Topic: IS A PUZZLEMENT (Read 52901 times)

singdaw · « **Reply #210 on:** April 16, 2008, 12:38:09 PM »

Quote from: bk on April 16, 2008, 12:33:29 PM

must go hopefully gather up some packages

Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May

George · « **Reply #211 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:05:08 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on April 16, 2008, 07:41:17 AM

DR George,

Panasonic plasmas are among the tops in the industry, so you should have a good experience with your new one once it's in hand/home.

Congratulations! And call for help if you need it once you start setting it up.

Thanks for the info...and for the offer of help!!

George · « **Reply #212 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:10:03 PM »

Quote from: bk on April 16, 2008, 11:53:45 AM

I gotta tell you. Listening to Alfred Newman's wonderful score to The Counterfeit Traitor, which someone made an illegal CD of many years ago - taken from the isolated score on the laserdisc. It doesn't sound all that good - I'll be one could make an incredible sounding CD if one had the original tapes and a pair of ears, something the person who mixed the score for the laserdisc clearly didn't have (the ears part).

So what are you saying, BK? A new Kritzerland release??

George · « **Reply #213 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:11:53 PM »

Quote from: bk on April 16, 2008, 11:27:22 AM

I think there's about two days' worth of Bossa Nova. The entire output of French film composer Philippe Rombi, too. Lots of Bill Evans. The complete output of Guy Haines....

Speaking of Guy Haines...what's happening with the remastered and complete-on-one-CD songs of Benjamin Kritzer CD?

Matt H. · « **Reply #214 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:14:13 PM »

I enjoyed sitting on the porch while the rice was cooking. It was a bit breezy, though, cooler than I was expecting.

Matt H. · « **Reply #215 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:16:54 PM »

When I came back in, I turned on the home theater only to find that the cable company had finally updated their interface on the cable box. Hoo boy, a learning curve to get things back where I had them for sure. Got the settings for most things back where I had them. Will deal with others as I get more accustomed to the way things look and work.

I'm sure I'll grow into the new look, but right now, I think we regressed in sophistication.

Matt H. · « **Reply #216 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:17:35 PM »

I did watch last night's LAW & ORDER: SVU. A gripping episode and likely Mariska's Emmy submission episode.

Edisaurus · « **Reply #217 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:19:33 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on April 16, 2008, 12:38:09 PM

Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May

Edisaurus · « **Reply #218 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:21:17 PM »

TCM had a very nice interview on their ROLE MODEL series last night. Alec Baldwin interviewed a rather frail Gene Wilder. It was very well-done.

Matt H. · « **Reply #219 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:22:07 PM »

Next, I watched THE GOLDEN COMPASS. It's another adventure in a fantasy world similar to ours but with some different a very unusual quirks.

It was entertaining, but I can see why it wasn't a hit in America. (It was a smash hit internationally.) Unlike LORD OF THE RINGS or the HARRY POTTER films, the main character just isn't very ingratiating. She actually reminded me of the feisty and a little irritating Mytil that Shirley Temple played in THE BLUE BIRD. Oh, you eventually begin rooting for her, but it took a LONG time into the film for me to care what was happening to her.

Big cast of famous names, some of whom play real people and some of whom only voice various animals and demons. I was very surprised how little Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman were in the film. They're really supporting characters in this movie.

Matt H. · « **Reply #220 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:25:35 PM »

And I was reading in VARIETY the other day that Warners/New Line is now left to puzzle out whether they want to invest in the filming of the remaining books in the series. Though the film will make a little money once the video side kicks in, I suspect they were hoping for something along the lines of POTTER or at least NARNIA.

It'll be interesting to see what they decide to do.

Matt H. · « **Reply #221 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:28:07 PM »

I began listening to the director commentary. Very good thus far.

BTW, I didn't mention it above, but the disc comes with both a Dolby Digital 5.1 EX and a DTS 5.1 ES soundtrack option. I sampled some of both. DD seemed to have a little more volume in the surrounds, and the DTS seemed to emphasize the low frequency effects (subwoofer) more. Both were excellent surround tracks.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #222 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:29:10 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on April 16, 2008, 12:27:39 PM

TV Guides Idol Poll:

Top 7 Power Rankings:

38.6% David Cook
27.3% David Archuleta
16.9% Jason Castro
6.8% Brooke White
6.1% Carly Smithson
3.1% Kristy Lee Cook
1.1% Syesha Mercado

der Brucer

If I were to bet - I think Carly will go.

The last time someone posted these power rankings, a guy near the top went home.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #223 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:32:26 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on April 16, 2008, 01:16:54 PM

When I came back in, I turned on the home theater only to find that the cable company had finally updated their interface on the cable box. Hoo boy, a learning curve to get things back where I had them for sure. Got the settings for most things back where I had them. Will deal with others as I get more accustomed to the way things look and work.

I'm sure I'll grow into the new look, but right now, I think we regressed in sophistication.

And I was shocked/stunned/surprised and DEE-lighted to discover last night that ComCast had added some "new" HD channels to my HD band....TLCHD, Sci-FiHD, APHD, FOODHD, and AMCHD.

Ya and Hoo.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #224 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:42:07 PM »

Quote from: Matt H. on April 16, 2008, 01:22:07 PM

It was entertaining, but I can see why it wasn't a hit in America. (It was a smash hit internationally.)

One of its problems in the US was the rather relentless campaign waged against the film by the religious right. They conceded that the film, itself, was not pointedly anti-Christian, but they had fears that kids enjoying the films would then turn to the books and be exposed to Philip Pullman's agressively atheistic views.

Pastors railing against an R-Rated flick may actually help its box office, but when a teen-age audience themed film gets pulpit-bashed its box office probably suffers. The Potter books popularity gave the films some innocualtion against similar attacks.

der Brucer

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #225 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:46:29 PM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on April 16, 2008, 01:32:26 PM

And I was shocked/stunned/surprised and DEE-lighted to discover last night that ComCast had added some "new" HD channels to my HD band....TLCHD, Sci-FiHD, APHD, FOODHD, and AMCHD.

Ya and Hoo.

Still no USAHD?

Watch out for FOODHD - they have different programmimg than FOODTV (same folks, different shows).

Do you get a PBS HD channel?

der Brucer

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #226 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:47:34 PM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on April 16, 2008, 01:29:10 PM

The last time someone posted these power rankings, a guy near the top went home.

Well, if David Cook goes home, Simon will be shell-shocked!

der Brucer

singdaw · « **Reply #227 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:51:26 PM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on April 16, 2008, 01:32:26 PM

And I was shocked/stunned/surprised

Were you also agape and agog?

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #228 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:54:14 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on April 16, 2008, 01:51:26 PM

Were you also agape and agog?

And legs akimbo?

der Brucer

George · « **Reply #229 on:** April 16, 2008, 01:59:57 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on April 16, 2008, 01:51:26 PM

Were you also agape and agog?

And agast??

singdaw · « **Reply #230 on:** April 16, 2008, 02:00:06 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on April 16, 2008, 01:54:14 PM

And legs akimbo?

And eyes askew?

singdaw · « **Reply #231 on:** April 16, 2008, 02:00:47 PM »

It's just not a pretty picture.

I'm just sayin'.

singdaw · « **Reply #232 on:** April 16, 2008, 02:01:39 PM »

DR JMK - your envelope arrived today. It looks DEE-lightful, and we can't wait to try it out.

Thank you, thank you!!!

singdaw · « **Reply #233 on:** April 16, 2008, 02:04:34 PM »

DR Edisaurus... Who's eviiiiiil?

FJL · « **Reply #234 on:** April 16, 2008, 02:07:53 PM »

When there's eviiil, there's ebay

singdaw · « **Reply #235 on:** April 16, 2008, 02:08:28 PM »

DR FJL - You so often make my day. You really do!

JMK · « **Reply #236 on:** April 16, 2008, 02:13:04 PM »

Quote from: George on April 16, 2008, 01:59:57 PM

And agast??

Whilst throwing away my extra apostrophe, I found your missing "h".

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #237 on:** April 16, 2008, 02:16:31 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on April 16, 2008, 01:46:29 PM

Still no USAHD?

Watch out for FOODHD - they have different programmimg than FOODTV (same folks, different shows).

Do you get a PBS HD channel?

der Brucer

I had USAHD when I first subscribed.

I get KQED as my PBS HD channel.

George · « **Reply #238 on:** April 16, 2008, 02:17:06 PM »

Quote from: JMK on April 16, 2008, 02:13:04 PM

Whilst throwing away my extra apostrophe, I found your missing "h".

Spoo!

singdaw · « **Reply #239 on:** April 16, 2008, 02:17:07 PM »

Quote from: JMK on April 16, 2008, 02:13:04 PM

your missing "h".

It wasn't on The Island Where Lost Letters Go?

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