1
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Monk 6.x <--- NEW!!

Psych 2.x <--- NEW!!

July 15
Dallas 9.x <--- NEW!!
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July 22
Robot Chicken: Star Wars

July 29
Robin Hood 2.x <--- NEW!!

August 19
Brotherhood 2.x

September 2
Bump! Eastern Europe
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September 16
Cybill: Best Of

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Bump! Canada
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