Forum: Arts and Entertainment

I have lots of thoughts about Star Trek guys, and you're probably going to get them all, one way or the other. Today, my thought is, "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier isn't really that bad." (Which may or may not be the companion piece to "Star...

Fourth filmed, fifth aired. Krik and a unicorn dog get split into good and evil parts and hijinks ensues. "IIII'M CAPTAIN KIIIRK!"

Domers , your assistance is needed. I have a wife and 3 kids (2,4,6) demanding home made beefburgers for dinner. I have some lean minced beef, onions and access to pretty much any ingredient. The plan is to cook over charcoal briquettes, with a...

A Comedy Legend twofer for an unproductive Friday. Peter Falk...funny? Sure, he was a straight actor, too, but the dude killed--IMHO.

It was a surprising episode - talk about it later.

Holy shit! (See spoiler below) Oh, yeah, Meatloaf is married to the POTW, and it appears that their conditions are related.

I can tell Spring is in the air: we bought all the fixings for deviled eggs, pasta salad and cole slaw this morning. Time for kicking back with a beer and snacking on ribs and slaw and stuff like that. Cole Slaw a mess of shredded cabbage -...

It's a dupe down below.

It appears to be for a Japanese animated TV series featuring rabbits fighting terrorist lizards called Cat Shit One. If any of our Japanese based Domers would like to explain this, I'd be much obliged.

We shall not limit ourselves to the good. We shall not limit ourselves to sitcoms. What shows make you stab your own eyeballs? What shows make you die a little inside just knowing they're on TV? I throw up a little when I see ads for Real...

For the sake of clarity, I will define Sci-Fi as not including the vast ocean of sword or magic-related fantasy and other less technological scribbling currently lumped into this genre. I'm looking more towards the hard science fiction of David Brin...

Tiramisu and Real Strawberry Shortcake tie for first for me. Chocolate Mousse is a close 2nd. Chocolate Tapioca Pudding rounds it out. But then, what about Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake? Baskin Robbins Chocolate Chip Ice Cream is a great...

So, Persepolis was our film for the week this week. What did everyone think? I thought the story about Iran was fascinating. I personally know little about what Iran was like before the revolution and it was interesting to get some perspective...

The mention of Analin Skywalker, The Early Years reminded me of this. Why are kids called "towheaded" if they have blunt cut blonde hair? Does anyone else question the origin of a term?

I quit. I won't watch one more episode of this show. I like the concept of the show. The host is sometimes annoying, but on the whole, pretty good with the necessary engaging patter. It's fun to see what smaller restaurants offer and I was...

One of the most interesting episodes, IMO, because it brings together the revealing of our "true selves" and the concept of time travel--which foreshadows several other ST:TOS vehicles. I like that early on, Roddenberry was determined to exhibit...

Long thread title! Airing Sept 22, 1966, this was the third episode aired, but the second filmed, if you include "The Cage" which was the original pilot. This was the second pilot, as requested by NBC, because "The Cage" was "too cerebral" and...

Okay so here in the Republic of Ireland we have Amhrán na bhFiann/ The Soldier's Song as our national anthem. It's a serviceable enough tune with some old fashioned bellicose words. I think the Republic could do with some pep in these post Celtic...

At An Gadaí's request! Quite a few of mine will be clips from movies. Paul Robeson sings "Old Man River" from Show Boat Marlene Dietrich sings "Falling in Love Again" from Blue Angel Édith Piaf sings La Vie En Rose

I HATE Grandpa Joe from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. First there is his highly suspect "miracle" recovery when Charlie finds the ticket. You couldn't get off your ass for 20 years to support your family but you can dance around for...

Don't read this if you haven't seen the movie!!! * * * *

gzQCn8KT1fk Ad for AAMI Car Insurance. Far better than the song it's based on. Post yours!

I'll get this started with a few. Dennis hopper and chris walken/true romance Pulp Fiction - The Watch Pulp Fiction - Say What Again!! No clip, but the Godfather Christening scene where Michael gets his revenge.

Okay...this will be the sole source of tunes for you...forever! :madsci: Pick now, and enjoy the bananas, coconuts and salt water.

It used to be that YouTube would just recommend stuff without telling you why, but now it links each recommended video with something you watched. And if I was watching Nick Cave videos last night and it suggests an interview with him, that makes...

Odd name for a solid show. I think of changelings as alive, but mythical creatures, not some mashup of badly aged software, but whatever... Uhura gives a great performance. I like seeing the multi-ethnic crew (heck, I don't think we see that...

Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Nancy Hedford, a top notch diplomat who now has Sakuro's disease, are returning to the Enterprise in the shuttle when they are drawn off course by an unknown force. Miss Hedford's illness worsens to critical as the Big...

Sir Paul McCartney! No question in my mind.

I am almost finished with the first season. I do not understand this show at all. It is on 100 kinds of crack and every character is a shrieking lunatic, and there's a lot more crazed love-polygon nonsense than I usually go for. Also Bill Compton...

Sympathy for the Devil or Penny Lane? :hoj:

A cretinous superentity has engineered for you to only be able to listen to one Beatles song ever again. You may listen to it as many times as you like but the rest of their oeuvre is out of bounds in perpetuity. What song do you pick? Ok I'm gonna...

They are pretty awesome, considering how easy they are. Works like this: 1) Heat a skillet with about an inch of vegetable oil. (Not super hot.) 2) Open biscuits. Poke hole in each one with your finger. 3) Put about 4 biscuits at a...

Has anyone read this, or at least heard of it? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_%28novel%29 I need to read this.

Every political campaign nowadays appears to have a theme song to try and capture their particular zeitgeist and how the appeal to the world at large. But what happens if the person using the music has polar political beliefs to the...

I haven’t seen the episode yet. I just figured I’d start the thread... I’ll actually watch it when mrs.gnu is done with Hitch. We even have a Leonard smiley: :geek:

There was a thread at SDMB where someone asked if anyone had eaten pig's feet. So I just tried one (Hormel). Ye...ah. Tasted like pork and vinegar. I didn't much care for the cartilage. Pretty boring, really. Red beans and rice is...

Phil in his underwear. Brides. Snowplows. It's the Amazing Race! I really like most of the teams and can tolerate (Victor, Tammy and Mark, Michael) the ones that I don't really like. What a strange, fun season. This leg felt a little...

Boy do I have a lot of vinyl to get rid of. Mostly stuff of mine that I already have on CD, and a ton of classical recordings from the 1940's-1960's. I cannot stomach throwing them in the county dump. I cannot keep any of them. ( Moving into a small...

October already? I've decided to read the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris. It's mindless fun and I'm sure I will breeze through it quickly. I read the first book in a few days and just started the 2nd. I just finished Dead Man...

Have you ever been lucky enough to drink: a) Vodka mixed with red wine b) Whiskey and Red Bull c) Cider and JD d) tequila, blackcurrant, whiskey and vodka e) Scotch mixed with Irish whiskey aka the 'dal riada' ?

Last year we had Steve Guttenberg and Henry Winkler appearing in Panto and this year Pamela Anderson has decided to tread the boards as the Genie of the Lamp. Does anyone outside Britain know or care about what a Panto is.

Just that, I am wondering if we could get some regular talks about the Daily Show going.

I need to add more. Suggestions? I've been working my way through Supernatural, so I figure I'll toss season 3 on there. I'm waiting for season 4 of Dexter anxiously. I really want more Doctor Who, but I've already watched everything that Netflix...

Obviously in a film you get less exposition so some of the things below that I list are less important. Things I'd like to see more of in film and tv shows. 1. Non-humanoid aliens. I know budgetary constraints have always been a factor in...

Let's talk about reality TV. Many people insist that they would never watch such a thing. Sometimes it is true, sometimes not. There are so many sub-genres to choose from: People stabbing each other in the back for 15 minutes of fame C-list...

Just got around to seeing it today. Wow, that was really not very good at all, was it. It definitely had some individually distinctive and potentially successful elements, but for some reason everything failed to come together. I get the feeling...

Supply an image that (should) represent a Stone's single. Guess the song, and post your own. It's like a party--but without the sex and booze.

A Fib is kind of like a haiku, in that there's a specific number of syllables in each line. In this case, it follows the pattern of the Fibonacci Sequence, where each number in the sequence is the sum of the previous two numbers. The poems usually...

Sarah, I'm looking at you!