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Jeffrey Wright by thelivingdoll	Jun 19th, 2006 05:02:58 AM
Was fanfuckingtastic in Basquiat
Format by thelivingdoll	Jun 19th, 2006 05:05:10 AM
By the way, the new format's a great idea. And no need to review everything, the shelf concept works fine for me.
Moriarty - superman by bluelou_boyle	Jun 19th, 2006 05:09:34 AM
Thanks for the dvd info. Could you elaborate on your problems with the on-line coverage Superman returns is getting ? What has discouraged you ?
News Radio & Hartman by DerLanghaarige	Jun 19th, 2006 05:21:02 AM
I don't know if German TV aired the episodes in the right order, but the last episode he was in, was the "Titanic"-Episode and the last thing he said there was something like "Only one actor died during the making of this episode". That's bad.
Daywatch by DonnieDorko	Jun 19th, 2006 06:12:54 AM
The second part of the really good trilogy wich started with Nightwatch has now been out for a couple of months in THE REST OF THE WORLD.. Can
Superman and online community by RighteousBrother	Jun 19th, 2006 07:06:40 AM
What's Moriarty talking about here? Supes is getting pretty good write-ups, am I missing something?
I wasn't keen on Jeffery Wright in Baquait by RighteousBrother	Jun 19th, 2006 07:07:52 AM
but I think he's a pretty good actor.
Dying for new Newsradio by tripp5	Jun 19th, 2006 07:51:23 AM
i want Throwdini vs Throwgali so bad...and im pretty sure theres one more season (or at least part of one) with bill mcneil after season 4.
http://tinyurl.com/fevne by JohnGalt06	Jun 19th, 2006 07:59:15 AM
I guess it's a good thing SOMEONE liked The Hills Have Eyes...
I have always wanted to check out NEWS RADIO by speed	Jun 19th, 2006 08:08:46 AM
Never saw it on TV. And I was always put off by the dude who looks like a chick, but people keep raving about it, so I want to give it a burl and see if it comes up shiny. :::QUESTION::: If you had to lump a few other sitcoms in with this in terms of style, comedy etc. what would they be?
News Radio by Spaz_Monkey	Jun 19th, 2006 08:56:02 AM
":::QUESTION::: If you had to lump a few other sitcoms in with this in terms of style, comedy etc. what would they be? "_______ It would be very hard to answer that question. There's very little out there like News Radio._____ Think a cross between Sports Night and Office Space. But sillier. And brilliantly written. Andy Dick vs Joe Rogan in an ultimate fight is one of the great moments of a great show. Or Bill's real name. Or the secret of Dave's birth location. Or Bill's exposure to rap. Great, great stuff. A must-have for any fans of GOOD sitcoms.
4th Season was Hartman's last by mrandrew	Jun 19th, 2006 09:30:41 AM
NewsRadio ran 5 seasons. Hartman was killed just a week or two or three after the "Titanic" episode aired. His very last appearance on a sitcom i think was a cameo on "Third Rock." The next season opened with the station learning that Bill McNeil had died. Only matthew was convinced that Bill had perhaps fled the country (in a plan he had occasionally talked about with matthew i guess). The next episode began with Jon Lovitz (who'd already appeared in two GREAT cameo performances as differenct characters) coming on to replace his friend Bill McNeil. In one very emotional scene Lovitz's character makes an on air rememberance of Bill McNeil and it's very clear that Lovitz is fighting back emotion in talking about his real best friend Phil Hartman. The 5th season was pretty whack in my opinion, although there were a few funny moments. I just don't think the cast could get past Phil's death, since he was "the glue" for the entire show. But season 4 has some super funny stuff. Can't wait to pick it up.
Night Watch... by brycemonkey	Jun 19th, 2006 09:38:04 AM
I'm quite keen to pick this up, althoug Mori seems luke-warm on it... :-( Anyone else seen it?
Is WB still pissed over the JJ Abrams script review? by Kung Fu Hustler	Jun 19th, 2006 10:09:13 AM
Or is there some other reason Moriarty can't see the movie?
EIGHT BELOW is set in Antarctica, not Alaska ... by 7-zark-7	Jun 19th, 2006 10:19:32 AM

Season 4 was the last great Newsradio year. by Osmosis Jones	Jun 19th, 2006 10:25:56 AM
After Hartman died, the show got all out of whack. Jon Lovitz was funny in his two prior guest roles on the show, but his Max Louis character in season 5 got irritating really quickly (and not "funny" irritating, like Andy Dick). There were some bright spots in the last season (like the "S'Matthew" ep), but I certainly won't be buying it when (if?) it comes out. And more animated Lois Lane in her super-short miniskirt this week!
"Krypto: As I understand it, it's a kid show" by Shawn F.	Jun 19th, 2006 10:27:58 AM
Hmmm...what gave it away for you? And Mori...no slams against HD DVD this week? Tsk Tsk!
the Titanic episode has the creepiest ending I've ever by Silver Shamrock	Jun 19th, 2006 11:22:24 AM
seen. After seeing a dead Phil Hartman float across the screen he comes out at the end and says something like he didn't really die. weird friggin timing. goddamn that fucked up wife of his for depriving us of a brilliant comic. god knows there aren't enough of them as it is...
RighteousBrother... by ejcarter9	Jun 19th, 2006 12:35:57 PM
... I understand his point about the online community. Superman and X-Men and Singer and Ratner and Fox and Warner Bros. have become this political battle, which is just really bizarre. Personal feelings towards the people and the studios involved have shaped and mutated peoples thoughts and feelings about these two franchises. It's really become a sad situation, because there are those who literally wish ill upon one movie or the other. There are those who are desperately hoping Supes breaks X-Men's record opening as a way of showing up that flick. There are others who hopes Superman flops. Some people have picked a side and want you to do so too. Me? I loved X3 and I hope Superman Returns makes me just as happy. If it breaks X-Men's record, so what? If it doesn't, so what? But the politics is definitely there, trust me.
If you like "Arrested Development," you'd like... by Uga	Jun 19th, 2006 12:59:58 PM
"Newsradio."
Newsradio.... by oh_riginal	Jun 19th, 2006 02:21:56 PM
Khandi Alexander is hot. Thats all I have to say for today.
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT -- RIP by JohnGalt06	Jun 19th, 2006 02:22:07 PM
Ahh, well. It was good while it lasted. My sadness over its death at: http://tinyurl.com/fevne
Nightwatch by slapshot	Jun 19th, 2006 03:09:57 PM
Nightwatch was great, Daywatch is even better. Have to wonder if Fox will fuck up Duskwatch...
A beter name for the Third Movie would be "WatchWatch" by SweetMonkeyCreek	Jun 19th, 2006 03:17:57 PM
Gotta say, I'm with Mori on NightWatch. It definately does not stand on it's own as a film. I'm hoping DayWatch will improve on my memories of NightWatch, because all I remember is our sweaty hero screaming the whole time, people shouting at computer screens, and people hinting at things that sound awesome, but never happen....but hopefully WILL happen in the next movies. That and there's a video game that can predict the future.
Omen Collector's Edition... by DanielKurland	Jun 19th, 2006 03:30:14 PM
Upsets me that I have the boxset, so obviously won't be buying this. Hope I'm not missing too much. And yes, I echo all the sentiments about Hartman and NewsRadio, Throwdini Vs. Throwgali, Ted's Funeral, and basically every moment of season 4 are brilliant. It may be the best season.
Michael O by chrth	Jun 19th, 2006 03:41:34 PM
He had a great turn on Roseanne as Fred--totally nailed the character.
As good as Superman TAS was... by iamnicksaicnsn	Jun 19th, 2006 04:55:01 PM
They could have powered him up a little more. I never thought he was as powerful as he was supposed to be. Of course, the show is still fuckin brilliant.
Did anyone else notice.. by DanielKurland	Jun 19th, 2006 05:16:02 PM
How similar the cover to Syriana is to Good Night and Good Luck (the "torn" picture, and white background)? Is this some new George Clooney trademark? And also, has anyone seen these George Clooney and Angelina Jolie "Collection" sets, featuring three random films from their early careers.
Nate & Hayes! Where did that come from? by Doom II	Jun 19th, 2006 06:02:40 PM
I NEVER thought that movie would get a dvd release. Like The Keep, I just assumed it was one of my high school favorites that was forever forgotten. A mixture of Raiders, a pirate movie and a love story all mixed together. Great movie (and very violent for a PG-13 rated flick).
Syriana was a snoozefest.... by Doom II	Jun 19th, 2006 06:06:06 PM
I was very anxious to see where the film was going. I was on the edge of my seat and after 2 hours, NOTHING HAPPENED. It went nowhere. A random serious of events built up that just hit a wall. Well acted, well directed and well, a film with ZERO replay value.
One last thing about Nate & Hayes.... by Doom II	Jun 19th, 2006 06:10:41 PM
For those of you who think it was some cheap attempt to cash in on the Indiana Jones craze, you are WRONG. It was a BIG BUDGET attempt (by the same studio btw, Paramount) to cash in and for me it worked. The action sequences are fantastic, the characters are likeable and it is actually much faster-paced and more fun than POTC. Do not dismiss this title as a throw-away as you will be cheating yourself. And did I mention how fucking gory it is for a PG-13 movie? Oh yeah, I did.
I Love You Alice B. Toklas... by Bobo_Vision	Jun 19th, 2006 06:32:58 PM
...is a great film. I saw as a teenager and haven't seen it since because its pretty hard to find, but that scene where the uptight middle aged yuppies eat those brownies without knowing they're pot brownies, and then they start getting horny and making out...I found that strangely arousing.
the "Titanic" episode of NewsRadio by PDepew2181	Jun 19th, 2006 07:33:39 PM
It wasn't Hartman who was floating dead in the water at the end of that episode, it was Stephen Root. I remember because Bill (Hartman) was up on the piece of wood or whatever they were floating on with pretty much the rest of the cast, when Root's Jimmy James character floated by in life jacket. Bill commented that he didn't look good as he just floated by. One of the others said that he was dead. Bill then said, I believe, "Oh. Well then he looks great!" It was the typical Bill line. Then he came back during the credits for the "wrap-up," so to speak, which he had done the year before in that season's outer space setting finale. I don't remember the line of him saying that only one actor died, but it is very creepy if he said that. And yes, he did a 3rd Rock from the Sun cameo where he kidnapped French Stewart's character for being with Jan Hooks' character, as Hartman's character was her psychotic ex. He then witnessed Stewart getting a transmission from the Big Giant Head and realized he had a genuine freakshow on his hands from which he could profit. He was supposed to reappear at the beginning of the next season, but of course did not. They wrote it out by having Stewart's character in a freak show, having been sold to them by Hartman's character. And if memory serves, in a slight way to replace Hartman's kind of comedy, they had Larry Miller as the guy who ran the freak show and was now exploiting French Stewart. I can't believe I remember all of that.
Lack of a "super-powered" Supes in TAS... by Osmosis Jones	Jun 19th, 2006 10:16:31 PM
That's actually why I liked the show. It was more suspenseful to see Supes have to strain a bit to lift something heavy, to see him realistically react when getting shocked or whatever, than to have his powers be so ridiculously God-like. Granted, the "wimp-ification" of Supes got a bit out of hand in the first season of Justice League, where pretty much every episode had him being taken out with a single missle or laser blast.
Spy movie, my tuchas by Tall_Boy	Jun 19th, 2006 10:39:27 PM
Selling people the wrong bridge as trying to say its a spy movie. Yeah, Clooney's stuff is the best things in there (aside from the amazing performance by the former Dr. Bashir), but you'll end up with a few pissed off readers if you tell 'em its just a spy thriller. There's alot more stuff in there, and not all of it is very good, IMO. But it definitely has its moments, fo shizzle.
Savage Islands - 'Whats the matter? Scared of snakes?' by Samson_K	Jun 20th, 2006 05:16:18 AM
That's what we saw Nate and Hayes as over here in the UK and I bloody love that film. I think that it was actually a New Zealand made film - not just shot in New Zealand but actually NZ funded (or partly funded). It got Tommy Lee Jones before he became mega-famous, it has the gorgeous, sexy Jenny Seagrove and Miles O'Keefe. I never got why people called this an Indy rip-off - sure it's a period action piece and has one joke very early on that sort of references Indy and it has a ropebridge stunt that predates Temple of Doom. It's funny, violent and action packed and fuck me but the sight of an old fashioned pirate ship taking on a pre WW1 German battle ship is really cool. It kinda reminded me of a Pirate version of 'Big Jake' - old fashioned adventurers trying to fit into a new world! It does suffer from having a bit of a whacked up timeline but still I am so happy that this film is being released - I only hope that it has a few extras (doubtful) and that one day a decent score album of the soundtrack will be released.
"Nightwatch" had more brains than.... by Psychobilly	Jun 20th, 2006 05:48:39 AM
both Underworlds put together!! Good stuff! THE HILLS HAVE EYES?? Proves that once again, Horror writing and filmmaking is dying...dead!! That is why we have all the remakes, redux and Japanese knock-offs! You
I watched Nate & Hayes again a few years ago... by anchorite	Jun 20th, 2006 11:36:51 AM
it was one of those movies from the 80's that I remembered fondly. I bought it on VHS when I first moved to Los Angeles. Let me say that time has not been kind to this movie. It was embarrassingly bad, especially Tommy Lee Jones. It looked cheap, whether or not the budget was. If you've never seen it, go ahead and watch it. But don't be drawn in by the hyperbole on this site. hey'd have you believe it was right up there with Raiders and Romancing the Stone. It isn't. Athough I used to love Nate and Hayes, upon review, it's just not very good.
If you pick up Syriana at Best Buy... by bigherpfan	Jun 20th, 2006 03:44:08 PM
It comes with a Bonus disc: "Weaving reality into drama" and "A Conversation with Matt Damon"
french stewart was once inspector gadget.... by jig98	Jun 20th, 2006 04:30:54 PM
i never really got into newsradio except when they paid tribute to phil hartman. hey, does anyone think they shouldv'e continued his simpsons charectors because the last simpsons episode with phil hartman was a brief stint with troy mcclure on the episode where bart kills a bird with the bb gun.
At last the final supes season.. by Agent sith	Jun 20th, 2006 05:54:54 PM
which really took a darker tone following the 2 parter "Apokolips now" where a supporting character gets offed. i love this episode mainly for the last 5 seconds..during a cemetary supermans utters.."the world didn't need a superman,but a brave man." dedicated to the late,great king..Jack F**king Kirby.i'm no fan of paUL Dini but i must admit the final episode Legacy was a cool way to end the series. and Justice league season 2 is another set i'm looking forward to owning. Thanks WB!
Nightwatch DVD by cypherius	Jun 20th, 2006 06:33:12 PM
I just got this and so far I'm not very happy. It is a flipper disc with one side being an English version which has it in a few languages (none of which are the origianl Russian) plus subtitles, and the other side is a Russian version which has the Russian language track, BUT NO ENGLISH SUBTITLES other than English for the hearing impaired. LAME. I hate watching foreign films dubbed, and I hate how every sound is subtitled. I don't know how they managed to mess this one up so bad.
Syriana... by Harysuxafat1	Jun 21st, 2006 05:00:36 AM
couldn't have sucked any harder if it had actually tried. What an insipid boring piece of shit.
Nightwatch DVD update by cypherius	Jun 21st, 2006 10:54:12 AM
OK, apparently the Russian side does have regular english susbtitles, they just aren't an option from the menu. I'm not sure if this means that you can't turn them off if you want or not, as I stopped caring after I realized that I didn't have to have the English for hearing impaired on anymore.
Twins Peaks, Season 2! by VibroCount	Jun 21st, 2006 04:57:45 PM
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/ne wsitem.cfm?NewsID=5890 ----- Tentative release date: Nov. 21...
Nate and Hayes... by Mel Garga	Jun 28th, 2006 07:25:41 PM
I know I'm about a week late on the subject but I just want it on record that I used to love this movie. I realize, not having seen it in some time, that it has probably aged badly. Isn't this always the case? The one thing that really stands out after many years of not having seen it is the soundtrack, a gem from Trevor Jones that essentially was wasted on a film which few actually saw. Either way, if they do the right thing and price this as low as it should be, no disrespect intended, then I'll think of purchasing.

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