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#71 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 71 weeks ago
"Who shot JR?' was MASSIVE.
I was in kindergarten and we were speculating about it on the playground. Everyone from great grannies to preschoolers were watching this show.
That level of impact can never happen again. We live in an era of internet, smartphones, a thousand cable channels, and short attention spans.
That many people from all demographics will never watch the same show at the same time again.
I could never get into Dynasty. Maybe I should give it a chance.
I'm on season one....really a 5 episode miniseries. They didn't know yet it was going to become a phenomenon.
It's beautiful....as most 70s film is. I LOVE the original Southfork...I had forgotten how they changed it later on.
#72 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 71 weeks ago
Just finished season 10. This is the brick wall.
They just ruined the show. They've lost Ewing Oil, JR is powerless, Pam in the horrific car wreck due to Principal leaving the show, the new characters....
The show should've ended at season 8.
Gonna start at the beginning tonight and watch up until season 3.
It really was an amazing show for awhile. Must see TV.
#73 Re: The Garden » Current Events... » 71 weeks ago
I'm calling it now, Trump will win...again. Yipee...
The only thing that might stop Trump at this point is some shocking October surprise....but thanks to the media constantly feigning outrage at everything he does from taking a drink of water to walking up a flight of stairs, no one will care.
They did it to themselves.
#74 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 72 weeks ago
Continuing my speed run of Dallas.
I'm in the middle of season 10....I completely slipped the dream season.
I've just about had my fill. The fake Jock storyline is completely dominating the season. Also sick of the Bobby-Pam-Jenna nonsense. This angle should've been wrapped up when Bobby and Pam remarried.
The new characters that have been introduced suck.
They also ruined Pam by season 7...a cold bitch. Making her mega rich through meeting her biological mother was a step too far. Now she's verging on an oil tycoon with Cliff although she doesn't do anything but sit at her desk.
After I finish this season, gonna watch the first two seasons.
#75 Re: Guns N' Roses » The General and Monsters » 74 weeks ago
Yep...it's obvious nothing is happening in 2024.
Fans better pray for a leak because otherwise...nada.
I'm with sky dog on that subject...I don't get the interest in a Monsters release. We already have the song and we also know that the mix/master will be identical to what we already have.
If you're gonna wish for something...go big or go home....
Oklahoma or Seven leak
#76 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 74 weeks ago
Unfortunately I'm hooked on Dallas.
During a conversation a few days ago, the subject of Dallas was brought up. I was a huge fan of the show when I was a kid but haven't watched it since.
I remembered an episode where they go camping/hunting and it was one of my favorite episodes. I decided to look it up for shits and giggles and it wound up being on Amazon.
I only planned on watching the one episode for a trip down memory lane.
I watched it...and immediately had to watch the next one...and the next...
I'm currently in the middle of season 4.
Had I known I was going to get back into Dallas this year, I would've started at the beginning... instead I started at season 3 episode 6 (The Dove Hunt).
I'm also wondering how long I can last. During the 80s, I'm pretty sure I lost interest after the dream season fiasco (season 9).
It'll be different watching as an adult. It may get ridiculous before that point.
JR is amazing...the Tony Soprano of his time. Great character...and I love the little digs he gets in on everyone.
Can't stand Sue Ellen...even hated her as a kid.
Man....Pam (Victoria Principal) is such a hot piece of ass. Her storylines need to get better.
After Dallas runs its course, I'm gonna have to try watching Falcon Crest. These were the two primetime soaps I watched as a kid. I hated Dynasty and Knots Landing.
#77 Re: The Garden » The Wrestling thread » 75 weeks ago
I had no idea until today that both Ole Anderson and Virgil died.
RIP
There will never be another Ole. As I brought up above, a genius of his time.
He was so on fire at one point he was booking different promotions simultaneously (Georgia and Mid-Atlantic). Also handled Florida.
The Road Warriors literally do not exist without him. This idea alone permanently altered tag team wrestling.
I gotta do a deeper dive into both 70s Georgia and Mid-Atlantic. Ole and Gene Anderson feuding with Flair and Valentine sounds amazing....and the infamous Ole heel turn on Dusty.
It's unfortunate that so much of that era is lost to history. It's one of those situations where instead of archiving all that stuff, they just kept recording over tapes as a cost cutting measure.
Cornette has bitched about this for years.
Virgil...
While he did a great job in his role as Virgil, something that wouldn't be allowed today, I'd love to see the timeline where McMahon let's him keep using the Soul Train Jones gimmick. It really had some potential in the WWF.
You can easily picture Hogan and Jones as a team for a brief period anyways.
#78 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 75 weeks ago
You're right...they did a pretty good job with Mike. They could've done better. They pushed the musician angle... which is true...but didn't really go anywhere with his desire to get involved in the behind the scenes/production side. They didn't properly show his downward spiral. The massive drugs, the fights, car crashes, and his frustration with knowing he had brain damage and would never recover.
They barely touched on the Lance stuff (a fake Von Erich) who was brought in because of what happened to Mike.
While they do show the family's use of drugs, they should've leaned further into it....use The Wrestler as the guideline.
If you're interested in the real story but don't feel like digging through books, lengthy podcasts, or that hours long doc, check this out...
http://www.hack-man.com/Wrestling/NewsA … Erich.html
It's the infamous Penthouse article in 88 that goes over a lot of what had happened at that point.
#79 Re: Guns N' Roses » 2024 “Taking Off” » 76 weeks ago
James wrote:Even during the Chinese years, we were never allowed to get away from it. There's even an old logo plastered in The General video.
This seems weirdly nitpicky. Most bands have one iconic logo that they're associated with; when they hit their legacy years they revive it if they went through variations over the years. Pretty much all Beatles releases use the "drop T" logo (which never actually showed up on their releases in the 60s, but was knocked up for Ringo's drum kit), pretty much all the Oasis releases use the one from Definitely Maybe etc.
Yeah it is nitpicky but at this late stage of the game we can either nitpick it to death or gloss over the whole thing.
My fandom...if I can even call it that anymore...has reached a new level.
The whole thing (the CD saga) was just one massive swindle since day one. I no longer believe there was ever a genuine attempt at "moving forward". It helps explain the Helter skelter nature of the project.
It started on day one....
OMG and Live Era in 99
Look which one got the big push.
I didn't realize it at the time but that helped set the tone.
The reunion era was just a continuation...it was not a legitimate reunion/reboot of the "band".
Having said that, I thank them for releasing the few songs we have.
#80 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 76 weeks ago
As a fictional stand alone movie, it's passable. I might watch it again in a month or so now that I know it's not a portrayal of reality whatsoever.
I can see why casual fans and/or people who didn't grow up watching WCCW might appreciate it more.
The story just deserved so much more.
Imagine a Reagan movie that condenses his presidency, pretends Weinberger didn't exist, and instead of Grenada, it's the Falklands.
That's kinda what happened here.
Yeah The Wrestler was great. I need to watch that again.
