Topic: AND THEN IT WAS - AUGUST (Read 41502 times)

Edisaurus · « **Reply #150 on:** August 01, 2008, 12:44:34 PM »

Dibs on HEAVEN!

Edisaurus · « **Reply #151 on:** August 01, 2008, 12:44:49 PM »

The DVD, that is...

George · « **Reply #152 on:** August 01, 2008, 12:44:49 PM »

PAGE SIX DANCE!!

George · « **Reply #153 on:** August 01, 2008, 12:47:06 PM »

Media check:

In my CD player at work right now: nothing. I'm hoping that they'll swap out my computer sometime today, but I know that it'll happen when it happens. I could be next week or ... who knows??

George · « **Reply #154 on:** August 01, 2008, 12:47:28 PM »

In my DVD player at home: season 2 of "Psych" (continued from last week), through very kind courstesy of JMK.

George · « **Reply #155 on:** August 01, 2008, 12:48:13 PM »

In my DVR: "Doctor Who" (to be recorded tonight) and something else that I can't remember. I also recorded this morning's performance of Rent on "Good Morning America."

Edisaurus · « **Reply #156 on:** August 01, 2008, 12:48:30 PM »

I have a Google alert set up to notify us of anything written about our film. My search terms are the name of the film plus the director (my partner Peter.)

Here's the most interesting result so far:

Google Blogs Alert for: sacco vanzetti peter miller

Sacco and Vanzetti
By misurene
Peter Miller, who has worked in despite of Look on Burns, homemade Sacco and Vanzetti forasmuch as male person feels that the Marxist-Leninist cowardice relating to the hitherto 1920s has an pendant opening electron flow fears and ...
Misurene's Weblog - http://misurene.wordpress.com

Too bad the blog is "inactive"!

George · « **Reply #157 on:** August 01, 2008, 12:48:36 PM »

In my DVD burner upstairs: Alfred Hitchcock's "Rope" that I recorded a few days ago. I created chapter breaks and will burn it to a DVD soon.

George · « **Reply #158 on:** August 01, 2008, 12:50:15 PM »

In my DVD burner downstairs: I found a couple of shows on videotape that I recorded to my DVD burner and will make DVDs of: Romance/Romance from A&E and A Little Night Music with Sally Ann Howes from 1990.

The sound is mono on both (even though R/R was broadcast in stereo, my VCR at the time was only mono

) and the picture quality is grainy and ghosty, but it's good enough for me.

George · « **Reply #159 on:** August 01, 2008, 12:52:13 PM »

And now, it's time for lunch.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #160 on:** August 01, 2008, 12:59:02 PM »

Quote from: Edisaurus on August 01, 2008, 12:42:09 PM

Once you go Mac, you will never go back!

Somebody told me something similar when I got married.

der Brucer

I've done both, and prefer the PC way (computer-wise).

Matt H. · « **Reply #161 on:** August 01, 2008, 01:20:26 PM »

Quote from: Edisaurus on August 01, 2008, 08:27:02 AM

After the funny Flynn and Provenza episode, we get a very sad and disturbing one...

Part of the greatness of the show is that from one week to the next, we never know what the overall tone is going to be. And, of course, there is sometimes comedy contained in even the darkest episodes.

Matt H. · « **Reply #162 on:** August 01, 2008, 01:24:50 PM »

I've had a nice afternoon of viewing.

I began with last night's MY LIFE ON THE D-LIST, and it was very funny. I was, of course, shocked about the papparazi swirling around those places in LA. The sheer numbers of them are pretty terrifying. No wonder the celebrities that get their attention get so numbed by the fame thing after a time.

Matt H. · « **Reply #163 on:** August 01, 2008, 01:27:31 PM »

Quote from: George on August 01, 2008, 12:50:15 PM

In my DVD burner downstairs: I found a couple of shows on videotape that I recorded to my DVD burner and will make DVDs of: Romance/Romance from A&E and A Little Night Music with Sally Ann Howes from 1990. The sound is mono on both (even though R/R was broadcast in stereo, my VCR at the time was only mono ) and the picture quality is grainy and ghosty, but it's good enough for me.

My ROMANCE/ROMANCE is similarly grainy and awful, but my A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC is pretty good. I've never transferred either to DVD. One of these days I must do that, especially NIGHT MUSIC. That ROMANCE/ROMANCE is just such poor video quality that I don't like watching it, and DVD would only accentuate its flaws.

Matt H. · « **Reply #164 on:** August 01, 2008, 01:28:53 PM »

Next, I finished skimming though yesterday's AS THE WORL TURNS. It did have some nice Luke-Noah moments. They've made Noah much more settled and less mopey now, so it's less frustrating to watch. (The actor must have whiplash from all the jerks the writers have put his character through.) They were not in the previews for today's show.

Matt H. · « **Reply #165 on:** August 01, 2008, 01:30:26 PM »

Then I started on SOUTH PARK - Season 11. I've watched 7 episodes thus far, and only one was less than wonderful, a lesbian takeoff on '300.' All of the others contained moments that were really fall down funny. One on Hillary Clinton was very ribald but hilarious, too.

Matt H. · « **Reply #166 on:** August 01, 2008, 01:32:02 PM »

The creeators/writer/director Trey Parker and Matt Stone do mini-commentaries on all the episodes. They usually only run 5-10 minutes at the front of the episode before they get bored with talking. But they make for interesting listening to hear where their heads are at, where they got the ideas for the shows, etc.

Matt H. · « **Reply #167 on:** August 01, 2008, 01:32:50 PM »

There are only three more episodes on disc 2 (which I'm on now), so I should have no problem finishing them tonight. That will leave Disc 3 (and writing up the review) for tomorrow.

Jane · « **Reply #168 on:** August 01, 2008, 01:43:06 PM »

Matt H:

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Well, I wouldn't have given it to Holly Hunter for that role either, but I would have voted for Emma Thompson in THE REMAINS OF THE DAY.

I would have considered that to be an honorable loss.

I haven’t watched Burn Notice yet & look forward to Nate’s return.

Jane · « **Reply #169 on:** August 01, 2008, 01:43:43 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on August 01, 2008, 07:45:33 AM

It seems to be old home week over at Facebook. In the past three days, I've heard from my college freshman year roommate, my sophomore year roommate, and two long lost college acquaintances!

How fun!

Jane · « **Reply #170 on:** August 01, 2008, 01:44:16 PM »

Quote from: Edisaurus on August 01, 2008, 07:54:59 AM

As far as work goes, I wil continue to work on THE CLOSER.

Jane · « **Reply #171 on:** August 01, 2008, 01:49:32 PM »

DR Jennifer, CONGRATS ON THE WEIGHT LOSS!

Dr Singdaw, sorry about your computer. I hope you can retrieve all your info.

Ginny · « **Reply #172 on:** August 01, 2008, 01:57:04 PM »

Signing off now before my last half hour of IW-ing. I'm the "Rover" - isn't that a riot?

Bye for now!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #173 on:** August 01, 2008, 02:01:06 PM »

Quote from: bk on August 01, 2008, 10:17:59 AM

And lest we forget, Jrand was the first to guess what the CD was going to be.

Well given the clue....I am a Benjamin Kritzer fan from way back.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #174 on:** August 01, 2008, 02:03:20 PM »

Enjoy your entertainment DR ELMORE....

Jrand74 · « **Reply #175 on:** August 01, 2008, 02:08:21 PM »

Thanks DR GEORGE, I works with what I gots, ya know.

A Pendant Opening Electron Flow....that is the name of my new non fiction novel.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #176 on:** August 01, 2008, 02:08:43 PM »

Sounds very New-Age-y doesn't it?

Jrand74 · « **Reply #177 on:** August 01, 2008, 02:09:29 PM »

DR JMK if you still have The Mummy Set and the G-Men, drop me an email.....

Jane · « **Reply #178 on:** August 01, 2008, 02:32:27 PM »

Last night, while at a neighborhood (3 houses worth) gathering, we were informed JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH is not being shown in 3-D in our neck of the woods. I'm very glad we found out ahead of time. As disappointed as I am, I would have been upset to discover this AFTER purchasing a ticket.

Matt H. · « **Reply #179 on:** August 01, 2008, 02:34:00 PM »

I'm heading down now to tend to a few household chores (but not mopping the kitchen floor; I did mthat this morning), and then I'll get back to some viewing.

I got the HD version of PATRIOT GAMES recorded from the Universal-HD channel which I want to watch tonight once I finish with the second disc of SOUTH PARK. That should take me right up to PSYCH.

WBBL.

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