Bone The Fish - Most Recent Comments!
Who said you can't coin your own term? What is "Boning the Fish"? It's a moment. A defining moment when you know that your favorite TV Show, Celebrity, Movie Series or Music Group has reached its peak. That instant you know from now on...it's all downhill. Some call it a climax of sorts. We call it "Boning the fish". From that moment on things will simply never be the same.
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Black Friday - Random Topics
Black Firday, a day where people trample others for sales exactly one day after being thankful for what they already have. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on May 18, 2013, 9:16 pm
Tumblr - Websites
Tumblr is an interesting site, although the "social justice" blogs are pretty annoying. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on May 18, 2013, 9:07 pm
Sandra Oh - Celebrities
She has just one facial expression - sad/shock/confusion. How can you be an actress, when very emotion looks the same? -- Submitted By: (SandyQ8) on May 18, 2013, 7:41 am
Homicide: Life on the Street - TV Shows
The hands-down best police drama ever. -- Submitted By: (SandyQ8) on May 18, 2013, 7:11 am
Barack Obama II - Celebrities
But he'll keep his job. Why?!? Because he's a Democrat, and thy don't wat one of their own getting railroaded.
Then again, when Clinton was getting impeached, it was over a hummer in the White House. This is a little more serious. Maybe there can be some hope, and party doesn't rule over all... But I doubt it. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on May 18, 2013, 12:21 am
Freddie Prinze - Celebrities
Once again, somebody proves that death is always a bad career move! RIP Freddie! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on May 17, 2013, 11:31 pm
Curly Howard - Celebrities
Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk!!! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on May 17, 2013, 11:15 pm
Sandra Bernhard - Celebrities
Fugly! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on May 17, 2013, 9:56 pm
Jerry Seinfeld - Celebrities
Most overrated comedian ever on the most overrated show ever (Seinfeld)!!! Unfunny as Hell! Boned at birth. -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on May 17, 2013, 9:55 pm
Caillou - TV Shows
Is he not just a Charlie Brown ripoff? -- Submitted By: (Jp) on May 17, 2013, 9:35 pm
2000s - Random Topics
Can you imagine if Y2K happened? Oh the mass panic that would cause! From top to bottom too. Learning how to cope without technology. Sometimes I wish it would have happened. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on May 17, 2013, 9:33 pm
American Idol - TV Shows
I think it's time for American Idol and all related content to come to a halt finally. How can people still watch these shows? -- Submitted By: (Jp) on May 17, 2013, 9:28 pm
Monster.Com - Websites
I agree with SSM, Monster pairing up with Yahoo was the boning moment. I quit using the site after that happened. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on May 17, 2013, 9:24 pm
Boy Meets World - TV Shows
So...there is going to be a spin off to this show. "Girl Meets World" It's about Cory and Topanga's kids. Sounds like it'll have similar tones that the original did. It supposed to air on Disney Channel, so it'll probably be a cheesy tuna melt. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on May 17, 2013, 9:13 pm
Big Bang Theory - TV Shows
It was a mistake to show Mrs. Wolowitz on screen in season 6. -- Submitted By: (finnw) on May 17, 2013, 6:33 am
Barack Obama II - Celebrities
This man has four controversies right now to deal with. It would be one thing if it was one, maybe even two, but four? Something sure seems fishy about that. I'm right down the middle moderate and this doesn't look good. Even famous liberal Chris Matthews is getting cold feet about Obama. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on May 16, 2013, 4:39 pm
Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern - TV Shows
Tastes differ with culture and belive me, some of our favorite American foods disgust a large segement of the world's population. I was completely shocked by a German exchange student that lived with us for a year when I was in high school. He hated peanut butter, I mean HATED it! He would get physically ill if he even smelled it. It wasn't that he was allergic to nuts, he loved eating roasted peanuts but the idea of peanut butter was gross. He also despised Oreos and most other American cookies, found them way too sweet, and ketchup was Satan's condiment to him and he was grossed out by the way we put it on everything. One day I made a peanut butter, oreo and ketchup sandwich and ate it in front of him, he totally threw up, just as if we saw someone scoop up a handful of roaches and mucnh down on them! -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on May 16, 2013, 8:18 am
Wonder Years, The - TV Shows
This show had a lot going for it the first few years including a fantastic cast that was allowed to do a broad spectrum of stories featuring all of the central characters. Dan Luria and Alley Mills as Mr. and Mrs. Arnold were completely awsome, as was Olivia d'Abo as the older sister and David Schwimmer as her hippie boyfriend. Sadly, the series became obsessed with the love life of Kevin. Episode after episode centered around his never ending quest to bag The Coop. It was ridiculous, contrived and very boring. If they had to do a Kevin story every week, why did they abandon the touching stories about his relationships with his dad, his mom, his siblings, and his best friend Paul? I remember two very moving episodes with Kevin and his dad. The first one they got lost on a mission from mom and ended up talking like friends for hours. In the other one, Dad Arnold took his two boys on a fishing trip. Kevin bitched and moaned the whole time and it took his brother, the usually obnoxious Wayne, to tell him how much the trip meant to their dad, it wasn't about fishing, it was about sharing something precious with his sons. It made me cry the first time I saw it! After that episode the show became a teen soap. Kevin became a 2-dimensional creep and the show no longer held any interest for me. -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on May 16, 2013, 8:05 am
Black Friday - Random Topics
I feel for the employees of the big stores like Walmart and Meijers (Midwest USA) where the company decided a couple years back that they would stay open on Thanksgiving and through till Friday. So basically they decided that the owners get to enjoy Thanksgiving, but the workers have to suck it up and stay at work. -- Submitted By: (rgphillips1971) on May 16, 2013, 7:13 am
Porkys - Movie Series
@Joebagodoughnuts How about the fact that Mickey had none of the wounds he had the night before? He wasn't even on crutches. The only good part of number two was from then meeting with the KKK and to the end, that's it. Hell, I fast forward through the restaurant scene because it takes so long. And there was no point in that third one -- Submitted By: (rgphillips1971) on May 16, 2013, 6:37 am
Mel Blanc - Celebrities
Absolutely un-boneable! Best voice actor ever! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on May 15, 2013, 10:59 pm
Squirrels - Random Topics
Pelirojo, you're not fooling, they definitely are pests. I haven't had much problems from them, however my brother in law has. He omplained about them all the time. lol -- Submitted By: (Jp) on May 15, 2013, 8:29 pm
Saturday Night Live - TV Shows
I wonder if SNL is just one of those shows that you simply outgrow. I remember watching it in the early '90s with my friends and their parents would tell me how much the show sucked now and wasn't half as funny as it was in the John Belushi years. Now people my age, myself included, are saying the same thing about the current cast and longing for the '90s version. I recall Season 20 (1994-1995) to be the boning point. All my friends had gone away to college and I turned on SNL to liven my spirits to find that the entire SNL cast that I knew had gone away as well! -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on May 15, 2013, 5:45 pm
Breaking Bad - TV Shows
Super, great, fantastic modern day morality tale about an everyman who turns evil. Walter White had everyone's sympathy and support when all he wanted to do was leave a little cash behind for his family after he died from cancer. I can forgive him for cooking up a little meth if it meant his wife and kids would have a home. Walter, however, became obsessed with making the best meth, than becoming the best meth distributor, and now apparently he wants to be the world-wide meth czar. How much money is enough? In the final episode of Season 5.1 his wife showed him the stack of clean cash they had accumulated. It was 10 feet tall by 20 feet long on each side. It was so much cash they could not even count it, let alone spend it in several lifetimes. Although Walter promised to quit, there is no way he will walk away. I suspect he is going to plow all of that money into creating his super meth net. He even told Jesse, "It's not about the money anymore, it's about the power." -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on May 15, 2013, 12:45 pm
House - TV Shows
House was a great show and is greatly missed at our house. I think that Hugh Laurie simply wanted to move on, he was after all the only indispensable character on the show, all the others came and went and some came back again. Well, except for Wilson, he and House had one of the greatest and funniest bro-mances in TV history! This show could have lasted 20 years in my opinion. My favorite episode was when the team was treating a totally obnoxious 14-year old, super-smart and super creepy kid who had attacked an opponent during a chess match. The only one who liked the kid was House because he must have been just like him as a teen! -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on May 15, 2013, 12:27 pm
American Restoration - TV Shows
OMG! They have killed a pretty good show that used to be all about restoring objects and all the skills it takes to complete a project. Now its all about those little weirdoes Tyler and Brettly and Rick's ex-stripper wife. They never show any of the actual work anymore and concentrate on staged pranks and sight gags. Too bad. I think Rick Dale is a genius at what he does but this show just makes him look like a jerk. -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on May 15, 2013, 12:12 pm
Pawn Stars - TV Shows
I hate Corey! He is the most obnoxious person ever and if he gave me his condescending crap and called me chief, I'd leave the store and never come back. This show is still pretty good when they concentrate on Rick and the Old Man and their vast knowledge of the business. Lately, like the last two seasons, they have these staged funny scenes usually involving Corey and Chum, it really detracts from the show and makes me want to stop watching. I also read an interview with Rick about how on filming days they close the shop and only allow pre-selected customers inside. It seems like the whole thing is pretty staged. -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on May 15, 2013, 12:08 pm
Rush Limbaugh - Celebrities
Sometimes Limpballs has to open his mouth just to change feet. -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on May 14, 2013, 10:39 pm
Lost in Space - TV Shows
The show boned when it became the Will; Dr. Smith and Robot Show. Enough said! -- Submitted By: (Pete) on May 14, 2013, 8:14 pm
Carol Burnett and Friends - TV Shows
This was one of the best shows in TV history. I could go on and on but won't. Great writing. Some of the best moments were the spoofs made of television commercials. With that being said the show did go down hill the last few years. -- Submitted By: (Pete) on May 14, 2013, 8:09 pm
Ben 10 - TV Shows
Ben 10 was an intriguing concept: a boy gains the ability to transform into aliens via a device attached to his arm. Ben 10 was just the right mix of action and sci-fi, and the villains ranged from schoolyard bullies to all-powerful alien warlords bent on dominating or annihilating the universe...with the means to do so. I got into it, and it was clearly one of the better shows on Cartoon Network. As episodes pass, up sprout plot twists: turns out Grandpa Max, the plumber, is not a real plumber, but an MIB-esque Plumber. It didn't really annoy me, but it seems more like they just took his plumber career and dodged a continuity error by making him a "different" kind of plumber. Then came the point where my suspension of disbelief was loaded past its maximum: Gwen can use magic! Aliens are one thing, but magic? I shook my head. Then, instead of adding seasons, the show spins off: Alien Force. Ultimate Alien. Omniverse. Then, the suspension of disbelief--already under the force of its past-maximum load--is crushed under an even heavier load: Uncle Max has an alien for a wife! Ben and Gwen are the quarter-alien children of their half-alien fathers! OK, Omniverse isn't bad, but all that plot twist nonsense...and it just keeps adding up. -- Submitted By: () on May 14, 2013, 6:01 pm
Designing Women - TV Shows
This show was funny, very funny for the first few seasons. Then it got preachy. Julia was funny as a satirical character but when the show started taking her politics seriously, it started going downhill. I loved Delta Burke's Suzanne Sugarbaker! And the characters played by Jean Smart, Annie Potts, and Meshach Taylor. However they turned Anthony into a stereotypical Tom, he was very funny when he ridiculed the Sugarbakers to their faces and their liberal guilt allowed him to get away with it but after he became a money grubbing creep, like them, he got unfunny, quick! When Delta left the show, they should have wrapped it up. Instead they hired the insipid Julia Duffy who never fit in. Suzanne was the heart and soul of this show because she was 1: funny as hell! 2: had a huge heart and loved everyone and 3: all the characters loved her and their interactions just weren't the same after she left. -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on May 14, 2013, 5:20 pm
Man vs. Food - TV Shows
This show was great, until Adam Richman had other people do the challenges for him. Something tells me that a doctor told Adam that he shouldn't do the challenges anymore they would take years off his life. -- Submitted By: (bjohn345) on May 14, 2013, 4:10 pm
Dallas (2012 TV Series) - TV Shows
I loved this show so far. The only issue I had with it from season one is the new generation. Every now and then I would watch the show and catch myself saying I don't care about John Ross, Christopher or Elena. Where's JR, Sue Ellen and Bobby? They corrected that a lot in the second season, and had me more invested with their story lines.
But still some of the best scenes are when you see the characters of the old Dallas universe make cameos like Cliff Barnes, Lucy,Ray Krebbs, Gary and Valene Ewing and Afton Cooper. And even the writers and producers acknowledge this.
And I know what a lot of Dallas fans still wonder. Where's Pam? Is she alive or dead? Where has she been? -- Submitted By: (bjohn345) on May 14, 2013, 3:59 pm
Mannequin - Movie Series
I remember loving the first one as a teen, but the second one could not hold my attention. -- Submitted By: (rgphillips1971) on May 14, 2013, 10:47 am
Creep Show - Movie Series
When I first saw the first movie, the part with King as the hillbilly really freaked me out. But I was a kid back then. Now I can't watch the one about the germ freak. That just creeps me out -- Submitted By: (rgphillips1971) on May 14, 2013, 10:39 am
Reality Television - Random Topics
I have netflix and no desire to get cable. I have almost every 80's show I watched way back when on instant queue. I have hated reality TV since it started getting big with Real world on MTV.
I can't bring myself to watch the contest shows like survivor when all are all out to screw the other person over and then sit there crying. "Boo hoo, I can't believe they cheated on me, boo hoo." -- Submitted By: (rgphillips1971) on May 14, 2013, 10:09 am
Saturday Night Live - TV Shows
Watched it this weekend for Kristen Wiig's long awaited return as host. Let me say that I stand by my previous comments that this show has boned. The cold open on this episode was possibly the worst one I've ever seen. It pandered to their liberal audience so badly and it was tacky with the references to the Cleveland kidnapping situation. Bill Hader could sense it was bombing and ended it early. Wiig then copied SNL alums Rudolph, Myers and Fallon and did the whole "behind the scenes song and dance" opening monologue routine. Yawn. Outside of the Disney Channel skit which was very funny and Weekend Update, it was a bunch of recycled skits that haven't been funny in years. The Californians needs to be put to pasture. Is this where the show is now? If so, please put it to rest. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on May 13, 2013, 4:57 pm
Bobs Burgers - TV Shows
I admit this show had a rocky start but I adore H. Jon Benjamin and have been a fan since he did the voice of Ben on Dr. Katz. This show features a weird animation style rendering everyone ugly and strange looking, which probably turned off a lot of people. I kept watching and soon the strangeness wore off and I started to like the characters. Bob's son Gene is the funniest kid on TV, ever! Bob himself is pretty funny and you have to admire the guy for following his dream, even if that dream includes running a beat-up burger shop and barely avoiding poverty. The social satire on the show is priceless, especially when the Belcher's see how the rich people they admire are crude half-wits and not very nice. I'm glad Fox stuck with this show which is now a hit and has a loyal following. -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on May 13, 2013, 12:57 pm
Eight Simple Rules - TV Shows
Brilliant show before John Ritter died, superb cast and the interaction between characters was incredibly realistic. If they had to keep the show on the air (after all it was a huge hit)they should have let it be Katey Sagal's show. She is certainly strong enough to carry the lead! James Garner's grand dad was a nice touch but the show totally destroyed itself when David Spade showed up! It went from being a sweet show about a sweet family to a moronic mass-produced sitcom with characters you wanted to hate. -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on May 13, 2013, 12:44 pm
Adventures of Pete & Pete, The - TV Shows
I loved this show from the start! I was 13 when it debuted in 1993 and 16 when it was cancelled after just 3 short seasons and only 39 episodes. What most adults didn't understand about the show is it depicted the world the way kids see it, particularly young teens, as represented by the older Pete, played by the very cool Michael Marona. He didn't understand the world of young kids anymore, represented by younger Pete and his friends, and he sure as hell didn't understand the adult world, so everything just seemed surreal and bizarre to him. I remember seeing things at that age I didn't understand and just thought the world was crazy. The soundtrack featured some of the best grunge garage bands of the day and added to the feeling of loneliness experienced by older Pete. -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on May 13, 2013, 12:34 pm
Flo (Progressive Insurance) - Random Topics
Flo's constant perkiness can be annoying, and I could certainly understand someone choosing that as a BTF reason for her. However, she does do her job, as an advertising character enhancing the brand awareness of what she's promoting. And in her own odd way, she's kinda hot, particularly in the ad where she's outdoors in a rainstorm. However, Flo herself (actually her actress Stephanie Courtney) would be quick to disclaim the hotness factor, as she's been quoted as saying that the GEICO gecko "puts out more sexual vibes than Flo does". -- Submitted By: (Mythigator) on May 13, 2013, 7:31 am
Nickelodeon - TV Shows
In Canada, YTV shows all the Nick shows and guess what? It's nearly all SpongeBob, all the time. I've seen previews of that awful "Mork" clone, and thought it was gross when he barfed up a bowl of cereal and milk. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on May 12, 2013, 12:11 pm
American Idol - TV Shows
Beiber?!? Maybe if it was pre-teen idol. That's going to go over well. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on May 12, 2013, 11:52 am
Youtube - Websites
Let's compare...
Cable TV. Before it, the "Free TV" that was around only consisted of a few channels of limited programming. Cable TV opens up all sorts of possibilities and to different sorts of programming not normally available on the networks.
YouTube: Don't pay for anything, and pretty much view what you like... Then they add a pay sites for certain "channels" one subscribes to... Yeah, that's going to go over well in some areas. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on May 12, 2013, 11:50 am
Nickelodeon - TV Shows
Too much Spongebob!! -- Submitted By: (FlxibleMetro9150) on May 12, 2013, 8:10 am
Star Trek - Movie Series
I'm going to vote "unboned by the 2009 film."
Here is my brief recap of the Star Trek movies. I have seen all of them (most of them multiple times) except for Nemesis, which I have found to be unwatchable.
1.) Star Trek: The Motion Picture was actually much better than most contemporaries credited it for.
2.) Star Trek II: TWOK has been, and always shall be, our friend.
3.) ST III: TSFS was relatively weak compared to ST II; the re-casting of Saavik was painful (although it's not like Kirstie Alley was the best actress). On the upside -- Christopher Lloyd playing a Klingon.
4.) ST IV: TVH was my favorite when I was a kid, although it has aged a little. But if you don't like it, well, double dumbass on you!
5.) ST V: TFF was a trainwreck, and probably where the film series (at least as far as the original crew) can be said to have BTF. The exact moment where fish-boning occurs -- Nichelle Nichols (who is about the same age as my grandmother) doing a "seductive" desert dance.
6.) ST VI: TUC is actually quite good, but after the disaster that was the fifth film, seems like a too-little-too-late effort to salvage the reputation of the series.
7.) ST:Generations. I was very excited for this film when it came out, but the cross-over with Shatner seemed forced. It wasn't nearly as awful as the fifth film but was still pretty bad. Moreover, it seemed like an overly-long ST:TNG episode... something about it's pacing I guess.
8.) ST:First Contact was really the only good ST:TNG film. It wasn't quite as good as The Wrath of Khan, but definitely on par with the quality of the first four.
9.) ST:Insurrection, again, reverted to form as an overly-long television episode rather than as a stand-alone movie. I can't really think about anything in this film that made me excited to be watching it. But at least it wasn't terribly crappy.
10.) ST: Insurrection. As noted above, I haven't been able to finish it because I am completely uninterested.
I happen to think that Picard was the best captain of the Enterprise, but it is really a fact that (with the exception of First Contact) all of the Picard-helmed films fell short.
11.) Star Trek (2009). A much-needed re-imagining of the original series, with a cross-over to ST:TNG (sort of). This has definitely revived my interest in the series, and as noted above, I vote for a de-bone.
12.) Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013). I have not seen this yet, but I am very much looking forward to seeing it. Waiting until next week when it will be available in 3D. -- Submitted By: (texasyojimbo) on May 11, 2013, 12:24 pm
Montel Williams Show, The - TV Shows
Sylvia Browne is a fake psychic her predictions are wrong remember sago mine tragady? she was on coast to coast radio she the fhost ask if they alive she said no but when the news came and heard the alive and well the host asked she conteds they dead but they seen there spirits but she was wrong and she got banned by the radio show now this latest prediction she made on Montel about one the victims in Cleveland saying she was dead and proved she is alive and held captive with 2 other women she didn,'t say I was wrong but relised a statement to Anderson cooper saying she got the prediction right! -- Submitted By: (thedude19766) on May 11, 2013, 12:03 pm
Man vs. Food - TV Shows
he was at San Fran for a breakfast burrito challenge and he had two bites left he was having his "food wall" or I like to call it milking the drama! he does it on every show too much drama!!!!!!!! -- Submitted By: (thedude19766) on May 11, 2013, 11:50 am
Youtube - Websites
Youtube has now launched a "paid subscription" plan, where, for certain channels (listed here: http://www.youtube.com/channels/paid_channels), you have to pay a monthly fee to view the content.
I have a feeling that all those channels that require you to pay to subscribe will see their subscriber count drop. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on May 10, 2013, 9:52 pm
Squirrels - Random Topics
Rats with bushy tails and they made a mess of things when they broke into my attic! I'm told that in England, they've learned to turn them into tasty meat pies so maybe they're not all bad. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on May 10, 2013, 10:14 am
Holidays - Random Topics
I agree, jp! Although, if the resulting 'holiday' means that I can park free all day next to a meter due to the readers not monitoring them, that's okay by me! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on May 10, 2013, 10:08 am
American Idol - TV Shows
They've axed all the judges (Seacrest won't return either), and will replace them, as part of the 'overhaul' Fox plans on giving this show after the current season. Among the 'dream team' of new judges? Selena Gomez, Justin Beiber, Pink and P. Diddy! Diddy and maybe Pink I can understand, but Selena and Beiber??! This show had a good run, just let it rest in piece! -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on May 10, 2013, 9:24 am
Manny Pacquiao - Celebrities
Manny Pacquiao is a great fighter however his devastating knockout from Marquez makes his career
and boxing rank decrease. I will look forward for his fight the pacquiao vs rios that will happen this year. -- Submitted By: (HarryFord) on May 10, 2013, 12:40 am
Big Bang Theory - TV Shows
Nothing about this show has ever sparked my interest enough to watch. I can't really give a fair opinion about it, other than that. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on May 9, 2013, 10:58 pm
Holidays - Random Topics
There are far too many "holidays". I mean really, what's the point of a holiday if it doesn't get you time off of work. LoL. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on May 9, 2013, 10:49 pm
Tool - Music Groups
Boned after Aenima.
Tool was great on Opiate, bad on Undertow (except for Sober, the album was boring as hell,) mind blowing on Aenima and back to boring as hell after that. I didn't buy a CD of theirs after getting Lateralus because the energy that made them famous was badly diminished. Post Aenima, they just wern't the same band anymore.
Haven't listened to them very much since except when they make radio.
Opiate and Aenima are shining gems in the musical world. Those two albums and the song Sober off Undertow are what I think of when I think of Tool.
Random story that relates: My brother went to a bluegrass show and the band covered Charlie Daniel's: Devil went down to Georgia. When it got to the part where "a band of demons joined in, and it sounded something like this," the band said "it sounded a little something like Tool" and played and excerpt from 'Sober' for the Devil's band's part. -- Submitted By: (ExTVLover) on May 9, 2013, 10:45 pm
Our Gang / Little Rascals - Movie Series
The only version of "Little Rascals" I've seen is the movie that came out in the 90s. For whatever reason, it has the ability to captivate the viewer. I can't tell you how many time I've watched it with my nieces. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on May 9, 2013, 10:38 pm
Seattle - Random Topics
The police chief recently had to make an apology for a song parody video he made in 1986! The Stranger, an irrelevant leftist rag, found this video and made a bug deal about it because it pokes fun at the bums under the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Watching the video really reminds me about Seattle has changed for the worst. http://youtu.be/odp-SM_mMI0 -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on May 9, 2013, 5:35 pm
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985) - TV Shows
I remember robot chicken parioded G.I. Joe withe very funny fumbles sketch -- Submitted By: (thedude19766) on May 9, 2013, 4:12 pm
Montel Williams Show, The - TV Shows
Well, Sylvia Browne screws up again. One of the mothers of those recently found missing girls went on Montel in 2004 to ask Sylvia about her daughter. Sylvia told her she was dead and the mother was crushed and died two years later. The girl was found alive this week. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on May 9, 2013, 10:43 am
Twelve O'Clock High (TV series) - TV Shows
This was a great show overall. Even with the switch in stars. The writing was great; top notch quality. The are several things that bug me: the out of date jackets, (the ones which have 50 star flags patches on the right sleeve); reference to the United States Air Force, (which didn't exist until after WWII); and the biggest thing was how Col. Gallagher would "sound off" or "smart back" to his superiors without getting into trouble. It could be that everyone knew that his Dad was a
high ranking General but even with this one would think that he would know better. Often times I think that he "came off as a spoiled brat". But again overall a truely good show. Compare this to "today's hit shows" and it's pretty obvious that TV has devolved to depths never imagined. -- Submitted By: (Pete) on May 9, 2013, 3:35 am
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - TV Shows
The first year and the beginning of the second were good but then the show evolved into the "monster of the week". I guess the "targeted viewing audience" became the 7 - 14 year olds.
This was unfortunate because this was a good show and if it kept to the original format it probably would have lasted a couple more years -- Submitted By: (Pete) on May 9, 2013, 3:24 am
John Cazale - Celebrities
"Fredo, you're my older brother, and I love you. But don't ever take sides with anyone against the Family again. Ever." -- Submitted By: (Asham1046) on May 8, 2013, 9:07 pm
Bud Selig - Celebrities
Where to start? Giving home-field advantage in the World Series to the league that wins a trivial midseason exhibition game, allowing Fox to determine the postseason schedule so there are needless off days and WS games in November, allowing the players union to bully him on PEDs, forcing the Astros to move to the American League, allowing Fox and ESPN to shove the Yankees and Red Sox down our throats. I wouldn't be surprised if he imposed the designated hitter on the National League before he's through. -- Submitted By: (Asham1046) on May 8, 2013, 8:59 pm
Ke$ha - Music Groups
A voice and strains to hit high notes and a pockmarked complexion that heavy makeup can't conceal. And what's with the dollar sign? -- Submitted By: (Asham1046) on May 8, 2013, 8:42 pm
Classmates.com - Websites
I don't give a shit what anybody from my high school is doing. -- Submitted By: (Asham1046) on May 8, 2013, 7:41 pm
AmIAnnoying.com - Websites
They think being a member of the ACLU is a reason to not be annoying. It should be the other way around IMO. -- Submitted By: (Asham1046) on May 8, 2013, 7:38 pm
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) - Random Topics
I am a proud member of PETA (People for the Eating of Tasty Animals). -- Submitted By: (Asham1046) on May 8, 2013, 7:27 pm
Onions - Random Topics
I love onions- pizza, hamburgers, spaghetti, cereal (well okay maybe not cereal). Onions will never bone. Not the food, and not the wonderful satiric newspaper. -- Submitted By: (Asham1046) on May 8, 2013, 7:18 pm
Radio - Random Topics
With programs like Spotify, You Tube, and MOG (among others) I have absolutely no use for conventional radio. Which is a good thing because companies like Clear Channel and Three Eagles (a smaller, regional version of Clear Channel) have destroyed the industry. -- Submitted By: (Asham1046) on May 8, 2013, 7:12 pm
Seattle - Random Topics
I grew up in Seattle (or more accurately was forced to spend most of my childhood there). Lousy weather (and yes it really does rain a lot) and unfriendly people does not a great city make. -- Submitted By: (mlarsen13) on May 8, 2013, 6:52 pm
Geico Commercials - Random Topics
I would call the Gecko the most annoying subject on TV today but Flo the Progressive Insurance Witch (and another word that ends in i-t-c-h) is worst. The Geico pig is also stupid. -- Submitted By: (mlarsen13) on May 8, 2013, 6:49 pm
Pawn Stars - TV Shows
It's a pretty enjoyable show, however, the next time they run a Pawn Stars marathon, I'm going to track then average out the number of times they say "...but theres just one problem..." in each episode. -- Submitted By: () on May 8, 2013, 5:02 pm
Big Bang Theory - TV Shows
this show has never boned. The whole premise of the show is that the pretty girl across the hall is showing the two physicists a thing or two about life, and their worlds are growing & expanding. Don't believe me? Look on CBS's official website. If they did not add Amy and Bernadette, the show would've tanked and ended after season 3. You really want to see them play Halo and WoW and do the same things in every damn episode? Currently in season 6, almost everybody agrees that this season is the best one since season 2. And the ratings are unbelievable--even winning the evening viewer title during a rerun. And there is still a lot of science and nerdy stuff. Anyone who doesn't see that probably doesn't even watch the show anymore, or they're blind. They probably wouldn't be complaining if it was season 2. And it's not a laugh track it's a live audience too. I've been to a taping. -- Submitted By: (sprroch89) on May 8, 2013, 12:47 pm
Arrival - Movie Series
The first Arrival movie (starring Charlie Sheen) underperformed at the box office but has since become a cult classic. It combines the best elements of the sci-fi, mystery, drama, and even conspiracy-theory movie genres. It also far predates Sheen's "winning" trip off the rails in 2011, so it shows Sheen at his acting best. For all those reasons, the first movie is well worth watching. The sequel, however, falls short of the original in every way possible: acting, writing, characterization ... you name it, the sequel blew it, with the exception of the special effects being at least decent considering it was direct-to-video (and thus budgeted accordingly). If I recall correctly, Arrival II didn't even handle the alien story consistently with the first movie, but I have no interest whatsoever in re-watching it to double-check the details. If the idea of sci-fi seasoned with a bit of mystery appeals to you, by all means you should check out the first movie. However, ALL parties are advised to take a VERY broad pass on the sequel, unless they've got some kind of morbid interest in bad movies. I'm not sure what genre(s) the second movie was aiming for, but whatever it was, it ended up as a healthy serving of fish. For the first movie, break out the popcorn; for the second, coleslaw and lemon juice. -- Submitted By: (Mythigator) on May 8, 2013, 2:29 am
18 Kids and Counting - TV Shows
I saw a news story blurb online recently about the Duggars taking snorkling lessons. The story emphasized that the Duggars wore regular clothes instead of swimsuits into the water because they felt that the suits were immodest. I know that as far as modesty is concerned, there are different standards for public vs. private. But even so, doesn't it seem a bit odd that two people who have conceived that many children together would have modesty hang-ups regarding swimsuits? -- Submitted By: (Mythigator) on May 8, 2013, 2:06 am
David Letterman - Celebrities
I always assumed he was banging those interns. Why else were those dull, unfunny girls always getting screentime like they were? So I wasn't shocked when that info came out. I don't think he was even married at the time of those "affairs". Can't really say if he's BTF or not since I rarely watch late night TV anymore, but the interns thing was not a BTF moment. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on May 8, 2013, 12:42 am
18 Kids and Counting - TV Shows
Stephanie.. you're right about them "hoarding" kids. The Duggars' religion is called Quiverfull ) "Every child is considered a gift" But 19 of them?? !! The mother (in this case Michelle) takes care of baby for 2 years & then he or she is assigned a buddy in the "buddy system" & then the older ones are stuck taking care of the younger one > I think that's horrible! No WONDER why the poor little ones are toilet trained so late!Plus the oldest one is expecting his THIRD child! Why don't the Duggar parents enjoy grandparenthood already! There's talk of them adopting little girls from Asia! OK..so little Asian girls need homes. But then they'll get pushed to the side just like all the OTHER Duggar kids do!
(If I'm being catty, pass the Meow Mix) -- Submitted By: (Katzi428) on May 6, 2013, 11:58 am
Paris Hilton - Celebrities
Just tossing a couple of thoughts into the mix ... I first heard of Paris Hilton when she made her sex tape. I was going to school at the time and one guy in my class would talk on and on about the tape every time he had a chance. Later I looked her up online and learned about her "famous for being famous" pedigree, and about the sex tape being the main thing that put her on the pop-culture radar. So apparently, when it comes down to it, Ms. Hilton's fame is based on "lady parts" (I was going to use a slang term which is synonymous with "cat", but backed down): First, by sliding out of the right set of lady parts; and second, by getting her own recorded on video. -- Submitted By: (Mythigator) on May 4, 2013, 12:48 pm
Big Bang Theory - TV Shows
Any scripted show that can beat American Idol with a rerun can't be all that bad -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on May 4, 2013, 10:19 am
Star Wars - Movie Series
The continuity/quality control for the whole franchise went out the window in the late 90's. The first "Extended Universe" novels and comics that were released in the early and mid 1990's were great (Thrawn trilogy, Shadows of the Empire) and didn't conflict with any SW product that had been released up to that point. -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on May 4, 2013, 5:22 am
Boston Public - TV Shows
I've said before that Jeri Ryan should be the new BTF patron saint. When you add her to a show, you are Boning The Fish. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on May 4, 2013, 12:05 am
American Pickers - TV Shows
What? no comment on Danielle Colby Cushman (or Lauren what's her name?)? No Gravy?:)
I just started really getting in to the show. Of course, Danni may be for us guys the reason, but it never boned (outside of perverted male watcher thoughts..) Great show. -- Submitted By: (PokeyJHorse) on May 3, 2013, 10:50 pm
Rachel Maddow - Celebrities
She's like an angry, leftist Justin Beiber. -- Submitted By: (fcabanski) on May 3, 2013, 4:18 am
Rolling Stones, The - Music Groups
The Rolling Stones boned the fish back in the 70's when Keith Richards died. Yes, he's still with the group. That's only because nobody has had the heart to tell him he died. Mick still intends to have the talk with Keith. "Keef, man, you died of an OD in 1974." -- Submitted By: (fcabanski) on May 3, 2013, 4:17 am
M*A*S*H - TV Shows
We're already living in a world where Frank Burns is right. MASH recognized in the episode in which the N. Korean spy calls Trapper and Hawkeye useful idiots. -- Submitted By: (fcabanski) on May 3, 2013, 4:14 am
Stargate Universe - TV Shows
Stargate Babies (Stargate Universe) was the Stargate franchise boning the fish. -- Submitted By: (fcabanski) on May 3, 2013, 4:09 am
Ally McBeal - TV Shows
The show boned when it went away from the "special effects" such as Ally getting hit by six arrows, etc... It just became too serious on one end and ridiculous on the other in the same episode. But as stated from other viewers my wife loved the show from beginning to almost the end. Even she couldn't take the daughter angle. Towards the end of the series it went back to including some "special effects" but it was too little too late. -- Submitted By: (Pete) on May 3, 2013, 3:47 am
Boston Public - TV Shows
I have to agree with AC. The first year was good but the second was barely watchable. The comment about Jeri Ryan is right on the mark. And of course when the show went into its' "every episode will have singing" mode was the time that I realized that it was over. -- Submitted By: (Pete) on May 3, 2013, 3:37 am
Chevy Chase - Celebrities
I've read that the story he's been telling about the girlfriend being the reason for leaving SNL is just an excuse. He left due to an inflated ego and for greed. By all accounts he's also one of the meanest, most miserable SOBs in Hollywood and no one wants to work with him anymore. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on May 2, 2013, 9:35 pm
Disney - Random Topics
To be fair about the princess thing, when The Princess and the Frog came out, it had been quite a while since Disney released a princess movie to theaters.
Additionally, it should be worth mentioning that, in the Disney animated canon (i.e. theatrically released animated Disney movies, not counting Pixar), Disney hasn't released a critically panned animated movie since John Lasseter became the CCO of the Disney Animation Studios in 2006. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on May 2, 2013, 8:43 pm
Slayer - Music Groups
R.I.P. Jeff Hanneman. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on May 2, 2013, 8:31 pm
Disney Channel - Random Topics
I recently watched Disney channel and saw something interesting: "Have a Laugh", a segment where a classic cartoon would be shown. I was elated...FINALLY, we get to see the good old cartoons that made Disney great! I chose to watch it, but there was a red flag: the words "Short Version" on the title card. "It's 7 minutes or less. How do you make a 7 minute cartoon a "short version"?", I thought. I got my answer in the 3 minute long horror show that followed. The old music was gone; replaced by new music. Classic sound effects were replaced with NEW sound effects, and the original voices were replaced with those of the voice actors they have now. The episode was Mickey's Trailer. The scene where Goofy distracts a cow so Mickey can milk it was deleted. I was so disgusted that I changed the channel after watching the drawers smash watermelon into Goofy's face. They pulled a George Lucas...before they owned Star Wars! Their motto should be: "Disney: Withholding or desecrating the classics". -- Submitted By: (Robert) on May 2, 2013, 7:31 pm
AARP - Random Topics
ATTENTION TO ANYONE WITH ELDERLY RELATIVES: The AARP is/was sending out petition forms requesting signatures to "save medicare and social security" AND mail in a $20-45 donation to "help AARP advocate on [their] behalf". My friend's elderly grandfather was nearly tricked into signing a $20 check for them, thinking it would go to save the programs (when in fact it would go to AARP). -- Submitted By: (Robert) on May 2, 2013, 7:13 pm
Justin Bieber - Celebrities
It was wise of the club not to let his underage friends in...doesn't Bieber have enough sense to realize you could go to jail for giving alcohol to minors? If the club bent the rules to accommodate Bieber and the kids somehow managed to obtain hard drinks, the club's management would probably be in jail as I post this. Legally, they did the right thing. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on May 2, 2013, 7:08 pm
Two and a Half Men - TV Shows
Okay, so the ratings on this crappy show continue to be high, but this show has gotten worse and worse with each season. With the half man(sort of speak) thinking about leaving next year, are they still going to call it Two and a Half Men? Or will they shorten it to Two Men? Or maybe they will pull a Cousin Oliver and bring in another kid. Either way, this train wreck of a show needs to end right away. I am pretty sure that if it didn't follow the Big Bang Theory, it would have gone off the air by now. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on May 1, 2013, 6:50 pm
Disney - Random Topics
I totally agree with Travoltron. Enough with the princesses already! Yes Disney, we get it, princesses sell well because they appeal to the 2 to 7 year old female demographic. This is America, you have a right to make a buck or two, but good God-you have overloaded us with princesses. PLEASE! You're capable of so much more. You have the money. You have access to the talent. Just give us some really cool 2D animated movies that AREN'T trying to cram princess merchandise down our throats and we might pay to go see it. And mark my words Disney, if you even TRY to princess-up Star Wars, I will loathe you forever. -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on April 30, 2013, 9:54 am
Hello Kitty - Random Topics
The Hello Kitty hand massagers are not a Sanrio licensed product but an unauthorized knock off. Simply Sanrio felt added negative publicity by going after the the company that made them was not worth the effort.
Hello Kitty never boned. -- Submitted By: (scatcatpdx) on April 30, 2013, 1:54 am
Firefly - TV Shows
Firefly boned not because of Fox but Joss Whedon put out a bad show. Firefly had huge plot holes like when will the passengers leave? Suddenly they become part of the crew. The biggest problem was how the show was marketed. Joss Whedon fell for the trap of the one big thing, thinking that a show success was due to the one single element, in this case (Star Trek) Fans. Mr Whedon try go gin buzz by getting fans excited about the show, it work to a point a la browncoats fans; but the writing was so poor when some fan tried to get me to watch , and when I did, I felt let down by the fan and the show. Firefly did not live up to its expectation cased by the buzz. -- Submitted By: (scatcatpdx) on April 30, 2013, 1:43 am
Falling Skies - TV Shows
The show suffered death by over used cliche rag tag small army vs. invaders. -- Submitted By: (scatcatpdx) on April 30, 2013, 1:27 am
Babylon 5 - TV Shows
Fantastic show until post Shadow War. The tension was nearly all gone with the super powerful enemy being defeated. All the main characters were interestnig. G'Kar's character had a great plotline in particular.
Small problems:
1. They Psycorp would be running all of Earth's government if they were as powerful as portrayed. They would trick you into thinking that they had taken the blue pill and were no longer psychic or they would make you serve them in whatever way they wished.
2. The Membari would be dreaded by Humans and others alike. The Humans would not have been like: Oh, hey yeah they were just going to genocide us because one of our rogue captains killed their great leader, but then their religious cast said that we were also Membari because of reincarnation so they let us live. La, de daa, look at the pretty hyperspace gate. -- Submitted By: (ExTVLover) on April 29, 2013, 2:51 pm
Offer "Vince" Shlomi - Celebrities
the first time we saw this guy he was hawking some product was some cleaning product in his famous words are "are you following this Mr. camera guy" if I was the camera guy I should say hell no! -- Submitted By: (thedude19766) on April 29, 2013, 12:38 pm
Two and a Half Men - TV Shows
Why oh why won't CBS just finally put this dying dog to rest? It's never been that funny, but it's really not funny anymore. Two main characters are gone after this season and it's just showing it's age. Does Jon Cryer need a pay check that badly? -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on April 29, 2013, 12:15 pm
Boondocks, The - TV Shows
The Boondocks has some epic moments but suffers from recuring lameness probably due to the FCC.
I've got to go with reason 4: Wayyyyyy to P.C. Even if that was meant as a joke, it is still very PC for a show trying to be super edgy.
If you are going to show racism, show racism. If you are going to show violence, show violence. If your going to tell a mean joke, tell a mean joke. They do all this once in a while but not often enough to make the show watchable.
Huey, Riley and Grandad are barely cognizant of the fact that they are very light skinned and wealthy. Their experience is nowhere close to the desperate scrape of the lower classes that they identify with.
Ruckus is comic relief but crawls on his belly too much in the presence of white people.
Tom is way to square, even for a laywer.
Overall, the characters are too much formula and not enough development.
The concept of the show has high potential but is unlikely to reach it because its contract would get revoked for some or all of the following:
-Joking about corrupt Jews running most of the world media and banking systems. Using that control to pit the other races against each other and uncorrupted Jews. White or Eastern European Jews being racist to Black Jews; etc.
(This is a racist show based on stereotypes. But you just can't make some jokes in the mainstream media can you?)
-Joking about White people who like Black people but only in small doses or at a "safe" distance. (Any of the White neighbors plus Tom and his wife Sara could seemlessly fit into such a plot line. So could the Freeman's.)
-Interracial violence as a complex story line (Graphic depictions of criminal behavior by Blacks, Whites and Hispanics; innocent people being tormented by once innocent victims of racist abuse who have, after long years of said abuse, turned into racist vigilantes. Show Whites, Blacks and Hispanics as recipients as well as perpatrators.)
-Rich people of all colors exploiting cheap immigrant labor while pretending to be "making the world a better place" and saying "I'm not a racist. See I'm giving poor immigrants a chance at a better life." Then show uber rich Mexicans and US Americans laughing it up about how much money they make off that scam.
(I believe they touched a bit on this subject in one episode.)
I get the feeling that the writers of the show both know how to tell and want to tell these kinds of stories. For some reason they do not and the show suffers greatly for it.
It seems like someone who controls what gets watched won't let them. -- Submitted By: () on April 28, 2013, 9:30 pm
Monty Python's Flying Circus - TV Shows
Hill was way more hilarious than Python ever was. TV stations like WLVI TV Channel 56 in Cambridge, Mass. advertised The Benny Hill Show as funnier than Monty Python's Flying Circus (and mind you the station was airing both shows!). This fact has been on youtube for years.
I'd say Python boned from the beginning as it was indeed far less funny than what it was supposed to be all along (it was supposed to be like Hill's show as that Hillish-skit proved). -- Submitted By: (ComedyMan) on April 28, 2013, 11:27 am
Marilyn Manson - Music Groups
Ok as an artist, probably helped his popularity (or at least notability) and place in the spotlight with all the false stuff people said about him that he would or could do. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on April 28, 2013, 1:12 am
SpongeBob SquarePants - TV Shows
Then again, this is Nickelodeon we are talking about. Take something that has become super-popular, hijack it, and milk it. Sometimes, it's near instantaneous (see Ren & Stimpy), sometimes, it might take a few years (Rugrats). It's a stupid fun show to watch when nothing else is on, but yeah, the earlier stuff is MUCH easier to watch. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on April 28, 2013, 12:51 am
Two and a Half Men - TV Shows
Angus T. Jones, who plays the kid/young adult, has announced that he is leaving the show, at least as a regular. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on April 27, 2013, 4:50 pm
Transformers, The - TV Shows
There was a certain arrogance and stupidity in 1980s corporate America like New Coke and renaming Jack in the Box to Monterey Jack's that blew up in the suits' faces. And then there was Hasbro and Transformers The Movie and how Optimus Prime was sacrificed at the altar of corporate greed. You see, by this point many Transformer toys had been on the shelf for two years and Hasbro thought it was time to discontinue these products and plug the newer toys. So some moron decides, "Hey, since we aren't selling these toys anymore, let's just callously kill off all those characters in The Movie and have the new toys, I mean characters take their place." They actually thought kids were stupid sheep that would blindly accept this scenario. Of course, the opposite happened. Kids were traumatized by seeing their favorite characters that they had been following for over two years die like that and nobody was buying the newer (and inferior, by the way) toys. So Hasbro panics and about six months later Optimus Prime was resurrected. But it was too late; the Transformers boom was over. They should have just left well enough alone instead of trying to "shake things up". -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on April 26, 2013, 11:07 pm
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) - TV Shows
This show was actually better than the original cartoon and skewed a lot closer to the awesome comic book that started it all. I guess they ran out of ideas (and comics to adapt) because some moron had the idea to send the Turtles into the future and thus Fast Forward was born. I only watched an episode or two and I was done with this show. I did come back for Turtles Forever, which was a lot of fun despite the 1987 Turtles being recast. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on April 26, 2013, 10:48 pm
Elton John - Music Groups
JoeBagODonuts mailed it. Every LGBT activist should take notes from him. If they acted more like him, and less tying to shove their beliefs down our throats, people WILL be much more tolerant of homosexuality and such. The guy has even befriended Eminem, and we see how much homophobia is in some of his songs. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on April 26, 2013, 10:23 am
SpongeBob SquarePants - TV Shows
The "After the movie" reason mentions about how "Derek Drymon was forced to keep it going," but I think Paul Tibbitt should get just as much blame (if not more), since he became the showrunner after the the movie, and, if I'm not mistaken, became executive producer in 2007. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on April 26, 2013, 1:08 am
Happy Days - TV Shows
I've been watching these on TV recently and have to agree with that the show really started to suck at season 3. The switch to the live studio audience was certainly annoying, and many of the 3rd-string characters just vanished without explanation, like Chuck and the waitresses at Arnold's. The shift of focus to The Fonz began here. Almost every episode was about Fonzie having to do something out of his comfort zone, but succeeding and proclaiming new experience "cool". The Fonz got watered down and preachy. "Wearing glasses is cool!" etc. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on April 24, 2013, 6:52 pm
Elton John - Music Groups
I like how he breaks stupid boycotts and will perform anywhere, even in politically incorrect locations like Arizona and Israel. He says it's not about a state's politics, it's about the fans. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on April 24, 2013, 6:27 pm
Bill Maher - Celebrities
Bill Maher finally said something that I agree with. He said that Islamic extremists are more dangerous than Christian fundies in a debate with some left-wing loon. There may be some hope for this guy after all. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on April 24, 2013, 6:12 pm
Happy Days - TV Shows
Potise singing is the indicator of the decline. An actor trying to use the show's popularity to start a recording career. He forgot one thing - HE CAN'T SING!!! -- Submitted By: (davev) on April 24, 2013, 6:01 pm
M*A*S*H - TV Shows
Definitely the preachinesss. We understand that war is horrible but shoving it down our throats every second just became unbearable. My guide to whether to watch an episode is if Larry Linville is in the opening credits. Post-Frank Burns shows are after the jump. -- Submitted By: (davev) on April 24, 2013, 5:54 pm
Big Bang Theory - TV Shows
They added girlfriends (Amy & Bernadette) and changed the show into a romcom to attract female viewers. It's worked in the ratings but it's not a unique show anymore. It's become "Friends". -- Submitted By: (davev) on April 24, 2013, 5:44 pm
Little House on the Prairie - TV Shows
Yeah, the rape episode is kinda creepy......and they made it a two-parter no less. I saw the first part when it was first run but to this day have never seen the second. If it wasn't for google, I probably still wouldn't know who the rapist was, or his fate. I also don't like how his identity wasn't revealed until after he was shot dead.....so we don't get to see him confronted, arrested, tried or hanged......just bang bang and it's over. Nice and neat and tidy as this series so often was. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on April 24, 2013, 2:28 pm
Justin Bieber - Celebrities
While I (like a lot of other people, apparently) found Bieber's comments at the Anne Frank House to be both shallow and self-serving, there is some truth to his saying that she would have been a "Belieber". Back when the Frank family went into hiding (i.e., when they moved into that house), one of the first things Anne did was put a bunch of popular music stars' photos on the wall of her room. If I recall correctly, they're still on that wall. As famous as Anne became for her diary, she was very much a typical teenager ... if Bieber had been a phenom back in the late 1930s / early 1940s, his photo probably would have gone up on her wall along with the others. Anyway, as has already been said, since the Anne Frank House said they don't have any beef with the "Belieber" comment we need to just let it go and move on. Bieber gets a pass on that comment, but he's done (and most likely will do) plenty of other stupid s**t worth ripping on him for. -- Submitted By: (Mythigator) on April 23, 2013, 8:34 am
Michael Franks - Music Groups
There is NO QUESTION about it. Michael Franks is the male version of SADE. Period. He has the voice. He has the band; He has the STYLE. Anyone who questions this should go to grooveshark, search, find and listen to his songs one after the other. -- Submitted By: (cleverfun3000) on April 22, 2013, 8:50 pm
Electric Company, The - TV Shows
It was great! It was fun! and by the way, you learned an awful lot. I remember watching this show back when I was 13, 14 or 15 and I was so glad that because it came on PBS, the fun was NEVER interrupted by commercials. -- Submitted By: (cleverfun3000) on April 22, 2013, 8:45 pm
Elton John - Music Groups
There is simply no questioning Elton John talent and skill. It's simply above reproach. However, when you talk about the very best of Elton John, you are talking about his first dozen or so albums. Today's version of whatever it is he's become is a mere shell of his former self. Any true Elton John fan knows that what we see today is Reginald Dwight doing a piss-poor imitation of Elton John. His voice is poor, he misses the inflection cues in his songs and most annoying of all is that each and every time he sings a moderately high note, high eyebrow glaringly raises as if it were desperately trying to reach his receding hairline. My hope is that he hangs up his piano keys and produces someone who is much, much younger but has the same natural, effortless talent that he had in the 70's and 80's. . . . -- Submitted By: (cleverfun3000) on April 22, 2013, 8:41 pm
Wall Street Journal, The - Random Topics
For a long time was a good right of center counter blance to the New York Times, but now it's leaning way to the right after good ol' Rupert took over. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on April 22, 2013, 12:01 pm
Amanda Bynes - Celebrities
Reading about all of the crazy things that Amanda has done recently makes me sad. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on April 19, 2013, 8:02 pm
Justin Bieber - Celebrities
I will say though, I'm just waiting for the day he says something stupid like "he is better than the Beatles" or something totally idiotic like that. I can just sense it -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on April 19, 2013, 10:44 am
Justin Bieber - Celebrities
While I think that doing that was incredibly self-serving, the museum has said they took no offense to it. If that's the case, let's just move on and rip him for other things. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on April 19, 2013, 10:41 am
Disney - Random Topics
Word is that they've axed their entire 2D department because Princess and the Frog underperformed. Obviously other countries like Japan can still turn out 2D animated movies that turn a profit. It's the worn-out formula of princesses, song & dance numbers, and "hip" sidekicks with celebrity voices that needs axing, not hand-drawn animation. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on April 18, 2013, 11:01 pm
Rob Liefeld - Celebrities
Anyone remember his Levis 501 Blues commercial? http://youtu.be/LJhoa2SVGNA -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on April 18, 2013, 9:59 pm
Justin Bieber - Celebrities
Yeah, it's amazing how self-centered he is. BTW, Conan O'Brien did a hilarious spoof of the Belieber gaffe: http://youtu.be/6C-y-ANEhsE -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on April 18, 2013, 1:16 pm
Odd Couple, The (TV series) - TV Shows
Boned??NEVER! This show is a total CLASSIC!! I have all 5 seasons on DVD & still enjoy watching the episodes. There's a slogan down here for certain pharmacy being "happy & healthy" (I always add to myself "..and bursting with love!" If you watch this show you probably get what I mean) -- Submitted By: (Katzi428) on April 16, 2013, 8:07 pm
Ryan Leaf - Celebrities
The thing though I always laugh at... watch the pre-draft stuff in 1998, anybody who wouldn't have picked Ryan Leaf as one of the first two Quarterbacks taken in the draft would have been considered a damn fool.
Hindsight for some people is 20/20 -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on April 16, 2013, 1:18 pm
Friends - TV Shows
Most overrated show in the history of television. Had it not been in the powerhouse that was "Must See TV Thrusdays" that NBC had in the 90's, I would think people would not have given it the time or day in their TV watching schedules. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on April 16, 2013, 1:14 pm
Dallas (2012 TV Series) - TV Shows
I have to say, I'm impressed with the 2.0 version. Even with the passing of it's main character, J.R., this show has held it's own. Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray are keeping it familiar and grounded enough for the original fans but the younger "offspring" are doing a fine job, too along with the storylines. -- Submitted By: (Stephanie) on April 16, 2013, 9:19 am
Cable TV - Random Topics
Reality shows, infomercials, countless reruns and sub-par prime-time shows. Need I say more? Makes me long for living in the 70s when we only had 7 or 8 channels! -- Submitted By: (diezman) on April 15, 2013, 8:11 pm
Dennis Rodman - Celebrities
I wasn't fond of Rodman when I first heard of him - the looks he sported on the basketball court made me cringe. But hearing him spout how great Kim Jong-Un is makes me want to hurl. He even says his intentions are to go over to North Korea and spend time there - might as well call him Prongyang Dennis. -- Submitted By: (BigAl) on April 15, 2013, 8:45 am
Justin Bieber - Celebrities
Boy, everytime I think this twerp has hit rock bottom he finds a new basement to stumble into. He thinks Anne Frank (who died in the Holocaust) would've been a "bieliber". Amazing that after he visited the Anne Frank museum that the only thought that entered his head was that she'd be one of his brainless followers. -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on April 14, 2013, 6:40 pm
At the Movies - TV Shows
RIP Siskel & Ebert. Sometimes you guys really made me mad when I was a kid and you trashed movies I liked, but I learned I lot from you guys and I started to agree with you a lot more when I got older. You two were always entertaining and none of your imitators came close to your greatness. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on April 14, 2013, 5:32 pm
Jonathan Winters - Celebrities
The day I dreaded for a long time has come, the day Jonathan Winters passes on. R.I.P. He was a very influential and very funny guy. He will be missed. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on April 14, 2013, 12:07 am
Friends - TV Shows
It usually wasn't political. It usually wasn't funny either. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on April 13, 2013, 9:39 am
Wall Street Journal, The - Random Topics
This paper has slowly become more partisan since being bought by Murdoch, especially the front page. Shame because for years this paper was the standard for unbiased news. -- Submitted By: (wilddrawfour2) on April 12, 2013, 6:39 pm
Friends - TV Shows
I never saw any political commentary on this show. I never saw any big FU to conservatives either. I wonder what the posters below were talking about. -- Submitted By: (wilddrawfour2) on April 12, 2013, 6:27 pm
Dr. Phil - TV Shows
Dr. Phil is a MONSTROUS douche rivalled only by Dog the Bounty Hunter or his patron, Oprah! His stuff is basically tough love, straight talk, but he gets emotionally abusive! Again, a monstrous douche! But, then again, how could anybody derived from Oprah not be? -- Submitted By: (Arkady) on April 11, 2013, 4:32 pm
2 Broke Girls - TV Shows
The show boned the fish during the episode where they had the temp office jobs and Kat sabotaged Caroline's chances of having a well paying, executive, job (that could have helped the cupcake business). -- Submitted By: (magdac) on April 11, 2013, 9:33 am
Joan Rivers - Celebrities
I nick names Joan Rivers Catlady cause she looks like a damn cat -- Submitted By: (thedude19766) on April 10, 2013, 10:22 am
World Wrestling Entertainment - Random Topics
Anybody watch the craziness that was this past Monday Night Raw?!? The fans were OFF THE HOOK, chanting just about every concievable thing, and maybe making a star out of Fandango, some guy with a dancing gimmick who the crowd just put over like crazy. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on April 9, 2013, 9:38 pm
Avery Brundage - Celebrities
worst IOC president ever -- Submitted By: (thedude19766) on April 9, 2013, 6:08 pm
Ryan Leaf - Celebrities
he is the all time draft bust in the history of the NFL and he made a major bone when he yelled at a reporter of one of local newspaper! -- Submitted By: (thedude19766) on April 9, 2013, 2:23 pm
Joanie Loves Chachi - TV Shows
I think people were already so burned out on Happy Days this show, which frankly was built around a couple of Happy Days second bananas, was doomed for the fillet knife before it hit the cutting board. -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on April 8, 2013, 10:02 am
Eric Andre Show, The - TV Shows
Caught a few episodes of this show. Had someone given a couple of video cameras, a studio space and a modest budget to my friend Alvin and I back when were were in high school, The Eric Andre Show would be EXACTLY the type of show we would have produced. -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on April 8, 2013, 9:53 am
BoneTheFish.com - Websites
So then, what you're saying is- It's intentional and not a glitch? -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on April 8, 2013, 9:43 am
James Earl Jones - Celebrities
@Pelirojo: I thought I was the ONLY one that remembered JEJ reciting the alphabet on Sesame Street! (I was SO scared of him! He'd be no sooner past "B" & I'd be running screaming from the room "MOMMY! That SCARY Man is on!" I don't know if it was his shaved bald head or his voice. ) But looking back 40 + years I was crazy for being scared! Did you know he had a stuttering problem as a kid? I read it in a magazine years ago . Also JEJ's acting coach was the one & only Will Lee (who played (Mr. Hooper on Sesame Street!) -- Submitted By: (Katzi428) on April 7, 2013, 2:14 pm
Golden Girls, The - TV Shows
Did anyone ever notice that we never saw Charlie (Rose's husband)? We've seen Blanche's husband George 9n one flashback ,Sal (Sophia's husband ) comes to her in several flashbacks . Stan (Dorothy's ex) is still alive , is still alive so we still see him around .
Also does anyone besides me get annoyed with Rose looking stupid with the St. Olaf recipes & St. Olaf stories. (Yes I realize it's only TV but it's annoying!) -- Submitted By: (Katzi428) on April 7, 2013, 1:50 pm
Smurfs, The - TV Shows
They added too many new characters in, and not just with the smurfs, did Gargamel really need a annoying apprentice Scruple when he always had his cat Azrael to say his thoughts too? -- Submitted By: (Steakrich) on April 6, 2013, 2:59 pm
Star Trek: Voyager - TV Shows
As a Star Trek fan at the time, I watched the premiere. I assumed it was going to be an interesting new spin off like DS9 had been - my favorite of the Trek series. But I knew things weren't going to be good when in the first episode introduced a 'Lost in Space' concept to the series. It got worse as the show went on; it devolved into a lame set of 'wouldn't it be cool if_________' situations that seem to come straight from bad Star Trek fan fiction. -- Submitted By: (Scots) on April 5, 2013, 7:00 am
Onion, The - Websites
TheOnion stopped being funny just before they had their now cancelled IFC show. The tone and writing style was totally different after this. Even with the loss of the show, it hasn't 'jumped back' to the old style. -- Submitted By: (Scots) on April 5, 2013, 6:45 am
Flipper - TV Shows
I thought Ranger Ricks had an unnaturally close relationship with his sons, who generally ran around in nothing more than skimpy swim suits even in the winter. I know it's set in South Florida, but jeez, it does get chilly enough to put on some pants occassionally. -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on April 4, 2013, 3:53 pm
Weeds - TV Shows
Jumped the bone totally when the boys went to Amsterdam and came back to live in New York. Shane went from a sweet and very weird kid to a full blown sociopath and Silas went from a very smart teen to a dumb as dirt 20-something. The final season was a total joke, I hated it. Should have stopped after they burned down Agrestic. -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on April 4, 2013, 3:49 pm
Leave It To Beaver - TV Shows
Classic example of a show staying on the air far too long. Wally and The Beav morphed into ugly apes after several seasons. They went from adorable children to smart-alecky teens with acne and in Wally's case, either thyroid or steroid problems. Honestly, he went from a skinny kid to a hulk sized freak in just a couple of years. My grandmom swears she never vacuumed in high heels and a pearl necklace and my grandad said he never lounged around after work with a tie and sweater, just his boxers and a cold Bud! So much for early 60's reality. I did get a kick out of one show I saw, June lugged in several very large bags of groceries and handed the cash register tape to Ward, it was about three feet long. June and the boys unpacked and you could see a whole ham, steaks, ground beef, all sortas of yummy food including what looked like a ten pound wheel of cheddar and gallons of ice cream. Ward shrieks, "6 dollars and 75 cents! I'm not made of money, you know, June!" I wonder what their mortage payment was on the big olf two story house, $25? -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on April 4, 2013, 3:39 pm
Waltons, The - TV Shows
I always found this show unrealistically sweet. I mean seven kids, two parents and two grandparents all crammed into the same house in the middle of the depression and they never actually fought with each other. I don't mean the ocassional "I'm mad at Mary Ellen for tattling," I mean the inescapable bloody fist fights that would have erupted with all those peeps under the same roof competing for food and the bathroom! I would have loved to have seen the episode where the younger boys gang up and beat the snot out of John Boy, strip him naked and toss him into the girls locker room at school. That's how real brothers would act under all that pressure. -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on April 4, 2013, 3:22 pm
Freaks and Geeks - TV Shows
James Franco, Seth Rogan, Jason Segal, Linda Cardellini and John Francis Dailey, wow! Like most people I discovered this gem of a TV show long after it had been cancelled and was furious it only had 24 episodes. Then I started to think what a classic it has become, it died young and left a good looking corpse. It would have been sad to see the older kids go off on their seperate ways and the younger ones turn into obnoxious post-pubescent creeps. It was funny sometimes and sad sometimes but most of all it was a very realistic look at a lost generation. My favorite episode was when Sam (a very young John Francis Dailey) should up at school wearing a very effeminate, very tight fitting, jewel bedazzled, bright blue jump suit. All the other kids were having too much fun laughing behind his back to tell him he looked like a disco queen, emphasis on queen. His favorite teacher took him aside and gently told him the truth and gave him a pass to go home and change. It started out as a funny situation but ended up with Sam being devastated but grateful to hear the truth. It made me remember my early teens when I thought a gallon of cologne and a way too tight OP tee shirt made me a babe magnet. I was also grateful when an older male wised me up. Seriously, if you don't know this show, watch it. IFC plays it frequently and its avaialble for download and streaming on some sites. -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on April 4, 2013, 3:05 pm
Dream On - TV Shows
This was a real charmer of a show and was basically about a divorced single dad trying to stay afloat financially and enjoy life a little but most importantly raise his teenage son. Brian Benben was the dad, Martin, and Chris Demetral was his son, Jeremy, who was 14 in the first season. This was no Courtship of Eddie's father with sickly sweet stories, it showed two very lifelike characters who screamed at each other often, exchanged "I hate you" verbal assaults and contemplated going their seperate ways BUT they loved each other and it really showed. The writing was top notch and the actors were brilliant. My favorite scene was from season one when Martin and his friend decide to smoke a little pot before the son came home. They lost track of time and 14-year old Jeremy walks in, sniffs the air and says, "It smells like school in here." That's good stuff. -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on April 4, 2013, 2:45 pm
Malcolm in the Middle - TV Shows
Linwood Boomer created a brilliant show and it totally rocked for the first two seasons. It was very inventive, funny, weird, and never used a laugh track. It got very bad in its final two seasons and pretty stale well before that. The result was a pathetic mess and VERY unlikable characters. Malcolm went from funny, charming and sweet to mean, hateful and arrogant. Reese went from a clever, prank playing, high spirited boy to an obnoxious, morose idiot that you wanted to beat with a bat. Dewey went from sweet and weird to creepy and weird, Lois went from controlling but effective mom to a looney-toons psycho parent and Hal went from proud dad to a broken, blubbering mess. And then they committed the cardinal sin of boning, they had a new baby! OMG! I recently caught some of the early shows on IFC (of all palces) and was reminded how brilliant it was in the beginning. They should have pulled the plag after season two and let it take its place among the TV legends. Instead, it muddled on through 5 more pianful seasons and will be remembered as nothing more than a sitcom that hung around too long and lost its way. not to mention its audience. -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on April 4, 2013, 2:30 pm
Star Trek TNG - TV Shows
Two things made this show ridiculous: Wesley Crusher (come on, a 14-year old "acting eneign" allowed to take the helm) and the inclusion of familes and children on the flagship of Star Fleet. How many battles did they get into with thousands of civilains and children onboard? I know they had the ability to seperate the saucer section but they rarely bothered to do it after the first season. Besides, even if they seperated, what if the saucer section goes into battle and gets destroyed, then what? You have thousands of civilians and children helpless in deep space with the bad guys ready to pounce. Add in the ridiculous holodeck storylines and Patrick Stewart's idiotic Shakespearean posing and you have a real mess, beats me how it stayed on the air for so long. -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on April 4, 2013, 2:13 pm
Frank's Place - TV Shows
This was one of the best shows ever on TV, ever! It was technically a sit-com but did not use a laugh track, which was very cutting edge for the day. The humor was always good natured and never mean-spirited. Several episodes were very serious and dealt with suicide in the black community, poverty, drug, alcohol, and drug addiction, and all forms of racial prejudice. Even the serious episodes made you laugh at times because of the great writing and the humanity of the characters. I have read for years that copyright issues with the show's music have kept it from being released on DVD or on Netflix or HULU, thtat's a real shame. -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on April 4, 2013, 9:44 am
Degrassi Junior High - TV Shows
I was the same age as these characters when the show was on the air in the late 80's. I loved it for the realistic portryal of teens. They never had frivolous plots and showed my generation like we were, serious about life and dealing with a lot of very grown-up problems. One episode had Wheels running away and getting picked up by a pervert who tried to molest him. Another story line involved pregnancy and abortion. The problems of gay students, poor students, abused students were all told very realistically. I was very disappointed with Degrassi TNG. Although they feature some of the same characters all grown-up, the writing isn't the same quality and the kids are portrayed as 2-dimensional dim-witts, not real people. I think the original Degrassi and its short-lived companion series, Fifteen, were the basis for the excellent BBC series, Skins (the US version was horrible). This show never boned or jumped and I wish teens today had a similar series that depicts them as human beings. -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on April 4, 2013, 9:37 am
Good Day LA - TV Shows
Jillian used to be this kookie iJustine like breath of sunshine. but right around 2000 when all the rest of the Fox News shows made their switch, this show tanked. They drank the Kool Aid and switched to Republican Dogma. Utterly useless after that. -- Submitted By: (Tedward) on April 4, 2013, 7:46 am
Sports Night - TV Shows
Great show, one of my all-time favorites. Only problem was that it didn't last 12 more seasons. And the laugh track was taken out. -- Submitted By: (Tedward) on April 4, 2013, 7:43 am
Max Headroom - TV Shows
I found a weird disconnect with the whole thing about using manual typewriters as the keyboard for a computer, and yes, the big, clunky camera, even in the face of miniaturization, but if you are looking for old-school hard Science Fiction (not SyFy), then this is where to go. Every week, a new technology and the results of man rubbing up against it. Savory and tasty SF, with enough else going on to keep anyone vaguely interested. Ultimately, the irritating main character may have been the true demise of the show. -- Submitted By: (Tedward) on April 4, 2013, 7:38 am
Terra Nova - TV Shows
I love how people who really blast this show have no idea what went on. Yep a little contrived, but nothing was etched in stone. There were slowly unfolding plot devices that, clearly, were just a little too subtle for the american "slpain it to me" attitude. On the other hand, based on the season 1 finale, this could have taken the X-files route with constant additions of threats and threads, with no resolutions. Maybe Fox saved us from 5 more years of "they have a plan" -- Submitted By: (Tedward) on April 4, 2013, 7:31 am
Ally McBeal - TV Shows
ensemble cast folks. Yes Calista literally fell through a couple of the larger cracks in the floor towards the end there, but there was a LOT of other things going on: Judge Armin Shimmerman, Cage and Fish, and the wickedly funny secretary "Daddy always said I was the best kisser".... LOL. I loved the show, Don't like it, don't watch it. -- Submitted By: (Tedward) on April 4, 2013, 7:24 am
Andromeda - TV Shows
Sorbo came out of Hercules and went straight into this. And we got the same unflavored tapioca out of him. Better ensemble should have lead to a better show, but at least it stayed faithful to the Roddenberry principals (unlike E:FC, DS9, etc) -- Submitted By: (Tedward) on April 4, 2013, 7:18 am
Married with Children - TV Shows
The most confusing episodes of this series, for me, were the sudden injection of spin-off pilots. the shows where the whole bundy clan was ignored and we went to Matt Leblanc playing "vinny" with wis grifting father. Couldn't pull a laugh out of me with a pitchfork. Other than that,,,, comfortable, formulaic humor that spawned 1000 copies. -- Submitted By: (Tedward) on April 4, 2013, 7:12 am
Still Standing - TV Shows
"Fat guy, skinny wife" the only thing watchable was Renee Olstead growing up. Meh. Another married with Children knockoff. -- Submitted By: (Tedward) on April 4, 2013, 7:01 am
8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter - TV Shows
I think it was really brave to try to continue the show after Ritter's death. If they could have explored that and maybe shown a few clumsy attempts at dating or something it could have been a masterpiece. but David Spade is my number one reason to turn OFF the tv. He was like a grown-up Oliver!! -- Submitted By: (Tedward) on April 4, 2013, 6:57 am
Stargate SG-1 - TV Shows
Losing Jack Oneill wasn't such a bad thing. the first two seasons showed me that my fond memories of McGuyver were hazy at best. Oneill made so many blatant acting errors, I wondered if he'd taken a blow to the head recently. Slowly he warmed up as the writers worked around is "quirks". I hated Jonas Quinn, and was glad to have dDaniel back so much that the ham-handed method of exiting Quinn made no difference to me. When SG1 absorbed the Farscape crew I was hoping for new life, and got it. Yes, the Ori sucked, it sucked that they were easy to kill, it sucked that they couldn't just let the series go with the wrap up of the Guald. but the 200th episode was one of the best tribute episodes of all time. I still can't help thinking about the "younger, edgier cast" when people mention the Star Trek reboot. -- Submitted By: (Tedward) on April 4, 2013, 6:53 am
Dexter - TV Shows
I know that religion and psychosis are often close travelers, but the incessant injection of religion with Brother Sam and the apocalypse killers was just painful. A lot of the audience dropped during that period, but with the revelation of Dexter to Deb, the show has a little more life again, However, the show could go either way. I'm confident that Manny Coto can pull this fish out of the fire. -- Submitted By: (Tedward) on April 4, 2013, 6:41 am
Grimm - TV Shows
I think we'll see the end of season 2 as the jumping of the shark. Season 1 ended with a dual "buddy cop" vibe: two humans, actually cops, plus the grimm-vessen team on the other side. Once the cop buddy is told about the vessen, he's followed by the police chief as part of the team, and the vanilla-pudding girlfriend is sure to follow.Soon we'll have an ensemble case of characters far sooner than the bad guys are able to multiply.. Hope I'm wrong. -- Submitted By: (Tedward) on April 4, 2013, 6:35 am
Xena: Warrior Princess - TV Shows
My ONLY beef with this show is that people keep adding it to their lists of best SF series. Seriously? Just because the show is on SyFy, it's Science Fiction? What does that say about wrestling? Hear this now: THIS SHOW IS FANTASY. And it was pretty good at that. that's why it outlasted Hercules (and maybe because they didn't have a historical figure looming over their main character for comparison). It's a fun romp (in a "girl power" kind of way). -- Submitted By: (Tedward) on April 4, 2013, 6:29 am
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - TV Shows
I can see wanting to expand the role of the sidekick a little so that Herc wasn't the only one saving the day. but why does every hack writer have to put modern items into historic settings?. I think they "invented" a cell phone at one point. I liked the first couple of seasons better when the running gag was woven into the names of the supporting characters:: the thief - Felonious, LOL By the time Xena spun off the formula was diluted more than a Homeopathic remedy. -- Submitted By: (Tedward) on April 4, 2013, 6:23 am
Kung Fu - TV Shows
I'll admit, I was very young when this show came out, and I loved all the martial arts stuff. But I just couldn't wrap my head around the white guy. This confusion multiplied when they finally show the long-sought "brother" - an asian. I knew enough about genetics to realize these guys did not spring from the same well. *sigh* Based on the rapid cancellation, I could see i wasn't the only one. -- Submitted By: (Tedward) on April 4, 2013, 6:15 am
Psych - TV Shows
I can't peel myself away from this show. Thank you Ion TV for showing 8 episodes a day to get me caught up on seasons 1-5.
As a comedy, the show is a little topical. they love spoofing the latest trends, and of course, they will never stop poking fun at CBS's 'The Mentalist' for ripping off their formula. Having the main couple get together and slowly evolve wasn't such a bad thing, in the name of "professionalism" they keep their relationship out of the work relationship (mostly).
Another fun thing about the show: there's a pineapple in every episode, sometimes obvious, sometimes subtle. "Spot the pineapple" is a favorite game of die-hard fans, and a fair drinking game bonus when combined with "drink every time they eat." -- Submitted By: (Tedward) on April 4, 2013, 6:11 am
Firefly - TV Shows
I'll admit, I came in late on one of the early episodes, expecting an SF- space show (based on the previews). But there were 20 minutes of people in western outfits doing entirely western things, and I thought I was watching the wrong show. I gave up.
Years later some 'froth at the mouth" fans who were friends of mine forced me to watch the un-aired pilot from the dvd collection and I was hooked. Just in time to get a little depressed by the loss of characters in the movie and Josh returning to his fetish for super-powered little girls. I would have completely preferred to have several more seasons and no movie (after I became a fan). -- Submitted By: (Tedward) on April 4, 2013, 6:01 am
Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. - TV Shows
Like so many pre-modern comedies, this series fell into the tap of having one character constantly "inventing" modern conveniences, usually as comic relieve, but sometimes for actual plot generation. The overall plot with the golden orbs was kinda nice, even thought the western/scifi vibe didn't really catch (maybe someone should have told Joss Wedon about this series). But the show really just fell apart when they brought in Gomez Adams as a recurring "whacky professor" character. -- Submitted By: (Tedward) on April 4, 2013, 5:52 am
Detriot 1-8-7 - TV Shows
I glanced over this show once early one. First, the thing that started out as an insult is that 187 is CALIFORNIA code for murder. It's a parking violation (or something) in Detroit. It may be believed that this slang term has echoed across the world, but not, apparently in Detroit. I've hears rumors that this was supposed to be a mocumentary like a dark version of RENO 9-1-1. that might explain whi they cheesed off so many Detroit natives and lost their base. -- Submitted By: (Tedward) on April 4, 2013, 5:45 am
That Guy with the Glasses - Websites
So yeah, Nostalgia Critic didn't stay dead for long. Doug was a fool for tossing away his meal ticket like that, but at least he was wise enough to see the error of his ways before it was too late. Demo Reel will go down in the Book of Bad Ideas along with New Coke and Jar Jar Binks. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on April 4, 2013, 12:03 am
Tonight Show, The - TV Shows
I'm really pissed off at the news that Jay Leno will be replaced with Jimmy Fallon. Not because they're firing Leno (I'm happy about that part) but because Jimmy didn't pay his dues like Conan did. This just brings back memories of all that nastiness three years ago with firing Conan and bringing back Jay, and proves it was all for nothing. I'm hearing talking heads saying, "Well, the market has changed so much since then." REALLY!? Oh yeah, things are just SOOO much different in a mere three years. I'm so happy NBC is in 5th place and will laugh when that network finally dies. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on April 3, 2013, 6:35 pm
Leverage - TV Shows
One of the few cases where a TV Show stayed strong until the very end. It started with fresh characters and an interesting dynamic in the first season, ended with a very memorable cliff-hanger the second season, became really strong for the third season. After this, the show became somewhat a mixed package, mostly because there are only so many ways to con someone, but it was still going strong enough to be a worthwhile watch unitl the series finale, which was so well done that I'm now hopin for a spin-off or at least a couple of well made TV-Movies. Either way: This show never boned! -- Submitted By: (Swanpride) on April 3, 2013, 11:16 am
West Wing, The - TV Shows
Sorkin leaving was what finally killed it, but it went really started going downhill when they replace Rob Lowe with the unbearable Josh Malina. -- Submitted By: (MerchantFlea) on April 2, 2013, 5:09 pm
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) - Random Topics
Agreed. If it wasn't for sports, NBC would be far worse than what WB or UPN was. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on April 2, 2013, 12:47 pm
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo - TV Shows
@Jp:
You're not. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on April 2, 2013, 12:51 am
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) - Random Topics
NBC is living and dying off of sports. The NFL, Olympics and PGA golf are saving this channel from complete demise. Their primetime schedule is atrocious. The only show doing competently is The Voice. Revolution is ok, but I worry that it's just another "Lost" ripoff. Grimm is ok. Everything else can and should be cancelled. I liked Community until it took itself way too seriously with it's meta humor. The Office should have left the channel two years ago. Nobody watches Today and its smug host and Jay Leno only appeals to old people. NBC is holding out hope that Bill Cosby or Jerry Seinfeld or Jennifer Aniston once again walks through the door to save the network, but there are dark days ahead with no light on the horizon. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on April 1, 2013, 1:20 pm
Sarah Palin's Alaska - TV Shows
bitch/nagger Kate Gosslin and her bratty kids were the guest stars on the show and it didn't go well in real life both Kate and dumbass Sarah Palin's 15 minutes were way way up -- Submitted By: (thedude19766) on April 1, 2013, 11:28 am
BoneTheFish.com - Websites
Happy 4th Birthday BTF! And the prior comment- yes you could never use hyphens, apostrophes etc. since day 1. -- Submitted By: (Chubby Rain) on April 1, 2013, 12:00 am
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) - Random Topics
I don't think NBC has ever boned. (sarcasm) -- Submitted By: (Jp) on March 29, 2013, 4:35 pm
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo - TV Shows
I still don't know who this is. I heard some people at my work talking about it, I thought they were referencing Yogi Bears Nephew. I'm sure i'm not missing out on anything. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on March 29, 2013, 4:31 pm
Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson - TV Shows
Johnny never ever BTF. Jay Leno and even David Letterman, on the other hand, absolutely. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on March 29, 2013, 4:25 pm
Pantera - Music Groups
I'm not suggesting that it was a boning moment but I think Reinventing The Steel was beneath Pantera's talent level. Just my opinion though. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on March 29, 2013, 4:21 pm
Day care - Random Topics
EXPENSIVE! EXPENSIVE! EXPENSIVE! Whatever happened to trust within the neighborhood, anyway? -- Submitted By: (Jp) on March 29, 2013, 4:19 pm
Justin Bieber - Celebrities
Enjoying the Soggy9000/DolFan face-off and mutual understanding of them. Soggo9000, regarding your first point, Cassidy and Sherman, besides DolFan's replies regarding them, had more richer, solid voices (though I agree they sounded a bit too mature, but hey, they were older than Jusitn is now, Sherman especially!), and sang, and weren't jerks. Regarding the thugs, New Kids' and Backstreet Boys's lead singers and Micheal Jackson's post-1980 heydey would be the seeds of this thug obsession.
When I was 8, in 1968, there was a famous case of the Monkees opening for Jimi Hendrix and there was a big deal about that, where in the last 20 years we have boy-bands in the post-Osmond days growing up to be "minitature man with their homeys" bands.:) -- Submitted By: (PokeyJHorse) on March 28, 2013, 11:12 pm
8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter - TV Shows
Great, funny show that launched the career of the awesome Kaley Cuoco and featured the bestest TV mom and dad ever: John Ritter and Katie Segal! I agree they should have ended the show when John died, maybe done a few episodes to wrap up and that's all! Instead they hire the insipid David Spade, yuck! Even the great James Garner as grandad couldn't save this show, too bad. While Ritter lived, it was one of the best sitcoms to ever escape Hollywood! -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on March 28, 2013, 4:23 pm
Courtship of Eddie's Father, The - TV Shows
Would have been much better if the dad had been working for the government as a scientist and got a whoping dose of gamma radiation and every time Eddie pissed him off, he turned into this huge, raging manace to society and ruined his nice work clothes Mrs. Livingston pressed so nicely so he would look good at the office! Eddie was a spolied brat, and here's a clue, dad! Kids don't need you to be their best friend, they need parenting! If it had gone on much longer, Eddie would have become a weed freak and cooking up crystal in the kitchen while banging high school chicks two at a time. -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on March 28, 2013, 4:17 pm
Archie Bunker's Place - TV Shows
So, they decided to start the very first episode of the very first season by killing the most beloved television mom of all time. Boo! Hiss! Boo! Hiss! I know Jean Stapleton wanted to go but why not just have her move in with Gloria and take care of Joey? That way she's out of the show but the character lives! Jeez! Talk about stupid decisions! -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on March 28, 2013, 4:08 pm
Modern Family - TV Shows
The only thing I really hate about this show is that fat little twerp Manny. The rest of the kids are great, the actors playing them are great, they are well written and very funny and real at the same time. But for some inexplicable reason, the writers and producers seem to have a Manny episode every other week. Enough, already, the kid is a total creep. As for Al Bundy, he is awesome! Jeez, how many 70 year olds marry a Columbian trophy wife that can even hold a candle to Sofia Vergara? Besides she is really, really funny! More Luke episodes and less Manny! -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on March 28, 2013, 4:01 pm
Star Trek: Voyager - TV Shows
I thought ST-TNG over used the holodeck to make up for weak story lines, but man, Voyager relied on the thing way too much! I can just see the writers sitting around after boxing themselves into a corner, someone yells, "let's make it a holodeck episode!" That is really lazy writing. Plus Janeway was a complete moron that couldn't captain her way out of a wet tissue if it wasn't for Chakotay bailing her out. -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on March 28, 2013, 3:52 pm
Star Trek: Enterprise - TV Shows
They ignored their own premise. This was supposed to be a prequel to the original Star Trek and had fantastic potential and awesome opportunities to tell the whole building of Star Fleet story. Instead, they went wildly off course in the first season when they introduced the insanely convoluted temporal cold war story arc and later became obsessed with the Xindi. I lost interest in them after the first few episodes but they continued to beat this very dead horse week afetr week after week. They established in the pilot and first few episodes that the Vulcans did not like humans very much and did not want us to have warp tech. Why not develop that story line and show how we became friends? Enterprise did not really have anything to do with the other Star Trek series and completely ignored the Roddenberry Bible. I liked Archer and T'Pol but the show really, really, really was terrible. -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on March 28, 2013, 3:41 pm
Eagles - Music Groups
The Hotel California album is in my opinion quite timeless. Its themes are still relevant today. I like all of their albums, but On The Border is my personal favourite. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on March 28, 2013, 12:07 pm
American Idol - TV Shows
This is the first year I refused to watch American Idol, mainly because of Nikki. Is she ever annoying. The way she speaks is like nails on a chalk board. Also, I got tired of the same old theme nights. There is always a Motown/Stevie Wonder week and invarably someone does "For Once In My Life," or "Higher Ground" done RHCP style. As I said in my previous post, this show has overstayed its welcome. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on March 28, 2013, 11:52 am
BoneTheFish.com - Websites
Don't know if this glitch has ever been reported but anytime I try to post a topic that includes apostrophes, en-dashes or em-dashes or ampersands, I get an invalid character error message and my comment wil not go through. Is there anyway that could be fixed or is this intentional for some reason. Thanks.
FF -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on March 28, 2013, 9:36 am
Dennis Rodman - Celebrities
What a douche bag. I guess he had to find some way to get the media to start talking about him again. That or the North Korean government was soliciting American celebrities to come over and pal around with their leader and make him look cool and relevant- and Rodman was the only one who took them up on the offer. I am betting on the latter. And if thats the case, the North Korean government must be REAAAAALLLLLY out of touch with reality. LOL! -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on March 28, 2013, 9:27 am
Grounded for Life - TV Shows
Exit stage left....grandpa Walt he was the disfunctional grandpa on the show and he is so surrly -- Submitted By: (thedude19766) on March 27, 2013, 7:35 pm
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983) - TV Shows
no one knows that He-Man and Prince Adam are one and the same not his parents or tela who is to stupid to know that he man and Adam are the one and the same man at arms'orko and the sorceuss knows who he is but his parents and tela can see that!!!!! -- Submitted By: (thedude19766) on March 27, 2013, 7:31 pm
Huff - TV Shows
Are you kidding? This was one of the best shows ever on TV, cable or otherwise. Talk about a dream cast: Hank Azaria, Paget Brewster, Oliver Platt, Blythe Danner, Swoosie Kurtz, Anton Yelchin, Anjelica Huston, Annie Potts, and Tom Skerritt, all brilliant actors, not to mention the guest cast! I still can't believe this awesome show was cancelled after 2 seasons by a very, very, very shortsighted Showtime. It's legendary around my house and we still have two favorite quotes from the show:
#1: Huff walks in on his wife and mother (Izzy) in the kitchen. The mother (Blythe Danner) leaves immediately through the back door.
Huff: What the hell was Izzy doing here so early?
Mrs Huff: Foraging for vodka.
#2: Huff and Mrs. Huff are in bed discussing the revelation that their 14-year old son had attended a rainbow party, wherein the boy with the most different colors of lipstick on his penis (applied by the girl partiers) wins a prize.
Huff: Who the hell invented the blow job party?
Mrs. Huff: A man!
Seriously, it was brilliant! -- Submitted By: (jmac9909) on March 27, 2013, 2:57 pm
Spider-Man - Movie Series
Whoever decided Peter Parker should be a skateboarder ("It'll make him hip!!") should be shot. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on March 26, 2013, 8:01 pm
Impractical Jokers - TV Shows
Looked like one of those stupid shows, but if it's good, I guess I'll have to go check it out -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on March 26, 2013, 1:42 pm
Justin Bieber - Celebrities
Overrated and not worth listening to. And hearing about his tantrum(s) after that nightclub turned away his underage friends only proves to me some people seek celebrity status so they can start thinking they're above the law or something like that. -- Submitted By: (BigAl) on March 26, 2013, 9:36 am
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo - TV Shows
Day one. Hell will freeze over before I remotely consider watching this putrid pile of slop. -- Submitted By: (BigAl) on March 26, 2013, 9:32 am
Mobile Phones - Random Topics
What bugs me is that people yak on their phones 24/7. I've even seen people talk on them while using the washroom, even while doing number two. Couldn't they go a couple of minutes without using a phone? -- Submitted By: () on March 25, 2013, 6:27 pm
Rap (music) - Random Topics
I don't think a week goes by without the news of a rapper being arrested or being killed, and it is often a rapper I've never heard of. And ever notice how so many rappers have dollar signs in their name? -- Submitted By: (JayD) on March 25, 2013, 5:48 pm
Lil Wayne - Music Groups
I have a feeling that his recent seizures are merely a publicity stunt to sell his latest album. Does anyone want to even listen to it? I sure don't. Listening to somebody curse and rap about graphic sex is not my idea of entertainment. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on March 25, 2013, 5:15 pm
Chris Brown - Celebrities
I should also mention his recent on-stage tirade about women. Not only was it very sexist, it was full of profanity. And I should also mention that his music sucks. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on March 25, 2013, 5:01 pm
Sugar Ray - Music Groups
Sugar Ray is one of those bands that I used to like, but nowadays like Coldplay and Maroon 5, I can't stand them anymore. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on March 25, 2013, 4:53 pm
Spider-Man - Movie Series
I just watched "The Amazing Spiderman". Kind of boring, slow, and unnecessary. I think I buy Tobey Maguire as spiderman than this new guy. I really wasn't into The Lizard character. Gwen Stacy was cool to see, although I don't think Emma Stone should have played her. Not the worst super hero movie but certainly not the best. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on March 24, 2013, 10:55 pm
Groundhog Day - Random Topics
I like the Bill Murray movie, could care less about the actual "holiday". -- Submitted By: (Jp) on March 24, 2013, 10:46 pm
Happy Feet - Movie Series
Last summer, my wife and I went to Sea World, neither one of us had been since we were little. The weekend before the trip we watched Happy Feet with our nieces. As you probably could imagine, while we were at Sea World, we came across the penguin exhibit and both of us said at the same time... Damn Happy Feet. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on March 24, 2013, 10:44 pm
Sugar Ray - Music Groups
Crap! That is all. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on March 24, 2013, 10:37 pm
Chris Brown - Celebrities
@cartooner.
I know. I am no fan of Rhiana's music (nor Chris Brown's for that matter) but that is a bit on the harsh side. This guy does not have any charisma or star power, so I wonder how he still manages in the music industry. -- Submitted By: (johnnydough) on March 24, 2013, 8:35 pm
Chris Brown - Celebrities
Those people HAVE to be sick trolls. That, or people that regularly beat their women themselves. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on March 24, 2013, 1:03 pm
Anna Nicole Smith - Celebrities
I remember when Anna Nicole had her daughter Howard like a leech he is said he is a dad,then Larry Birkhead said he is the father of the baby (was proving to be right) but leeches come there's two gay men said there the daddy but in the whole thing was this guy prince van ault* (sp) claiming to be the daddy (that did not turn out to be) and have his 15 minutes! -- Submitted By: (thedude19766) on March 23, 2013, 8:12 pm
Impractical Jokers - TV Shows
I loved the show it is very very funny! -- Submitted By: (thedude19766) on March 23, 2013, 7:38 pm
Randy "Macho Man" Savage - Celebrities
dk why WWE hall of fame should induct the macho man I know I want see him in the hall of fame! but his brother Lanny wants the whole family to be indcuted but the macho man is better than the genius! -- Submitted By: (thedude19766) on March 23, 2013, 7:30 pm
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo - TV Shows
I call her honey crap crap and her mother looks like Jabba the Hut!!!!!!! -- Submitted By: (thedude19766) on March 23, 2013, 7:21 pm
Nickelodeon - TV Shows
Nick seems to be in a downward spiral ratings wise, and it's no wonder. Their new live action shows now consist of iCarly spinoffs (Sam and Cat, Gibby, Wendell and Vinnie) and a horrible ripoff of "Mork and Mindy" starring that annoying Fred guy. -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on March 18, 2013, 8:54 pm
Simon and Simon - TV Shows
If I remember correctly it followed Magnum PI, so it probably picked up extra ratings that way. -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on March 18, 2013, 8:47 pm
W*A*L*T*E*R - TV Shows
Who thought this would be a good idea, basing a tv show around Radar O'Reilly? Especially after Aftermash had recently flopped! -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on March 18, 2013, 8:29 pm
Chris Brown - Celebrities
I really find it disturbing how there are some people who say that Rihanna "deserved to be beaten by Chris Brown." -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on March 17, 2013, 11:31 pm
Bosom Buddies - TV Shows
The big question is what does Tom Hanks find more embarrassing. Mazes and Monsters or this. -- Submitted By: (chemistryguy) on March 17, 2013, 8:36 pm
FreeCreditReport.com - Websites
And what do they do after bringing in new guys to pitch this scam?!? Kick them to the curb and bring back the original guys. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on March 16, 2013, 11:12 pm
M*A*S*H - TV Shows
If North Korea nukes us like they're threatening to, that would invalidate all of Hawkeye's "this stupid pointless war" tirades and we'd be living in a world where Frank Burns was right. A terrifying thought. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on March 15, 2013, 10:36 pm
Soul Train - TV Shows
In the later 70s episodes, the dancers start to digress. You can't blame disco music but when it came to the Soul Train line, there were more women doing a simple two-step instead of really moving.
Anyway, I think when Louis Carr joined in the early 80s, it went further down. To his credit, I think MJ (RIP) stole that back kick-step he liked to do but otherwise, all this guy did was pose.
There was even an episode where him and Crystal did some wave and hide thing in the ST line. What an insult to tradition! Had that been my show, I would have kicked them off permanently but he hung around until the 21st Century episodes.SAD. -- Submitted By: (jwswindell) on March 15, 2013, 9:29 pm
Justin Bieber - Celebrities
Bieber fever needs to get cured, and quickly. It's ten times worse than it was even at this point last year. I'm sick of him and I don't even care about his music, his life OR his fans. DIE JUSTIN BIBER'S CAREER!!! DIIIIIEEEEE!!!! -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on March 15, 2013, 8:08 am
Wendy's - Random Topics
JayD, she's not even a natural redhead either--it's a wig! And she's so skinny it couldn't be more obvious she's never had so much as a bite of anything from Wendy's in her life. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on March 15, 2013, 8:03 am
AfterMASH - TV Shows
They trotted out Gary Burghoff to reprise Radar in one episode, and even dug up Col Flagg to make an appearance. That's sad... -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on March 14, 2013, 5:21 pm
Wendy's - Random Topics
Those of us with a red-head fetish would STRONGLY disagree. -- Submitted By: (BrewMaster) on March 14, 2013, 2:56 pm
Mickey Mouse cartoons - Movie Series
This is GREAT news! The new management at Disney seems to be making some interesting, but good moves. I remain cautiously optimistic. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on March 13, 2013, 10:11 pm
Wendy's - Random Topics
Totally agree about the red head girl in the commercials. Super annoying. I also don't like how they stereotype men, just like all other media do as well. Men: sloppy, stupid, selfish, incompetent and lazy. Obsessed with junk food, sports and not much else. Yet criticizing them (along with criticizing Christians) seems to be okay, while anyone else is off limits. No wonder the males of our generation are so screwed up. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on March 13, 2013, 10:09 pm
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series) - TV Shows
More evidence pointing to Disney knowing what they're doing-- they're cancelling this show! Seth Green's planned Star Wars show is also getting the axe. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on March 12, 2013, 7:04 pm
Mickey Mouse cartoons - Movie Series
Disney is producing 19 new Mickey shorts to air on the Disney Channel. From what I've seen the have an odd retro early '60s look to them. But Mickey & Minnie now look very similar to their 1920's incarnations, which I like. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on March 12, 2013, 7:01 pm
Phil Spector - Celebrities
A great producer but as a person a real kook. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on March 12, 2013, 4:07 pm
Wendy's - Random Topics
I really can't stand that red headed chick who is in the commercials nowadays. This is so you! All that's missing is a baconater. Can't switch the channel fast enough. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on March 12, 2013, 3:56 pm
Whoopi Goldberg - Celebrities
Have you seen her lately? I was flipping channels and came across the View. Boy, has she ever let herself go. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on March 12, 2013, 3:48 pm
Selena Gomez - Celebrities
She dodge a bullet when she broke up with Bieber, but much you wanna bet his people going to blame Selena for Justin Bieber's recent bad behavior just to save his "good role model" image? -- Submitted By: (SSM) on March 11, 2013, 10:59 pm
Justin Bieber - Celebrities
I'm really hate Bieber and I wish his 15 min of fame is up already. He's finally shown his true colors as a spoiled doucebag who thinks he's entitled to everything and everyone must worship the ground he's walk on. And his fans defended everything he does, which sadly he's only see as fans as cash cows. His fan even cutting themseleves to make him stop smoking pot a few months ago. You think he tell them that cutting themselves can lead to death with all his fame? No, he did nothing, he must known about it since he's seemly active on twitter and it was trending when it first happen. Yet, when he's "sick" from the hospital, now he's want fan support. Every parent should boycott Bieber and stop buying his CDs. -- Submitted By: (SSM) on March 11, 2013, 10:52 pm
Meet the Parents - Movie Series
I just never liked this series that much. The jokes are too forced, I didn't like how in the 90s Robert De Niro turned into a silly caricature of himself (if you want to see him in a more light hearted role where he actually is believable, check out Silver Linings Playbook), the sequels were boring and redundant, and none of the characters are that likeable. I hope after the bomb of the last sequel that this series is over, until Hollywood decides to remake it in 10 years... -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on March 11, 2013, 3:00 pm
EarthBound - Random Topics
There is absolutely nothing wrong with Earthbound. It's just irritating that it's the only game of it's series that's been released in North America. And it's a sequel, a damn good sequel no less. But, still. It would have been nice if we had it's predecessor, Mother 1, for the NES and later on, Mother 3, for the GBA to go along with it.
Yet Nintendo just stubbornly never released those other games so we're forced to play the other ones illegally if we choose to do so. -- Submitted By: (Toasticus) on March 10, 2013, 5:30 pm
Whose Line Is It Anyway? - TV Shows
Well, Whose Line will be making a comeback. 10 episodes on The CW over the summer from what I have read. Hopefully it can have the same feel as the original versions, instead of being just like Improv-a-ganza. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on March 8, 2013, 6:28 pm
Meet the Parents - Movie Series
Another example of a studio whoring out a movie franchise. Meet the Parents was fine. Everything after that... Why did you make it, other than to make a few extra bucks?!? -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on March 8, 2013, 6:16 pm
Aladdin - Movie Series
I can say that the Aladdin sequels are definitely some of the better straight-to-video Disney sequels. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on March 8, 2013, 6:01 pm
SimCity - Random Topics
The recent SimCity game that came out a few days ago seems to be a huge boning moment for both the SimCity series and especially EA. For those unfamiliar with what's happening, the 2013 game requires an online connection to play. The problem? The game's server, which includes DRM, isn't working, so many people can't play it. Here's one of the many articles talking about it (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/09/arts/video-games/simcity-from-electronic-arts-plagued-by-server-issues.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0). It's gotten so bad that EA has suspended marketing for the game. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on March 8, 2013, 6:00 pm
Bill O'Reilly - Celebrities
Never was a fan. Always found him a weak debater that likes to interrupt or shout down his guests. He often has Dennis Miller appear on his show and he's always ten times more interesting than Bill. I don't know why they don't give Miller his own show. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on March 8, 2013, 10:07 am
Superman - Random Topics
Ugh. There's a really ugly storm brewing at DC Comics. Mormon writer Orson Scott Card may get canned from writing Superman because he falls in line with the church's opposition to gay marriage. Liberals are calling for his head. This country is really getting scary when you have to keep your political alignment a secret in order to stay employed. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on March 7, 2013, 9:48 pm
Justin Bieber - Celebrities
I don't think he is a good role model for the tweens who go ape over him. After all, he hangs out with thuglike rappers like Lil Wayne, Lil Twist and all the other rappers with Lil in their name; he goes around shirtless with sagging pants; he takes marijuana and other drugs; and most of all, he is a spoiled crybaby who expects special priviledges just because he is famous. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on March 7, 2013, 6:56 pm
Dennis Rodman - Celebrities
He calls the leader of North Korea an awesome guy. I think it's pretty sad that Rodman doesn't seem to care that the country's leader is part of a regime that has threatened to bomb America and has caused many North Koreans to starve to death. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on March 7, 2013, 6:38 pm
Johnny Depp - Celebrities
I don't mind Johnny Depp, but I do agree his collaborations with Tim Burton need a break. He sure likes to paint his face. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on March 7, 2013, 6:37 pm
Wendy's - Random Topics
Never cared for Wendy's, myself. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on March 7, 2013, 6:26 pm
Kurtwood Smith - Celebrities
Ah! Good Ol' Red! Honest, loyal, hard working, Vette driving, foot in ass kinda fella. I still love his line "If a frog had wings, he wouldn't bump his ass when he hops" Kurtwood smith never boned. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on March 7, 2013, 6:25 pm
Chris Brown - Celebrities
Okay, just because you're Chris Brown doesn't mean you are exempt from a $10 service charge for parking. And it certainly does not give you an excuse to be verbally abusive to a valet either. I hate celebs that think they deserve special privileges because they are famous, especially those who beat people up and throw chairs throught windows. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on March 7, 2013, 6:17 pm
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Movie Series
It's funny how at least two people hate EVERY Ninja Turtles Movie. -- Submitted By: (TrueBackLash) on March 7, 2013, 7:27 am
Pokemon - TV Shows
I never liked the show. I felt it just rode on the popularity of the games and completely changed one too many things from them. I'm not saying the show should have followed the games closely, I really felt the show could have gone off from the manga version of pokemon. That would have been a lot more interesting, but understandably, the manga is left and right and it does contain some content kids probably wouldn't like to see.
I will say though, that Ash is such a stupid and a garnered lucky trainer. His Pikachu is completely overrated, if I could, I'd stomp that thing with Earthquake in the games to show how pitiful it is. Also, what is wrong with not evolving pokemon for some of the trainers in the show? Oh, because the first staged pokemon looks TOO cute to evolve into something that would appear ugly later on. Psh. -- Submitted By: (Toasticus) on March 5, 2013, 12:11 pm
Mythbusters - TV Shows
I liked it better when it was just Adam and Jamie. I mean, in all honesty, the additional cast members provided little to nothing to the show. They all felt like token characters, you had the asian guy, the white upbeat guy, and the female most eyes are going to be on whenever she's on screen. I will admit that she was pretty hot, but it served more as a distraction than anything.
Then came the back to back explosions. "If we can't solve it or get frustrated, blow it up!" ends up being a last resort. This show still has the means to provide educational viewing, but it has really gone through rough spots. -- Submitted By: (Toasticus) on March 5, 2013, 12:00 pm
Justin Bieber - Celebrities
This f-ing spoiled kid...has his birthday at a nightclub and tried to get two of his underage friends in, only to blow a hissy and call off the party when the club rightly refused entry to the under 18 kids. Poor Justine tweeted "worst birthday", and now this punk is blaming the nightclub for not breaking the law and getting all his moronic fans to fault the club, the paparazzi and everyone but himself for the fiasco. Thumbs up to the nightclub for standing it's ground. -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on March 4, 2013, 3:20 pm
Zoom - TV Shows
For the 70s era 10 characters instead of the usual 7 in Season 4. Also they kept they were calling the SASE a SayZee (all right ,MAYBE it was easier for kids to remember but it was annoying!) -- Submitted By: (Katzi428) on March 4, 2013, 9:50 am
Full House - TV Shows
Michelle was either the plot or subplot of the show. -- Submitted By: (Katzi428) on March 4, 2013, 9:30 am
Silverhawks - TV Shows
Had some hiccups, but overall a great companion series to Thundercats. -- Submitted By: (TrueBackLash) on March 3, 2013, 9:43 pm
Daredevil - Movie Series
I never saw the problem with this film. I guess it's just cool to dump on Ben Affleck as an actor. -- Submitted By: (TrueBackLash) on March 3, 2013, 9:38 pm
Mortal Kombat - Movie Series
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation sucks for replacing most of the original cast, making Jax a wuss WITH the mechanical arms, giving Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Nightwolf pointless cameos when they should have done more in the movie, giving Johnny, Rain, Sheeva and Jade anti-climatic Fatalities and making Raiden useless. Crap movie, one of the worst video game adaptions ever. Sad because the first MK film was one of the best. -- Submitted By: (TrueBackLash) on March 3, 2013, 9:36 pm
Aladdin - Movie Series
Return of Jafar was the first, and one of the better Disney DTV sequels. It was good seeing Jafar again with Jonathan Freeman reprising his role. His over the top hamminess was entertaining, proving to be one of the better Disney villains in recent memory. The music wasn't as good as the first but I like songs like "Nothing in the World Like a Friend" and "Second Rate". Most importantly without RoJ, there would not have been an Aladdin series that turned out to be fantastic. Great movie series overall. -- Submitted By: (TrueBackLash) on March 3, 2013, 9:30 pm
BraveStarr - TV Shows
This was a great show with great characters. Bravestarr was a good lead, honorable, brave and at time humorous. Despite his many superpowers and his shield and pistol his greatest weapon was using his head. Thirty Thirty, JB, the black doctor and even Fuzz were good supporting characters and Tex Hex an his gang were a big dynamic evil to challenge them. Once again, great show. -- Submitted By: (TrueBackLash) on March 3, 2013, 9:09 pm
King Arthur & the Knights of Justice - TV Shows
I loved this show, always awesome. -- Submitted By: (TrueBackLash) on March 1, 2013, 5:51 pm
Little House on the Prairie - TV Shows
The episode where Albert's girlfriend Sylvia gets raped by the man in a clown mask freaks ME out SO much! I have to leave the room when that scene comes on. -- Submitted By: (Katzi428) on March 1, 2013, 4:52 pm
VH1 - Random Topics
To Stephanie ...I'm sorry, but it's bad enough that I had to accept Michael Jackson not being voted as #1 musical artist by VH1 (despite being a phenomenal artist and entertainer from the WOMB, who reached people across the PLANET as no other artist could - including in Africa) ..but he can't even receive his props in death - IMO, Michael Jackson's death was more SHOCKING to the WORLD (not just the Western World) than John Lennon's death - and that's not to play down the impact of Lennon's death. But anyways, I accepted when Vh1, initially, steered in that non-music direction, w/ specials like "I Love the 80s" ..and even the initial Surreal Life & Flavor of Love shows were quite entertaining (at least New York and Flavor had charisma, unlike these airheads, today, on these "reality" shows, i.e., Bad Girls Club & Desperate Ho-wives, who think that just by arguing and fighting, they are being entertaining)..but what made VH1 bone more, for me, was when they started having these lists based on "viewer polls" (what viewers?) and Maxim mag, instead of putting together lists like they used to, gathering info from radio disc jockeys (from various type stations), club DJs, billboard charts and artists, themselves ...and they'd have these shallow lists, meant to put down a person's self-esteem, listing the same damn people over and over (100 Hottest Hotties) :rolleyes: -- Submitted By: (Lashid4u) on February 26, 2013, 7:31 pm
Waylon Jennings - Music Groups
Jennings along with Cash, are among the few country singer that I don't mind listening to. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on February 26, 2013, 5:39 pm
90210- 2008 - TV Shows
I didn't even know they remade this show. I couldn't stand the older version, can't imagine that a newer one would be any better. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on February 26, 2013, 5:37 pm
Lingo (2002 U.S. version) - TV Shows
Exit...Stage Left: Chuck Woolery. I did like this show but have to agree that Bill Engval isn't the best choice in a host. It would be like Carrot Top or Bobcat Goldthwait hosting Jeopardy. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on February 26, 2013, 5:34 pm
Saturday Night Live - TV Shows
Whoops! I've commented on this topic before. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on February 26, 2013, 5:25 pm
Saturday Night Live - TV Shows
This is a show that, throughout its existence, has had its ups and downs. However, for me, it went downhill in the mid 90's. I never like Will Farrell, Molly Shannon, or Jimmy f**king Fallon. The show still hasn't peaked my interest ever since. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on February 26, 2013, 5:24 pm
Academy Awards, The - Random Topics
I enjoyed Seth MacFarlane as host, and I'm not a big fan of Family Guy. Seems to be one of the most polarizing hosts in history, as there are people who loved him and others who hated him. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on February 25, 2013, 12:45 pm
NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Ra - Random Topics
Ok, they had a NASTY crash yesterday at the Nationwide Series race that nearly made "Final Destination" look like reality. 28 injured, 14 of those to the hospital, 2 in critical condition. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on February 24, 2013, 1:19 pm
William Shatner - Celebrities
I like Shatner. He probably did take himself too seriously in the '60s and thus annoyed his castmates, but he's obviously changed. I didn't care for those David E. Kelley shows he did either, but he won more awards for those shows than anything else he's ever done. As long as he's in good health, I hope to see him on TV for many more years. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on February 23, 2013, 3:11 pm
Batman Beyond - TV Shows
I don't really know what the point of this was, either. I remember at the time the fans wanted a Justice League cartoon (which they eventually got) and were upset that they went this direction. Whenever these shows try the timeskip to the future gimmick, it never seems to work. (Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, etc.) It's fun for an episode or two and then the novelty wears off fast. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on February 21, 2013, 5:54 pm
Taylor Swift - Celebrities
I get a "spoiled brat" vibe from her. I think that's why she had so many relationship issues. That and it seems to be the only inspiration for songs. Her latest album is in particular terrible. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on February 20, 2013, 5:59 pm
Scrubs - TV Shows
I'd have to say after season 4, when JD moved out of the apartment. It wasn't a huge jump, mind you, but more of a peaking, the point after which it was never as good.
The biggest drop in quality was obviously Season 9, but I voted for Season 5 because that's the first time quality started going down. -- Submitted By: (Mithrandir) on February 20, 2013, 2:12 pm
Hot l Baltimore - TV Shows
Maybe you're both right. My recollection of this show was that while I saw certain eps, I really didn't understand much of what was going on having been elementary school age at the time. My old man thought the show was OK. My mom hated it. That was applying their 1970s standards. Who knows how they would view this today? -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on February 20, 2013, 1:43 pm
D.C. Follies - TV Shows
Yes, well, at the time this aired, I would have known little to nothing about British programming. The puppets were incidental to the actual jokes being told, which really made the show. Case and point, I hated "Land Of Confusion" and thought Genesis should worry about their own problems on their own side of the pond instead of focusing on what they perceived as ours by dissing our President and his wife. Even without that, I doubt the British are able to lampoon American politics the way Americans can. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on February 20, 2013, 1:40 pm
Charles Barkley - Celebrities
A lot of hate for Sir Charles on this site. I don't mind him all that much. I think he does a great job on TNT. Opinionated, yes, but once a week for bball coverage isn't all that bad. I can imagine if I had to see him more than that it would get on my nerves. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on February 19, 2013, 11:04 am
Saturday Night Live - TV Shows
The last truly great time for SNL was the mid 90s. Will Ferrell and Tina Fey kept it going somewhat through the early 2000s, but once they left, the show just hasn't been the same. I mean, Justin Bieber for host? Really? They also have a problem in recent time with taking somewhat funny skits and beating them into the ground. Two aholes was funny the first time, but got old, as did "What's Up with That" and "The Californians." SNL could rebound again, but they've been on a down slope for about ten years now. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on February 19, 2013, 10:58 am
Texting - Random Topics
I'm not bothered by texting in general, but I really hate it when people text while driving, riding a bike, or doing something similar. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on February 18, 2013, 1:11 am
Carnival Cruise Lines - Random Topics
I won't be stepping on one of these cruises for a good while, but in all fairness Carnival's not the only cruise line beset with bad incidents..at least the Triumph didn't sink or get shot at by pirates -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on February 17, 2013, 8:11 pm
Carnival Cruise Lines - Random Topics
The best thing that can be said of the most recent disaster is that the passengers can now honestly say they've gotten a small taste of what everyday existence must be like for Haitian Earthquake refugee camp dwellers! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on February 16, 2013, 7:52 pm
Atheism - Random Topics
Like Soggy9000, I'm, more or less, an atheist, but I still don't like the atheists that bash anyone who is religious. While I often make fun of religious extremists, and hate politicians who use their religious beliefs as a political platform, I also hate people who throw a fit just because someone mentions "God" in public. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on February 16, 2013, 5:12 pm
Drew Carey Show, The - TV Shows
I remember this show just getting really weird with a bunch of gimmick episodes, and that's about when I gave up on it. When I turned it back on, Drew was working as a lunch lady. Then, a year later, he was back at Winfred Louder. I couldn't take it anymore... Maybe that's why my opinion of both the show and of Drew Carey are not flattering.
But, now, I'm giving it another shot. I'm watching the show in its entirety (or at least as much as I can take), and the first season isn't really that bad. When I reach the point where the show jumps the shark, I'll be back to vote. -- Submitted By: (TheCeej) on February 16, 2013, 10:40 am
Batman Beyond - TV Shows
I agree with the Joker. Terry McGuinness is not Batman. Though, I hate to admit I loved to see Batfake mess with Joker's head in that film... I'm not going to vote, though, because it's not possible to jump the shark on day one. That shouldn't even be an option. -- Submitted By: (TheCeej) on February 16, 2013, 10:32 am
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series) - TV Shows
Haven't seen more than just a few clips on youtube, but from what I've read in online comments the whole Clone Wars timeline is messed up, lots of plot discrepancies between this, the older CW series, the novels, and the movies. Fans do pay attention to those sort of things, and it doesn't seem too difficult to make sure there is plotline consistency. And yes, Anakin training another jedi is highly unlikely, the Jedi council obviously felt he was a loose cannon and would not have trusted him with someone else's training. -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on February 15, 2013, 6:00 pm
1980s - Random Topics
I thought the "sex drugs and rock and roll" thing was from the 50s/60s. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on February 14, 2013, 1:20 pm
2000s - Random Topics
@JimPickens:
Well, there was quite a lot of stuff from the 90s to be nostalgic over. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on February 13, 2013, 6:08 pm
Saturday Night Live - TV Shows
How much longer is this stale drivel going to stay on? Pull the plug already Lorne! It's long past its expiration date and is now the chunky sour milk one comes across in the fridge -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on February 13, 2013, 5:57 pm
90210- 2008 - TV Shows
The ratings and audience continue to shrink with this once-watchable show.. the older stars (the parents & teacher) left too early, the plots got unreal and unbelievable, and despite some great season-ending cliffhangers, the viewers didn't seemed to care for these characters' lives after they graduated high school. 2012-13 will probably be the last season -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on February 12, 2013, 8:14 pm
Two and a Half Men - TV Shows
What frustrates me is the crappy schedules CBS gives its better shows, and gives THIS one a great time slot on Thursday, and the audience shares (ratings)for said shows suffer a little as a result -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on February 12, 2013, 8:05 pm
Simpsons, The - TV Shows
This was once a cutiing-edge, can't miss show! I loved it for about the first 10 years. By the 11th year, it had become total dreck! I cannot believe that this dead fish is still floating around the toliet bowl. Sombody please pull the flush handle quick, so we can remember this show how it was (and not the pathetic joke that it has become)! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on February 12, 2013, 5:39 pm
Olympic Games - Random Topics
They voted Wrestling out of the Olympics. Yet Cycling, as dirty as it is, is STILL in the Olympics -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on February 12, 2013, 1:22 pm
Adele - Music Groups
She's just overrated. And she still hasn't forgiven her dad for screwing up in her early years? -- Submitted By: (Northeastern292) on February 11, 2013, 11:38 am
2000s - Random Topics
You know a decade is pretty lousy when you are nostalgic for the 90s. -- Submitted By: (JimPickens) on February 11, 2013, 1:49 am
1980s - Random Topics
The 80s was (at least the early and mid 80s) just the continuation of the sex, drugs, and rock and roll party til you drop decadence of the 70s with the resurgence of conservative values by the Regan revolution after all you never knew the nukes were going to start flying. But in spite of the imperfections it was a great time to be alive nice cars, sexy ladies (in spite of the tendency to go overboard with the makeup and hairspray) and it was still okay to look, it was still okay to be a straight manly man who was conservative and liked guns,the music was good and it was good to be alive back then. -- Submitted By: (JimPickens) on February 11, 2013, 1:27 am
Pink Panther Show, The - TV Shows
One of the best memories I have of this show is me and my grandpa watching it together. It is one of the funniest cartoons of all time. -- Submitted By: (bojanthebest) on February 10, 2013, 2:45 pm
Elvis movies - Movie Series
I kind of agree with you guys too but I would also check out Jailhouse Rock, he was pretty good in that one. -- Submitted By: (bojanthebest) on February 9, 2013, 1:14 am
Seth McFarlane - Celebrities
I still can't believe he was chosen to host the Oscars in 2013 and it's not because of his juvenile humour. It's that he's hardly a household name like a Steve Martin or a Billy Crystal, a person everybody knows, loves and recognizes. -- Submitted By: () on February 9, 2013, 12:22 am
Alex "A-Rod" Rodriguez - Celebrities
Never gonna see the HOF because of the steroids, and being a total flake about it. Makes you wonder if his entire career was legit or not. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on February 8, 2013, 12:49 pm
Culture Club - Music Groups
Culture Club is awesome....when you're pot-high! -- Submitted By: (JoseTwitterFan) on February 7, 2013, 6:41 pm
Happy Days - TV Shows
A correction, Greg. In Happy Days, Fonzie never got married. Heather O'Rourke played the daughter of a woman (Ashley Pfister) that Fonzie fell in love with and decided to go steady with. Ashley was played by actress Linda Purl. Linda also was on Happy Days in a recurring role (Gloria, Richies girlfriend) during the second season. The first and second seasons were the best seasons of Happy Days before they changed the show to a three camera set up, filming before a live audience. -- Submitted By: (bmovies) on February 6, 2013, 7:37 pm
Monty Python's Flying Circus - TV Shows
So because there was ONE sketch that was slightly Benny Hillish, you condemn the entire series? Alrighty then... -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on February 6, 2013, 5:07 pm
What a Country! - TV Shows
Branson...where all entertainment acts go to die -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on February 6, 2013, 5:03 pm
Taylor Swift - Celebrities
Two things that have occurred lately: her seemingly compulsive dating of one celebrity guy after another, and her sourpuss after someone else's song was chosen as Golden Globes soundtrack song of the year. Has she not won enough awards??? -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on February 6, 2013, 4:57 pm
Alice Cooper - Music Groups
Probably when most of his hits became soft rock ballads: Only Women Bleed, You and Me, I Never Cry, How You Gonna See Me Now, and so on -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on February 6, 2013, 4:51 pm
Two and a Half Men - TV Shows
I wish it didn't take radical religious beliefs for the kid to realize the show is garbage. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on February 4, 2013, 4:50 pm
Blondie - Music Groups
BTF'ed with Heart Of Glass... Disco mania..? -- Submitted By: (richieyo2000) on February 4, 2013, 4:34 pm
Billy Idol - Music Groups
Billy Idol rocked hard punk in the late 1970's with Generation X. My opinion is the BTF'ed when they changed the name to GenX and released the power poppy top 40 hit "Dancing With Myself". I did enjoy Idol's solo pop-rock music from 1982-1984. After Rebel Yell, the skeleton was exposed... -- Submitted By: (richieyo2000) on February 4, 2013, 4:33 pm
Osmonds, The - Music Groups
Annoying from the "git-go"... As far back as The Seven Little Foys (early 60s) -- Submitted By: (richieyo2000) on February 4, 2013, 4:25 pm
Playstation 3 - Random Topics
@Robert:
You can relax; PS4 (or Orbis) won't be as expensive as the PS3. The only reason why the PS3 was at $600 in the first place was because of the Blu-Ray technology (which was very new & expensive at the time back in 2005/2006), & because of the cell processor architecture (also very new & expensive).
This time around, it'll most likely be at, say, $400, because there won't be anything too expensive inside of it. -- Submitted By: () on February 4, 2013, 3:10 pm
Xbox 360 - Random Topics
At first, the Xbox 360 was a great system when it comes to gaming. But as the years went on by, the 360 kept on slipping & slipping in the exclusive department.
Then in E3 2010, they completely gave their core fans the middle by putting a lot more focus on Kinect with their $500 million advertising. Now, with their next Xbox, they're going to be focusing more on media & more on the newer version of Kinect (which will most likely be built inside of the next Xbox) than they will be focusing on gaming.
Just sad of how far Microsoft has fallen. RIP, Xbox brand (2001 to June 2010). I'm going with Sony with the PS3 & their next generation console, the Orbis. -- Submitted By: (Loghorn) on February 4, 2013, 2:56 pm
Curb Your Enthusiasm - TV Shows
Season 8: Moving to NY and taking an apartment from an associate was lame. His antics were still Larry all the way, but the story-lines were becoming too far fetched. And why would half the L.A. cast move to NY???? I love Suzie, but for her to leave her beautiful home and her daughter was a bit unbelievable to me. Also, starting the season off with a cliffhanger was a HUGE mistake. We already knew what would come of that. -- Submitted By: (richieyo2000) on February 4, 2013, 9:05 am
Charles Barkley - Celebrities
His golf swing HAS to be an act. Nobody could humanly swing a golf club like that.
-- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on February 2, 2013, 1:06 am
Ben Roethlisberger - Celebrities
Overrated as a QB. He plays anywhere else, and he'd be regarded as a game manager. Getting a good team around you helps get you a couple of Super Bowl rings -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on February 2, 2013, 1:03 am
Seth McFarlane - Celebrities
Seth McFarlane never paid his dues. Life for him has always been too easy and it's made him arrogant and out of touch. I think that explains his attitude and the general crappiness of his cartoons. He's never had to work hard for anything in his life. He can just crank out terrible cartoons, people will watch them, and he get's paid a fortune for it. That's why his skills and juvenile humor have never matured into something better. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on February 1, 2013, 8:02 pm
Alex "A-Rod" Rodriguez - Celebrities
Off the Juice and in to Obscurity--Good Riddance A-Fraud -- Submitted By: (BrewMaster) on February 1, 2013, 6:22 am
Glee - TV Shows
How this show is popular, I dunno. I guess this is the "Annoying Orange" of the TV world. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 31, 2013, 5:40 pm
Miley Cyrus - Celebrities
I heard that she was now working with that untalented foul-mouthed rapper Tyler the Creator. Major Bone! -- Submitted By: (JayD) on January 31, 2013, 2:03 pm
Chris Brown - Celebrities
He's at it again beating people up. Frank Ocean is his latest victim. Who will be next? Seriously, when are they going to lock up this clown. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on January 31, 2013, 1:49 pm
KFC - Random Topics
around me all the kfc's are mysteriously "catching fire" right after one another and going out of business. gee I wonder why? -- Submitted By: (wambamsam) on January 30, 2013, 10:00 pm
Miss America Pageant, The - TV Shows
At least Miss America contestants are intelligent. Remember Carrie Prejean? And Catilin Upton, who can't find South Carolina on a map? -- Submitted By: (Northeastern292) on January 29, 2013, 9:54 pm
Nicki Minaj - Music Groups
She'll probably claim that it shows how racist YouTube is -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 29, 2013, 1:24 pm
U2 - Music Groups
Musically U2 boned in the late 90's with the Pop LP. It's an ok piece of music, but they haven't been innovative ever since. -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on January 28, 2013, 8:30 pm
The Runaways - Music Groups
The Runaways are an example of a group that's proclaimed as an influential band, yet nobody listened or even knew of them when they were around. I grew up in the 1970's and was pretty aware of popular music, and I never heard of them until after Joan Jett's and Lita Ford's solo success in the 80's. -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on January 28, 2013, 8:12 pm
What's Happening!! - TV Shows
I remember on the original Jump the Shark website (before it was ruined by TV Guide) people claimed What's Happening jumped because they found it ridiculous that black teenagers would addend a Doobie Brothers concert. Why is that so strange? The Doobie brothers had a black member! (Tiran Porter) -- Submitted By: (mlarsen13) on January 28, 2013, 6:49 pm
Nicki Minaj - Music Groups
She's truly awful and looks like a clown. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on January 28, 2013, 6:23 pm
Fun House - TV Shows
Poor man's Double Dare is right! Nonetheless, I still watched it every morning before school for the 3-4 years it was on. There was also the adult version on in the evening with college students and an unknown (at the time) Greg Kinnear was hosting. Funny how much his fame has shot up from those salad days! The show was okay, but looking back at it, it wasn't anywhere near as good as Double Dare. Marc Summers was a far superior host to J.D. Roth (I don't like the lame "I'm hip" schtick that Roth used in his hosting) and the stunts/bonus round in Double Dare was just that much better. However, Fun House did beat Double Dare in two areas: the cheerleaders (they were smokin' hot!) and that water slide. That looked like a trip to go down. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on January 28, 2013, 6:21 pm
Lance Armstrong - Celebrities
I imagine somewhere Floyd Landis doing the fist pump and saying "YYYYeesssssss!!!"
Yeah, I was one of those who had 'drank the Koolaid' and really believed that Armstrong was just awesome like that and that the French were just being spoil-sports because an American kept winning 'their' game. I began to question my belief though as more and more disgraced cyclists kept coming out and saying something to the effect of 'Lance does it too, he's just really sneaky about it.' I suppose the good that will come of this is that it will serve to clean up this sport as well as others by leading to better and more effective doping detection methods. But, there will always be the cheats who will figure out a better way around it too.
Considering what an elaborate operation this must have been for Armstrong to dance around the accusations for so long and still come out smelling like a rose-It wouldn't surprise me one bit to see Armstrong and his cohorts in this become highly paid consultants to combat doping practices in various sports. You know, kinda like those skilled criminals who wind up going to work for a law enforcement agency as a consultant to combat the very thing they got busted for? -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on January 28, 2013, 9:27 am
Glee - TV Shows
Glee got caught wholesale ripping off another musician and refusing to credit or pay the man. http://kotaku.com/5977149/glee-egregiously-rips-off-jonathan-coulton?tag=jonathan-coulton -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on January 27, 2013, 12:17 pm
Bruce Lee - Celebrities
Truly a tragedy we lost Bruce so young, with only 4 and a half movies under his belt. I even went to see his grave a couple of times with my high school friends. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on January 26, 2013, 11:46 am
Fun House - TV Shows
The poor man's Double Dare -- Submitted By: (JoseTwitterFan) on January 25, 2013, 8:06 pm
Jerry Springer Show, The - TV Shows
JERRY SPRINGER NOW = WWE -- Submitted By: (JoseTwitterFan) on January 25, 2013, 7:27 pm
Boston Red Sox - Random Topics
Finally boned after 2004, turned into a sellout team. -- Submitted By: (JoseTwitterFan) on January 25, 2013, 6:56 pm
Supertrain - TV Shows
Just yesterday, I found this old fan produced website for Supertrain (sorry, I don't have an URL)- I say "old" because it hasn't been updated in a few years now.
Was reading notes about the 9 episodes of this stinker that aired and I had no idea that on the last episode they actually added a laugh track. Makes me wonder if the director was making a statement about the show or did they REALLY try to re-tool it as a sitcom in a last ditch attempt to save it. LOL!! -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on January 25, 2013, 12:42 pm
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Music Groups
OH COME ON! A thumbs down for the "Ding Fries Are Done" comment? It was a JOKE!! I own the CD and I know/knew good and well the track I referred to is called "Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)". Pretty good CD, BTW, if you like Christmas music. -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on January 25, 2013, 12:33 pm
Nicki Minaj - Music Groups
Fun fact: The music video for "Stupid Hoe" has more dislikes than likes on Youtube. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on January 25, 2013, 1:18 am
Conspiracy Theories - Random Topics
Ugh, EVERYTHING is a conspiracy to these people. Even life itself. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on January 24, 2013, 10:16 pm
Comcast - Random Topics
That's funny! And it saved a lot of money, too! -- Submitted By: (Robert) on January 24, 2013, 10:13 pm
Lance Armstrong - Celebrities
Pelirojo, you didn't go far enough. Seriously, though, after reading all you wrote, not even a starving fly would touch this rotting heap of fish carcasses. OK, so he raises awareness for cancer, but the parade of bad deeds tramples this one good deed into the dirt. -- Submitted By: () on January 24, 2013, 10:09 pm
Joe Paterno - Celebrities
All things considered, Joe Pa is just as bad as Sandusky himself. Unless something else was up, he knew, or had some idea about Sandusky. And even if he wanted something done to Sandusky, he was Joe Paterno. Not some young coach who would get railroaded by a football town. If he came out, said "Something funny is up, I think the police and the school are trying to protest Sandusky", or something along those lines, he'd be safe, and had the university did something to him because he came out saying something like that, they would be hurt a million times worse than they already got. What is sick is how some people in the area I live, which is big time Penn State territory, still regard Joe Pa as some kind of martyred saint. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 24, 2013, 10:46 am
Soap - TV Shows
One of the most innovative, provocative and entertaining sitcoms ever created. The show was way ahead of its time with utilizing satire and pushing the envelope of censorship with certain characters and story lines. The show was ground breaking in many ways. The quality slowly eroded when characters left and the writers wrote some bizarre story lines, but even today, it stands as one of the most unique sitcoms in history. It's really too bad ABC went from greatness like this to the sitcom cheese it created in the 80s-90s. At least they found their creativity again with Modern Family. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on January 24, 2013, 10:33 am
Coach - TV Shows
I agree with the comments about winning being the downfall of the show. The show was at its best when Hayden and his staff were struggling and trying to win. When they were winning, he turned into a legendary figure and the humor of the show was put into the background with the focus being on the greatness of Hayden. The move to Orlando and the pros just accelerated this drop in quality. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on January 24, 2013, 10:23 am
Annoying Orange, The - Random Topics
I sat down with my son one afternoon and watched this. He just stared at it and didn't so much as crack a smile. After the episode was over- I looked at him and said "That was just pointless." He looked at me and gave me this shrug as if to say 'Hey, it's TV. Whaddya expect?' -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on January 24, 2013, 9:52 am
Amazon.com - Websites
Something that's been annoying me lately is that I'll see a good deal on a movie while browsing during a work break. By the time I get home to make the purchase, the deal is over and suddenly back at full price. This has happened to me twice now in the last two weeks. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on January 24, 2013, 6:38 am
Chuck Norris - Celebrities
@Locutus:
As opposed to teaching them a theory that says that the Earth is 6,000 years old? -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on January 23, 2013, 6:28 pm
New England Patriots - Random Topics
After the Patriots lost to the Ravens in the postseason, I heard that Bill Belichick decided to be a sore loser and refuse to give any post-game interview regarding the game. Seeing as he got a slap on the wrist for Spygate, I strongly doubt the NFL will take any action on him displaying poor sportsmanship. As long as Belijerk is the Patriots' head coach, I doubt I'll be liking them anytime soon. -- Submitted By: (BigAl) on January 23, 2013, 6:14 am
Conspiracy Theories - Random Topics
I, too, have heard of that idiot professor spouting that nonsense claim about the Sandy Hook shooting being a hoax. There is just NO WAY something like that can be staged, plain and simple. -- Submitted By: (BigAl) on January 23, 2013, 6:08 am
Fred (YouTube) - Celebrities
Nickelodeon is evidently bankrupt of ideas, as they have given this one trick pony a second tv series -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on January 22, 2013, 6:45 pm
Jonas Brothers - Music Groups
When Disney Channel pulled the plug a year early on their show, it was a pretty good indication that their popularity was waning fast. -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on January 22, 2013, 6:29 pm
Lingo (2002 U.S. version) - TV Shows
I enjoyed this show when Chuck Woolery was host. When he left and was replaced by Bill Engvall, the show dumbed itself down and turned into a Blue Collar Comedy fest instead of a game show. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on January 22, 2013, 5:01 pm
Pirates of the Caribbean - Movie Series
And apparently, they are making a 5th.
Granted, I like the entire series in general (though the first one was best), but there comes a time where one has to say enough! -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 21, 2013, 12:41 pm
Bruce Lee - Celebrities
Whenever I need a pick me up, I always go onto YouTube, and watch some Bruce Lee fight scenes. Holy god the guy could do just about anything! -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 21, 2013, 12:34 pm
FIFA World Cup - Random Topics
Is the World Cup fun to watch? Yes. Sadly though, you get idiots a plenty in FIFA who try to ruin it, or worse. And the corruption?!? Don't get me started on that. How in the hell does the US, or even Australia get passed over a World Cup in favor of some tiny Gulf shiekdom like Qatar?!? -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 21, 2013, 12:22 pm
Educational Television - Random Topics
I don't have a problem with it. It's just when you get it force fed to kids, and trying to make normal cartoon shows into something they are not, I have a problem with it. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 21, 2013, 12:20 pm
Annoying Orange, The - Random Topics
There are certain YouTube video series that I love. For instance, "The Downfall" parodies are hilarious, watching as Hitler gets made a fool of everytime, or something bad happens to him, usually because of Fegelein. The Annoying Orange though is on the other end of the spectrum. There are certain "YouTube Poops" that are better than this garbage. Unwatchable! -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 21, 2013, 1:03 am
D.C. Follies - TV Shows
AFAIK, this show was just a ripoff of Britain's "Spitting Image". The Genesis Land of Confusion video used the Spitting Image puppets. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on January 20, 2013, 4:18 pm
Ice Road Truckers - TV Shows
I think the very first pilot documenting the history of these truckers from when the Alaska Highway was literally carved out of trackless forests and tundra as a vital military highway to provide supplies against a potential Japanese invasion [which DID happen to the Aleutians] in World War II was quite intriguing but to make this as a series was a mistake. I mean either they have the potential of getting stuck in a blizzard or crashing through rotten ice during the spring thaw and having arguments with each other but that's about ALL that happens. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on January 20, 2013, 12:20 pm
Lance Armstrong - Celebrities
To try to keep this from getting too long-winded and keep my blood pressure from exploding, I'm just going to go over what I consider the WORST stuff that has come out about him that I consider reprehensible. First of all, not only did he cheat but he deliberately RUINED anyone who attempted to blow the whistle on him right up to suing them. Of course, this cheating has had FAR more seismic impact than just HIM, it's also vacated seven Tour de France titles from having ANY winners and the Olympics are seriously considering whether to quit having biking competitions altogether so that means that there are a great many athletes past, present and future who have been adversely impacted by this. Oh, and if it were truly a case of 'everyone cheats' then why is it that only HE crossed the finish line first and not having been hundred-way ties? Wouldn't everyone cheating have levelled the playing field? But what REALLY gets me furious about this is what he claims he said to his son. I realize that he has virtually zero credibility and his Oprah interview was an attempt to refurbish his image but even by this spin IF what he said to his son is true, it's rather rotten. His son had DEFENDED him and he supposedly told his son that the cheating claims were TRUE and NOT to defend him anymore. Supposedly his son said that that was okay and he still loved Lance. Well, if Lance truly loved his son, then why didn't he own it, go public and admit cheating and take his medicine right THEN and there?! Instead, at best he let his son to continue taking flak on his behalf while, at best, tacitly letting his son participate in covering up his own dirty laundry [and at worst, he COERCED his son into covering up his own dirty laundry]. Thus, even by his own spin, what he did and allowed to happen to his minor son for YEARS on end truly STINKS! I hope no one is surprised if in the future his offspring or other family members writes a 'Jersey Dearest' account of what existence with Lance may have been. Oh, and after ALL he put everyone he was associated with up to and including his closest family members and himself through, he STILL wants to be able to compete again?! There are no [printable] words. Oh, yeah, and I'm not happy that I was gullible enough to buy his spin for as long as I did. I'll grant that it's good that he at least was able to help cancer victims who might not have otherwise received it via the organization he founded but otherwise I have no use for hm. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on January 20, 2013, 12:13 pm
Golden Raspberry Awards/The Razzies - Random Topics
Other than the aforementioned Bush Bashing that seemed to be popular at the time, the Razzies usually delivers. Plus from time to time, you can actually see what actors and actresses who don't take themselves so seriously pop up. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 20, 2013, 1:34 am
Lingo (2002 U.S. version) - TV Shows
Interesting concept, problem is you get some dumb as rocks contestants on there... Then again, I think that is most any game show short of Jeopardy -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 20, 2013, 1:26 am
Boston Red Sox - Random Topics
And this past season, they just absolutely BLEW!!! I love it! Too bad though the Patriots will prop up that arrogance that plagues Boston sports fans. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 20, 2013, 1:16 am
Baby Bob - TV Shows
Just like with the GEICO Cavemen years later, a 30 second bit to pitch a product is one thing. To try and turn it into 30 minutes of tolerable programing?!? Forget it! -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 20, 2013, 1:08 am
Queer Eye For The Straight Guy - TV Shows
Thank god the metrosexual phase has subsided for the most part. "Oh god a man is being a man!" *shock!!!!!!!* me: *facepalm* -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 20, 2013, 1:04 am
Coach - TV Shows
To the one comment below, lemme provide some examples...
Coach K at Duke...
Greg Schiano at Rutgers
Frank Beamer at Virginia Tech
It can be realistic, especially if we are talking about a school with a "losing tradition, and an AD who knows it takes time to turn around a program.
On topic of the show, when he went to the pros, the show just lost something. I understand trying to change things up to keep things fresh, but sometimes, that just backfires. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 19, 2013, 11:49 pm
Comcast - Random Topics
And old story about Comcast and my dealings with them. Years back, my family wanted to get cable back in the house again. So we call Comcast to have someone hook us up. Days go by, no one comes out, even after repeated calls. My dad got so pissed off, by the time someone from Comcast DID come out, he read them the riot act, and apparently, the guy got so scared, he just hooked up the cable, no questions asked, and left, didn't get any other info down or anything. Got free cable for years because of it (until they decided to get DirecTV a few years afterwards) -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 19, 2013, 11:43 pm
Liam Neeson - Celebrities
Like with Samuel L. Jackson (maybe even better off), if you can escape the stench that was the Prequel Trilogy, and still get good work, you could vouch to be boneproof. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 19, 2013, 11:37 pm
Rupert Murdoch - Celebrities
Maybe he might have ripped on Scientolog justifiably, but even with that in mind, all the stuff he (or stuff he has run) has done... Hideous... Such a sad, hideous man. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 19, 2013, 11:34 pm
Jonas Brothers - Music Groups
Like I said... Where have they been on the music radar now?!? Yeah, maybe they might make like Hanson, and reappear years down the road, but thank you for your moment in the spotlight, Disney should soon have your replacements ready to go. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 19, 2013, 11:31 pm
Conspiracy Theories - Random Topics
With free speech, just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Some of these people spewing these Sandy Hook conspiracy theories should learn this. Especially when you cite the "facts" from some of these conspiracy theories from sites with less than credible (at the least) records). -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 19, 2013, 11:24 pm
Nicolas Cage - Celebrities
I just have one question, "why couldn't you put the bunny back in the box." -- Submitted By: (Jp) on January 19, 2013, 5:55 pm
Megadeth - Music Groups
I'll have to agree with Kingbk on this. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on January 19, 2013, 5:52 pm
Texas - Random Topics
Don't get me wrong I love Texas but I'll never be on board for the state to secede. I don't believe that would be beneficial to Texas or the US, IMO. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on January 19, 2013, 5:50 pm
Wikipedia - Websites
Well if that's true, I can't wait to order my T-shirt with big bold print "WIKIPEDIA" across the chest. Oh and a matching coffee cup. (sarcasm) -- Submitted By: (Jp) on January 19, 2013, 5:47 pm
Conspiracy Theories - Random Topics
Yeah, there's some stupid professor going around spreading that asinine theory. And because we as a society have given teachers special rights, he cannot be fired for this. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on January 18, 2013, 5:19 pm
Tommy Lee Jones - Celebrities
Tommy Lee Jones gets more respect from me for not putting up with the Hollywood snarky humor circle jerk that everyone is suppose to fall for hook, line and sinker. At least someone in that strange place gets it. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on January 18, 2013, 1:27 pm
Lance Armstrong - Celebrities
If you look down this page, you know that I already expected this guy to be a fraud, so this "revelation" this week that he cheated doesn't surprise me at all. I watched clips of the Oprah interview and it doesn't really change my opinion of him much. Still seems like a arrogant prick, but an arrogant prick now exposed. First step towards recovery maybe, but we'll see. The big difference between Tiger and Lance... Tiger was caught and fessed up pretty much right away. Lance denied it for YEARS. He sued people and ruined lives. Outside of his ex-wife and maybe kids, Tiger didn't purposely ruin lives. Tiger is liked by most other golfers, Lance is despised my old teammates and other cyclists. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on January 18, 2013, 10:30 am
Miley Cyrus - Celebrities
There's also a disturbing picture floating around of her molesting a female stripper. So she's done that, too. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on January 17, 2013, 5:39 pm
Conspiracy Theories - Random Topics
I'm now hearing some conspiracy theories from people who claim that the Sandy Hook elementary school shooting "was a hoax made up by Obama so he can take away people's guns."
This theory ranks right up there with Holocaust denial as the worst (and most insensitive) conspiracy theory I've ever heard in my life. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on January 16, 2013, 7:14 pm
Emergency! - TV Shows
Such a fantastic show. I would say that moving from the frenetic opening theme to the sort of beatnik-type theme was a weird change and I prefer the original opening sequence that just keeps building to this horn-fueled crescendo. Great stuff. One of the finest TV shows ever made. -- Submitted By: (thohan) on January 16, 2013, 2:26 pm
Rush - Music Groups
@ParkerTillman I think I'd have to agree with you as far as Post-Signals, Rush were a different band. I suppose that could be said about Rush after Hemispheres. Conveniently, that was their last '70s album, so I can tidily divide Rush's career into three parts: The '70s, the early '80s (Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Signals, arguably Grace Under Pressure although they were taking different directions with that album, I consider this the zenith for the band), and sort of everything else after. Granted, I got older and my tastes changed and that may account for the "everything after" phase. Still, with "everything after", we're talking about fewer hits but the band still has talent and some solid singles, and they're still better than just about everything else out there. Thirty-plus years, incredible! -- Submitted By: (thohan) on January 16, 2013, 10:42 am
A-Team, The - TV Shows
First of all, the fact that almost no one dies via bullets (a guy was sniped in a season 1 ep in an uncharacteristically dark moment for the show, and of course Fulbright bought the farm, as exactly no one says these days) is genius. People get comfortable with a formula, that's what TV is, your weekly fix, or daily if in syndication or on Netflix, etc. Also, the music and team-building montages were terrific. This is juvenile nonsense, almost insulting at times, unintentionally hilarious at others, but then again, it's a TV show. That's sort of what the best shows are. My kids love this show. They love the characters. The characters are sort of like life-size action figures. -- Submitted By: () on January 16, 2013, 10:26 am
Lance Armstrong - Celebrities
I had lost my respect for Greg Lemond when he accused Lance of cheating. Since the truth is now out, I have regained my respect for Greg, the only American to win the Tour de France cleanly. While Tiger Woods has a chance to redeem himself, I can't say the same for Lance. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on January 15, 2013, 11:55 pm
Tommy Lee Jones - Celebrities
A big thanks goes to Tommy Lee Jones for knowing what alot of us already knew, Will Farrell and that other idiot are not funny. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on January 15, 2013, 10:03 pm
Kristen Stewart - Celebrities
This girl can't act, plays the same character in every movie, Twilight or no. But her rabid fan base is what gets my goat, these idiots actually think she should get Oscar or Golden Globe nominations. -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on January 15, 2013, 2:47 pm
X Factor, The (TV series) - TV Shows
Looks like Britney took Simon Cowell for a ride, shlepping her way through a season while getting paid 15 mil. She quit before they could fire her, but I'm guessing she's laughing all the way to the bank. -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on January 15, 2013, 2:37 pm
Good Luck Charlie - TV Shows
Having one cute little kid in the family wasn't enough, so they added another. Automatic bone/jump moment for any show. -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on January 15, 2013, 2:33 pm
Lance Armstrong - Celebrities
But in all realities, Lance doesn't give a damn. He got his money. He got his fame. He'll get "shamed" by the media, all while he cycles off into the sunset into obscurity. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 15, 2013, 12:49 pm
Delta House - TV Shows
When you can't get people to go along with a show, maybe that's a sign that it isn't a good idea to begin with. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 15, 2013, 12:46 pm
Wikipedia - Websites
Heres a new one. Wikipedia now has on their banner up top that they are selling "Wikipedia merchandise". Oh god why! -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 15, 2013, 12:45 pm
Lance Armstrong - Celebrities
Now he admits what the less gullible knew all along. He is a lying POS egomaniac. -- Submitted By: (BrewMaster) on January 15, 2013, 6:15 am
D.C. Follies - TV Shows
Didn't this show get its start after the Genesis video in which many of these puppets appeared? ("Well, beddy bye boes time again") -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on January 14, 2013, 6:16 pm
Delta House - TV Shows
Yeah horrendous, especially casting some lame-o as "Blotto", Bluto's brother. Geez, this was so bad even Pinto refused to reprise his role. -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on January 14, 2013, 6:12 pm
Miley Cyrus - Celebrities
C'mon guys, she's done plenty of stuff since "Hannah Montana"! First...well, she got engaged! That's a huge career move! Then...umm...hmm...ok, she got a new haircut!!! And after that, well...ah...geez, I'm stuck here...
Did I mention that she got engaged?!?!? -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on January 14, 2013, 6:00 pm
Buzz Aldrin - Celebrities
Buzz appeared in the recent Japanese film "Space Brothers"! He's not a great actor (proving the Moon Landings were 100% real), but it was still a really sweet and touching scene. I wish he'd pick his projects better and do more like this one. Unboned! -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on January 13, 2013, 5:31 pm
Speed - Movie Series
I didn't think the first film was all that great. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on January 12, 2013, 6:32 pm
Rescuers, The - Movie Series
Agreed, I like both Rescuer's movies. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on January 12, 2013, 6:27 pm
Marvel Comics - Random Topics
Whenever I hear "So-and-so is gonna die!", they're usually back to life by the next episode/issue. Kinda like Kenny. Remember when they said Superman was dead/dying/terminally ill/etc.? He was fine in the end. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on January 12, 2013, 3:28 pm
Al Gore - Celebrities
Ironic, isn't it? The guy with the massive carbon footprint (PS: what a stupid term) tells us to shrink ours, then sells out to...big oil. If someone who preaches the End of the World buys stock, he's FOS. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on January 12, 2013, 3:25 pm
Five Guys (restaurant) - Random Topics
I recently went to the Five Guys located near me. Ehh! Is all I can say. I was expecting better but maybe I'll try it again in the future. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on January 11, 2013, 9:21 pm
Dr. Phil - TV Shows
Nothing more than a hack who only got on TV to begin with because I'm sure he made a deal with the devil... errr found a way to pleasure Ophah. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 11, 2013, 12:21 pm
John Lennon - Music Groups
The only strike he has against him is Yoko Ono. Other than that, I'd have nothing bad to say about the man. Never boned. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 11, 2013, 12:18 pm
Sexism - Random Topics
I have no problem ripping on sexist idiots BOTH male and female. Too bad some of the world doesn't understand that. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 11, 2013, 12:13 pm
Win, Lose, or Draw - TV Shows
Was always a fun show to watch, and even play along with at home. Never boned. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on January 11, 2013, 12:12 pm
Tiger Mother, The - Random Topics
you got tiger mom, you got octomom and you even got bird mom. what's next -- Submitted By: (wambamsam) on January 10, 2013, 11:04 pm
Family Matters - TV Shows
To SSM: Sorry about all of the "fantasy" episodes and non-existent wedding conclusions and all, but the network could not have cancelled this show quick enough. Simply horrid on every level. Later, White proved his complete entertainment incompetence by appearing in one of the worst movies of ll-time, "Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer." -- Submitted By: (GregEichelberger) on January 10, 2013, 8:08 pm
Full House - TV Shows
The show once had an entire episode dedicated to the world's lamest television animal (Comet or Cupid, or something like that). Is there ny reason to write anything else other than it was one of the single WORST TV shows in history? -- Submitted By: (GregEichelberger) on January 10, 2013, 7:49 pm
Streets Of San Francisco, The - TV Shows
I used to read "MAD" magazine as a kid and in a 1974 issue, they parodied this show as "The Straights Of San Francisco." Of course, I had NO idea what that meant and would not learn until years later. -- Submitted By: (GregEichelberger) on January 10, 2013, 7:41 pm
Hec Ramsey - TV Shows
In one episode of the show, it was revealed that Hec Ramsey (Richard Boone) was Palidin from "Have Gun Will Travel." -- Submitted By: (GregEichelberger) on January 10, 2013, 7:33 pm
Happy Days - TV Shows
Just saw an episode from 1978 - on a local retro station - where Fonzie goes blind from being hit with a tray. This was a couple of seasons after the show jumped the fish, so one would not expect much. It was a surprise, though, just how horrid the writing was. The next episode aired was when Henry Winkler's character rode a bull to save some kind of a dude ranch owned by Marion's "Uncle Ben." By this time, the shows were centering more and more on the ridiculous Fonzie while everyone else was pretty much pushed to the back burner. Later, the show went into a complete nosedive as Richie joined the Army and Fonz got married and had Heather O'Rourke. -- Submitted By: (GregEichelberger) on January 10, 2013, 7:27 pm
Al Gore - Celebrities
In a telling moment of Gore's character, he sold his lame Current TV channel to Al-Jazeera. Besides the fact Al-Jazeera is a propaganda channel, it is also subsidized by big oil money from Qatar. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on January 8, 2013, 6:28 pm
Jennifer Garner - Celebrities
Her acting ability isn't that great. I liked her on Alias and she's done a few good movies (Juno for example), but nothing award winning. She isn't what I'd call hot per say, but she's definitely attractive. She's pretty much average for me when it comes to Hollywood actresses. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on January 8, 2013, 3:22 pm
Drew Carey Show, The - TV Shows
The show peaked in about 2001, until Drew met his nephew in his coma, and from there it was a steep decline: Kate leaving, Steve leaving, Never Ending Store, King Gus' speedy aging. I couldn't even bear to watch the last few season, though the little-seen finale was actually decent, bringing back original writers to bring the show back to where it was in 1996. -- Submitted By: (WalterSobchak) on January 8, 2013, 3:28 am
Marvel Comics - Random Topics
ultimately the issue is that these corporate characters enver have an "end" to the story- Wolverine has been the plucky outsider for 35 years now, Peter Parker is a teen, married, then a teen again. It's like the story of Hagar the Horrible, he makes you laugh in the papers each week, and it' status quo for 60 years. Go read indy comics or Manga, it's for the adult that enjoys real stories, not Marvel's shcok and CHANGE OF THE WEEK to drive sales into their corporate coffers. -- Submitted By: (Chubby Rain) on January 7, 2013, 9:13 pm
Marvel Comics - Random Topics
"This change is permanent! Peter Parker is dead!!" I don't understand why the comic companies lie like this. Anyone that has ever read comics knows this game by now. Like they're really going to leave some creepy old dude as Spider-Man. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on January 7, 2013, 12:40 pm
Jennifer Garner - Celebrities
I've seen her in two shows; 13 going on 30 ("Big" for girls)and Alias, in that order. Her facial expressions in both shows are the same, so when I watched Alias, it was hard to believe she was a CIA agent. I guess what I'm saying is she has the same acting abilities as cardboard, just not as amusing. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on January 7, 2013, 11:43 am
Star Wars - Movie Series
Totally agree with the Ewoks were the beginning of the filet knife coming to Bone Star War's fish.... holding out hope Disney can bring some semblance of less suck to this propery. Maybe just release the original versions of the films. -- Submitted By: (Chubby Rain) on January 6, 2013, 11:27 pm
How I Met Your Mother - TV Shows
I'm surprised how well the show has held up for me. It is dragging out the premise a bit, but assuming they wrap it up well in the next season and a half it could remain never boned to they end. That may be too many episodes and introducing the mother too soon could kill it too. If they go beyond a ninth season it is sure to get boned.
I actually like the trajectory of the Barney character. He showed plenty of signs of having a heart of gold from the beginning and the transformation has been believable. In many ways the show is less about Ted and more about Barney. -- Submitted By: (moloko5) on January 5, 2013, 9:14 pm
How I Met Your Mother - TV Shows
Why can't a gay actor play a straight playboy? How often do straight actors play great gay characters? It's called "acting" for a reason. -- Submitted By: (moloko5) on January 5, 2013, 9:07 pm
Star Wars - Movie Series
Ewoks. Seriously. You had a series of movies that introduced the most bad ass villain of all time in Darth Vader. It blew away your mind with special effects that hold up well even in the age of CGI. It created entire worlds to capture your imagination. And then we had the classic "untouched by civilization" tribe brings down an empire. Classic story, except in this case they were... wait for it... teddy bears! Had George Lucas had to actually pitch the idea, rather than do whatever he wanted, he would have been laughed out of the studio.
The series hasn't recovered since. All the merchandising, whoring out to toy companies and cross overs, remaking things, and the regrettable prequel happened long after the moment Star Wars lost it's legitimate cool. I mean nerds and children still eat it up, but Ewoks irrevocably killed Star Wars' cool.
-- Submitted By: (moloko5) on January 5, 2013, 9:03 pm
Roseanne - TV Shows
I agree that it boned it when the Connor's won the lottery. It was losing momentum already with Roseanne getting a gig on the local news to give a "blue collar perspective" among other things, a "very special heart attack," but the lottery win was really the bone it moment. It's one of the better examples, actually. I thought the finale would have been very lame for most shows, but it was a touching finale for Roseanne in that it kind of saved the soul of the show. The Roseanne character was revealed to be a shitty writer, but what happened with the characters "in reality" in the end was much more consistent with where the narrative should have gone. -- Submitted By: (moloko5) on January 5, 2013, 8:49 pm
Marvel Comics - Random Topics
Marvel has jut become trash hype- from MARVEL NOW! to Spidey dying and being taken over by Doc Ock in spidey #700, Marvel is a joke if you actually enjoy well written comics! -- Submitted By: (Chubby Rain) on January 5, 2013, 8:35 pm
Underworld - Movie Series
They killed off Zita Gorog, then the rest of the vampires, when most people would rather have the Vamps win, and let all the Lycans die. The Vampires were the wimpiest bunch in movie history. -- Submitted By: (tvjoketd) on January 5, 2013, 3:42 pm
United States Congress - Random Topics
I know I've already commented, but I feel like pointing out that, from what I've read, the 112th Congress (a.k.a. the Congress that lasted from January 3, 2011 to January 3, 2013) was the most polarized Congress since the reconstruction era of the 1870s, which, IMO, was one of the biggest causes for their record low approval ratings. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on January 4, 2013, 9:00 pm
Mel Blanc - Celebrities
My favorite story as a testament to his ability is in the documentary about his life, Man of a Thousand Voices. Hank Azaria is talking about the episode of Looney Tunes where Bugs is imitating Daffy and Daffy is imitating Bugs to trick Elmer Fudd into shooting the other. Azaria talks about how he and the other cast members of The Simpsons one day were talking about this episode and trying to do the same thing with their characters (Azaria says trying to do Apu as Mo and vice versa, as his example), and how they just couldn't make the two voices distinct. It was a rare talent that Blanc could do just that: his Daffy's Bugs imitation was distinct from his Bugs' Daffy imitation. Simply put, legendary. -- Submitted By: () on January 4, 2013, 3:12 am
Homestar Runner - Websites
Years later, it's still one of the funniest things on the net. And whenever I wear my (well-worn) Homestar Runner t-shirt, the nostalgic recognition of people on the street is priceless. -- Submitted By: (SamuraiPanda201) on January 3, 2013, 8:29 pm
Office, The - TV Shows
For me, I didn't envision the show lasting past Steve Carell leaving. It's a simple matter: Despite the fact that The Office functions as an ensemble show, Michael Scott was the emotional crux of the plot. Even if he wasn't always the focus, he was the one you remembered. Even when he was trying to be the center of attention, what he was doing was highlighting how wonderful all these other characters were. With Michael gone, the other characters had to be shifted in characterization because no one had this all-important role in the ensemble anymore. I stopped caring about these characters and their lives. Why? Because Michael Scott cared about them most of all, and he made me care about them in the process. Without him, the rest of the characters are irrelevant. -- Submitted By: (SamuraiPanda201) on January 3, 2013, 8:25 pm
Legends of the Hidden Temple - TV Shows
You ready, Olmec? LET'S ROCK AND ROLL. Loved this show. -- Submitted By: (SamuraiPanda201) on January 3, 2013, 8:21 pm
Roundhouse - TV Shows
Roundhouse for me was a superior kid-oriented sketch comedy show, much better than All That. The cast was multi-talented and energetic. The unfortunate death of cast member Dominic Lucero changes the legacy of the show indefinitely, but I think if the show had continued, it would be one of those truly unforgettable and easily recognized Nick shows like Clarissa Explains It All or Rugrats, instead of being the more unsung cult classic that it is. -- Submitted By: (SamuraiPanda201) on January 3, 2013, 8:20 pm
Entourage - TV Shows
I LOVE watching an entire cast fight desperately for screentime while undeserving of any of it. -- Submitted By: (SamuraiPanda201) on January 3, 2013, 8:17 pm
Simpsons, The - TV Shows
Surprised that I didn't see anyone mention the episode where Skinner turned out to be a completely different person. That was terrible. They ripped on that later when they killed Fat Tony and had him replaced. Those were low moments on the show. -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on January 1, 2013, 5:17 am
Simpsons, The - TV Shows
One of the things that strikes me odd while reading some of the comments and reasons on the boned when...list is that most of the people commenting have not really watched alot of episodes and just use sites like these as a soap box to spew their politics. If they really watched the show often enough they would know the show's history of lampooning both major politcal partys. Having gotten that out of the way i would point out mini-btf moments (not complete btf moments because I think the show is still great). I had mentioned guest stars appearing too often on the show which is bad, but the worst is when the guest stars get a completely different reaction from the main characters then they should. The first time I really noticed that was on a really good episode that had Micheal Jackson voicing a huge white man that claimed he was MJ. While the episode was a good one the thing that annoyed me some was that Bart thought MJ was awesome instead of mocking him(which is what the character would have really done). The most cringe worthy guest star moment for me came when they had N'Synch on. Both Nelson(the main bully on the show) and Bart were excited to see them. Nothing against N'Synch, but come on they were a boyband aimed at teen and pre-teen girls and not young boys (ok, Milhouse and Ralph would probably like them, but certainly not Bart and Nelson). -- Submitted By: () on January 1, 2013, 5:12 am
Nutty Professor, The (1996 film) - Movie Series
The first one was funny. Nothing beats a classic, but it was a funny movie regardless. The 2nd however... Holy crap... It starts out bad, and just goes downhill from there -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on December 31, 2012, 12:09 pm
2012 doomsday prediction - Random Topics
Yes! Close this thread, it has served it's purpose and surpassed its use-by date. -- Submitted By: (johnnydough) on December 29, 2012, 6:24 am
Philadelphia Eagles - Random Topics
When head coach Andy Reid lost the team in 2012. The team went from contender to pretender, calling themselves the "Dream Team" - yet with one game left at this writing on December 28, 2012, they are a dismal 4-11. -- Submitted By: (OldsVistaCruiser) on December 28, 2012, 8:10 pm
Terminator - Movie Series
They should have ended the franchise with T2. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on December 28, 2012, 7:59 pm
Atari - Random Topics
As a kid, I loved my Atari. I didn't care about context, gameplay, development or whatever the complaints were. Now days, it may be more nostalgia then anything else but I can honestly say I miss my Atari. I will admit ET was pretty bogus. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on December 28, 2012, 7:57 pm
Jersey Shore - TV Shows
I've seen shark throw up that's mless trashy than this. -- Submitted By: (wambamsam) on December 27, 2012, 11:10 pm
Atari - Random Topics
However, the 2600 version of 'Asteroids' wasn't too shabby. I played the H#!! out of that one. :) -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on December 27, 2012, 1:10 pm
Regular Show - TV Shows
I recently watched a few of episodes of this show. Very bizarre, but very funny at the same time. As you watch each episode (at least the ones I saw) you find yourself momentarily wondering how do these two losers (Mordecai & Rigby) manage to maintain a normal friendship with one another, but you're laughing so much you quickly dismiss the thought and just want to see how it all ends up. -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on December 27, 2012, 1:06 pm
Atari - Random Topics
You said it. I remember how excited I was to find out that they were coming out with PacMan for the the Atari 2600 only to be disappointed greatly when I saw how incredibly lame it was compared to it's 'Coin-Op'relative. Even then I knew that the 2600 could only do so much, but was that the best Atari could do with it or did they just slap something out in development and rush it out?
Boing boing boing boing ..... ugh -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on December 27, 2012, 12:51 pm
Snagajob - Websites
Worst meta job search ever. They are ebaumsworld or job search site that re-post job posting from other sites and often much later. By the time Snagajob posts the job announcement the original job posting is expired or already filled. I suspect the site is more about data mining. -- Submitted By: (scatcatpdx) on December 26, 2012, 3:27 pm
Kickstarter - Websites
My concern is the lack of accountability; there is no structure to insure the person raising the money will spend it responsibly and not just take the money and run. The downfall is when people realize Kickstarter enables crowd fleecing the flock. -- Submitted By: (scatcatpdx) on December 26, 2012, 3:14 pm
Westboro Baptist Church - Random Topics
I've worked with USPS long enough to find out the ZIP code of the WBC's headquarters starts with the number 666. Coincidence? I strongly doubt it! Heaven sure doesn't want Fred Phelps and his inbred congregation, and hell's afraid they'll take over. -- Submitted By: (BigAl) on December 26, 2012, 8:48 am
"A Christmas Story" Series - Movie Series
I recently found out that a sequel to A Christmas Story was released just a few months ago. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on December 24, 2012, 3:03 pm
Black Entertainment Television - Random Topics
So basically, there are some forms of segregation and discrimination that are "ok" and some are not. BET is apparently ok to make as a passively racist device, who made that decision? -- Submitted By: (Chubby Rain) on December 24, 2012, 12:25 pm
JibJab - Websites
Okay, they did make an end of year video this time. Phew! I will give them the benefit of a doubt for now. -- Submitted By: (johnnydough) on December 23, 2012, 11:44 pm
Black Entertainment Television - Random Topics
I think what is being got at, is that if there was a channel that was dedicated "White TV", not just normal everyday stuff like most of the stations out there, it would be viewed upon as extremly racist. But a Black TV station?!? Ain't that keeping racism alive and well, instead of Blacks wanting to be "equals" -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on December 23, 2012, 6:37 pm
National Geographic - Random Topics
I'll second the comment about the new editor, today its all about environmentalism, slanted to the left as usual. -- Submitted By: (Regulus) on December 23, 2012, 6:22 pm
Sex Pistols - Music Groups
Go to your local zoo, find the gorilla pit, and hand out instruments. No doubt the gorillas will make better sounding music than these clowns! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on December 23, 2012, 5:16 pm
2012 doomsday prediction - Random Topics
To paraphrase Mark Twain: The reports of our deaths have been greatly exaggerated. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on December 23, 2012, 1:11 pm
Mel Blanc - Celebrities
I'm glad he loved voicing Bugs more than he hated carrots. Now THAT is suffering for your work! The man of a thousand voices can never be replaced. It was a sad day in the cartoon world when he passed away. The greatest VA ever to live never boned. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on December 23, 2012, 1:06 pm
Youtube - Websites
If it ain't broke, DON'T FIX IT! If YouTube was a building instead of a website, 99% of their budget would go to deconstruction and reconstruction. There wouldn't be nearly enough bricks or mortar in the world! -- Submitted By: (Robert) on December 23, 2012, 1:03 pm
Westboro Baptist Church - Random Topics
They deserve everything they get and then some. Go to Hell, WBC. Go straight to Hell. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on December 23, 2012, 1:01 pm
STYX - Music Groups
Around the time of the "Kilroy" album, Dennis DeYoung caught the acting bug. Not only was this bad enough, but he dragooned the rest of the band into acting little vignettes during the tour of same album. -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on December 22, 2012, 6:34 pm
Atari - Random Topics
Boned with the ET game and the lousy 2600 version of Pac Man -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on December 22, 2012, 6:15 pm
Black Entertainment Television - Random Topics
Dang! I came in here, hoping there would be other black viewers who would have the same opinion as I on BET, yet, it is obvious by the top vote that nobody but whites have been in this forum ..*sigh* ...and WHY do y'all keep on w/ the rhetorical questions of a BLACK entertainment Network, etc.? Do you ask women why there is a need for a Women's Day magazine? Do you even question gays on the LOGO channel? Talk about HYPOCRISY! ..and you do not need a WHITE entertainment channel, when 90% of the people you see on tv is white ..I betcha RIGHT NOW that if I turned on the tv to a random station, a white face will appear. So, WHY would I put a label on things in my own home? And BET was conceived back in the early 80s, when MTV, which is, supposedly, a GENERAL music station, WOULD NOT PLAY any black videos! ..But anyways ...BET jumped shark when Bob Johnson sold out to Viacom, and shows w/ substance were removed, such as BET News, BET Tonight (w/ Tavis Smiley), Lead Story, Teen Summit, Video Soul, Carribean Rhythms, etc...and these shows were replaced w/ series, etc., that promoted negativity, such as American Gangsta, BEEF ..and they began to show "Baby Boy" and "Soul Plane" all the time... I think I gave a response that TRULY answers why the channel jumped shark -- Submitted By: () on December 22, 2012, 1:57 am
2012 doomsday prediction - Random Topics
Earth 1, Mayans 0 - Game, Set, Match -- Submitted By: (BrewMaster) on December 21, 2012, 6:34 am
Wal-Mart - Random Topics
Sam Walton, if he were alive, wouldn't make his employees work thanksgiving.. he must've been rolling in his grave. -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on December 20, 2012, 9:18 am
Christmas - Random Topics
@kingbk yea i can't take that much christmas music either.. besides i have my own collection of christmas favorites..rather listen to those -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on December 20, 2012, 9:14 am
Glee - TV Shows
This is a duplicate entry of http://www.bonethefish.com/viewtopics.php?2803 -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on December 19, 2012, 8:39 pm
Westboro Baptist Church - Random Topics
I'm glad that Anonymous has been going after the WBC lately. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on December 19, 2012, 8:18 pm
Mel Blanc - Celebrities
Unquestionably a legend and unboneable! However; I know that he wished that CARROTS could have been boned from Bugs's menu in that he absolutely hated them but was required to munch on them raw for his most iconic character . All other crunchy vegetables that Mr. Blanc liked such as celery were tried as subs for carrots but, to his chagrin, the sound folks insisted that NOTHING munched like a carrot besides an actual carrot so he was forced to munch on them alone for the duration[but spat them out as soon as he could]. So talented that they were forced to bill him at a time when no other voice artists were credited. RIP, Mr. Blanc. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on December 19, 2012, 1:04 pm
Adventures of Superman - TV Shows
jimdcarter,
OK, you got me on timing re the show's cancellation and Reeves death. However; Hollywood has had more talk of series' revivals and pick ups than stars on Hollywood Blvd and only a tiny portion actually have gone into production so my contention that Reeves died after the last episode of the original show had been produced stands. I apologize in advance for sounding cold here but,as unquestionably tragic as it was and however much we may be tempted to speculate on what might have been re a possible future revival, the fact remains that his death had NO impact on the original show itself when it first aired because it was over by the time of his death. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on December 19, 2012, 12:57 pm
Seinfeld - TV Shows
The finale episode is actually pretty good. It probably gets bashed alot, because it was so hyped that it couldn't fullfull people's expectations. As a show I don't think it ever boned. Alot of people point to Larry David leaving, but I think it was still a great show until the very last episode. -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on December 19, 2012, 6:26 am
Mel Blanc - Celebrities
Strange, could have sworn I commented on Mel Blanc. Nevertheless, I agree Mr. Blanc is second to none. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on December 18, 2012, 8:36 pm
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Random Topics
Rush may be un-snubbed but Deep Purple still is. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on December 18, 2012, 8:34 pm
Westboro Baptist Church - Random Topics
These people are nothing more than a cult, maybe if they're ignored they'll go away. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on December 18, 2012, 8:31 pm
Youtube - Websites
The thing I hate most about the new Youtube layout is it's homepage. For one thing, the default tab is "what to watch" (a.k.a. videos that Youtube recommends for you based on your viewing history), when it should be "my subscriptions." I also don't like how, when you first click on the "my subscriptions" tab, it gives you all the activity from the people you're subscribed to (i.e. videos they upload, like, favorite, etc.), instead of just the videos they upload, which I think should be the default. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on December 18, 2012, 4:12 pm
Westboro Baptist Church - Random Topics
Ladies and gentlemen, decisive evidence that Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church are like school on Saturday - NO CLASS. -- Submitted By: (BigAl) on December 18, 2012, 1:32 pm
Westboro Baptist Church - Random Topics
Anonymous released the personal info of all WBC's members online. Well done! -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on December 18, 2012, 12:21 pm
Glee - TV Shows
My family is under strict instructions to put me out of my misery if I am ever caught willingly watching this. -- Submitted By: (BrewMaster) on December 18, 2012, 8:01 am
Westboro Baptist Church - Random Topics
Why are they doing this? It's horrible enough to picket a funeral, but to picket the funeral of a child? How sick can a person be to not only do such a thing but to claim they're speaking for God? What they are doing is hate speech, why is the law allowing it? -- Submitted By: (ExplodingConsole) on December 17, 2012, 10:56 pm
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids - TV Shows
I'd rather have Fat Albert than Sponge Bob any day. The show was full of good morals and music, and the kids of today should watch old Fat Albert cartoons instead of any of the newer cartoon shows that are full of gross out gags. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on December 17, 2012, 5:38 pm
Westboro Baptist Church - Random Topics
If you ask me, the WBC is no better than the lunatic that killed all those children. They have no respect for the dead. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on December 17, 2012, 5:33 pm
Adventures of Superman - TV Shows
Pelirojo- the series ended in 1958. Goerge Reeves died in 1959, at a time when they were in negotiations to bring back the show. Had George lived, the show almost certainly would have continued for at least a season or two. -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on December 16, 2012, 10:20 pm
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids - TV Shows
Bill Cosby at his best. We need a show like this now. -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on December 16, 2012, 9:58 pm
Westboro Baptist Church - Random Topics
I didn't think I could hate the Westboro Baptist Church more than I already did, but now I see that they are picketing at funerals for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting.
Fuck you, WBC. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on December 16, 2012, 8:15 pm
Storage Wars - TV Shows
What previous commenters have stated has been verified by an ex-cast member. The show is fake. So don't worry about any poor souls losing valuable items-- those "treasures" were all planted by the producers. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on December 16, 2012, 7:24 pm
Simpsons, The - TV Shows
Is this still on? I loved The Simpsons for the first 10 years or so, but it became incredibly stale after that! Talk about OVERKILL!!! Somebody please put this rotten fish out of it's misery ASAP. This would have been an all time classic show, had they known when to quit wile they were ahead. -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on December 16, 2012, 12:45 am
JibJab - Websites
Exhibit one why Jib Jab boned.: No 2012 election video. I quote.
"We want to let you know that, after much debate, we have decided not to produce one of our usual election satire videos this year. We've spent 2012 focusing our creative energies on our eCard business as well as developing a new product line that we are extremely passionate about that will make learning fun for kids (and easy for parents). Check out StoryBots.com for a sneak peek at what we are building! That said, we will be releasing a fun little election-themed web toy before the election. Make sure to sign up for a free account or like us on Facebook to get notified when we release it."
The message I see is forget about entertaining viral videos; we just hawking cheesy eCards. Jib Jab is over over. -- Submitted By: (scatcatpdx) on December 15, 2012, 4:42 pm
T.G.I. Friday's - Random Topics
I used to like T.G.I Friday until they charge their menu a few years ago. The food had became overpriced, mediocre, meh. -- Submitted By: (scatcatpdx) on December 15, 2012, 4:35 pm
Oprah - Celebrities
Some of her mindless zombie followers would probably take a nap on some traintracks or attempt to eat a screwdriver because "Oprah said so" -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 15, 2012, 4:21 pm
TV Land - Random Topics
Gunsmoke gunsmoke bonanza bonanza bonanza mash mash mash mash cosby show cosby show everybody loves Raymond everybody loves Raymond everybody loves Raymond king of queens king of queens roseanne roseanne roseanne roseanne roseanne roseanne roseanne roseanne roseanne roseanne hot in Cleveland hot in Cleveland happily divorced happily divorced. Nah, I think ill watch the antenna tv channel instead, thank you. Ah yes, jack benny jack Jenny burns and Allen burns and Allen father knows best father knows best hazel hazel Dennis the menace Dennis the menace leave it to beaver leave it to beaver bachelor father bachelor father. Real classic tv shows. Paradise. -- Submitted By: (bmovies) on December 14, 2012, 9:12 pm
WCW Monday Nitro - TV Shows
To add on the Sting-Hogan Starcade '97 match, from what I have read, Sting hadn't really held his end of the bargain up close to the match, coming in out of shape, hurt, and somewhat not prepared. Then again, I had read that from Eric Bischoff's book that I had gotten awhile back, so take that for what it's worth, especially since Hogan and Bischoff are buddies. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on December 14, 2012, 1:57 pm
Santana - Music Groups
Yes I felt Supernatural was when Santana boned. We got rick rolled thinking we got a Santana album but we really got was guest singers and Santana acting as a lowly studio musician riding others coattails. -- Submitted By: (scatcatpdx) on December 14, 2012, 12:27 am
Isley Brothers, The - Music Groups
Their career is just amazing in the way they transition from 50's do wop to disco and R & B and funk. Most other groups fell aside swept by the winds of musical change. -- Submitted By: (scatcatpdx) on December 14, 2012, 12:16 am
Academy Awards, The - Random Topics
This isn't related to the Oscars (rather, the Golden Globes), but the Golden Globes nominations this year have quite a lot of snubs. For example, neither "The Avengers" nor "The Dark Knight Rises" were nominated for anything, and the only nomination that "Skyfall" got was for "Best Original Song." I'm also a bit surprised that neither "Paranorman" nor "Madagascar 3" were nominated for "Best Animated Feature." -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on December 13, 2012, 5:41 pm
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Random Topics
Rush finally un-snubbed. Better late than never. http://tinyurl.com/ahmcqbr -- Submitted By: (BrewMaster) on December 13, 2012, 11:17 am
Bob Seger - Music Groups
Shakedown was Bob's only #1 Billboard pop single, which is a shame because it's awful. His peak period was in the 1970's. -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on December 13, 2012, 9:44 am
Bee Gees - Music Groups
Disagree, their best disco hits did have staying power. There was a lot of disposible songs that came out of disco (which happens when any genre of music gets too popular), but there was also some great stuff as well. -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on December 13, 2012, 9:37 am
Youtube - Websites
Youtube is getting worse and worse, not only they change the layout without any warning, they forces you to login by typing in your full gmail address instead of your youtube username. Bad enough you gotta have your gmail just to get a youtube account but now they forces you to type your gmail adress to login now. -- Submitted By: (SSM) on December 11, 2012, 7:25 pm
Hooperman - TV Shows
I really enjoyed this show.A good mix of comedy and drama that didn't get enough time to find it's audience. It's sad that it didn't last longer than it did. Much better than Three's Company for which most people remember John Ritter (oddly enough I think that was the worst show I saw him in). -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on December 11, 2012, 5:18 am
Betty White - Celebrities
DolFan, I hope that you didn't give any over-the-hill actress any ideas! The sad part is: you're right; it's just a matter of time before this happens (God save us)! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on December 10, 2012, 10:30 pm
Mel Gibson - Celebrities
Smell Gibson you mean! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on December 10, 2012, 9:59 pm
Jean Stapleton - Celebrities
Oh, Archie! You got to love her as Edith Bunker. She was great in that part! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on December 10, 2012, 9:58 pm
Johnny Bravo - TV Shows
Johnny Bravo never boned in my opinion. Pretty funny throughout. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 10, 2012, 12:19 pm
Cosby Show, The - TV Shows
@ Stryker73, exactly...and there were times when Cliff would make a sandwich and sneak back into the living room only to have Claire pop up out of nowhere and snatch it out of his hands in mid bite. I know it's just a show but that used 2 piss me off. Lol. Let the man have a sandwich for God's sake. I could see if he was lighting a crack pipe in the middle of the family room or something but a sandwich? -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 10, 2012, 12:15 pm
Cow and Chicken - TV Shows
Cow & Chicken is one of those types of cartoons that when u watch it again when u get older u really think damn they showed this on a cartoon that WASN'T on Adult Swim? lol. I was nowhere near being naive as a kid so i did catch some of the innuendo and gags even then but some of it went over my head til i got old enough to know what they were talking about or doing at times. It wasn't a bad cartoon, in fact, i was a big fan of this and Courage the cowardly dog, Johnny Bravo, etc. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 10, 2012, 12:08 pm
Mariah Carey - Celebrities
i've never been a huge Mariah fan but i do admit, her album "Emancipation of Mimi" was very good. Most ppl who have it or have heard it probably would agree. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 10, 2012, 11:54 am
Panda Bears - Random Topics
lmao @ too lazy to have sex option -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 10, 2012, 11:34 am
Naomi Campbell - Celebrities
I have never found her attractive. Of course her personality sucks but looks wise i always wondered how the hell she was a supermodel. I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder but i've seriously never got her so-called "appeal" because i don't think she's beautiful. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 10, 2012, 11:28 am
Kitchen Nightmares - TV Shows
I like Kitchen Nightmares, but i admit it's been a couple of times when i was watching and thought it seemed a bit repetitive. Usually Gordon comes in, sits at table, orders and they bring the food out, he tastes it and hates it, goes to kitchen, finds old/and or store bought food and gets into huge argument with owner, etc. I mean they already know Gordon is coming to their restaurant. So some of the outbursts and reactions towards Gordon's actions seem a bit staged. I still watch though cuz the show has it's entertaining moments. But ijs that sometimes i wonder how much of it is actually real cuz i know some of it has to be scripted. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 10, 2012, 11:25 am
Storage Wars - TV Shows
I hate any show that profits on the misery of others. Some poor soul lost their job, can no longer pay his or her storage rent and then these vultures get to profit in his or her misfortune. This turkey boned the fish on day one! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on December 9, 2012, 11:52 am
Youtube - Websites
Geez...just when I'm getting used to the format that I admit I complained about in my last entry about YouTube, they up and change the format/look AGAIN. The way it looks now...a picture of it should be put next to "eyesore" in the dictionary. -- Submitted By: (BigAl) on December 9, 2012, 8:24 am
Janeane Garofalo - Celebrities
I said this for Sean Penn, and I reiterate it for Ms. Garofalo - if she hates the U.S. so much and thinks that Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and/or Venezuela is so much better, THEN MOVE THERE AND SHUT THE F@#$% UP. -- Submitted By: (BigAl) on December 9, 2012, 8:12 am
Frank Welker - Celebrities
Another one of the great voice actors of all time - easily one of those in the upper tier. Never boned. -- Submitted By: (BigAl) on December 9, 2012, 8:08 am
Mel Blanc - Celebrities
I, too, say Mel Blanc never boned. He is an icon in voice-acting, and easily one of the more memorable. -- Submitted By: (BigAl) on December 9, 2012, 8:06 am
Grammy Awards - Random Topics
You know who I'm referring to and his manager is complaining that the Believe album and its singles were snubbed. And it's such a big story that it is overshadowing the artists who were nominated. And I'm also glad that Nikki wasn't nominated either. I can't stand that clown. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on December 7, 2012, 7:34 pm
Eminem - Music Groups
Lose Yourself is the only song of his that I like. All his other stuff is garbage about Kim and Slim Shady that he seems to be obsessed singing over and over about. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on December 7, 2012, 6:27 pm
Christmas - Random Topics
The thing that annoys me about Christmas music is how many remakes there are of the same songs. I like it for about a week, then I'm burned out. I think the whole thing with radio stations flipping to an all Christmas music format for a month thing is a little too much, at least for me. I'm good with a week of it. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on December 7, 2012, 6:24 pm
Mel Blanc - Celebrities
Best voice actor of all time. Never boned. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on December 7, 2012, 6:23 pm
Grammy Awards - Random Topics
LMFAO were nominated because they are related to the Gordys, you know, the people who founded Motown. It's one big nepotism fest, these award shows. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on December 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo - TV Shows
Ugh!!! These reality shows get worse and worse and worse. Red neck white trash that exploit their child to make up for things they lack in their own pathetic lives. Anyone who tells me they watch this show goes on my "end friendship immediately" list, as well as those who watch "teen mom", "jersey shore" and "kardashians" -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on December 7, 2012, 6:19 pm
Youtube - Websites
Well, Youtube has changed their design again. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on December 7, 2012, 12:50 pm
Grammy Awards - Random Topics
@JayD. Timberlake? Time? Case? ........... Milli Vanilli? -- Submitted By: (johnnydough) on December 7, 2012, 4:58 am
All in the Family - TV Shows
The Show never actually boned. It wasn't consistantly as funny after Mike and Gloria left, but they stayed true to the characters and development. Archie had changed some, but it showed that even a bigot like him could learn (even if only a little). Brillant show that still goes over some people's heads. -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on December 7, 2012, 3:46 am
Mel Blanc - Celebrities
NEVER BONED! -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on December 7, 2012, 12:53 am
Cosby Show, The - TV Shows
And God forbid you get caught with makeup on and you're not a teenager yet!! -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on December 6, 2012, 4:56 pm
Garfield (Movies) - Movie Series
i loved the Garfield comic strip (still do) but there's a reason there are 25 votes for Day 1 here. The movie was just weird, and nothing like the original Garfield. The movies from certain shows are rarely the same as or as good as the original anyway but the Garfield movie would have been better off never made. I'm still a big Garfield fan but the movie was a catastrophe tbh. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 6, 2012, 2:10 pm
Christmas - Random Topics
I like Christmas songs as much as the next guy, but why does every second Christmas song I hear have to be Sleigh Ride? I'm so sick of that song. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on December 6, 2012, 12:07 am
Dr. Phil - TV Shows
I really can't stand him. And what's with all of these doctor shows on TV these days? Dr. Oz is another one. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on December 6, 2012, 12:01 am
Frank Welker - Celebrities
Although he is best known for voicing Fred from Scooby Doo, he is very good with animal sounds. Never boned. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on December 5, 2012, 11:55 pm
R. Kelly - Music Groups
Why doesn't he give up on this Trapped in the Closet schtick? It's getting very old. But I did like Weird Al's parody of it as Trapped in the Drive-Thru. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on December 5, 2012, 11:49 pm
Electric Light Orchestra - Music Groups
Never boned. They put out a lot of great music, though I never cared for All Over The World from the Xanadu soundtrack. Ever notice that Hold On Tight sounds a lot like What Have They Done To My Song Ma? Incidently, both songs have a verse sung in French. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on December 5, 2012, 11:45 pm
Grammy Awards - Random Topics
They just released the grammy nominees for 2012. For the most part, I'm happy with the nominations, but why is that awful Sexy and I Know It nominated for best pop vocal/ duo or group? At least Justin What'shisname isn't nominated for anything. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on December 5, 2012, 11:31 pm
iCarly - TV Shows
I've heard bad things about this show. Baaad things, man... -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on December 5, 2012, 7:58 pm
Janeane Garofalo - Celebrities
When you're to liberal for HOLLYWOOD that's a clear signal you should move to China or Cuba or North Korea and be done with it. Then again she might even be too liberal for China these days... -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on December 5, 2012, 7:55 pm
Dora the Explorer - TV Shows
I am convinced that Dora is pure evil. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on December 5, 2012, 7:53 pm
Nadya "Octomom" Suleman - Celebrities
Um, hello? Social services? Do you even exist anymore? -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on December 5, 2012, 7:51 pm
Lindsay Lohan - Celebrities
Mythigator, did you hear? Pretending to be Marilyn Monroe wasn't good enough for out Lindsey, she had to pretend to be Elizabeth Taylor too in some horrible TV movie a few weeks back. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on December 5, 2012, 7:48 pm
Lindsay Lohan - Celebrities
JayD, the only unfortunate part is that dying is the ONLY way she'll be out of the news, and even THEN you just know the media will stage a month long "tribute" as if she was Elvis or Michael Jackson. Even Heath Ledger only got about a week. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on December 5, 2012, 7:46 pm
Jerry Springer Show, The - TV Shows
Icemouth,
I agree! And can there be any person out there with a brain cell who truly thinks that Jerry would be the least bit interested in them if they had a HAPPY marriage and/or family life? Day One! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on December 5, 2012, 4:42 pm
Eminem - Music Groups
Icemouth,
I totally agree. I truly don't understand why anyone would want to listen to [much less BUY] such nasty stuff. Do they not listen to the lyrics or simply don't care?! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on December 5, 2012, 4:37 pm
Behind the Music - TV Shows
Icemouth,
I agree the Chris Gaines debacle was something this show would have been better to have steered a wide berth from rather than participated in [and is it any wonder Keith Urban himself has given a wide berth to Garth Brooks whenever possible since then]. However; too many times this show let whoever they were featuring shamelessly spin and churn excuses for their past problems without making the slightest attempt to call the subjects on said spin. One could practically set one's watch predicting the arc of Early Years, Early Success but THEN a setback [which got endlessly explained/excused away] THEN the inevitable plug the subject's latest release at the close to supposedly put them back on the road to eternal success thereafter. Never did they say 'Well, he blew it and it was all his fault. Not bad a musician in his day, though.' So, in spite of a few moderately fun and vaguely informative episodes especially towards the beginning, I vote Day One. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on December 5, 2012, 4:31 pm
Hail to the Chief - TV Shows
Mythigator,
To each their own but IMO it would have helped had this show had at least ONE tolerable character instead of these one-dimensional zeros. The fact that it lasted just seven episodes shows that a good portion of the viewing public seems to have considered this simply a bore not worth bothering with rather than satire worth hanging in for. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on December 5, 2012, 4:18 pm
iCarly - TV Shows
Icemouth,
You don't know the HALF of it! I remember being somewhat appalled in my 20's that there were kids who ONLY knew about 'Muppet Babies' but nothing about the ORIGINAL Muppets which I'd cut my teeth on! You think this phenom is bad when you're 22? Just wait til you get to the far side of the Big 4 Oh and see how often the whippersnappers can make you feel like Methuselah! LOL
Sorry, but I barely know about iPod and have even less interest in 'iCarly'. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on December 5, 2012, 4:15 pm
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo - TV Shows
I used to wonder why they only showed pretty people on TV. Then one day I was eating while watching TV, when suddenly someone played a clip from this show and I saw Honey Boo Boo's mother. I immediately fell nauseous and lost my appetite. Now I understand. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on December 5, 2012, 12:32 pm
iCarly - TV Shows
I'm only 22 but i still feel like kids these days are into stuff like iCarly but don't even know about the classic Nicktoons like Rugrats, Hey Arnold, Doug, etc. The 90's had some great cartoons and if u ever watch some of the newer cartoons you see such a huge difference and not in a good way. Yes i know things change and everything but most of these cartoons they show these days are garbage and this one is no exception. I even gave it and others a fair shot but with only a minute or two i'm like WTF? If anything it will piss u off instead of entertaining you. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 4, 2012, 4:49 pm
Behind the Music - TV Shows
I loved this show until it started focusing on one hit wonders. Milli Vanilli? Vanilla Ice? Really? -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on December 4, 2012, 2:32 pm
Janeane Garofalo - Celebrities
This lady makes Bill Maher look conservative. Nothing but a hate filled human being who wants everything our country represents destroyed. Even liberal Hollywood finds her too liberal. Why do you think she hasn't been in anything in years? -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on December 4, 2012, 2:28 pm
Hail to the Chief - TV Shows
I think every character on the show was SUPPOSED to be a one-dimensional stereotype -- think "SOAP goes to the White House" and you've pretty much got the general idea of the show's premise. The concept only works for so long, ratings-wise, though ... between SOAP and Benson, the viewing public had already had enough of that sort of satire, so they took a pass on this one and it died a quick death. The show did have a few funny moments (such as Mansfield's late-night phone call to the Soviet premier where the topic ranged from Mansfield's nightwear to missles in Cuba), but it was a Day One BTF. To be fair, though, the blame lies as much with the pop-culture context ("satire saturation", as detailed above) as it does with the show's own shortcomings. -- Submitted By: (Mythigator) on December 4, 2012, 7:55 am
Dora the Explorer - TV Shows
The reasons and comments on this one are both hilarious and true. I mean, everything i basically wanted to say most of u have already summed it up. Especially that this show teaches the "swiper no swiping" thing but if u really do that in real life u are more likely to get stabbed or shot than to watch a masked fox drop your bookbag and run away from you. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 3, 2012, 4:33 pm
Guns N Roses - Music Groups
Overrated from the start -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on December 3, 2012, 1:27 pm
Electric Light Orchestra - Music Groups
When the "orchestra" part of the group left and it was down to a three man band -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on December 3, 2012, 1:25 pm
Behind the Music - TV Shows
The Chris Gaines (Garth Brooks failed "rock" persona) episode. How did they manage to get Billy Joel to participate in that fiasco? -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on December 3, 2012, 12:56 pm
R. Kelly - Music Groups
I never liked this douchebag and now that he is still coming out with that stupid ass Trapped In The Closet shit i really can't stand him. That whole "series" is garbage and ppl eat it up. He's probably on like part 400 but the ONLY good that came out of that pathetic idea is when MAD TV parodied it. Their remake of his little dramedy is hilarious. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 3, 2012, 12:00 pm
Roseanne - TV Shows
It boned when it deserted the original "blue collar" premise (which had made it so popular in the 1st place). The family dynamic on Roseanne was not far fetched to what many American families were really like. If u were a die-hard fan of Roseanne, then most likely u hated the way it ended. Also i have no problem with gay characters on a sitcom, but first we had Leon who came out. Then Nancy. And then Bev too? It was getting to be a bit much. But that paled in comparison that horrific final episode. So Dan didn't really cheat, he actually died. Darlene was actually with Mark and Becky with David. And like most of Lanford, Jackie was gay too. WTF? I'd rather act as if all of the episodes from the lottery and beyond were never made. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 3, 2012, 11:47 am
Nadya "Octomom" Suleman - Celebrities
Aren't you glad that she's not YOUR neighbor? -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on December 3, 2012, 12:13 am
Lindsay Lohan - Celebrities
If I promise to miss her, will she please just go away (for good)!!! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on December 2, 2012, 11:54 pm
Butt-Ugly Martians - TV Shows
It doesn't get any worse than than this one people!!! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on December 2, 2012, 11:21 pm
Edward D. Wood Jr. - Celebrities
So incredibly bad, he's good! His movies are (unintentionally) hilarious!!! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on December 2, 2012, 9:24 pm
Death Wish - Movie Series
First movie: classic. Second movie: okay. Subsequent sequels: garbage! Why doesn't Hollywood ever know when to quit while they are ahead? -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on December 2, 2012, 9:00 pm
Toddlers & Tiaras - TV Shows
I, too, have never subjected myself to this crap. The previews are nauseating enough. Some people just shouldn't be allowed to have children! This show (and that annoying Honey Boo Boo) need to be canceled IMMEDIATELY!!! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on December 2, 2012, 8:55 pm
Frank Welker - Celebrities
One of the greatest voice actors in history. Never boned. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on December 2, 2012, 12:56 pm
Popeye - TV Shows
I was a HUGE Popeye fan as a kid. Although i did think if i ate all my spinach i'd get "big and strong" as Popeye. Lol. I ate them to get muscles. One good thing came of that though i still love spinach and it is good for you so hey. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 2, 2012, 8:50 am
Everybody loves Raymond - TV Shows
No everybody DOESN'T love Raymond. I mean my mom & grandma like this show and for the life of me i could never understand why. I tried to watch it a couple of times but let's just say i'd rather stick my hand in a blender than be subjected to it again. For one i do not find it funny at all. And the accents really annoy me beyond belief. Every episode i saw was laughter free. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 2, 2012, 7:35 am
Parkers, The - TV Shows
The Parkers started off as pretty funny. The problem came when it got to dependent on certain running jokes/scenes. Like at first it was kinda funny when Nikki would hit on the Professor. But soon it went from hitting on to throwing herself at him like a pathetic loser. Also in the beginning Kim was always slow to catch on to stuff but gradually they made her more & more of an idiot and there was nothing funny about an alleged "college student" not knowing what year it is (i kid you not), how to spell, count, etc. They started to rely too much on the whole "Kim is dumb" running gag and Nikki getting rejected by the Professor. And the last episode was so stupid, Professor hated Nikki throughout the whole show, even had restraining orders against her and now suddenly he interrupts her wedding because he loves her? Right. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 2, 2012, 7:13 am
Mad Max - Movie Series
The Road Warrior is the best action movie of all time (as far as I am concerned), so there was a pretty big let down when I saw Beyond Thunderdome. However, it wasn't really a bad movie either so i had to choose never boned. -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on December 2, 2012, 6:58 am
Angry Birds - Random Topics
@ExplodingConsole. Regardless of how similar the two games are, the creators of Crush the Castle seem to be good sports about it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0XGYsTI5uk
Some people can be happy for others and not be possessive. -- Submitted By: (johnnydough) on December 1, 2012, 7:41 pm
Eminem - Music Groups
I used to not understand why i could never get into Eminem's music. I soon realized it was because i don't want to hear some guy talking about sticking his hand up a gerbil's ass, fucking a goat, and so on and so forth. His rhymes are just weird to say the least. If it's not about something disgusting like shitting and pissing on people, then it's about that Kim chick. I don't want to hear about her or her popping X pills. If his subject matter matched his rhyme scheme then he would be A LOT better. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 1, 2012, 3:09 pm
One On One - TV Shows
When Breanna and Arnaz moved out from Baltimore to LA. At this point Spirit was also gone. Flex wasn't there anymore either. It might have worked somewhat better if Breanna's had different roommates, i don't even remember any of their names. I just know they weren't funny and i had no idea where they came from, i just wished they'd go back. The show was pretty good up until Breanna moved but after that it was on life support. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 1, 2012, 2:46 pm
Chili's - Random Topics
Never boned to me. They have a large variety when it comes to drinks food and dessert. It's still good as hell too. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 1, 2012, 2:12 pm
Chuck E. Cheese's - Random Topics
My ex gf used to be "Chuck E Cheese" at one in my city and she was like she's seen more crazy shit go on there than she did when she was bartending at this hole in the wall club in the hood lol -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 1, 2012, 2:10 pm
myspace.com - Websites
Facebook is SO OVERRATED. Like seriously. All they did was rip off Myspace and tbh Myspace had more/better features. For example, you could put songs on your page. Myspace also had tons of different backgrounds u could use that didn't look lame, boring and generic. FB has little options and also FORCED all it's users to comform to that stupid "Timeline" shit. I don't want my page to be a summary of my life. But the good news is, ppl will eventually abandon FB just like they did to Myspace when something newer comes along. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 1, 2012, 2:07 pm
Lucky Charms - Random Topics
Good news, if i'm not mistaken i recently saw a new type of Lucky Charms with ONLY the marshmallows and none of those oat thingys in it. I'm going to try them ASAP. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 1, 2012, 2:00 pm
Cosby Show, The - TV Shows
Clair used to act like a sandwich or slice of cake was the equivalent of crack cocaine. If i have to sneak a sandwich in my own home then it's war. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 1, 2012, 1:58 pm
Lindsay Lohan - Celebrities
She was on the news again yesterday coming out of the courtroom. I didn't catch what the reason was but still, I'm not surprised. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 1, 2012, 1:47 pm
Moesha - TV Shows
I voted for "Moesha meets Brandy" because even though i think the show is decent, that was one of the stupidest episodes of any show i've ever seen. No i am not exaggerating. Trust me, it's listed as a BTF moment for a reason. Why make an episode where u meet yourself backstage at "your" concert?? I'm a Brandy fan and all but that was just retarded and made Brandy seem conceited. I also hated when they put Hakeem and Moesha together. She had so much chemistry with Q and she and Hakeem's relationship wasn't even remotely believable and came off so cheesy. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 1, 2012, 1:46 pm
Girlfriends - TV Shows
Girlfriends seasons 1-6 were great. It had it's ups and downs but for the most part, each season seemed to get better and better. Until season 7, when Toni was no longer on the show anymore. I gave the show a try even after she was gone because I always thought it was funny. But there's no way around it, with her gone, it was like a huge void in the show now. What made it even worse is how the writers tried to ease Monica in as the fourth girlfriend. Monica did NOT fit as the "new" Toni. If anything it just made longtime fans of the show turned off from the premise. Not many ppl even liked Monica. Joan was still neurotic and annoying. If it weren't for Maya and Darnell still being there i think the ratings would have gotten even lower because they were the only ones who were remotely interesting at that point. Don't bother with seasons 7 and 8 of the show cuz they were basically pointless but the ones before Jill Marie Jones(Toni) left were hilarious. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on December 1, 2012, 1:37 pm
Storage Wars - TV Shows
My (minor) criticism of the show is that it gives the false impression that there are hidden treasures within most or all storage lockers being auctioned off. According to people who have been attending and bidding on storage unit auctions, this happens only 10 percent of the time. 90 percent of storage units contain worthless junk that they have no use for. Yet in episodes of storage wars, the main bidders (jarrod, brandi, Dave, Barry, etc) more often than not find so many valuable items, or at least interesting items. This gives rise to the speculation that the show fakes it by planting these small treasures within the storage units before taping or that if the items were genuinely there, that the producers of the show somehow knew well in advance what was contained within the unit. This show has resulted in larger numbers of people nationwide attending and bidding on these auctions in the false hopes that they too more often than now will wind up owning some rare and/or valuable things for a tiny, tiny cost. -- Submitted By: (bmovies) on December 1, 2012, 3:53 am
Storage Wars - TV Shows
My (minor) criticism of the show is that it gives the false impression that there are hidden treasures within most or all storage lockers being auctioned off. According to people who have been attending and bidding on storage unit auctions, this happens only 10 percent of the time. 90 percent of storage units contain worthless junk that they have no use for. Yet in episodes of storage wars, the main bidders (jarrod, brandi, Dave, Barry, etc) more often than not find so many valuable items, or at least interesting items. This gives rise to the speculation that the show fakes it by planting these small treasures within the storage units before taping or that if the items were genuinely there, that the producers of the show somehow knew well in advance what was contained within the unit. This show has resulted in larger numbers of people nationwide attending and bidding on these auctions in the false hopes that they too more often than now will wind up owning some rare and/or valuable things for a tiny, tiny cost. -- Submitted By: (bmovies) on December 1, 2012, 3:52 am
Married with Children - TV Shows
As much as I liked MWC, the later seasons had way too many bone the fish moments. It seems as if their writers got lazy. I mean, they were resorting to plot lines used in many sitcoms of the past. The same sitcoms this show usually made fun of. A tv producer rips off Kelly's stories about her family, and turns it into a sitcom about the bundys. That was the plot line to an episode of sanford and son about two decades earlier. Oh, and the episode where they go on a trip to England, only to get involved in some sort of foreign intrigue (ie somebody wants to kill them). Wasn't that used by so many sitcoms from the 1980s like facts of life and family ties? More bone the fish moments included the addition of Seven, the little kid dumped on them. When the writers of the show realized their mistake, they dumped him without saying what happened to him. Just like "chuck" on the show Happy Days. And when katey segal got pregnant in real life, they wrote her pregnancy into the show, only to have poor katey miscarry in real life, so they had a storyline in which Al had dreamt the entire pregnancy. (Parodying the famous episode of Dallas). Another thing I couldn't stand is when they had some sort of recognizeable actor from a famous sitcom Gary Coleman of different strokes, Danny bonaduce of the partridge family, etc) only to have them point to the guy, say "hey, aren't you....", only to have the recognizeable actor say "no, I'm not". Not funny. There still were some very good moments in many episodes in the later seasons, but not very good episodes. Als fat jokes were always a scream. (Fat customer: "How dare you say that to my face!" Al: "well, I'd say it behind your back, but my car's only got a half a tank of gas!"...Fat customer: "I wore these shoes once and they split at the sides. I want my money back." Al: "see, ma'am. These shoes are like elevators. There's a two ton weight limit. What say I nail the soles directly to your feet? It'll give you more traction when you're pulling the ice wagon." Fat customer: "you'll be hearing from my attorney!" Al: "is that the law offices of hagen and dazs?" -- Submitted By: (bmovies) on December 1, 2012, 3:05 am
Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries - TV Shows
I was a this when this originally aired. I tried watching it, but each episode sailed over my head. Couldn't understand it. Couldn't follow the story lines. However, I did like its opening theme music. Many is the time I would just tune in for just the opening theme, then change the channel to watch something else.
-- Submitted By: (bmovies) on December 1, 2012, 2:24 am
Angry Video Game Nerd, The - Websites
I have a feeling if and when he gets the movie out, that he'd end it. I've always enjoyed it when James gets in that mood to review a bad game, he literally rips into the review. Just completely analyzes the game thoroughly, insults it's flaws, and flat out acts out the inner rage we get when playing a bad game or a hard game.
But when he started to be theatric about his later reviews, it really boned the fish for me. His reactions are exaggerated, the cursing has really been played out and is taking it's toll, not that I'm offended by cursing. I just feel as if he has lost touch somehow and is wearing down his character year after year.
Nostalgia Critic knew when his time was up, I'm hoping James knows the same for AVGN. AVGN doesn't have to disappear completely forever. Just needs a break. -- Submitted By: (Toasticus) on December 1, 2012, 12:36 am
Angry Video Game Nerd, The - Websites
I have a feeling if and when he gets the movie out, that he'd end it. I've always enjoyed it when James gets in that mood to review a bad game, he literally rips into the review. Just completely analyzes the game thoroughly, insults it's flaws, and flat out acts out the inner rage we get when playing a bad game or a hard game.
But when he started to be theatric about his later reviews, it really boned the fish for me. His reactions are exaggerated, the cursing has really been played out and is taking it's toll, not that I'm offended by cursing. I just feel as if he has lost touch somehow and is wearing down his character year after year.
Nostalgia Critic knew when his time was up, I'm hoping James knows the same for AVGN. AVGN doesn't have to disappear completely forever. Just needs a break. -- Submitted By: () on December 1, 2012, 12:36 am
I Can Has Cheezburger? - Websites
This stuff used to be funny. But now that I'm seeing it everywhere and from everyone I know. I'd be lucky to even chuckle at some. Some of the captions are just downright either stupid or too cheesy to laugh at. -- Submitted By: (Toasticus) on December 1, 2012, 12:24 am
Adele - Music Groups
Just wait until her next album whenever that will be and it will probably be called 23 or 24. It'll be huge. Meanwhile, I am really digging her theme from Skyfall. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on November 30, 2012, 11:48 pm
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - Music Groups
@JMoose. Hell, yeah! I will put this out there, but his recent album Wrecking Ball is just as good as Born to Run - he has truly never lost it but gained more of it. -- Submitted By: (johnnydough) on November 30, 2012, 5:14 pm
Sarah Chalke - Celebrities
She was good as Dr. Reed on "Scrubs". Couldn't stand her as Stella in "How I Met Your Mother." I tried not to watch "Roseanne" so I can't comment on her performance as 2nd Becky. -- Submitted By: (Stephanie) on November 30, 2012, 4:42 pm
Degrassi Junior High - TV Shows
The original show never jumped. The same can't be said for Degrassi:TNG -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on November 30, 2012, 4:39 pm
Degrassi: The Next Generation - TV Shows
The first couple of seasons were very good .The storys were realistic and the kids acted like real kids. That was what made the original series so great. I couldn't relate to Bevery Hills 90210 or Saved By the Bell, but Degrassi seemed real. Around the 3rd season the storys started to get more out there and you could feel something wrong with the way the series was heading. By the 4th it had fully become just another teenage soap opera with more and more unbelievable things happening.It's sad to see a once great and influental show fall so far. -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on November 30, 2012, 4:35 pm
Behind the Music - TV Shows
Used to enjoy it when it had either well established performers or ones that were once popular but had faded out of the spotlight. Show really started to suck when they had newer "artist" who usually had some new album out around the time of the episode. It just became another premotional tool for the record companys to use. -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on November 30, 2012, 4:19 pm
Bugaloos, The - TV Shows
It was my second fave Krofft show (the first being Land of the Lost). I had a crush on Joy too :) -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on November 30, 2012, 4:13 pm
Family Ties - TV Shows
Baby Andrew aging a few years with no explanation why the rest of the family didn't age as quickly is a total btf moment. I liked the earlier seasons and thought it was a very good family show, but the show got much worse in later seasons and they would resort to completely unrealistic cartoon gags and flat humour. I always thought it had more flashback episodes than any other tv series in history (which is just plain lazy on the writers part.) -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on November 30, 2012, 4:10 pm
Star Trek - Movie Series
To me it boned with the 2009 film. I agree with the person here who said they should have come up with new ideas or new characters instead of ripping off the name and replacing loved characters with new actors. The newest film was nothing more than eye candy. -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on November 30, 2012, 3:44 pm
Taco Bell - Random Topics
A recent change I don't like is how my local Taco Bells have started asking for your name so that they can call it out instead of an "impersonal" number like they used to. This slows down the fast-food process and isn't needed. I know they don't really care who I am, I don't care who they are, let's not pretend otherwise. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on November 30, 2012, 2:41 pm
Star Wars - Movie Series
Am I somewhat concerned about Disney getting Star Wars?!? Yes, but at the same time, you just don't pay billions just to eff with a franchise, at least if you are planning on using your mind. Once the first Disney made Star Wars comes out, I'll see if this is bad or not. The only thing I really fear is Disney whoring the franchise out in levels even George Lucas never thought imaginable. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on November 30, 2012, 2:39 pm
Chad Ochocinco - Celebrities
As soon as he was on the Dolphins, he got cut. The guy was definitely a talent, too bad though his ego knocked him down a few pegs. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on November 30, 2012, 2:22 pm
Janeane Garofalo - Celebrities
Nothing more than a no-talent hack who pimps a HEAVILY liberal ideal. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on November 30, 2012, 2:16 pm
Legends of the Hidden Temple - TV Shows
I remember this show as a kid, and I LOVED it! Always fun to watch. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on November 30, 2012, 2:16 pm
Newt Gingrich - Celebrities
So, Newt, Kenny Star, and gang have their Republican Crusade against Bill Clinton because he got some action in the White House, but at the same time, many of these guys were probably getting the same kind of action on the side.
Newt is a whore to his party, nothing more. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on November 30, 2012, 2:04 pm
JumptheShark.com - Websites
As "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase would always say in his wrestling promos, "Everyone has a price!", so I don't fault Hein for selling, like I have said before. What I don't like is how everything had gone down with Jump The Shark after getting sold. That does stink to high heaven. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on November 30, 2012, 1:59 pm
Taco Bell - Random Topics
lol @ Brewmaster. they do that at the Taco Bells in my city too. "Hi, how are u doing?" I'm like uhh, i'd like a number 3. I don't want to chit chat. I just want my food and i'll be on my merry little way lady. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 30, 2012, 8:12 am
Burger King - Random Topics
On another note though, i voted for King becomes plastic mute, i agree that he was creepy and weird. Very strange indeed. I remember seeing him and thinking WTF? -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 30, 2012, 8:05 am
Tyra Banks - Celebrities
When she went on that rant about "kissing her fat ass" on her show while she stood there in her swimsuit i knew she'd really lost it. First of all who cares if some ppl think you're husky/fat or whatever, you've been a model since what, the early 90's? You should be used to constant criticism and should be able to not pay it any mind. Secondly, even if it HAD BEEN that serious (which it wasn't) why dedicate a whole show to it, screaming about how you don't care what ppl say about you. Wouldn't ignoring them be more suffice than that? -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 30, 2012, 7:59 am
Sarah Chalke - Celebrities
She's hot but i didn't like her role as the 2nd Becky, i don't feel she did it justice. But did i mention how hot she is?? lol -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 30, 2012, 7:53 am
JumptheShark.com - Websites
One more thing, selling JTS was such a cop out. It's like whoever came up with that idiotic idea, was a sensitive ass pansy who couldn't take criticism on TV shows being written and wanted to ruin it for everyone else. Things aren't always picture perfect. There are some shows that i still love but that i put my 2 cents in about because even though i love the show it doesn't mean that it's flawless and that i love every single thing about it. JTS was an outlet for ppl to be honest about when their favorite shows started to go downhill. Once again, i'm grateful for BTF for picking up where JTS left off and showing that lame TVguide site how this shit is really done. Bravo BTF. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 30, 2012, 7:50 am
JumptheShark.com - Websites
Before i knew that the original JTS site was gone, i was trying to find it one day because most of the comments there were hilarious. At first i was led to that shitty tv guide page and thought, what the hell?? Smh. I'm glad Bone The Fish was created, because it does have a similar feel to the JTS site, with other features as well. It's good to be able to comment on and read other's honest opinions on shows that we once were fans of. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 30, 2012, 7:45 am
Shrek - Movie Series
Shrek 3 is where it boned. The first and even second one were good but that's where the gravy train should have stopped. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 30, 2012, 7:30 am
BEATLES, The - Music Groups
Greatest group ever. Never jumped. -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on November 30, 2012, 6:30 am
Doctor Who - TV Shows
Still watch it and have been a longtime fan (more so of the classic series than the reboot). But I do hate how they based the show around the companions so much. In particular Rose Tyler and then most recently Amy Pond. Too much romance involved in too many stories. One of the things that set the classic series apart from other shows was that the Doctor was alien and although he had feelings for his companions he did not fall in love with them.It always would annoy me how they always made him say the full name of his companions "Rose Tyler" or "Amy Pond" instead of just Rose or Amy. It was liked we were being forced to remember the character's full name all the time.As for the Doctor I have liked all of them (some better than others though. Tom Baker is still the best) . -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on November 30, 2012, 6:13 am
Rush - Music Groups
Any group that can boast Neil Peart as their drummer has to be great! He is in a class by himself. -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on November 29, 2012, 10:09 pm
Keeping Up With The Kardashians - TV Shows
Thr very definition of a trainwreck! ARRRRRGH!!! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on November 29, 2012, 9:56 pm
Dallas (2012 TV Series) - TV Shows
I'll be the first to say good bye to JR (Larry Hagman) -- Submitted By: (lrbloom) on November 29, 2012, 2:59 pm
Star Trek TNG - TV Shows
The show had its problems but I must agree that it was quite ironic that the middle-aged, then-unknown actor Patrick Stewart played what turned out to be everyone's favorite character and a break-out star whereas the one playing Riker wasn't that popular. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on November 29, 2012, 12:34 pm
That Guy with the Glasses - Websites
I know it's too early to judge Doug's new show "Demo Reel", given that there have only been two episodes. But I just don't get it. A wafer-thin premise about some guys that remake current movies (for some reason) that ends up coming off like a live-action "How It Should Have Ended" with a little bit of The Office mixed in. One drawback I'm encountering is that you have to have seen the movie they're parodying to get the jokes. With Nostalgia Critic, that was not the case. All Nostalgia Critic was at its core was a guy making fun of lousy movies, yet that simpler concept was much more accessible. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on November 28, 2012, 11:02 pm
Adele - Music Groups
She was a good when she first came out, but alas, she has fallen victim to overexposure thanks to radio playing her songs over and over again. I swear if I hear \"Rolling In The Deep\" one more time I\'m gonna shoot a puppy. -- Submitted By: (tvfan) on November 28, 2012, 8:24 pm
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - Music Groups
Bruce still rocks and always will! -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on November 28, 2012, 6:48 pm
Britney Spears - Music Groups
The day that Britney became an international pop star was truely the day the music died. -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on November 28, 2012, 6:45 pm
Saved by the Bell - TV Shows
Terrible show. Unlikable kids. A click of popular kids with the one nerd friend who they constantly insult and mistreat. What a great lesson to teach kids. I also remember Slater(?) always calling Zack a prep, but thought Slater dressed like a prep himself. Wierd. I also read the article in which the guy who played Zack kinda dissed the show saying it wasn't that good.It seemed to upset some of the show's fans, but at least he was being honest about what he thought. -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on November 28, 2012, 6:29 pm
Sanford and Son - TV Shows
Redd Foxx was born to play this role. Loved the show and all it's characters. I actually like the episodes in which Grady was in charge even more, but was glad to see Fred come back home. -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on November 28, 2012, 6:17 pm
M*A*S*H - TV Shows
Never jumped or boned the fish! One of the best shows ever. In fact it actually improved each time someone new was brought in ,which is very unusual for a tv show. Most other shows start going down the tubes when someone from the main cast leaves. It was very good from day one and was good or great until the show ended (maybe 2 or 3 episodes were poor, but considering the show ran for 11 seasons I think that's a pretty dang good). -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on November 28, 2012, 6:06 pm
Game, The - TV Shows
When Derwin kept cheating on Melanie, when Melanie started sleeping with almost all the cast members (i'd even dare to say Brit Brat would have been her next conquest if she'd been older), when Malik went from funny spoiled mama's boy to being a total jackass, when Tasha went from sassy to being a straight up bitch, when "McHottie" made his first appearance here, ETC....the show boned so many times that i can't even pinpoint exactly when it was. Janay and Mel become best friends and Janay comes over to eat dinner at their house?? Seriously. So much unrealistic stuff and so many unexplained resolutions prior. They didn't question DJ's paternity until after he was like 2 and a half?? If you were ever a big fan of The Game then u may understand the "WTF" moments i mentioned here. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 28, 2012, 11:36 am
Saved by the Bell - TV Shows
Screech. Screech. Screech. I HATED him. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 28, 2012, 11:24 am
Parent 'Hood, The - TV Shows
One of my friends used to write for "The Parent 'Hood", and although he appreciated the opportunity and he said Mr. Townsend is a good-hearted guy, he did not like writing for the show because ANY time he had written a plot for the show, Townsend and one of the directors ALWAYS wanted to stick some after school/preachy message in the middle of it. To the point where the show became "The Cosby Show: Reloaded". If somebody told a lie in an episode (like Zaria getting detention) at the end of the show u could expect to see the whole family gathered on the couch smiling and talking about the effects of telling lies and how it can ruin lives and lead to drug abuse, etc. Enough already. I like Townsend, and so does my friend but it became too preachy and that in itself was off putting. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 28, 2012, 11:23 am
Lion King - Movie Series
The saying goes "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". They should have left well enough alone. "Lion King 1 and a half"? It was unnecessary and even though i was still kinda young when i saw it, i remember hating it. I LOVED (and still do) the 1st Lion King, and as far as i'm concerned, anything that followed was never made, why ruin a classic movie with less than subpar sequels. Just because a movie is great/classic, doesn't mean it needs a sequel. Even the title "1 and a half" bugged me, but i guess they named it right cuz it definitely wasn't even worthy of being named "Lion King 2". -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 28, 2012, 11:17 am
Jerry Springer Show, The - TV Shows
Only an idiot could watch this and think that it's even remotely real. So obviously fake and scripted and not to mention corny. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 28, 2012, 11:13 am
50 Cent - Music Groups
50 USED to be good. Get Rich Or Die Tryin (not to be confused with the soundtrack) is great. You don't even have to be about that life to appreciate that album. Trust me, I know some gangstas & also some suburban white kids who both bump this album. 50 boned the fish with the Massacre and the fish was fried up and served with a side of coleslaw on his third album "Curtis" and it wasn't just because of Kanye, trust me. I own all 3 of these albums, and on each one, 50 got worse & worse. He started out great. But Massacre was going downhill and Curtis (even though it sold over a million albums) was SO commercial and poppy to the point where i could barely stomach it. It was the same thing he criticized and mocked Ja Rule for. The Pussycat Dolls? Robin Thicke? J Timberlake?? Which, i wouldn't even mind if 50 collaborated with these artists if the songs were actually good. While "Ayo Technology" is cool, it's not because of 50. And "Fire" and "Follow My Lead" were garbage. 50 fell off badly and basically Ja Ruled himself by making sappy pop/love songs and no longer making the type of good music he made before he got his big deal with Shady/Aftermath. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 28, 2012, 11:11 am
Black Entertainment Television - Random Topics
Where do i possibly begin?? BET boned the fish when they got rid of Free & AJ, thus ruining the original 106 & Park. Ask anybody, EVER SINCE Free & AJ have been gone, 106 which was one of their major programs, has sucked complete ass. Rocsi was always beyond annoying. BET also got rid of the original Rap City: The Bassment with Big Tigga. The channel is so unpredictable as far as the line-up. For example once they played Moesha a few times. Then u don't see it come on again for maybe 6 months. WTF? They also did the same thing with One On One. A lot of ppl like those shows and they are quite popular, but they only show them once or twice in a blue moon and then start showing garbage shows like "My Wife & Kids" and "The Bernie Mac Show" which are both unfunny with bad acting. BET also plays the same movies over & over (if i flip through the channels and see "Daddy's Little Girls" one more time i'm going to go AWOL). Love & Basketball is a great movie and they only play that like once a year. BET is so hit and miss that it's beyond annoying and not worth bothering with most of the time. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 28, 2012, 11:02 am
Waffle House - Random Topics
The last time i went here with a friend of mine around 11 o'clock to get some late night breakfast and almost ended up in the middle of a shoot out. I mean the food's good but definitely not worth taking a bullet for. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 28, 2012, 10:50 am
Arby's - Random Topics
I've never had their roast beef sandwiches so i can't say whether i like/dislike those, but i do know i've gotten chicken strips from there and yes both times they were very hard, to the point of being inedible so i haven't been back since. I gave it a fair try despite other ppl telling me that Arby's sucked. Maybe it's just the one in my city, idk but i won't be going back. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 28, 2012, 10:48 am
Burger King - Random Topics
I think Burger King's burgers aren't half-bad. The Double Stacker, their cheeseburger, Whopper, etc. I like the fact that they have that flame-broiled flavor that most burger places don't have. Also they actually use real hamburger, and believe it or not, McDonald's and quite a few other fast food chains do not. Their chocolate milkshakes are pretty damn good as well. I think their lack of popularity generally comes from ppl being so stuck on McDonald's but, don't knock it if u haven't tried it for yourself, the Stacker is just as good as, if not better than McDonald's cheeseburgers. Before u hop aboard the "I Hate BK" bandwagon, they do have some items that are good. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 28, 2012, 10:43 am
Fresh Prince of Bel Air, The - TV Shows
I used to really enjoy this as a kid and i still catch it sometimes when it's on, but now that i'm older I really notice how fucking campy it really is. I'm not saying it's terrible at all but it's kind of average & formulaic. Typical episode, Will disses Carlton's height, Phil's weight, Hilary's dim wittedness, etc. I mean i'm no prude or anything, and definitely have a good sense of humor, but it's really repetitive and the only thing anybody ever picks on Will about is his ears and that's only once in a blue moon. Like the viewers are supposed to see Will as being perfection personified. Lol. Like the episode about Will being accepted into Princeton, or the episode where Will took all the attention from Carlton for being so great at basketball. It's like can Carlton ever have his moment for once? They made him look like the ultimate loser and like Will was Jesus Christ reincarnated. It became overkill with all the Will ass-kissing in my book. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 28, 2012, 10:38 am
America's Next Top Model - TV Shows
One of the biggest mistakes was they got rid of Janice and then she was replaced by Twiggy. Twiggy would have been good for some British competition but this is ANTM. But even with her on the panel, seasons 5 & 6 were still entertaining, especially the latter. What really started to make it go downhill was some of the girls. Believe it or not, the girls on the show do partially determine how interesting/uninteresting a cycle might be. Cycle 6 had Danielle, Jade, Furonda, Joanie, Nnenna, etc. They were funny and not boring. I can barely remember any of the girls in any of the cycles after that. The show should have ended on a good note after Danielle won Cycle 6 but Tyra continued to drag out and squeeze every dollar she could out of ANTM. Now it's on about Cycle 307 and she's gotten rid of both of the J's & Nigel. The ratings are now going to be lower than Paris Hilton's IQ. I hate to see a show that was once funny & entertaining become such a shell of it's former self and completely go down the drain but it boned a long time ago, pass the tartar sauce. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 28, 2012, 10:30 am
Dr. Phil - TV Shows
I still don't get why he was in Scary Movie 4. Like WTF? Very random & not in a good way. Dr Phil is full of shit. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 28, 2012, 10:18 am
Elmo - Random Topics
I never got what's so damn great about Elmo in the first place? I mean, he was ok at first but he got mgot more and more annoying it seems. He's an attention seeker and his laugh makes me want to use a cheese grater on his face. -- Submitted By: (Icemouth) on November 28, 2012, 10:16 am
Family Guy - TV Shows
When this show first started out I was among those that really enjoyed it, but it has not been very funny in years. Oddly enough it's spinoff "The Cleveland Show" is more entertaining(and it's not that great either). -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on November 28, 2012, 6:16 am
Simpsons, The - TV Shows
The Simpsons remain my favorite show ever. However, there have been times when I have been disappointed with the show,but considering it has been on the small screen for over 20 years I can overlook a few off episodes ever now and then. I will agree that the show doesn't have the emotional impact that it had in early seasons and is more driven by comedic puns and oddball storylines today, but it still is a great show. It's not as popular as it once was and I don't expect it to keep going much longer, but I will keep enjoying it while it last and then still watch it in reruns and on dvd. If i were to list one major gripe I have with the show it is the guest star factor, which normally adds nothing good to the show. -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on November 28, 2012, 5:57 am
Star Trek TNG - TV Shows
Captain Picard was cool and played by a great actor, but most of the rest of the crew i found to be a little dull. Riker, both the character and actor, was awful. Wesley...well there's nothing I can say about him that hasn't been said by almost anyone who has ever seen the show. -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on November 27, 2012, 6:25 pm
Star Trek: Deep Space 9 - TV Shows
Never boned. The best Star Trek series ever. -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on November 27, 2012, 6:02 pm
Married with Children - TV Shows
Show lost alot of it's appeal to me shortly after Steve left. The Bundys didn't have anybody else to contrast with. Marcy was reduced to a horny business woman who acted too much like the Bundys. Also shortly after Steve left the writing started getting worse and they just fell into the same formula over and over again. To me it became just another mindless sitcom . Still the first few seasons make it one of my favorite shows ever. -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on November 27, 2012, 5:58 pm
George Carlin - Celebrities
Would not, could not EVER bone! We need him now more than ever. Too bad he's gone. RIP George! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on November 26, 2012, 11:34 pm
Farrah Fawcett - Celebrities
I had her poster on my wall as a teenager. She was a beautiful person. So what if she couldn't act; she was right for the parts that she played. RIP Farrah. We miss you. -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on November 26, 2012, 10:57 pm
Jack Lord - Celebrities
One of TVs coolest cats EVER! Did not (and could not) ever bone!!! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on November 26, 2012, 10:55 pm
Newt Gingrich - Celebrities
Will BTF for all eternity in Hades! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on November 26, 2012, 9:21 pm
Elmo - Random Topics
Now there are three accusers. Not looking good for Clash and he is not behaving like an innocent man. One article I read said that the statute of limitations for criminal charges has run out on these cases. I don't know enough about New York law to know if that's true. And yes, the Clash supporters are starting to remind me of Michael Jackson fans. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on November 26, 2012, 9:14 pm
Two and a Half Men - TV Shows
Angus \"The 1/2 Man\" Jones had this to say about his show, \"Please stop watching it. Please stop filling your head with filth.\" Can\'t disagree with him and applaud his courage(?) to say it, but it just reinforces what I said before about this kid never finding work in Hollywood again after 2 1/2 Men ends. He seems to be following in the Kirk Cameron career path. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on November 26, 2012, 8:42 pm
Jennifer Lopez - Celebrities
She BTF when she went into music and changed her mname to J-Lo. I do remember seeing her in an interview before it became official in which she keep mentioning about her fans calling her J-Lo. You could tell she was wanted to be refered as J-Lo from that point on. -- Submitted By: (JMoose) on November 26, 2012, 8:02 pm
Quintuplets - TV Shows
AKA Failed Andy Richter Sitcom #2. And easily the worst of the bunch. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on November 26, 2012, 1:16 pm
Boston Public - TV Shows
Everything that has ever gone wrong at any school in America has gone wrong at Winslow High within a four-year time frame.
I don't think there was a clear jump the shark moment. I think it happened gradually in season 3. I feel like the focus was gradually shifted throughout the course of season 3, perhaps to market toward a more specific demographic, but I can't find a single defining moment like I can with most shows. -- Submitted By: (TheCeej) on November 26, 2012, 1:08 pm
Dreamworks Animation - Random Topics
It's not really the studio that can bone or whatnot, since *any* studio is going to release some duds and if there is an array of classic, fantastic films the number of duds will only be larger.
What is the matter for the mostpart is when they try to replicate their successes (i.e. Shrek) by countless sequels and/or superficial versions (e.g. like Shark Tale being an "underwater Shrek"). There is still potential for them to stand on their feet with Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon by going in their own paradigm. -- Submitted By: (johnnydough) on November 25, 2012, 5:33 pm
Thanksgiving - Random Topics
Would love to see Thanksgiving extended over two days (Thurs. and Friday) and all non-essential businesses closed for both days, due to a national holiday. Again, even if retail opened on Saturday they would still make bucketloads of money. -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on November 25, 2012, 10:43 am
Christmas - Random Topics
I'm probably even more extreme, in that I wish the Christmas season wouldn't start until after the first week of December. Having it for the entire month and more is ridiculous -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on November 25, 2012, 10:39 am
Elmo - Random Topics
On a completely different tangent, I was on a flight recently - one that had hundreds of channels for movies, TV show episodes etc. There was one for Sesame Street which was entirely Elmo (as per the blurb, I did not watch it) on channel 666. Subtle message? -- Submitted By: (johnnydough) on November 25, 2012, 12:58 am
Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp - TV Shows
Man, that was a FUN one. OK, for my preteen self it was fun but seeing clips as an adult, I understand it was a bit dumb. However; I have to give props to the trainers to somehow get those primates to perform their roles for what they were worth- without getting their own arms torn off as chimpanzees are surprisingly strong! I'm not sure it would work today nor would it be worth the risk to both the performers and trainers well beings to attempt it but it was a good curio for the time! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on November 24, 2012, 3:12 pm
Larry Hagman - Celebrities
The incredible irony is that while he played one of the most despicable, Machiavellian iconic characters ever, offscreen he'd spent the last few years caring for his Alzheimer's afflicted wife and, as recently as a week before his own passing, was focusing on how to make HER twilight as pleasant as possible despite her being unable to remember their past- despite his own mortal condition. Oh, and it's also quite a testament to his character that in addition to his family, the performers who played Bobby and Sue Ellen Ewing who his character had been rather nasty to, were at his bedside when he died in. ..yes, Dallas, Texas. RIP, Major Nelson [the iconic character I personally preferred him portraying]. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on November 24, 2012, 3:00 pm
To Tell The Truth - TV Shows
Parker,
I think Mr. Cooper[whoever he may have been] died on impact and likely never got to spend any of that money [as evinced by the fact that the only bills known to have been from that hijacking were found clumped+rotted in a riverbank years after the fact]. However; all that aside if that absurdity HAD happened as per your scenario, it WOULD have made an entertaining episode on 'To Tell the Truth'! Loved the classic version [with Peggy Cass, Bill Cullen, Kitty Carlisle with Garry Moore emceeing ]but didn't think the revived version was worth bothering with. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on November 24, 2012, 2:44 pm
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - Random Topics
It's been years since I've bothered with it mainly because it stops about every two minutes to have some Broadway celeb/soap star do a song+dance in front of the Sidewalk Red Star for the NBC cameras. Sorry, but when I watch a parade I want to see it MOVE! Anyway, while that's a personal preference, what REALLY caused it to bone as far as I'm concerned is when just DAYS after all the allegations came out that prompted Kevin Clash to abruptly retire for 'personal reasons', they had the ELMO FLOAT! Did the Macy's organizers truly believe that anyone would have been upset had they just 'retired' the character? There are no words. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on November 24, 2012, 2:36 pm
Elmo - Random Topics
BTW, I apologize for using "their" (when I should've said "they're") in my previous comment. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on November 24, 2012, 1:50 pm
Larry Hagman - Celebrities
Goodbye to Larry Hagman. RIP JR -- Submitted By: (lrbloom) on November 24, 2012, 1:40 pm
Dallas - TV Shows
I'll be the first to say good bye to JR (Larry Hagman) -- Submitted By: (lrbloom) on November 24, 2012, 1:38 pm
Angry Birds - Random Topics
Man, you can't go ANYWHERE without seeing Angry Birds merchandise. They even have Angry Birds Star Wars toys. I never played the game, so I can't say anything on it. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on November 24, 2012, 12:53 pm
Elmo - Random Topics
And, there's another underage rape victim. And people actually DEFENDING Kevin Clash if he did do it. Yeah, I guess you also want to pardon those disgusting pedo priests? Amazing how being a celebrity nets you scores of apologists, no matter how horrible your crime. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on November 24, 2012, 12:52 pm
Angry Video Game Nerd, The - Websites
Mixed feelings about AVGN cancelling. "After the Movie" is as a common boning moment as "Cousin Oliver", but there are literally hundreds of bad games out there for James to review. With the Wii, XBox360, and PS3 reaching the point of obsolescence (as well as the Gamecube, PS2, and XBox being over 10 years old), the number of bad games on old consoles will only grow. Then again, you don't want the Nerd to become a self-parody because it just won't cancel (cough *Simpsons* cough). There are other bad game reviewers on YouTube who are just as fun as the Nerd, so if he does retire, you can watch them instead.
-- Submitted By: (Robert) on November 24, 2012, 12:45 pm
Ted Nugent - Music Groups
I guess it's the anti-animal rights stuff I agree with. What he said was beyond horrible. He thinks he's strong because he attacks a dead person? Anyone can tell you that's cowardice. There's nothing tough-guy about dancing on someone's grave, let alone that of the mother of his children. Is he trying to be as tasteless as Bill Maher or Michael Moore? -- Submitted By: (Robert) on November 24, 2012, 12:43 pm
Thanksgiving - Random Topics
Black Thursday. Words are not vile enough to describe this trend, born this year. It's wrong for businesses to force their employees to miss their family's holiday so they can work the pre-Black Friday rush. It should be illegal. To those who protest by refusing to go to work on Thanksgiving, I salute you! To those who stay outside the store and get the CEOs thinking "Look at all these people who want to shop, we should open early", you should be ashamed of yourself. Just because you have no family or friends to visit on Thanksgiving, you want to ruin the holiday for others? -- Submitted By: (Robert) on November 24, 2012, 12:39 pm
Christmas - Random Topics
The Christmas season should officially begin on the day after Thanksgiving. Not in October, not in September...the day right after Thanksgiving. To be fair, it's not the Christians' fault this holiday's been hijacked by commercialists. They're getting fed up of all the commercialism as well, including myself. For the record, I get sick of the constant bombardment/overexposure as well. And it's really annoying to hear a Christmas song (like Carol of the Bells, Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, etc.) with lyrics changed to peddle a product or service. This year, we have that infernal "Garmin dot com" commercial sung to the tune of Carol of the Bells. Make it stop! -- Submitted By: (Robert) on November 24, 2012, 12:36 pm
Elmo - Random Topics
Considering how popular Elmo is, their probably not going to retire him, and will just give him a new voice actor.
PS: I'll remain neutral on the allegations until further evidence is given. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on November 24, 2012, 1:18 am
Elmo - Random Topics
I'd love to see Elmo be retired, but on yesterday's Macy's Parade Sesame Street float Elmo was there, front and center singing. (Sounded like it was still Clash's voice, too.) Too much $$$$ involved for Hasbro and Sesame Workshop to be rid of him. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on November 23, 2012, 9:09 pm
Sliders - TV Shows
Somebody actually voted "Never Boned-Still Rocks" Dude, what are you smoking and where can i get some. First two seasons were ok but after that it just fell apart. -- Submitted By: (sbfan2000) on November 23, 2012, 7:49 pm
Angry Birds - Random Topics
I'm surprised that no one has pointed out that Angry Birds seems to be a ripoff of Crush the Castle. Either that or the similarities in the games are one heck of coincidence. -- Submitted By: (ExplodingConsole) on November 23, 2012, 3:09 pm
Doobie Brothers, The - Music Groups
I got to see the Doobies in concert last summer. In spite of all the personnel changes in the band, they've still got it. Still rock, without a doubt. -- Submitted By: (Mythigator) on November 23, 2012, 10:10 am
Nicole Richie - Celebrities
Granted, she was a complete train wreck for a few years, no doubt about it. That said, I do give her credit for growing up and gaining some perspective on how she ended up going off the rails. Her (adoptive) parents' divorce and custody fight when she was a child didn't help her cause any, but it looks like she's taking responsibility for her own mistakes instead of taking the easy-way "blame the parents" road. In recent years, she's even managing to carry enough weight that she looks healthy, unlike the "walking screcrow" look she used to have. I wish her luck and I hope she's learned her lesson! -- Submitted By: (Mythigator) on November 23, 2012, 10:05 am
Simple Life, The - TV Shows
Back in the "Scottish Site" days, my assessment of this waste of film was "Season 1, shark jumper; season 2, shark bait; season 3 (and, in retrospect, thereafter), chum slick." The passage of time has not changed my assessment one iota. Without a doubt, it sucked, bit, and blew -- not only from Day 1 but also from the moment some doofus decided it would be cute to put Parasite Hilton into a reality show. -- Submitted By: (Mythigator) on November 23, 2012, 9:43 am
Angry Birds - Random Topics
@JayD:
The birds don't look like Furbies to me. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on November 23, 2012, 12:28 am
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes - Movie Series
The first one was funny; but as usual, the sequels choked on the fish bone completely! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on November 22, 2012, 11:17 pm
Blues Brothers - Movie Series
Note to Hollywood: NO MORE SEQUELS! They are almost ALWAYS lame!!! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on November 22, 2012, 11:09 pm
Endless Summer, The - Movie Series
Still one of the best documentaries ever! I have it on DVD. -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on November 22, 2012, 11:05 pm
Cars - Movie Series
Note to Hollywood: quit while you are ahead; sequels are almost ALWAYS lame!!! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on November 22, 2012, 11:02 pm
United States Congress - Random Topics
And yet people still vote in most of the same people... Sad. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on November 21, 2012, 1:38 pm
Thanksgiving - Random Topics
Boned not because of the holiday itself, but because of greedy corporate retailers like Target and Walmart who are opening at 9 PM on Thanksgiving day. If these assholes would simply open at 6 AM on Black Friday, they would still make the same amount of money and people could at least enjoy their Thanksgiving. Of course, blame also goes to all idiot shoppers who line up outside these stores hours before they open, thereby encouraging earlier openings. -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on November 20, 2012, 2:32 pm
Isley Brothers, The - Music Groups
They stood up to Michael Bolton and WON! Need I say more? Automatic permanent boneproof! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on November 19, 2012, 10:37 am
Jonathan Winters - Celebrities
I have to agree that he's funny but a little of him goes a VERY long way IMO! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on November 19, 2012, 10:33 am
Christmas - Random Topics
Walgreen's in my city stripped down the Halloween stuff November 1st and put the Christmas stuff up THAT day without even a second to consider Thanksgiving! I like the day itself and, as a Christian, I like take the time to reflect on His Birth and Life on that day but how greedy can retailer's be? Oh, and I could only find frankincense there- NO gold or myrrh at Walgreens! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on November 19, 2012, 10:31 am
Ted Nugent - Music Groups
Robert,
I just thought of something that really bothered me about him that's even worse than him dissing us men who opt to not hunt. On the VH1 'Behind the Music' deal with him which did its best to celebrate him, they touched upon the fact that his first wife OD'd after losing a custody battle -and he GLOATED that it just showed she was weak and he was strong! No, I certainly didn't expect 'The Nuge' to be 'Mr. Sensitive' even in a case like this but would it have killed him to have said something along the lines of' Things ended bad between us and I don't pretend we were friends but she didn't deserve that and my kids sure didn't deserve to lose their mother'?! Even a blanket 'No comment' would have at least given the viewer the idea that possibly he might have had SOME compassion in private for his kids having had their mother die that way. His poor daughter was interviewed about this on the 'BTM' and she was STILL shaken about it years after the fact [who wouldn't be] but did he say or do more than gloat in front of her? Yeah, he played some good guitar but that went beyond the pale of all decency regardless of any political views and, yes, I'd say that if he'd been the one who'd died and she'd been the one who outlived him and gloated. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on November 19, 2012, 10:23 am
To Tell The Truth - TV Shows
Yeah, I know Pelirojo. That was sorta the joke. Obviously a guy smart enough to get away with hijacking an airplane isn't going to be dumb enough to show up on "To Tell The Truth" just because he wants to be on TV. Besides, this will probably spawn a debate, but the real DB Cooper is probably dead or about 100 by now. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on November 19, 2012, 9:56 am
Angry Video Game Nerd, The - Websites
I kind of hope he ends the series with the movie. E.T. is the ultimate bad game, the one that created a video game depression for three years (ended by the launch of Nintendo in 1986), and I don't see where you can go from there. James Rolfe is a very talented guy, and I'd like to see other projects he has up his sleeve, but I'm afraid AVGN would grow stale after the movie. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 18, 2012, 11:53 pm
Elmo - Random Topics
Can we finally retire Elmo? The fact that the puppeteer for the character is a sick pedo is beyond the point, the character was always the worst of the Sesame Street lineup and now we have a good reason to move on from him. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 18, 2012, 11:49 pm
United States Congress - Random Topics
It should be worth noting that around the time of the SOPA fiasco, the approval rating for Congress was around 9%.
Not only is this lower than the lowest approval rating for any president since presidential approval ratings tracking began in the 1930s, but, from one comparison I saw, it's lower than the approval ratings for the IRS, lawyers, banks, and BP during the oil spill. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on November 17, 2012, 5:09 pm
Pinky, Elmyra &the Brain - TV Shows
Proof that TV execs are nothing more than failed writers who somehow turned into suits. You have a successful formula, you KEEP that formula. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on November 16, 2012, 11:11 pm
Rocky - Movie Series
Rocky: Great underdog story and one of the best from nothing to something films in Hollywood.
Rocky II: Very much an extension of the first one. Nothing too different.
Rocky III: A bit flashy and more over the top. A great testament to the culture of excess in the 1980s as well as Sylvester Stallone's rapid rise to Hollywood A-lister during the 1980s, making it almost autobiographical. Probably known more for Eye of the Tiger and launch pad for Hulk Hogan and Mr. T.
Rocky IV: Uses the Cold War as a center piece. Keeps a lot of the flash of Rocky III, though tones it down a bit. A little bit hokey and cheesy with it's overly jingoistic themes and unrealistic training scenes.
Rocky V: Dark, depressing, not uplifting like other Rocky films. Unlikable characters and cheesy dialogue. Also features Stallone's son, who died recently, so overall, the boning point of the series.
Rocky Balboa: A good modernized version of Rocky, though a bit unrealistic. Still, bring back the positivity and uplifting messages of the older Rocky films. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 16, 2012, 11:13 am
Sonic the Hedgehog - Random Topics
I've been playing Sonic Colors and Sonic Generations, and I have to say that they're pretty good games. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on November 15, 2012, 7:53 pm
Angry Video Game Nerd, The - Websites
As I write this, in less than a week, the movie trailer has almost a million hits. It would've been cool if it were released in December 2012, the 30-year anniversary of ET's release on Atari. Better late than never, and ET sucked because it was rushed to make it to stores on time. The belated AVGN:TM release could be seen as satire, or a lesson being taught too late. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on November 15, 2012, 7:20 pm
Rocky - Movie Series
Interesting, Paulbrec. Since you have experience, it would be cool if you gave us some ideas and tips on how Rocky would have been more accurate! Sort of like how scientists give their input on sci-fi movies: what's accurate, what's not, how certain events would be feasible, etc. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on November 15, 2012, 7:17 pm
Ted Nugent - Music Groups
While I support some of his stances (such as being anti-Peta), insulting people who voted for Obama was uncalled for. I mean, what if he called Romney supporters neanderthals, bigots, and anti-education (against conservatives for being allegedly misogynistic, refusing to support gay marriage and talking of "killing" Big Bird, respectively)? -- Submitted By: (Robert) on November 15, 2012, 7:15 pm
Elmo - Random Topics
Kevin Clash is a pedo? Forget it, I *DO* have a beef with Kevin Clash. The victim recanting his story was probably paid to shut up. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on November 15, 2012, 7:07 pm
Christmas - Random Topics
The local mall in my area got Santa out first weekend of November. Let the turkey die first before we even entertain the thought of Santa and Christmas music and such. Hell, if the "Christian" nutballs wonder why there is a "War on Christmas", it's because we get bombarded with Christmas stuff so early, and get sick of it so quick!!! -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on November 15, 2012, 12:40 pm
IMDB - Websites
Agreed. Like Wikipedia, it's better to read it, then to partake in its activities -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on November 15, 2012, 12:38 pm
Elmo - Random Topics
I saw that, but with a resolution this quick, I suspect the accuser was paid off. (TMZ says it was a six figure payout.) Regardless, we now for a fact that this guy trolls for hookups with dudes half his age, and used Sesame Street's computers to do so. This runs contrary to the whole clean-cut, nice-guy family man image that documentary portrayed. Elmo is still a lousy character and Kevin Clash is creepy. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on November 15, 2012, 12:34 pm
Facts of Life, The - TV Shows
I read that Lisa Whelchel is battling the West Nile virus..i'm thinking it was contracted sometime during her Survivor stint.. oh well, hope she gets better
http://news.yahoo.com/lisa-whelchel-battling-west-nile-virus-153926776.html -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on November 15, 2012, 10:28 am
Rolling Stones, The - Music Groups
i was kinda hoping they would've included stereo versions of 'Last Time' 'Satisfaction' and 'Get Off My Cloud' (and others prev. only available in mono).. Not the case. I myself say GRRR -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on November 15, 2012, 10:23 am
IMDB - Websites
Im not sure what website is ruled by bigger wonks- IMDB or Wiki. Both are getting, well suspiciously shady. -- Submitted By: (Chubby Rain) on November 15, 2012, 4:42 am
Guess Who, The - Music Groups
Without Burton, there is no Guess Who. I don't understand why he never acquired the rights to the Guess Who name, otherwise there wouldn't have been a bogus Guess Who going around. I remember seeing that album in the stores and I knew that there was something fishy about it. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on November 14, 2012, 10:16 pm
Elmo - Random Topics
Regarding the recent accusations of Kevin Clash: According to this article (http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-accuser-in-the-elmo-sex-scandal-has-recanted-h,88720/), the guy who made the allegations recanted his story (meaning, he took it back). -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on November 14, 2012, 7:40 pm
Christmas - Random Topics
Time for me to make my yearly visit to this site again. Aaaaaaand yes indeed, it is mid-November and there are Christmas commercials for RadioShack and (I think) Target starting to run. The Creep lives on! -- Submitted By: (ScottyB) on November 14, 2012, 5:11 am
Storage Wars - TV Shows
Although we all know this show if fake (Treasures are planted by the producer), it is still an interesting show.
The characters are fun, and I do believe the conflict between them is scripted.
Overall, a good program, but understand that it is scripted. -- Submitted By: (paulbrec) on November 13, 2012, 2:24 pm
Rocky - Movie Series
First of all, I have to say that being a boxer myself, Rocky, a very likeable character, is the absolute worst boxer in the world. In the real world, there could have been no way he could have ever been champion.
That being said, "Rocky" is not reality, it is fiction. Therefore, the fact that Rocky has no skill or logical boxing technique does not really matter. Just a bit of an annoyance.
"Rocky" and "Rocky Balboa" were the best of the series.
"Rocky II" was nothing special, just and extension of the first one.
"Rocky III" was not too bad, and it spawned the number one song of 1982, still popular today.
"Rocky IV" was just plain odd. Understanding it is only fiction, the likeliness of the story every actually happening, or could have happened, is 'highly unlikely' to 'not a chance'.
"Rocky V" was the weakest of the series, but still not the worst film I have ever seen.
Overall, a good series, with good characters and story development. -- Submitted By: (paulbrec) on November 13, 2012, 2:42 am
IMDB - Websites
I have mixed feelings about this site.
I find that the admins don't always know what they are doing.
I have had content removed for no reason, and other times, no problem.
With a site that relies so strongly on user input, they need to be more respectful to their contributors.
If the admins are not sure about something, double-check it, don't just remove it. Who is to say the admins are always right?
-- Submitted By: (paulbrec) on November 13, 2012, 2:14 am
Wikipedia - Websites
I have started to dislike Wikipedia and no longer submit content.
Basically, there is no moderation, anyone can just decide the rules, and if they don't like what you post, will remove it.
I am not going to waste time submitting content to a web site, if it is not going to be appreciated and used.
They need a fixed set of moderators, with a fixed set of rules that apply to all.
-- Submitted By: (paulbrec) on November 13, 2012, 2:08 am
Friends - TV Shows
I could never get into this show.
From Day One it seemed that the comedy was "forced" and fake.
Comedy should flow and become part of the story, not just thrown in because it is a comedy and therefore must be funny.
-- Submitted By: (paulbrec) on November 13, 2012, 1:43 am
Jerry Springer Show, The - TV Shows
Fake, boring, garbage. A total waste of airtime.
Also, very predictable. You know when someone comes out with water, a cake, or whatever, it will eventually end up on someone else.
Do they really think viewers are that stupid?
-- Submitted By: (paulbrec) on November 13, 2012, 1:40 am
Rolling Stones, The - Music Groups
They have issued yet another greatest hits package. I've seen the track listing. There are some glaring omisions and many of the tracks are in their shorter single edits. Won't be giving up my Hot Rocks sets just yet. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on November 12, 2012, 10:14 pm
Deep Purple - Music Groups
Deep Purple, a real rock group, finally gets nominated for the rock and roll hall of fame. Long overdue, but it's a shame that Jon Lord had to die first. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on November 12, 2012, 10:02 pm
Ted Nugent - Music Groups
Okay, so Romney didn't win the election, but that is no excuse to diss Obama and call his supporters "pimps, whores, and welfare brats." -- Submitted By: (JayD) on November 12, 2012, 9:51 pm
Elmo - Random Topics
OK, forget everything I said about Kevin Clash allegedly being a nice guy. Yeeesh. I guess now I can hate Elmo 100% without any guilt. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on November 12, 2012, 5:41 pm
Nashville - TV Shows
This show is great because of the soapy-ness of it all. Can't go wrong with a show about country music singers in Nashville. Plus, T Bone Burnet is the music producer so the music is awesome. -- Submitted By: (Stephanie) on November 12, 2012, 11:55 am
Keith Green - Music Groups
This man's music could NEVER bone. One of his friends said he was like a comet....came and went quickly but left a huge mark on the lives he touched. -- Submitted By: (Stephanie) on November 12, 2012, 11:52 am
Type O Negative - Music Groups
Soggy- glad you checked it out, it's Not as good as Type O, but it was fun to discover more Peter Steele material after we lost Pete- great bands!! -- Submitted By: (Chubby Rain) on November 11, 2012, 11:43 am
Angry Video Game Nerd, The - Websites
AVGN: The Movie looks to be amazing. Can't wait to see it. I wonder where it all goes from here. Trailer here: http://youtu.be/eiz95K1ngiI -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on November 10, 2012, 5:27 pm
Saved by the Bell - TV Shows
Lark Voorhies (who played Lisa) is just in denial if she says nothing is wrong with her (this having to do with the rumors that she's bipolar).. the interviews with her i saw (most recently on ET) were a little strange -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on November 9, 2012, 2:09 pm
Sammy Hagar - Music Groups
Whoever said "Turned 60 yet barely looks 40"...what the hell were you smoking? Sammy looks totally used up, and OLDER than his real age. In some pics it also looks like he had a bad face lift. He's DEFINITELY aging! -- Submitted By: () on November 9, 2012, 11:16 am
Little People,Big World - TV Shows
Zach wrecked the car then told His younger sister there would be hell to pay if she told.She should have kicked his butt -- Submitted By: (JohnRiddle) on November 8, 2012, 2:41 pm
Wikipedia - Websites
End of the year, so you know what that means... yup... time for Wikipedia to beg for money. At least it looks like they listened to us, as I don't see the pictures of the usual asshats and pretentious assholes that beg you for money. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on November 7, 2012, 1:52 pm
Denzel Washington - Celebrities
I agree SSM, I think he's bone proof too. He could make a 2 hour movie about how to tie your shoe and it would be box office gold. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on November 6, 2012, 10:25 pm
Saved by the Bell: The College Years - TV Shows
Absolutely horrible, even more so then the shows predecessors. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on November 6, 2012, 10:22 pm
Star Wars - Movie Series
If Lucas won't be directing that is a definite plus. I wonder if Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford etc are going to be in the new films? -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on November 5, 2012, 9:15 am
Beauty and the Beast (TV series) - TV Shows
When they killed off Catherine's character. They should have just ended the show with her giving up her DA job and moving into the underground community with Vincent. -- Submitted By: (SilverFang) on November 4, 2012, 8:47 pm
Monkees, The - TV Shows
The Monkees could never bone. My favorite show as a child and as an adult. Like the first poster said, some shows just stay with you throughout your life. RIP, Davy Jones. -- Submitted By: (Stephanie) on November 4, 2012, 4:06 pm
Megadeth - Music Groups
When Dave Mustaine became "born-again" and a government conspiracy theorist. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 4, 2012, 10:36 am
Haley Joel Osment - Celebrities
If i'm not mistaken, he is currently the voice of Sora in Kingdom Hearts as well as doing Indie films -- Submitted By: (tvfan) on November 4, 2012, 1:13 am
Last Man Standing - TV Shows
less viewers then Reba -- Submitted By: (nebo124) on November 3, 2012, 10:56 pm
Disney - Random Topics
Yeah, Pixar too. I remember when they were going to go off and do their own thing, then Disney turned around and just bought them out. Anyhow, I really don't know what to make of the Lucasfilms purchase. On one hand, George Lucas ruined the original trilogy with those loathed digital re-edits. Since he's so addicted to CGI, maybe it's a good thing. Another plus is Disney might know there's Hell to pay if they DARE Disney-fy the Star Wars trilogy. On the other hand, there's Disney sequelitis, and we could someday see Star Wars XIV: The Search for More Money. Oh, wait...that was Spaceballs II. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on November 3, 2012, 10:43 pm
Megadeth - Music Groups
JayD, it should be worth mentioning that, if this article (http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-03-29/news/31256589_1_birther-president-obama-dave-mustaine) is anything to go by, Dave Mustaine is a "birther" (as in, someone who thinks that Obama wasn't born in the US). -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on November 3, 2012, 7:37 pm
Monkees, The - TV Shows
I wish I could agree with you, gagedesoto, but decades after the fact, I FINALLY saw [bits] of the movie "Head" and their '33 and 1/3 Revolutions per Monkee' TV specials. What a depressing,humorless,disturbing and pointless one-two punch those two proved to be re the band and the show! If one wants to see the bounty of the excesses of the 1960's shadowside, those two productions are IT! Ironically, for the determined forensic Monkee maniacs, there ARE a few scattered entertaining moments even in the latter production [e.g. Peter Tork playing Beethoven on the harpsicord, the band jamming to Nesmith's 'Listen to the Band' before being overwhelmed by needless additions] but it's no wonder Tork was burned out by this that he quit the group right after the latter even though he had to cough up over $100 thousand to do so. Nesmith hung on for a few more albums and some commercials before a final one for Nerf balls in which he sincerely declared 'E-Nerf's e-Nerf' while being pummelled by them. However; all was not lost for the group in that the three sans Nesmith rejoined in the 80's . And for the TV fans, Nesmith scripted a reasonably entertaining 1997 'update' 'Hey Hey We're the Monkees' in which all four characters were still at that Malibu pad, being friends, having adventures and making music [of course this contrasted with the performers actual lives in which the four had had varied careers, about a dozen wives and sixteen kids]. Thankfully, that special pretended "Head" and '33 and 1/3 Revolutions' had NEVER happened which is best for all concerned, IMO. Now of course, Mr. Jones is no longer with us and the three remaining ones including Nesmith are touring as of November, 2012. Considering the number of times they've been declared dissolved, I can't help but think it's likely they'll find ways to tour together off and on until the last survivor. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on November 3, 2012, 4:38 pm
TLC (The Learning Channel) - Random Topics
Excellently put, cartooner! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on November 3, 2012, 4:17 pm
Disney - Random Topics
Truth be told, I'd feel more optimistic re the news of the purchase of Lucasfilm were Uncle Walt still at the helm inasmuch as HE would have done his derndest to have steered the 'Star Wars' enterprise away from the pointless track of cynicism,evil celebrated and sadism that's pervaded it ever since Lucas gave the EU writers free rein after 'ROJ' 's original release.Under Uncle Walt the original themes of good triumphing over evil, redemption and mercy would have been brought back but with whoever's running Disney these days, I'm not so sure! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on November 3, 2012, 4:15 pm
Star Wars - Movie Series
I'm cautiously optimistic about the sale. We saw what happens when George Lucas has total control over the franchise-- three execrable prequels, a lousy CGI cartoon, and even the original trilogy is marred by asinine changes. Honestly guys, I can't see how it can get much worse than it is now. I mean, the other day I saw Star Wars Angry Birds toys. How is a hypothetical crossover with Mickey Mouse worse than that? We'll either get more of the same, or perhaps, some good will come out of all of this now that George has little to no control of the franchise. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on November 3, 2012, 3:31 pm
Disney - Random Topics
Let's not forget that they own Pixar as well. Pixar, Lucasfilms, Jim Henson, Marvel and Disney's own brand... -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 2, 2012, 9:46 pm
Lenny Kravitz - Celebrities
A few good songs but overall this guy is very annoying. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on November 2, 2012, 6:06 pm
Haley Joel Osment - Celebrities
So what happened to this guy anyway? I guess he's another former child star who is unable to make it as an adult star. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on November 2, 2012, 6:01 pm
Megadeth - Music Groups
So Dave Mustaine believes that Obama was behind the Aurora theatre shootings. I never liked Megadeth anyway, but he sure has boned for saying such a thing. I wouldn't be surprised if he thinks that Obama was behind Hurricaine Sandy. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on November 2, 2012, 5:54 pm
Best Buy - Random Topics
I stopped shopping there over ten years ago, I'd had enough of the insufferable teen employees who acted like you ruined their day if you asked them to do their job and help you. -- Submitted By: () on October 31, 2012, 6:10 pm
Star Wars - Movie Series
If you think Jar-Jar Binks is bad, get ready for the fishing pole because now Disney has brought Star Wars and planning to make a new trilogy. -- Submitted By: (SSM) on October 31, 2012, 5:12 pm
Star Wars - Movie Series
** FILET KNIFE ALERT ** Luke Skywalker and Han Solo are joining Mickey Mouse, Buzz Lightyear and Iron Man in Disney's roster of heroes.
Disney is buying Lucasfilm for $4 billion, adding the legendary Star Wars franchise to the entertainment giant's stable of characters. Lucasfilm is 100% owned by founder George Lucas. The purchase culminates a one and a half year pursuit of the Lucas empire, Disney's CEO said.http://tinyurl.com/8kd3hmq
Get ready for "Jar-Jar Binks in Ewokland" -- Submitted By: (BrewMaster) on October 31, 2012, 8:52 am
SpongeBob SquarePants - TV Shows
I sat through a few newer episodes...they're really out of ideas. The plots are either lame (Gary meowing nonstop throughout an episode for snail treats), predictable (I was able to guess what would happen 9 out of 10 times. No joke!), or recycled from past episodes (Squid Baby was just Goo Goo Gas where only Squidward turned into a baby). In regards to a previous post mentioning Simpsons parallels, there are plenty: the stupid character who gets stupider with each passing season. The stupid character's progressive stupidity so overly forced as to be ridiculous. All the characters getting stupider. Digital ink and paint making the animation go from fluid to "militarily rigid" (thanks to Zombie Simpsons for that quote!). Recognizing themselves (one fish made a reference to "My Leg!" being a running gag). Acting out of character. Becoming parodies of themselves. Trying too hard to follow running gags (especially Mr. Krabs being obsessed with money). Voices becoming more and more high-pitched and whiny. Plots which have no purpose but to keep the show going. I think it's safe to call this new series "Zombie Spongebob". -- Submitted By: () on October 30, 2012, 11:05 pm
Disney - Random Topics
I just found out today that Disney's buying Lucasfilms for $4 Billion. So now, Disney will own Jim Henson, Marvel, and Lucasfilms. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on October 30, 2012, 9:59 pm
Barack Obama II - Celebrities
One week away from the big day... do you think Obama will be reelected or Romney will win? Me, I'm not thrilled either way. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on October 30, 2012, 9:15 pm
Hercules: The Animated Series - TV Shows
I'd rather watch the Hercules cartoons from the 1960s than this incarnation. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on October 30, 2012, 6:09 pm
Scorpions - Music Groups
The scorpions put out one of the greatest power ballads ever, "Still Loving You." However, I hate "Winds of Change." -- Submitted By: (JayD) on October 30, 2012, 5:44 pm
Moody Blues, The - Music Groups
If fans had a say about who gets inducted into the rock hall of fame, they would have been inducted in their first year of eligibility, yet the powers that be continue to snub them. Overall, they never boned but they did have their share of missteps, including "Sitting at the Wheel" which sounds almost like "Running on Empty." -- Submitted By: (JayD) on October 30, 2012, 5:33 pm
Worst-Case Scenario (book series) - Random Topics
I happen to be a fan of this series. very helpful for life skills they don't teach you in school and even an enjoyable read. never boned -- Submitted By: (wambamsam) on October 30, 2012, 5:31 pm
Dairy Queen - Random Topics
get an arctic rush and ask for some vanilla soft serve in it. I call it a global cooler. -- Submitted By: (wambamsam) on October 30, 2012, 5:22 pm
America (band) - Music Groups
Never boned, and they beat out the Eagles for best new artist at the grammies back in the early 70s. Of course the Eagles would go on to eclipse America in success, but it didn't mean that America's music is inferior. It isn't. Anyway, Rhino put out a great 22 song hits package about a decade ago that covered their entire career, yet it's harder to find these days than their still in print Greatest Hits album from the mid 70s. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on October 30, 2012, 5:22 pm
Steve Miller Band - Music Groups
Good stuff but his mid to late 70s material is overplayed on classic rock stations, that is songs that appear on his greatest hits(74-78)album which for some reason is still available despite a more recent and more comprehensive collection that had been available for a while and could now be out of print. This one has a few of his early songs like "Living in the USA" and "Space Cowboy." -- Submitted By: (JayD) on October 30, 2012, 5:07 pm
Avril Lavigne - Celebrities
She is the poster child for bad Canadian Music. I think it is fittling that she has hooked up with the guy from Nickelback. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on October 30, 2012, 4:42 pm
Fly, The - Movie Series
This is one instance is that the remake of The Fly is alot better than the original -- Submitted By: (SSM) on October 29, 2012, 6:18 am
Nightmare on Elm Street - Movie Series
All I can say is about the remake is Jackie Earl Hayley did a decent job as Freddy but the rest of the cast is too bland and boring, especially the Remake Nancy, she just too annoying. -- Submitted By: (SSM) on October 29, 2012, 6:09 am
That's So Raven - TV Shows
T'Keyah Crystal Keymah left this show & she is way funnier than Raven -- Submitted By: (Zevmordious) on October 29, 2012, 1:13 am
TLC (The Learning Channel) - Random Topics
I don't know how you go from a channel that airs educational programming and being co-owned by NASA to a channel that airs things like "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo." -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on October 28, 2012, 7:57 pm
Dr. Seuss movies (live-action) - Movie Series
The live-action Grinch wasn't horrible, but it certainly wasn't as good as the animated version. The live action Cat in the Hat?
Let's just say that the only thing I really liked about the film was that it's the reason why there haven't been any more live action movies based on Dr. Suess' books. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on October 28, 2012, 5:41 pm
Windows Vista - Random Topics
Like all windows OS, its big, slow, buggy.Mine started acting up just 2 weeks after I got it. -- Submitted By: (hifijohn) on October 28, 2012, 4:00 pm
Adam Carolla - Celebrities
He was funny on the radio show loveline.He had little patience with the, at times ,very stupid callers and was funny. But he's pretty useless in everything else. -- Submitted By: (hifijohn) on October 28, 2012, 3:27 pm
Monty Python's Flying Circus - TV Shows
Benny Hill was much funnier (Python boned from the start). MPFC was a mess from the get-go.In one ep the Pythons made up one of them to look like Hill and they played his theme music in the background. He was what the Pythons tried but failed to be
-- Submitted By: (gb) on October 27, 2012, 7:59 pm
Scorpions - Music Groups
Their record label boned by never putting Lady Starlight on any of their greatest hits compilations.. One of their best songs -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on October 27, 2012, 7:05 am
Martin (TV Series) - TV Shows
What I never got about this show were all the characters he played. The show was like two shows within a show. You had a show with Martin, Gina, his friends and their adventures then you had an off the wall show with Martin doing zany things with the other characters he played. I much preferred the former to the latter and when the show went more in the direction of the latter, it really started to become unwatchable. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on October 25, 2012, 5:09 pm
Scorpions - Music Groups
Never boned. I still listen to Scorps on occasion. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on October 24, 2012, 9:36 pm
Martin (TV Series) - TV Shows
I never cared for this show. I don't find Martin Lawrence funny one bit. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on October 24, 2012, 9:31 pm
Avril Lavigne - Celebrities
Best way to put it. She is Britney Spears if she was a skater chick. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on October 23, 2012, 11:42 pm
Jenny McCarthy - Celebrities
The Chicago Sun-Times has hired her on as an advice columnist and blogger. For more on what Jenny's "advice" has caused, see jennymccarthybodycount.com -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on October 23, 2012, 5:39 pm
Maury - TV Shows
The show was already boning & it's boning even more. They're showing older clips from past seasons onto new episodes. -- Submitted By: (FlxibleMetro9150) on October 22, 2012, 1:27 pm
Martin (TV Series) - TV Shows
The show started to get stale in season 4. -- Submitted By: (FlxibleMetro9150) on October 22, 2012, 1:25 pm
Sesame Street - TV Shows
I wonder how people would have reacted if instead of Big Bird, he'd named Elmo -- Submitted By: (ExplodingConsole) on October 22, 2012, 12:54 pm
WGN - Random Topics
The WGN which airs locally in Chicago is not the same as WGN America. Basically, the only programming the two separate entities both air are Cubs baseball games and the local Chicago area news.
While WGN America airs the likes of Scrubs, Til Death, Matlock, In the Heat of the Night, Walker Texas Ranger and America's Funniest Home Videos, the local WGN in Chicago airs programming such as 30 Rock, Friends, Andy Griffith Show, a 5 hour daily morning news program, Live with Kelly and Michael and Two and a Half Men.
Interestingly enough, many Chicago natives are completely unaware of the existence of WGN America as it does not air in the Chicago area. -- Submitted By: (Profzed) on October 22, 2012, 12:05 am
Vegetarianism - Random Topics
If people don't want to eat meat, that's their decision. Just don't try to convert me on your ideals, as well. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on October 21, 2012, 11:27 am
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) - Random Topics
@Pelirojo - I recall reading somewhere that a study conducted some time ago came to the conclusion that lack of meat in one's diet leads to brain shrinkage. PETA is proving how true that study is in spades with the stupidity they spew time and time again. I mean, that idiotic "Got Beer?" campaign (drink beer instead of milk ( -- Submitted By: (BigAl) on October 21, 2012, 7:12 am
Avril Lavigne - Celebrities
Why people thought that her being a skateboarder made her "cooler" than Britney, I have no idea. It sounded like the same crap to me. -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on October 20, 2012, 10:09 pm
Conan O'Brien - Celebrities
Conan gets major props for leaving NBC and not putting up with Leno's bullshit -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on October 20, 2012, 9:59 pm
Danny Bonaduce - Celebrities
Boned when Danny boxed hack comedian Bob Levy, after Levy slapped Bonaduce in an obviously staged altercation (search for the clip on youtube) -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on October 20, 2012, 9:51 pm
Alex "A-Rod" Rodriguez - Celebrities
A-Fraud once again assumes the mantle of the biggest choke-artist in MLB playoff history. -- Submitted By: (BrewMaster) on October 19, 2012, 6:19 am
Lance Armstrong - Celebrities
Sad but true point, Robert. However; those of us with faith believe that in the next world, everyone gets EXACTLY what they deserve. Yeah, I tried to give him as much doubt's benefit as possible for the longest time but there simply seems to be too much smoke for there to have been apparently zero ignition on his part. Oh, and now the Tour de France is supposed to from now on have NO 'official' winners re those seven years. What does that say to the fastest NON-chemically altered competitors for each of those years? Talk about a sport imploding. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on October 18, 2012, 7:30 pm
Jeannie (Animated Series) - TV Shows
I saw this but even back then was puzzled at why they bothered to have the character of Baboo. Did the networks think that having a teen boy finding a gorgeous girl djini in a bottle be too provocative for Saturday morning cartoons so was Baboo supposed to be a 'chaperone' along with 'comic relief'? At least the boy knew that Jeannie had absolutely NOTHING going on with Baboo despite having to be cramped up for centuries in the same bottle. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on October 18, 2012, 7:22 pm
Major Dad - TV Shows
Travoltron,
I agree with you on both points here! She did an excellent job on "Major Dad" AND it's good to hear that she's evidently still with us at this time! I have to wonder if she had a similar reaction to the evident premature 'Net obits as Mark Twain did ('reports of my death are greatly exaggerated')? Oh, well, hopefully she's gotten to read kudos re how her fans have appreciated her work! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on October 18, 2012, 6:45 pm
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) - Random Topics
Are you all KIDDING?! These Pokemons are FICTIONAL characters so what's the point of PETA protesting the treatment much less attempting to concoct ersatz versions of them! Besides, kids who are into these things aren't exactly famous for taking care of REAL critters. How many members of 4-H Clubs are Pokemon fans anyway? Talk about bogus timewasting! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on October 18, 2012, 6:22 pm
Presidential Election Debates - Random Topics
Based on the performance of the last two "moderators" why don't they just go all in and tap Michele Obama for the next one? I'd be the same result. -- Submitted By: (BrewMaster) on October 18, 2012, 12:23 pm
Marilyn Manson - Music Groups
The New Album "Born Villain" is amazing, and the prior effort "High End of Low" was also a stellar album, great stuff actually, he just isnt "trendy" like he was in 97-2002. Try checking them out. -- Submitted By: (Chubby Rain) on October 18, 2012, 4:15 am
American Restoration - TV Shows
Exactly! And if I hear "Hey Babe!" one more time... -- Submitted By: (rab) on October 17, 2012, 8:59 pm
Marilyn Manson - Music Groups
Shock rock that isn't so shocking anymore. And no, the lead singer wasn't Paul on The Wonder Years. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on October 17, 2012, 5:13 pm
Marilyn Manson - Music Groups
Holywood was Manson's last great album, and it's been downhill ever since. -- Submitted By: (beancrock) on October 17, 2012, 7:56 am
Sesame Street - TV Shows
@Travoltron:
From what I've read, Barney is no longer making episodes. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on October 16, 2012, 10:04 pm
Happy Feet - Movie Series
Well, I watched Happy Feet 2. The global warming message is anything but subtle this time. There are also scientific inaccuracies: as "Sven the flying penguin" is described, we see a flashback: polar bears stand on a rapidly melting ice berg, which soon melts to nothing. It just reinforces a scientific inaccuracy: penguin/polar bear coexistence. Polar Bears live in the North pole, penguins live in the South pole. They don't live together in the wild! Also, the B plot line involving the krill is irrelevant. All they do is inject themselves into scenes, adding bupkis to the story. They're more like streakers running across a baseball field, interrupting the game. And they're cliche: small creatures questioning their lot in life. Way to put on that originality cap! Not to mention Sven leads the penguins to singing the Numa Numa Dance song (Dragostea din tei). What were they thinking?! And at one part, I could've sworn I heard the penguin chick singing the bassline for Ice Ice Baby. And the credits are impossible to read. They start infinitesimal at the bottom of the screen, becoming larger as they reach the top. They become barely legible in the middle, hardly giving you time to read who did whose voice. I had to go online to find out who did the voice of Sven! Speaking of which, here's the first plus side: Sven was voiced by Hank Azaria, performing a very convincing Swedish accent. Another one: There's a part where we hear the Russian choir version of We Are the Champions, which is interesting. -- Submitted By: () on October 15, 2012, 9:39 pm
Yahoo! - Websites
Yahoo needs to quit changing the damn email layouts. I was content with what it was before. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on October 15, 2012, 9:02 pm
Dairy Queen - Random Topics
Thanks for the warning, Jp. You want to know something? I suspected their chicken tenders were what made them sick. I planned on trying them, but none of the Dairy Queens I've visited have them. Now I know why. Sticking with fast food chicken tenders. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on October 15, 2012, 9:01 pm
Lance Armstrong - Celebrities
It's said that cheaters never prosper, but that's not quite true: cheaters DO prosper...just at a heavy price. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on October 15, 2012, 8:55 pm
Weezer - Music Groups
I'll admit to liking the songs: Buddy Holly, Say It Ain't So, Undone, and My Name Is Jonas. That about all though. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on October 15, 2012, 8:49 pm
Mitt Romney - Celebrities
Probably the biggest problem that I've had with the elections (aside from the over-saturation of political ads) is that I'm not sure when the candidates are being honest, and when they're just saying something to get more votes for their side. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on October 15, 2012, 7:58 pm
Yahoo! - Websites
Cartooner, that is the most accurate summation of anything I have ever read here. Kudos. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on October 15, 2012, 11:55 am
Lance Armstrong - Celebrities
How ironic that Lance Armstrong was thought to be the epitome of everything that used to make America great (succeeding by hard work and pure want to) and instead turned out to be everything that's wrong with America today (the only way to succeed is to cheat like hell). -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on October 15, 2012, 11:53 am
Electoral College - Random Topics
I found another video (from the same guy that made the first video I shared about the issues with the electoral college) that shows some more issues with the electoral college (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHEDXzOfENI&feature=plcp). -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on October 15, 2012, 12:47 am
Santana - Music Groups
I'm fine with "Smooth," but it did seem to usher in an era in which Santana has done almost nothing but collaborations. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on October 13, 2012, 7:27 pm
Chappelle's Show - TV Shows
A very funny series. I watched the two seasons so many times. I agree that the show was going in a direction that wasn't very positive and because the show is named Chappelle show. I understand why he backed out. The show took many risk in terms of racial insensitivity and with the 3rd season im sure producers wanted to take even more. The turning point for me really was when I heard a classmate explaining a joke from the show and he was repeating it word for word, n-word and everything. I know its a new age and it wasn't meant to offend me but it did kinda make me uncomfortable. Thats when I realized that the show wasn't so much a positive form of entertainment. Say what you want..."its just jokes"..yeah thats true but some of his jokes were too far to be on television. -- Submitted By: (Elz) on October 13, 2012, 5:59 pm
Martin (TV Series) - TV Shows
Martin is one of those shows that will remain funny for a long time despite being a 90's show. It definitely started dying with the whole harassment lawsuit issue and Martin movie career. Gina stopped being filmed in the same scenes as Martin, the jokes started getting sour, minor character's role increased, and martin just wasn't as lively anymore. If you watched the show then you know that it was really time for it to end in terms of story writing, I mean Martin changed careers, got married, and still ived in that apartment.. what else do we need to see? Him have kids? If you're just starting to watch the show..ill warn you that the seasons that had the cgi style martin in the intro are the worse ones with some exceptions. -- Submitted By: (Elz) on October 13, 2012, 5:21 pm
Major Dad - TV Shows
Now sitcomsonline.com is saying she isn't dead after all, after previously saying she was. Damn internet. But good news. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on October 12, 2012, 8:37 pm
Dairy Queen - Random Topics
On the topic of Dairy Queen... Type in Jim Cornette Dairy Queen Incident. Thank me for the lol's later -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on October 12, 2012, 7:10 pm
Dairy Queen - Random Topics
Good desserts, but awful regular food. There's a reason it's called "Dairy Queen", not "Burger Queen." -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on October 12, 2012, 6:30 pm
Yahoo! - Websites
Easiest way to lose faith in humanity is reading the comments section. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on October 12, 2012, 6:29 pm
Lance Armstrong - Celebrities
Well, now that it's okay to hate Lance, I might as well vocalize my long held suspicion-- I've always believed Lance's testicular cancer was a side effect of doping. I wonder if anyone will look into that possibility. His "I'm innocent" schtick is wearing thin. If he were innocent, he'd fight the charges. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on October 12, 2012, 12:20 am
Major Dad - TV Shows
RIP Beverly Archer; far and away the funniest person on Major Dad. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on October 11, 2012, 11:04 pm
Atkins Diet, the - Random Topics
Has to process -- Submitted By: (Jp) on October 11, 2012, 8:21 am
Dairy Queen - Random Topics
Robert, chicken tenders and french fries. Stryker, your probably right. It may pertain to that location. Any time, you eat out, your taking a risk with someone you don't know preparing your food. It just so happen to have been DQ this time. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on October 11, 2012, 8:17 am
Yahoo! - Websites
Reading the comment section of Yahoo articles is like reading the comment section of music/song-lyric videos on Youtube. Both are a cesspool of ignorance and hate. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on October 11, 2012, 2:11 am
Plucky Duck Show, The - TV Shows
I enjoyed Plucky Duck, the perfect successor to Daffy. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on October 10, 2012, 6:13 pm
Atkins Diet, the - Random Topics
I think a lot of diets are scams anyway. IMO, I think you need balance and moderation: meats, veggies, fruits, dairy, grains, fats, sugars, salts, etc. also beware of sauces/condiments. I think people tend to forget that your body has process those too. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on October 10, 2012, 6:12 pm
Webster - TV Shows
RIP Alex Karras. You deserved better than this terrible show. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on October 10, 2012, 6:04 pm
Sesame Street - TV Shows
If Romney was smart, he would have put Barney's head on the chopping block instead of Big Bird's. He would have gotten everyone's vote that way. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on October 10, 2012, 6:02 pm
Facebook - Websites
Robert, it is exactly as you suspect with her. Anyways, I've changed my outlook on FB. Now I'm just going to try and laugh when I see the crazy problems my Facebook friends have and be glad I'm not them. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on October 10, 2012, 5:59 pm
Modern Family - TV Shows
I'm going on record to predict that season 4 will be the boning moment of this show. Why? First, new baby. Second, more and more emphasis on guest stars. Third, puberty is becoming more and more noticeable on the kids. I saw the season premiere and was less than impressed. The jokes are starting to seem more and more forced and the whole thing seems slightly recycled. I hope I'm wrong. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on October 10, 2012, 5:46 pm
Dairy Queen - Random Topics
I'll make a note of that. BTW, I had some hot dogs there recently (rather pricey for mere hot dogs) and suffered no ill effects. What did they have, so I know to avoid it? -- Submitted By: (Robert) on October 10, 2012, 2:28 pm
Dairy Queen - Random Topics
i'm sure it was just specific to that DQ..i've never had a bad experience the few times i ate there.
There's a list of fast food chains like Taco Bell that have been drug through the dirt due to food poisoning, health and sanitation concerns -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on October 10, 2012, 12:04 pm
Webster - TV Shows
RIP Alex Karras, who starred on this show and was also well-known for playing great defense for the Detroit Lions during the 60's -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on October 10, 2012, 11:59 am
7th heaven - TV Shows
i might've given this show a chance..but i couldn't make it past the cheesy theme song intro -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on October 10, 2012, 11:54 am
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) - Random Topics
Pokemon, Mario Takini, Super Tofu Boy etc. All their flash games would be slightly enjoyable if it were not for the fact that they are propoganda. Cheap, tacky propoganda at the best.
Assinine does not even begin to describe their mentality. To PETA and anyone supporting them;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6_axWcG9BA -- Submitted By: (johnnydough) on October 10, 2012, 2:19 am
Atkins Diet, the - Random Topics
I have known some people who had been gung ho about the Atkins Diet. I always thought it was a kooky diet that can lead to irregularity because you weren't supposed to eat bread, including whole wheat. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on October 9, 2012, 11:06 pm
David Beckham - Celebrities
He's got to be the most overated athlete on the planet. He won the Espy for best soccer player this year even though there were many better choices. I suppose he won the award because he's the only soccer player the typical American knows about. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on October 9, 2012, 10:33 pm
Wizard of Oz, The - Movie Series
I'm sure you guys have already seen the previews but we seem to have another prequel on our hands. Oz: The Great and Powerful. How the Wizard arrived in Oz and became the ruler. I'm intrigued but think i'll have to proceed with caution. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on October 9, 2012, 9:57 pm
Dairy Queen - Random Topics
Buyers beware, indeed. My niece and her dad ate at Dairy Queen recently and they both got food poisoning. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on October 9, 2012, 9:33 pm
Motel 6 - Random Topics
That's pretty funny Pelirojo. lol -- Submitted By: (Jp) on October 9, 2012, 9:22 pm
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - TV Shows
Superman reboots are just not for me. The more of them get done, the more Superman bones the fish. I'll take the TV series with George Reeves and the first movie with Christopher Reeve, but after that....pass! -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on October 9, 2012, 4:42 pm
L.A. Law - TV Shows
Overall decent, but there were some dumb episodes here. Who remembers the one about the famous play producer who had a nervous breakdown after the death of his wife and Jill Eikenberry walks in on trying to ride his desk chair like a horse in his underwear? That was an "interesting" scene. How about the "Salamander", a washed up superhero who couldn't get past his identity crisis and almost kills himself trying a courtroom stunt in character? "Salamander Salamander Onward Ho!" It guess that would be kinda funny if the premise wasn't so sad. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on October 9, 2012, 4:14 pm
Just Shoot Me - TV Shows
I didn't think David Spade was that bad in this. I thought the whole "George Segal is his pretend dad" thing was kinda funny, especially when you see what his real dad is like (played to a fault by Brian Dennehy). -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on October 9, 2012, 4:03 pm
Joanie Loves Chachi - TV Shows
OK, "most" people agree this show skd from day one, but what about specific stuff that you hated about it? I recall that one of the members of their "band" was this frizzy-longish-haired space cadet. Seeing this guy all I could think was "Good God! Don't tell me they're going to try to inject the drug culture into a show revolving around Happy Days characters!" Thankfully it didn't last long enough for that. Even "The Wonder Years" knew enough to make that only a passing reference most of the time. In the proper context it's OK, but to have it just for the sake of having it is a bone......kinda like the AIDS storyline in "Life Goes On". -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on October 9, 2012, 4:01 pm
Jeffersons, The - TV Shows
"Musical Lionels" didn't kill this show, but it sure stole from its credibility. "Replacement Lionel" was so one-dimensional they ended up writing the character out altogether rather than continue the travesty. How can you replace Mike Evans as Lionel? He played it so perfectly, even if his funniest, edgiest bits were on All In The Family and not really this. Fortunately, when "Lionel" later returned, it was with Mike Evans, which is how it should be. R.I.P. Mike Evans. He died young. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on October 9, 2012, 3:57 pm
Motel 6 - Random Topics
True that, jp!
Some branches I went to had broken appliances and sticky, smelly carpet while others only had broken appliances! LOL -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on October 9, 2012, 9:16 am
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) - Random Topics
I didn't really think PETA would be any more stupider than they really are after the Tannoki Mario inncident, but I was wrong, now they attacking Pokemon. They claim they stuff Pokemon into little balls and force them to perform tricks. They think Pokemon encourging kids to abuse animals. *SMH* PETA even made a flash game mocking Pokemon even Pokemon are "free" from their "masters" and attacks them. This shows they never even did any research, if they did they would know Pokemon promotes friendship and equality between people and Pokemon. -- Submitted By: (SSM) on October 8, 2012, 10:40 pm
Ayn Rand - Celebrities
I actually wish Ayn Rand was alive today so she could see exactly how her "every person for themselves is GOOD!" vision of society is an epic fail. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on October 8, 2012, 9:01 pm
Homefront - TV Shows
I haven't seen a moment of this show. But if there's one thing I absolutely cannot stand, it's TV shows/movies set in the distant past where everyone acts just like people do today, with the clear message being "See? People have ALWAYS acted like this, therefore acting like this is perfectly fine!" And they genuinely expect the viewer to believe that half of all teen girls in the 50s were getting knocked up, or people cursed all the time in public in the 30s, or school shootings happened all the time in the 70s. It really is an especially insidious form of brainwashing. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on October 8, 2012, 8:36 pm
Laff-A-Lympics - TV Shows
Robert,
That's good news because if the 'heroes' won ALL the time, there'd be no suspense or interest in said race! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on October 8, 2012, 8:22 pm
What's My Line? - TV Shows
A downright cool game show in which the panel would have to pinpoint via yes+ no questions what a contestant's vocation was or, in the case of Mystery Guests the panel would pinpoint who these stars were. What's interesting is that often one see women doing jobs/tasks few viewers would have imagined women doing back in the pre-liberated 1950's and 1960's so this unexpectedly helped broaden horizons. Also, it was interesting to see how contestants and panelists could keep their cool even in rather upsetting situations [e.g. a stage crasher attempted to disrupt the then hot Melina Mercouri's turn by attempting to pitch something on air which prompted a swift removal by the 'second unit'. Anyway, not only did Miss Mercouri keep her cool but NONE of the panelists considered taking off their blindfolds to see what had happened and all continued with the game without any further problems]. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on October 8, 2012, 8:20 pm
Facebook - Websites
Travoltron,
Please explain to me [Facebook phobe that I am] how it technically is easier to sign up to Facebook and 'friend' these other folks than to simply type a few e-mail addresses on an address line? And is said 'ease' truly worth the risks of lifelong headaches and problems resulting from getting mixed up with Facebook? -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on October 8, 2012, 8:01 pm
Baby, I'm Back - TV Shows
Parker,
YES! She was Denise Nicholas whom I can recall helping the relieve the tedium of the otherwise tedious "Room 222" long before [ a rather boring show even back then but oddly enough got referenced by Lisa Douglas on "Green Acres" once]. I don't know what she's doing now but let's just say when Carroll O'Connor hooked up with her on "Heat of the Night" one could definitely say he'd 'moved on up' from Edith [as nice as that character had been]! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on October 8, 2012, 7:57 pm
Josie and the Pussycats - TV Shows
OK, I messed up that credit but the only viddles I'd be feeding Audrey would be Agent Orange!LOL -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on October 8, 2012, 7:49 pm
Joss Whedon - Celebrities
If Joss Whedon had any kind of boning, I can say that The Avengers was an unboning moment for him. One thing I loved about the movie was that it was a superhero film that was able to have humorous moments without having the humor ruin the movie. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on October 8, 2012, 7:38 pm
Sesame Street - TV Shows
I loved Sesame Street as a kid, but when people care more about a TV station and a kids program than they do about our sluggish economy, ever growing debt, ever rising tax rate and a flawed health care plan, I have major concerns about our country. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on October 8, 2012, 6:04 pm
Sesame Street - TV Shows
Big Bird & Co. don't need PBS anyways, and i can't remember the last time i even watched PBS. I'm sure if the plug did get pulled, Sesame Street would have no trouble finding another kid-oriented tv network..Nickelodeon maybe -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on October 8, 2012, 5:20 pm
Last Man Standing - TV Shows
yea there are only a few shows, like Roseanne and Fresh Prince, that survived cast changes like that..but rapid age, a major replacement, AND two minors? I'll have tartar sauce with that! -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on October 8, 2012, 5:10 pm
David Beckham - Celebrities
Baseball has Derek Jeter. Soccer has David Beckham. Yes, he was a very good player, but not like how everybody made him out to be. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on October 8, 2012, 1:15 pm
Barack Obama II - Celebrities
Romney did do better at the debates, although I still agree with his policies less than I agree with Obama's. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on October 7, 2012, 11:43 pm
Academy Awards, The - Random Topics
To say the very least, this should be interesting. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on October 7, 2012, 11:33 pm
Barack Obama II - Celebrities
Let's be honest here, Obama handed Romney that debate. Obama could've easily played into Romney's game, but just decided to be quiet and shut up until it was his time to talk. -- Submitted By: (tvfan) on October 7, 2012, 3:32 pm
Jim Carrey - Celebrities
While at a friend's house, I caught parts of Mr. Popper's Penguins. Jim Carrey ruins ANOTHER classic book. You think the farting penguin was vulgar? Jim holds a penguin over a toilet and you get to watch what plops into the bowl. What's worse, Ice Ice Baby was in the movie. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on October 7, 2012, 11:56 am
Laff-A-Lympics - TV Shows
Yes, other teams win. Even the Really Rottens! One thing puzzles me: The Gruesomes are given a palette swap, then cast as the Creeplies. The Really Rottens are supposed to be based on villains, but the Gruesomes weren't evil: they were just the Flintstones' creepy neighbors. Yet Mildew the wolf, who tries to eat Lambsy in each episode of "It's The Wolf!", IS a villain. But instead of being a Rotten, he's an announcer! -- Submitted By: (Robert) on October 7, 2012, 11:49 am
Facebook - Websites
In regards to the 30-ish Grandma: If she's younger than 36, then at least one of them was underage when they got pregant. Not something to be proud of, and definitely not something to shout from the mountaintops. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on October 7, 2012, 11:39 am
Barack Obama II - Celebrities
I watched the debate on Youtube...Romney definitely won. When Obama criticized Romney over taxes, I was shaking my head. He implemented Obamacare, which the Supreme Court ruled as a tax. If it's not a tax, why hasn't Obama challenged the ruling? -- Submitted By: (Robert) on October 7, 2012, 11:29 am
Ayn Rand - Celebrities
She also felt altruism was incompatible with human rights and happiness. The only thing right-wing about her was being anti-Communist and anti-socialist. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on October 7, 2012, 11:11 am
National Hockey League (NHL) - Random Topics
Bettman has got to go or else expect to see a lockout every eight years or so. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on October 5, 2012, 1:00 am
Live - Music Groups
Live was one of those 90s bands that people rarely listen to anymore, just like Blues Traveller, Ugly Kid Joe, and Dishwalla to name a few. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on October 5, 2012, 12:32 am
Academy Awards, The - Random Topics
The Family Guy guy has been chosen as host for the 2013 ceremony. Couldn't they get anyone else? This is one year I won't be watching. I'd rather see David Letterman doing his Uma Oprah routine. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on October 5, 2012, 12:01 am
Barack Obama II - Celebrities
Romney impressed me last night during the debates. He came off as a confident leader willing to stand up for what he believes in and making tough decisions. Obama looked bored, bewildered and lost. November just got that much more interesting. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on October 4, 2012, 8:16 am
Last Man Standing - TV Shows
Better put this show on the BTF watch list when its second season premieres in November: There will be one cast change among the main characters, two among recurring characters, and, most ominously, they're age-advancing the baby from two to five. Sound yellow alert and arm the photon fish scalers, Mr. Sulu ... -- Submitted By: (Mythigator) on October 3, 2012, 2:00 pm
Cartoon Network - Random Topics
Cartoon Network recently made a video commemorating their 20th anniversary. It's actually pretty nicely done. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECxctv3Un5s -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on October 2, 2012, 6:58 pm
Chris "Boomer" Berman - Celebrities
Very obnoxious personality. Don't care for all the "woops". -- Submitted By: (Jp) on October 1, 2012, 6:02 pm
Cracker Barrel - Random Topics
After several times of being unsatisfied by Cracker Barrel, I finally found a dish I like. Their lemon pepper trout is surprisingly good. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on October 1, 2012, 5:58 pm
Motel 6 - Random Topics
Just like any chain, some are better than others. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on October 1, 2012, 5:49 pm
Baby, I'm Back - TV Shows
Pelirojo, wasn't the long suffering wife the same actress who played Harriet DeLong, Carroll O'Connor's love interest on "In The Heat of The Night"? She was still beautiful even by then. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on October 1, 2012, 3:32 pm
Little House on the Prairie - TV Shows
I thought the football episode took place during that period when they lived in Winoka, not Walnut Grove. At least if it's the episode I'm thinking of where the kids who went to school in a barn played against the rich kids at the private school, including Mr. Standish's son. Didn't the barn kids win when a blind student, who was also strong as an ox, boosted / catapulted Albert over the goal line, thus "inventing the forward pass" (not really, but that's how they tried to spin it)?
Maybe there were two football oriented episodes. I know baseball was around back then. The Brooklyn Dodgers franchise goes back to the 1870s. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on October 1, 2012, 3:30 pm
NFL Today, The - TV Shows
Had to add this. I recently got "NFL Network" added to my cable service, and they were showing some old footage of a guy getting interviewed on NFL Today by......Jayne Kennedy! First time I'd seen her since her gig ended back when.....surreal.....mere days after I mentioned her below. Wonder what she's up to now. It was an old clip to be sure. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on October 1, 2012, 3:19 pm
Homefront - TV Shows
Thanks Pelirojo. I read in the wiki article that Dear Abby and some others engaged in a letter-writing campaign to get this renewed for a 3rd season, as if this was "Star Trek TOS" or something (yeah RIGHT!). I have to wonder what it is about a patently unrealistic show that warrants such vehement support. Apparently this was also the reason TV Land chose to run it....it's cult "popularity". Maybe the reason it only had "cult" popularity was that most people saw it for the BS it was. It really bugged me too the way "Joan of Arc's" (perfect nickname for her) out of wedlock pregnancy was treated so matter of factly in the 1940s. I mean if that's how you want to treat it, DON'T SET THE SHOW IN THE 40s! This is why I SMH whenever someone who was born after 1980 tries to give me a history lesson. They're being taught a false version of the past in the hopes they won't repeat it, when in reality the way to avoid repeating it is not to forget what it was like! BTW, I saw plenty of critical comments about this show on the site that cannot be named. I think toward the end comments showing up in general got very "hit or miss". -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on October 1, 2012, 3:13 pm
Little House on the Prairie - TV Shows
The episodes that focused on issues more suited for say..the 21st century? i didn't get that one i saw where a coach came to Walnut Grove and stressed football on everybody..was football even a big deal in the 1870's?? -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on September 29, 2012, 10:04 pm
Elvis Presley - Celebrities
I however can't think of even Lil' Wayne song that charted..i can think of several Elvis songs, though.. When it comes down to it, you really can't compare the two. -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on September 29, 2012, 9:53 pm
Josie and the Pussycats - TV Shows
Pelirojo:Jackie Joseph did not voice Betty on the Flintstones. bea Benadaret to 1964 then Gerry Johnson did (before Josie),Jackie DID voice NMelody and play Audrey as you spoke of on the Roger Comran Little Shop of Horrors., Now.,...FEED ME! -- Submitted By: (PokeyJHorse) on September 29, 2012, 8:18 pm
Ayn Rand - Celebrities
I hate how the right wingers and Republicans have hijacked what Ayn Rand was about and spinning it into their own philosophy. Rand was very anti-religion, unlike their platform. Rand was also a strong feminist, unlike their platform as well. I honestly wonder how many of her believers have actually read her work. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on September 29, 2012, 3:31 pm
Grimm - TV Shows
Grimm kicks ass! One of the only shows I actually like watching. -- Submitted By: (neivulai) on September 29, 2012, 3:56 am
Grimm - TV Shows
Grimm kicks ass! One of the only shows I actually like watching. -- Submitted By: (neivulai) on September 29, 2012, 3:56 am
Wizards of Waverly Place - TV Shows
After just posting a few days ago that Selena Gomez's movie career was not exactly a smashing success, the "Wizards" reunion has just been announced. Didn't this show just have its series finale??? -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on September 29, 2012, 2:16 am
George Carlin - Celebrities
I miss his honesty and sincerity. NOBODY can touch this guy, not even now. -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on September 28, 2012, 11:27 pm
Hee Haw - TV Shows
Buck Owens, Don Rich and Roy Clark were first class musicians that were just wasted on this farce. Some great musical guests, too. The rest of the show was pretty lame (even by 60's and 70's standards)! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on September 28, 2012, 11:13 pm
Ayn Rand - Celebrities
Ding, dong, the witch is dead! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on September 28, 2012, 11:09 pm
Beach Boys, The - Music Groups
I loved the 50th reuinon; but now Mike Love has to be a jerk, AGAIN! He fires Brian Wilson, Al Jardine & David Marks. They should team up with Bruce Johnston and tour without HIM! -- Submitted By: (jimdcarter) on September 28, 2012, 9:31 pm
Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries - TV Shows
This originally aired when I was a kid. I liked the opening theme, but the stories went way over my head and I couldn't follow it. -- Submitted By: (bmovies) on September 28, 2012, 6:28 pm
Monkees, The - TV Shows
Very few shows, in my opinion, have never boned...Emergency, Monty Python's Flying Circus and The Monkees. Micky, Mike, Peter and Davy were not only cute but also funny and musically talented. Maybe those who say it did blames it on the music, that was arranged heavily at one time by Don Kirschner, when Don got fired and the Monkees took over. Maybe to them but for me it didn't because a song was featured in the episodes regardless if it was a huge hit or not and it was generally portrayed by the boys as mostly out of work musicians who weren't famous. -- Submitted By: (gagedesoto) on September 28, 2012, 2:45 pm
Monty Python's Flying Circus - TV Shows
Many would say that season 4 boned because John Cleese wasn't there but for me, it never did. Sure, the skits clearly reflected the visual writings of Terry Jones/Michael Palin but they were just as funy in their own right. Yes, it wasn't the same without John but it held up just fine for me despite that. :) -- Submitted By: (gagedesoto) on September 28, 2012, 2:32 pm
Psych - TV Shows
To me, the show boned it when Shawn and Juliet hooked up together. Not only does Shawn put down Lassie even worse with the insults, Juliet even thinks he's too much of a buffoon that she agrees with Shawn and sometimes even goes behind his back to help Shawn which aggravates me because she's supposed to be his partner. Worse, Carlton is looking more like an incompetent idiot than a Head Detective of the SBPD. I think one of the choices should be "When Shawn and Juliet Became Lovers" because that seemed to change the dynamics of the show. I still watch it though. -- Submitted By: (gagedesoto) on September 28, 2012, 2:07 pm
Emperor's New School, The - TV Shows
Fair enough, cartooner.
However; even factoring it as a lampoon and taking the aspect of bogus history off the table, IMO it's just downright lame. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 28, 2012, 9:38 am
Selena Gomez - Celebrities
Her fans brag about what a great actress she is, but this Disney star is about one more flop movie away from having Miley Cyrus' movie career (released straight to DVD) -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on September 27, 2012, 8:49 pm
Pink Panther - Movie Series
That must have been his EVIL TWIN, obviously -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on September 27, 2012, 8:41 pm
iCarly - TV Shows
I guess now I know why he made it to the opening credits... -- Submitted By: (John63btf) on September 27, 2012, 8:38 pm
Elvis Presley - Celebrities
I've just learned that horrible rapper Lil Wayne has more chart entries on the Billboard Hot 100 than Elvis. -- Submitted By: () on September 27, 2012, 6:35 pm
Facebook - Websites
You have a good point, Pelirojo. I never play any of the games. I use it mostly because I am lazy and it's easier to correspond with people this way than by emailing everyone individually. I have a friend that is dead-set against Facebook whose new employer suddenly required all employees to join Facebook and friend the company! He refused and no longer works there. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on September 27, 2012, 1:22 pm
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! - TV Shows
I tried watching a couple of these on Youtube. They were even topics I WANTED to see get debunked-- PeTA, for their killing of animals and Martial Arts, for all the fraudulent instructors out there. These things were only briefly mentioned, if at all. Instead, I was treated to something more akin to a Michael Moore documentary; a smug fat guy that thinks he's funny (but isn't) interviewing only the lunatic fringe of the side he's against, and then editing the footage out of context to make the people look even dumber and himself smarter. And to that a dash of pointless cursing (because it's cable and he can) and even more pointless topless women at the end. Very disappointed. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on September 26, 2012, 12:08 pm
American Restoration - TV Shows
Agreed. It's now all a little bit of restoring cool old items and mostly the antics of Rick's Silicone Squeeze and the collection of idiots who work for him. -- Submitted By: (BrewMaster) on September 25, 2012, 9:02 pm
Emperor's New School, The - TV Shows
@Pelirojo: To be fair, The Emperor's New Groove was a comedy and wasn't supposed to be taken seriously (similar to Looney Tunes and, to an extent, Monty Python), as opposed to Pocahontas, which took itself very seriously. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on September 25, 2012, 5:51 pm
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia - TV Shows
I can't say the show is appealing but I had fun gallivanting around the Independence Hall and Liberty Bell area picturing life in North American British colonies' most prosperous city before and during the Revolution! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 25, 2012, 9:38 am
Facebook - Websites
Travoltron,
How about just 'defriending' the whole Facebook thing, then you wouldn't have to let these teapot tempest deals get you down! If other folks want to post incriminating stuff online for the whole world [including prospective future employers] to see online, that's THEIR deal but you don't have to participate and there are better things to do with one's time than a 'Farmville' game! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 25, 2012, 9:34 am
Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries - TV Shows
It never was any good. I say seek out the 1950's Hardy Boys serial on the original "Mickey Mouse Club" for as close as the REAL literary deal. Sherlock Holmes or even Miss Marple these series ain't but back in the day, they had their moments. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 25, 2012, 9:30 am
Homefront - TV Shows
THANK YOU, Parker Tillman!
I tried to say the very same thing on the site that no longer exists but got shot down by folks saying that her doing all that made the show 'realistic'! The weird thing is that after this Joan of Arc Wannabee proverbially got caught with her knickers down was that she STILL droned these dogmas to her kids and yet not only did they not only not call her on her hypocrisy [as young people have been doing re hypocritical parents for ages ] but also her friends, neighbors,etc. treated her getting pregnant out of wedlock as a perfectly conventional thing. Yes, I know there have been nonmarital births from Day One but it was NOT considered the least bit conventional back in the late 1940's. This was but one of many instances in which they tried to inject 1990's POVs into a 1940's setting which all the costumes and hairstyles couldn't make legit. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 25, 2012, 9:27 am
National Football League (NFL) - Random Topics
I've been watching some of the NFL games this season, and noticed that the replacement referees have made several mistakes. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on September 25, 2012, 6:42 am
Homefront - TV Shows
In case you didn't catch it up top: I thought this was a crummy show with a hypocrite for a main character / matriarch....an uber-Catholic widow who gets pregnant from an affair with a Jewish atheist in the 1940s. Say WHAT? How did this nonsense ever last two full seasons? Making matters worse, she's constantly moralizing (straight out of Catholic dogma no less) on her "near adult" offspring, even as her out of wedlock baby bump gets bigger by the week. Then she refused to marry the father (more uber-Catholic hypocrisy) because he's an atheist. Maybe before she slept with the guy without using protection (in the 1940s that's what I'm inclined to believe regardless of whatever else the writers of this tripe may try to put across) she should have checked for such deal breakers? I'm sorry, but I have a very low tolerance for "stupid", even when it's on the so called "idiot box". This show is insulting to Catholics, but the biggest insult is to people's intelligence. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 24, 2012, 11:23 am
Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries - TV Shows
Day 1. Show never did it for me. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 24, 2012, 11:02 am
Good Times - TV Shows
Yeah, the post-James / Janet Jackson episodes were awful cheesy. Just about every character had to have a "redeeming moment" from Alderman Fred Davis right on down to Mr. Bookman. Then you have Florida's "re-marriage, but maybe not". I guess Carl Dickson can go down in history as the first African-American sitcom character to be "Chuck Cunninghammed", or since he joined before disappearing, maybe he got "Poochied"? He must be honored! There's also "Singing" (Michael & Penny break into "I Got You Babe" - BARF the fish!). The "CB Radio" episode (Um...don't you need an antenna with that?). Thelma wanting to marry an African native named "Ebay" (no BS there - I laughed everytime I heard his name and yeah it's pronounced like the auction site too) who turns out to be a bigamist. Bad things man. I mean BAD things! -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 24, 2012, 10:55 am
Cosby - TV Shows
So......the Shatner episode is back on top then? -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 24, 2012, 10:27 am
Hello, Larry - TV Shows
I don't think either of them was as bad as the one where McLean played a priest at a youth center for street toughs. That was "Love, Sydney" bad! -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 24, 2012, 10:24 am
Electoral College - Random Topics
@johnnydough:
It should also be worth mentioning that 6 states had a margin of victory of less than 1%, with 5 of those 6 states going to JFK. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on September 24, 2012, 7:33 am
Eastbound & Down - TV Shows
This is one show that I never got the appeal of to begin with and I still don't. I found it impossible to like the main character or find him funny, a guy who is a vile, rude and obnoxious fellow - a one-dimensional character that got old quick. All of his actions just seemed to come along okay with the other characters and that bothered me. It is not necessarily complex humour either and the timing is lacking a lot of the time - this comedy comes across as "edgy", twelve-year old appeal. Rotten before the first episode ended. -- Submitted By: (johnnydough) on September 23, 2012, 6:26 pm
Top of the Heap - TV Shows
VAVOOOM...wish they gave this show more of a chance. -- Submitted By: (nyisles) on September 22, 2012, 5:05 pm
Facebook - Websites
A new horrifying event has occurred on Facebook for me. A school classmate of mine, now in her mid-thirties, has announced (proudly) that she is to be a grandmother. That depressed me for a couple of days, and just when I'm about to forget about it, she starts posting about it again. I may have to defriend this person for my own sanity. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on September 21, 2012, 7:17 pm
Live - Music Groups
Day one. Supposedly, years ago before they hit it big, they essentially trashed the area they were from. Years later, after hitting it big, they went to do a show in Hershey. Supposedly didn't draw well at all -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on September 21, 2012, 5:14 pm
Mike & Molly - TV Shows
I'm surprised at how filthy it is and full of inuendo. I really don't want the mental image of whales humping. -- Submitted By: (Locutus) on September 21, 2012, 3:01 pm
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia - TV Shows
There's nothing funny about philly. I've been there. And hope I never go again. -- Submitted By: () on September 21, 2012, 3:00 pm
Cracker Jack - Random Topics
Exploding Console,
It seems they do so in my city- especially on the beltways. Although how they're able to open the box for the licenses while gabbing/texting on cells is a mystery but they don't channel those multitasking skills for such trivial functions as steering and keeping their eyes on the road. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 20, 2012, 10:18 am
Cosby - TV Shows
Oops! Oh well. Thanks for the clarification, Jay D. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 20, 2012, 9:58 am
X Factor, The (TV series) - TV Shows
Britney Spears as a judge? Really? -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on September 20, 2012, 5:54 am
Flo (Progressive Insurance) - TV Shows
I always thought Flo was hot as hell! -- Submitted By: (diezman) on September 20, 2012, 2:35 am
5 Hour Energy Drink - Random Topics
I don't care for energy drinks, especially this one. It just makes me jittery. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on September 19, 2012, 10:48 pm
Live - Music Groups
These guys basically had one good album. I believe it was called "Throwing Copper". The other albums Live produced were mediocre or crap. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on September 19, 2012, 10:38 pm
Kiss - Music Groups
When I was a kid, i thought KISS stood for knights in satan's shack. I don't know why, I just did. LoL -- Submitted By: (Jp) on September 19, 2012, 10:35 pm
Tiger Woods - Celebrities
Tiger is regaining form, but he's never going to be the superstar he was 4-5 years ago. He's going to win some more tournaments and in fact he might win a few more majors. At one time a golfer turning 40 was almost a surefire moment when their big time winning was over, but with the advancements in technology and healthcare, golfers can stay competitive into their later 40s, as Ernie Els and Vijay Singh have shown. However, Tiger has had a history of injuries and I wonder if those will start having permanent repercussions. I can see him winning 1 to 2 more majors, but I don't think he's breaking Jack's record. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on September 19, 2012, 4:58 pm
Kickstarter - Websites
Well it's a good site if you know what you can actually get- I raised about 1000, and my goal was 1000, so it worked, you need to remember random not well known folks cannot get 50,000 dollars, so dont let your reach exceed your grasp, and anyone can succeed with a good idea on this site! -- Submitted By: (Chubby Rain) on September 19, 2012, 3:27 pm
Kiss - Music Groups
Knights in Satan's Service...I've heard that alleged backronym, too. A friend of mine asks, if they really WERE in Satan's service, would they have played "God Gave Rock and Roll to You"? It can be heard over the credits of Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey. I admit, if someone unfamiliar with KISS heard that song, they could easily mistake it for a Christian Rock song. It's actually a cover of Argent's song, so it's officially called "God Gave Rock and Roll to You II". -- Submitted By: (Robert) on September 19, 2012, 2:26 pm
Islam - Random Topics
Back then, Muslims got along well with Christians and Jews. However, one day, the extremists took over and kicked out everyone who was not a Muslim from Jerusalem, which was the trigger for the Crusades. Islam is not a religion of hate, it's just been hijacked by the people who twisted it to suit their fanatical desires, and maintained by the people they managed to brainwash. If the good Muslims had the power to fight back and defeated them, Muslim nations would once again prosper. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on September 19, 2012, 2:17 pm
Simpsons, The - TV Shows
I read the blog (thanks for posting it, Travoltron!). It echoes practically everything I think about the Simpsons then and now. It perfectly points out the biggest flaw with the Simpson's switch to digital ink and paint: "The fluid and vibrant hand drawn animation has been replaced by militarily rigid computer templates." It even shows the arrogance of Ken Keeler (who wrote that infamous Skinner is a fraud episode). He rebutted critics of the show by saying they get too attached to the characters. Well, yeah, if people don't get attached to the characters, then the show would fail. But thanks to the blog, we officially have an accurate name for what was once the Simpsons: Zombie Simpsons. Since the only way to get it to cancel is to make it less profitable, boycotting Simpsons stuff until the show's cancelled might be the 12-gauge shot to the head that takes this zombie down. -- Submitted By: () on September 19, 2012, 2:09 pm
Geico Commercials - Random Topics
You almost got your wish: The Gecko found himself in a desert with falling props (piano, etc.). The roadrunner ran over, stopped to greet him, then ran off, followed by Wile E. Coyote, who stopped to get a better look at the gecko. He imagined the gecko as a roasted chicken, then was crushed by a falling safe. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on September 19, 2012, 1:34 pm
American Idol - TV Shows
I think AI has overstayed its welcome. These days, it's more about the judges than the actual contestants. Nikki Minaj as a judge? What were they thinking? -- Submitted By: (JayD) on September 19, 2012, 1:13 am
Tiger Woods - Celebrities
He's been winning a few tournaments lately; unfortunately, none of them have been majors. He hasn't won a major in years. If he continues to choke in the majors, he will never match Jack's record of 18 major wins. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on September 19, 2012, 12:53 am
Cosby - TV Shows
The episode where Rudy fools around with the juicer was from the Cosby Show. Cosby is a completely different show and has nothing to do with the Huxtables. Not his best show but I generally like anything he stars in. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on September 19, 2012, 12:31 am
Triton of the Sea - TV Shows
I was surprised to see this old anime up here. AFAIK, it's never been released in English. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on September 18, 2012, 8:52 pm
Kickstarter - Websites
I guess you're right, Chubby Rain. It turns out the system worked and he didn't get his $900,000. I should look into this site more closely. I still have a few movie concepts that I'd like to see realized and I wonder if this could help me out. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on September 18, 2012, 7:56 pm
Burn Notice - TV Shows
I still enjoy it, but it hasn't been as interesting since the Gilroy/Simon saga. I keep hoping they'll bring Simon back.
Also, I think its ridiculous that they prematurely killed off the guy who the whole series up to that point was setting up for him to be the main antagonist. That was probably a very poorly thought out decision. -- Submitted By: (RyansXe) on September 18, 2012, 4:23 am
Geico Commercials - Random Topics
I'm waiting for a hawk to swoop down and eat that damn gecko. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on September 17, 2012, 5:26 pm
Dinosaurs - TV Shows
If "Puppies in a Box" were a real channel, I'd tune in. Too Cute doesn't work for me because of the cutesy commentary. All you need is puppies or whatever in a box and a bit of instrumental music maybe. Something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGaGlpsL__w&feature=relmfu No commentary or humans needed at all. Earl Snead Sinclair may have been a TV programming genius after all. -- Submitted By: () on September 17, 2012, 1:49 pm
Simpsons, The - TV Shows
@Travoltron: I've read about half of the Zombie Simpsons blog entry, and it makes for VERY illuminating reading. To anyone who loved the show in its heyday but feels guilty about not liking it in recent years, I say read the blog and "Stop guilting yourself!", as Nelson might put it. -- Submitted By: (Mythigator) on September 17, 2012, 8:17 am
Enos - TV Shows
@stryker: Enos wasn't a BIG reason for the Dukes of Hazzard being a hit, but he was a popular minor character on the show. He had a long-standing but never-resolved attraction to Daisy which was constantly played for comic effect. And by "never-resolved", I mean that Enos was so naive that while his engine was all stoked for Daisy, when it came to actually doing anything about his attraction, the train never left the station. -- Submitted By: (Mythigator) on September 17, 2012, 8:07 am
Enos - TV Shows
I actually saw this one when it aired. I remember it as being goofy, but not THAT bad. It did develop a signature sight gag which was kinda cool: Turk would hold out his hand, plam up, for Enos to give him five, and Enos would instead put a "thumbs-up" into Turk's palm. Initially, it was because Enos didn't know how to respond, but it became the partners' trademark. In retrospect, though, the show spent its whole run milking the "fish out of water" angle of Enos being in L.A., and Enos just ended up coming off like a badly executed carbon copy of Radar O'Reilly. Since M*A*S*H was still on the air at the time, that probably didn't do a thing for the show's efforts to establish a fanbase. Even though I've got some fond memories of the show, the objective verdict is "sucked from the start". -- Submitted By: (Mythigator) on September 17, 2012, 7:59 am
Wikipedia - Websites
A friend of mine once described using a Wikipedia article as akin to using a public toilet. It might be completely fine. But you never know about the person who was there before you, do you? -- Submitted By: (JiminNYC) on September 16, 2012, 10:33 pm
World Series (Baseball) - Random Topics
Baseball died for me when they cancelled the 1994 World Series. I've never looked back. -- Submitted By: (JiminNYC) on September 16, 2012, 10:29 pm
Top Chef - TV Shows
I submitted Season Five as the point where the show boned the fish, but it might have been more an early warning than the actual tipping. First, Toby Young replaced Ted Allen. Young is a poor man\'s Anthony Bourdain who is far more concerned with \"witty\" repartee than actually doing his job as a judge. Second, the producers started taking a far more ham-handed approach to the show, doing their best to create a villain in Stefan Richter where none existed (villains, to the best of my knowledge, aren\'t generally the first to jump in and help when someone else\'s dish goes south because of equipment failure). Third, though the season was held in New York, after the first couple of episodes, you\'d never know it; there was nothing in any challenge beyond the second Quickfire that was unique to New York. -- Submitted By: (JiminNYC) on September 16, 2012, 10:27 pm
Nancy Grace - TV Shows
She'd probably be a very attractive woman if her facial expression didn't resemble that of someone who just had a camel take a massive shit on their feet. -- Submitted By: () on September 16, 2012, 7:35 pm
Geico Commercials - Random Topics
@stryker73: To be honest, I haven't a Geico commercial with the cavemen for quite a while. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on September 16, 2012, 6:16 pm
Cracker Jack - Random Topics
Do they still have driver's licenses as a possible prize? -- Submitted By: (ExplodingConsole) on September 15, 2012, 10:40 pm
Islam - Random Topics
Actually, if you look at Islam's early history, they were quite civilized compared to the western world (many middle eastern cities were their centers of science and culture before Europe got their stuff straight). It has been the last few hundred years or so where you have had Muslims go nuts, and it really is the leadership getting their people, most of which who live in the stone age, that has got them to believe most of the crap we see Islam as today -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on September 15, 2012, 10:40 am
Seinfeld - TV Shows
Agree with you here, stryker. Both shows went on for far too long. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 15, 2012, 10:11 am
Hello, Larry - TV Shows
stryker,
Comparing a bad apple and a rotten orange, these shows are in a virtual dead heat re how bad each was from Day One - the addition or subtraction of the late Mr. Stephenson notwithstanding, IMO. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 15, 2012, 10:09 am
FMyLife - Websites
An interesting site to read interesting (if fake) stories. Just beware of the comment sections. Grammar Nazis patrol each forum like a wolfpack of U-Boats, moderators will delete comments they don't like, or are calling out certain FML's as fake, and some other general unpleasantness. I tend to keep my comments over there to a minimum. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on September 15, 2012, 1:11 am
Islam - Random Topics
I'd say something, but I kind of like having my head attached to my body. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on September 15, 2012, 12:22 am
That Guy with the Glasses - Websites
Wow, Nostalgia Critic has been killed off so that Doug can move on to other projects. Risky move. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on September 14, 2012, 10:51 pm
Enos - TV Shows
I remember seeing an ad for this show when I was a little kid. I asked my parents if that was the same Enos as on Dukes of Hazzard. They said it wasn't. I don't know if they were just mistaken or were lying so that I wouldn't want to watch the show. I take it I didn't miss much. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on September 14, 2012, 10:41 pm
Islam - Random Topics
I know all religions have their extremists, but Islam by far has the most that are dangerous with an evil agenda. After reading about all the riots against our freedom of speech, I say pull all aid out of the middle east countries and let them sink into hell. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on September 14, 2012, 8:52 pm
Islam - Random Topics
look up their history.. any country Islam becomes the majority religion turns to s---.. i worry about America -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on September 14, 2012, 6:01 pm
Geico Commercials - Random Topics
RETIRE THE CAVEMEN ALREADY! They're NOT FUNNY.. seriously, get some ideas for a new mascot to sell your crappy insurance company..which btw, i'd be paying more with them than what i'm paying now (yes, i checked out of curiosity) -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on September 14, 2012, 5:58 pm
Enos - TV Shows
i forget.. was Enos a big part of the reason Dukes was a top show? i thought it was Bo and Luke, plus the General.. now THEY could've carried a show by themselves.. -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on September 14, 2012, 5:54 pm
Cracker Jack - Random Topics
no decent prizes have been included with this snack in a looooong time.. even the little pinball games and decoder rings were somewhat entertaining.. why they even bother including anything anymore is beyond me -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on September 14, 2012, 5:52 pm
Hello, Larry - TV Shows
tell me which was worse (and which boned the most).. Hello, Larry or..AfterMASH? -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on September 14, 2012, 5:46 pm
Michael J. Fox - Celebrities
i think i enjoyed him most in the Back to the Future movies.. kudos to him for not letting Parkinson's hold him back -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on September 14, 2012, 5:45 pm
Price Is Right, The - TV Shows
despite his stance on animal rights, he should've been invited anyways..he was the legacy of the show.. that's like having a Happy Days reunion and not inviting Henry Winkler OR Ron Howard -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on September 14, 2012, 5:44 pm
Seinfeld - TV Shows
Friends and Seinfeld.. i guess the networks (that air them) must not think we can get enough.. Wrong!! -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on September 14, 2012, 5:39 pm
NFL Today, The - TV Shows
I think when they started playing "musical female hosts" it got a bit lame. I remember Phyllis George, then someone else, then Jayne Kennedy, then Phyllis again. Was there sexual harrassment going on that we weren't privy too, or were these women just underpaid? I remember Jayne Kennedy, who was briefly a pin-up thanks to her exposure on this show, left in a contract dispute and sank like a lead weight from public view after that. Then when Phyllis replaced her, they had her doing her bits from her living room while the rest of the guys were in the studio. Just seemed like they were bending over backwards to get "any nice looking woman" on the show. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 14, 2012, 5:07 pm
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It's easy to figure out what Nancy Grace is thinking. It's always "guilty!" She's never seen an innocent person accused. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 14, 2012, 5:00 pm
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I remember this being on too late for me to watch when it was 1st run, but the acclaim it got seemingly everywhere led me to give it a chance when TV Land aired it decades later. I was expecting a lot better from a "sophisticated" Norman Lear show. I found the characters annoying, unsympathetic and overacted, and the plots ridiculously contrived. It was like this show was trying to be "Soap" before "Soap" happened, and while being about 1/100th as funny. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 14, 2012, 4:23 pm
Married with Children - TV Shows
I still watch this quite often in reruns, and I've determined this is a "Tale of Three Shows". There's the Steve episodes, the single / divorced Marcy episodes and the Jefferson episodes. When Marcy has a husband / Al's stooge, the episodes are mainly good. The episodes where she was between husbands, divorced from Steve, but pre-Jefferson, are insufferably bad with few exceptions. I think it boned when Steve left, but boned back when Jefferson took his place and Griff / No Ma'am were added as recurring characters. The only complaint about the Jefferson / No Ma'am ones is that they became very cartoonish. Still hilarious though. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 14, 2012, 4:17 pm
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To the people hating on Stevie........[inhale] you......[inhale] suck! -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 14, 2012, 4:07 pm
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He never had a hit TV show unless you consider "My Sister Sam" to have been one. I always thought it was awful myself. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 14, 2012, 4:04 pm
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So many boning moments in this one. How about the ep where a college professor, played by Nathan Lane, once had an affair with Jamie (Nathan Lane as a stud = automatic bone) before she ever met Paul, and he thinks Paul is "out to get him" as a result of this. I didn't realize caveman thinking was still that prevalent in the 1990s. Just a horribly unfunny episode, and what is it about married people on TV exploiting their ex-affairs? Most married people I know rarely bring those up. I sure don't. My wife doesn't need, or want, to hear about them and neither do I. It's the past. It's not my life anymore. If they were so great, I'd be there and not here. That's real life. Only TV life seems to struggle with that, but this particular episode was just cringe-worthy.
Or how about the episode where Steve Buscemi blames Paul for him ending up a subway token clerk, because Paul forgot to wake him up in time to take an exam or something? My first Steve Buscemi exposure and it had to be this. Next thing I saw him in was "Reservoir Dogs", and thought, "wow, he CAN act!" -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 14, 2012, 3:57 pm
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BTW, the episode was called "Bad Medicine". I had to google it to make sure it wasn't just a weird dream I once had. Here's the imdb link to the ep: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0635325/synopsis -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 14, 2012, 3:44 pm
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Actually JayD, there was a "very special" episode involving a blizzard, and I'm pretty sure it was one of the early episodes with Mr. Edwards (in his first tour with the show - pre-Merlin Olsen). -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 14, 2012, 3:38 pm
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They finally explained where Lyman was on the new CGI cartoon.
Parker,
That was good but my fave was the one in which Rudy and her silent friend misused one of Cliff's useless kitchen gadgets and wound up accidentally trashing the kitchen. Let's just say this DID happen in our house when I was a small kid but I by no means got off as scot-free as Rudy did. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 14, 2012, 9:53 am
Parker,
I read it,too, and have to admit that I'd had no idea that this went down much less that's what took it off the air instead of more audience members [like me] hating the concept. Kinda surprised because I always thought that 'Lamont' was the voice of reason on 'Sanford and Son'. Well, IMO the show's premise was awful and the 'star' played a creep but I have to admit that I thought the actress who played his long-suffering wife was gorgeous and the character of Luzelle [the mother-in-law whom the audience was supposed to hate and root against while considering the creep heroic] was played by the late Helen Martin who was ALWAYS good for laughs. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 14, 2012, 9:48 am
Parker,
Please note that I said Mr. Stephenson had left 'M*A*S*H' to 'wind up' doing this show not that this was the very first thing he did thereafter. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 14, 2012, 9:40 am
Parker,
IIRC, Mr. Korman left 'Carol Burnett' to do a sitcom called 'The Harvey Korman Show' in which he played this barely employed, obnoxious older actor who got on everyone's case. No surprise that it only lasted six weeks. In any event, he did NOT return to 'Carol Burnett' before it went off the air and the show limped along after the Van Dyke fail and departure with just the three regulars of Miss Burnett, Tim Conway and Vicki Lawrence. Thankfully, these three were by no means petty people and happily welcomed Mr. Korman back to join in several series' retrospects- not to mention a few episodes of 'Mama's Family' and Tim Conway and Mr. Korman worked together quite extensively until Mr. Korman's death to Miss Burnett's delight. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 14, 2012, 9:37 am
The Deputy Commissioner, Bill Daly, put it best about the upcoming lockout, basically saying the owners AND the players are idiots. I don't forsee a year long lockout like last time, but I say it's time Gary Bettman gets tossed on his ass, and player sports unions be declared illegal or something. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on September 14, 2012, 1:09 am
I liked this show, pretty educational. I also enjoyed Beakman's World. Not so much for the educational value, as it was just so wacky. I think the creators of this show were definitely smokin' something. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on September 13, 2012, 10:04 pm
Seacrest will never match Dick Clark, imho. Oh sure he probably makes more than Clark could have ever dreamed of, but quite frankly, he's nothing more than a hack. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on September 13, 2012, 9:58 pm
A great tool for creators big and small, who cares if they want $900000 dollars for Pitfall 3? The people can decide if they want it. -- Submitted By: (Chubby Rain) on September 13, 2012, 8:50 pm
Wow, now I feel sorry for Dixie: "[Dixie] Carter was a Republican, a rarity in liberal Hollywood. So she made a deal with [Designing Women]'s producers. For every liberal tirade she had to deliver, she'd get to sing a song in an upcoming episode." So they forced Dixie Carter to soapbox beliefs she was very opposed to (on a freakin' sitcom!) and they fired Delta Burke for gaining weight. Series creator (and buddy of the Clintons) Linda Bloodworth-Thomason ain't lookin' to good to me. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on September 13, 2012, 6:27 pm
I read the wiki article after I posted below. I was literally shocked to find out this show was about to be picked up as it performed decently in the ratings, but Demond's ego got in the way of that by making unreasonable demands, so it was cancelled. It may have sucked. It sounds like it did, but that's not why they cancelled it. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 13, 2012, 4:49 pm
I never wondered about that because it always seemed like something you would hear said rather than done more often than not, even then. I dont think wife beating was ever acceptable, although it might have been more acceptable to joke about at one time. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 13, 2012, 4:33 pm
The elephant in the room that everyone who watches Seinfeld knows is that the real talent of this show was Larry David. Seinfeld himself is possibly the most overrated comedian of all time. When he was the lone voice of creativity, the show suffered, as was obvious during seasons 8 and 9. Also, after the Michael Richards "rant" and burnout of watching the reruns too many times, I've come to the conclusion that the show has boned. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on September 13, 2012, 4:30 pm
The all time dumbest episode of this was the one where Lita Ford guest starred, and Herman cheats on a girl he really likes with her. The girl finds out. He gets dumped, and Lita (big surprise coming here) never thinks of Herman as anything more than a one-nighter. I guess the moral is, if you cheat you stand to get dumped, even if it's with someone you think NOBODY would turn down......except NOBODY who was a Herman-type yuppie would have the opportunity to turn Lita Ford down in the first place. I think this was a season 2 episode and very indicative the writers were running out of ideas, which is why it wasn't picked up for a 3rd. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 13, 2012, 4:23 pm
In fairness, McLean didn't leave "M*A*S*H" to do this. "Hello, Larry" was about his 3rd or 4th failed sitcom after M*A*S*H. I think before this you had "The McLean Stevenson Show" and another one where he played a priest (lasted all of 3 episodes I think). You'll have to decide for yourself if this "revelation" makes his decision look better or worse, lol. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 13, 2012, 4:16 pm
I've always hated them and always will. I can remember born again radicals claiming "KISS" stood for "Knights In Satan's Service". Well, after listening to their music, I think it stands for "Keep It Simple Stupid", and they have done that in no uncertain terms. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 13, 2012, 3:56 pm
Never! Didn't even bone when they did a reunion movie in the late 1980s, because they did it right, getting ALL of the surviving cast members together. Only Fred Ziffel and wife had passed on by this time. Unlike "The Odd Couple - Together Again", which made the brilliant move of re-casting Murray The Cop and the other poker players apart from Speed, Green Acres understood we wanted to see the same actors playing the same characters. The plot was a little contrived, and there were many nods to how much time had passed (like the Gorby reference and Eb's teen-angst riddled son who liked "Guns & Roses"), but it was the first new Green Acres episode in almost 20 years. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 13, 2012, 3:48 pm
Maybe that's why I trace it back to David Hartman's departure. It seems he was a more "serious" host who could deliver the hard news without inundating it with fluff. I think they replaced him to make the show more "fluff oriented" and frankly, that doesn't work for me either. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 13, 2012, 3:41 pm
I DVRed the 40th anniversary special and finally got around to watching it the other night. While it was cool that they brought back some old contestants and showed some great old clips, I'm a little baffled that they didn't bring Bob Barker back to join in the festivities. Drew Carey's response when asked was "the thought didn't even cross our minds." Whoa, low blow there. I have a feeling the show has been trying to distance themselves from Barker for the past few years now. Maybe because of his past lawsuits, maybe because he truly was dictator to the staff, maybe because of his increasingly vocal activism on animal rights, I don't know, but something tells me that both CBS and the TPIR staff don't want him around. I get it that he's been off the show now for 5 years and it's time to turn the page. Drew Carey's doing a good job as host, the last links from the Barker era, Rich Fields and Fingers Greco, have left, and the show isn't what it was in 2007 when Barker hung up his microphone. Mike Richards has taken over and changed the show, in some ways good (updated games, prizes, set pieces, special weeks), in some ways bad (too many celebrities, too rushed, games that are too difficult to win), but he's made his mark and the show, all things considered, is updated while still retaining the nostalgia of TPIR that we know and love. All that said, Barker hosted for 35 years and is a huge reason its still on today. Even if it was just remarks, he should have had some role in the anniversary. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on September 13, 2012, 3:39 pm
Speaking of the "creepy ass guy", does anyone else think he says "this movie stars you and Satan....but mostly savings" in that recent one he did? I realize that's not what he supposedly says, but it sounds like that EVERY time I hear it. This isn't one of those deals where once you realize what he says you hear it right from then on. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 13, 2012, 3:20 pm
I think she's foxy. She's like the "Martha Quinn" of this time period. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 13, 2012, 3:16 pm
I love that recurring gag where the cannon fails to fire, Dobbs kicks one of the wheels (what is that supposed to DO?), which falls off as the cannon abruptly fires and knocks down the lookout tower as a hapless Trooper Vanderbilt (of course the most nearsighted guy in the fort is the lookout) jumps out at the last moment to avoid being crushed inside it.
That and "IT IS BA-LLOOOOOOOOOONNNN!!!!!" -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 13, 2012, 3:09 pm
Yeah, I agree. Next time Dixie Carter opens her mouth, someone stuff a sock in it. Unwatchable tripe, especially after that bottle blonde from Newhart replaced Delta. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 13, 2012, 2:48 pm
I found both the lead actress and the show irritating. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 13, 2012, 2:44 pm
The funniest episode of this was the one with Bill Shatner. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 13, 2012, 2:30 pm
Maybe I was too old when this premiered, but I can't fathom anyone actually needing to be home at a certain time so they can watch this. Seems juvenile. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 13, 2012, 2:16 pm
Pelirojo, correct me if I'm remembering something wrong here, but I thought Harvey Korman left before the final season because he got his own variety show, which also didn't work out and was cancelled after only a few episodes. I thought after his own show was cancelled that he returned to Carol Burnett to replace the short-lived Van Dyke and finish out the show's final season. Like I said, could be wrong. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 13, 2012, 2:06 pm
This was such a great concept and I know a lot of people have been helped by this site. But now you've got guys like David Crane wanting $900,000 to make Pitfall 3 that are ruining it. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on September 13, 2012, 12:09 pm
Heard her on the radio saying how "shocked" she was about the attack and murder of the US ambassador because we "liberated" Libya (and I suppose she foolishly expected gratitude). Yeah, well, if you read my comments on this website Ms. Clinton, I told you not to get involved with Libya. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on September 12, 2012, 7:21 pm
Now i know many of the news articles, you lose faith in humanity when you look at the comments section, but lately... it seems like even some of the articles where the majority of the people should form sensible opinions now are being trolled. It's quite sad really -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on September 12, 2012, 12:55 pm
Cablevision still acts like a monopoly even though they are not. The latest sick Cablevision joke is their dispute with The Tribune Company which is currently depriving us of WPIX and Antenna TV. Next time Verizon FIOS comes a-calling again, I'll be inclined to take them more seriously this time. The Dolans, who run Cablevision, also own Madison Square Garden, The Knicks and Rangers. 'nough said. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 12, 2012, 11:34 am
Wow! 13 years on the air? Time really did go by for this one. I like it though. I think it's a good show. Just saw the first one on PBS the other night. Never boned. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 12, 2012, 11:32 am
My kids eat this show up. One day, I had to ask my daughter "You DO realize that High School is NOT really like this, don't you?" We're cool. -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on September 12, 2012, 11:27 am
The worst episode in this series, IMO, was the one where they landed on the Cowboy Planet and there was this Cylon gunslinger everyone had aptly nicknamed 'Red Eye' essentially running the town. I am well capable of Suspending Disbelief for the sake of Science Fiction but this episode really took me to the limits of that skill. -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on September 12, 2012, 11:21 am
Wow! I didn't know they even had Crack back then because whoever dreamt up this stinker of an idea for a show was obviously smoking it at the time. -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on September 12, 2012, 11:14 am
Due to a resurgence in popularity of the iconic 1970's American family sitcom 'The Brady Bunch' in the 1990's, there were, at least, a couple of attempts, aside from Sherwood Schwartz's efforts with the actual Brady Bunch franchise, to create shows around the 'Blended Family' concept/formula and recapture that old television magic.
One such attempt was the somewhat short lived family sitcom Something So Right.
The ONLY reason I know anything at all about this show is that I was in the studio audience for the taping of the episode Something About Burning Bridges, Meat and Rugs with guest star Melanie Mayron. I had a professional acquaintance who worked crew on this show who was kind enough to get my wife and I tickets to a taping. At that time, I had never been to the taping of a real sitcom before and thought it would be an entertaining and educational experience (seeing as I was trying to break into the TV and Film industry at that time) and it was.
Pardon the digression, but if you ever wish to attend a sitcom taping as an audience member, here are some pointers to keep in mind:
A: If possible, familiarize yourself with the show, it's premise and the characters. You'll follow it so much better when you're in the studio live. That way you won't be saying to yourself "Now wait a minute. What's the deal with this family? Who is this guy? Is he a regular?", etc.
B: Be sure you eat a meal BEFORE you go to the taping. Make it a filling meal, but not one that will make you uncomfortable or uhhhhh gassy. More on that in pointer C.
C: Be certain it is a show you actually like. Believe me, if you can't manage to sit through a 30 minute episode of a show, making it through a taping of the same show as an audience member is sheer agony. Tapings are usually done in the evening, starting between 6 & 7, and can go upwards to 5-6 hours, possibly longer. That's why they typically have comedians who work the audience during setups to keep them fresh and entertained. Also, if you try to leave early, they will do everything in their power, short of bribing you with things of value, to get you to stay.
D: Make sure you don't have anything planned early the next morning. Refer back to pointer C above.
Anyway, back on subject. After attending the taping, I made it a point to catch some episodes on TV. It was pretty underwhelming to say the least and I can see why it was so short lived, on BOTH networks. It just wasn't a remarkable or terribly original show in my opinion. As I didn't follow the show outside the couple of episodes I caught, I can't really say for sure when the boning moment occurred. If anything, I suppose I could say that due to it being based upon a formula that had already been done, I'd go out on a limb and say Day One. -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on September 12, 2012, 11:01 am
To this day, I'll never understand Seinfeld's appeal. It was stupid. Perhaps that was the point, I don't really know or care. I just don't like that show, nor Jerry Seinfeld's stand up. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on September 11, 2012, 9:57 pm
Day 1. I hated this show! I always passed on it during that whole TGIF programming, ABC would air. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on September 11, 2012, 9:53 pm
Mythigator, thanks for clarifying the films title. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on September 11, 2012, 9:49 pm
I voted "Never Boned", but ABC boned for it. The network was this show's biggest problem. Cancelled, resurrected and moved around the schedule more than once. By the time it was brought back for the last time, I think the writers had the guys "out" themselves just to change things up and have Kip and Sunny take the next step in their relationship, but like people pointed out, the tension was gone. I think the whole thing was rushed because the writers were walking on eggshells, waiting for ABC to pull the carpet out from under them...AGAIN....which of course they did. At the end of the day, Bosom Buddies was a good show that was handled poorly by the network. The "Mountain Pine" episode with guest Russel Johnson (The Professor) was a classic! -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 11, 2012, 3:47 pm
OMG! Soggy really hit the nail on the head with that one! I know right away when Little Joe sees some chick and gets that "smitten look" on his face that I best be making a beeline for the remote and find a true crime story on ID or something. This is one episode bound to leave me bitterly disappointed. I've been through a broken engagement IRL. Everything isn't cool by the following week like on TV, so I avoid those episodes of BONE-anza like the plague. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 11, 2012, 3:37 pm
Actually "Blossom" WAS the name of Tumbleweeds' horse in that comic strip, so the name fits. I get that she wasn't supposed to be hot. I found it annoying that she was so in demand in spite of this. What planet did this take place on? -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 11, 2012, 3:33 pm
Parker,
They likely were trying to get milk anything possible for humor for the show- even something that back then couldn't have openly been joked about on TV back then. A comedy where the protagonist had abandoned his wife and tiny children without a backwards glance [much less a dime of support] -until he found out he'd been declared dead and she was about to marry someone else and THAT is why he came alive again? Not funny. Oh, and I should also mention that this gambling rogue made little if any effort to try to reform himself after his 'revival'. Fred should have put Lamont [the show's 'star''s iconic role] and the whole concept in the junk pile! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 11, 2012, 10:33 am
@Jp: The war film you're trying to think of is "Casualties of War". It's a pretty gritty flick and established Fox as a serious actor, IMO. -- Submitted By: (Mythigator) on September 11, 2012, 7:56 am
Why wouldn't the guys from What's Happening not like the Doobies? When Mike McDonald joined the band, they had switched from being a bluesy country rock band to being a blue eyed soul band. His voice is pleasant but sometimes it does sound like he's got a mouthful of mashed potatoes. having said that, I don't think they ever boned, not even the catfish mentioned in "Black Water." -- Submitted By: (JayD) on September 11, 2012, 1:00 am
He's a controversal figure now after calling the president a hoax and mocking him by talking to an empty chair. After all these years, the once unbonable has now boned. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on September 11, 2012, 12:38 am
It was a rather forgetable show. I vaguely remember it. Heck, I don't think it was ever on DVD or even shown as syndicated reruns. Patrick Duffy will always be Bobby Ewing and Susan Sommers will always be Chrissy Snow or the Thigh Master lady. No one will remember them for this show. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on September 11, 2012, 12:19 am
They named Demond's rival on this show "Wallace Dickey". I wonder what THAT was supposed to be implying. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 10, 2012, 10:29 am
Peter Frampton's hair is short enough now (groan!!!!!!!). -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 10, 2012, 10:27 am
It started out OK, but when Martin Balsam left the show, it boned. The Murray Klein character was a decent "liberal foil" for Archie at the bar. When he left, they made Archie more liberal....probably too liberal for the audience's own good. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 10, 2012, 10:21 am
Should be renamed "P is for Pretentious". -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 10, 2012, 10:10 am
It jumped in Season 7 when Larry David left and got bored, if not sooner.
That's when we got bizarre (Or Bizarro) Seinfeld-humor about Soup-Nazis, man-hands, a mystical world of super-hot girlfriends, Bizarro-Jerry-- or the biggest joke of all: Terry Hatcher having supposedly-remarkable hooters.
If the show started out with Season 7, it would never get picked up by NBC; but it seems that trained lemmings will watch anything if it has a popular label on it, so the show carried on for 2 more seasons.
-- Submitted By: (SarahGoodwich) on September 9, 2012, 6:20 pm
Season Six JUMPED THE SHARK.
The writing just went to crap, and the show lost all chemistry among the characters as they went from dysfunctional to one-dimensional.
Jake went from a slacker to an idiot, Alan went from a loser to a whiner, Charlie became a plain bully, and Evelyn actually cared about someone other than herself.
Maybe this is why Charlie Sheen got in a fight with Chuck Lorre over the series, but it's a noticeable shift.
This might have happened around Season 5, with the "Teddy Leopold" arc; Charlie was having a breakdown over Mia getting married, and then suddenly he's proposing marriage to Courtney/Jenny McCarthy.
In any event, Season Six was where it jumped. -- Submitted By: (SarahGoodwich) on September 9, 2012, 5:59 pm
Loving this show so far. In most of the episodes they lampoon '70s celebrities with no mercy. They also made it OK to laugh at Michael Jackson again. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on September 9, 2012, 3:59 pm
jgf, that's the old version of Wheel of Fortune you're thinking about where you couldn't keep your money and had to buy things every round. The only time you bought things on Sale of the Century was during the Instant Bargains and Bonus Round. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on September 8, 2012, 5:34 pm
The start of season 7 when Cory and Trevor are 'gone and never coming back'. Otherwise, up to that point, the show was comedy gold -- Submitted By: (jdmusky7) on September 8, 2012, 12:03 am
Call me biased, but I really do admire most of the 90s pop culture (especially the animation of that time). -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on September 7, 2012, 9:11 pm
I, Too, thought he was great in BTTF. His Alex Keaton character pretty much launched his career, imo. His roles in Doc Hollywood and Teen Wolf, although silly, fit him well. Spin city was good. I can't remember the name of the movie but he was in a War Film with Sean Penn that was good. It's kind of sad really that he has Parkinsons but at least he's trying to continue living his life and working. In some, maybe vain way, trying to beat the disease. Its not like he's Brett Favre, who cried like a b**ch during his first retirement then came back to a rival team to play QB. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on September 6, 2012, 8:42 pm
I agree with Bart: "Why can't it all be marshmallow?" At least the non-marshmallow pieces taste good. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on September 6, 2012, 6:22 pm
Always been a fan of Michael J. Fox. He's a likable smart alec, which is what many of my friends are like. He was the only bright spot of the otherwise bland Family Ties and he was a large reason why Back to the Future was such a strong franchise. If his meds are helping him enough that he can act again, I say go for it. Good for him and his improving health. Never boned. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on September 6, 2012, 4:33 pm
Ah, how the might have fallen. Three years ago, I speculated about whether Miley would self-destruct like Britney Spears, or just fade into obscurity. At this point, it looks like the correct answer is "fade into obscurity" -- Her public profile seems to have driven off a cliff somewhere in the last year or so, with movies that were filmed at the height of her popularity now getting minimal releases (and then only due to contractural obligations -- otherwise they would have been direct-to-video). Sic transit gloria mundi. -- Submitted By: (Eugene) on September 6, 2012, 12:42 pm
Locutus,
As sad as it's been to see him deteriorate from the Parkinson's, I think it's great he still wants to do what he can to earn a living and support his family and I hope he can do his impending show without any health setbacks. Oh, and for the record I've always liked his performances in his movies and TV shows. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 6, 2012, 12:20 pm
Parker,
I agree with you about liking Dan Hadaya as a performer and Jean Kasem's character being too brainless to be endurable as more than a very occasional recurring character. Yeah, Lucy and Gracie Allen made good careers playing characters who often seemed to be the dullest tools in the drawer but Lucy's character was capable of being crafty [albeit these plans usually flew in her face] while Gracie's character had a logic out of synch from the rest of the world's. But Jean Kasem's Loretta just seemed too annoying to endure more than a few moments so this show was somewhat doomed. Oddly enough, though, Mrs. Kasem actually hold eleven US Patents for crib and canopy designs that she developed for her business so she may have acted too far in the opposite direction on the show. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 6, 2012, 12:16 pm
With Todd Akins' comment about "legitimate rape," and the fact that several other Republicans have said similar statements in the last few months (such as some of Rick Santorum's speeches), I would be really surprised if the GOP gets even 20% of the female votes. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on September 6, 2012, 12:06 pm
Parker,
I don't disagree with what you're saying in general. But, as far as "Stir Crazy" itself is concerned, IMO either term is six of one half-a-dozen of the other and neither term is something I'd be happy being called. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 6, 2012, 12:02 pm
A family member forwarded me this blog. I like that this guy explains why the Simpsons was so good as well as how it went bad. Because there is a generation now that has grown up with the lousy Simpsons episodes and have no idea how the show impacted television. http://deadhomersociety.com/zombiesimpsons/ -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on September 5, 2012, 11:46 pm
Disagree. He was great in BTTF. He was also the highlight of Family Ties, an otherwise unremarkable (yet popular) '80s sitcom. As for his comeback, it's his choice. Although I think if his appearance is "sad", viewers will tune out. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on September 5, 2012, 11:39 pm
I agree. The Y2K scare was the "Mayan Calendar" of its time. It's right up there with "SARS" ("South Park" nailed that one) and "The Montauk Monster". -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 5, 2012, 3:58 pm
I think Mike Lupica put it best (paraphrasing here): The players went on strike in 1994 because they were afraid the owners would unilaterally impose a salary cap in the absence of a CBA. However, when the owners actually tried this, the courts (Sonia Sotomayor) told them that they couldn't, which ended the strike toward the end of Spring Training 1995. Meanwhile, the 1994 World Series was cancelled. All of which begs the question, WHAT THE HELL WAS THE POINT OF THAT STIKE IN THE FIRST PLACE? -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 5, 2012, 3:56 pm
I agree Soggy. That's why I voted BEFORE Day 1. BTW, did I mention the original came out in the 1980s, the patron decade of swelled heads and overplayed 2nd rate songs? Well I have now. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 5, 2012, 3:47 pm
My legs work, so I'm fine with it. Also have some good memories of it from football Giant games in the 80s. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 5, 2012, 3:44 pm
Neveready....assaulted battery -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 5, 2012, 3:41 pm
There's no winning with this made up holiday. Either you're massively depressed because you're alone and having to watch everyone else observe this around you, or you're massively annoyed at having to scramble to do something for this in the middle of a work week, because let's face it, this is ONLY important to WOMEN. I don't think a guy exists that couldn't take or leave Valentine's Day, except for some Liberal Democrats who think it's important to buy women flowers before leaving them for someone younger and becoming deadbeat dads. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 5, 2012, 3:38 pm
There may be other life forms out there somewhere, but we will never know them, and vice versa, unless someone can explain to me how anyone mastered traveling at many times the speed of light to get here, or how we're going to do that in order to get somewhere else. I think agnostics who believe in UFOs are particularly daffy. God they can't accept, but extra-terrestrials travelling at the speed of light? No problem! The point being that neither has been directly observed. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 5, 2012, 3:33 pm
Antenna TV (if Cablevision ever brings it back) beats the hell out of TV Land now. I think the beginning of the end for TV Land was when they started showing reality garbage like "She's Got The Look" (40 and 50-somethings competing to be models for gay guys - and how are they experts on beautiful women if they're gay guys?) and "High School Reunion" (like I really care about a "hedging lesbian's" experimental "date" and didn't know how that would go, unlike the dumb guy who wasted his time with that - and she wasn't even cute so you hoped she'd "stay gay" which she did). Bring back Antenna TV Cablevision! TV Land has boned. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 5, 2012, 3:30 pm
How many times is he going to retire due to health reasons then come back? He was only moderately good in BTTF and sucked in just about everything else. So retire and mean it! -- Submitted By: (Locutus) on September 5, 2012, 10:48 am
Rest in Peace, Michael Clarke Duncan.. great actor, especially in 'Green Mile'.. never realized he was in so many roles -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on September 4, 2012, 8:01 pm
I'm not a big profanity advocate. Don't get me wrong, but Stir Crazy was an R-rated movie, and this channel wasn't censoring "F" or "S". They were censoring "ass kisser" to say "brown nose" instead. Nobody wants their kids going around saying "ass kisser", but what the censors did there is take the unexpectedness out of the joke, and that was what made it funny. The guy Gene Wilder said it to threatens to punch him out....for calling him a brown nose? No, but for calling him an "ass kisser", it kinda makes sense. That's all I'm saying. We don't need it every other word, but let's not screw with the writer's point of view either. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 4, 2012, 5:07 pm
Dan Hedaya is a decent actor, but Jean Kasem's character (and I've long suspected she wasn't acting) was too stupid to live. That kind of character is good for laughs guesting on one episode of someone else's show. It's not going to work as one of the main characters in a series. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 4, 2012, 4:56 pm
Let me just clarify something. The auction rule doesn't say you have to bid on the property the person passed on, only that the other players have the option. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on September 4, 2012, 4:51 pm
I liked it at the beginning when it was the show about a lovable loser (Drew), his goofy friends and his too good for him girlfriend. When Kate left, the show took a sharp turn into unbelievable land. Outrageous musical numbers and side-show sketches took the place of somewhat realistic story lines and the show stopped building any kind of continuity with things happening one episode and never being brought up again. It was at its best as a straight forward sitcom instead of a variety show disguised as a sitcom. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on September 4, 2012, 4:37 pm
Radar Love is one of those songs that when it comes to rock music, it just gets it right. Awesome electric guitar, a driving drum beat, a blues riff upped to new levels. About the only thing lacking are deep, meaningful lyrics, but that's not why you listen to rock music. You listen to rock out, and this song lets you do that. Golden Earring never boned! -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on September 4, 2012, 4:28 pm
This show has definitely boned back. The GSN version might be their strongest original series to date. Mike Richards is a good host, the set is awesome, the game remains the same, I like the way they up the grand prize throughout the game, the old sound effects return, and the contestants/celebrities seem to get the game. Way to go, GSN!!! -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on September 4, 2012, 2:35 pm
It started out as a somewhat believable workplace sitcom kinda spoofing/saluting the "Dilbert" comic strip but wound up being more cartoonish and one-dimensional than "Dilbert" itself! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 3, 2012, 9:46 pm
Their "Radar Love" put Brenda Lee back on the radar so they can never bone, AFAIC! Let's hope she invites them to "Rock Around the Christmas Tree" if they're ever in town in December! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 3, 2012, 9:26 pm
About as authentic Mexican food as chop suey is authentic Chinese food! Bogus! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 3, 2012, 9:22 pm
Does anyone remember what the intended prize was? I mean, if it was LAFF-a-Lympics, then maybe they should have made medals outta fools' good! Just sayin. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on September 3, 2012, 9:20 pm
I actually like this show, or should I say liked. I never got the whole "Brenda's a tramp" vibe like DolFan. I thought she was a strong, but flawed, character. She wasn't perfect and the show didn't make her out to be perfect. I enjoyed the mysteries and the characters. Now that Brenda's off the show, I've already sensed some boning. The show pretty much is the same show minus the protagonist. Rarely do shows last much longer once the main character leaves and I'll give this one 1-2 more seasons before its conclusion. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on September 3, 2012, 9:18 pm
i vaguely remember this show when it came on in the 80's.. it had cool theme music and wasn't there a robot on this show too? too bad it wasn't on that long -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on September 3, 2012, 5:00 pm
Thanks, Dolfan316-I have strong opinions about some thing, and Dog is one of them-so glad they came up with this site, I really miss the old Jump the Shark but this is great, too! I see you are a regular communicant here! -- Submitted By: (Arkady) on September 2, 2012, 4:20 pm
Good stuff! Was always aggravated because the opening credits of this show resembled Magnum, P.I., but watched it once, someone had kidnapped the hacker guy and some chick and he did all kinds of cool stuff like trace the imprint of a key with his computer,,,,then I was aggravated when it went off the air!
-- Submitted By: (Arkady) on September 2, 2012, 4:15 pm
Glad to hear this show is finally going to end soon.. it should've ended at least 2 seasons ago but yet they kept it going. it'll be interesting to see how they wrap up certain character storylines, and it's reported carrell might even make one more appearance -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on September 2, 2012, 4:02 pm
Not to exacerbate your concerns, but...Pixar's planning to make a prequel to Monsters, Inc. (Monsters University) and there are plans to make Finding Nemo 2. When the sequelitis bug bites, it bites HARD. And the symptoms are instantaneous. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on September 1, 2012, 6:44 pm
the TV Guide Channel. Ugh! I can't stand that they've turned into E! tv, then only have two dialogue boxes of what's on. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on September 1, 2012, 4:13 pm
This may be old news but I heard he beat the hell out of an intruder/thief in his home. Mama said knock you out! -- Submitted By: (Jp) on September 1, 2012, 4:08 pm
The movie! Although it had its funny moments, the movie, as a whole, was terrible. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on September 1, 2012, 4:05 pm
Then again, people in their 70s didn't dress like hookers in most nations back in their "salad days" either. Not like 10-12 year old girls do today. Let's just admit it can go too far both ways. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on September 1, 2012, 5:45 am
LMAO@Arkady!!! I wonder how she can even move with all the back pain she must have. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on September 1, 2012, 5:42 am
Um, Brewmaster, we already are. And have been for at least the last 30 years. Where have you been? All NASA's given us in that time is exploding shuttles, faulty equipment on others that makes them unable to even launch, and Mars probes that reveal...nothing. I'm not saying it's the only thing that should be cut, but it's a start. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on September 1, 2012, 5:40 am
Actually the greens are the best. Most frequently landed on *and* best return for your investment once you buy all three and put a hotel on each. But yes, the oranges are good too. But the yellows and purples are a waste of time. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on September 1, 2012, 5:38 am
Part II. This should have been just one movie. The first one was the perfect length, perfect comedy, perfect drama, perfect romance, perfect adventures. It just worked on all levels. The second was too long, boring and confusing. The third tried way too hard to do things and force things. The fourth one seemed more like a buddy film than a pirate movie. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on August 31, 2012, 7:45 pm
Eh, conventions are a bunch of rah-rah crap. He's better than Obama, but he's a bland flip-flopper. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on August 31, 2012, 7:42 pm
what's the deal with him rambling and talking to an empty chair at the Republican Convention? i'm wondering if he's starting to lose it -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on August 31, 2012, 1:38 pm
anyone watch the GOP convention? -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on August 31, 2012, 1:28 pm
i don't even know why they needed another kid.. it should've just lasted 5-6 seasons but overstayed its welcome.. it was an ok show at first though -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on August 31, 2012, 1:26 pm
if i want a 44 oz. soda or saturated fat in what i eat (which i don't) then that's my choice.. you have no right to play god with people's eating habits, good or bad. go to another country where freedoms are very limited, i'm sure you'll fit right in -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on August 31, 2012, 1:12 pm
thedude,
I guess her husband has- on at least four occasions. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 31, 2012, 10:19 am
The best properties to go for? The Pink and Orange properties. Make the people getting out of jail go through a gauntlet, especially once you get building. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on August 31, 2012, 10:18 am
Sorry, Arkady, but "Jason of Star Command" was a spin off of "Space Academy" since the opening narration clearly stated that the latter took place in 'a secret section of Space Academy' [obviously so to explain away using the exact same sets to keep their cheap budget even cheaper]. It was an okay time passer but I liked that Jonathan Harris actually got to play a respectable, heroic and honest leader even if Commander Gampoo was sometwhat pompous. At least the pomposity wasn't a dominant character trait- unlike with Dr. Smith. Oh, and the voice of Lucy Van Pelt [Pamelyn Ferdin] got to play to telephathic teen twin. Nowhere close to "Star Trek" or even "Space Ghost" but as I said it was an okay time passer. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 31, 2012, 10:17 am
Parker,
The irony of it all is that if you'd been around see the septuagenarian nudist when she was in her salad days, unless you were married to her,you wouldn't have been able to see her in anything less than long sleeves and knee-length skirts because she'd have been in her 20's and 30's under Franco who did his best to keep the Continental 'decadence' from getting a toehold in Spain going so far as to have police arrest and fine those who wore 'immodest' bathing suits. In any case, to each their own but one better have a thick skin if one opts to venture outside their bedroom or bathroom that way. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 31, 2012, 10:09 am
One was good, two was also good, (loved the three-way sword fight on the beach as the girl character lamented 'these are grown men doing this!') three was also good but devolved into a wild mishmash of an series ever-changing loyalties and alliances, plus the last thirty or so minutes was a wild bunch of scenes slammed togther. It was like half of another movie jammed into that one.
The last one was also good, if forgettable, loved the scene where he was with the woman and they were talking about relationships and Jack says, "So you lied about telling the truth?" How true that can be-I almost fell out of my chair laughing! -- Submitted By: () on August 31, 2012, 8:58 am
Yes, Let's be a mewling little welfare state instead of a country that can do great things.
-- Submitted By: (BrewMaster) on August 31, 2012, 6:52 am
You hit the nail on the head there, Parker. Sun tanning is overrated and not worth the trouble, skin cancer or no. -- Submitted By: (BigAl) on August 31, 2012, 6:32 am
The only good thing Darva did when her 15 minutes of fame were up was get out of the spotlight and stay out of it - something that Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Octomom, and the Kardashians should have done (the sooner they do, the better). -- Submitted By: (BigAl) on August 31, 2012, 6:28 am
Dog is the biggest douche of all time-a has been/never was/wannabe cop,,,noticed how they will try to look as much like police as possible,,,just no guns! And his wife,,,,Eeek! She always jumps out with the line, "there's the guy who is taking food out of the mouths of my kids! Sorry, Beth, doesn't look like THEY are the ones eating, if ya know what I mean sweetheart! -- Submitted By: (Arkady) on August 31, 2012, 2:26 am
Good stuff! Had a lot more personality that most of the CRAP we see nowadays!
-- Submitted By: (Arkady) on August 31, 2012, 2:11 am
One show was a spinoff of the other-I think "Space Academy" was spun off "Jason of Star Command". Not bad stuff for seventies programming-I loved how Jason would always program the Dragos' ship to explode!
-- Submitted By: (Arkady) on August 31, 2012, 2:04 am
Funny as hell-loved Vincent Price in this-remember the two ghosts scheming to get Scoob and Shag to open the chest and one ghost says to the other "don't worry-they'll do it-these two are among the STUPIDEST mortals on Earth! Hilarious!
-- Submitted By: (Arkady) on August 31, 2012, 2:00 am
Batman rocks! Always has, always will. Even the campy sixties show is good-if only for laughs! -- Submitted By: (Arkady) on August 31, 2012, 1:58 am
ParkerTillman nailed it. I'm already paying for internet access, I'll be damned if I pay to access individual sites on top of that. It's insulting to me that any site would consider itself so special as to charge for people to see it anyway. There are MILLIONS of sites, get over yourself! -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on August 30, 2012, 8:31 pm
I never used the auction rule or played with anyone who did. Sometimes you just don't want to buy a property. What's wrong with that? It's like walking into a store and being forced to buy or bid on something because you're on that aisle. BTW I still have a Monopoly strategy guide, detailing what properties are the best to obtain, when you should sell certain ones, and even probability tables for every dice roll. Good stuff. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on August 30, 2012, 8:27 pm
Just cut all funding to NASA already. We've got enough problems right here on Earth. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on August 30, 2012, 8:21 pm
ParkerTillman and PYRulz are both right. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on August 30, 2012, 8:17 pm
Olive Garden's become one of those place everyone thinks only losers go. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on August 30, 2012, 8:15 pm
Too bad the only reason for the cancellation is to make way for Snooki's show celebrating her being knocked up by what's his name. In other words, replaced by an even worse abomination. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on August 30, 2012, 8:12 pm
Parker Tillman: How do you know that *wasn't* the real reason for the snakes being driven out? ;-) Gotta love how this is the only day of the year anybody wears green. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on August 30, 2012, 8:05 pm
I think there should be a law passed that only good looking people should ever be seen nude. HA!!! Just kidding. But you just *know* there will be a nude calendar of women over 80 coming out somewhere soon, and you also know people will act like it's sexy. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on August 30, 2012, 8:01 pm
Wow, now there's a name I haven't seen in forever. Only in today's world could someone who had a cup of coffee with fame 12 years ago have her own Wikipedia page. -- Submitted By: () on August 30, 2012, 7:58 pm
I just read that MTV is going to cancel this show. (http://tv.yahoo.com/news/-jersey-shore--canceled.html) -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on August 30, 2012, 1:57 pm
@Chubby Rain. I think the maximum is 140, and yes - your post is 140 characters long there. -- Submitted By: (johnnydough) on August 30, 2012, 1:02 am
darva conger is a 15 minute of famer back in 2000 and nuff said -- Submitted By: (thedude19766) on August 29, 2012, 7:57 pm
why not call it like it is.....she is damn ugly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean who finds her hot? -- Submitted By: (thedude19766) on August 29, 2012, 7:56 pm
I'm with you, Parker on this. Even as a kid visiting the beach, I never could understand how these folks could just lay there and broil like lobsters whilst there were all kinds of waves to ride,shells to collect and castles to build from the sand. And now some folks put themselves in tanning coffins which puts how many extra UV rays into the skin?! No thanks! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 29, 2012, 6:36 pm
Oh, and additionally - this might cross more over to discussion of pornography, but whatever - pooping, peeing, 20-something nudes, granny nudes etc; as long as it is not illicit whatever personally floats your boat. Different strokes for different folks. -- Submitted By: (johnnydough) on August 29, 2012, 6:30 pm
@Robert. Pooping and peeing have a certain hygeine element to them, being buck naked does not.
The way we see nudity (at least in most of the English speaking world) - or are made to see nudity is sexual, where it is not. It being natural is a reason to not be so uptight and make people feel more comfortable. Basically, it makes the human body tabboo - do you want to not be able to look at yourself as such?
As for the 70-something year olds, all fine - freedom of choice and all that cal. -- Submitted By: (johnnydough) on August 29, 2012, 6:21 pm
Don't have it, don't need it, don't want it. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on August 29, 2012, 12:19 pm
I don't tan, I burn, faster than bacon oh high heat. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on August 29, 2012, 12:11 pm
House was a pretty good show. I preferred the first 3 seasons. When they started the American Idol process of elimination, it was still watchable. I quit watching after season 6, not really sure why. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on August 29, 2012, 12:09 pm
Mayor Bloomberg, I've already got a Mom to tell me to eat my veggies and don't stay up too late, I don't need another one. -- Submitted By: (BrewMaster) on August 29, 2012, 8:27 am
The major problem with baseball is marketing. The NBA and NFL are so popular because they both have excellent marketing. The NBA markets superstars, the NFL markets the league itself, making every game a big event. MLB is super popular in the Northeast, Chicago and California, but it struggles in some other areas of the country because we don't hear about the stars or the league or really anything. I must say, though, that this baseball season is one of the best in recent memory. A lot of talented teams, exciting players, just a lot of fun to watch. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on August 29, 2012, 1:28 am
I like the concept of St. Patrick's Day, but I don't like how it's a free pass for people to get hammered and act like idiots. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on August 29, 2012, 1:25 am
This guy is so self indulgent it makes me sick. Hmm my term is up, how about we extend them for me? Hmm I hate guns, how about we try to ban them? Hmmm let's put cameras everywhere and spy on people. Bloomberg's soda idea is so idiotic and dumb that I really hope it's shot down before it has a chance to pass. However, in PCville New York, where you must always be progressive, I'm sure it will pass. You know because banning things always works... (snicker) -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on August 29, 2012, 1:23 am
I agree that he's good, but I'd rule out Asperger's syndrome, since he doesn't seem to be clumsy. Actually, I would just say that he's a genius who was psychologically damaged by his Marine colonel father. -- Submitted By: (hbrennan) on August 28, 2012, 8:49 pm
George Reeves death. He was "the people's Superman". Christopher Reeve was too much of a sex symbol (before the accident of course), and all those drooling women ended up spawning some really cheesy sequels that included an affair with Lois Lane. The first movie was pretty good. You'd never see George Reeves and Lois in the sack. Some might say it's because TV censors wouldn't allow it. I say it wouldn't have occurred to them to portray a comic book character in that light with kids also watching the show. To me Superman was about saving people who needed help and who couldn't help themselves, either situationally or because they were somehow defenseless. He was not about "scoring". Add to this the silly "Lois & Clark" and "Smallville" TV series' and any post-George Reeves Superman is "all too human" for me. His renunciation of his American citizen ship is icing on the cake. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 28, 2012, 5:08 pm
.....and apart from the health issues, tanning will do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to improve your appearance (it neither makes the ugly beautiful, nor the beautiful more beautiful) and I personally find it immensely boring and uncomfortable to lie still in searing heat to attain what will not improve my appearance. Even without skin cancer I never got the "appeal" of sun tanning. To me that always meant "stop the fun you're having in the water" to get real bored lying in the sun and heat. Sorry, sucked from the start. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 28, 2012, 4:55 pm
Bah. It took us forever to finally dump VHS for DVD; we didn't go for DVD right away because of the huge collection of VHS tapes we amassed over the years. We couldn't abandon them, we worked too hard to just dump them for some format that would/could go obsolete in less than a decade. Then came the day we were literally forced to wean ourselves off of VHS: new movies were released on DVD only. VHS recording ran up to 6 hours, you could record over shows or movies you no longer cared about or needed, and blank tapes were relatively inexpensive. But there were cons: to get to certain parts, you had to Fast Forward until you reached it. And if the tape was at the very beginning and the part was near the end, you'd be waiting several minutes to hit Play. You had to rewind the tape, otherwise if you left it in the middle, the tape would warp right where you left it. Tapes could get eaten by the VHS player. Then, at last, we gave DVDs a try: You didn't need to fast forward to reach the end; all you had to do was go through a menu to pick the part you wanted to see. Fast Forward now had more speeds, and in the time it took to Fast Forward a tape, you could Fast Forward the same DVD about 8-16 times in a row. It took about a year for movies to go from silver screen to tapes on store shelves, but it takes DVD mere months. They had higher storage capabilities and had features not seen in VHS: Commentary mode, animatics (for animated movies), and more. Discs are way smaller than tapes, and you could fit many discs in storage case. But, there were cons: DVD players were pricey back then and DVDs with recording capabilities were expensive. Nowadays, the prices have gone down, so the cons are all but eliminated. And so, we rebuilt our VHS collection on DVD. Now, enter Blu-Ray. It's the advent of DVD all over again, this time repackaged with more memory, and you need a whole new player in order to use it. Nobody I know has one. Plus, with Hulu, downloadable movies, and other competition, there's not really much of a reason to own one. -- Submitted By: () on August 28, 2012, 3:24 pm
Parallel parking? -- Submitted By: (Robert) on August 28, 2012, 2:39 pm
Independent, my butt. I know what an independent is, and he's no independent. His latest act of idiocy is banning large soda sizes...so now, if you're at a movie theatre and have eaten a lot of popcorn, you can't buy a large soda anymore. The only way to slake your thirst is to buy two sodas. If you go to 7-11 on a hot day, say good bye to the large cup for $1.59. If you're thirsty enough, you gotta buy 2 small ones for $1.19 each. As a result, you're getting less than your money's worth. And wouldn't two soda cups be more damaging to the environment than one large soda cup? -- Submitted By: (Robert) on August 28, 2012, 2:35 pm
To the (currently) #1 reason: OK, so nudity is natural. Pooping and peeing is natural, too. Should people therefore be allowed to relieve themselves in public? Or wherever they want, for that matter? To ParkerTillman: AUGHHH! Must purge mental image! -- Submitted By: (Robert) on August 28, 2012, 2:15 pm
"How often do you park in a free lot finding money lying around?" LOL, that's hilarious! And a succinct way to put it. I never even experienced hitting the jackpot on Free Parking until I played it with students and teachers (the latter making that rule). This made the game last forever as someone else was bound to hit the jackpot by the time the last winner's funds were running low. When I was younger, I thought you went to jail by landing on the Jail space, until my parents said, "No, you're just visiting. See?" Then showed me the Just Visiting segment of the square. I've played alternate versions of Monopoly, so I'm not necessarily averse to them. -- Submitted By: (Robert) on August 28, 2012, 2:01 pm
I don't care about green beer or people celebrating this holiday, but when it's used as an excuse for people to get piss drunk and act like loud obnoxious buttholes on the LIRR it boned the fish. St. Patrick didn't drive the snakes out of Ireland so he could get drunk without having to worry about getting bit. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 28, 2012, 1:41 pm
That wasn't "Mr. Six". That was Junior Soprano in disguise. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 28, 2012, 1:29 pm
I wouldn't worry too much about the expansion of teams, but rather, ownership of some teams. You have Peter Angelos in Baltimore who has pretty much wrecked a once proud franchise, you have the ownership in Kansas City who run that team on the cheap, Minnesota ownership who looks like they just decided to wise up and build a team until they got their stadium, Oakland ownership who is just plain incompetent, Pittsburgh ownership who was cheap AND incompetent, Tampa Bay ownership for the longest time who were just ran by idiots, and Miami ownership who believed in firesales. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on August 28, 2012, 1:24 pm
Just silly little house rules that people play with. No biggie in my book. If I have one problem with Monopoly, it's just that it takes so long to play. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on August 28, 2012, 1:20 pm
Day 1. You are talking about a violent, hard hitting sport, having an all-star game at the end (or near-end) of the season, and asking certain players to play in it?!? No way! -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on August 28, 2012, 1:18 pm
Beavis and Butthead said it best on one episode... If you go to an Olive Garden, and leave hungry, you're stupid! A little overpriced, but I won't gove there to splurge every once in a great while -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on August 28, 2012, 1:17 pm
So you want guys head hunting, and hitting themselves stupid?!? I like a good, hard, CLEAN hit, but if you think that trying to take out head shots is "pussifying" a sport, then I'm sorry, neandrathals like you need to be shown the door. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on August 28, 2012, 1:14 pm
She's attractive but who'd have imagined that "Almost Famous" has thusfar proven prophetic re her own career heights? Oh well, maybe she can get together with Tahnee Welch [Raquel's daughter whose only notable work has been "Cocoon" movies]. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 28, 2012, 10:07 am
Parker Tillman,
Simon Barsinister could have HAD my Ovaltine. Let HIM get all queazy from it. Hershey's chocolate syrup was what I liked for chocolate milk. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 28, 2012, 10:03 am
I think it's proven to be a very poor substitute for manners and civility which were too thoughtlessly trashed in the name of 'freedom'. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 28, 2012, 10:00 am
Parker Tillman,
I think you've brought up an interesting argument in favor of it and I believe there are certain circumstances in which its acceptable. However; I'm curious if you believe there are any conditions you consider profanity unacceptable/ unnecessary or if there are any individuals worthy of respect by sparing them said profanity[e.g. clergy, employers, elderly, children, female relatives,etc.]. Here's a question for you: The other day I accidentally overheard some co-ed saying to someone 'it's easy as [s-word]'. Would you consider that to have been a necessary use of the term or would it have been more appealing to have used the original idiom 'easy as pie'? -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 28, 2012, 9:56 am
At the nameless person who protested my dislike of this show.
1. Yes, there are some over 18 but there are still other kids who are under 18 and ALL of them are under incredible pressure from their parents to keep toeing the parental party line at least in public [and I wouldn't be surprised if the network also put subtle if not open pressure to keep those kids from risking the cash cow]. Yeah, the 'media' could stir a storm if any of those kids openly rebelled but they'd have to come home to face a bunch of music. What's more there HAVE been other 'reality' shows in which it got shown up that the producers were willing participants in at least keeping the less appealing parts of the 'stars' lives from being broadcast via careful editing, etc. As I said, stories telling of actual problems would more likely happen after the show had long been off the air than while it's airing.
2. Yes, they all seem nice and polite[seem being the operative word]. However; while I'm no fan of rude or obnoxious folks, I get cynical when parents smugly claim to have perfect kids. Often this means that the kids have just learned what to say or do whatever it takes to get their overwhelming parents off their backs rather than actual contented conformity on the kids' part. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 28, 2012, 9:46 am
Like I said in another topic, but if nothing is done, and an idiot drinks and drives and kills someone... "WHY WASN'T ANYTHING DONE!!!" the people scream -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on August 27, 2012, 8:25 pm
The problem Parker. The idiots get fireworks, do something stupid, then the people cry "WHY WAS NOTHING DONE!!!" -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on August 27, 2012, 8:22 pm
@Pelirojo: 1. Many of the kids are older than 18 now and could easily speak up if they wanted to. It's not like the media wouldn't eat that up. 2. As previously stated, if there was something awful to find about the family, it probably would've been found my now. 3. It really seems like TLC wanted this show to be another Kate Plus 8 or whatnot showing how horrible these people are, but I don't think they can find anything truly horrible to show about them. -- Submitted By: () on August 27, 2012, 6:30 pm
How about the other side of the coin? I recently saw "Stir Crazy" on an independent cable channel, and they overdubbed the words "ass kisser" with "brown nose" and the word "prick" with some other G-rated word. Made the joke about 2% as funny as the original exchange. I don't like constant profanity either, but I'm not so uptight that I think every little joke from an R-rated movie has to be overdubbed. I can only imagine how "The Longest Yard" must have been butchered for television. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 4:23 pm
I think when VCRs and DVDs became a common appliance to have in the home is when pornography boned. I think that took it from being an "occasional thing" one might catch at some out of the way movie theater somewhere, to being a mainstream thing one could view on a daily basis. That might explain why the term "sex addict" was non-existent in the 1970s, and why so many claim to have that "addiction" now. Just like with drugs, who made the initial decision to have porn at his/her disposal 24/7? There you go. I look at porn quite often. I'm a product of this environment. That doesn't mean I'm going to be dishonest about it, or that I expect it to change. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 4:18 pm
Political Correctness sucked from Day 1. It is simply a method of "creative censorship". However, instead of outlawing free speech (which would, after all, be politically incorrect), they simply make certain speech so shameful that nobody would want to use it. For while they aren't threatened with arrest, they are threatened with job loss and public ridicule. That's why I LMAO when people get all uptight about Romney calling the London's handling of the Olympics "disconcerting". These days that's considered a gaffe, lol. Political correctness gone berzerk, which was the only path it could ever take. Sucked from Day 1 because it's a quasi-limit to free speech, and it's CLEVER about abridging that right. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 4:10 pm
Hated them ever since the Miracle at The Meadowlands and a year before that. What's sad is this team's fans are still stuck in 1978 and that event since they have no rings. Never mind that NYG's first playoff victory in 18 years was in the 1981 wild card game against Philly. They can remember a 1978 regular season win, but not a 1981 playoff loss. Whatever.
I will say one thing for their fans though. They know crappy music when they hear it. One playoff game early in the 2000s they had Ja Rule and Ashanti playing the halftime show. They were awful and the crowd booed them lustily. Black Eyed Peas at the SB were Gershwin by comparison. Can't take that away from Philly fans. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 4:04 pm
I think it boned when Ms. Pac-Man appeared on the scene. Slowly but surely, the original Pac-Man started disappearing. Well into the new century I'd see Ms. Pac-Man around in a few places, while the original was long gone. I now have the original as a TV plug and play with Galaxian and a few others.
Honorable mention to top 40 hit this game inspired in the early-80s "Pac-Man Fever" by Buckner & Garcia. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 3:51 pm
It boned when an episode of "Underdog" had Simon Barsinister plotting to capture "all the Ovaltine in the world (ahahahahahahaha!!)" You just KNOW this was some shameless product placement tactic by their then-sponsor. Sad. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 3:49 pm
I live in NY and I'm also Italian-American. I go to "authentic" Italian restaurants all the time. That said, I'm not an "Olive Garden snob". I've eaten at them when out of state, and it's OK I guess. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 3:45 pm
All their ads are weird and creepy. Even the ones with Morgan Fairchild gnawed on my nerve endings. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 3:42 pm
Never boned. Loved the teams that won with Jim Plunkett at QB. Didn't like the move to LA. Finally got used to calling them LA when they moved back. Then continued to call them LA for several more years. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 3:37 pm
Yeah, I know. Get over it. The human body is beautiful, blah blah blah. Sure we all feel that way as long as it's a 20 year old beautiful girl parading around au natural. What put that into perspective for me was visiting Spain. Upon leaving a restaurant near the beach, on my way to the car, I spied what must have been a 75 year old fat woman sunning herself without a stitch of clothing. Gave new meaning to the phrase "discretion is the better part of valor", not to mention certain other choice words it brought to mind that I was too polite to use as a tourist visiting a foreign country. Trust me, nudity has a downside. It may seem like "Playboy Channel Fields Forever", but it ain't a lot of the time. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 3:35 pm
Just nuke it! -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 3:30 pm
It boned for good when it was moved from after the SB, to before the SB, which effectively exempted SB players from appearing in the game. So if your team is in the SB you can't be a pro bowler now? Why not just leave it where it was and let EVERYONE play? Seems the NFL did some actual work here to make this an even more inferior game than it was before. Nice job. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 3:28 pm
The Yankees couldn't please everyone if they tried. On one side, you have the people gloating over them not having won the series in however many years. On the other, you have the people whining that they win EVERY YEAR because they over pay. Of course, both can't be the case, so what we have is two groups of whiners who don't like the Yankees, but for opposing reasons that can't both be correct. In fact, we won in 2000, then again in 2009 I believe. If results are what matters, clearly the Yankees aren't buying the WS year after year. Take a lesson from Booker T. Washington and worry about making your own teams better rather than blaming mine for your inability to do so. If you had the money to spend, you'd be spending it, maybe not as much as the Yankees, but a helluva lot more than the Pirates, who I doubt you'd pity if you won. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 3:24 pm
Yep, Clinton is when we truly gave the fish a gutting. I still can't think of one thing she did for New Yorkers as Senator and she was there 8 years. Oh, I'm sorry, she did do one thing....she quit to be kicked upstairs into the Obama Administration where she actually did a passable job, just not here. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 3:17 pm
Why even call it a "Patrick Ewing trade"? That implies we actually got something for him. Can anyone name a single player who was worth a plug nickel that we got in that "trade"? It was more an "Exit...Stage Left" deal, but that could also apply to Jeff Van Gundy, Larry Johnson, Alan Houston, GM Ernie Grunfeld, President Dave Checketts, etc. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 3:15 pm
You are all now witnessing what will eventually be known as "the beginning of the end" of the NFL. I predict football will either be abolished or greatly toned down in my lifetime. I see the next generation being indoctrinated already. I never thought we'd see the day that grown men would say stuff like "I wouldn't want my son playing football". I don't think a father existed when I was a teenager that would say that. Now I hear potential, just-married, dads saying this before they even have any spawn to worry about. Makes me sad for the emasculated generation of men now coming of age. Also, has anyone noticed that now whenever one of these retirees commits suicide it's automatically the ill effects from a previous concussion? They don't even wait for it to be determined anymore by a coroner. They just automatically assume the guy didn't have some other motive for doing it. "Group think" in the US is out of control. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 3:01 pm
I think NASA boned for me when I realized they were never going to come remotely close to achieving what I saw depicted on many of my favorite Sci Fi series of the 1960s. Lost In Space was supposed to take place in 1999. Did people actually believe such space travel would be possible by 1999? Seems that mindset had to come from somewhere. History has shown we were way off on that one. Truth is, space travel beyond the moon is largely impractical, and our knowledge of space beyond the moon is progressing at a snail's pace. Even these theories they come out with don't hold water, like the "other Earth" they discovered. How does anyone check the validity of a claim made about a planet umpteen light years away? Don't even get me started on the Mars rovers. What is "Curiosity" supposed to accomplish that the last umpteen rovers didn't again? Finding water that doesn't even appear to exist where their polar icecaps would be? Sure! As for the "technology" this brought about, there's too many unknowns there. For one thing, there's no guarantees that other types of "demand" wouldn't have spawned these things anyway. For another, what affect has all that additional automation had on jobs and the economy? Are we so sure it was a good thing in light of all the downsizing and outsourcing we read about? Are we so sure it's been worth this ridiculous price tag, that we're still afraid to send even lab rats to Mars? Phooey on NASA and the space program. When "The Jetsons" have more creative ideas than you do, man you're a failure! -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 2:54 pm
If I have to give Gene one ounce of credit, it's that he knows how to whore himself out. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on August 27, 2012, 1:20 pm
The way Cycling is, Lance won fairly. Can you tell me a cycler who races those big races who HASN'T doped?!? -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on August 27, 2012, 1:17 pm
Boned when they lost the case. The party was over. On the other hand, they made a super-corrupt industry that was inundated with gangsta-rappers marketing obscenity to children, quake in their boots, and gave rise to other file sharing services with offshore servers that are not subject to US copyright laws. The industry never recovered, but I'm not sure they deserve to after the way they've been ruining music since the mid-1980s. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 11:59 am
MTV wouldnt show MJ's videos originally, because they felt his style didn't fit the "rock" genre which they mainly catered to at the time. They did show black artist, such as Hendrix, The Busboys and John Butcher Axis, as those were considered "rock". MJ didn't want to accept this, so he played the race card. MTV relented and proceeded to increasingly suck throughout the remainder of its life. I stopped watching altogether in the mid-1980s, but I stopped enjoying it around 1984.
I also credit MTV with being the main catalyst behind the epidemic of "Swelled Head Syndrome" that pretty much sabotaged popular music in the mid-1980s. Funny thing is their ratings declined during this period, but instead of seeing the truth for what it was (they alienated their original audience by showing Michael Jackson, Billy Ocean and other lame Top-40 crap videos), they decided to launch "programming" like "Remote Control"....another fish boning moment. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 11:55 am
I'm something of a traditionalist with Monopoly. I'm not bothered by the alternate versions so much as I am by people who like to play by their own implausible rules to speed up the game. Sorry, but there's nothing about landing on "Free Parking" being a metaphor for a payout. How often do you park in a free lot finding money lying around? Implausible? You bet it is, and that's why it's not in the rules. Then it seems almost nobody is aware of the rule that when you opt not to buy a property, the remaining players, and yourself, get to bid on it before the next player's turn. Of course, everyone can opt out if they want, but how often would they choose that if they knew they had a choice? If you really want to speed the game up, follow that real rule and put the fake Free Parking payout silliness to rest. It's about winning by getting a real estate monopoly, not by falling ass backwards into a free parking space. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 11:47 am
Day 1. If the owners of a site are offended by certain words, they can implement software that censors those words, but I'm not a fan of censoring thought even when it's objectionable. Sometimes people can be patently offensive without ever uttering a single obscenity or racial slur, so it's all in the eye of the beholder anyway. Never been on a strictly moderated forum that was worth sticking around. Those are usually humorless, nancy-girl forums where nanny-statists reign supreme. I gotta be me, and not on someone else's terms. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 11:41 am
When they discontinued the Cherry Pies. Loved those real cherries! -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 11:36 am
Someone please explain to me why baseball expanded into Miami, Tampa, Colorado and Arizona instead of moving existing teams there, especially when this happened at a time when baseball owners were incessantly whining about the need for a salary cap to protect small market teams. They couldn't find four small market teams to move to these locations and cut their losses instead of creating four new franchises (Montreal, KC and Pittsburgh come to mind right off the bat - and two of those are 60s-ear expansion teams which shows MLB has always sucked at expanding)? You don't expand when you're poor. You expand when you're rich. It's one reason I never backed the owners during the '94-'95 work stoppage. That and the scabs. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 11:32 am
Thank God we live in a country so paranoid over drunk driving that schmucks like this can create public policy that affects us all. Next time you're stuck in traffic for an hour and find a cop checkpoint at the front of it, thank MADD. They didn't single handedly turn the USA into a "once great nation / now police state", but they sure helped. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 11:26 am
The Yankees actually did a "Macarena Night" at the stadium in 1996. They also briefly replaced "YMCA" as their 7th inning stretch grounds crew dance song with "The Macarena", and immediately embarked on a lengthy losing streak. Rumor has it George Steinbrenner himself, who was notoriously superstitious, ordered the song changed back. This song always bit the wire, but when a song makes your favorite team suck, it has truly BTF.
What gets me is, why "Macarena Night"? Is this a common thing to do for one-hit wonders? Maybe we can have "Kung Fu Fighting Night" or "I Eat Cannibals Night"? Makes me wonder why George Costanza got so much ridicule for proposing "Jon Voigt Day" at the stadium on Seinfeld. At least ol' Jon had more than one "hit." -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 11:23 am
Never liked this song. The Christmas special was passable when I was a kid, but doesn't get repeated much, probably because it had no staying power, and I'd probably see that now if it was rerun. However, the all time low point that made this song BTF for me is seeing / hearing that lamely done Bing Crosby / David Bowie duet from the late 1970s. Gag me with a friggin' chain saw on that one! Bing sounds like Don Imus is trying to sing it. Bowie does a decent job, but it's still lipstick on a pig.
However, I did also consider voting that it "boned back" when a guitar distortion riff in The Chambers Brothers' song "Time Has Come Today" (LP version) sampled it. Few people notice that, and it's kinda cool, but it long pre-dates, and is well offset, by the Crosby / Bowie atrocity. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 11:14 am
I know Seth McFarlane isn't the most popular guy here, but his assessment of Lifetime was spot-on......"Television for Idiots". -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 11:04 am
Why yousa no likey Jar Jar? -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 10:46 am
I think IT departments would make great Born Again Christians. They seem to know what's best for us better than we do. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 10:41 am
I think it boned when people who tasted actual freedom and should have known better began converting to this idiocy. Examples of this are musician Cat Stevens, and that idiot former club girl who married El-Sayid Nosair. Converting to Islam is an automatic bone. A woman who does it double-bones with no chance of boning back ('cause if she ever does they'll stone her to death....hence why she's an idiot for sigining up in the first place). I will say that I'm not a fan of any religion, but I'm especially not a fan of this one, and double especially not a fan of anyone dumb enough to convert to it. Just volunteer for slavery while you're at it, because there's little difference in terms of subserviance. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 10:40 am
I think it boned when sites and companies began charging for content that had been free. We have seen this happen with MLB radio broadcasts and many news publications. It's almost impossible to find an old news story on the internet anymore without being asked to pay for it. Why should I pay for news that's 30 years old? Classmates is another example of a site that overplayed their hand with this. Even reverse phonebooks charge money to find out who's calling you now.
In short, when it changed from an information superhighway to an information toll road, it boned. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 10:34 am
It boned when rising baseball star Lyman Bostock was assassinated by a jealous lowlife named Leonard Smith in 1978 or 1979. Smith was found not guilty by reason of insanity, did a few months in a mental hospital and lived free for the rest of his life. May still be. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 10:29 am
Boned when states (like NY, where I live) started banning fireworks because certain morons can't, or won't, learn how to use them responsibly.
Then you have c-words like Mayor Bloomberg (remind me to put him up as a random topic if he's not there already, because I want to vote "sucked from the start"), using such laws as an excuse to take people's cars who try to bring them in from Pa. So it's a few extra dollars for me to rent a car once a year. BFD. Stick your fireworks ban / car thefts BloomTURD. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 10:25 am
Some people will not like this, but I think hotels in general boned when the more reasonably priced ones got taken over by foreign (and by "foreign" I mean literally off the boat yesterday) ownership who seem to have no standards regarding cleanliness, maintenance, and what qualfies as a "comfortable" bed. I try to always book in advance online, and read the reviews thoroughly, but even then I find it's hit or miss. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 27, 2012, 10:18 am
Further proof that the richest, most famous people in America are only in their position by cheating or luck and all that yammering about how they got there through hard work is just a bunch of BS. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on August 25, 2012, 5:31 pm
With the apparent death of the soap opera as a TV genre, I'm wondering what will happen to all those actors and actresses now. For decades, they existed in this weird insular worlds where almost none of them ever seemed to age. Will they all of a sudden start aging 30 years overnight, like some special FX scene out of a scifi or horror movie? -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on August 25, 2012, 5:29 pm
I never understood how anybody could park one of those things with the way the doors opened up. Seriously, how did people pull it off? -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on August 25, 2012, 5:26 pm
Pelirojo: Yup. Bruce Springsteen. My favorite song of his actually.
Makes me want to join a growing numnber of people who are starting to ditch TV altogether for Netflix and something called Roku I only just heard of last week. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on August 25, 2012, 5:25 pm
I hear he's going to be reprising his role as sonic the hedgehog. -- Submitted By: (wambamsam) on August 25, 2012, 5:12 pm
One less soap left. -- Submitted By: (yoda) on August 24, 2012, 8:23 pm
It's not really Dunham's fault but Comedy Central's played the same three specials over and over and over and over and over... -- Submitted By: (yoda) on August 24, 2012, 8:13 pm
@JustLooking: That reminds me of the one about where the word "realtor" came from; the Spanish "Real" meaning royal and "Toro" meaning bull. -- Submitted By: (yoda) on August 24, 2012, 8:10 pm
When it came out, it wasn't nearly as big a leap forward as DVD had been over VHS, and was caught in a format war with HD-DVD for a limited pool of early adopters, with the vast bulk of consumers taking a wait-and-see approach. By the time it was the clear winner, the global recession hit. As that ever-so-slowly eases up, digital downloading has become the new standard and there is simply no demand from consumers for a new physical format.
Whatever technical issues it has, add lousy timing on top of it! -- Submitted By: (yoda) on August 24, 2012, 7:30 pm
When you could get the same styling and almost the same performance at 1/4 the price, in a choice of colors and without the servicing hassles, in a Chevrolet Cavalier V6 hatchback coupe. -- Submitted By: (yoda) on August 24, 2012, 7:17 pm
Wasn't there a song called '57 Channels and Nothing's On' back in the 80's? Now there are HUNDREDS and even LESS on. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 24, 2012, 10:25 am
Liva,
Don't be surprised if one or all those kids tell VERY different stories than how they've been portrayed X number of years after this show is over. If adults want to make fools of themselves on 'reality' tv for all the world to gawk and jeer at the rest of their lives, that's their call but kids under 18 in those things are being EXPLOITED and I refuse to watch or support that. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 24, 2012, 10:22 am
There's no joy in Mudville today, the Mighty Armstrong struck out via quitting the fight to clear his name and gave up his 7 Jerseys. Thus, regardless of whether one believes he cheated or was persecuted, this is a rather disappointing and sad end to the entire mess. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 24, 2012, 10:17 am
Why am I not surprised that this guy is not going to fight the charges against him on doping? I knew he was a lying, cheating douchebag from day one. I'm still shocked people are defending him. Give it up, he's a guilty fraud! -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on August 24, 2012, 8:46 am
Kingbk, you might as well rename yourself Butter 'cause you're on a ROLL lately :-D Four more years of Obama and there won't BE an America anymore!!! -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on August 24, 2012, 4:02 am
At this point BOTH parties might as well be united, the way they're working together to ruin America and rob us of all our rights one by one just to benefit 1% of the population. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on August 24, 2012, 4:00 am
kingbk, that's what I don't get about partisan politics. Obama already has the gay and minority demographics in the bag. Why shamelessly pander to them and possibly alienate moderate voters? -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on August 23, 2012, 11:19 pm
Kingbk, that's the best thing you have ever posted here. Seriously. It cannot be praised enough. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on August 23, 2012, 7:32 pm
Not to sound heartless, because the impact of concussions is serious and nothing to laugh about, but why is this all of a sudden groundbreaking news? What do you expect will happen to your brain if it takes a continually pounding by 300 pound men over and over again? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that football is a dangerous game. The whole thing makes me scratch my head. Why in 2012 is this now becoming such a hot button issue? I know because of the lawsuits, but if you expect to go play a game where you are hit hard by 300 pound athletic men for multiple years and come out unscathed, that doesn't take in-depth research to figure out the eventual consequences. It takes common sense from everybody. NFL needs to have a better plan for post-career care, players need to know the risks they are taking by playing for a long time in the NFL, and Gooddell/the owners need to know it makes no sense when you cry safety and then want to extend the season. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on August 23, 2012, 4:57 pm
So now he's FOR gay marriage after not being for it, he's going to give freedom to all the illegals even though the Dream Act was voted down in congress, he's going to be the man who speaks for women's rights... the guy just says whatever he can to get the votes. I just can't stand this man. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on August 23, 2012, 4:40 pm
Todd Akin is a moron. That and the Republican platform are reasons why I can't get behind them no matter how much I hate Obama and won't be voting for him either. I guess I'm a moderate independent with libertarian leanings. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on August 23, 2012, 4:38 pm
I have a problem with "isms" in general and the equal rights controversy. Until there are no more special rights for women, blacks, gays, etc. and until there are no more special scholarships for them, no more special holidays for them, no more any of that, then we are not equal. Once we ALL have the same EQUAL rights, not SPECIAL rights, and once double standards are over, then we will achieve equal rights. There is major confusion between EQUAL and SPECIAL. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on August 23, 2012, 4:36 pm
Joe Besser wasn't the worst, they made a few funny ones with him as the 3rd.. DeRita was probably the final BTF moment for this act..he wasn't funny, even though he said the same about Larry and Moe.
@ParkerTillman, Curly died in '52, Shemp 3 years later -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on August 23, 2012, 10:18 am
Death of a major character seems all too often to be the beginning of the end of a show. i can't watch too many post-James episodes of this show..it's like watching Alice without Flo -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on August 23, 2012, 10:11 am
Miley Cyrus and her bad haircut will be on this show next season (the 10th) Break out the filet knives! -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on August 23, 2012, 10:07 am
i don't see why Tork didn't sing lead on more of their songs.. only a handful. Dolenz and Jones were good singers but it would've been nice to hear Tork and Nesmith sing lead more often than they did..or maybe they preferred not to -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on August 23, 2012, 10:05 am
Jumps in and out.
Season 12 is on fire, some brilliant stuff. Season 11 is pretty good if a bit filler-y toward the end. Season 10, the first Spinnerless one had some landmark moments and some so-so stretches.
Stay away from the instrumental-theme-music era, and tell the later seasons apart at a glance by the changes of dress code:
Season 10- early: Normal clothes as per previous years. Late: Strict uniforms, identical khakis looking like they're from the same supplier, blue Degrassi cardigans the only acceptable outerwear, school IDs displayed on lanyards.
Season 11- Looser uniforms, any pants that are beige/khaki in color OK as are non-regulation hoodies.
Season 12- Back to normal street clothes, retaining displayed IDs. -- Submitted By: (yoda) on August 22, 2012, 7:32 pm
Can I say they un-boned? Their cars from the Daimler era, 300/Magnum/Charger aside, were pure unmitigated crap deliberately dumbed-down so as not to compete with Mercedes models on export markets (!) and a lot of mid-'00s minivans are in worse shape than late '90s pre-Daimler equivalents.
But that new Dart sure is impressive! (now if only they'd offer it as a hatchback...) -- Submitted By: (yoda) on August 22, 2012, 7:16 pm
Another example to point out - the 1960 election between Kennedy, Nixon, and Byrd. It went 303-219-15 respectively, yet the difference in votes (between Kennedy and Nixon) were 112, 827. Gives different implications, does it not? -- Submitted By: (johnnydough) on August 20, 2012, 5:39 pm
I really don't like how he dresses. I think it's is okay when he is up on stage, but he still dressed that way when he was a judge on American Idol. Does he even own conventional clothes? -- Submitted By: (JayD) on August 14, 2012, 10:20 pm
Oh yeah, I forgot about that Obama/Palin comic. The cover showed them sharing a soda. As if. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on August 14, 2012, 10:01 pm
R.I.P. both Horshack and Epstein. Kotter's class just got a little bit more empty. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on August 14, 2012, 9:51 pm
I feel this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wC42HgLA4k) sums up my issues with the electoral college (along with PYLRulz's comment). -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on August 14, 2012, 8:24 pm
I heard about a year ago that Kellogs was going to stop making Pops, yet I still see it on store shelves. Guess it was just a ploy to garnish some Pops profits. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on August 14, 2012, 7:59 pm
I have to agree with Stryker Cable TV is crap nothing more. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on August 14, 2012, 7:52 pm
I don't dislike Dr. Pepper, but I remember it tasting alot better, when I was younger. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on August 14, 2012, 7:51 pm
@stryker73. Hell, you can link up the computer to the TV with the HDMI cable now (apparently something that could have been done for years now). You can also play DVDs on your laptop (I have known about this for a long time as well). Put those two together and bugger cable TV (and free to air as well) forever. -- Submitted By: (johnnydough) on August 14, 2012, 6:10 pm
Yeah, we get our 'cable' through our phone & internet provider. No complaints in terms of service but we are definitely weighing our options with regard to 'cutting the cable' in 2013. The cost has really begun to outweigh the benefit in our opinion. With the current package we take, we currently get approximately 300 channels. Easily 20% of those are Spanish language channels. I have nothing against the language or Spanish speaking people in general- but I don't speak the language at all! Thus those channels are useless to me and frankly a waste of my money. another 25% of those are sports channels and- I don't really watch a lot of sports. Again- waste! On top of all that, we just don't watch a lot of television anymore, and when we do- it's very specific shows. I'm thinking we'll keep our internet and phone with our current provider and go with one or two of the On-Demand services (Netflix, Hulu, etc.) and just start buying seasons of our favorite shows on Blu-Ray. -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on August 14, 2012, 3:20 pm
What a fun ride this show was. The characters had great chemistry, and the show was light and fun. I wasn't as thrilled with the final season, but overall, a good show. -- Submitted By: (imanalterego) on August 13, 2012, 7:36 pm
Sure, Morrissey is over the top with the melodrama at times, but this band never, ever sucked. Johnny Marr is one of the best guitarists ever. -- Submitted By: (imanalterego) on August 13, 2012, 7:22 pm
not really worth having it anymore as much as it costs now, you're really paying for local channels (which you can get for free) and reality shows out the wazoo.. if you can get netflix, youtube, or hulu as well as any other site that has shows on demand, why even have it? and you can get netflix on your tv, right? -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on August 13, 2012, 4:53 pm
lol was wondering when someone was going to joke about that song -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on August 13, 2012, 4:47 pm
Wouldn't you like to be a Pepper too? No thanx! i do like to drink but not that overjoyous about it -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on August 13, 2012, 4:44 pm
Gotta love Bill the Cat! -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on August 13, 2012, 4:41 pm
"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" of the 1990's! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 13, 2012, 1:00 pm
I always liked the fact that, as goofy as his character WAS on "The Monkees", he never pretended to be a hick nor exaggerated/hid his Texan accent but was the closest thing to a voice of reason as could be had in that unreasonable world-and let's keep in mind that they ad libbed a LOT on the set so it wasn't entirely a writer/producer culmination. Also, he declared independence ASAP but evidently stayed friends with the others after the breakup. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 13, 2012, 12:52 pm
Cheer it or dis it, the one from August 12th's mine. For whatever reason, it cut off my sig when it posted. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 13, 2012, 12:44 pm
This game is essentially Simon in arcade form. Memorize the pattern, repeat it, and win. Yes, it was a quarter eating monster back in the 80s because it took multiple tries to figure out the pattern, so you'd die over and over and had to keep putting quarters in to get further. However, once you knew the pattern, you could easily beat the game with one quarter. I remember how it stood out in arcades because it looked just like a Disney cartoon. I also remember that the game had zero replay value after you beat it. In the golden era of arcades, this game looked like a gem ahead of its time, but today it's a laughably simplistic game. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on August 13, 2012, 10:22 am
When Dragon's Lair came out in the mid-80s, I was in the peak of my video-game playing days, but I took a pass on it. Unless you had the sequences (and timing) of moves memorized down to the last detail, it was a total quarter eater, as others have said. Cool as the concept was, in practical terms the game only had entertainment value if you were the sort of videogamer who got their jollies from memorizing the Pac-Man patterns, OR if you were fortunate enough to be in the arcade when such a person was on the game. Again, the game was a cool idea, but because it was ahead of its time, the implementation was where the de-skeletonized ichthyoids lurked. SFTS. -- Submitted By: (Mythigator) on August 13, 2012, 8:20 am
Baseball has the Yankees (or Red Sox). College Football has Notre Dame. Basketball has the Lakers (or Celtics). Hockey has the Canadiens (or Red Wings, if you have been into it the past 20 or so years). The Dallas Cowboys are the team that is universally hated by most everyone that is into the sport. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on August 12, 2012, 10:27 pm
Bobsuruncle is right. This is nothing more than a show that you shouldn't take seriously, just something that will entertain you for the length of the show, nothing more. Just like Walker, Texas Ranger, just like McGyver. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on August 12, 2012, 10:23 pm
Do you like Huey Lewis and the News? Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far much more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '87, Huey released this, Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to be Square", a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on August 12, 2012, 6:00 pm
This was one REALLY weird show whose only positive purposes were to show how far Martha Raye's career had fallen before she did those denture commercials AND it was alone amongst the Krofft shows did NOT deal with some kid/s trapped in another place against their will. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 12, 2012, 4:29 pm
And the weird thing is that his lawyers claimed that his ex was trying to blackmail him with 'personal' stuff. What could be WORSE than having a naked drunken car crash in which he allegedly threatened arresting officers' lives?! Hello, he'd been pulled over before earlier this year for drunk driving so, if he'd have an iota of sense, he'd have have called a cab or gotten a limo instead of getting behind the wheel like that. I mean, he has deep enough pockets.
Er.. forget that last sentence. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 12, 2012, 4:16 pm
A friend of mine went to work for their helpline -only to have his job outsourced to India! That's when it boned for me! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 12, 2012, 4:04 pm
Parker,
The ONE time I went, it smelled EXACTLY like my old high school cafeteria's 'pizza' and that was enough to get me to hightail it out there without trying to eat it. Why should I PAY for an imitation of what was foisted on me against my will back then? Plenty of GOOD pizza places in my city and even amongst chains, IMO it tanks. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 12, 2012, 3:59 pm
I agree, kingbk!
I'm far from an athelete myself but I like watching to see not just the strength but also the wit and skills involved in the individual competitors in some rather tricky events. Yes, I admit that I'm happy the US won the medal count but there have been plenty of atheletes from all over the world who have been amazing to watch in action -even if they didn't come close to winning. Oh, and since London's my fave overseas city, I never get tired of seeing some of the coolest spots featured in the coverage. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on August 12, 2012, 3:53 pm
Like it or not, the United States IS a multicultural nation [yes, even in our region, DolFan] and I believe it's to every individual's benefit to know what makes other folks tick as much as possible. It's not that I think other cultures are all sweetness and light while mine is totally rotten to the core [or vice versa] but I believe trying to learn about other cultures and societies can help re understanding and understand beats ignorance any day. Even if one considers another individual an enemy or vice versa, it's better to know their background and MO than be ignorant of this. Learning other languages can be a key to and I wish I knew more than just English and being somewhat functional in Spanish because even the meanings of individual words can unlock so much of people's culture and history which can open quite a few doors. Music, art, ,cuisine, literature, history, etc. of one's own and others can inspire. I agree that following someone else's prescribed curriculum may not be one's best interest; hence I encourage anyone reading this who is interested to go to the nearest library and read the primary sources re all the above and it can't hurt to study the tenets of the world's major religions to help in one's quest. This isn't something that can happen in a single day or semester but may be a quest of a lifetime. For the record, I'm a proud Christian, native-born US citizen man but that doesn't mean I can't be inspired by learning about how others have lived in this world. -- Submitted By: () on August 12, 2012, 3:47 pm
As it is, it's fine. It's fun seeing sports you don't see on TV except for every 4 years. The people running the Olympics however, that's a totally different ballpark. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on August 12, 2012, 1:54 pm
And on the flip side, if you are in a state that is dominated by a party, your vote really doesn't count for much. -- Submitted By: (PYLrulz) on August 12, 2012, 1:51 pm
This is why you're supposed to wait until someone has been dead for years before you build a statue of them. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on August 12, 2012, 1:39 pm
I was blown away by the look of this game when I first saw it at Chuck E. Cheese. This game was supposed to be the future of video games. There was a huge line that I had to wait in to play it. When I finally got my turn, some monster was coming at Dirk the Daring, so I moved the joystick. Nothing happened. I died. Then a giant bowling ball came at Dirk and I tried to get away. I died. Then another monster came at Dirk. I tried the "sword" button. I died for the final time. I was done with that stupid game. There was a Saturday morning cartoon of Dragon's Lair on at the time and whenever it was on, I'd bring out my Atari joystick and move it around and say to my brother, "Look, Dirk doesn't do what I tell him; it's just like playing the actual game!" -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on August 12, 2012, 12:50 pm
My friends and I even tape recorded ours! I need to find the tape. The best one was when we called a local business that was rumored to be in debt to the mob. My buddy called him up in a tough-guy voice and said, "Where's my money, [name redacted]!?" And the guy goes, "Scotty!?" And my friend says, "YES. Where's my money!?" and then the man started pleading for "more time". -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on August 12, 2012, 12:33 pm
Let me second my comment from 2009- hated Archie as a kid, and it seems to be a "message" comic now- whatever is in the news ends up in Archie- "Hey Obama is in Riverdale, lets have him talk to the new Gay kid that hangs with Jughead about equality"- No thanks. I'll just read "Gantz" - (A hyper violent Japanese Manga with no morals, values or current events news programming)- in fact, if you hate Archie, read Gantz, it's the polar opposite. -- Submitted By: (Chubby Rain) on August 12, 2012, 8:56 am
Twitter seems to be another dopey outlet for attention starved dopes that want to be heard, but have nothing to say. Is that 144 characters? -- Submitted By: (Chubby Rain) on August 12, 2012, 8:53 am
I was absolutely fascinated with these as a kid - and like Parker had too many quarters sucked into them in the early 80's then in the 90's I found a sequel DL2- at a mall in Erie, PA- and was like wtf, how did I never hear of this? To quote someone who coined it for the 1984 film adaptation of Dune- these three games- DL 1,2 and SPace Ace were all magnificent failures. Flawed - yes, very cool and unique in an era on limited technology- yes, and fun to actually see Disney style and quality animation on slightly more adult material- fights deaths, sexy girls in cheesecake situations made for a teen guy audience! I'm going to bone it for all my lost quarters, but unbone it for the fact that they were just- well, cool. And now you can enjoy them on PC, Dvd or Blu. -- Submitted By: (Chubby Rain) on August 12, 2012, 8:51 am
If we did have popular election for the President, the candidates would only go to New York, California and the most populated cities to court their votes. The Electoral College gives some of the smaller states a voice in the process. Remember, when you go to the polls in November you are not voting for the candidate, rather for a slate of electors from your state to select the President -- Submitted By: (BrewMaster) on August 11, 2012, 10:01 pm
To JayD, the answer is "you can't", but then I have another question....why make it worse than it already is by producing two blatantly conflicting story lines? -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 10, 2012, 4:58 pm
Juvenile stuff, but great action flicks for early teens, especially those interested in martial arts. Hilarious seeing one of the twins who played "Little Ricky" (Michael Mayer) on "I Love Lucy" appearing as the villain (Marduk) in the sequel. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 10, 2012, 4:43 pm
Sometimes they are effective in protesting the crappy quality of school lunches. Certainly if you ate in school cafeterias in the 70s and 80s you'd understand this. I guess it's an obsolete issue now, but I hated the toxic waste they served us in school, and often thought it was barely good enough for throwing. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 10, 2012, 2:22 pm
I'm sure a lot of people would vote Day 1, but at that time there was a good reason to have this system in place. Others might vote the election of 2000, and that has merit because the guy who won the popular vote lost the election. That's bad, but what's worse is when WE THE PEOPLE send an INCUMBENT PRESIDENT back by a quorum of the popular vote, and he still gets sent home after losing the electoral college. This happened when Grover Cleveland first ran for re-election against Benjamin Harrison. Either way, and electoral college running contra to the popular vote (Hayes / Tilden; Bush / Gore) is going to piss people off, but when a sitting President is re-elected by the people only to be smacked down by the electoral college, that's a serious kick in the teeth to the choice of the people. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 10, 2012, 2:00 pm
Case and point, none other than an episode of Happy Days has Fonzie lamenting having been under a lot of cars the day he gave Ralph some dubious advice, and "2 of them were Edsels" as if that would be self-explanatory to the generation who remembered them. Not being part of that generation, and never having seen one on the road (something that's no longer true) I always just assumed Edsels were cruddy cars mechanically. I later learned they were more of a marketing failure than anything else. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 10, 2012, 1:55 pm
I tried playing this several times in one day in 1983. I found it to be nothing more than a quarter-eating machine. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 10, 2012, 1:45 pm
David Naughton in their commercials....automatic bone.
Hunchback of Notre Dame parody commercial.....boned back! -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 10, 2012, 1:43 pm
It was hilarious when it came back after a two year hiatus during the Reagan years. There we got introduced to characters like "Mr. Butts" (cartoon cigarette character) and "Ron Headrest" (Reagan spoof based on Max Headroom). That was funny stuff, but long gone and forgotten I'm afraid. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 10, 2012, 1:38 pm
In other words, the thing that failed to wreck the careers of Robert Mitchum, Michael Phelps and countless rock stars is giving the Dell dude career issues. That's why people say "legalize it". The punishments rarely fit the so-called "crime". -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 10, 2012, 1:22 pm
Perhaps "Nikki's mom" should be a new random topic. I'll vote "Day 1". -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 10, 2012, 1:20 pm
Day 1. Hated them ever since Staubach to Pearson, and probably would have longer if 1977 hadn't been my first year watching. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 10, 2012, 1:13 pm
The best prank calls are done by amateurs, not the contrived, pre-recorded, entertainment-oriented nonsense we have today. I did some great ones back in the days of rotary dial, as did my accomplices. Lost art. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 10, 2012, 11:04 am
I read some funny stuff in "Cracked", like their "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" spoof and "The Billy Pluckett Story". Also loved their send-up of a "The Dukes of Hazard / Chips" cross-over. Never boned for me. "Shut ups" were cool, as was "The Cracked Lens". -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 10, 2012, 11:02 am
Boned with 9/11 for me. The conpiracy theories were abounding on line before they even got the fires out. Holocaust denial was bad, but the lack of an internet when that was spawned kept it relegated to "loony tune" status. With 9/11 happening in the communication age, the loony tune population grew exponentially. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 10, 2012, 10:58 am
Place made me sick once. Never again. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 10, 2012, 10:49 am
I didn't like what they did to Steve Dallas for an extended period after he was kidnapped by feminist aliens. They milked it for too long and made anything involving the character super lame. I know he changed back toward the very end after he got jilted, but it was too little too late. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 10, 2012, 10:28 am
I guess it was sexist and therefore politically incorrect, but does anyone else remember the advice columnist "Dear Fat Broad"? At some point, I think in the 1980s or 90s, it was changed to "Dear Ms. Know-It-All". Another loss in the war on speech. Caving to pressure to compromise one's artistic integrity is an automatic bone. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 10, 2012, 10:13 am
Oh how the mighty have fallen. Ever since his marriage ended a few years ago, his life and career apparently hit the skids -- Submitted By: (stryker73) on August 10, 2012, 8:53 am
I enjoy keeping track of the medal count. I also like seeing how excited the athletes get when they win. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on August 10, 2012, 12:43 am
I still can't believe she jumped out of that plane with the real 007, Sean Connery. lol -- Submitted By: (Jp) on August 9, 2012, 11:10 pm
Sequels caused this to bone. The first wasn't really that good either, but it was at least watchable. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on August 9, 2012, 11:05 pm
I have to agree with PYLrulz on this one. The first was the best, second was tolerable, and the third was a crap shoot. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on August 9, 2012, 11:01 pm
I always loved reading Archies and I'm just wondering if they were just giving into political correctness by adding a gay character to the gang. Not that there's anything wrong with it. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on August 9, 2012, 5:50 pm
After the latest incident, I think his career is very much over. Talk about digging up bones, fish bones that is. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on August 9, 2012, 5:22 pm
Never Boned Never Will !!!!! -- Submitted By: (Patch51) on August 9, 2012, 9:25 am
I love it, Great times. Great sports we never get to see on tv. -- Submitted By: (Hikariu) on August 8, 2012, 2:56 pm
I used to watch this show when I was a kid. Of course I was young at the time, and in those days it was sometimes harder to notice the changes that were made to shows. Since there was no internet, we were pretty much limited to watching one-off re-runs here and there. Now almost 20 years after this show's debut I decided to check back at some of my favorite episodes on Youtube. The first thing that struck me was how drastically the show changed from season to season. The changes are more significant than the average show. It bounced around from being carefree, to feel good, to tragic, to touching. All in all I'd place Boy Meets World in the "generic 90's sit-com" category, but that being said it's still one of the better shows of that caliber. -- Submitted By: (brightsideofthemoon) on August 8, 2012, 1:11 pm
... and that amount doesn't include all the overpriced food, drinks and souvenirs. -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on August 8, 2012, 12:45 pm
Randy, Randy, Randy- When the police find you "naked and combative" in a crashed Trans Am somewhere on some Texas road... That's when it's high time to swear off the booze. Seriously, dude. -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on August 8, 2012, 12:33 pm
I agree. I never understood the draw of the Olympics. It hogs up airtime from other things, and it's just an excuse for people to act like a jingoistic asshole. I know that makes me a bad American, but deal with it. -- Submitted By: () on August 8, 2012, 10:09 am
To Parker Tillman - No, that actually added unexpected character depth to Dr. Smith. Like the movie (which sucked)- The only really good part of that movie was when Dr. Smith misdirected Will - so that he wouldn't see the grave sites of his parents... -- Submitted By: (hbrennan) on August 8, 2012, 8:16 am
13 episodes is good for me. Pretty sure if they had a second season every kid would be trying to meta-game the show and they'd either keep it in which would just make it seem dumb, or they would try to fakely edit it out and make the kids seem super naive. So never boned at the point it made it to, but I'm pretty sure had a second season occured, some pretty horrible stuff would've gone down. -- Submitted By: (Liva148) on August 7, 2012, 10:41 pm
A much as I think it's ridiculous to have this many kids, you really can't complain with the way they turn out. ALL of them seem like polite, respectful children who have a heart to serve and I really don't see any problem with people continuing to have kids if they're all going to turn out so well. -- Submitted By: (Liva148) on August 7, 2012, 10:35 pm
The original 1973 Casshern series, which has never been released (legally) with English subs, was awesome and fun. Every few decades they do a remake and try to make it "darker and edgier". The '90s version was OK, but still fell short of the original. The 2004 emo live-action version completely sucked. Casshern spent more time moping than kicking robot ass. And there was a overly-blatant anti-Iraq war theme throughout the film that was a distraction. This show Sins was a bit better, but was still too emo for my tastes. I saw the whole thing, but the only thing I remember is Casshern walking through the desert whining about how the state of the world is all his fault. And that Braiking Boss hardly appeared. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on August 7, 2012, 11:49 am
A very underrated band, go listen to some of their albums..... -- Submitted By: (EricP) on August 6, 2012, 5:20 pm
I think it will be Jughead if anyone because he always had a "get away" attitude toward girls back in the old comics. We used to simply assume such people were immature, not gay, but now times have changed and they're automatically gay. There will be no further discussion of this. HEIL! -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on August 6, 2012, 4:56 pm
I've gone out of my way NOT to follow the Olympics this year precisely because everyone else is yammering about how I *must* watch. These are the same people who will forget everything about the Olympics they saw a week after it's over. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on August 6, 2012, 3:01 pm
I was wondering about paul's family during the series and paul's death...did paul ever metioned his mom or dad during the show? I thought they show up during paul's memorial or his death! -- Submitted By: (thedude19766) on August 6, 2012, 2:59 pm
If that happens it'll only be because they were somehow replaced by something even worse :-( -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on August 6, 2012, 2:57 pm
All multiculturalism means to me is having to learn how to pronounce a bunch of weird (from my POV) names, learning how to speak Spanish for no real reason since nobody I know actually speaks it and I never have to use it in any other capacity, and learning once more how evil I'm supposed to be because I'm white. That's pretty much it. I've never had an inclination for racism so multiculturalism is having the same effect on me as the Truth.com ads are having on non-smokers. It's not about everyone being treated the same--that's a big, fat lie. It's about the media actually DIVIDING people along racial lines by defining everyone by race first and foremost. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on August 6, 2012, 2:55 pm
rip angel jurabe who won the show and lost his life during 9/11 -- Submitted By: (thedude19766) on August 6, 2012, 1:50 pm
she is crazy! -- Submitted By: (thedude19766) on August 6, 2012, 1:26 pm
new york has boned from day one with flava of love since then she became a major bone through her shows and she is damn ugly! -- Submitted By: (thedude19766) on August 6, 2012, 1:25 pm
Oh brother. Here we go again. Did no one learn anything from 'The New Brady Bunch' and 'The Bradys'? Seriously, must we ruin it for all time? -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on August 5, 2012, 10:12 pm
The Truth? These turn me more onto smoking than turn me off and I don't even smoke. -- Submitted By: () on August 5, 2012, 9:32 pm
never understood name changes like this and kfc. Are we only supposed to call it gsn? They aren't just random letters, we all know what they stand for. -- Submitted By: (phil610) on August 5, 2012, 6:36 pm
Last night's Toonami... on that episode with Friender fighting outside the human/robot camp , I could swear on my dad's life that I heard the Terminator theme almost note-for-note. I know anime that incorporates elements of Western pop culture isn't unheard of (take "I Ran" covered as the opening music of Knights of the Zodiac for example, along with its quasi-whirling Batman logo sequence circa Adam West) but... REALLY NOW? LOL. -- Submitted By: (Replicant10k) on August 5, 2012, 4:07 pm
You can't FORCE people to like each other. -- Submitted By: (Locutus) on August 5, 2012, 9:38 am
It's better than Dominoes and fun for the kids. -- Submitted By: (Locutus) on August 5, 2012, 9:37 am
one I particularly remember is one where they claimed that a radioactive element (polonium 220 or something) was in cigarettes. I looked it up in the periodic table and it wasn't even a real isotope. -- Submitted By: (wambamsam) on August 4, 2012, 7:37 pm
Only one good song....? *scratches head* Okay..? I think when they decided to proceed w/o Ronnie. Nothing against Johnny, he just doesn't have the voice, imo, for Skynyrd's classics. One good song....? -- Submitted By: (Jp) on August 3, 2012, 6:44 pm
I liked the Karate Kid movies, as a kid. I've never seen the one with Hilary Swank and I don't have any intention of watching the newer one. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on August 3, 2012, 6:20 pm
I always thought he was a one dimensional comedian; actor. Don't find him funny either. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on August 3, 2012, 6:15 pm
**Filet Knife Alert** - Brady Bunch Reboot In The Works At CBS Behind Vince Vaughn. The comedy will focus on Bobby Brady, a character from the original show, who is now a divorced dad starting a new family with his second wife with children of her own. http://tinyurl.com/cu8a5gw -- Submitted By: (BrewMaster) on August 3, 2012, 10:24 am
A lot of young people put down the '80s Transformers cartoon. They call it "dated" or "campy". I always tell them to check out "Challenge of the GoBots" to put it in perspective. Here's the exact same premise, except these guys did it all wrong. Bad writing, lame character design, poor continuity, cheap Taiwanese animation, etc. The contrast really helps show how much harder the Transformers people worked to turn out the superior TV show. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on August 2, 2012, 8:49 pm
She is now collaborating with that awful rapper, Rick Ross. Why does she have to collaborate with rappers anyway? Why can't she go back to the kind of songs she did back in the early 90s? -- Submitted By: (JayD) on August 2, 2012, 7:39 pm
They're giving Gibby his own show. Major Bone! -- Submitted By: (JayD) on August 2, 2012, 7:28 pm
I hear this guy does one hell of a Pee-Wee Herman impression. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on August 2, 2012, 12:39 pm
Their one hit was a song with a very annoying sample of an elevator version of an early Rolling Stones song. I wonder if they ever got confused with the Verve Pipe? -- Submitted By: (JayD) on August 2, 2012, 1:11 am
There weren't too many actual cartoons featuring the Cats themselves but they did have some very catchy tunes. The It's the Wuluf segments were a one joke affair. Mildew tries to eat Lambsy and Bristle Hound uses his cane to toss Mildew(who says "Spoil Sport.") across the horizon. Not to mention Autocat and Motormouse(who always says "Boy Hardy," or "Chic-o-ree"). Like many shows from the late 60s and early 70s, it only lasted a couple of years but remains a cult classic today. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on August 2, 2012, 12:55 am
As if we needed another reason to hate that stupid Don't Worry Be Happy song. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on August 2, 2012, 12:46 am
I heard that he claims to be the reincarnation of Bob Marley. Really? How can that be? Marley died about ten years after Snoop was born. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on August 2, 2012, 12:41 am
Be patient, Dol. Twitter and Facebook will come to an end sooner or later. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on August 1, 2012, 7:26 pm
Starting to become a part of Adam Sandlers' reoccurring cast mates. I guess he has job security though. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on August 1, 2012, 7:16 pm
I'm already bored of it. I usually get that way with the Olympics. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on August 1, 2012, 6:47 pm
My takes on Olympic games coverage: I really don't mind the tape delayed coverage as much as some people. I work during the day, so the only time for me to catch the games is at night. However, maybe they'd be better by airing the actual events during their regular time slots and using the four hours of primetime coverage as kind of a "best of the best" of the events of the day. Also, during this time, they should show ALL the events. I understand swimming and gymnastics have big followings, but I'd like to see some sort of coverage on the other events going on during the day as well. We live in 2012, so people getting upset that scores and results are revealed via Twitter, Google, etc. need to realize this is the new normal. I don't know what the answer is to not hear these updates. As for NBC, the mistakes of this channel continue to pile up. They are airing way too many commercials during their coverage. I'm guessing they have to make up for lost commercial revenue due to their struggling TV schedules, but it starts getting to be a little much. I have no idea why Ryan Seacrest was brought on board. He's not charming, he's not even a real journalist or sports reporter, just NBC's way of trying to make the Olympics fit into our trashy pop culture. Also, Andrea Kramer has been awful as a sideline reporter. She's fallen far since her football days. The games themselves are fun, but the coverage needs a lot of work. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on August 1, 2012, 5:12 pm
I just read a line in Wiki: "The series is often noted for dealing with social and health-related issues that affect young children, such as the death of a pet, dyslexia, and more recently cancer,[5] Asperger syndrome[they cited an episode titled "George and the Missing Puzzle Piece"] and Alzheimer's disease[cited an episode called "Grandpa Dave's Memory Album"]." If they seriously gave George Asperger's and Grandpa Dave Alzheimer's I will cry. I will also be surprised if no parents have complained yet. -- Submitted By: (Liva148) on August 1, 2012, 4:40 pm
DIE TWITTER!!! DIIIIIEEEEE!!! -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on August 1, 2012, 3:39 pm
If it were up to me, they would have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a long time ago. They still put out excellent albums and put on amazing shows after all these years. Most importantly, they have never become a nostalgia act, mainly because their music is so timeless. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on August 1, 2012, 12:31 pm
How can you have continuity on a show that's been going on for over 20 years and with characters that never age? That said, I think it's time for the show to finally come to an end. It was great for the first 10 years or so. In the more recent episodes, there are more ridiculous plots, more sex jokes, and more gross out gags than ever before. Overall, it's been a gradual bone. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on August 1, 2012, 12:07 pm
American Olympic coverage is pretty bad, especially with the tape delay so you may already know who wins by the time the event airs. I'm lucky to be in Canada because the coverage is so much better and is more or less live. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on August 1, 2012, 11:46 am
I wouldn't mind the primetime tape delay if it wasn't for the fact that most of the games aren't aired live and the fact that it's the only way to watch the swimming and gymnastics events in the US. In addition, the opening ceremony would've been better if Meredith Viera and Matt Lauer didn't talk through most of it (and NBC editing out the 7/7 memorial segment felt insulting IMO). Finally, airing commercials in the middle of the soccer match (which is what NBC has been doing) is basically the worst thing a network can do while airing a soccer match.
Te games themselves have been pretty good, but I'm not too thrilled with how NBC has been airing it. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on August 1, 2012, 2:07 am
Had to go with Never Boned. Sure, there have been some "low moments". The entire 8th series and the 9th, "Back To Earth" were rather rocky. Shown in 3 parts, "Back To Earth" didn't run smoothly. However, when viewed straight through, unedited, it's much better. I'm certainly looking forward to Series 10 which is to be aired in the fall of 2012. My introduction to "Red Dwarf" was in fact the American pilot. Many fans have nothing but negative things to say about it. For myself, the American pilot was good enough that I sought out the original UK version. For those who may not know it, Jane Leeves who played Daphne on "Frasier" played the part of Red Dwarf's computer, Holly in the American pilot. Believe it or not, even though only her face was seen on a monitor screen, she was still incredibly sexy! An example of the humor in the American pilot: After being in suspended animation for one million years, Lister discovers the head of his android friend, Kryten, sitting on a shelf in a storage room. Kryten has been "conscious" the entire one million years. Lister asks Kryten how he's coped with sitting immobile on the shelf for a million years. Kryten nods toward a sign on the wall. The sign has only one word on it. Kryten answers, "Well sir, I've been reading that Exit sign." Horrifying and Hysterical! -- Submitted By: (Profzed) on July 31, 2012, 10:53 pm
Original "Hawaii Five-O" never boned. Jack Lord's McGarrett was the epitome of Cool! (And his hair did move - it often would blow just a tiny little bit in the Waikiki wind!) I still love to watch this show for the scenery and for McGarrett's detest of not only the criminals but also for the innocents who almost always did or said something the would get Steve's ire up! - - - - - As for the new "Hawaii Five-0"? It's still to be seen if it's going to bone any fish. It's gotten close. The one thing I definitely don't get about this new take on the show is that the producers/writers can't seem to figure out if it's a remake of the original or a continuation. The fact that the characters share the same exact names as the original signify that the show is a remake. However, in the 2nd season, the show brought back actor Ed Asner to reprise a role he played in the original show alongside Jack Lord. It's the same character who recently got out of prison for the crime Jack Lord's McGarrett arrested him for. But now it's the new McGarrett who is questioning him. ??? The character, named August March, doesn't question as to why McGarrett is now much younger and looks completely different. Also, the new Steve McGarrett is rebuilding his father's car - the exact same car that Jack Lord's Steve McGarrett drove on the original series. ??? The only explanation I can come up with is that the new "Hawaii Five-0" is taking place in the BIZARRO UNIVERSE! - - - - - I voted Never Boned on behalf of the original series. -- Submitted By: (Profzed) on July 31, 2012, 10:36 pm
I can't understand how anyone can vote "boned from Day 1" for a show which they (I have to think most likely) have never watched. Nor can I understand why someone would write such negative comments about a show/actor/character, when they've never watched the show beyond the first episode. In my case, with "Everybody Loves Raymond", I never watched a single second of the show when it originally aired on CBS. I wasn't familiar with Ray Ramano's stand-up comedy and the main concept of the show didn't appeal to me. However, I would never make negative comments about either Ramano or the show because I wouldn't have had seen anything on which to base negative comments. It was only years after the show ended it's run that I was introduced to the series on cable television. Only then did I realize what a brilliantly written, produced and performed series it was. Yes, Ramano's character, Ray Barone is (as wife Debra would say) an idiot, but he always "learns" by the end of each episode. (And yes, he's usually back to Square One in the next episode. That's pretty much how all sitcoms work.) Every character on the show is portrayed by excellent actors. Every word of every script is perfect and true to life. These characters don't get along with one another every minute of every episode. That certainly reflects true life. Even still, it comes through clear that these characters love and cherish one another. Even the bickering grandma and grandpa. A true classic for it's time. Never boned. -- Submitted By: (Profzed) on July 31, 2012, 10:18 pm
Just for the sake of those who will read these comments in the future, it should be made clear that the Germans who ran the Prisoner of War camp, Stalag 13 in "Hogan's Heroes" were not Nazis. They were "Regular Army/Military". Even the rotund General Burkhalter, whom Kommandant Klink and Sergeant Shultz were deathly afraid of, was not a Nazi. Klink, Shultz and even Burkhalter often had disparaging remarks about the Nazis and the Nazi Party. When Nazis were shown on the series, they were presented in a non-comedic manner and were always portrayed as the real Nazis were - Evil. The series did combat this "Nazi POW Camp" misunderstanding during it's original run. The producers and actors, especially Werner Klemperer who played Klink, did their best to make the truth of the series set-up understood. Obviously most viewers at the time, and through the decades that the show has been in syndication, did (and do) understand the set-up or else the show would not have been highly rated in it's original run and would never have made it into syndication. (In fact, the show was still doing great in the ratings when it became a victim of the infamous CBS "Purge" which saw highly rated series such as "The Beverly Hillbillies", "Green Acres" and "Mayberry RFD" removed from the CBS Network as these "rural" sitcoms didn't fit in with the then-CBS Bosses vision of their "Tiffany" Network.) - - - - - As for Boning the Fish? Even though the show was flailing a bit during it's last year, and retreading script ideas, it was still fresh enough and funny enough that it never boned. -- Submitted By: () on July 31, 2012, 9:47 pm
This was a pretty decent show. Plus, the original movie was good, too.
-- Submitted By: (hbrennan) on July 31, 2012, 9:33 pm
Here's one nobody picked, and fewer probably remember, but it boned when it was BOUGHT by a social network. When Napster was in its hey day, I used myspace.com to store my downloaded mp3s. They provided up to 300 Meg of online file storage for free, per account (I had two). This came in handy when I wanted to move my mp3s off my friend's computer and onto my own (back in 2000). I'm sure other sites do this now, and there's better ways to transfer files between computers, but myspace.com was the best one at that time. When they closed I was disappointed. Later the domain was sold and they became this mega social network I never used, as I was eventually invited to join facebook. So for me they boned when they stopped providing a service I could use. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 31, 2012, 4:01 pm
I agree with the sentiments that people shouldn't add / accept "friends" they don't actually know. I had a relative delete his account because he believed it was being hacked. I immediately thought "then why did you accept all those friend requests from people I swore under oath we never knew in school and didn't even GO to school with us?" It was easier for him to just delete his account than play closer to his vest. So while I agree with the sentiment, I don't think it makes facebook seem dumb. I think it makes people seem lacking in common sense. I fell into the "trap" with two FRs myself. When I realized that "experience" wasn't enriching, I dropped those two and made it a policy NEVER to accept an FR from someone who wasn't at least a confirmable friend of a friend. For me it's never boned, and whether it ever does is down to the individual user, not "it", unless the design changes are really an issue for you. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 31, 2012, 3:37 pm
I like that you have to submit a wikipedia link. Otherwise, what's to stop people from making up shows, movies, bands, etc.? -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 31, 2012, 3:14 pm
Will the remake play along with Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of The Moon" and show a guy hanging himself too? If not....BONED! -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 31, 2012, 3:05 pm
Parker,
I recall that 'Hey Ricky!' vid! It was awesome and a good tribute that Lucy herself loved. What Desi's opinion was of it, I've never heard, though. Overall, Weird Al's never boned- if for no other reason that SOMEone needs to bring some humor into rock via the spoofs! -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on July 31, 2012, 10:07 am
Since I work during the time the Games are actually happening, I'm somewhat grateful for the time delay and the late night repeat. Yeah, I've watched a few events. Never thought that white water rafting could be so tricky! LOL. As for the Opening Ceremony. Cool trick making it look [to a five-year-old] that the Queen had parachuted in from a helicopter but nice that she was willing to go along with it. Wonder what they were thinking in having that countryside deal turn into an ugly industrial wasteland with smokestacks? Depressing! Also, why didn't anyone in the Indian Delegation tip off security re that crasher? Did they all think that someone amongst them knew her? So far so good for 2012, though. -- Submitted By: (Pelirojo) on July 31, 2012, 10:04 am
The Hobbit is now 3 movies instead of 2. Wonder where they will break those storylines up? -- Submitted By: (Hikariu) on July 31, 2012, 9:37 am
Time for a few Comments. Do you watch the Olympic Games? What do you think of the time delay? -- Submitted By: (Hikariu) on July 31, 2012, 9:33 am
The London Olympic Games have shown us why Twitter has very few pros and very many cons. Athletes have been kicked off teams, grilled by the media, looked immature, and have just come across as narcissistic jerks due to this evil tool. I've stayed away from Twitter this far and have zero interest in exploring it now. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on July 31, 2012, 1:42 am
One of the few things that bothers me about "Ghost Adventures" is the over-reliance on EVPs (Electronic Voice Phenomenon). The guys could have some interesting evidence of other sorts, then they'll play an EVP of a "ghost" speaking, and it sounds like, "bzvp". The guys will listen to the "bzvp" and say, "Oh my God! The Ghost just said "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the Shadow of Death"!!!" Otherwise, it hasn't boned yet. -- Submitted By: () on July 30, 2012, 10:23 pm
It's just been on for far too long. It started going bad around the time Groening was working on Futurama. -- Submitted By: (Bryan527) on July 30, 2012, 8:33 pm
The whole affair in Superman 2 between Clark and Lois was overdone. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 30, 2012, 3:58 pm
I won't comment on the reboots, but I thought the way "The Wrath Of Khan" ended would have been the PERFECT way to end the Star Trek TOS series. Spock sacrifices his own life to save the enterprise. They give him a funeral that brings the starship down. The end. Was it sad? Hell yes! Possibly the most original, some would say best, character from the series meets his fate. For once, they didn't do a cop out ending (e.g. "Checkov died because his MIND killed him".), or pick some "red shirt" to kill off ("alas Lieutenant Lipshitz I knew they well, even if the viewers didn't"). No, they gave the audience something they totally didn't expect, Spock's demise in the service of Star Fleet. Sad ending, but epic. A stroke of genius right?
WRONG! Too many "trekkies" apparently got their bowels in an uproar over Spock being killed off, so they had him be "regenerated" in the next sequel by some sort of, oh who the hell knows? I'm not saying no ST film after ST2 was good, but by the time they had "The Voyage Home" it was more like a comedy than anything else. I think they missed a great cinematic opportunity there just to maximize their profits. "Spock's death" could have been looked back on as one of the most shocking moments in movie history. Instead, it's looked at as just another "guy not in a red shirt" getting reincarnated with a lame explanation for it. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 30, 2012, 3:43 pm
Smokey and The Bandit 2 is when this boned. Instead of the good times we got in the first movie, we got a down and out Bandit, now on the outs with Sally Field who's ready to marry Sheriff Justice's son. Burt spends the entire film either bickering with Sally or trying to win her back after alienating her. In the end we're left not knowing if they met the challenge or not, but that isn't important because Bandit is a new man now (read: the kind of man Sally's character wants him to be). Total lame "a very special" concept that turned a fun original film into a sappy sequel, complete with a stereotypical Italian immigrant veterinarian (Dom Deluise who was wasted in this movie) taking care of the elephant they're transporting (BONE!). This franchise didn't have to wait for Burt Reynolds to leave to bone. I think its boning is one of the reasons he didn't want to be involved after this. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 30, 2012, 3:30 pm
Count me among those who never got what made this film such a pop culture icon. I get that it's more about audience involvement than the movie being any good on its merits, but what I don't get is the motivation. Why should anyone care enough about this awful movie to take part in some recurring audience involvement shtick? I would think that gets quite repetitive and boring after a very short time. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 30, 2012, 3:20 pm
Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) gets disintegrated in "The Pink Panther Strikes Again", so how do they explain his return for "Revenge of The Pink Panther"? Ah, why bother? -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 30, 2012, 3:01 pm
Oh God Book 2 was really juvenile stuff. John Denver and Terri Garr were likeable characters in the 1st movie that you actually cared about. In the 2nd film, they're replaced by some snot-nosed kids, led by a child of impending divorce. Overly contrived quasi-Home Alone type stuff. The 2nd sequel with Ted Wass was an improvement. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 30, 2012, 2:53 pm
Y'all really need for that scene to be realistic bad doncha lol? Tell you what. Google when that's ever been reported IRL over some girl getting her first period, and provide the link and I'll believe you. BTW, if that "happened today" as someone claimed it would, they'd be expelled instead of the wrist-slap they received in the movie. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 30, 2012, 2:28 pm
I stopped watching after Bud got a grant for college and his parents found the money and spent it all without a thought in their heads about where it came from or what it was for. I didn't like that. -- Submitted By: (Bryan527) on July 28, 2012, 11:52 pm
I watched this so I could see the contractors and trade people get annoyed with Bob Villa's constant interruptions as they were trying to get their work done. -- Submitted By: (Bryan527) on July 28, 2012, 11:41 pm
Cranky doctors are always funny. -- Submitted By: (Bryan527) on July 28, 2012, 11:21 pm
I stopped watching when they tried to use dynamite to clean hard concrete from the inside of a mix truck and just blew the truck up instead. I like seeing things explode as much as the next guy, but this just rubbed me the wrong way for some reason. -- Submitted By: (Bryan527) on July 28, 2012, 11:15 pm
My mother is a lot like Peggy Hill. Thinks she's smarter than she actually is. -- Submitted By: (Bryan527) on July 28, 2012, 10:57 pm
I loved this show. I'm hoping all of the seasons will be released on DVD. -- Submitted By: (Bryan527) on July 28, 2012, 9:57 pm
@Locotus:
Weird, considering that most of the comments I see on Yahoo are right-wing comments. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on July 28, 2012, 9:08 pm
Dane Cook is an unfunny, insensitive asshole who is living off of the little fame he conjured up from about ten years ago. I hope his terrible joke has ended his career for good. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on July 28, 2012, 2:25 pm
And now I hear not too long after the theater shooting in Colorado, Bloomberg opens his big mouth and demonstrates how he's so out-of-touch with reality - he urged police to go on strike even when it is RIGHT THERE in the contract that striking is illegal and therefore is not an option. Bloomberg's off his rocker if he thinks a police strike would make things better. -- Submitted By: (BigAl) on July 28, 2012, 10:00 am
PT, a couple of things about the shower scene: 1) Just because you haven't heard of it happening (the period-teasing) doesn't mean it never happens. There are some things that girls seldom if ever talk about to guys--even their husbands. When Stephen King wrote the novel he was a bit uncomfortable writing from the female point of view and ran a lot of scenes by his wife to make sure he got it right (his need for accuracy in the writing that was putting bread on their table trumping the above-implied "girl honor code"). No doubt this included the shower scene, to make sure he portrayed the other girls' cattiness, teasing, and general reactions realistically. 2) In the context of the novel, Carrie's being teased and bullied about her period makes perfect sense. These are a bunch of girls who have known each other since they started grade school, and for all that time Carrie's been picked on for being different. Now fast-forward to the shower scene and Carrie's doing something REALLY different: getting her first period at age 16, being frightened out of her mind because she thinks she's bleeding to death, and having no idea what to do (although you can certainly blame her mother for the latter two). It's been the community norm for as long as anyone can remember to tease Carrie for being different, so it's no wonder the other girls just totally unloaded on her. -- Submitted By: (Mythigator) on July 28, 2012, 9:16 am
Yeah, unfortunately, it's still on the air. Since there are a limited number of American TV shows in the Philippines (where I live), it just takes up useless space. At least I can go to the History Channel or check out "No Reservations" (Anthony Bourdain) on the Travel Channel. -- Submitted By: (hbrennan) on July 27, 2012, 8:40 pm
Good show. Introducing the concept of Ninjitsu was definitely a plus for TV viewing at that time. -- Submitted By: (hbrennan) on July 27, 2012, 8:35 pm
If you want to see something really funny, check out "The Chicken Lady Visits Her Old House" - it's on youtube. The ending is just hilarious! -- Submitted By: (hbrennan) on July 27, 2012, 8:33 pm
He dared to joke about the Colorado theatre shootings. Very insensitive and in real bad taste. Just when you thought he couldn't stoop any lower. -- Submitted By: (JayD) on July 27, 2012, 6:55 pm
Friedrich, there's a video for that (actually for both The Police and GJ) if you're interested in youtubing it....just out of curiosity. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 27, 2012, 3:30 pm
I don't know if Bono "has" a swelled head or not, but if the question is whether that has caused U2 to BTF, I say no. If it had, why has the band stuck with him for over 30 years with no lineup changes? Obviously THEY consider him someone they can work with. I don't agree that he's up there with Prince (fired entire first band) DLR (quit Van Halen - possibly fired which means he was a victim of swelled heads not the perp) or Sting (thought he was too groovy for The Police). He hasn't done what those other three did. He recognizes that U2 isn't U2 without Edge, Clayton and Mullen backing him up. They have never disbanded so he could pursue a solo career, or otherwise disbanded and later reformed due to in-fighting. Even The Beatles can't say that. He's never unilaterally kicked any of his bandmates to the curb (Roger Waters anyone?). Does he even have a solo album? Do any of them? His head may be swelled on some topics, but not regarding the other members of his band. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 27, 2012, 3:28 pm
Any time anyone makes a conservative/right wing comment, it gets deleted. Way to be inclusive and fight censorship, liberals! -- Submitted By: (Locutus) on July 27, 2012, 2:59 pm
I kid you not, I had an English Lit. professor in college who praised Wierd Al to the sky. He said, and he was being completely serious, that Wierd Al Yankovich was truly a lyrical genius- a truly gifted songwriter. He went on to give us a convincing lecture with examples and technical explanations to back up his opinion and, frankly, I was sold. :) -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on July 27, 2012, 2:03 pm
Triumnph would've fared much better methinks if they'd just laid it on the line and stopped wasting my time ;-) -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on July 27, 2012, 4:37 am
Maybe it's just me, but I'm getting this impression, this vibe, this strange feeling that ParkerTillman didn't care for 80s music too much. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on July 27, 2012, 4:34 am
I tried growing a long beard to score with hot chicks once, just because of ZZ Top. It didn't work. BTW anyone else see the irony of the one guy in the group whose NAME is Beard having the shortest one by far? -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on July 27, 2012, 4:32 am
The worst part of both movies? Snake being injected with "poison" that turned out to be...the flu. Or maybe it was just a cold. Mega-lame either way. The best part of both movies? OX BAKER, baby!!! :-D -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on July 27, 2012, 4:30 am
Okay, your point's taken. But that would SO happen today--and probably has lots of times. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on July 27, 2012, 4:27 am
A REMAKE?!?! NO, OH DEAR GOD NO!!! -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on July 27, 2012, 4:24 am
I'm shocked to see ParkerTillman posting so much here lately. I heard he was dead. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on July 27, 2012, 4:13 am
I'm not comparing Bono to Hitler and Stalin, but at this point he's tried to tell more people what to do than both of them combined. Who died and left him ruler of the planet? I missed when that happened. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on July 27, 2012, 4:02 am
The sad part is, the way the Jason character's been watered down the writers would have Berkowitz win. -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on July 27, 2012, 3:57 am
The only reason Weird Al's not as popular now is because being creative, funny and clever isn't as popular now. He didn't bone, the media consuming public did. (BTW my mom absolutely loves "White And Nerdy".) -- Submitted By: (DolFan316) on July 27, 2012, 3:54 am
As of 2012, with the first two films in the series, I can say that the Kung Fu Panda series hasn't boned yet. -- Submitted By: (cartooner) on July 26, 2012, 11:11 pm
First off, the guy doesn't age. He looks exactly the same as he did from the 80s. Secondly, he's got a great mix of clever, funny, and creative lyrics that almost always make you smile and laugh. He might not be as popular as he was in the 80s-90s, but he still puts out some very humorous stuff. Never boned. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on July 26, 2012, 10:55 pm
Bono doesn't have a swelled head? Are you kidding me? The guy might have the most swelled head of that decade. He's up there with Prince, David Lee Roth and Sting as one of the most egotistical guys of that decade. I'll give him credit for staying married, staying with his band, and putting out good music over the past 30+ years, but to say he doesn't have a swelled head is a little much. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on July 26, 2012, 10:52 pm
I don't think Part 3 was an "abomination", but I think making it without trying harder to get Robert Duvall to reprise the role of Tom Hagan was. Instead, they cast George Hamilton as Michael's attorney. He's a good actor, but the script gave him almost nothing to do. Tom was a better character as not only Michael's attorney, but also as his de facto step-brother. The way I heard it, only one offer was made to Robert Duvall. When he held out for more money, they didn't make anymore offers. There were already so many characters that couldn't come back either because they were killed off, or died IRL. Why "whack" Tom over money? Did they think a "Godfather" movie wasn't going to gross enough to pay him? It's not like they had to pay Brando again. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 26, 2012, 5:34 pm
The first one was great. I knew nothing about the sequels until I voted "Never Boned". I think I stand by that vote though as I doubt Quentin had much involvement with the sequels. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 26, 2012, 5:24 pm
Originally "Jason Takes Manhattan" was supposed to be called "Jason Takes Manhattan, The Bronx and Staten Island Too", but they decided that title was too long.
J/K, but anytime you have a horror film with the main protagonist (antagonist?) "taking Manhattan" be on the lookout for a lot of comic relief. What's next? "Jason Meets David Berkowitz"? -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 26, 2012, 5:22 pm
Max Von Sydow, easily the best actor in the original film, dies at the end (well, his character does). Why would you do more "Exorcists" without THE Exorcist? Ugh! -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 26, 2012, 5:14 pm
A lot of people wanted to watch this at the time. It wasn't like everyone had cable. Most people still had to go out to movies, and Clint Eastwood was a popular ticket fresh off his Dirty Harry and Josey Wales successes. This was slightly more light hearted. I believe the title song was a hit single as well. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 26, 2012, 5:12 pm
Just about every character in the first one says at least once to Snake "I heard you were dead". I was about 15 when I first saw this, so I didn't think much of it at the time, but when you've seen the film as many times as I have by now you find yourself saying "I heard you were dead" along with the characters. People seeing it for the first time with me get a kick out of that. BTW, how was he supposed to have died? Nobody ever mentions what spawned this rumor, which was obviously greatly exaggerated. BTW, R.I.P. Ernest Borgnine. Not known for this film really, but he was still great in the cabbie role. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 26, 2012, 5:10 pm
THANKS FOR THE RIDE LADY!!!!!!!! -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 26, 2012, 4:59 pm
OK, I get that a remake is "in the works", but until that's a reality, how is this a "series"? -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 26, 2012, 4:54 pm
It wasn't that the sequel was horrible, but it was just OK, and following a classic like the original it was going to be disappointing being "just OK". Lovitz was funny, but Kirby should have been brought back. Where was he supposed to be anyway? The whole "Curly's twin brother" thing seemed contrived. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 26, 2012, 4:53 pm
Day 1. I'm sure this was a big time thriller in its day, and I'm sure it would still scare a lot of people, but I totally DO NOT BUY that locker room scene with all those girls ganging up on Carrie, chanting "plug up your leak" like crazed jackals, just because she got her period and didn't have a tampon. I don't think that would happen in a ghetto much less where it was depicted. I found that more offensive than the blood and violence, because it insulted my intelligence. Was there bullying in the 70s? Yeah, I just think there were certain lines they didn't cross even then. NEVER heard of a girl getting bullied about her period....NEVER! Probably because most girls empathize about that sort of thing. That boned this franchise for me. How good could the sequels be if the original insulted my intelligence like that? -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 26, 2012, 4:47 pm
Jan Michael Vincent was so cute back then! -- Submitted By: (MmeM) on July 26, 2012, 3:10 pm
It's always a bad sign when the peripheral characters are more interesting that the supposed main character. -- Submitted By: (MmeM) on July 26, 2012, 3:09 pm
"The funny thing is I loved The Police, but I could never stand Sting on his own. I find his solo stuff boring as hell, so his leaving was the boning point because Sting on his own does not = Sting with The Police...."
My thoughts exactly. -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on July 26, 2012, 3:09 pm
Wow. A Grace Jones cover of Demolition Man. I didn't even like the original. Glad I missed that one. That must've been one of the years I was kinda out of the Pop-Culture loop. -- Submitted By: (Friedrich_Feuerstein) on July 26, 2012, 3:07 pm
Remakes are automatic bones, but in this case the remake factor is blown out of the water by the "Go To Japan" factor. It was an absolutely dreadful movie that all the basic aspects of boning the fish including:
Exit Stage Left (Tanner Boyle; Timmy Lupus; Amanda / Carmen Ronzonni)
Puberty (Pretty much everyone)
New Kid In Town / Cousin Oliver Syndrome (Ahmid's kid brother; and there's a Jesus freak on the team now?)
Same character; Different Actor (Matthau begat Devane begat Curtis; Musical Engelbergs)
Even without all of the above, the plot was awful. Tony Curtis' character was impossible to like. There was no "game" other than the sand lot one they played at the end (outcome unknown). This was effectively the movie the "Bears" didn't need to make. The reboot may have been bad (I honestly didn't see that), but at least it was based on the original movie and characters. "Go To Japan" was just awful. Breaking Training wasn't AS good as the first, but it was good enough, definitely funny, had a feel good ending and cameos by Bob Watson, JR Richard and Enos Cabell. That was a decent sequel. Go To Japan was not. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 26, 2012, 12:10 pm
"I'll have a Pepsi Free." The owner of the soda shop's reaction to that was so funny back when most people would have gotten that joke. I doubt most people know what "Pepsi Free" was, and I bet most people who were around when Caffeine free Pepsi was called "Pepsi Free" don't even remember that. Of course they could read this site and learn it. :) -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 26, 2012, 12:00 pm
It boned at the very beginning of the 2nd movie when Vanessa / Elizabeth Hurley was suddenly revealed to be a "fem bot". How was that even possible when Austin supposedly worked with her mother before he was frozen? Her mother didn't know her "daughter" was a fem bot? She didn't recall not having given birth to her? What a cop out! Then they bring back Number 2 / Robert Wagner after we saw him burned to death in the 1st film. How did he survive unscathed, and why did Dr. Evil take him back? Just bizarre discontinuity. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 26, 2012, 11:54 am
Arthur 2 wasn't as funny. The plot was recycled from the first movie, with the same psycho trying to blackmail Arthur into marrying his daughter. It also suffered from "sappy ending" syndrome. The actress who played Arthur's grandmother was old and ill by this time and was only seen sitting down. Watching her get hot over her "trainer" was something I could also do without. Too many forced jokes. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 26, 2012, 11:44 am
I think it was when I realized that whoever was doing their videos had no imagination, except for whoever did "TV Dinners". Yeah, I get it. All the problems in the world can be solved by three hot chicks riding around in a cool car. I don't need umpteen videos revolving around that same theme to convince me. Sheesh! I realize eye candy is nice, but some of those vids were just plain dumb. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 26, 2012, 11:37 am
More unfunny live-action dreck from the Adult Swim Crap Factory. -- Submitted By: (BrewMaster) on July 26, 2012, 7:37 am
Paul didn't pull the plug on Wings. Denny Laine did. Paul was reluctant to tour after Lennon's murder. There was also lingering static from Paul's arrest for pot possession in Tokyo, which caused the cancellation of the remainder of that tour. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 25, 2012, 4:38 pm
While Keith Moon's death was the "boning moment", The Who still managed to put out a few "classics" from the Kenny Jones era. "Another Tricky Day" and "Eminence Front" still sound great. I didn't like either album really, but Face Dances was better than It's Hard. At least Face had some decent album tracks ("You"; "The Quiet One"), and some decent singles ("You Better You Bet"; "Don't Let Go The Coat"). It's Hard had "Athena", which charted higher than Eminence Front and actually made the billboard top 40, but was a dog as a song. It's rarely heard anymore. Hits don't always equal classics. Funny thing is in their videos from those two albums they seemed old to me at the time, but watching them now I realize how young they really were, even still. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 25, 2012, 4:30 pm
They did suck from the start, but that's just my opinion, not the reason they boned. They boned because they were (wait for it) yet another 80s act that made two (three?) albums before the most popular one's swelled head threw the whole thing under the bus. I guess in George Michael's defense, he was right at first. He was successful as a solo act, and seemingly to a far greater extent than "Wham!" was, but then "it" happened. Now I've heard whisperings about a Wham! reunion. Don't need one myself, but it would be pretty funny. I guess once most women realized they couldn't have George his music didn't sound as good.
BTW, the original name for this band in the states was "Wham UK", which was done to avoid confusion with another US-based "Wham" that was around back then. I actually thought the original name sounded cooler than just plain "Wham!" -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 25, 2012, 4:19 pm
"Hey Ricky", a parody of "Hey Mickey" with an "I Love Lucy" theme, was a side-splittingly funny tune, and video. Weird Al's Ricky Ricardo is spot on! This was done just before he "broke through" with "Eat It". -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 25, 2012, 4:11 pm
Another band killed, sorry I mean BONED since they insisted on continuing, by swelled heads and overbearing synthesizer tracks in the 80s. Go figure. It started with "Jump" and "I'll Wait", but the boning wasn't complete until DLR's departure. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 25, 2012, 4:08 pm
best line ever:
Zim: I put the fires out.
Tallest: you made them worse!
zim: worse? or Better?
never boned. -- Submitted By: (wambamsam) on July 25, 2012, 4:07 pm
Guess I'm in the minority here, but this group never boned. How many bands formed in the 1980s, the decade of swelled heads, one album wonders and synthesizers taking over bands' sounds, have been through ZERO lineup changes and still manage to put out good material after over 3 decades together? Of all the 80s groups I've commented on, U2 is the first one I've been able to say that about, and I'm up to "U". -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 25, 2012, 3:49 pm
When MTV was still young, in the early 1980s, it seemed they would show the "MTV Concert" version of "Magic Power" like it was going out of style. Took me a long time to warm up to this band because I was so sick of the one song before I finally heard another one. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 25, 2012, 2:37 pm
Not a one hit wonder. "Jailbreak" and "Whiskey In The Jar" were also hits. Who says "hits" make the band anyway? How many "hits" did Pink Floyd have in the US? Two? "Call The Police" is another good tune, albeit one of those dreaded album tracks. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 25, 2012, 2:19 pm
Love the original band's material. Don't go much for any "incarnations" after the first. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 25, 2012, 2:17 pm
I thought they were great right up until "The Best of Times" (Paradise Theater), but when they did "Kiljoy Was Here" and Dennis DeYoung decided "the dad look" was in, they boned. It only got worse from there with various egocentric in-fighting, illness and death. R.I.P. John Panozzo. G.W.S. Chuck Panozzo. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 25, 2012, 1:55 pm
Swelled head syndrome of course! This was, after all, an 80s group! What else could have ruined them? Only difference this time is it wasn't the lead singer who had it. Well, he did, but no worse than the others. Between Brian Setzer thinking he was better off on his own, and the ludicrously pretentious "Phantom, Rocker & Slick" endeavor with their overplayed single (how could it not be? it was, after all, an 80s hit song!) "Men Without Shame", the Stray Cats became yet another early-80s endeavor that started out with so much promise only to give their fans the shaft in the end. Yes, I know they've reunited more times that I've had hot dinners. They still boned because few cared anymore by then. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 25, 2012, 1:50 pm
Musically.....never, but I could understand if someone wanted to vote "hair care". Hard to hold that against a guy who can't see himself though.
Also can't believe nobody voted "Ebony & Ivory", but that's more like "boning after the fact" since it was a number one song for umpteen weeks in a row when it was new. It's only in the last decade or two that many of the same people have decided they hate it. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 25, 2012, 1:39 pm
As a soloist? Day 1! I like her work in 70s-era Fleetwood Mac, but her solo stuff all happened after her voice started sounding less like the girl who sang "Rhiannon" and more like a nasal raspy twang. Even her later Mac songs like "Gypsy" were pretty bad. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 25, 2012, 1:35 pm
After Goldy McJohn was thrown out of the band they tanked. The stuff they released in the 80s and 90s, with Steppenwolf nothing more than a label for John Kay, was very subpar, and the lineup Kay toured with during those years seemed low budget. When I saw them in 1991, they didn't even have a bassist. Keyboardist Michael Wilk was using his synth (y'all know how much I love an overbearing synth!) to double as a bass. Very artificial sounding, especially when bass is my main instrument since high school. Also, Wilk is no Goldy on keyboards. Nobody is. Goldy had the sound and look that helped to define Steppenwolf. His piano and organ playing was an integral part of Steppenwolf's sound. Give "Cat Killer" and the full version of "For Ladies Only" a listen if you want examples of his talent being showcased. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 25, 2012, 11:59 am
Party at Ground Zero is a cool song. Some of their other stuff was interesting. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on July 25, 2012, 11:50 am
I've heard that Sting is one of the biggest jerks in music. He notoriously didn't get along with either member of the Police and I've heard he's an egotistical tool bag to most people in general. He was also the one who demanded the tickets to the Police reunion be raised to a price that a lot of people couldn't afford. I also agree that besides some really early work, his solo stuff was bland and boring. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on July 25, 2012, 11:49 am
I find it amazing that this guy gets a pass after a murder acquittal (which of course means he's totally innocent of any wrongdoing), but Joe Paterno, who was never charged with anything, is a pariah forever more based SOLELY on the opinions of Louis Freeh who never interviewed Paterno. Just saying.
Regardless of whether he's innocent or not, wasn't it in questionable taste to make a video depicting the man's funeral while he was awaiting trial for killing him? Maybe Paterno should have mocked Sandusky's victims in a video. Then he'd be a "cool bro" too. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 25, 2012, 11:45 am
ARCADIA! That was the name of the other side project. They bit! -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 25, 2012, 11:29 am
All too common story in the 1980s. New wave band makes one album that's pretty good. They find success with it. Then their egocentric tool of a lead singer (Nick Heyward in this case) decides he's bigger than the band and goes out on his own, on the "strength" of ONE successful LP that he didn't do alone. Nick Heyward gets my vote for "biggest jerk of the 80s", not just for flushing his own music career by making this ill-advised selfish move, but for taking his former band down with him. Let's not even get into the many fans who were hoping for another album out of this group and got nothing. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 25, 2012, 11:27 am
One of my favorite groups, but did they ever BONE! What's worse is they weren't totally forthright about it. I could deal with the numerous lineup changes up and through 1975, as long as Burton Cummings was still out front. The quality of their music, and their ability to play, was still quite good. However, once Cummings departed and albums continued to be made under The Guess Who name, which sounded NOTHING like The Guess Who, they really let their fans down. In the 1990s, I purchased a CD called "Lonely One", which I believed was a Guess Who reunion CD. No lineup was listed on the back (red flag right there). I open this thing up and notice only the original bassist (Jim Kale) and drummer (Gary Peterson) played on it. No Burton. No Randy Bachman. No Donnie MacDougall. Nobody who's name you'd recognize. Then I listened to it and it was a sorry excuse for a synth pop CD. Nothing anyone would consider to be "classic rock". Not a single redeeming track. I wrote the fly-by-night record company (Intersound) a nasty letter accusing them of false advertising. I couldn't unload that paper weight fast enough. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 25, 2012, 11:19 am
Sherman Hemsley has died today. RIP. -- Submitted By: (Jp) on July 24, 2012, 9:02 pm
I have passionately watched the show since season 1, and the recent Top Chef Texas was their best ever. Innovative ideas are still being implemented and the show still rocks. -- Submitted By: (egbluesuede) on July 24, 2012, 8:54 pm
Tokyo Drift was too far away from the story line and was an entirely different movie. I didn't mind it, but the thread to the original story was way too thin. The series has gotten back on track since then in my opinion, but it was still a jump with the third installment. -- Submitted By: (egbluesuede) on July 24, 2012, 8:42 pm
I used to love this show, because it showed an interesting behind the scenes show that informed viewers how some amazing restoration work got done on interesting pieces of american history. Lately, once Rick married that lady on the show, it's all fluff about Rick, Tyler, and his new step son Brettley and his new wife. The last episode I saw, they didn't show a single other person in the shop or a single actual step in any restoration process. In fact, they had a customer drop off a Kidillac pedal car from the 50s, then cut to a commerical, and after the commercial, the customer came back and picked it up. What was the point of showing that? I love Rick and his shop, but unfortunately, I don't the show is worth watching any more. They've lost sight of why people like me were interested in watching. -- Submitted By: (egbluesuede) on July 24, 2012, 8:36 pm
Their ONE album was good, but what made them bone for me (hyped in the press) was finding out that Syd Vicious was little more than a drug-addled prop. Even on "Never Mind The Bollocks" his predecessor, Glenn Matlock, played most of the bass tracks. Not sure to what extent, if at all, Syd managed to slip into the mix. Meanwhile, he's credited on the album as a full member of the band with no mention of Matlock at all. From a fan's point of view, that's fraud!
As for the reunion, why NOT get Glenn Matlock? That's more of a true reunion that having Syd up there would be (obviously Syd can't perform, but even if he could). He actually played on their album and was available, so why get a stand in? You got the original Pistols live, and you're complaining? -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 24, 2012, 4:54 pm
He had a successful solo career. Why did he give that up to be a lame replacement for David Lee Roth in a band that had already boned? Yes, Van Halen actually boned before Sammy joined when they latched onto the lame 80s trend of letting the synth take over the band (i.e. "Jump"; "I'll Wait"). -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 24, 2012, 4:46 pm
Whoever was supposed to promote this band and their albums did such a terrible job. How "Wind Him Up" never took off is beyong me. "Heads or Tails" was another record that had some cool songs and videos that were played in MTV's power rotation briefly then sank without a trace. I don't think they've ever matched the success of "On The Loose". That said, they apparently have soldiered on for decades, with Michael Sadler leaving in the late 2000s. Why would they keep going without the undeniable voice of the band when they've had one hit ever and that was decades ago? People say the Stones should hang it up. Saga is long past that point. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 24, 2012, 4:40 pm
I voted 1980s, but really they boned when they stopped working with Terry Brown as co-producer. After "Signals", the last album to be co-produced by Brown, that 1980s trend of the synthesizer taking the band over kicked in, as can be heard on "Grace Under Pressure" and to an even greater extent on "Power Windows". The synth had always been a presence in their music, but on later records it tended to "shout down" the rest of the instruments. If the album doesn't say "Produced by Rush and Terry Brown" I don't bother. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 24, 2012, 4:36 pm
Like "Quiet Riot", this "ensemble" also had to rely on someone else's tune (Aerosmith's "Walk This Way"), complete with guest vocal by Steve Tyler, to break through to the mainstream. Day 1. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 24, 2012, 4:24 pm
The song "She Was Hot" off "Undercover" was a good one they did after "Start Me Up". Unfortunately, "Undercover of The Night" was a much bigger hit off that same album. Someone high up must have been on the sauce. "She Was Hot" was a MUCH better song! -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 24, 2012, 4:21 pm
What happened with Chris Brown wasn't BDSM go
