After my time, but still…it’s pop culture, so I’m gonna pay attention, lul.
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I recently discovered this channel. It fulfills my need for laughter.
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I strongly encourage you-all to watch this; it’s right up there with the work of Jim Henson!
I never follow standup comedians and I never watched SNL. So I was only vaguely aware of Norm MacDonald. But this is one of those TV moments that is emblazoned in my memory.
Although in my memory he did actually win. I forgot about Kato Kaelin too.
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DO not watch this if you’re hungry. I watched a review of it, & the reviewer said that, & I didn’t believe him.
I couldn’t watch it when I was younger because it just seemed so sad. But now I know what poignancy is. And DeLuise is a fine actor, not just a comedian; kind of like how Don Rickles was in dramatic roles.
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Tonight I watched Duel (1971).
It’s been on my list for quite awhile, and it is highly rated, and in almost all the trucker/road-trip movie lists. Also, I discovered, it was the first ever Steven Spielberg movie.
It’s a really slow burn, not at all like modern movies, but that kinda helps build the suspense and uncertainty. The sense of isolation and terror and helplessness and mystery just grows gradually throughout the movie. Everything is laser-focused. And the ending is great.
I quite liked it, but I’d have a hard time recommending it due to how slow and limited/focused it is. It’s great for its moments of intensity, but also, it’s mostly kinda dull. If you’re in the mindspace to just sit back and relax and let it play out, then you’re going to enjoy it. But if you’re wanting quick intense action, or more depth and criss-crossing plotlines, this ain’t that.
It’s pretty-much a straight ride, with only a couple of detours, that just happens to be a rough ride. Which makes it good and interesting, but maybe not for everyone.
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This is fascinating for me. Even though it’s about an industry that, in most if not all aspects, is responsible for the majority of climate change we’re now experiencing, as well as a bunch of other negative effects on society.
But it being about AMC…well, not so much as the Big Three, LOL!
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Apparently they made a show out of the Good Omens book and I never noticed. Found it via this music video, because someone else put a clip of it in one of their videos. So now I have something new on my watchlist.
Last night I watched this, and it was hilarious. An 80’s movie that I just somehow never saw before. The sight gags in the background and the running jokes that payoff in later scenes had me laughing out loud.
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Spoiler: Jawas are descended from John Carradine!
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I’ve been watching videos of Steve Shives responding to comments on his Trek Actually videos:
And I showed this documentary, about an anti-racist skinhead crew up in the Twin Cities:
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This is interesting, directly countering basic ideas that we just take for granted about how the economy came to be.
Also that voice. He could be talking about something boring like ancient economics and barter economies and it would still be mesmerizing. Actually, that’s exactly what he was talking about. And it’s not boring the way he talks about it.
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There really needs to be a lot more awareness of SROs and the value that they provide in a community. They do so much for so many people. It’s really an understated and under-mentioned thing.
But that dude at 1:10:51 being like “you want to meet them between the doors” and “if push comes to shove” and all that and I’m just gonna go grab this here monkeywrench and wield it like a weapon but hey, “I’ve never actually had to do this before, ever.”
Aight dude, that’s cute and also so wrong on so many multiple levels. When you get back from the hospital let us know how that worked out for you. Because the moment you did that, you made your reservation. If you’re lucky they’ll give you a good flavor of jello.
NOTE: entire above paragraph spoken dramatically for effect but not actually a real thing. I’m not actually chasing some guy down and hospitalizing him. That’s just a turn of phrase.
I don’t even know how else to respond to that. It’s probably not the right response. But it’s from the heart.
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I thought with the meeting-at-the-doors, he meant like a precautionary meet-n-greet. I took that as meaning he would use that in case of real trouble. Like, violent trouble.
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