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Re: T-MINUS TWO TO 2009
« Reply #330 on: December 30, 2008, 07:52:23 PM »
Uh, Mr. Striesand, could you sit back in your seat, please.  This isn't in your honor.
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« Reply #331 on: December 30, 2008, 07:54:54 PM »
Neyo!?!?!? Neyo?!?!?? NEYO!?!?!?!?!?


NO-NO!!!!!!!!!!!!


*But I recognize his back-up dancers. :)
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« Reply #332 on: December 30, 2008, 07:57:10 PM »
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Neyo!?!?!? Neyo?!?!?? NEYO!?!?!?!?!?


NO-NO!!!!!!!!!!!!


*But I recognize his back-up dancers. :)

Double Oy!
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« Reply #333 on: December 30, 2008, 07:58:54 PM »
Aw, that last number was beautiful.  It made me verklempth.
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« Reply #334 on: December 30, 2008, 08:01:31 PM »
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I'm also watching the Kennedy Center Honors.  It gets my goat how they always get the honorees they (CBS) believe are the least interesting to viewers out of the way in the first 35 minutes before moving on to the Big Stars. 


Hmm... Actually, it looks like they actually put the "ratings-worthy" stars up front this year.  Well, at least the best tribute sequences.
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« Reply #335 on: December 30, 2008, 08:03:07 PM »
The Castlrec newsletter today announced the upcoming YENTL dvd release--with 11, count 'em, 11 deleted scenes!

But now I'm in the mood for some classic Striesand, like her MY NAME IS BARBRA and COLOR ME BARBRA TV specials.
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« Reply #336 on: December 30, 2008, 08:04:37 PM »
Quote from: Dan (the Man) on December 30, 2008, 07:58:54 PM
Aw, that last number was beautiful.  It made me verklempth.

It was OK, for me.   I thought it felt a little rushed.  However, the singer tributes are always the hardest to pull off since they have to ride that fine line between honoring the performer, but making sure they don't "outshine" - out-sing - the performer.

*One of my all-time favorite performances was when Heather Headley sang "Your Song" for Elton John.  -That clip always makes me verklempt.
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« Reply #337 on: December 30, 2008, 08:07:52 PM »
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I'm also watching the Kennedy Center Honors.  It gets my goat how they always get the honorees they (CBS) believe are the least interesting to viewers out of the way in the first 35 minutes before moving on to the Big Stars. 


Hmm... Actually, it looks like they actually put the "ratings-worthy" stars up front this year.  Well, at least the best tribute sequences.


Well, yeah--I think the Freeman and Twarp musical tributes were the best, but I still think the network believed that Daultry/Townsend, Jones and Striesand were the bigger attractions and more worthy of longer segments.
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Re: T-MINUS TWO TO 2009
« Reply #338 on: December 30, 2008, 08:09:59 PM »
Please keep the reports coming - very enjoyable, and since I don't watch this show ever it's nice to hear about it.
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« Reply #339 on: December 30, 2008, 08:14:16 PM »
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I'm also watching the Kennedy Center Honors.  It gets my goat how they always get the honorees they (CBS) believe are the least interesting to viewers out of the way in the first 35 minutes before moving on to the Big Stars. 


Hmm... Actually, it looks like they actually put the "ratings-worthy" stars up front this year.  Well, at least the best tribute sequences.


Well, yeah--I think the Freeman and Twarp musical tributes were the best, but I still think the network believed that Daultry/Townsend, Jones and Striesand were the bigger attractions and more worthy of longer segments.

Although, I'm wondering if they would have changed the broadcast order if the ceremony ran in the 8:00-10:00 slot instead. ???

*The middle tribute always seems to be the "everyone is changing the channel" segment.
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« Reply #340 on: December 30, 2008, 08:15:31 PM »
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I'm also watching the Kennedy Center Honors.  It gets my goat how they always get the honorees they (CBS) believe are the least interesting to viewers out of the way in the first 35 minutes before moving on to the Big Stars. 


Hmm... Actually, it looks like they actually put the "ratings-worthy" stars up front this year.  Well, at least the best tribute sequences.


Well, yeah--I think the Freeman and Twarp musical tributes were the best, but I still think the network believed that Daultry/Townsend, Jones and Striesand were the bigger attractions and more worthy of longer segments.

Although, I'm wondering if they would have changed the broadcast order if the ceremony ran in the 8:00-10:00 slot instead. ???

*The middle tribute always seems to be the "everyone is changing the channel" segment.

It did run in the 8:00-10:00 timeslot here :)
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Re: T-MINUS TWO TO 2009
« Reply #341 on: December 30, 2008, 08:36:55 PM »
Hmm... So... Has anyone else tried out "LetMeGoogleThatForYou.com"?

I put in DR Jennifer's question about screen resolutions, and got this:

http://tinyurl.com/a2ohgr

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« Reply #342 on: December 30, 2008, 08:37:57 PM »
And how about this ever popular query?

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« Reply #343 on: December 30, 2008, 08:50:56 PM »
Had a full evening of viewing.

I began by finishing the bonus features on BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S. A nice tribute to Mancini by his wife and two children that dwelt on his husband and father persona rather than on all his awards and millions of albums sold. I would have preferred a longer tribute so EVERYTHING could have been discussed, but it was OK.

Some of the others were throwaways, and all the stuff on the 2006 release was ported over to this new set. The full frame clips they use of TIFFANYS in the "making of" documentary show beautifully rich and deeply saturated color. I guess nobody looked at those when they color timed the remaster back in 2006.
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« Reply #344 on: December 30, 2008, 08:54:49 PM »
Next, I put in FANTASIA and watched three segments: "The Nutcracker Suite," "The Pastoral Symphony," and "Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria."

That censorship zooming-in to eliminate the racially offensive cherub looked REALLY horrible on my "new" TV. This is the first time I've viewed FANTASIA on my new equipment, and honestly, I think it desperately needs a new remaster before it comes out on Blu-ray in 2010.
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« Reply #345 on: December 30, 2008, 08:55:55 PM »
Next, I took the PBS box BROADWAY: THE AMERICAN MUSICAL off the shelf and watched the fourth installment which covered the years 1943-60. Always enjoy revisiting this from time to time.
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« Reply #346 on: December 30, 2008, 08:57:03 PM »
After that, I watched HAPPY NEW YEAR, CHARLIE BROWN. I don't think I had ever watched this one before. Not a classic like the early ones, but it would have been funnier with better kids voices cast in the roles. I guess I'm so used to the way the original kids sounded that the newer ones always sound "off."
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« Reply #347 on: December 30, 2008, 08:58:20 PM »
And I ended my evening with tonight's ELI STONE. Several involving stories (Laura Benanti was a guest star), and I really enjoyed the show. I'm certainly going to miss it when it goes off the air.
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Re: T-MINUS TWO TO 2009
« Reply #348 on: December 30, 2008, 08:59:26 PM »
Looks like I'll be working on EL NORTE on Blu-ray tomorrow, the new in Criterion's new series of Blu-ray releases. I've never seen the movie, and I'm looking forward to it.
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Re: T-MINUS TWO TO 2009
« Reply #349 on: December 30, 2008, 09:01:04 PM »
Our blu-ray player arrived today.
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« Reply #350 on: December 30, 2008, 09:03:48 PM »
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« Reply #351 on: December 30, 2008, 09:07:21 PM »
Quote from: Matt H. on December 30, 2008, 08:59:26 PM
Looks like I'll be working on EL NORTE on Blu-ray tomorrow, the new in Criterion's new series of Blu-ray releases. I've never seen the movie, and I'm looking forward to it.

OH!  I remember watching "El Norte" a number of times when it originally came out.  -And haven't thought about it until you just mentioned it.  Hmm...  Good movie.
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« Reply #352 on: December 30, 2008, 09:11:51 PM »
Quote from: Dan (the Man) on December 30, 2008, 07:12:46 PM
Ugh--Laura Bush...

She handled herself better on stage than did Carolyn Kennedy.

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Re: T-MINUS TWO TO 2009
« Reply #353 on: December 30, 2008, 09:17:26 PM »
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Quote from: Dan (the Man) on December 30, 2008, 07:12:46 PM
Ugh--Laura Bush...

She handled herself better on stage than did Carolyn Kennedy.

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True, but that's just my initial reaction to any of the Bushes.  Ugh!

Why does Carolyn Kennedy walk so manly when in heels?
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« Reply #354 on: December 30, 2008, 09:20:32 PM »
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Why does Carolyn Kennedy walk so manly when in heels?

She seems to have the rolling gait of a sailor back from 2 months at sea.

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« Reply #355 on: December 30, 2008, 09:22:24 PM »
Quote from: Dan (the Man) on December 30, 2008, 09:17:26 PM
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Ugh--Laura Bush...

She handled herself better on stage than did Carolyn Kennedy.

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True, but that's just my initial reaction to any of the Bushes.  Ugh!

Why does Carolyn Kennedy walk so manly when in heels?

Well.. you know, I think she walks that way because, umm.. You know.. it's just the way she, you know, walks.  I mean, you know..
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« Reply #356 on: December 30, 2008, 09:24:02 PM »
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... But Beyoncé... Hmmm.. :)

Were you pleasantly surprised?

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« Reply #357 on: December 30, 2008, 09:25:06 PM »
Quote from: FJL on December 30, 2008, 09:01:04 PM
Our blu-ray player arrived today.

Do you have a Blu-ray disc selected as the first you'll view using your new machine?
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« Reply #358 on: December 30, 2008, 09:26:29 PM »
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Quote from: Matt H. on December 30, 2008, 08:59:26 PM
Looks like I'll be working on EL NORTE on Blu-ray tomorrow, the new in Criterion's new series of Blu-ray releases. I've never seen the movie, and I'm looking forward to it.

OH!  I remember watching "El Norte" a number of times when it originally came out.  -And haven't thought about it until you just mentioned it.  Hmm...  Good movie.

I've heard and read good things, so I'm looking forward to it, and seeing it in high definition for my introduction to the movie gives it a leg up!
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« Reply #359 on: December 30, 2008, 09:27:09 PM »
Wow! Much later than I thought. I need to head down to bed.

Good night!
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