Movies/TV Random Post Whoring (2015-)

A continuation of Movies/TV Random Post Whoring (2012-2014)...

Just watching Rambo First Blood, still a classic..

I love the Rambo movies! Even more than the Rocky's.




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Some of you will remember Markie Post from Night Court. Can you believe she's 64, but still looks great.

Oh yea, I remember her. Haven't seen her in ages tho.




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Recently she has a recurring role on Chicago PD as Sophia Bush's mother...

I watched a few movies over the holiday.

"The Rise of the FootSoldier." Pretty interesting story about British Football and gangs. There was so many brawls in that film. It was like five sentences of dialogue then FIGHT. And I had to use subtitles cuz I couldn't understand what the hell they were saying but I would put this on my recommended movie list.

Next movie I watched was "In the Name of the Father" with Daniel Day Lewis. I forgot how GREAT a movie this was. For those of you who haven't seen it RENT IT and for those of you who have seen it WATCH IT AGAIN. I think it's ON DEMAND right now.

The last movie I watched was Rocky 2 & part of 3. Always enjoyable movies for me.

Just saw "Capote" with Phillip Seymour Hoffmann. His portrayal is spot on and the movie is gripping.

We all remember Matthew Perry from Fiends. I think he was the best one. But he can't find post-Friends success. He's had three productions, all failures. Now he's starring a sitcom remake of the Odd Couple. Good luck!

Hope this one works. I'm looking forward to watching this. I loved the original with Tony Randall and Jack Klugman.

Cannot believe St. Vincent did not get a nomination.

Thats Bullshit.

DP

Anybody watching these guys on The Cooking Channel? They are cousins from NY who run a few pizzerias. They travel coast to coast checking out local pizza parlors and great food in general.

http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/shows/pizza-masters.html

The only Emmy award the tv show odd couple ever got was the same year it was cancelled.

Remember it is bail before jail so you better not fail. One of the lines I remember from the show.

The other one was when you assume you make an Ass of U and Me

Anybody watching Stalker or Madam Secretary? I like both, which means they'll likely get cancelled. LOL I know I keep hearing Stalker gets bad reviews from critics but is doing well in viewing.

SB,did you watched last night's episode (if you watch the show?) You would have freaked out. Had a very scary "Pennywise" type clown.



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Watch Madam Sec, Wife loves it and i watch it with her since that is a open window bank of time we can sit together. Not even sure what day or time that is but I do enjoy it.

It's a good show, I enjoy it and like you said it will be gone without warning when they kill these shows....however I think this one has much to feed on and can easily be written through practical foreseen events, so it MAY survive.

Enjoy.

DP

I am still watching it, and this week's episode scared the crap out of me. While I suspected the son, I never suspected a 2nd stalker! I am more freaked out by what is happening to Beth.

I'm also anxiously waiting for the return of The Blacklist.

Well, I watched Godzilla last night. What a disappointment! I was so looking forward to it. What a slow moving, ponderous monster flick. It pales by comparison with the original or the Matthew Broderick film. Oh well!

I watched it Friday night and posted my comments in the "Movies We Just Watched" thread. Total bullshit. How the hell could they make Godzilla a "good guy" now?? (The special effects were OK, though).

She played Diane's best friend in an early episode of "Cheers." Then "Night Court" kinds fell into her lap because of the timing. Good comic actress. Gorgeous, too.

Kind of like her name, too. Just sayin...

Those weren't the only good things that fell into her lap. She had quite a great pair of yambos.

Check this out. So Cool. What if...


Star Wars vs marvel dc comics

http://youtu.be/SFpygXVS0fg


It's the ultimate battle in good against evil as the superheroes from the Marvel and DC Comics universes take on Darth Vader and the Galactic Empire in this fan-made trailer from Alex Luthor.

http://www.cnet.com/news/watch-marvel-and-dc-comics-heroes-fight-the-galactic-empire/

I hope they're not hanging that low today. That would be terribly disappointing. But our balls droop lower by the day, too. So who are we to talk?

Umm..Godzilla has always been a good guy since '64

Maybe this doesn't belong here but after you see it, you won't really care. You'll just be glad you've seen it. Trust me on this one...

http://youtu.be/7Jpb2_YdxYM

Very NICE

And now for something completely different...gotta love this. This guido moment was brought to you by Italian Horns r Us

Watch this clip
http://youtu.be/yPYJobBKgtg

There's a movie coming out Lily of the Feast. It has a good cast.
Federico Castelluccio (Furio from Sopranos) is directing it. I never realized he was an artist.

Castelluccio is a serious artist. His fine-art paintings have drawn praise for their high level of technical ability, finding influence in the Renaissance and 17th-century Italian and Dutch baroque masters. Over the years he has exhibited his paintings in galleries in New York City, Washington DC and Santa Fe, New Mexico. His works are held in the collection of the Yale Fine Art Museum and Kresge Art Museum as well as private collections throughout the United States, South America and Europe. In 2006 Federico and Paul Sorvino were privately commissioned for artwork to be donated for permanent installation to a new wing of the Boca Raton Community Hospital in Florida.


Lily of the feast

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3758564/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

They show a Giglio in this movie. It's not a full lenght it is only a short film I believe.

Yup you're right they came out with a short in 2010 I think, now they are doing a movie.

Again it is very hard to get financing.

My sons friend makes and acts in his movies. I invested in his first movie because it was shot here in Brooklyn low budget. The script made me laugh and if it hit. I could make almost 20 times what I invested. It did hit so I was happy. He was not as happy because he and his two friends made a little name for themselves in the biz. But they made very little money from it

Saw him years later at my sons birthday party. Started to talk movies with him. I said he should get in touch with my friend Johnny about being in it snd he knows some guys to help with financing.

I guess he did not like the way it would be financed so he did not do it. We want artist to be concerned about the art but not to worry about the money

So true. It's hit or miss, most of the time it's a miss. That's why you can't quit your day job until you get that one big break. Tough line of work. I know someone in that business too. Hopefully one day he will get his lucky break.

Just saw a terrific movie. Saw it other times stars Ronald Coleman in A tale of two cities.

Do yourself a favor and see it.

One of my favorites........ a great story made into a great movie!

Finally watching the series THE STRAIN. Very, very good!!

It also made a great musical. A friend of mine starred in it. For whatever reason the run lasted only 1 year. If it every opens again go see it. I know I will.

You can buy the original broadway music on iTunes.

Do not buy the concept cd.

I was just looking through the list of SNL hosts and musical guests since its inception. There's so many to comment about. I'll pick one musical guest just to start things off: Leon Redbone. How many of you remember him? I love his performances.

I forgot to watch SNL last night (stopped watching it years ago) but wanted to see this one. The actor from Oz was the host. Schillinger. I bet they did one funny skits. Did anyone watch it?

Watching Bloodsport at the moment, one of my favorite Van Damme movies.

Does this ring a bell:"This is my brother Daryl and this is my other brother Daryl"

From the Bob Newhart Show, the actors who played the two Darryls—Tony Papenfuss, 62, a native of Minneapolis, Minn., and John Voldstad, 61, a native of n Oslo, Norway—are touring in a stage comedy, “Deer Camp: The Musical.” Their TV brother Larry is William Sanderson, 64, a Memphis, Tenn., native, who has appeared in the several movies, including “Blade Runner,” “The Client” and “Last Man Standing,” and in the miniseries “Lonesome Dove.” More recently, he co-starred in the TV series “Deadwood,” “Bar Karma” and portrayed Sheriff Bud Dearborne on “True Blood.”

Does he still have that lump on his fore head?

I actually like a few of his movies. I think Time Cop is my favorite but I also liked Nowhere To Run and a couple other titles I can't remember.



TIS

just saw "JERSEY BOYS" that kid tommy DeVito realy messed those guys up. they were a great group, great music in the 6os.

yogi, you ever see that series "SHERLOCK" its filmed in London, and its very good. didn't know London had so many high-rises, until I saw those shots of London.

I did not like the four seasons when I was a kid I thought he sang like a girl.

There appearing in NYC here in March I might go not sure yet.

The same goes for Wayne Newton...Danke Schoen!

Bloodsport is a kickass movie to watch with a pizza and no distractions.

Everything should be watched with pizza.

I thought Wayne was queer

Saw an interesting movie just now amazon prime.

The Boy in the striped Pajamas it's worth seeing

It's crap.

See that's the thing about movies not everyone likes the same thing. Didn't you think it had a happy ending? I did my wife didn't. I do think they should have named the movie the Explorer.

Did you read the novel?

No.

Like many similar movies, it failed to move or even strike a response other than meh from me, the subject matter has been completely mined for its emotional worth and i'm even past the point of finding it funny like you do. Hollywood has dealt with the Holocaust; ad naueseum, the last 'War Weepy' that gained any emotion from me about the subject was The White Ribbon, which was made by Michael Haneke a directer that holds open contempt towards his audience (see Funny Games).

It's a decent film, with a tragic ending, i suppose the Dad got his comeuppance for all the jews he put to death. The stranger thing about the film was how they all spoke in English..

There was a lot in the movie that was not real to me.

They all spoke English English like you said.

That kid prisoner had a lot of free time on his hands. No guards or other prisoners around.

They gave him a wheel barrel he never had anything in it.

That same kid finds his way into the commandant's house. He gets caught eating food by an SS guard their driver. He yells at the commandants son. That is not a good way to get ahead.

The German kid said he did not give the kid food. With friends like him who needs enemies.

The kid turns up he is not dead just a little booboo near his eye.

The wife changed after she saw the the temper of her husband. Like she never saw it before?

The German kid was never brain washed by the father as yet?

Yes they tried to make it a tear jerker. My wife was shocked at the ending.

I did what I always did at the ending emotionally on tragic events I asked her to bring me in some veal parm.

They showed this movie in class to my kid she's in 8th grade. She said the whole class was left STUNNED and SPEECHLESS at the end of the movie. It was a rude awakening for them.

Anyone catch Hawaii Five O last night? I was surprised to see Michael Imperioli (Sopranos) I barely recognized him. He's so much older and a little heavier.



TIS

If you guys want to see a good movie about that same time and subject, "The Book Thief" is terrific.

I don't watch it TIS, but it's been 8 years since the Sopranos. Another "so much older" actor is Chandler from Friends. Perry is starting a new comedy and he is looking up there in years.

Yea that's true Oli. I have seen clips of Matthew Perry's (Odd Couple I think). 8 yrs already since the Sopranos? Wow! Of course everyone looks older but us right? Ha ha

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I was gonna mention it, Tis. But I knew you'd beat me to it .

Hey, he'll be 49 next month. He's a middle-aged man now. That didn't surprise me nearly as much as how small the part was. I guess parts are drying up for him.

I've noticed that that's happened with a lot of those "Sopranos" actors because of the typecast thing. But Imperioli is a MUCH better actor than most of those guys, so it's a shame.

(CNN)Former Olympic decathlon champion and reality TV star Bruce Jenner was involved in a fatal four-car accident in Southern California on Saturday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.

Jenner was the driver of one vehicle, Deputy Ray Hicks told CNN.

Hicks said Jenner was answering questions about the midday wreck in Malibu.

Yes I was reading about that crash.

Deputies said a white Lexus was one of two vehicles that stopped abruptly in front of Jenner. He rear ended the Lexus by chain reaction, and pushed the vehicle into oncoming traffic.

The Lexus was then struck by a Hummer at the scene.

Authorities pronounced the elderly female driver of the Lexus dead at the scene. Her identity is being withheld pending family notification.

Seven other motorists were injured – including Jenner, an infant and two small children – were transported by paramedics for treatment of minor injuries sustained in the crash. Their conditions remain unknown at this time.

Jenner was being followed by paparazzi at the time, but they did not play a factor in the crash, said deputies, adding that neither party was speeding.

The PCH remains closed in both directions while officials investigate what caused the collision.


Wow! Jenner's transition into becoming a woman is happening faster than we thought. He is already turning into a terrible female driver Just kidding. As a kid I remember him as a hero. Now I have no idea what to make of him.

Just now saw the Danny Trejo/Brady Bunch Super Bowl commercial. LMAO Steve Buscemi. Ha ha ha!!!




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Just saw "The Judge" with Robert Downey, Jr. & Robert Duvall. Very good picture - highly recommend this one, guys.

I'm definitely going to watch that movie Mark, looks good.

It's like 2 hour plus. Worth the rental.

Ok I will check it out. Just watched Wolf of Wall St and Sin City A Dame to Kill For
Enjoyed both movies.

Saw Wolf but not the others. I'll have to give them a look.

(CNN)Actor Gary Busey hit a pedestrian while he was backing out of a parking lot in Malibu, authorities said.

Busey, 70, was leaving a shopping center Friday afternoon when he allegedly hit the unidentified woman. She was treated and released at the scene, authorities said.

He was not cited and there was no evidence of alcohol or illegal substances, said Lt. Anthony Rotella of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

I feel sorry for that Busey guy. The guy has some serious mental issues. I'm glad that no one was hurt.

x 100 that picture is fn hilarious

I'm on the floor laughing hey Mark you know YOU're a FUNNY guy You AMUSE me!!!!

That Amazon commercial he does creeps me out, especially trying to jam a seashell into the HDMI port.

I was watching Law & Order reruns. It's amazing how many stars have appeared on it either before they were well known or after such as Edie Falco, Jennifer Garner, Julia Roberts, Allison Janney, William Macy, Samuel L. Jackson, and Gary Busey to name a few.

NYPD Blue was the same way, especially for the wave of actors on HBO shows later in the 1990s and 2000s.

Whereas Blue Bloods appears to be a retirement home for Sopranos characters. Just off the top of my head - Gene Pontecorvo, Artie, Patsy Parisi, Agent Harris to name a few.

The bigger the show, the more exposure future stars tend to receive. Look at Cheers. Harry Anderson and Fred Dryer were regulars who later appeared on their own successful shows.

Then of course, there was Seinfeld. It launched Courtney Cox, Teri Hatcher, Bryan Cranston, the woman from Law & Order SVU, Debra Messing, and Megan Mullally to name a few.

Roseanne had both Leonardo Di Caprio and Josep Gordon Levitt (before 3rd Rock From the Sun) on it. LDC big break clearly came from Gilbert Grape/This Boys Life/ Basketball Diares, while JGL clearly came from 3rd Rock, but a show as popular as Roseanne gave them the exposure to big Producers imo.

DiCaprio had a bit, uncredited role on Roseanne. I think his bigger break was on Growing Pains.

Seinfeld helped accelerate the career of Bryan Cranston.

I'm seldom able to catch originals of the Big Bang Theory; I catch them ON Demand. I just saw the one where Howard's mother died. Of course, the unseen actress who portrayed her did die. I'll watch to see how they handle it from here on out.

So, Will Forte (lately of SNL) will star in a new Fox series "The Last Man on Earth" (yes, he is the last) starting March 1. Can you say early cancellation?

It's Fox, they will cancel it after the first episode. Even if it turns out decent/good it still will be canceled. At least Gotham looks like it will last for another season. And, I think there is speculation Sleepy Hollow won't (don't watch the show, so I don't know if it is any good or not).

I did not know who Brian Cranston was till I saw him in Argo. His performance stood out to me so I looked him up and saw he was on breaking bad.

That is when I started to watch breaking bad.

I'm beginning to loathe Neil Patrick Harris. He's overrated, overexposed, and if he wasn't as queer as Anderson Cooper's per gerbil, he never would have gotten away with the Barney character on "How I Met Your Mother."

Talk about a double standard. If a straight guy played that character, every woman's group in America would have boycotted that show for its misogyny, and it wouldn't have made it through the first season. But because Harris is so fashionably gay and revered out in Hollyweird, he has a lifetime gig as the host of his choice of awards shows.

And as an aside, the Oscars become a bigger joke every year.

So "Birdman" sweeps Best Picture and Best Director. But they couldn't give the Best Actor to Michael Keaton, who MADE the film, and has been toiling in Hollywood for forty years, so they could give it to a practically unknown kid because he played Stephen Hawking. Now God bless Stephen Hawking. But this is why the Oscars suck. The show is nothing but three hours of politically correct garbage.

Personally i'm happy that Birdman won Best Director, since even though the continuous shot has been overdone it's still among the most difficult things to do in Cinema. still Best Picture should have went to Boyhood, producers are usually seen in a bad light in Hollywood, yet the ones involved here stuck with Linklater throughout; people need to remember that he started this shortly before School of Rock and that the worst acting (Boy) was inevitable since he had to stick with him from day 1.

Glad to see Simmons win who imo produced the best performance of the year, even though i still picture his rapist role in OZ. Julliane Moore is one of my favourite Actresses but i hated her winning for an Oscar Bait role like this.

Also agreed PB, Keaton should have took Best Actor. I disliked Theory of Everything yet thought Redmayne was excellent, still Keaton was the best of the nominees, The biggest snub in my mind was Josh Brolin for Inherent Vice, i'd have him second or third behind Simmons as the best of the year.

I did not know what part Simmons had that he won for. He was that kids music teacher? The clip shows him beating the shit out of that kid.

I wonder what I would have done if a teacher did that to me?

Oh yes I would have killed him and cut him up. Then try to flush his parts down the toilet. I new some one who killed his wife for cheating on him. He cut her up into little pieces and tried to flush them down his toilet. He got caught because it backed up his toilet. He worked with my mother.

I knew Cooper would not win. The voters did not like the subject matter. He was not even nominated at the sag awards.

I caught the Sound of Music tribute on the Oscars yesterday but had no idea it was Lady GaGa. Wow, didn't realize she was so versatile.


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TIS, just heard on Shephard Smith a little of Gaga's singing last night. Sounded just like Julie Andrews. Great!

I agree. I know she's sang with Tony Bennett and others. I can't say I've paid a whole lot of attention to her. I do remember when she actually wore meat. Ha ha ha!! That's what I remember and her weird attire.

But she was really good. Julie Andrews came on stage and said she "loved Lady GaGa". She was very pleased with her performance. I give her credit. She was very good!


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She really did sound great. I heard she got the trumpet tattoo after working with Tony Bennett. Evidently, Tony and his jazz influence made such an impression on Ms. Stefani Joanne Angelina Germonatta that she got it in honor of him.

Whoddathunk Lady Ga Ga was on The Sopranos. She is the girl in the bleachers who takes a swig of Coke...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QrainCFg9BUA

That was really good. TIS thanks for sharing Lady Gaga is very talented. I couldn't stop looking at her tattoo tho, looked so tacky even if Tony B inspired her to get it. Why didn't she just have someone paint a trumpet for her to hang up on her wall and have Tony B sign it?!

It's been a joke for the past 30 years.

Not to be a grumpy bear but I never ever watch the Oscars or anything that has to do with Hollyweird or LA. Stopped watching it years ago because all they do is disappoint me. They never get things right when it comes to awarding the right people.

Not to mention hes one of those white hipsters that moved to Harlem cause its "cool", thats reason enough to hate him. I used to watch how i might your mother all time, i didnt find out neil patrick harris was gay until season 4.....turned my world upside down.

She really kills it !!



And then there's the response from this big Gaga fan:

I was blown away. I had no idea it was Lady Gaga singing.


Did anyone watch the movie (Sunday I think) called Secrets & Lies, with Ryan Phillipe? I caught it on On Demand and it is really a good murder mystery. I think it's a mini series of 8 episodes. If you get a chance, check it out.



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Harrison Ford Seriously Injured:

http://www.tmz.com/2015/03/05/harrison-ford-plane-crash-landing-golf-course-santa-monica/

Harrison Ford Seriously Injured:

http://www.tmz.com/2015/03/05/harrison-ford-plane-crash-landing-golf-course-santa-monica/

Saw a movie either on Netflex or Amazon about the best porn movies ever made.

One was Debbie does Dallas. When the Dallas cowboy cheer leaders first started to get popular. I never saw the movie.

I was surprised to know the field they were practicing on was Brooklyn College field. I was there soccer trainer. They must have knew someone to get them on the field in off hours.

(CNN)Jessie Usher, the lead of Starz's series "Survivor's Remorse," has been cast in Fox's sequel "Independence Day 2." Liam Hemsworth has also been cast in a lead role and Jeff Goldblum will reprise his role as David Levinson from the original.

"Independence Day 2" is set for release on June 24, 2016.

In addition, a number of sequels are planned for the next two years: Star Wars, Terminator, Mission Impossible, Beverly Hills Cop, X-Men, and Planet of the Apes among them.

All the sequels to the other movies sound promising but a sequel to Independence Day??? That movie was so ridiculous imo...

I just love X-Men

I starting to think this millennium is just for sequels..

Yeah it's getting ridiculous now,

Yea completely agree with you guys about the sequels.

Here's something I found:
Tommy De Vito was trying to pitch a reality show but the networks were not interested. It's like watching Frick and Frack meet the Three Stooges

http://youtu.be/OJUatuCAbSQ

I don't suppose anyone here watches EMPIRE?? Really a pretty good show.




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I've been curious about it, it's just a matter of figuring out which shows in my list to drop so I can start watching Empire.

CNN)Robert Downey Jr. may be Iron Man in the popular Marvel superhero films, but he recently dealt in some advanced bionic technology himself.

Downey recently presented a robotic arm to young Alex Pring, a Central Florida boy who is missing his right arm from just above his elbow. The arm was made by Limbitless Solutions, a volunteer group started by Albert Manero, a University of Central Florida engineering PhD student, to make free bionic arms for kids.

Albert Manero and a team of engineering students at University of Central Florida designed a prototype for an electronic arm. Six-year-old Alex Pring was the first recipient. Rather than profiting from the designs, the students uploaded them to the Internet for anyone to use.

Through 3-D printing technology, Alex and others have had the chance to get a robotic arm so they can use their limbs again. Alex received his robotic arm in the summer, then later had it upgraded to resemble a "Transformers" arm.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/12/health/robert-downey-jr-robotic-arm-irpt-feat/index.html

Great post olivant

This one is called THE LOST RACE

Been laughing all week at these story's ,

There from a SCI-FI RADIO SHOW from 1950 called DIMENSION X

Couldn't find funny YouTube vids tread so posting it here

This one is called WITH FOLDED HANDS,

Funniest of the whole series,

If you ever need work done in your house. I know a guy who knows a guy

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/QrHloHSJvac

Would you invest in this guy?

My oldest son loves this guy. He wants to invest in a pilot for this guy. He wants me to do it as well.

I am thinking about it if I can get my friend Johnny in with his other two friends what do you think?

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/OUTPDIkI5BY

I agree + 100
3D printers are in their infancy. They are like what solar energy and electric cars were back in the early 80's. Just wait. From printing a 3D custom toy or a pair of shoes to using a 3D printer to print light weight materials for NASA, liver tissue for patients, and like the electronic arm for the kid like in the article, the possibilities are endless.

I wouldn't let you flush my toilet.

You have a toilet?

I would like to install a spy camera in Christina Hendricks' toilet.

Favourite episode of the series,called KNOCK

The first three lines are a complete story by themselves:

"The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door..."
The Zan have killed off all life on Earth other than pairs of specimens for their zoo of exotic Earth fauna.

Walter Phelan is the last man on Earth, but Grace Evans, the last woman, is not overly impressed with him and maintains her distance.

I have three toilets. Yep, you read that right, 3, I mean 3. Greatness is measured in how many different rooms a man can lay a turd in

Hey New Yorkers! Part of the theme song of The Jeffersons stated that they were moving on up to the East Side to a deluxe apartment in the sky. What is special about the East Side and how does it differ from the West Side?

The Upper East Side was historically old money with lots of snobs (save for Yorkville and, of course, East Harlem). But a few years ago the property values on the west side surpassed the east side for the first time since they've been keeping score.

It's no surprise, though. Manhattan has become a destination for the moneyed. They don't care where it came from, mind you. Old money, new money, whatever clears the bank. But big money just the same. Anyway, as a result of that, the traditional demographics has been turned on its ears. Downtown property values are insane today. Thirty years ago when you thought of the West Village you thought of Washington Square Park, starving artists, and junkies doing the nod on park benches. Today you think Hollywood East.

To be honest, I liked it better the old way.

The best part about movin' on up is a great neighbor who dresses up as Ducky Dempster for your Halloween party.

Is anyone watching "Secret & Lies" on ABC (I think). Drama about a guy falsely accused of killing a child. It is really good.



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A signature 1990s sitcom is coming back for a new chapter. NBC has given a straight-to-series13-episode order to "Coach," with original star Craig T. Nelson on board to reprise his role and creator Barry Kemp set to write.

A sequel to the original series, the new "Coach" will be set in present day, picking up18 years after the ABC sitcom went off the air after nine seasons. Coach Hayden Fox (Nelson) — now retired from coaching—is called back to become assistant coach to his own grown son, who is the new head coach at an Ivy league school in Pennsylvania that is just starting up a new team. Kemp and Nelson are executive producing the comedy, which, like the original, will be multi-camera. No other talent is attached.

Fox has ordered 6 new episodes of The X-Files, last broadcast in 2002, for next season. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will return, along with series creator Chris Carter.

The E:60 special: “Matt Harvey, The Dark Knight Rises” was good, didn't realize of cocky he is.

Watched the first episode of Brotherhood from Showtime I guess its loosely based on the Bulger brothers

Deadliest Catch new season begins next Tuesday, April 14. It's the eleventh season can you believe it.

I still miss Captain Phil he was my favorite captain. Anybody going to watch it?

Have any of you watched the HBO special Sinatra: All or nothing?

I watched part of it and learned some things about Sinatra i didn't know. One thing I learned was just how much of a musical technician he was. Most people just enjoy his singing, but he knew alot about music and he put alot of effort into his singing and performances. Also, he was open to suggestions about that singing and performance.

Oli,

Recently seeing commercials/ads, I am only just hearing about it. Yes, I do plan on watching. Are his kids involved in this special?

It IS on my list of things to watch.


TIS

TIS, Sinatra's children were not part of the portions I watched. The parts I enjoyed most were those where he spoke about various subjects such as racial segregation.

Saw a fucked up movie the other day Whip Lash what a fucking [BadWord] that kid is. He has a maniac music teacher and he puts up with this guys physical abuse.

It got me sick if I saw that kid taking all that abuse and do nothing. I would take the kids money off him for fun.

Then take the music teachers money off him.

Oli,

I'm guessing you saw part II.

I'm watching part 1 now and it's really interesting. It starts from his parents coming to Ellis Island, his birth, childhood, etc. Comments by Nancy Sr., Nancy Jr., Frank Jr., Tina Sinatra. Sinatra was 12 lbs at birth; His father had a job at one time guarding trucks of bootlegged liquor.


TIS

AMC is running GF all weekend. I tune in off/on. I forgot how much I love the young Vito scenes. The atmosphere of the era, the beautiful music (Love The Immigrant), great acting. IMHO, both DeNiro & Pacino at their very best!!!

Awww and now the pear scene. So simple, so sweet!



TIS

TIS I love that scene too. The scene, after Vito has done his bad deed taking out Don Fanucci, where he sits with his family on the stoop listening to the song playing while he holds Baby Michael to me is so beautiful.

Vito's Wife: Ah, another fruit. Fired again Vito? Last time it was an orange. The time before that it was a banana. You know Vito, I could have stayed in Italy and married Dominic, the hucksters son and had all the fruit I wanted.

The fruit thing back then must be like the flowers thing today.

Any guy married for a long time who brings home a bouquet of flowers is in SOME kind of trouble...

Maybe next time I'll try the pear thing and see how it goes...

By the way, the GF2 flashback scenes are a cinematic masterpiece. I love it.

I'd have to say if the fruit is dipped in chocolate like one of those edible arrangement fruit bouquets then YOU WILL BE THE MAN especially if you have it DELIVERED to your wife's work. All the other women will be saying what a wonderful husband you are. That will give you 100 points right there.

I wrote this down so I don't forget, AG. I'll let you know how it works...

Hey New Yorkers. Where in NY do you figure that Friends takes place? Since they all hung out at Centrel Perk, I figure it was around Central Park. But that's a big park. Any ideas?

It was set in the West Village, Oli. They stated it a bunch of times over the years. The Village is well south of Central Park in Lower Manhattan. The exterior shot of the building (shown in almost every episode) shows the intersection of Bedford and Grove Streets.

And FYI: Greenwich Village is home to the second or third most expensive zip code in the country today. So unemployed chefs, out of work actors, coffee house singers, and geek paleontologists are probably commuting from the outer boroughs to meet for that cup of coffee today .

Well, does it ad up that a bunch of 20-30 somethings would be living there? Could they afford it? None of them had steady jobs (except Ross) until well in to the show.

Nope. The gentrification of the Village predated "Friends" by at least a few years. But to the show's credit, they did mention that Monica's apartment was rent controlled and in her grandmother's name. Still a bit far-fetched, though.

They couldn't get away with the premise today. The neighborhood is just TOO expensive now. A studio apartment on Bedford Street will run you two grand a month today. Easily. And if you think I'm exaggerating in the slightest, give Craigslist or one of the NYC realty sites a gander (Corcoran, Halstead, Elliman, etc.).

And if you've never seen a Manhattan studio, Oli, some of them are less than 300 square feet. That's a horse stall in your neck of the woods .

This new "Odd Couple" is actually embarrassing.

Agreed. I really tried to like it but it really is terrible. Serves them right for writing out Murray the cop!

To be a beat cop in New York today, Murray would have to be a female minority and about four feet tall.

No smiley because I wish I was kidding. But Affirmative Action is a good thing, right? Especially when lives are at stake.

Watching the movie Last Vegas right now with De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline

They're drinking at a club Freeman says
These red bull vodkas are strange I feel like I'm getting drunk and electrocuted at the same time

Last night i watched Once Upon A Time In The West fantastic film and gets better with each viewing..

Apparently, a remake of Poltergeist is due out in May.

Great, another remake..

I just finished watching the David Letterman retrospective. It was very good. Great old clips and hosted professionally by Ray Romano.

And speaking of Romano, I love the guy . . . but . . . what's with the long hair and the goatee?

Can't he have a midlife crisis like a normal guy? Maybe buy a Corvette. He could buy a fleet of them with all his money .

Here's the latest TV shows survival/cancellation list:

http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/cancelled-tv-shows-2014-2015-season-33883/

Did anyone watch American Crimes or Secret and Lies?

Also, anyone catch Wayward Pines debut last night with Matt Dillon?




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TIS, I don't watch it. I mostly watch reruns and NFL network.

Tell me though about Mad Men. You watch it, right? I know it's in the 50s-60s, but what is the theme of it?

American Crimes: Very good and thought provocative. Makes me want to pull what hair I have left out because its the kind of shit that really happens, man I pissed when Hutton did that. Crazie stuff, sad.

Secrets and Lies: Entertaining, the detective ( Juliette Lewis) - was well done, a bit creepy. The twists and turns were good as well.

Waywood Pines: Looks ok but I has the feel like its been done before or reminds me of another show thats been retread.

I like American Crimes best of these three.

Last night I watched Stalker and it was ok but it does not matter since its been canceled.

Watched Find Me Guilty last night, one of Sidney Lumet's last films

I am not crazy aabout Juliette Lewis but really like the show. As far as Stalker, I really like it and am disappointed it's cancelled. I didn't get to see the series finale yesterday cause I watched "The Following" series finale, which is another cancelled show I like.


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Letterman signs off tonight.

thanks

Jimmy Fallon rips United States Senator John McCain on "The late Night "

What a fucin azz.

I would like to see hiz ass in a vietnam cell being fucked up on a daily bassis.

Shmuck.

The family of famed actor Omar Sharif (Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago) has announced that he is suffering from Alzheimer's.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11625953/Omar-Sharif-is-suffering-from-Alzheimers.html

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is getting a reboot. According to Variety, 20th Century Fox has decided to have another go at adapting Alan Moore's dark and wildly imaginative comic book series for the big screen. Although the comics themselves are much admired, Fox has so far had two failed attempts to get the franchise up and running. A movie adaptation in 2003 starring Sean Connery was financially successful but a bit of a critical flop (it was also Connery's last starring role — though that might just be coincidental), while a planned TV series in 2013 never made it out of development.

Yeah, Connery already planned to retire from acting after that movie. Had no idea they tried to make a tv series. Hopefully they can pull it off because I do like the concept, just needs everything to pull it off.

Can you believe this? What is the world coming to? A movie called the Sicilian Vampire.


http://youtu.be/32QqR4TwZk8

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt4693464/

I know. You kill them by driving a frozen pizza through their heart.

So funny. And I meant to tell you that I also thought your Polish Italian jokes were funny too, had me chuckling.

Grazie.

Seriously? Sicilian Vampire? I see a lot of famous people, but it's really a movie? Then again, with Sicilians/Italians, blood is everything.


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Went to Jurrasic World.

Have not been to a theater since Avetar.

Movie was really fun.

Theater was very comfortable, reclinner chairs with table, cup holder and pleanty of space.

Two drinks and a Popcorn 20 bucks,,,,LOL

Posting it all on GBB... Priceless!

That concession stand is some racket.

So after being disappointed by the Sicilian Vampire, I decided to see if there are any movies that may be worth watching. I found a few but all of you can be the judges.

Robert De Niro will be starring in a biography about Enzo Ferrari.

De Niro will be playing the main character in a movie called "The Comedian" directed by Mike Newell. One of the writers of this film is Jeffrey Ross.

De Niro will be playing trainer Ray Arcel in a movie titled "Hands of Stone", about boxer Roberto Dúran.

Last but not least, the movie "Sicario" about the cartels.
Here's trailer: http://youtu.be/7XLQ1bkSLDo

Arnold will make an appearance in the new Terminator movie entitled Genisys. He uses a body-double. Sounds interesting.

Watched this last night, not your typical ending, which I liked about it.

I know I'm very late with this , I finished watching the whole series The Wire last week and enjoyed it.

2 things

while it's all fresh in your mind, check out the wire quote game in the word game section


I was superlate to the Wire..and watched season 1-4 on disc....and then watched season five show by show during final season....which season did you enjoy the most?

It was a little hard picking but it's season 3 when Marlo was introduced. It made interesting to watch the conflicts occur and how indifferent the Feds was to the matter out of legality. There's so much crews/cliques down south that I wouldn't be surprise if it the scenario plays out like in the drug war between Marlo n Avon.

The other night watched Day the Earth Stood Still, the 1950 version with Michael Rennie. It's so superior to the Kneau Reeves version. Gort is still the king of robots!

The original is a great movie. Michael Rennie was a good actor check him out in in 1952 version of Les Miserables movie.

He was very good in that.

For some reason all of a sudden he was limited to just TV roles.

This has to be the funniest interview in Conan history...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F8V74N64Q20

I really hope it's nothing, but I recently saw an article about Liam Neeson showing recent photos of him and he doesn't look well. I really hope it's nothing serious, but yeah.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/art...l-clothing.html

Bam,

I just saw that yesterday. I too hope it's nothing serious.






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FWIW - As I was walking my dog this morning (I live in a condo complex), I hear someone's tv going. I was close enough and it was loud enough for me to hear that they were watching "I Love Lucy." I thought to myself "Wow, all these years later and people STILL watch it." Damn, I was just a little kid and remember my whole family watching. Talk about standing the test of time. Who would have thought 50plus years later???? Just a random observation.



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New HBO series coming 2016
Martin Scorsese as exec producer, Terence Winter as Writer, Bobby Cannavale among others is cast in this series called Vinyl.

Looks good. Will you be watching?

Here is the trailer

http://youtu.be/n2irZnQMovI

Oh, heck yeah. I'm in. Looks good.

It looks really good doesn't it?! I will be watching.

FINALLY a movie in development about the great Italian singer from Hoboken, Jimmy Roselli. It's long overdue. I'm hoping and praying that this movie gets made. I love his music.

The movie is titled "Make the Wiseguys Weep"
Here is the teaser trailer. I wonder who will be playing Roselli.
https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=754693877883937

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt3790992/

The movie is based on the novel by David Evanier.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0374199272...&ref=plSrch

Just saw Melissa McCarthy on TV. She looks good. She lost a bunch of weight and she may have had plastic surgery.

Have ya'll seen the latest Italian sandwich Arby's commercial? Here's a summary:

"The camera is zoomed in on stripes of green, white and red. When the camera zooms out, we realize that is not the Italian flag at all, but in fact a Loaded Italian sandwich! Call the Pope, because Arby's has an idea that might just include getting the Loaded Italian sandwich on the flag."

Just watched the original "Die Hard" (1988) on Encore on Demand. Never gets old. Always puts me in a Christmas frame of mind .

It irritates me. I'm always like 'uh, the pope isn't the leader of Italy and no self respecting Italian would eat that crap sandwich anyway'


But it's not as bad as those KFC commercials with the new version of Col. Sanders. Those make me homicidal.

"Yippee ki yay motherf*ck*r" great movie...

I LOVE Die Hard. One of my favorite movies.



For THE WALKING DEAD fans, next Sunday, 8/23, FEAR THE WALKING DEAD starts. Hope it's good. I'm guessing it'll end week before TWD comes back in Oct.



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I'm watching the 1980 Simon & Garfunkel Live from Central Park Concert on PBS right now.

I remember seeing this on HBO brand new 35 years ago!

Ok here's something from the 1980's. Did you ever watch Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters? My Mom always watched them.

Barbara mandrell and sisters

http://youtu.be/8IDMEeEqw4Y

Definitely. She sang I was country when country wasn't cool. It contains the lyric about putting peanuts in my coke which my wide used to do.

Just watched Wiplash, man that movie was crazie.

I was stressed watching that.

Cool ending

Watching bits/pieces of The Dark Knight. It's on all the time but I never tire of Heath Ledger's "The Joker." Such a great villain. On the other hand, Christian Bale's Batman voice is very annoying.



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So now all is forgiven and their friends?

Liked the drum solo at the end.

I watched the first two episodes of "Blunt Talk", a new comedy show on the Starz channel starring Patrick Stewart. It was pretty funny. He's an excellent actor imo.

I dont know, strange but I was happy and felt the Kid got him back and came out on Top.

I guess that Farmers Insurance guy got that Oscar since he did a great job making you hate him.

Thirteen years after the sci-fi thriller went off the air, The X-Files is coming back. And yes Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny will reprise their roles as Scully and Mulder to "investigate unexplained cases - "X-Files" - for which the only answers involve paranormal phenomena," Fox said.

Production started this month in Vancouver. The show is expected to premiere in Jan. 24, 2016, Fox confirmed.

For you Big Bang Theory enthusiasts, don't miss monday's season 9 premier.

Lost in space marathon

So funnie

Does anyone here watch Empire??? If so, what did you think of the season premier?





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TIS, no I don't. Not interested.

Shows canceled or about to be:
http://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/14-tv-shows-likely-to-get-the-axe-after-this-season.html/15/

I watched a few of the shows. I saw all of "Under The Dome." It was getting kind of far fetched and it's probably good it was cancelled.

I also watched Forever and Resurrection, which were average/ok.
I did however, like Stalker. I don't think they gave it much of a chance. I remember reading early reviews (even before it was actually on) trashing it. Yet, I thought it was good.


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Apparently, there will never be a Friends reunion. However, what about a series (or special) concerning Phoebe's surrogate children. They would be about 18 now. Perhaps that would draw some of the Friends cast back for cameo appearances. Could be entertaining.

Or not,,They should leave it as it is, spin off shows are mostly bad.. Joey for example..

Well, Star Trek is coming to CBS starting 1/2017.

The Egyptians thought they had the key to everlasting life ... but it's Stallone who has it. Indeed, his Rocky Balboa will shortly spring to life again in Creed.

Sylvester Stallone with sugar Ray Leonard had a show about training prize fighters the contender years ago. I liked that show.

Any way all those young really good fighters thought seeing Leonard and Stallone was a big deal because they grew up on the rocky movie

I think Stallone was in his mid 50s then. He had too much upper body muscle weight not a fighter body and he was not a boxer he was an actor who played a boxer.

So he decides to hit the heavy bag. They are watching him like little kids watching their idol.

He was winded within one minute looked like he was going to have a heart attack. The look on those kids faces was priceless. They never watched him do anything with boxing after that.

The Meatloaf Documentary on Showtime is Really Good.

Two thousand maniacs cult film of the. 60s full movie

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/YB5uw2_pxJU

I saw that with some friends at the drive in when it came out. Only saw it once (That was enough). What a sicko movie. I believe it was that movie that had a scene where a guy asks a girl if she wants to see his knife and proceeds to cut off her fingers? OMG!!

Btw, the other feature was just as bad, but not as known as Maniacs was "Color Me Blood Red." That'll give you a clue. Even my 60s standards both cheesy films.

Also I think from that time period (maybe a little later) I remember seeing "Last House On The Left." Again, cheesy/creepy and only saw it once. I see a newer version and assume it's a remake?





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Really? Meatloaf the singer documentary? Or meatloaf the dinner/The history of meatloaf? Ha ha ha


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In these times 2 thousand maniacs would be too crazy to me even view today.
I think the actual number in this moves was about 2 hundred not 2 thousands.

Never saw so many confederate flags.

The Singer, LoL...... It really shows how people can be so fucked up.

Not so much him but the people around him. However, he seamed a bit wacko as well.

While watching Pawn Stars I noticed that there was a descriptive, vocal narrative accompanying it. Apparently, the original episodes of some TV programs are accompanied by the narrative to assist the blind among the audience.

Mike & Molly executive producer Chuck Lorre reportedly informed the cast recently that this likely is the end of the show, leading to posts on social media by cast members Rondi Reed, Gardell and McCarthy that Mike & Molly has been canceled. It has not been officially but is certainly cancellation-bound with time running out.

Did anyone watch the 75th (wow) Birthday John Lennon Tribute on AMC last night. I really enjoyed it. Many different artists, including, Aerosmith, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, John Fogerty, among many others.



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It was on this day in 1967 that "The Graduate" was released.
I saw it at that time at a theater which was known to show not porn but more "adult" movies. I think that was the only time I had gone to that particular theater. lol

Loved the S&G soundtrack which was a huge hit.

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I thought that was Dean Martin at first.

I thought it was Paul anka

I saw it until it got political at the end. Then I shut it. I was driving around the Dakota right around when it happened. Right after people started to hire body guards.

Almost forgot there was this black guy Aloe Blacc this guy can really sing.

Some Board members are old enough to have enjoyed Happy Days. Do you remember Leather and her girl band? Well, she'd be about 65 now.

No matter how hard I try, I can't slow time down.

Try this don't remember what going on now. I lost my short term memory years ago.

Just remember the past like it was yesterday

I remember the women I had in the past. If I think of them how they are now if their still alive I would throw up

Watchin Excape Plan

Stallone & Arnold

Never saw it

Not Bad

I just finished watching Narcos and some English/Irish show called Peaky Blinders on Netflix. Both are really good shows.

Narcos is a really great show, can't wait for Season 2..

Narcos is my second favourite new show this year after Mr.Robot.

One network is showing reruns of Route 66 this weekend. Two of its episodes were filmed in Pittsburgh when I was a kid, I remember several of us visiting one of the filming locations. It starred Ethel Waters

I'm on the lookout for those two episodes so that I can watch them. It would be a treat

Watching Making a Murder pm Netflix, interesting so far

Blacklist was really good

This truly is just random:

For some reason I never get sick of Law & Order, even repeats. I just love that show. Especially the original.

I also really like Linus Roache who plays the DA Cutter. I can't say I've seen him in anything else but like him on L&O. He only was on for a couple years though.



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Me also TIS. However, I didn't care for the 1st DA. I show parts of some episodes to my classes.

Aubree Anna sings Stay in several Winstar Casino commercials. However, there is at least one Winstar commercial that is soundtracked with the original Stay by The Zodiacs who recorded the original back in the late 50s/early 60s. For the life of me, I can't locate the video of that Winstar commercial. All I can find is the ones with Aubree Anna singing.

Help.

Cancellations?

http://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/...on.html/?ref=YF

FWIW I don't watch the Super Bowl (nor do I care about it), BUT I later saw the movie trailer (They ran during the SB) for "Jason Bourne" and I can't wait to see it. I love the Bourne films.



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You know TIS, we offered to help you with your Walking Dead addiction; we can also help you with your lack of interest in the Super Bowl. Together, we can do this!

I have been watching reruns on YouTube of that cheesy TV series called Wiseguy from the late 80's.

http://youtu.be/-YnXtlf0TvM

That is one cool series that left the airwaves way too soon.

Cheesy?

Can you believe that Sinead O'Conner will soon turn 50 ... if Joe Pesci doesn't kill her first.

Does anyone watch HBO's Vinyl??




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I do TIS. great show and last episode with Alice Cooper!

I hadn't watched any of it but went to HBO On Demand and watched all of them (3 episodes) and saw Sunday's episode just today.

The pilot started slow imho and I was gonna pause and watch later, then it got good halfway thru. LOL

Anyway, I love the references to singers of that era. I knew right away it was Robert Plant and Alice Cooper. Who is the Black singer who got beaten up? Is he someone famous or "Like" someone famous? I can't place him. He's got a good voice and his style sounds familiar.

You do know that the young English guy (Kip I think) is Mick Jagger's son? And another young kid, I don't know his name in the show BUT he sang a Jerry Lee Lewis song (Like his father, Dennis Quaid did when he played JerryLee).



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Fox News Host Bill O’Reilly will lose residential custody of his children following a New York appeals court ruling last week.

The The Nassau County Supreme Court ruling upheld a lower-court decision that the kids, ages 13 and 17, should live with the Fox News Channel host’s ex-wife, Maureen McPhilmy, according to court documents.

O’Reilly and McPhilmy divorced in 2011 and have been battling for custody ever since. The lengthy ruling was finally rendered on Feb. 24.

The judgment awards full-time custody to McPhilmy, while granting O’Reilly a share of legal custody, allowing him equal say in material matters concerning the children.

Shows on the chopping block:

http://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/..._top&ref=YN

Just watched a new show (Pilot) about a photographer who is discovering that he is the anti-Christ. It's called "Damien" and this is suppose to be the Damien from "The Omen" grown up. They had brief flashback scenes from the movie and showed photographs of his parents. Pretty creepy.



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Just saw a movie called M made in 1951 on turner Classic movie.

Could not understand how this movie got on that channel until the very end.

If you got the site app check it out.

Actually this was a pretty good show.

The star was an actor called ken wahl. He was in the movie the wanderers and fort Apache the Bronx.

While they were making the show he was seriously injured in an accident.

He is still alive but never made another movie or show. He did marry one of the Barbie twins I think. He even won a golden glob

Maybe cheesy was the wrong word. A little far fetched at times but doesn't keep me from watching it. That's too bad Wahl was badly injured I never knew that. Lol I remember the Barbie twins. Don't forget Jonathan Banks is in it, Mike from Breaking Bad, his acting is always good. Lot of good actors in this series.

Wiseguy and Crime Story: both left the airwaves much too soon.

By the way Harrison Ford has agreed to another Indiana Jones movie. At the time, he'll be 77.

Leonard’s father is finally coming to town on The Big Bang Theory!

It was announced at Wednesday’s PaleyFest panel that Judd Hirsch has been tapped to play Leonard’s dad, who is a stark contrast to Leonard’s mom, Dr. Beverly Hofstadter (Christine Baranski).

“We talked about Leonard’s father being a very different kind of character than his mother,” executive producer Chuck Lorre told EW ahead of the panel. “When you look at Leonard and his mother, and how different Leonard is, well the other piece of the equation is his dad, so you can imagine the space that character has to occupy and who he’d have to be to get a Leonard out of the equation.”

Harrison ford he has been around for a long time making movies. I never thought he would come back after his airplane accident.

I just watched the Ben-Hur remake trailer. It looks authentic for the period, but it alters the Charlton Heston epic storyline. This time the protagonists are brothers and the violence in it approaches epic proportions.

No thank you, it won't be a patch on the original..

The Heston version was a remake!

Wife gunna watch Jesus of Nazareth Sunday.
She watches it every year.

Its like going back to school for three hours.

I enjoy it though, its cool seeing how they were so brutal and primitive.

Every Easter I watch The Robe.

The actor who plays Caligula was also in an episode of Star Trek (original)

He was also in the segual demitrios and the gladiators. His career ended because he got hooked on heroin. Some people gave him work here and there after like on Star Trek.

There is a network in north Texas which shows some oldies like The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (remember Gilda?), The Fugitive, and Wiseguy (with Raglin for who I never cared) among many others.

It is so cool for us to be able to enjoy some of our pasts through the magic of television. Not quite the wasteland that some thought.

Doomed TV Shows:

http://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/..._top&ref=YN

You know what's a good under the radar psychological horror movie to watch some time?

Session 9.

David Caruso is in it but don't let that turn you off.

It's very good, and very unsettling.

Schwimmer will play a chef who opens up a Greek restaurant with his pal (Jim Sturgess) who's in deep with the mob...Hope it's good.

Cancellation Watch: Can You Believe These TV Shows Might Get the Ax?

“Sleepy Hollow,” “Supergirl” are among the series on the chopping block as network executives plot fall schedules

“Sleepy Hollow” was a breakout hit for Fox back in 2013. But recent ratings have tanked. The season 3 premiere last month drew not even 3 million total viewers, according to Nielsen.

“The Odd Couple” drew a big audience for CBS last year. But this reboot of the 1970s sitcom has faded since, this month sinking to all-time ratings lows.

“Nashville” has never been a ratings winner, but ABC has kept it alive through four soapy, musical seasons. While its fans have remained steady, that might not be enough to guarantee season 5.

“The Muppets” did not get much love from critics. Nor have viewers loved this latest ABC vehicle for the variety-show puppets. The show has shed two-thirds of its audience since last fall.

“The Mysteries of Laura” has been a puzzler. Ratings have never been spectacular for this NBC crime drama. But star Debra Messing has a loyal audience that’s stuck with her through two seasons.

“Dr. Ken” is despised by critics, who have given it some of the worst reviews in recent memory. A small fan base is clustered around this ABC medical sitcom. But will it be enough for a sophomore season?

“The Carmichael Show” is a marginal performer for NBC. But this sitcom about an African-American family has at least held onto a small audience through a season and a half.

“The Grinder” is a critics’ darling, with some comparing it to “Arrested Development.” The hard part for Fox has been convincing ordinary viewers to watch this freshman sitcom about an actor pretending to be a lawyer.

“Supergirl” may not fly to season 2. The superhero drama has given CBS a welcome respite from procedurals. But the audience has been low by CBS standards.

“Castle” is the kind of show no one expected to last eight seasons. And yet ABC’s crime drama is clearly in jeopardy; September’s premiere was the lowest-ever season opener.

My wife likes watching Nashville and will be sad if that gets cancelled..

I don't watch any of those shows that might be cancelled (fortunately). However, I do like Person Of Interest which had been on hiatus and is now back for a few more series "finale" episodes. I hear Hawaii Five O is borderline as well.

Anyone watch the new show on A&E called Damien? Kind of creepy.


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I watched an episode of The Adventures of Superman and in it was Chuck Conners. I didn't realize he was 6'6" and was from Brooklyn and attended Seton Hall.

He also played pro basketball with the Celtics and Pro baseball as well for the Cubs.

Looks like The Irishman is happening.

http://deadline.com/2016/05/martin-scorsese-the-irishman-stx-huge-deal-mob-films-cannes-1201756232/

Only 15 years too late.

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/ewan-mcgregor-star-fargo-season-3-article-1.2644345

Ewan McGregor to star in Fargo

Well, next season could be the last for the Big Bang Theory. It's probably time. Sheldon's quirks are growing tiring and some of the plots have a jump the shark quality.

I thought Penney's and Leonard's marriage was anti-climatic and Sheldon's/Amy's relationship is approaching that also. Thank God it's still well written and funny.

The odd couple won an Emmy for best comedy the year it was cancelled.

Chuck Conners was a Brooklyn dodger baseball player before he got into acting.

Conners made two of the best westerns shown on tv. Riflemen and Branded

Can't wait for Independence Day sequel.

I wish they'd make a Close Encounters sequel.

6'9" Woman Gets Head Shots to Restart Her Acting Career: 'Nobody Believes How Tall You Are'

At 6'9", landing acting gigs is no easy task for actress Lindsay Hayward. And her bad head shots aren't helping.
To reignite her career, Hayward hires a photographer for new head shots in this exclusive clip from Tuesday's episode of My Giant Life.

"I'm here to get my head shots done, because last time I took head shots was a few years ago, so I definitely want to update my new, more radiant look," Hayward, 28, says in the clip. "I think that it's going to do wonders as far as getting my further in my acting career." But as it turns out, Hayward is looking for less of a head shot, and more of a body shot. "As a six-foot-nine-inch actress it's very, very important that I get full-length body shots because nobody believes how tall you are."

Gretchen Carlson, a broadcast veteran, claims in a sexual harassment lawsuit that she was let go from Fox News on June 23 as retaliation for rebuffing Roger Ailes' sexual advances.

The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in New Jersey Superior Court, states that her contract expired, and that despite working at Fox News for 11 years and being the host of a show that was leading in its afternoon time slot, she was unfairly terminated as the result of events much earlier.

According to the complaint, "When Carlson met with Ailes to discuss the discriminatory treatment to which she was being subjected, Ailes stated: 'I think you and I should have had a sexual relationship a long time ago and then you'd be good and better and I'd be good and better,' adding that 'sometimes problems are easier to solve' that way. Carlson rebuffed Ailes' sexual demands at that meeting, and nine months later, Ailes ended her career at Fox News."

It’s so hard to imagine Roger Ailes being a sexist douchebag. I mean he is so nice in every other way.

Gretchen Carlson isn't the only woman who claims that Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes sexually harassed her while working at the cable news channel. More than 10 other women came forward on Wednesday afternoon with their own stories about Ailes' behavior, following Carlson's allegation in a lawsuit that she was fired from Fox News for not responding to Ailes' sexual advances. Another contributor recounted Ailes' explanation of the hiring process for on-air talent. “He always brags to people about how he doesn’t do polling or testing when he chooses his on-air talent," she told Fields. "He told me that if he was thinking of hiring a woman, he’d ask himself if he would f--- her

This sounds bad, but that’s probably because most of you haven’t seen the just aired Fox News expose Lying Newsroom Sluts: America’s Epidemic.


The only downside to this lawsuit is the inevitable release of the graphic and detailed sexual acts committed by human toad Ailes, and that this story has me imagining Roger nekkid which is a thought no person should have to experience.

I'm not sure who is copying who. Is Ailes copying Cosby or are these women copying the Cosby women?

Fox News host Jeanine Pirro says her former colleague Gretchen Carlson’s sexual harassment lawsuit against the network’s chairman and CEO, Roger Ailes, is “absurd.”

Asked by TheWrap if Ailes ever subjected her to the kind of sexual advances Carlson says her boss made toward her in September, Pirro replied: “Are you kidding? That is so absurd.”

“When I read what was clearly absurdities, in this complaint, I said to myself, ‘How sad that you’ve got this woman who is making these complaints when there are real victims out there,'” Pirro told TheWrap.

The only person Pirro can be sure was or wasn't harassed by Ailes is Pirro.

I mean, I get that she wants to keep her job, but sometimes you should just stfu.

See theres a new kickboxer movie coming out with Jean Claude Van Damme in it.

Original was one of my favorite martial arts movies. The soundtrack score from Paul Hertzog is also amazing, especially the tai chi track.

Trailer for Kickboxer: Vengenace 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRJTZzaMUx4

Roger Ailes' legal team now includes the general counsel of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences as well as the former campaign manager for Michael Dukakis' 1988 presidential run.

On Friday, attorneys John B. Quinn and Susan Estrich made their first move on behalf of Ailes, who is facing allegations of discriminating against former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson. They filed papers aimed at first moving the legal battle from New Jersey to New York, and then having the case proceed in arbitration.

The latest court filings don't reveal much new about the dispute that erupted when Carlson's Fox News contract was not renewed. Carlson alleges she was let go from cable network on June 23 as retaliation for rebuffing Ailes' sexual advances while the Fox News CEO asserts she's trying to tar his reputation and is dodging contractual obligations by having this dispute litigated in open court.

Sources: Megyn Kelly Told Murdoch Investigators That Roger Ailes Sexually Harassed Her


As a chorus of prominent Fox News women have gone public defending Roger Ailes against the wave of sexual-harassment allegations sparked by former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson’s lawsuit, the network’s biggest star, Megyn Kelly, has been conspicuously silent. Kelly’s refusal to join in Ailes’s orchestrated defense has led to speculation about why.

Now we have the answer. According to two sources briefed on parent company 21st Century Fox’s outside probe of the Fox News executive, led by New York–based law firm Paul, Weiss, Kelly has told investigators that Ailes made unwanted sexual advances toward her about ten years ago when she was a young correspondent at Fox. Kelly, according to the sources, has described her harassment by Ailes in detail.

Kelly’s comments to investigators might explain why the Murdochs are moving so quickly to oust Ailes. As New York reported yesterday, Rupert and sons James and Lachlan, the three top executives at 21st Century Fox, have, according to multiple sources, decided that Ailes needs to be removed. Kelly, who has become something of a feminist icon thanks to her tangles with GOP nominee Donald Trump, is seen by many inside Fox as the future of the network. She’s currently in contract negotiations, and given that Bill O’Reilly has said he’s considering retirement, Fox can’t afford to lose her.

According to two sources, Monday afternoon lawyers for 21st Century Fox gave Ailes a deadline of August 1 to resign or face being fired for cause. Ailes’s legal team — which now includes Susan Estrich, former campaign manager for Michael Dukakis — has yet to respond to the offer. Ailes has also received advice on strategy from Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani, sources say.

Ailes’s strategy so far has included attacking Kelly in the press. According to sources, Ailes spokesperson Irena Briganti has been criticizing Kelly to reporters, saying she is selfish to not stand up for the man who gave her career opportunities. Roughly a dozen Fox women have praised Ailes since Carlson filed her suit. According to a Fox source, the pro-Ailes campaign has been led by Fox anchor Kimberly Guilfoyle, who has filled in hosting Carlson's former 2 p.m. time slot.

Briganti did not respond to a request for comment.
Back in the mid-2000s, when Ailes allegedly harassed her, Kelly, a former corporate attorney, was a legal correspondent in Fox’s Washington bureau. Soon she was appearing regularly on Bill O’Reilly’s show and hosting her own legal segments. In 2010, Ailes gave her a two-hour daytime show, and in 2013, he moved her into prime time to replace Sean Hannity at 9 p.m.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/07/sources-kelly-said-ailes-sexually-harassed-her.html

When watching Michael and Kay during The Godfather's wedding scene, Michael spends an inordinate amount of time cutting or otherwise moving his food around on his plate, but not eating it. That scene prompts me to notice whether or not any character does the same in any show. Last night I watched a rerun of The Big Bang Theory during which the gang did the same thing while "eating" in the university's cafeteria (where many series' scenes take place).

I guess those scenes can be filmed at any time of the day or night and actors may or may not have an appetite especially if it's the 10th take. However, now I can't help but notice those scenes in any show I watch. Madonne!

You know what makes me laugh women in the service are constantly harassed by men in higher positions then the women. If that was either of my daughters those men would be dead.

What wrong with these women or their fathers?

I saw an old movie the other day on tv. The idol maker starring Ray Sharky poor departed junkie. But he was very good in that movie. Only bad thing about was they had commercials.

The Big Bang Theory is introducing members of Penny's family!

Katey Sagal will reunite with former co-star Kaley Cuoco on television's biggest comedy, playing Penny's mother, "Susan," executive producer Steve Molaro announced during Friday's Comic-Con panel.

30 Rock's Jack McBrayer has also been cast as Penny's drug-dealing brother, "Randall," it was revealed at the panel.

Sagal and McBrayer will make their Big Bang debuts in the season 10 premiere.

Sagan has had a nice television career. She was in that motor cycle gang tv shoe as well.

Glad Ray Donovan is back on our screens.

Hope its not the last season.

The first 2 episodes were bad. The third and fourth are better.

Hank Azaria, Jon voight and the guy that plays Ray Donovan are all nominated for Emmys this year.

There is a movie on turner Classic movies this Wednesday night at 11:30 eastern time. that is never on television. You can't find it any where staring Alan Ladd the name of it is "The iron mistress" the story of Jim Bowie and how he got his knife.

I love real history this is not real history but the knife used in the movie is historic.

It Has been used in a lot of other movies and the tv shows like Jim Bowie, and in the movie the Alamo.

There is a scene in the movie where he fights a man with a sword with it in a dark
room great scene. That scene is on you tube.

The Randall knife company even made a copy of it for their line of great knives.

Yeah thought it was abit slow to start, but seems to be getting into it with the 3rd and 4th episodes.

Well, the new Ben-Hur movie is due out mid-August. I'll watch it if only to see how they produce the vaunted chariot race.

For those of you who haven't seen 1959's original, the chariot race is probably the finest scene ever produced in cinematic history. It did not include any special effects and was done in one take.

I can tell you now it won't be better than the original.

Do any Board members watch Angie Tribeca? If so, what do you think about it?

That original movie was fantastic became a Stephen Boyd fan from watching that movie.

Want to see a good movie staring the great Tyrone Power and Steven Boyd he had a small part but a great one in Abandon ship on youtube in its entirety fantastic.


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HxVxN_29f0g

You crazy kids. The 1959 Ben Hur isn't the original.

There was a great 1925 film starring the Ramon Navarro and Francis X. Bushman. The most expensive film of the silent era.


https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ben_hur_a_tale_of_the_christ_1925/

I love these scenes from the movie "Easy Money"


The track scene. Pesci lol
https://youtu.be/6BJKEeoorSc


And https://youtu.be/n0WOq_01CR0
"Can I call you Dad now?"

"Hey, while I'm up here, check my oil."

Ha ha when he's dangling like that I can't stop laughing

Saw it and the original Ten Commandments as well. Not as good as hestons movie.

That was funny. The trotters were always fixed. Being shut out is a pain in the butt.

That's funny huh. I've been doing really well betting the ponies. A few months ago, I was at the Aqueduct track which was alright but that casino next to it STINKS. What a dump that place is!! Have you been there?

We used to call the Big A big aggravation.

I lost a lot of money at race tracks every where. I rather play cards.

Big Aggravation lmao that's funny

I've never seen my Dad or any of my uncles win at the track. In fact, that's where I learned a lot of cuss words both in Italian and English But I've always been good at betting the ponies.

Single deck blackjack is my game! Doesn't exist in Vegas anymore. And at that casino in Queens I had to play blackjack on a machine, no real live dealer. Weird.

I've been watching scenes on YouTube of "Police Squad" with Leslie Nielsen. He cracks me up

Shootout scene
"Cover Me"
https://youtu.be/5osOtVmzu70

And this scene is funny
https://youtu.be/CympFl-1yAk

I saw two really good old movies the other day.

One was Pittsburg staring John Wayne and Randolph scoot and Marlena Detrick
Funny and good about coal miners. Free on Amazon prime.

The other about oil well guys Boom Town. Great movie in every way staring Spenser Tracey and Clark Gable if you got the turner Classic movie app you can see it now. A truly great movie.

See both

Foots, I am going to watch that movie you suggested on the app. The last movie I saw using it was "The Cincinnati Kid". Good movie. Steve Mc Queen MEOW

Recently, I saw John Wick (who knew Keanu Reeves could act?) , "Transcendence" which was pretty creepy but a good flick, "The Revenant", outstanding film, and now one of my favorite war movies is "Enemy at the Gates". I am definitely going to watch that picture again.

I'm currently on a Leslie Nielsen kick. He cracks me up.

Does anyone watch the USA program "Mr. Robot?" Been watching, kind of interesting with an interesting concept, but I must admit it's getting kind of confusing. Missed the first 5 minutes or so of the last episode, and all of a sudden it's the 50s. LOL Not sure if I'll continue to watch or not.


Btw, I'm watching an old Law & Order episode with Frank Vincent guest starring. I always think of PLaw when I see him. LOL



TIS

Foots, I watched that movie "Boom Town", pretty good movie. Very entertaining. I like when they knocked those guys out in the bar scene lmao

Well, Deniro's first love again (maybe 2nd love to gangster films) is hitting the theaters this month: Hands of Stone about Roberto Duran.

“Ben-Hur” could lose $100 million after collapsing at the box office last weekend.

The biblical epic cost well over $100 million to produce and tens of millions to market and distribute globally. That amounts to a hefty price, one that stands little chance of being recouped following “Ben-Hur’s” paltry $11.2 million domestic debut. The film will be lucky to top out at $30 million when it finishes its stateside run, and will almost certainly shed screens next weekend as theaters try to move more popular films onto that real estate.

I was going to see benhur not the 3D they also played the none 3D version. But I don't think so now.

On hands of stone. When I lived at the mayflower hotel. Robert Duran would stay there when he trained. He arrived there like a fat bastard he is short he was about 180 pounds that is fat for a small guy. He had an entourage with him maybe 12 guys. There used to be a good humor truck across the street from the hotel on Central Park side. One of his guys would clean out the truck of the ice creams. He loved baseball his guys were also on his team they all had uniforms. He would find guys that would play his team. Even the hotel workers bought them uniforms as well.

DeNiro and Pesce knew Duran back then they also lived at the Mayflower then. I was not surprise when I first heard about this movie.

Well, a Magnificent Seven remake is about to open. I'm sure that it won't hold a candle to the original. I'm also sure that, in keeping with the unoriginal screenplays of today's movies, it will be gigantically more violent and depraved than the original. Well, we'll see.

EXCLUSIVE: AMC has opted not to renew Clyde Phillips’ drama Feed the Beast for a second season. The decision comes a month after the series, based on a Danish format, ended its 10-episode freshman run.

Boy, has Matt LeBlanc aged and grown since he played Joey Tribbiani on Friends. In his new sitcom he's looking his age and he's just plain fat.

Has anyone seen the new show with Kiefer Sutherland, "Designated Survivor"? I'm enjoying it so far. Interesting concept.

I also like Secrets & Lies (in 2nd season), and the first episode of "Timeless" was pretty good.




TIS

Designated Survivor definitely looks good and I have heard good things just haven't gotten around to watching it yet (sake with 24) as soon as I finish Mr. Robot season 1&2 it is the next show on my list

Speaking of Mr. Robot. I too watch that. Very unusual and I admit kind of confusing, but I'm trying to follow.

I watched first episode of "Timeless" in which a group of people go back to when the Hindenburg blew up. Only one episode so far, but could be promising.

TIS

Except for AHC/Discovery, original broadcast tv these days holds little attraction for me. Basically, I'm into reruns of Frasier, Friends, Bid Bang Theory. Timeless appears to be Quantum Leap all over again, right?

TIS & Oli - I like "Timeless". It was very good. It is a well balanced cross between "Back To The Future" & "Quantum Leap" with a touch of "Homeland". It's only been one episode but so far I'm all in.

Like alot of guys, I fell in love with Megyn Kelly years ago. She's got to be one of the most beautiful women on God's green earth. I don't always agree with her, but she is one hell of a journalist.

However, as I just discovered: she's half Italian. Madonne! Che bello!

The original Ben Hur is terrible; one of (if not -) the worst classic. The remake being bad is expected but lets not pretend that the original has any merit in any way. Charlton Heston is just the worst, he'd be the well known guy that shouldn't be well known at all something like - Brandon Fraser if he was about nowadays. The film is just really bad overall, enjoy it if you want but it isn't a well made movie in any way.

RIP a few animals as well. Screw them though the world needed this mediocrity.

I finished watching the mini series 11 22 63 an adaptation of the novel by Stephen King. Very entertaining, excellent acting. Anybody see it? Or read the novel?

"3:10 to Yuma". Great film. Finally saw it in its entirety, only had seen bits and pieces.

X-Men Apocalypse was entertaining, full of action. Good cast. Very enjoyable movie imo.

Turner Classic Movies - I watched "The Heiress"
What a very sad, depressing film. I felt drained after watching it. Superb cast.

My kids saw the new Godzilla film in the theatre. I got out of seeing it, thank God lol.

It's been 4 years now since I've been yelled at or heard my parents bickering so I've been watching The Costanza's on Seinfeld I feel right at home

So funny. Can anyone relate?

https://youtu.be/zkdausJO3Oo

"What do you need all that ketchup for?"

"Will you stop, I'm on the telephone!!!"

I'm gone two weeks and you turn my house into, into Bourbon Street!

Who the hell did you ever mention his hands to?

Why'd you put the bananas in there?



(There's a lil delay on the vid)

Serenity Now!

Great Seinfeld episode with George's parents.

AG, I can relate... my parents are exactly like Frank & Marie Barone on Raymond.

Megyn Kelly and Sean Hannity kiss and make up.

http://www.thewrap.com/megyn-kelly-and-sean-hannity-make-up-following-twitter-feud-its-complicated/

Just saw the Amanda Knox documentary on Netflix, very good and compelling. Can't believe that a lot of people still think she did it..

Didn't she do cartwheels and stuff when she was waiting around after being brought in for questioning?

Not that it presumes guilt. People do crazy shit when they are in shock.

Serenity Now!

Yeah those two are another couple that I can relate to. Lord, help you. Have you ever left their house with the two of them arguing and they didn't notice you were gone until about ten minutes later? That happened quite a bit.

That's what Italian police told the press yes, but they also told Amanda that she was HIV positive when she was in jail which was absolutely not true. They did it to fuck with her head..

Italian police can be brutal I've learned..

BrainDead and American Gothic were the only two new series put into production for summer releases at CBS, so it is somewhat strange that both of them would get axed so quickly. CBS is a network known for bringing in massive audiences for stalwart hits like NCIS and The Big Bang Theory, so perhaps the lower turnouts for the freshman series were below even the minimum expectations, thus cementing their fates.

Watch the first two episodes of West World I like it so far, my mom told me they made a movie starring Yul Brenner in the 70's

Don't bother with the movie "The Infiltrator", starring Bryan Cranston. What a disappointment! The only few good scenes were with Leguizamo, pretty gritty, but only accounted for maybe about twenty or so minutes of the movie. I give it a negative seven.

The NFL’s TV ratings dive continues to show no signs of letting up. Regional ratings for Fox’s NFC package have shown the smallest drop at just 1 percent through seven weeks compared to 2015, while regional ratings for CBS’ AFC package are down 9 percent, FOX Sports executive vice president of research Michael Mulvihill tweeted Tuesday. Although the ratings for “Monday Night Football” have fallen off a cliff compared to last season, ratings for “Thursday Night Football” on CBS and the NFL Network and for NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” aren’t much better. ...

Well, whaddya know: Will & Grace‘s recent web-based reunion has stirred interest in a full-fledged revival.

TVLine has learned that NBC is in preliminary talks with the sitcom’s six principal players — series creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, and stars Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes — about doing a limited-run of original episodes. It’s not clear when the episodes would air and how many there would be.

Is this thread only for TV series that are newer than 2015 ?

If not, im watching Underbelly: Land Of The Long Green Cloud at the moment.

Picked it up for 6 quid on dvd from the local shop, one of my favorite TV series. Its about the "Mr Asia" drug syndicate, marty johnstone and terry clark.

There's no Random posting thread in General Discussion. So, don't forget to turn back your clocks Sunday. If you don't, you may miss a movie or TV program. Also:

The 2016 Fall TV season is about a month in, and while it’s too early to make any final judgments on winners and losers, here’s how things are shaping up.

Winner: MacGyver
This reboot of the classic 80’s series defied the conventional wisdom that a Friday night timeslot equals death for a new show. Instead, the show has managed to maintain solid ratings and recently scored a full-season order.
Loser: Pure Genius
The only new CBS fall show to premiere to soft ratings, this medical drama starring Augustus Prew and Dermot Mulroney opened to just 6.2 million viewers and a 1.0 rating. And as shows tend to dip in their subsequent weeks, this one could be ripe for cancellation already.
Winner: Supergirl’s CW move
The Girl of Steel went from being a bubble show on CBS to the top-rated show on The CW. This was a no-brainer.

Winner: This Is Us
Who knew a wholesome, earnest family drama would be the breakout hit of the fall TV season? NBC needed a hit, and it got one in Dan Fogelman’s latest.
Loser: Notorious
“Notorious” has the unfortunate distinction of being the first fall show to have its episode order cut – essentially a cancellation.

Winner: Lethal Weapon
Among the hits and misses of movies being turned into TV shows, Fox’s redo of the Mel Gibson cop comedy is firmly in the “hit” column, thanks to the strong chemistry between the two leads.

Loser: Divorce
Sarah Jessica Parker’s big return to TV and the network of “Sex and the City” didn’t make much of a splash, and “Insecure” and “Westworld” are both buzzier.
Winner: Designated Survivor
Kiefer Sutherland’s return to TV was a resounding success, and “Designated Survivor” is a hit with audiences and critics alike.
Loser: NFL Games
There are only a few guarantees in life: death, taxes, and strong TV ratings for NFL games. That last one has been a bit shaky thus far this season, however, as weak match-ups, sloppy play, altered rules and even a contagious national anthem protest have turned a significant number of viewers off.

I really only watch 2 of those listed.

I surprisingly do like Lethal Weapon. I always liked the movie but didn't think bringing it to tv was a good idea. So far, I was wrong. Damon Wayans is really good and so is the guy who plays Riggs. (Don't know his name. Never saw him before this show.) The two DO have good chemistry which probably is one reason it works.

Also, Designated Survivor. Very interesting premise and so far, story is very good.

Never really watched the original MacGyver but my brother ALWAYS watched when he was young.

I read earlier critics bashing both MacGyver and Lethal Weapon. I was prepared for a cancellation. Glad to see so far that's not the case.



TIS

I read the novel. It is a LONG read. I was fascinated by it while I was reading it. Did you read it? I have some criticisms of it near the end but don't want to spoil anything for you or others.

I don't get Hulu so I haven't seen any of the episodes. Was it a one-season series or more of a traditional show?

I was watching Wiseguy last night on COZI. I was surprised to see Chazz Palminteri in it. I saw where he was also in an episode of Dallas. He goes way back.

Hi Mr. Blonde. How are you? I have not read the novel but plan to do so.

It was a TV Mini-Series, 8 episodes, one season. I still rent Netflix DVDs, so that's how I was able to watch them. Try Amazon or Netflix.

Hi, AG. Doing well, hope you are too!

I'm glad that it is a self-contained 8 episode miniseries - I don't think it would have worked as an elongated series. I'll try to track it down - I'm off streaming for a while (long story) but I would really like to see it now.

Wasn't there a movie entitled Contract on Cherry St? Who was in it?

I was watching a couple episodes of Wiseguy today. I never knew Chazz P was in the series. Interesting.

Dallas, Dynasty, and The Colby's lol I remember those shows. He does go way back.

He was also in a vampire movie so was don rickles and From officer and a gentlemen he was Richard Gere daddio in that one. There were even more people in that you would know hot girl was the vampire she fucked them and then sucked their blood

Foots-- An Officer And a Gentleman is a good movie. So cute of him surprising his girl and carrying her off into the sunset But how can Chazz be the Dad? Richard Gere is a few years older than him. ??

That Sicilian Vampire movie got good reviews. Has anyone seen it? It has a good cast, came out in 2015. Remember we were talking about it on here a while back?

Tuesday night Leah Rimini hosts a critical look at Scientology. Since she used to be on the inside of it, it should be informative.

No Chaz wasn't Gere father Robert loggia was his father. The only thing that the movie should have done that it didn't do was have loggia there when he graduated and loggia saluted him. It would have made for a better movie.

Oh ok. I really couldn't remember who played his father, been so long since I've seen that film. Loggia is an excellent actor. I agree he should have been there and saluted him. I was just watching an interview where Gere talks about how they had to use a double for the karate fighting scenes because the actor fighting Gere couldn't get the routine down. So he got pissed and left the set, came back a few days later

(I need to re-watch this movie)

That karate scene was old time White made MA.

My son is bjj player. He could have killed both of them. The only way he could lose a fight is if someone shot him 20 feet from him. He gets a hand on them they die.

People don't realize it just get a hand on them then in a joke and don't give it up they die.

He fights with a gi. It's crazy he chokes them out with his gi or their gi.

He thought about fighting MMA for a half a minute.

His friend trains with real boxers he has a blind spot on one side of his face. He can't see the punch coming on that side. Can't see it and out you go.

Make sure ya'll see Denzel Washington's Fences just out. It was made in Pittsburgh, so I will definitely see it.

I was just doing some surfing about the Sopranos. I came acrooss 7 pre-productions in which the guy who played (fat) Vito on the Sopranos is involved. That's pretty busy. In fact, he may be just about the busiest of the former Sopranos actors.

I am not sure about that. He owns a successful restaurant in Brooklyn. I ate there a few times. I think it became a tourist spot.

So he doesn't limp any more?

My friend was in the movie Dances with wolves. Oops my mistake he is in the sequel Dances with Were wolves. A horror movie

He has been in 6 things in 2016 alone.

He will be in 2 movies coming out in 2017 one due in Feb 17

Another he is filming now Frank and Ava about Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardener.

Carrie Fisher (Photo: Getty Images)
By Variety Staff

Carrie Fisher suffered a full cardiac arrest on Friday while aboard an airplane going from London to LAX, an emergency official confirmed to Variety. The actress is in critical condition, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Airport police responded at approximately 12:15 p.m. PT to a woman with a medical emergency on a plane a Terminal 7, but they couldn’t confirm the identify of the victim, public information officer Alicia Hernandez told Variety.

The female victim had gone into cardiac arrest and officers from the Los Angeles County Fire Department were already on the scene performing CPR, when airport police arrived. She was transported to local hospital for medical treatment.

Fisher reportedly went into cardiac arrest about 15 minutes before the plane landed, TMZ first reported.

Has anyone heard of The Bronx Bull release in January? It stars William Forsyth as Jake Lamotta. It's supposed to explore the sources of his rage. Chaz and Sorvino are in it.

It says it's supposed to be in theaters Jan. 6, 2017 according to IMDB.

A remake of "An American Werewolf In London" with Max Landis (son of John Landis who produced the original) along with The Walking Dead producers, Robert Kirkman and David Alpert is in the works.

I love the original. At the time the special effects were really cool. I know remakes, for the most part seldom match the original BUT I definitely will see this one.

TIS

Megyn Kelly joining NBC.

[quote=olivant]Megyn Kelly joining NBC.[/quote

Good that is where she belongs

I heard she is going into the days of our lives time slot at 1 pm.

Resident Evil: Apocalypse - 7/10

Probably the best out of all of the resident evil movies. Wasn't greatly keen on the character of Alice to be honest, but Nemesis made up for it.

Big fan of the resident evil games.

It's been over a year ago that I posted about TV actors non-eating on screen.

I watch the Big Bang Theory incessantly (although Sheldon is growing tiresome). Alot of its characters' conversations take place while they are eating either in their apartments or at the university's cafeteria. What I notice is that they almost never eat what's on their plates. It bugs me because I now notice it every time I watch. Instead, they poke at their food with their utensils.

Of course, when they film can be any time of the day or night before which they may have already eaten. Besides, it could be the 10th take by which time the food is cold, etc. It just bugs me.

By the way, during his scene with Kay at the wedding, Michael Corleone did a good job of moving his lasagna around his plate and cutting his food without ever eating much of it.

On screen food things that annoy me:

TV people almost always eat Chinese food out of the white paper boxes with the little metal handles that it comes in. In reality, most people put it in a dish.


Why is italian/french bread always just stuffed unwrapped in paper grocery bags when it's a TV prop. Why don't they ever show it in the long skinny bread bags the way it comes from the store? Those then go into grocery bag, we don't just throw unwrapped bread into the bag with the other groceries. Do they think if it's covered by the bakery bag we won't be able to tell it's bread?

Yes Hel, those bug me too. I always eat Chinese on a plate (especially the fingers and toes), but TV characters (and members of the Corleone family) either have an aversion to plates or a love affair with white containers (didn't Leonard buy something like 5,000 of them to fool Sheldon?). And yes, the bread is always unwrapped, isn't it?

The containers from the closed chinese restaurant...that was hilarious.

I loved the shrimp with mobster sauce episode too, when they ended up at Corleones pizza.

Not many finish a quart of Chinese food at home. They put it in a plate and put the carton in the fridge to be eaten at another meal. I get soup besides when I order I guess they don't.

I don't eat bread anymore. No soda either, no salt. But Sicilian pie and pasta can't stop from having that and Italian cheese cake.

Oh Italian food in Jersey is a shade better then in Germany

Does anyone remember this film It's from the 90s, I believe and starred Bob Hoskins?

He plays this enigmatic figure he moves into a small town and makes friends with a boy. Noone knows much about him and he doesn't reveal much. I think it turned out that he was hiding from the mob and it found him at the end of the movie.

I just saw Fences and, honestly I was underwhelmed. Liked the characters and really liked their dialogue, but seemed like not enough happened onscreen. I don't mind movies that are remade from plays so long as they don't still feel like plays; otherwise they feel very constrained, as this one does.

Not sure the above made sense, so I'll say this. Off the top of my head, an example of a movie that was remade from a play yet did not feel constrained is A Few Good Men.

Former WB executive confirmed that Ben Affleck's The Batman will be released at some point in 2018.

Going back to New Jersey today to celebrate my oldest son's birthday with people I do not like. Will leave tonight right after it is over.

It was Anthony Hopkins in Hearts in Atlantis in 2001.

Fifth and final season of Bates Motel starts February 20th A&E.

Over the decades I've watched any number of movies and documentaries about the Civil War. Love it. The recent Blood and Fury is not as good as other offerings, but it is still pretty good.

What stands out in all of them is the human slaughter. I shot at my adversaries and they at me from 200 or more yards; most times I couldn't see them and they couldn't see me. Thus, I have my doubts that I would have the courage to stand almost face to face with the enemy and fire at him and let him fire at me as they did in the Civil War.

Those Board members with military especially, chime in.

TRAINING DAY tv series


wanted to like it, tried to like it, too many recycled cliches and bad acting

Haven't seen the series but liked the movie.
I didn't think I'd like the Lethal Weapon series but I kind of enjoy it.

Also, I am a fan of the "Taken" movies with Liam Neeson and I hear there will be a prequel tv show showing Bryan Mills in the earlier days.


TIS

TIS,

Taken origins tv show sounds like a good idea.

I tried to give the Lethal Weapon tv a go, gonna watch a full episode to see how it is. I remember watching the first film and honestly believing that Mel Gibson was a lunatic, and not acting.

Ohh i can't wait for it !
deathstroke will be the villain.

I know that there are Board members old enough to remember the smash hit of 1970, Love Story. Can you believe that its star Ali McGraw is 77?

Where does the time go?

The same place it went when I saw Ann Margaret in "Tommy"in the theatre & fell madly in love w/her..seems like yesterday.

I saw that guy who played the Soup Nazi on Seinfeld at this geeky convention I went to over the weekend called Wonder Con. My plan was to ask him to MEOW for me I'm sure nobody ever asked him to meow. They want him to say no soup for you or whatever he says. But my daughter wouldn't let me lol.

I was doing some web research and came across Moonlighting. Who remembers it? It certainly gave Bruce Willis his start. It was definitely a superb show and was quite a hit. While watching it I would always think that its writers had to be pretty busy because the dialogue was a mile a minute. He and Cybil Shepard crammed more words into every minute of the show than I speak in a day.

That was a good show, Olivant. Bruce Willis is always great.

I'm watching From Here to Eternity at the moment, never saw it. Great movie so far.

Yea, I use to always watch that show too. I've often read that Cybil Shepherd and Bruce Willis fought constantly and didn't get along at all.




TIS

Currently watching QUARRY. Crime drama series set in Memphis during the 70s. Based on the books by Max Allan Collins. Slow and moody but very good.

Of course, that is supposedly the movie that Sinatra starred in courtesy of his "friends".

It really was the perfect role for him too. I couldn't tell if he was acting or just being himself. Even though I don't care for Sinatra, the man, it was pretty awful to hear all that derogatory language directed at his character.

Great cast. Excellent movie.

I saw this for the first time a couple years ago. You're right - excellent movie. The role was perfect for Sinatra, but what really made an impression was what a beast Ernest Borgnine was. I had only seen him as an old man before seeing this.

In a shocking reversal of fortune for one of the most prominent voices in TV news, Bill O’Reilly has been ousted from Fox News Channel amid the firestorm over sexual harassment allegations leveled against the host in recent years.

Parent company 21st Century Fox said Wednesday: “After a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the Company and Bill O’Reilly have agreed that Bill O’Reilly will not be returning to the Fox News Channel.”

Not a surprise really. As forgiving as the network may have wanted to be, once advertisers start to bail on a show in a highly-viewed time slot, it's over.

Oli,

I thought O'reilly was gonna take extended vacation and let everything blow over. I thought that he too much of a cash cow for Fox to ever drop him. I guess the timing was wrong....just off the heels of Ailes' problems so the axe had to come down on him.

There can be many variables that accrue to a company's actions. For one, Fox ownership probably anticipated legal action by accusers which would perpetuate this matter in a public forum for months if not years to come. Also, former accusers with whom O'Reilly settled may agree to release the contents of the settlements if O'Reilly agrees which he probably wouldn't. That too would perpetuate this matter.

Good news for X File fans. It's returning for 10 episodes 2017/18. Always been a fan of the show.


TIS




http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/21/entertainment/x-files-new-episodes/

I couldn't get into it at all.

I gave up after the "Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster" episode.

And this is someone who loved the show as a kid.

That episode is probably the worst episode of any TV show I have ever seen in my life.

I can't believe it's rated as one of the best.

Watched Robin and the Seven Hoods today. Peter Falk has to be just about the best when it comes to portraying gangsters. Though a comedy, his portrayal rivals that of Abe Reles in Murder, Inc.

I see that movie on the TCM app. I'm going to watch it, haven't seen it in a long time. Do you know the name of the movie that has Sinatra and Marlon Brando in it and Brando sings? I cannot think of which movie that is but I remember seeing it as a kid.

Hi A-Girl

I think you're thinking of Guys and Dolls. Haven't seen that in years.


TIS

Hi TIS, hope you are doing great!!!

That's the one. Thnx a million.

2 Broke Girls cancelled.

I watched Dr. Zhivago on TCM. That's definitely a chick flick. Omar Sharif is alright. Alec Guinness is an excellent actor. I like him in that movie and in The Bridge of the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia.

I plan to finish watching The Gambling House with Victor Mature. Good story so far. I can't help but think that his character is based on Joe Adonis. Seems to fit his persona. (Adonis was no small time racketeer though) Has anyone seen this movie? Your thoughts?


Edit: Auto correct on iPhone changed Sharif to Sheriff lol

i am watching narcos, it's pretty good.
and of course i am waiting for gomorra season 3 !

Are any of you fans of the Big Bang Theory? I am ... with a qualification.

I watch it and its reruns. But I've grown tired of and unamused by Sheldon. The writers have a field day with him. However, he's a 35(?) year old who has a tenuous grasp of sarcasm and human relationships. He's rude, ignorant, and selfish and he is aided and abetted by the rest of the show's characters.

Of course, it's just a TV show, right?

Am I the only Board member who didn't know this?

In the 60s, Joe Pesci was a guitarist with Joey Dee and the Starliters.

I still watch it, though it's been many years since it was required viewing. My sense is that the guys are pushing 40 now. Sheldon ' s saving grace is that he's not supposed to be aware that a lot of his behavior is rude or hurtful. I think both Amy and Sheldon have been changed quite a bit, and aren't consistent with their original characters.

I think the show is a little bit interesting now. I thought it was dead in the water a couple years ago, but they've done a 90 degree turn into one or maybe two generic domestic sitcoms. I don't expect anything like the first four seasons to happen again, but it could chug along indefinitely by adapting old Lucy and Honeymooners plot lines.

Well Pete, years ago I read a review of one of the Star Wars sequels. In it, the reviewer stated that CP3O had grown tiring. That's how I feel about Sheldon. His character has grown tiring. Something of the same can be said of Raj. The rest of the characters are (relatively) robust although not as robust as in prior seasons.

I'd enjoy reading a psychiatrist's analysis of Sheldon. He should do one of Barney Fife while he's at it. I think that Sheldon and Barney share some of the same insecurity, self-esteem issues.

Anybody catch the HBO Bernie Madoff film, Wizard of Lies?

Getts,

I'm planning on watching. I do have HBO "On Demand" and hope to see it at my leisure. I don't like most of DeNiros recent stuff but know he's a great actor and he sounds perfect for this role. I much prefer him in a good drama. Did you see it?





TIS

The same with me, TIS. Too many of his recent roles blend into one (they're all the same). This one is similar. They portray Madoff as a controlling force over his family and that is tailor made for DeNiro's "disgusted" face (that he seems to use all the time now). The movie itself was OK, but just barely. You won't walk away from this feeling any sympathy for Madoff (not that he deserves any) and I'd recommend it to anyone who just wants to learn what this whole mess was about. But don't expect to be entertained by it.

Thanks for the heads up SC. Yea, I DO want to learn more of what happened. I'll look at it more as a history lesson. LOL



TIS

TIS,
Haven't seen it yet. Going to watch it on once the NBA Finals are done. When/If you watch it, please let us know what you thought of it. I prefer reviews from real people over the "critics' reviews"

Speaking of which, thanks for the rundown,SC. Is it the same disgusted face that Jimmy Conway had when Johnny R. kept explaining the pink cadillac?

hey I think I know Johnny R. He beat up Lou Alcindor aka Kareem Abdul Jabbar in High school. They both went to Power memorial. I told Johnny after that scene with the fake Italian. You let him to talk to you like that.

Foot,

Johnny Roastbeef beat up Kareem?
Is that why he started taking lessons with Bruce Lee?

Bobby Deniro is a fake Italian now,Foot? Did he campaign for Diblasio or something?

Fake Italian. Good one.

Kareem is over 7 feet tall. In high school he had to be at least 6 ft 5" just picturing that fight has me laughing.

He was 7 ft tall in high school. John kept hitting him in the balls. After Kareem he was
Still lew then UCLA he got a big signing bonus with The Milwaukee bucks. He came to a brokerage house I worked for when I was a kid Kleiner Bell. He invested his money on a stock they were pushing. He lost all his money I shock hands with him there. I told him I saw him play at st.helena's high school in the Bronx. It later became Monsignor scalan. Everyone in the brokerage house was Italian except the box people they were minorities. I lost money myself on that stock about a thousand.

One of the box men was a friend of Wilson picket. I told the guy I was a big fan of his music. So I took them both out to sloppy Louie's for lunch.

That's exactly what I pictured the fight to look like. A short little Italian guy punching a guy's waist or however you put it. So friggin funny, Foots.

That's a shame everybody lost money. Live and learn.

You know how we got a ton of celebrities out here. Well, my friend's friend was a nanny for Magic Johnson. She said he was a really nice guy but NOBODY is allowed near him when he sits down to eat. His wife is a sweetheart she said.

The only basketball star I shook hands with was Sean Elliott saw him at an Angels game and got an autograph for my friend's nephew. Early 1990's. Kobe Bryant was at the circus with his wife and baby when I took my kids early 2000's. Didn't approach him though.

Great story as usual, Foots. What and where is Sloppy Louie's?

It was near the Fulton fish market just to the right under the east river drive. It long gone now. The service was interesting. You sit at the table bread crumbs are on the table. The waiter through you the mappine and you clean the table off. Saw dust all over the floor. Sea food was great.

I told this story before I just don't remember to who the first scene shot in goodfellas was when Johnny and his wife was found dead in the caddy. Remember kids found them to the song Layla. They were in makeup and were sitting in the car a long time before they shot the scene. She had to go to the bathroom. They told her hold it in and go after they shot the scene. She still had to pee bad so they told her to pee in the car so she did.

Foots, that sounds like a fun place I've been to Fishermans Wharf up in San Francisco and to San Pedro Port of LA/Long Beach many times but never to Fulton. We even had a fish delivery guy out here years ago. Now, we have to go to the Asian market to get our fish


And that poor actress. Don't they know that a woman can't go too long without a bathroom break?

I don't watch Mob Wives. Maybe you do but these women are an embarrassment to the Italian-American people. So, you better watch your step with what you say. You're nothing but a bullshit artist anyway. I have real stories about real Italian people and wiseguys in the neighborhood. What do you have? Why don't you add something informative about your Italian family who came here to the states to the 1900 immigrant thread? Oh it's because you can't. Well, I can and I did.

Edit: wrote 1990 instead of 1900 half asleep lol

That article was very inappropriate.

I was channel surfing last night and on PBS was a program about 60s' music. Just like the Doo Wop groups that still perform, the 60s' groups do so also. It was enjoyable to watch and listen; they too still sound good.

To me it's amazing that we get to have enjoyed singers when they were in vogue and then to enjoy them decades later. So cool, or as we used to say, "far out, like heavy man".

The Smithsonian Channel ran an excellent documentary commemorating the 25th anniversary of the L.A. Riots. One of the darkest moments in the history of our nation. I still can't quite believe that the officers who beat Rodney King were acquitted and how long the L.A. police abused blacks dating back to the Watts Riots.

Thanks,Goombah

EXCELLENT so far. I like the format.

*I don't have that channel, but they have the full doc. up on their youtube channel.

Gets,

If you haven't seen it yet, the OJ documentary "Made in America" is phenominal. Many of the same people were involved in the LA Riots coverage (Gil Garcetti, the TV helicopter guy shot footage of Reginal Denny's beating AND OJ's slow speed chase, plus lots of LA cops/media/civil rights advocates).

I think the OJ documentary may be the best doc I have ever seen. When it was first advertised, it was of no interest to me. My sis-in-law recommended it when I saw her over the holidays.

The basic premise was that OJ never considered himself as black until he was on trial. At least one juror admitted that she voted to acquit in part as retribution for the Rodney King acquittal. A jury consultant stated that the prospective jurors found more fault with Nicole as a white woman who married a black man than for OJ beating her. Another unforgettable comment was that if OJ had killed his first wife (who was black), he would have easily been convicted.

It's a fascinating documentary. If I was a sociology professor, I would show this in my class every semester.

Dead Presidents is a very good movie. Came out in 1995. Never saw it until recently. Excellent cast. Lots of funny scenes and quotes even thought it's categorized as a crime drama action type movie.

I remember liking it when it came out but haven't seen it in 20+ years, so a revisit would be timely. The war flashbacks are what stuck with me the most.

The Hughes Brothers previous movie, Menace II Society, was outstanding.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carrie Fisher's autopsy report shows the actress had cocaine in her system when she fell ill on a plane last year, but investigators could not determine what impact the cocaine and other drugs found in her system had on her death.

The report released Monday states Fisher may have taken cocaine three days before the Dec. 23 flight on which she became ill. She died four days later.

It also found traces of heroin and MDMA, which is also known as ecstasy, but that they could not determine when Fisher had taken those drugs. The findings were based on toxicology screenings done on samples taken when the "Star Wars" actress arrived at a Los Angeles hospital.

You should watch it again. I do remember Menace II Society. Recently, I watched another movie from years ago, came out in 86, called River's Edge with Keanu Reeves, Crispin Glover, and Dennis Hopper. It's based on a true story. Strange movie but worth watching. Ever see it?

River's Edge doesn't sound familiar. I like outside the box movies so I'll keep an eye out.

Goombah,

thanks. I saw it last year and I saw the mini series, and I have a hard time remember which info came from which source. They were both excellent.

Another reason to feel that time is zipping by:

Pam Dawber of Mork & Mindy is 65.

How many of you are fans of the return of Will&Grace and Roseanne this coming season?

I like W&G, but was neutral about Roseanne.

This may be news just to me, but Beverly D'Angelo had twins with Al Pacino?

Anybody see Dunkirk yet? Looks good. Great cast. I need to go see that movie.

My kid saw the Emoji movie last week. I told her jeez you probably lost more brain cells watching that movie in one night than I did in all my teenage years put together

Was never a fan of either show. I do think that they were way ahead of their time. Nothing new or groundbreaking about them now, so I think both shows will go the route of the Arsenio Hall reboot.

Another blast from the past: Jaclyn Smith, one of the original Charlie's Angels, is 71.

Wow! She's 71!!! I always liked being Kelly when I used to play Charlie's Angels as a kid lol.

I just watched the Darlin' episode of Big Bang Theory. Do you realize that the surviving Beach Boys would all be in their 70s? Madonne! Where does the time go? Why do we have to get old? Why can't we all live in the endless summer?

Just re-watched season 4 of Breaking Bad and was yet again incredibly impressed by this man's acting, simply superb..

My favorite character of the entire show.

Just saw Atomic Blonde. Fun summer film, very stylish.

Has anyone seen the USA tv show "Shooter" with Ryan Phillipe? It's based on the movie with Mark Wahlberg by the same name. Anyway, I liked the move AND the tv show so far.



TIS

I posted this question once before, but I wasn't satisfied with the answer.

In Native New Yorker (by Odyssey) there's this lyric (I looked it up) "He dropped you off at East 83rd."

You New Yorkers should know the answer: What's significant about that location, if any?

Blazing Saddles fans:

Robyn Hilton who played Miss Stein (Governor Lepetomane's secretary) is 77. Madonne!

The cat who plays Dean O'Banion in Boardwalk Empire is a dead ringer for Danny Greene.

I think they should've chose someone else to play Al Capone.

Does anyone here on the BB watch Law & Order True Crime - The Menendez Brothers? I've been watching and unfortunately dozed off I think, at the very end. How did it end? Last I remember their attorney was taken off the case. Was there a mistrial or what?

I do have On Demand but I can't fast forward to the ending. I saw 90% of it.

Thanks




TIS

Both ended in mistrials. The 2nd trials resulted in convictions and life in prison.

Thanks Oli. I'm finding the story very interesting. Sad, shocking, sick but interesting. I'm a sucker for ALL the Law & Orders. I do hope they make a regular series out of this with real life crimes.



TIS

Back then, SNL did a thing on it with Rob Schneider playing one of the brothers. He maintained that there was another set of twins that did it.

Did you watch it on Dateline last night?

Oh no. I missed it. Was it good?


TIS

It was good. Catch it On Demand.

This date in 1980 we found out who shot JR on Dallas. Believe it or not, 85 million of us tuned in to find out.

ATTN...Turner classic movies ON DEMAND has "Mean Streets" if anyone is interested.

If any of you have cable TV, have you had this experience and know the remedy:

Suddenly, I can't get audio on one network: American Heroes Channel. Any solutions?

Listen to DeNiro fake street accent in Mean streets.That is why I call him the fake Italian. Remember wh en Steven Segal did his fake Brooklyn neighborhood accent in his movie. It sounded the same. DeNiro got a lot better with his accent now.

Eric Roberts and Julia Roberts are half-brother/sister. I always thought that it was Julia who brought her brother into acting. However, it was Eric who, while working on a picture, suggested his sister be given a part.

By the way, Julia's first name is really Judy. She changed it to Julia when she discovered that there was already an actress with that first name.

Jeapardy in 5.

Helps me learn something every day.

I count how many answers I can get in correctly before the contestants.
Got 15 last night.

Depends on the categories..I'm not so bad either myself,,although when they have ??s about Operas & ancient times I'm lost like a sheep in a cave in Co. Mayo.

Agree, had 12 yesterday and only 8 tonight.

Wife won with 11, so I gotta beat her with my answers also.
We compete when we watch, try to watch every night Im home or out before 7pm.

Jeopardy in 5.

Tied with Wife last night 11 each.

Ready to score higher tonight.

Jeopardy

I’m ready

Wife just watched ‘ this is us”

I knew that’s what she was watching since she was cryin.

I asked... “ why do you watch this blow your brains out shit”

She said.... “ Shut Up”

I thought, why didI ask her that knowing what she would say

I’m back in my 1/2 of the house. The good stuff is her fridge upastairs.

I gotta start cooking more downstairs

Another beloved comedy series is coming back for a new installment on its original network. CBS has given 13-episode series order to Murphy Brown, a revival of the 1988 sitcom with its creator Diane English and star Candice Bergen both set to return. Warner Bros. TV, which was behind the original series, is the sole studio.

Bergen will reprise her role as the famous investigative journalist and TV anchor at the FYI network, as Murphy Brown returns to a world of cable news, social media, fake news and a very different political and cultural climate. I hear talks are underway with other original cast members to return.

Seinfeld hints at possible Seinfeld return.

https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/02/jerry-seinfeld-actually-says-a-seinfeld-revival-is-possible/

On the one hand I love Seinfeld, on the other the decline of Curb Your Enthusiasm, which has become way too self-aware, spells bad omens.

I can see Elaine and George working in any return. But Michael Richards is 68 so it's doubtful he will be able to pratfall, which was so intrinsic to his character. And Jerry Seinfeld is bald now, which was a key part of George's insecurity and made him the butt of jokes within the group - so would Jerry wear a wig?

This Seinfeld post 9/11 spec script is pretty funny. Maybe they should hire this guy to be on the writing team?

http://splitsider.com/2016/08/this-seinfeld-911-spec-script-is-insane-and-incredible/

Which is precisely the thing. A Seinfeld return would've made more sense in the years after 9/11.

I can't help but feel as if it's missed the boat now with the way the world is and how TV has changed.

I am COMPLETELY against this! Leave well enough alone and come up with original ideas. With films, TV shows and everything else, I'm tired of reboots/prequels/sequels, etc. As Jerry said, the show was done right the first time. If you want to visit them at any time: stream them on Hulu, pop in the DVD or turn on TBS at any point of the day!

Its all about the money..

Unfortunately, you're right. It's a business and I get that. Studios only care about making money. But here's an original idea: if you make a really good movie, rather than pumping out crap, you'll make more money, because it'll be something people want to have more of. Nowadays it's quantity over quality.

I watch the Big Bang Theory quite a bit. Its characters are regularly filmed eating. Well, it seems like they're eating. It's been about a year or so ago that I started noticing that they seldom actually eat anything; they play with their food. Now I can't help but notice them doing that. It's not quite an obsession of mine yet, but it is an annoyance of sorts. I wish I could un-notice them not eating. In fact, I've started noticing the same things in other programs and movies.

Madonne! What shall I do Rhett?

I’m watching HomeLand

The FBI guy from Sopranos is a FBI guy in this show

Yes.I know his name ,but it slips me ,too early in the morning..my wife is ADDICTED to that show & now were starting to follow The CHI..

How is it? It's been on my list of things to watch for a while now. I've heard good things about it. The only problem is finding the time to watch it.

Its very good, I have been following for awhile.

I think it would be a very good show to binge watch from season one since its constantly flowing and moves quickly with great action , twists and turns.

Enjoy if you go for it.

Thats how I got into it, My wife loves it and she loved past seasons with the red head guy from Band of Brothers , major Winters.

I think The Chi is a really good show, wife likes it also.

Enjoy Hood.

I stopped watching Homeland after season 3. Wasn't the same show when Damien Lewis was not in it anymore..

Do you know if the later seasons aren't as good as the earlier ones? I thought I remember hearing some say that.

My next show that I want to watch is Hulu's THE HANDMAID'S TALE. Has anyone seen that either?

It’s amazing that Homeland is on Season 7. We cannot believe we been watching that long and have enjoyed each season.

MATT SEVERITO..that's the dudes name.

Yup ,,, that’s him

I tried to post a pic but it would not load

I've read several articles about a proposed remake of The Godfather. Most of them are from a few years go. So far, I am unaware of any more recent news about a possible remake.

Do any Board members have any recent news about the likelihood of a remake?

Hopefully that ship has sailed, i think a remake would be awful..

I hope not. A remake would be awful. Why mess with perfection.





TIS

Exactly TIS, makes no sense to make an remake..

Maybe they can make a remake of Godfather three. It just might be better then that movie.

When I was a kid I would go the Bronx and see movies in the Globe Theather it cost a quarter for a ticket. They would play three monster or science fiction movie. They would also show 20 cartons and three cereals like Flash Gordon. Staring Buster Crabbe remember him.Plus if you wanted to stay and see a movie again you could. So you really got your moneys worth.

Daddio when he wasn’t beating me up would take me and my bother. I was talking to my brother the other day and it came up. Daddio would sleep until I wanted to go home and wake him up.

I joked with my brother those were some of the best times I had with Daddio.

Now point of the story and time one of those movies are on amazon I would buy it.

One of them was the creature from the black lagoon. I also remember vaguely about another movie I saw that day. But could never remember the name of it. Guess what I am going throw amazon movies and I saw it. As soon as I read the title I knew that was it. Did not even have to pay for it it was free. The name of it was “The hideous Sun Demon”

I loved that shit

When Damian Lewis was still on homeland at the end I called it that the Iranians would hang him on public street using a Crain.

I also knew when he left to explore movie options that he would not get work doing it.

Incidently he had no relationship with the star That you believed could happen on the show it was just bad acting on his part.

But have you seen him on Billions on that he is believable. Complicated story that most of the time works. The third season starts soon on showtime.
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Oh Disney just brought back the cartoon movie Lady and the tramp. I just bought it going to watch it with my three year old grand daughter Sophia. Looking forward to it for lunch after will have spaghetti with meatballs. Going to push one too her with my nose see if I can get her to laugh.

I just binge watched The Handmaid's Tale and I thought it was pretty good. I'll have to check out Season 2 when it airs next month. Next I'd like to see The Looming Tower which is also on Hulu.

Irish,,watch the old school movie w/ Robert Duvall..It tells the real storyI...... i think is around 1993...w/our dearly departed Natasha Richardson.

Just saw I Tanya I thought part would be funny. Nothing funny about that movie.

Act from the [BadWord] mother and the daughter they could both win academy award.

But glorifying Harding is ridiculous she was just like her mother. Can’t believe she did not know about it.

And the FBI was the same fucked up people they are to day.

Eveidently harding gravated from an abusive mother to an abusive husband.

Had a feeling she was a fucked indivdual...white trash.

In the story she was poor so she had to make her own costumes to skate in. But she could really skate after she lost she confronted a judge of the event. Evidently they did not judge by just how you skate. It is also how you look and the song you skate to.

I kind of believe that the judge was a stuck up bitch. But her coach could not find her a sponsor to pick up the expenses. Plus the mother was a waitress and gave the coach all the money she made for lessons.

The fbi got the mother to wear a wire.

My wife’s friend’s son is a lawyer and is in the fbi now. I have not said 5 words to him. But I like his mother.

I really enjoyed I, TONYA and I'll be pulling for both Margot Robbie and Allison Janney to win tonight (although I'm sure Janney will win her's while Robbie will be snubbed). After watching the movie, personally, I felt bad for Tonya Harding. This was a woman who's been abused since day 1 by her mother, was abandoned by her father at an early age, and then she was abused by her husband. She had a difficult life and not to excuse any of her actions, but again, I did somewhat feel for her after this.

You mean there's a movie called THE LOOMING TOWER as well with Robert Duvall in it?

Starting watching Frances staring Jessica Lange and realized I had seen it in the 80”s, man did not remember that movie.

It was very good, moving and very sad.

God, that was a long time ago, I remember my girlfriend at the time being very emotional watching that flick.

No..The Handmaids Tale...a movie from 1993 ,same premise starring Bob Duvall,Faye Dunaway & Natasha Richardson

The movie that I fell in love w/ Jessica Lange as an actress as well as physically...Yes,very disturbing story.

Gotcha, thanks for clarifying

I DVR'd a bunch of the Little Sheldon series, that kid is hysterical.

Cant wait to watch them all.

Rewatching season 1 of STRANGER THINGS in anticipation of season 2, which I have not seen yet.

I notice more and more actors on shows here are from the UK and Australia what’s up with that?

Just finished MINDHUNTER. I was a little disappointed because I felt the show looked better from the trailers and I'm a big fan of David Fincher's work. It wasn't bad, just not as good as I was hoping for. I just started OZARK, only 2 episodes in so far, but I really enjoy it! I'm happy to see Jason Bateman expand his range and take a role outside of the comedy genre.

I wonder the same thing.

OZARK was a very good show and I'm definitely looking forward to Season 2, which should debut sometime later this year. I'm about halfway through WILD WILD COUNTRY now.

Waiting for McMafia to start if I don’t fall asleep first.

That's why we need a wall! They're taking jobs from Americans and English show business gangs are notorious.

You know how it works they use Americans to play the poor class the Plebeians (commoners) and use The english to Patricians (aristocrats).

Check out the casting in Spartacus for example.

Hey the English had walled castles to keep out who they don’t want like the scotts and the Irish

Does the Vatican have walls to protect them ?

Imagine if our homes did not have walls the roofs will fall on us and kill us.

How would we play our football soccer with no posts the cross bar would fall on keeper.

Denis Leary is producing a new show.

https://411mania.com/movies/usa-network-orders-new-drama-pilot-erase-denis-leary/

Since he is involved in its conception, we can expect plenty of gratuitous sex scenes of attractive twenty and thirty something women making out with him.

Watching Imposters

It’s pretty good.

@Dues ....U recently mentioned "Inside Man" w/ Denzel Washington...saw it last nite..enjoyed it a lot.

Looks like Kevin will be joining Donna six feet under. CBS has cancelled Kevin Can Wait after two seasons, TVLine has confirmed. As well publicized, Kevin underwent a major overhaul in Season 2. Original cast member Erinn Hayes was let go and essentially replaced by Kevin James’ former King of Queens costar Leah Remini, who plays Kevin’s former police partner Vanessa Cellucci.

Being distracted by a creamy looking Lee Remick right now in "Anatomy of a Murder" also w/ Jimmy Stewart.

Good Flick



Amazing, wife been talking about this all day and heard her telling her friend many other shows that got Whacked today/

Kevin Saves The World
Designated Survivor
Scorpion
Lucifer
Superior Donuts
The Crossing
And others have been Canceled.

She watches all of these but I do not.

The dude who plays Riggs on Lethal Weapon was fired today, they were going to cancel that show but Wayans has the Juice so its going on without his sidekick.
Not for me either.

Anyone else looking forward to the Queen Bio pic, Bohemian Rhapsody? Rami Malek stars as Freddy Mercury. I know him from watching the first couple seasons of Mr. Robot. As soon as I heard he was playing Mercury, I thought he'd fit the part. I like their music and look forward to the movie.

Sorry this is so large. I don't know how to make it smaller.


TIS

I saw the trailer yesterday and yes, I'm excited for it! I'm not familiar with Rami Malek as I haven't seen MR. ROBOT (I'd like to because I've heard good things), but judging from the trailer, it looks like it has some potential.

This is outstanding, thanks for posting TIS.

Can’t wait and that dude was great in MR. Robot.
He reminds me of a young smaller version of that fbi guy from boardwalk empire.

Very cool

If you haven't done so already, check out COBRA KAI! It was amazing and I'm looking forward to Season 2 next year.

Is it only available on You Tube Red?

Unfortunately, yes. But I believe you can try it free for 30 days so you can sign up for it, watch the show and then cancel.

Apparently Red Tube has deemed I did a 30 day premium for free but I did not.

Hmm? Try signing up then with a different e-mail address than the one it shows is active. See if that works. Also, I'd contact YouTube Red to make sure you're not being charged anything if it's showing you've already signed up.

Roseanne canceled.

ABC has canceled “Roseanne” after Roseanne Barr’s racially charged tweet about Valerie Jarrett Monday morning.

Yes, I did. They were just getting me into a billing cycle and I told them I never signed up.
They removed me from their subscription



Saw that O..... man they are really hanging her high.

Good deal! Glad you were able to cancel before they charged you. You might be able to try signing up again for free under a new e-mail address. Then you can watch the show and then cancel before the 30 days are up.

Im going to try that.

I will tell them, I never had the trail, I never did.

I watched LA 92 last night on Netflix. It's a Nat Geo documentary and they look at the Rodney King trial and the aftermath that was the LA riots. It was put together pretty well and some new footage (or at least new to me) that I had never seen before. It came in a little under 2 hours. If anyone is interested on the subject, I recommend it.

Just finished up watching DIRTY MONEY. It's a 6 episode, documentary series looking at corporate greed. It started out good as each episode involves a different scandal from Volkswagen emissions scandal, to payday loan scandals, pharmaceutical companies jacking up the prices of medicine, etc. However, the last 2 episodes I felt were throwaways and didn't fit in with the prior 4 episodes. Overall it was good but again, the last 2 episodes were a waste of time IMO.

I also finished up DOPE on Netflix. It's an 8 episode, 2 season documentary season about the war on drugs. Each episode talks about a specific drug and a different city. Told from the point of view of both the sellers and cops. It's was recommended to me and I thought it was ok, nothing special. Seemed like something I'd catch on A&E.

Animal Kingdom ... very good show.

Also enjoying #100 code

Big Brother on CBS

Wife loves it.
I will go for a swim and catch the end when they all fight for a prize or some shit.

U don't enjoy a quick view of the smokin' hot (2 me @ least) Julie Chen?? I wouldn't mind ( if I wasn't married) having a quiet Asian invasion w/ her!

You better be two inches or else you might destroy her birth canal.