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Lost season three... by sith-vol	Aug 7th, 2007 02:30:54 AM
can't wait hell yeah...
wow my first first.... by sith-vol	Aug 7th, 2007 02:31:36 AM
...my life is now complete.
Come on wheres the firsts?? by tehDude	Aug 7th, 2007 02:31:41 AM
Whats The Hills about? The cover has me intrigued. A lesbian lust fest?
any info on a sopranos series set? by hotsoup99	Aug 7th, 2007 02:35:05 AM
well?
Sopranos Series Set by Hercules	Aug 7th, 2007 02:43:04 AM
tentatively due end of 2008.
Sarah Silverman Program is as close to... by cromwell1666	Aug 7th, 2007 02:45:21 AM
Mr Show Season 5 as we will get.
LOL- When I scrolled past the Aquaman DVD pic by cromwell1666	Aug 7th, 2007 02:50:55 AM
I thought it was a Criterion Collection Box. I guess not. HA!
What I would really like to see on dvd by cromwell1666	Aug 7th, 2007 03:08:24 AM
is a box set of HBO's America Undercover documentaries. Regardles of topic, these programs were always difficult to switch off. They rarely show older ones on TV, but their artistry in presentation makes them timeless.
Also- Tales of the Gold Mokey: The complete series by cromwell1666	Aug 7th, 2007 04:15:25 AM
would be on my wish list.
yawn Simpsons bashing is so fucking old by TheSeeker7	Aug 7th, 2007 05:23:11 AM
Yep, that's how everyone'll know if your cool, hip and "with it"... if you've got one of the 27 lame different ways to complain about how the second half of the Simpsons canon was tired and unfunny. ENOUGH alfuckingready. And what's worse, I'm so beyond sick of hearing any 22 year old with a functioning windpipe tell me how the Simpsons sucks but Family Guy is the shit. Swear to god I'm gonna rip out the brain stem of the next fratboy punk who tries to sell me that.
and the Sopranos series set by TheSeeker7	Aug 7th, 2007 05:26:53 AM
Oh, so, what, 2008 huh, is there a.... black out period... until then? crickets ahem
FLASH GORDON (1980) by skydemon	Aug 7th, 2007 05:40:10 AM
DVD is available again after being out of print for so long.
The passage of time and nostalgia can decrap anything.. by Yeti	Aug 7th, 2007 06:08:25 AM
I remember Superfriends but didn't realize how god-awful it was till I caught an episode late at night a few weeks ago. Piss poor animation, plot, acting (voice charecterization) and the lamest sidekicks ever. Ugh.
'Jacob loves you' by performingmonkey	Aug 7th, 2007 06:38:45 AM
Fuck, I didn't know it said that on the Lost season 3 DVD cover! Coolness. So who (or what) do people think Jacob actually is? Personally I think he's either Locke's ancestor or a past incarnation of Locke. Remember it was once said that Locke was immaculately conceived. What if that were true all along? What if the island has just been waiting for Locke to arrive on it? I can see that being the case. Some fucked up shit anyway with Jacob, what a great episode The Man Behind The Curtain was!
the women from "Foursome" look like men. by Boomers_Lips	Aug 7th, 2007 06:52:10 AM
i hope no one watches that.
Sopranos series set - due end of 2008!?! by Boomers_Lips	Aug 7th, 2007 06:53:30 AM
why the year long wait?
simpsons bashers by PrettyNursePoppie	Aug 7th, 2007 07:29:30 AM
I usually find that when I see a first run episode of the Simpsons, I too get a "Meh. Not as good as the old stuff" reaction. But when I see the same episode again in syndication and the episode is removed from any sort of continuity or context of being a NEW episode, I enjoy them a helluva lot more. I think we've been brainwashed into regarding new Simpsons as crap and old Simpsons as classics, when it reality, most episodes--old or new--hold up pretty well when viewed from an unjaded perspective.
Creature Comforts by indiebum	Aug 7th, 2007 07:37:44 AM
I watched one episode... enough for me to buy the whole season.
DerLanghaarige... by Darkman	Aug 7th, 2007 08:07:45 AM
Half the s7 episodes you mentioned are classics, esp. "King Size Homer" and "Bart Sells His Soul". I can't conceive of anyone not liking those. Oh, and still no DUCKMAN. Fuck.
Simpsons suck now...am I cool now? by DigitalDong	Aug 7th, 2007 08:12:24 AM
lol just kidding. I agree Seeker. Simpson bashing is so easy a Caveman can do it. With that mind, all the post-cancelation FG's suck ass. But pretty much anyone with half a mind knows that.
Still no MAX HEADROOM, '90s SPIDER-MAN or BIRDS OF PREY by SpyGuy	Aug 7th, 2007 08:46:27 AM
And SIMPSONS-bashing has completely come full circle where it's now cool to like THE SIMPSONS again because so many other people bash it. Well done, haters, you've served your purpose.
STOP! WITH! THE! EXCLAMATION! POINTS! by Mister Man	Aug 7th, 2007 08:52:50 AM
PLEASE! It! is! retarded! Just! like! the! dolls! advertised! on! this! web! site!
The Dresden Files: The Complete Fuckin Series by PVIII	Aug 7th, 2007 09:00:14 AM
Deserved as much (though leaps-and-bounds better than Painkiller Jane).
shuttlepod_10 by PVIII	Aug 7th, 2007 09:03:41 AM
the lost tales was shite! It was like watching some stage production of b5 w/ stories that don't mean anything or have any repurcussions. Really sad jms.
That description of Rome's ep made me vomit all over my by chrth	Aug 7th, 2007 09:55:15 AM
Classics degree.
Mister! Man! It's! More! Like! Entertainment! Tonight! by Yeti	Aug 7th, 2007 10:07:15 AM
Only! We! Have! Exclusive! First! Look! At! Anorexic! Newscaster! Twins! Chewing! Food!
DUDE, how can you rip 'Bart sells his soul'? by Richard Cranium	Aug 7th, 2007 10:12:03 AM
Sure, the main storyline was pretty cheesy, but the opening bit with the church congregation singing 'In the Garden of Eden by I. Ron Butterfly' was THE funniest bit in the history of the Simpsons, and the subplot with Moe's becoming a Bennigan's ripoff was awesome too.
end of 2008? by Shakes	Aug 7th, 2007 10:13:43 AM
Sigh, well I guess it makes sense being as how they would let like a year and a half pass between regular seasons.
VOLTRON HAS A SLUSHO & BEERS ON A CHEET! by Acne Scarface	Aug 7th, 2007 10:26:57 AM
with cthulhu bay denis hogan as the baddie...whaddaya mean this isn't a cloverfield talkback?
9 episodes in Sporanos season 6 B by SoupDragon	Aug 7th, 2007 10:48:45 AM
And they still charge $99.98. yeah I know its less on amazon, but how come they're still charging the same price as they would for a full season?
ALEX FUCKING MACK by indiebum	Aug 7th, 2007 11:51:43 AM
I watched that show like crazy as a kid. I am so excited to see how bad it is after all these years!
My Hero: Sure to be banned in Walmarts by wash	Aug 7th, 2007 11:53:07 AM
...everywhere. I mean, just look at that cover.
PrettyNursePoppie by jeffrex007	Aug 7th, 2007 11:55:02 AM
I totally agree, and I notice the same phenomineon when I watch it with my friends. But it hardly matters: Both Simpsons and South Park at their worst is still better than Family Guy at its best.
One of the best featurette names ever by XAOS	Aug 7th, 2007 12:26:51 PM
“Evolution: New Heroes, Vilier Villains and Ethnic Additions”
WTF,....2008?!.....do your research peep! by Doc_Hudson	Aug 7th, 2007 12:41:34 PM
http://www.tiny.cc/pmnzp 10/23 peep.......2007.
Just how is Cicero "cowardly"? by Yamato	Aug 7th, 2007 02:20:56 PM
Look how he died. What, because he ran from certain death in Rome? Throwing one's life away needlessly is not brave. In the end, he was caught, instead of running, he wrote warning to the enemies of Antony. He did not beg, he prepared himself and died bravely, with dignity. Cowardly? Did you even watch the series?
superfriends is good times by Bouncy X	Aug 7th, 2007 02:37:30 PM
canada's equivalent to nickelodeon used to play superfriends about a year ago and i tell ya, it makes for fun hilarious tv....its not a good show and aged BADLY but hell if it isnt fun to laugh at. and not in a rude way, its just a good time. course that applies to just about any 80s tv series, cartoon or live action. i may have thought all that shit was cool as a kid but its still enjoyable today, just in a different condesending way. lol
Full House Season 7 - or the season by Itchy	Aug 7th, 2007 03:06:16 PM
when it became apparent that Stephanie Tanner was going to be hot. Of course, I never thought she'd turn out Crystal Meth addled, porn star skank with fake boobies hot, but whatever - it works. http://images.wikia.com/opense rving/entertainment/images/thu mb/4/45/JodieSweetin.jpg/250px -JodieSweetin.jpg
Help... I'm addicted to Scrubs. by TheHolyDeuce	Aug 7th, 2007 03:27:47 PM
John McGinley (spelling?) cracks me up consistently on that show, and his and Zach Braff's performances are also incredibly moving at parts. Sometimes I do wish the show wasn't quite as preachy, but overall, I'm hooked. Do others recommend Rome? Looking for something to fill some time until Lost season 3 comes out on DVD.
jeffrex007 by PrettyNursePoppie	Aug 7th, 2007 06:58:35 PM
I completely agree with that. Family Guy is pure dreck. The whole basis of Family Guy's humor is saying "Oh, yeah, I remember that from the 80s". Except there's no joke.
BARRY BONDS 756!!! HE DID IT!!! by Orionsangels	Aug 7th, 2007 11:03:45 PM
Spread the word!
Barry Bonds is a jackass. by Bob Cryptonight	Aug 7th, 2007 11:23:35 PM
Congratulations, juicer.
Eureka Eureka Eureka by arrangedletters	Aug 8th, 2007 12:05:02 AM
Barry Bonds record is that of a drugged up addict. Hooray American Sports.
Babe Ruth ate 12 hotdogs before every game!!! by Orionsangels	Aug 8th, 2007 02:12:48 AM
That gives you super strength. Eveyone knows that! Cheater! haha.
Can we get a Flash Gordon Talkback? Or at least a... by Kirbymanly	Aug 8th, 2007 03:45:58 AM
mention?
Veronica Mars on LOST by mrtwig48	Aug 8th, 2007 06:47:24 AM
Well Kristen Ball anyways...big TV Guide rumor.
A question for the Barry Bonds Apologist Society... by Pennsy	Aug 8th, 2007 08:21:51 AM
Not on here, but elsewhere; if he's so clean, then why is his personal trainer volunteering to have his three squares a day in jail? Followed by this; if Bonds thinks he was so grievously wronged, then why did he not sue the authors of Game of Shadows down to their last flipping penny for libel and slander?
Don't take too much into that Bell on Lost rumor... by Pennsy	Aug 8th, 2007 08:23:53 AM
She and Damon Lindelof were guests at Kristin Veitch's wedding (E! Entertainment Television's TV gossip columnist and Ausiello's 'frienemy'. That's how this got started, I think.
BSG S3 on dvd probably by Christmas? Or New Year's? by Pennsy	Aug 8th, 2007 08:27:06 AM
Since the unedited Razor DVD will be out a few weeks after the 11/24 airdate. And the reason why HBO cna charge $100 for a half-season of the Sopranos? Because they can.
I would never get off the Lost Island by Itchy	Aug 8th, 2007 09:52:16 AM
As I would be spending all my time banging the bejesus out of Emilie De Ravin and Kristen Bell.
I'd rather DIE than go to Heaven.. by Baron Karza	Aug 8th, 2007 10:18:47 AM
Metalocalypse is METAL.
Which Simpson episodes are "wholly devoid of Funny" by ironburl	Aug 8th, 2007 11:25:28 AM
Do tell? It seems like there is an ever changing point in time when the simpsons started to "suck" according to you haters. I remember people complaining they had lost it back when season 4 was new. I still laugh at every single episode. People who think that any episode of the Simpsons is "wholly devoid of funny" are either humorless pricks, clinically depressed, or stupid as hell.
Im a humourless prick. Simspons topped being funny by Col. Tigh-Fighter	Aug 8th, 2007 12:34:10 PM
from Season 11 onwards. Theres the odd laugh, but its just boring now. My mouth doesnt even turn up at the edges anymore. Recent examples of crap epiosdes, the jockey episode, the fucking manatee episode, every episode with marge as the main character, the simon cowell epiosde, the fucking Mo and Maggie nightmare, the fucking RICKY GERVAIS episode. My god, you've made me un-lock a dark place in my mind where I had stored this shit! Thank God we have new Futurama episodes to cleanse my mind of this mediocrity.
Im a humourless prick. Simspons stopped being funny by Col. Tigh-Fighter	Aug 8th, 2007 12:34:18 PM
from Season 11 onwards. Theres the odd laugh, but its just boring now. My mouth doesnt even turn up at the edges anymore. Recent examples of crap epiosdes, the jockey episode, the fucking manatee episode, every episode with marge as the main character, the simon cowell epiosde, the fucking Mo and Maggie nightmare, the fucking RICKY GERVAIS episode. My god, you've made me un-lock a dark place in my mind where I had stored this shit! Thank God we have new Futurama episodes to cleanse my mind of this mediocrity.
Sopranos series set in 2008?! God fucking damnit by Jackie Boy	Aug 8th, 2007 01:05:49 PM
This is a whole load of booo-sheyuuuut!
Carla Gugino cast as Sally Jupiter! by Big Jim	Aug 8th, 2007 02:53:38 PM
or is that old news?
Col. Tigh-Fighter: I guess you ARE a humorless prick. by SpyGuy	Aug 8th, 2007 03:35:06 PM
Recent examples of great SIMPSONS episodes: The Lisa dates Fat Tony's son episode, the Bart gets a driver's license episode, the Marge plays World of Warcraft episode (although SOUTH PARK's take was much better), the Homer as a paparazzi episode, the volunteer firefighters episode, the Santa's Little Helper becomes a police dog episode, and especially the fucking brilliant 24 episode.
In order for the Simpsons to stay relevant... by Orionsangels	Aug 8th, 2007 04:17:36 PM
They had to take it to the next level, what with the world becoming even more cynical and self absorbing. Simpsons had to get more radical, nastier, but you see, they didn't. Instead shows like Southpark and Family Guy took it to that next step. Which made the Simpsons seem tame in comparison.
OMGAAAAAAWDUH!!! by Jaka	Aug 8th, 2007 07:56:09 PM
Happy tree friends must fucking die!!!
The Wire, Season 4...WHEN, OH WHEN? by pinkfloyd2000	Aug 8th, 2007 08:40:42 PM
Didn't this air in 2005? WTF is the holdup with this?
pinkfloyd2000,,, by Pennsy	Aug 8th, 2007 09:03:29 PM
While it doesn't have a release date, this is from May and does touch on S4. http://tvshowsondvd.com/newsit em.cfm?NewsID=7278
Thanks for that link... by pinkfloyd2000	Aug 9th, 2007 07:30:39 AM
At least they've talked about it relatively recently...I hope it's out soon.
Pennsy- re: Barry Bonds by sonnyhooper	Aug 9th, 2007 11:49:09 AM
here is the thing, i don't for one second think that bonds is "clean", i just don't CARE if he took steroids or not. MLB didn't see fit to do much about 'roids until very recently, so for the leauge to get "tough" about them now seems very hypocritical to me. i know everyone wants to make bonds the poster boy for everything wrong with american sports today, but i just can't work up the frothing rage to give a shit. the baseball hall of fame if full of cheaters, wife-beaters, alcoholics, coke-heads, and worse, so to me, barry bonds fits right in. if MLB wants to put a asterix next to bonds numbers so be it. just as long as they take away the 1986 world series rings away from the mets because EVERYONE on that team (from hernandez to gooden to strawberry), was a coke-monkey. and last i checked cocaine was illegal too.
Bonds redux by pinkfloyd2000	Aug 9th, 2007 12:03:24 PM
I read a rather compelling argument that Bonds' mechano-arm device he wears might be more responsible than any roids he might have taken for his HR record. See it here: http://www.editorandpublisher. com/eandp/news/article_display .jsp?vnu_content_id=1003621797
intresting article.. by sonnyhooper	Aug 9th, 2007 01:28:51 PM
...which kind of speaks to my point. if you are going to go after "cheaters" in baseball, retroactivly, they you have to do it across the board. that means every guy who wears a pad that might be to big, every guy who might have thrown a spit ball, every guy who might have used a corked bat, every guy who even knows how to spell "pine tar", every guy who might have smoked a joint, or popped a ephedurine pill, or snorted a line before a game. to me, it's all just lines drawn in the sand, and no one can convince me i'm an "apologist" just because i don't care what other grown men put into their bodies. sorry about the off topic, but i just needed to ven., because i'm sick to death of every talking head on the sports shows trying to convince me i'm supposed to be outraged over this. personally i think congress and geroge mitchell should have more important things to worry about.
"vent" not "ven." by sonnyhooper	Aug 9th, 2007 01:32:54 PM
again, sorry.
THE SOPRANOS: THE COMPLETE SERIES by TheRealRatigan	Aug 9th, 2007 10:17:31 PM
Why they're waiting for 2008 to market this, instead of holiday quarter this year, when demand would be an all-time peak, is beyond me. The only logical reason is to produce new "added value" features that can justify consumers who have already collected all seven sets to buy the series a last time so HBO can milk their prized cow once more before it's dry. Well, I've waited this long, so I can wait another year to watch the show again. Home video has given us nothing if not a proven case for consumer capitalism.
pinkfloyd2000 - agreed by Arnold Shitzembigger	Aug 9th, 2007 11:53:03 PM
The armor these guys get to wear now allows them to sit on top of the plate and get comfortable in their spot. Add that with incredible strength and you have broken records. All sports are tainted. All of them. Whenever you give millions out to people, they will do anything to keep it. Shit, my FF league was charging $350 to get in and people were becoming dickheads and cutthroats. Oddly enough, the $50 league has none of that behavior. HGH can only be found via a blood test. Cheaters will always stay ahead of the law. Look at the Tour De France debaucle this year. How many dudes went down on testing or skipping the tests? Landis? Full of crap. Armstrong? It gets tougher and tougher to believe he won that many races in a row because he's natural. I say that, like any drug, legalize em. Everyone knows what to expect coming in. You have a choice if you want to grow a third eye by 50. If you don't, you can compete naturally against the genetically engineered freaks...
And then there's Pete Rose by Big Jim	Aug 10th, 2007 10:52:31 AM
A lifetime ban, banned from the Hall of Fame, because he bet on baseball? He supposedly compromised the integrity of the game by making bets. Crap. Even if he did bet against his own team, as manager he has some control over the outcome by how well (or poorly if he wants his team to lose) he manages. But ultimately the outcome of the game is in the hands of the players. His power in controlling the outcome, or even a point spread, of a game was limited.
season 7 hate by Halfbreedqueen	Aug 11th, 2007 05:54:55 PM
WOW. never heard someone go after season 7. damn, are you off. remind me never to trust your opinion ever. i thought most people agreed 2-9 or more specifically 4-7 were the golden years. and season 7 is mostly great. hellfish is one of my favorite episodes, too, so right there... damn. wow. you're saying that's worse than the last season? I mean comeon, i LOVE The Simpsons, my favorite show ever, but the quality did dip and some of the new eppies suck no matter how you look at them. of course, it's all different creative talent, they've already done so many stories, it was a show of the 90's yada yada but hate on season 7? AICN has reached a new level of playa hating.
new simpsons by Halfbreedqueen	Aug 11th, 2007 05:59:10 PM
i dunno, i used to watch it all the time on TV in syndication and some eppies were just not that good, and looking over the episode lists they are all later ones. i tried watching the beginning of this last season, and they don't even keep the same stories! it's all completely random, and Homer isn't a character at all. i mean, what can you expect 19 seasons in (I was surprised the movie was actually pretty damn good.) but i dunno, watching the old episodes has only reminded me that they are classics for a reason... i could watch them all day. some suck even in the classic seasons, and i watched up to about season 16 and there were great episodes now and then and they didn't all suck, but The Simpsons is no South Park where each season seems to contain some of the best and some of the worst. and Family Guy honestly was funny at first, though more a guilty pleasure funny, but that show has become downright unwatchable. the last time i watched it, american dad was better. yeah.
and since im on it by Halfbreedqueen	Aug 11th, 2007 06:07:16 PM
these are my first posts of the talkback, but i see a bunch of people attacking the so called "haters" so i thought i'd take the blame. episodes i remember being painfully bad because they were all cheap gags, no story, and basically stale and repeated include basically the first 6 episodes of season 18, for example. i haven't seen season 17, but i thought i'd give 18 a try since i remember it sometimes being good and I was shocked at how bad it was. For an example of this, just look at Moe N' Lisa. Ugh. or 24 minutes. they're like 5 years late on all their jokes. I remember Sleeping with the Enemy, I think, was particularly bad. and in season 18 I remember the Iraq GI episode had one moment near the end that was hilarious, and the rest just sucked. Even the Halloween episodes weren't good anymore. One of the biggest problems is they just had no story, nothing would tie in, it was all so random. Which is why it gets Family Guy comments. But Family Guy NEVER was about character. And it is terrible now, too. The only good animated show I watch is South Park which has had classics within the last year or two (Season 10 just out has some great, great stuff... the Wii eppies, Warcraft, Cartoon Wars.)
TWIN PEAKS: THE DEFINITIVE GOLD BOX SET by scrivener	Aug 12th, 2007 12:37:04 AM
I can't believe you left this out of your list, Herc!!! In just over a month, we'll be able to get the entire Twin Peaks series... including the Pilot. No word on if it will include "Fire Walk With Me", but that's still readily available if it's missing. http://tinyurl.com/34az4v

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