tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post6343445363573910229..comments2024-03-05T21:05:36.848-05:00Comments on CommentaramaFilms: Oh Oh, Ratings Are Down!AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-18945706354042596702013-09-07T13:10:49.438-04:002013-09-07T13:10:49.438-04:00Let's hope for a new war. Broadcasting high te...Let's hope for a new war. Broadcasting high tech drone/B2 kills all day surely works. Made CNN bosses trillionaires back then. Don't forget the occasional hero footage, and offcourse the sad little girl with cancer who misses her daddy because he's in a B52 24/7 at a secret location. ABC can have the scraps, like broadcasting happy dogs when 'daddy' returns. <br /><br />Oh yeah. this is always good money.John Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15040106071973128389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-57375836120640457262013-09-05T16:10:08.193-04:002013-09-05T16:10:08.193-04:00The childhood version of him waking up and then ru...The childhood version of him waking up and then running to his sister "You wouldn't believe the weird dream I had!"Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-21582498893237116662013-09-05T14:20:51.199-04:002013-09-05T14:20:51.199-04:00Kristina, True. The X-Files managed to do all of ...Kristina, True. The X-Files managed to do all of these things well because they took them to really strange places and because the show was geared toward these sorts of things.<br /><br />That would have been a funny ending! LOL!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-397879657674401432013-09-05T14:13:46.488-04:002013-09-05T14:13:46.488-04:00though they did jump sharks eventually, and went f...though they did jump sharks eventually, and went far beyond when they should have ended, I think X-Files at their peak were lucky to be able to actually use many of these cliches as fodder for some great stories (amnesia, baby, body switch, doppelganger etc etc) what they should have done was go out with Mulder waking up: "it was all a dream!!" <br />Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11659951781597698530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-24551016145765398372013-09-05T03:44:19.066-04:002013-09-05T03:44:19.066-04:00And, yes, I plan on watching Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D...And, yes, I plan on watching <i>Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.</i>Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-16022797022180228912013-09-05T03:41:47.238-04:002013-09-05T03:41:47.238-04:00My current favorite shows are Sherlock, Downton Ab...My current favorite shows are <i>Sherlock</i>, <i>Downton Abbey</i>, <i>Once Upon a Time</i>, <i>Doctor Who</i>, and <i>Modern Family</i>Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-4603220750259213942013-09-05T00:29:27.816-04:002013-09-05T00:29:27.816-04:00Loyal Goatherd, I think there are a lot of gems ri...Loyal Goatherd, I think there are a lot of gems right now, but we won't know until we see what the future keeps. :)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-28880845158371113102013-09-05T00:28:45.423-04:002013-09-05T00:28:45.423-04:00T-Rav, Good point. Sharknado will save lives. LO...T-Rav, Good point. <i>Sharknado</i> will save lives. LOL!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-32791866883869746872013-09-05T00:28:03.331-04:002013-09-05T00:28:03.331-04:00Shawn, I'm the other way around. I thought it...Shawn, I'm the other way around. I thought it started poorly and really got ugly by the time of the Iraq metaphor. But then it got really good. I do think the ending itself could have been better, but I thought it really hit its stride near the end.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-80173663141221989172013-09-05T00:06:44.584-04:002013-09-05T00:06:44.584-04:00Well, this may be heresy, but I thought count me a...Well, this may be heresy, but I thought count me among those who thought the new Battlestar Galactica did not go out on top. The first two seasons were some of the best tv out there, the second two not so much. Didn't care for their choices on the final five, they dropped the ball on Helo and Boomer's kid, don't get me started on Angel-Starbuck, and giving up all their technology to live with early man... oy!shawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-33266510343101711912013-09-04T23:20:26.340-04:002013-09-04T23:20:26.340-04:00Incidentally, since we're talking about TV sho...Incidentally, since we're talking about TV shows, Futurama's last episode (until further notice) was tonight. As someone who's been a very intermittent watcher, I liked it, though there wasn't nearly enough Bender.T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-91812431600499998882013-09-04T23:19:05.612-04:002013-09-04T23:19:05.612-04:00Andrew, that is a lie. Ghost Shark didn't even...Andrew, that is a lie. <i>Ghost Shark</i> didn't even <i>try</i>. <i>Sharknado</i> brought it all the way. Not to mention, it contributed to science; we now know that you can destroy tornados by exploding propane tanks inside of them. Are you really going to criticize a show that saves lives, Andrew? <i>Are you?</i>T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-69531441897099932512013-09-04T23:02:50.424-04:002013-09-04T23:02:50.424-04:00It's also the culture! The participation troph...It's also the culture! The participation trophy culture. Excellence is not encouraged, indeed, it is frowned upon. Everyone cool watches it, hey, I'm cool, I should watch it. <br /><br />I find myself watching some stuff, because of the buzz about it, wondering is this it? This is good?<br />I, just, don't get it.<br /><br />AP, you're right on with the gems in the sewage. Justified is about all that's left to me. Mad Men, I don't know why on that one, unless it's back to the participation trophy thing. And thank God for Netflix, just filtering the commercials out helps immeasurably. Loyal Goatherdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-45210714958571123442013-09-04T22:46:35.550-04:002013-09-04T22:46:35.550-04:00BTW, Loyal Goatherd, I totally agree about BSG... ...BTW, Loyal Goatherd, I totally agree about BSG... they went out on top and I'm glad they didn't try to jam another season in there.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-12037436868448998552013-09-04T22:45:53.647-04:002013-09-04T22:45:53.647-04:00PikeBishop, I'm not surprised. The first coup...PikeBishop, I'm not surprised. The first couple years were really funny, really original, and really sharp. Then the show devolved into them telling a joke and waiting for the audience to hoot, and the jokes became really basic and not at all creative.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-40891385097568446472013-09-04T22:43:56.648-04:002013-09-04T22:43:56.648-04:00Loyal Goatherd, That is a great comment. I think w...Loyal Goatherd, That is a great comment. I think what it shows actually is two things. First, it shows that opinions vary when it comes to humans and one man's garbage is another man's treasure.<br /><br />Secondly, I think it shows that there is a perception problem. If you look at "television," you see a ton of junk. But if you are more selective, you really can find some gems in the mix. And time has a way of separating the gems from the turds.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-79410335817340097082013-09-04T22:43:39.829-04:002013-09-04T22:43:39.829-04:00Andrew: Interesting note about "Married with ...Andrew: Interesting note about "Married with Children." Ten years ago Fox did a retrospective special on the show. Interestingly enough, 95% of the clips they showed were from the first three seasons. And the show ran for what? 11?PikeBishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761380937971970762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-91249891703283651942013-09-04T22:30:38.071-04:002013-09-04T22:30:38.071-04:00Hey, now, I may rag on Full House, but it's ou...Hey, now, I may rag on <i>Full House</i>, but it's out of love. I never knew that the finale wasn't meant to be the finale. Not that it explains much. There's little about that show that can be explained. "There's a car in the kitchen!"<br /><br />But you know what show jumped more sharks than <i>Full House</i>? <i>Family Matters!</i> Urkelbot couldn't kill it. Neither could Stefan Urquelle. Nor Bruce Lee Urkel. What killed it was when Steve was made the center of a love-triangle. His unrequited affections for Laura were a driving force of the entire show. Minus that... pthzzzzz! tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-65075123789001963952013-09-04T22:30:10.701-04:002013-09-04T22:30:10.701-04:00Long before the Fonz jumped the shark, John-boy wa...Long before the Fonz jumped the shark, John-boy watched the Hindenburg blow up! It's not fair that jump the shark became the idiom. Almost every TV show reaches a point where they pollute our memories of better times. IE, Archie Bunker's Place. And Yes, Beaver Cleaver became a teenager and started liking girls. <br /><br />Very Few TV show writers/ producers/ actors had the brains to quit while on top of their game. Most tried to milk the product for every last dollar they could get. Married with children fits here! Battlestar Galactica (the new one) was one of the few to go out on top, with a bang, not a whimper. <br /><br />"When television is good, nothing — not the theater, not the magazines or newspapers — nothing is better.<br />But when television is bad, nothing is worse. I invite each of you to sit down in front of your own television set when your station goes on the air and stay there, for a day, without a book, without a magazine, without a newspaper, without a profit and loss sheet or a rating book to distract you. Keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off. I can assure you that what you will observe is a vast wasteland.<br />You will see a procession of game shows, formula comedies about totally unbelievable families, blood and thunder, mayhem, violence, sadism, murder, western bad men, western good men, private eyes, gangsters, more violence, and cartoons. And endlessly commercials — many screaming, cajoling, and offending. And most of all, boredom. True, you'll see a few things you will enjoy. But they will be very, very few. And if you think I exaggerate, I only ask you to try it." That was the FCC chairman in 1961. Today, the vast wasteland is the good old days. Today, we have the bottomless pit. Going down!Loyal Goatherdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-57338843529331175242013-09-04T21:56:55.117-04:002013-09-04T21:56:55.117-04:001. On Full House: I agree with someone above tha...1. On Full House: I agree with someone above that of the three kid actresses, Jodi Sweetin was the best. She could deliver a line and didn't have a bad sense of timing for a youngster.<br /><br />2. On all the "Christmas Carol" episodes, when is the last time any show has played it straight with the Dickensian paradigm? It is so entrenched in the culture that it almost has to be winked at, and can't be taken seriously.PikeBishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761380937971970762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-61150334434803218512013-09-04T21:22:17.719-04:002013-09-04T21:22:17.719-04:00Dave, Reality TV stinks.Dave, Reality TV stinks.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-19209717691424885372013-09-04T21:22:01.132-04:002013-09-04T21:22:01.132-04:00T-Rav, Sharknado was awful awful. Ghost Shark was...T-Rav, <i>Sharknado</i> was awful awful. <i>Ghost Shark</i> was awesome awful.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-76321042178816249862013-09-04T20:14:36.694-04:002013-09-04T20:14:36.694-04:00TV in general jumped the shark in the mid-90s when...TV in general jumped the shark in the mid-90s when it all became game shows and "reality" shows. (IMHO, "Reality Television" is neither, but that's another story.) I'm sure there are some good shows out there, but there's not a single network program that I watch. I gave up on CSI a few years ago (when Liz Vassey left, she was frickin' HOT!), and that was the last show I even made an effort for. It would seem that according to Hollywood, heterosexual white males who tend to vote Republican are the enemy, and must be shown as the bad guy in every episode. So screw 'em. Dave Olsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-43073214425045520672013-09-04T17:14:38.647-04:002013-09-04T17:14:38.647-04:00EXCUSE ME?!?! Sharknado was awesome, a true cinema...EXCUSE ME?!?! Sharknado was <i>awesome</i>, a true cinematic masterpiece, and I will fight you if you disagree. I thought "Two-Headed Shark Attack" might best it, and it came close, but only Sharknado has the Shakespearean acting, the clever writing, and superb cinematography that define a "great" movie. Fie on you!T-Ravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7059293386881623259.post-70573757188295136852013-09-04T17:05:18.912-04:002013-09-04T17:05:18.912-04:00Bev, LOL! I'm sure the NSA overheard them tal...Bev, LOL! I'm sure the NSA overheard them talking about it... in their private conversations.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.com