tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post116580537230255128..comments2024-02-23T05:17:08.682-05:00Comments on The Film Freak Central Blog: Something About Inmates and the AsylumBill Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-61342871819950402802021-03-01T04:32:52.807-05:002021-03-01T04:32:52.807-05:00Do you need an urgent loan of any kind? Loans to l...Do you need an urgent loan of any kind? Loans to liquidate debts or need to loan to improve your business have you been rejected by any other banks and financial institutions? Do you need a loan or a mortgage? This is the place to look, we are here to solve all your financial problems. We borrow money for the public. Need financial help with a bad credit in need of money. To pay for a commercial Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242961664912712828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1166674631243377392006-12-20T23:17:00.000-05:002006-12-20T23:17:00.000-05:00I do not understand why Family Guy is so popular. ...I do not understand why Family Guy is so popular. Social satire, irony and thought-driven comedy was perfected by The Simpsons and Mr Show. Family Guy is such a derivative I just can not get into it. Yes, it may be offensive which I guess is always (cheaply) funny but it just is not consistent enough. And does anyone think South Park is/was overrated? Family Guy and South Park seem too lazy at Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00879652646989670889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1166573617628256382006-12-19T19:13:00.000-05:002006-12-19T19:13:00.000-05:00Another big thank you to the bloggers here for you...Another big thank you to the bloggers here for your continued support and compliments. I'm glad that the "Venture Bros." is going over so well; more to come, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1166319861201888392006-12-16T20:44:00.000-05:002006-12-16T20:44:00.000-05:00Welcome, Ian! I find myself rather surprised that...Welcome, Ian! I find myself rather surprised that NBC's Thursday night is actually really funny (uh, minus that Scientologist/redneck tragedy My Name is Earl). Very telling that all four are non-conventional sitcoms (ie no live studio audience/laugh track). Or maybe I am just getting lame & old. <BR/><BR/>I'm also very curious about Dexter but I'll have to wait until it comes out on dvd.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780573311870868638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1166300651322499302006-12-16T15:24:00.000-05:002006-12-16T15:24:00.000-05:00Agreed, Ian. I didn't check out the name until th...Agreed, Ian. I didn't check out the name until the end of the review, at which point I realized I had no idea who the hell you were.<BR/><BR/>And anybody who watches "Family Guy" would do well to come on over to the "Venture Brothers" -- a mass of obscure and unexpected pop culture references that don't come at the expense of superb characterization and suspense. As a bonus it is also without Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1166137187775797782006-12-14T17:59:00.000-05:002006-12-14T17:59:00.000-05:00Yeah, Walter's review goes live tonight but here's...Yeah, Walter's review goes live tonight but here's a sneak peek - http://filmfreakcentral.net/screenreviews/eragon.htmBill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1166130632857182782006-12-14T16:10:00.000-05:002006-12-14T16:10:00.000-05:00So, any plans on an Ergaon review? I gave it 1.0 s...So, any plans on an Ergaon review? I gave it <A HREF="http://www.p-pricken.de/?p=461" REL="nofollow" TITLE="German review on my site">1.0 stars</A> (out of a maximum five) and thought that at least main actor Edward Speleers managed to outact the horrible John Malkovic and hold his own against a not-so-horrible-but-still-not-decent Jeremy Irons. So he was better than I feared (just look at Joss Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1166115809552799302006-12-14T12:03:00.000-05:002006-12-14T12:03:00.000-05:00I don't get HBO or anything, so I don't have too m...I don't get HBO or anything, so I don't have too much good stuff to watch. I mostly try to confine my viewing to the Daily Show/Colbert Report hour, give or take some Scrubs which I've just got around to watching and aside from the annoying moralism at the end of each episode that makes me want to smack Zach Braff in the fucking mouth, it's just good fun, although I rarely laugh out loud at it. <Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1166063182139417082006-12-13T21:26:00.000-05:002006-12-13T21:26:00.000-05:00On the idiot box...I discovered this show in rerun...On the idiot box...<BR/><BR/>I discovered this show in reruns called Arrested Development...wild, huh? <BR/><BR/>Truth is, I had much disdain for the show because of Ron Howard's narration. But now I see the narrator as an important and integral part of the show. I'm enjoying it immensely. <BR/><BR/>On the topic of TV on DVD, I own the complete series of "Significant Others" that aired on Bravo aJG Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880088540166440777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1166052081336556692006-12-13T18:21:00.000-05:002006-12-13T18:21:00.000-05:00Film-wise, his two Schrader flicks and Young Frank...Film-wise, his two Schrader flicks and <I>Young Frankenstein</I> are what I'll always remember him for. And "Clyde Bruckman" is the only "X Files" ep that's aged gracefully, if you ask me.Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1166051562699349352006-12-13T18:12:00.000-05:002006-12-13T18:12:00.000-05:00What WASN'T Peter Boyle in?Re: Boyle, death, and t...What WASN'T Peter Boyle in?<BR/><BR/>Re: Boyle, death, and television: "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose," from the third season of <I>X-Files.</I> A really poetic hour of TV, and Boyle is just heartbreaking in it. <BR/><BR/><I>Raymond</I> did nothing for anybody -- just a horrible show from top to bottom.<BR/><BR/>Among his films, many obituarists have mentioned <I>Joe</I> (1970). Obviously, one I Jefferson Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356665406917571985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1166050262267378762006-12-13T17:51:00.000-05:002006-12-13T17:51:00.000-05:00Given that his most high-profile gig was on Everyb...Given that his most high-profile gig was on Everybody Loves Raymond (or, “that show with those awful, screaming people” in my house) my greatest hope is that the inevitable Larry King love-fest with said "awful people" will mention his brilliant turn in Young Frankenstein, Joe and Schrader’s underrated Hardcore.<BR/><BR/>RIP Peter. Hope you’re putting on the ritz in heaven.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1166046940520593502006-12-13T16:55:00.000-05:002006-12-13T16:55:00.000-05:00Obits? Who do you think I am, Bertrand Russell?Obits? Who do you think I am, Bertrand Russell?tmhooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519230948522808921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1166045942565124212006-12-13T16:39:00.000-05:002006-12-13T16:39:00.000-05:00The Wizard has returned.The Wizard has returned.Hollow Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027400445729272871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1166041268598728912006-12-13T15:21:00.000-05:002006-12-13T15:21:00.000-05:00So Peter Boyle passed. Obits?So Peter Boyle passed. <BR/><BR/>Obits?Alex Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028946403342782184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1166009521129510632006-12-13T06:32:00.000-05:002006-12-13T06:32:00.000-05:00Nate-As someone who had the same impression of Car...Nate-<BR/>As someone who had the same impression of Carnivale... is there anything else you can recommend (either TV or DVD) that is at all similar in theme (inexorable, misunderstood power heading towards a collision) available? Other than highlander, of course ;)<BR/>-stuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1165990548871347532006-12-13T01:15:00.000-05:002006-12-13T01:15:00.000-05:00JeffersonI couldn't disagree more about the third ...<B>Jefferson</B><BR/><BR/>I couldn't disagree more about the third season of "Battlestar Galactica". The only complaint I have about the New Caprica story is that it didn't last longer. But I have to give the writers credit: they didn't hit the reset button once the fleet was reformed. The effects of the occupation are still being felt.<BR/><BR/>I catch "Nip/Tuck" now and then and I like it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1165976003368608662006-12-12T21:13:00.000-05:002006-12-12T21:13:00.000-05:00In my best Darth Vader voice: Nooooooooooooo! I ad...In my best Darth Vader voice: Nooooooooooooo! I adore Mary Lynn Rajskub; how devastating.<BR/><BR/>Wanted to chime in on "Nip/Tuck". I'd agree that "Veronica Mars" is a junior version (in addition to being a secular "Buffy"), but I was happy to have that as a safety net once "Nip/Tuck" began its inexorable decline, and I must confess I gave up on "N/T" before they revealed the identity of the Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1165947002424484472006-12-12T13:10:00.000-05:002006-12-12T13:10:00.000-05:00The producers of 24 spent part of their summer cud...The producers of <I>24</I> spent part of their summer cuddling up to the conservative base, though ... they (plus several of the actors) were part of a forum at the Heritage Foundation last June, about whether the show represented the real war on terror or whether methods depicted therein are valid anti-terror strategies. That doesn't mean that Laura Ingraham is right in (idiotically) saying thatJefferson Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356665406917571985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1165943939470569772006-12-12T12:18:00.000-05:002006-12-12T12:18:00.000-05:00SPOILERS FREEThen again fourth season had terroris...SPOILERS FREE<BR/><BR/>Then again fourth season had terrorists who said that there was nothing that we could do to stop them from their mission, they had no demands, they just wanted to see Americans die. Not to mention how the show briefly convinced me that 24/7 sattelite surveillance and torture were absolutely essential in protecting the United States from terrorist attacks. <BR/><BR/>You're Alex Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028946403342782184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1165921361421145842006-12-12T06:02:00.000-05:002006-12-12T06:02:00.000-05:00Another vote for Dexter - it's not HBO-quality mat...Another vote for <I>Dexter</I> - it's not HBO-quality material, but I'm finding it very enjoyable.<BR/><BR/>Despite their gaping flaws I still enjoy <I>Scrubs</I> and the ever misanthropic <I>House</I> - is <I>Studio 60</I> really that awful?<BR/><BR/>Alex (and other <I>24</I> fans), have you caught a look at the completely retarded Season 6 prequel? Once again, I'd front the question of how Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1165913603359601172006-12-12T03:53:00.000-05:002006-12-12T03:53:00.000-05:00Since everyone seems to love the American "Office"...Since everyone seems to love the American "Office" around here, I'd like to add that the second season of new Gervais/Merchant show <I>Extras</I> was the most hilarious stuff I saw this year (although that might change since there are still the DVDs of <I>Curb your enthusiasm</I> 5th season lying on my desk, waiting for the christmas holidays...).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1165907501308705382006-12-12T02:11:00.000-05:002006-12-12T02:11:00.000-05:00Fix the goddamn Venture Bros. link.Chill, dude. Th...<I>Fix the goddamn Venture Bros. link.</I><BR/><BR/>Chill, dude. That was an accidental batch upload; the dead link has been removed and the review will go up tomorrow.Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1165906423818880442006-12-12T01:53:00.000-05:002006-12-12T01:53:00.000-05:00Welcome aboard, Ian. Good luck on the dream job.Wh...Welcome aboard, Ian. Good luck on the dream job.<BR/><BR/>What I'm watching: <I>Friday Night Lights</I>, better than <I>Battlestar Galactica</I>, especially lately. <I>Doctor Who</I>, which is equal parts cheese and charm, and wholly successful. <I>House</I>, because I like trying to guess the problem before they do, and because I love Hugh Laurie's character, although the crap they are putting Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06093453920666892035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-1165901374053637492006-12-12T00:29:00.000-05:002006-12-12T00:29:00.000-05:00Fix the goddamn Venture Bros. link.Fix the goddamn Venture Bros. link.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com