I realized I had not done one of these recently, so here is what I've viewed recently, going back to mid-July. A couple have been watched twice in this time frame, and four were first time viewings (denoted by *). Click on any link for more info.
01. Lucy Gallant * (1955; Jane Wyman, Charlton Heston, Claire Trevor)
02. Avengers: Age of Ultron * (2015; Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson)
03. The Lego Movie * (2015; Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks)
Two hours I'll never get back, but at least we didn't pay to see it.
04. Before the Frost (2012; Kenneth Branagh, Paul Andrew Williams, Cecilia Hjalmarsson, Rebekah Staton)
05. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971; Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum)
Watched twice -- once back in July, and again in early September after his death.
06. Clueless (1995; Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Paul Rudd, Brittany Murphy)
07. Say Anything (1989; Ione Skye, John Cusack)
08. Harry Potter 1-8 (2001-2011; Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson)
Watched all twice between July and end of September
09. Silver Streak (1976; Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Jill Clayburgh)
Another I had to see again after Gene Wilder's death -- had not seen this one in years.
10. Captain America: Civil War * (2016; Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson)
11. Elevator Girl * (2010; Lacey Chabert, Ryan Merriman, Hedy Burress)
(Better than the title suggests)
12. Monk, Season One (2002; Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram, Ted Levine, Jason Gray-Stanford)
13. Monk, Season Two (2003; Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram, Ted Levine, Jason Gray-Stanford)
Seen anything good lately?
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Thursday Thirteen 423: Garry Marshall
01. The Odd Couple (1970-75)
02. Happy Days (1974-84)
03. Laverne and Shirley (1976-83)
04. Mork & Mindy (1978-82)
05. The Flamingo Kid (1984; Matt Dillon)
06. Nothing in Common (1986; Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason)
07. Overboard (1987; Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell)
08. Beaches (1988; Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey)
09. Pretty Woman (1990; Julia Roberts, Richard Gere; Héctor Elizondo)
10. The Runaway Bride (1999; Julia Roberts, Richard Gere)
11. The Princess Diaries (2001; Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Héctor Elizondo)
12. Raising Helen (2004; Kate Hudson, John Corbett, Joan Cusack)
13. New Year's Eve (2011; Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Héctor Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Seth Meyers, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hilary Swank, Sofía Vergara -- and a few other big names)
Do you have a favorite Garry Marshall TV show or movie?
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Wednesday, October 09, 2013
Thursday Thirteen 304: Movie/TV meme
I'm borrowing from Sunday Stealing again. As there are only fifteen questions to this one, consider the extra two a bonus!
1. Name your favorite movie actor: Tom Hanks, Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman. . .
2. Name your favorite movie actress: I honesty don’t think I have one these days. I used to love Meg Ryan, but she has retired from the film industry.
3. Name your favorite TV actor: Mark Harmon (NCIS), Shemar Moore (Criminal Minds) . . .
4. Name your favorite TV actress: Don't really have one right now. A year ago I might have said Cote de Pablo, but — alas! — she has exited my favorite show.
5. Name your favorite television show right now: NCIS, though that could change, depending on how well the show does since the exit of one of its strongest leads.
6. Name a few really cool movies you’ve recently seen: I have only seen three movies in the theater so far this year: 42, Iron Man 3, and The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones.
7. Your favorite canceled television show: This is a tough one. I really liked Sports Talk, Jericho and Alcatraz, which ended far too soon. Then there are favorite shows that have ended, such as Medium and Ghost Whisperer.
8. Name one movie you wish you hadn’t wasted time/money on recently: I honestly can’t think of one I’ve seen the last couple years that I really wished I had skipped and watched on DVD. I’m more discerning than in my younger years, and not afraid to tell friends a certain movie isn’t for me.
9. You would never watch a movie with: My younger sister, if I can help it. Seriously, she spends the entire movie asking you what’s going to happen, even though you yourself have never seen it.
10. Favorite candy/food to watch movies with: Dark chocolate Raisinettes or popcorn.
11. Three favorite TV channels: In order of the number of shows watched on each: CBS, ABC, NBC
12. Favorite reality or competition show: I abhor reality TV and never watch it (with the exception of the season Donald Driver was on Dancing With the Stars, and I would have stopped watching had he been voted off.)
13. Cable or satellite? I have neither, so only get the fourteen local channels (2-CBS, 3-NBC, 3-PBS, 3-ABC, 2-FOX, 1-CW). But hey—back when we were kids, we only would have gotten four channels without cable, so look how far we've come, LOL.
4. Do you watch more movies at home or at the theater? These days, at home. I rarely get to the cinema, and it’s much cheaper to watch them on DVD or wait for something to come on TV — plus, with DVD you can pause for a break and not miss any of the action.
15. Is there a time of year that you watch more TV? Winter, when all the regular TV series and football are back. That's also when I get a look of craft projects done, as I can't just sit and veg in front of the TV.
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"Thank you, Mom" Commercial
Have you seen this new Proctor & Gamble commercial? Gets me all teary-eyed every time.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Thursday Thirteen #55: Washington DC Underground
One of my favorite Monday night television shows is the History Channel’s Cities of the Underworld, a program that takes you beneath major cities around the world. Season one took us below such cities as Paris, Rome, Bucharest and Budapest. This season has been just as fascinating, with underground tours of Jerusalem, Tokyo, Dublin, Chicago, New York and – this week – Washington, DC. Here are some interesting facts you may not pick up on the regular tour of the city.
1. The sewer system in Washington DC dates back 200 years, when the Tiber Creek was deemed too shallow for canal barges. It was then used as a sewer, spreading garbage and disease throughout the city. In 1871, the course of the Tiber was altered. For health reasons, the river was lined and covered with brickwork measuring 3-ft high, 5-ft thick, and with a 30-ft span.
2. Since 9/11, security around DC is so tight that even the manhole covers and other entrances to the sewers are closely guarded. The film crew was only allowed access late at night "for safety reasons," and their guide allowed to take them so far. The tunnels that now snake through the city are over 1000 miles long, and workers must gain permission from DC police, the FBI and Homeland Security before any routine maintenance can be done.
3. The tunnels are thoroughly swept by security teams months in advance of any major event such as a presidential inauguration or visit by foreign dignitary (or, as is the case this week, the pope). Lasers also protect some sections, and a recent law prohibits access to maps of tunnels and infrastructure.
4. To demonstrate how much has changed in so short a time, President Truman used to walk around Washington, DC alone during his presidency (1945–1953). Not more than 30 years later, near the end of the Cold War, President Reagan had a tunnel built connecting the Oval Office to the residential wing of the White House for emergency evacuation.
5. 250 miles outside DC in White Sulphur Springs, WV sits The Greenbrier Resort. Originally built in 1778, it served as a hospital during WWII. During the height of the Cold War in the 1950s, the US government funded construction of the west wing and built a secret bomb shelter 64 feet below the hotel. Few members of the hotel staff knew about it, and subcontractors who worked on and maintained the bunker posed as television repairmen. This would house the entire US legislature in case of nuclear attack for up to two months. Though the Legislature knew there was an emergency plan, they knew no specifics, and would have been told where to go only if necessary.
6. The shelter is accessed by a 30 ton door (60,000 lbs) composed of steel and concrete, and could be closed by one person. This shelter was for government officials and aides only; families were sent to a less secure shelter beneath the main hotel basement. During the event of a nuclear attack, members would first be ferried through decontamination units where they would strip, shower, and receive military clothing. There was a furnace inside the unit to destroy biohazardous material (such as contaminated clothing) and any corpses.
7. Inside the shelter’s 5-ft thick concrete walls (and this is where it truly becomes impressive) are 18 dormitories, a cafeteria, pharmacy stocked with antidepressants (and yes, they made a point of emphasizing that!), infirmary, offices, and makeshift assembly chambers for both the House and Senate.
8. There is also a power facility independent of the main power grid, consisting of three 14,000 gallon diesel fuel tanks and three 25,000 gallon water tanks, and there was a 60-day supply of food.
9. There were other shelters in Virginia for the Supreme Court, and in Pennsylvania for the Joint Chief of Staffs. The latest in communications equipment linked these shelters to each other and the president’s secret bunker. A television studio and briefing room were also included, from which they could broadcast to the American people, complete with life-sized backdrops of the White House, Capitol, and other DC landmarks to “reassure” the public that everything was under control and the government still functioning.
10. The Greenbrier shelter was maintained for 30 years, until a 1992 Washington Post story leaked its location. The government decommissioned the bunker immediately after. It is still maintained by The Greenbrier Resort, which offers guided tours. It is also now used as a data storage facility for the private sector.
11. The conditions inside the bunker were harsher than any military boot camp with cramped conditions and little privacy but, as Linda Walls of The Greenbrier said, “This really wasn’t built to preserve individuals; this was built to preserve the democratic form of government.”
12. West Virginia was also integral to both the Union and Confederacy during an earlier conflict, the Civil War. Though “officially” a Union holding, there were Confederate sympathizers who aided the rebel army, and Morgan Cave was key to the success of southern general Robert E. Lee. A natural saltpeter mine, Lee’s army operated a munitions factory deep inside the 70-mile long cave, with Union troops camped directly over their heads. Saltpeter was leeched out of the dirt, and then transported to another section of the cave where it was used in the manufacturing of gun powder.
13. On November 6, 1863, the cave was abandoned when troops were called to the Battle of Droop Mountain. The Confederacy suffered 400 casualties that day and were pushed back into Virginia. They never returned to Morgan Cave. Wooden hoppers and other mining implements still remain where rebel troops left them.
If you would like to watch this episode yourself, History Channel will re-air this segment at the following times this month:
Thursday, April 24 – 9pm CT/10pm ET
Friday, April 25 – 1am CT / 2am ET
Saturday, April 26 – 2pm CT / 3pm ET
You can also click here for more upcoming episodes in the series. Next week they’ll be in Moscow, and New Orleans the week after. Just don’t blame me if you become addicted!
Links to other Thursday Thirteens:
Robin Rotham * Adelle Laudan * Alice Audrey
RG Alexander * Kathleen Oxley * Kaige
Gina Ardito * Debora Dennis * Gwen Mitchell
Darla * Shelley Munro * Ms Menozzi
Paige Tyler * Rhonda Stapleton * Nina Pierce
Jennifer McKenzie * Chloe Devlin
Tempest Knight * Dana Belfry * Kathleen Oxley
(leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)
The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!
1. The sewer system in Washington DC dates back 200 years, when the Tiber Creek was deemed too shallow for canal barges. It was then used as a sewer, spreading garbage and disease throughout the city. In 1871, the course of the Tiber was altered. For health reasons, the river was lined and covered with brickwork measuring 3-ft high, 5-ft thick, and with a 30-ft span.
2. Since 9/11, security around DC is so tight that even the manhole covers and other entrances to the sewers are closely guarded. The film crew was only allowed access late at night "for safety reasons," and their guide allowed to take them so far. The tunnels that now snake through the city are over 1000 miles long, and workers must gain permission from DC police, the FBI and Homeland Security before any routine maintenance can be done.
3. The tunnels are thoroughly swept by security teams months in advance of any major event such as a presidential inauguration or visit by foreign dignitary (or, as is the case this week, the pope). Lasers also protect some sections, and a recent law prohibits access to maps of tunnels and infrastructure.
4. To demonstrate how much has changed in so short a time, President Truman used to walk around Washington, DC alone during his presidency (1945–1953). Not more than 30 years later, near the end of the Cold War, President Reagan had a tunnel built connecting the Oval Office to the residential wing of the White House for emergency evacuation.
5. 250 miles outside DC in White Sulphur Springs, WV sits The Greenbrier Resort. Originally built in 1778, it served as a hospital during WWII. During the height of the Cold War in the 1950s, the US government funded construction of the west wing and built a secret bomb shelter 64 feet below the hotel. Few members of the hotel staff knew about it, and subcontractors who worked on and maintained the bunker posed as television repairmen. This would house the entire US legislature in case of nuclear attack for up to two months. Though the Legislature knew there was an emergency plan, they knew no specifics, and would have been told where to go only if necessary.
6. The shelter is accessed by a 30 ton door (60,000 lbs) composed of steel and concrete, and could be closed by one person. This shelter was for government officials and aides only; families were sent to a less secure shelter beneath the main hotel basement. During the event of a nuclear attack, members would first be ferried through decontamination units where they would strip, shower, and receive military clothing. There was a furnace inside the unit to destroy biohazardous material (such as contaminated clothing) and any corpses.
7. Inside the shelter’s 5-ft thick concrete walls (and this is where it truly becomes impressive) are 18 dormitories, a cafeteria, pharmacy stocked with antidepressants (and yes, they made a point of emphasizing that!), infirmary, offices, and makeshift assembly chambers for both the House and Senate.
8. There is also a power facility independent of the main power grid, consisting of three 14,000 gallon diesel fuel tanks and three 25,000 gallon water tanks, and there was a 60-day supply of food.
9. There were other shelters in Virginia for the Supreme Court, and in Pennsylvania for the Joint Chief of Staffs. The latest in communications equipment linked these shelters to each other and the president’s secret bunker. A television studio and briefing room were also included, from which they could broadcast to the American people, complete with life-sized backdrops of the White House, Capitol, and other DC landmarks to “reassure” the public that everything was under control and the government still functioning.
10. The Greenbrier shelter was maintained for 30 years, until a 1992 Washington Post story leaked its location. The government decommissioned the bunker immediately after. It is still maintained by The Greenbrier Resort, which offers guided tours. It is also now used as a data storage facility for the private sector.
11. The conditions inside the bunker were harsher than any military boot camp with cramped conditions and little privacy but, as Linda Walls of The Greenbrier said, “This really wasn’t built to preserve individuals; this was built to preserve the democratic form of government.”
12. West Virginia was also integral to both the Union and Confederacy during an earlier conflict, the Civil War. Though “officially” a Union holding, there were Confederate sympathizers who aided the rebel army, and Morgan Cave was key to the success of southern general Robert E. Lee. A natural saltpeter mine, Lee’s army operated a munitions factory deep inside the 70-mile long cave, with Union troops camped directly over their heads. Saltpeter was leeched out of the dirt, and then transported to another section of the cave where it was used in the manufacturing of gun powder.
13. On November 6, 1863, the cave was abandoned when troops were called to the Battle of Droop Mountain. The Confederacy suffered 400 casualties that day and were pushed back into Virginia. They never returned to Morgan Cave. Wooden hoppers and other mining implements still remain where rebel troops left them.
If you would like to watch this episode yourself, History Channel will re-air this segment at the following times this month:
Thursday, April 24 – 9pm CT/10pm ET
Friday, April 25 – 1am CT / 2am ET
Saturday, April 26 – 2pm CT / 3pm ET
You can also click here for more upcoming episodes in the series. Next week they’ll be in Moscow, and New Orleans the week after. Just don’t blame me if you become addicted!
Robin Rotham * Adelle Laudan * Alice Audrey
RG Alexander * Kathleen Oxley * Kaige
Gina Ardito * Debora Dennis * Gwen Mitchell
Darla * Shelley Munro * Ms Menozzi
Paige Tyler * Rhonda Stapleton * Nina Pierce
Jennifer McKenzie * Chloe Devlin
Tempest Knight * Dana Belfry * Kathleen Oxley
(leave your link in comments, I’ll add you here!)
The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!
Thursday, May 24, 2007
"Jericho" fans Say "Nuts!" to CBS
This is absolutely amazing! I came across this article via the SCS "Jericho" thread tonight and think it worth sharing, if for no other reason than to show what a bit of determination and organization can do. I was not aware of the “NUTS” campaign, but apparently it is 'one of several grassroots efforts by the fans of the recently cancelled CBS series “Jericho,”' with tons of nuts being delivered to the network so far. One can only wonder what the "Powers That Be" at CBS are making of this campaign.
Read the article:
Shipping Nuts: NutsOnline For Jericho
As one commenter to the post stated, "This is not for Jericho alone. Part of the passion is to make a stand against the dumming [sic] down of America and the encouragement of sheep. We are insisting that it is time for a change of course."
Amen to that!
I'm among the many who are fed up with the endless "reality" programs, stupid game shows, and tripe that plague the networks. Not just the big four, but cable channels as well. In putting together last week's Thursday Thirteen, it occured to me that one thing missing from current programming are family television shows. Think back to the 70s and 80s. There were a lot of great sitcoms that appealed not just to parents, but to kids as well. Name one sitcom currently running that can be labeled family programming. There isn't a one. Nada. Zip. Zilch. And this doesn't extend solely to sitcoms, but current programming in general. While some shows may be okay for older teens, most shows today are simply not suitable for family viewing. We need a return to quality television programs and an end to the mindless drivel saturating the airwaves.
Whether or not the nuts campaign is successful, it will be interesting to see where it leads. As a post on another board said, this isn't just about one cancelled Television show. It's about the lack of quality programming, the dumbing down of America, and an antiquated method (Nielsen ratings) for guaging the nation's TV viewing habits. Nielsen ratings do not take into consideration VCRs, Tivo, Cable OnDemand or online viewing habits, and are therefore an inaccurate measure of a show's success or failure. CBS built up the "Jericho" website as an alternate way for fans of the show to watch -- or rewatch -- that week's episode, and they are not alone in this practice.
If the networks are going to encourage viewers to watch online, that viewership must be taken into consideration. Especially for a show that was consistently ranked number one on CBS's Innertube service and was ranked in the top ten at itunes. If CBS comes to their senses, it would not be the first time a show was renewed after being cancelled, though CBS execs seem to think it would signal the end of the world. "Seventh Heaven" was renewed for a final season after initially being cancelled last spring. "Jag" was renewed after being cancelled, as was "Touched by an Angel"--and for more than one season. "ER" is one of many shows that has been on the chopping block for a number of seasons now and somehow keeps being renewed.
"Jericho" was a quality, thought-provoking program and deserves another season. Here's hoping it gets it!
Read the article:
Shipping Nuts: NutsOnline For Jericho
As one commenter to the post stated, "This is not for Jericho alone. Part of the passion is to make a stand against the dumming [sic] down of America and the encouragement of sheep. We are insisting that it is time for a change of course."
Amen to that!
I'm among the many who are fed up with the endless "reality" programs, stupid game shows, and tripe that plague the networks. Not just the big four, but cable channels as well. In putting together last week's Thursday Thirteen, it occured to me that one thing missing from current programming are family television shows. Think back to the 70s and 80s. There were a lot of great sitcoms that appealed not just to parents, but to kids as well. Name one sitcom currently running that can be labeled family programming. There isn't a one. Nada. Zip. Zilch. And this doesn't extend solely to sitcoms, but current programming in general. While some shows may be okay for older teens, most shows today are simply not suitable for family viewing. We need a return to quality television programs and an end to the mindless drivel saturating the airwaves.
Whether or not the nuts campaign is successful, it will be interesting to see where it leads. As a post on another board said, this isn't just about one cancelled Television show. It's about the lack of quality programming, the dumbing down of America, and an antiquated method (Nielsen ratings) for guaging the nation's TV viewing habits. Nielsen ratings do not take into consideration VCRs, Tivo, Cable OnDemand or online viewing habits, and are therefore an inaccurate measure of a show's success or failure. CBS built up the "Jericho" website as an alternate way for fans of the show to watch -- or rewatch -- that week's episode, and they are not alone in this practice.
If the networks are going to encourage viewers to watch online, that viewership must be taken into consideration. Especially for a show that was consistently ranked number one on CBS's Innertube service and was ranked in the top ten at itunes. If CBS comes to their senses, it would not be the first time a show was renewed after being cancelled, though CBS execs seem to think it would signal the end of the world. "Seventh Heaven" was renewed for a final season after initially being cancelled last spring. "Jag" was renewed after being cancelled, as was "Touched by an Angel"--and for more than one season. "ER" is one of many shows that has been on the chopping block for a number of seasons now and somehow keeps being renewed.
"Jericho" was a quality, thought-provoking program and deserves another season. Here's hoping it gets it!
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Thursday Thirteen #10: Comedies We Grew Up On
13 Comedies We Grew Up On
1. Happy Days (1974-84)
2. The Jeffersons (1975-1985)
3. Laverne & Shirley (1976-83)
4. Mork and Mindy (1978-82)
5. Diff’rent Strokes (1978-86)
6. Benson (1979-86)
7. The Facts of Life (1979-88)
8. Cheers (1982-93)
9. Family Ties (1982-89)
10. Night Court (1984-92)
11. The Cosby Show (1984-92)
12. Who’s the Boss? (1984-92)
13. Growing Pains (1985-92)
1. Happy Days (1974-84)
2. The Jeffersons (1975-1985)
3. Laverne & Shirley (1976-83)
4. Mork and Mindy (1978-82)
5. Diff’rent Strokes (1978-86)
6. Benson (1979-86)
7. The Facts of Life (1979-88)
8. Cheers (1982-93)
9. Family Ties (1982-89)
10. Night Court (1984-92)
11. The Cosby Show (1984-92)
12. Who’s the Boss? (1984-92)
13. Growing Pains (1985-92)
Obviously, I can come up with at least another three more lists of classic sitcoms, but these are ones I remember most.
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The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!
The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Be sure to update your Thirteen with links that are left for you, as well! I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 13 things. Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!
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