Forum: Arts and Entertainment

Well, that was quite the episode. Managed to combine hilarous shout-outs to the fans with advancing the plot -- but where? Impossible to mention all the in-jokes, but the reaction of the boys to the "slash" phenomenon was great. So were the...

Spoiler Alert: there are open spoilers in this thread! This list represents about five months of research, and is now about five years old. It is the second revision of the original. There've been only a few significant changes. Which seems...

This has been bothering me a lot for the past couple of weeks, and I wonder if I'm missing something, am just stupid, or maybe smoked too much weed as a teenager. So here goes: As I understand it, the Oceanic Six (O6) were in a helicopter flying...

Dont get too excited,so far its a one off, but in the Sun this morning (It was a friends ,I borrowed it ok !whats your problem?) it said that a new episode of RD has been made and will appear on digital channel Dave on I believe the 10th,11th,12th...

Some of these films are NSFW since the dialogue is straight from Thunderdome or Room 101. I'm posting them here because some of you might avoid those threads, and some of these are magical! hatesfreedom was the first:Some NSFW language. ...

What are the Top 10 most-played songs on your list? Any surprises? Mine: Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing Buffalo Springfield 13 Hang 'Em High Booker T. & The MG's The Very Best of Booker T. & the MG's 12 Through the Fire and...

Looking around the first page of the Guggenheim, I note to my horror that nobody's started a Tolkien thread since What Exit? opened the first one. I blame myself. To atone, I am destroying my copies of the Firefly season five box set (including...

I just started Jesus Interrupted by Bart Ehrmann, the Misquoting Jesus guy. I'm not learning a whole lot I didn't know before, but I'm interested in his general theme -- that pretty much every main line minister learns about historical criticism in...

Otherwise known as the Star Trek: Voyager awards. When that series premiered, i was sure it would rock. It was at the height of DS9, my favorite of the Trek series. It had been long enough since TNG rebooted the franchise that they had all the...

Evil Overlords look out! The women are plotting global domination!Here's a brief sampling of the list:I will not bed the Hunky Hero before my plan is executed, unless having him believe I am carrying his child gives me a decisive advantage. While...

A couple of months ago, I bought a bottle of Allegro Raspberry Chipotle marinade, and it was good. I don't mean, "Hey! This is pretty tasty! I'll use this stuff again." good, I mean, "Hey! This stuff is liquid crack! I never want to be without...

Please list two artists/actors/writers you feel have been forgotten or are under appreciated. (Extra points if they are completely unrelated) The Talking Heads, and Peter Falk.

I was trying to fix some misspellings in the Last.fm library (they have a feature to make misspelled tracks redirect to the correct spelling), but one person making the vote to list it as an invalid track doesn't do much. So I came up with an idea:...

Its pretty much a cliche of bad art and you never hear a mention of the "artist" who created it, when it was created, why, or what other works by that particular artist might have been. Did the guy do a whole series of animals playing poker, or...

The cruelest torture I can imagine would involve being forced to go through life with a 24/7 soundtrack consisting of: Clair, by Gilbert O'Sullivan - heartfelt pedophilia at its finest! Brand New Key, by Melanie - she's got ROLLER SKATES, and...

The music to torture an enemy with thread prompted me to ask this question. What generally respected artist, art piece, or art movement do you find dubious? For example, my mother collects the mass-marketed crap produced by Thomas...

Songs from your birth year week - birth years for all the contestants: Danny - 1980 Adam - 1982 Lil - 1984 Scott, Matt and Kris - 1985 Anoop - 1986 Allison - 1992 My guesses/hopes: Danny - "You're The Biggest Part Of Me" by Ambrosia...

I like this beginning.

I don't remember the title, but I'm pretty sure it was either a made-for-TV movie or a failed pilot. It was made in the early to mid 90s. The main character was a doctor who'd been post to a remote colony. The planet was tidally-locked with it's...

Bacon Lube!With that said, we're happy to introduce our newest product, baconlube™. It's not for sale yet, but we're looking for early product testers to put our "Everything should taste like bacon" tagline to the test. Please email us at...

Our long national fashion nightmare is over: "Project Runway" will be back on the air this summer. From here. Yeehaaaw! This summer. Lifetime. Who's with me?!

Which bands do you listen to that you consider to be a "guilty pleasure"? As in, something you wouldn't want to be caught listening to. Most normal people would consider 90% of what I listen to guilty pleasure music (and I am a bit hesitant about...

A riff on the SF thread. Film: "The Lord of the Rings" Book, standalone: Charlotte's Web Book series: The Lord of the Rings (yeah, it's kinda only one book. Sue me) Character: Wesley Wyndam-Pryce TV series: "Angel" YA book series: ...

Wow, late start for this thread this week, huh? Ok, I'll kick it off: Anoop Desai - "Caught Up" What the hell is with the faces? It's like he's channeling Tony Montoya throughout his performance. Ah, whatever...I like Anoop a bunch, but that...

Angel actor Andy Hallett Dies of Heart Failure at 33. So young! :(

I just caught the first episode of the reboot of Cupid. I never saw the original, so I can't compare, but I enjoyed this. It wasn't spectacular, but it was charming. I only knew Bobby Cannavale from Cold Case and Sarah Paulson from Studio 60, so...

I wasn’t thrilled with the predictable jealousy-inducing plotline with Penny and the new neighbor, but they at least took it in the right direction and developed Penny’s character and made her look in the mirror. And, damn she looked hot in that...

I discovered I was almost out of light soy sauce, which is what I used last time for this purpose, so I used dark soy sauce in a marinade for some chicken. Wow, it is totally viscous, and it adhered to the chicken, enrobing it in inky blackness...

I've got a character who started as a Joker rip-off, but has acquired a non-copyright-violating personality and sense of style (at least now that I've changed his favorite color from purple to red and gold). I hope. Anyway, I'm hoping someone can...

Lay 'em on me. I have a bag of it and no idea what to do with it and what it tastes like.

world builder This film is just about 9 minutes and it's moving. I have tears in my eyes as I type. If you haven't seen it and you have just a little time to spare, please give it a watch.

Morgan Freeman is not nearly as great as people act like. That is all.

Please tell me that I'm not the only one who saw this monstrosity. This was just....just....I'm not 100% sure what the hell that was. A sketch comedy show mixed with a variety show, mixed with, what, Double Dare? None of it was funny, none of it...

I've given a shot the last two weeks running. Nathan Fillion's likeability is about the only thing carrying it, IMO, but that is a powerful force. It would be easier if I hadn't heard it compared in concept to Murder She Wrote, and flashbacks to...

I was watching a program on PBS called Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations , wherein they travel the country looking for both roadside attractions and folk art. One of their stops in Missouri was at a BBQ joint that was located in a cave. You...

This is an experimental idea that I think is more likely to work here than on the SDMB, so I'm giving it a go. The idea is that once a day someone posts a link to a song, talks about it a little, and if possible comes up with a link between the...

I really enjoyed past episodes of "Reaper," but I'm having a devil (ha, funny!) of a time staying interested so far this season, despite my love for Ray Wise. Is anyone else watching? What do you think of this season so far?

Im in Australia and won't get to watch the show until tomorrow, (it's airing now and im planning on watching it tomorrow evening). However i would like to get a thread started in asking for people's opinions on seeing Jimmy Fallon's first night as...

I'll be in Houston next week on business, on the west side of the city (CityWest Blvd). Last time I was down there we went to Saltgrass and I had the 22-oz. Porterhouse (and 5 beers, a baked potato, a salad, half an order of fried mushrooms, and a...

This first day of Spring Break, I'm chomping down on a sausage, cheese, mustard and pickle on rye sandwich. Yes, for breakfast. Yes, my wife knows I'm eating this way. She made it for me. No, I don't get heartburn, but thanks for asking. ...

Every once in a while, I get an itch to try my hand at growing some vegetables out on the balcony. Since Spring has just about sprung, I figure this is as good a time as any to actually get off my butt and do something about it. Since I've never...

Not necessarily bad commercials, but rather those that seem to air during EVERY commercial break on EVERY channel. The key word here is seem." The inspiration for this thread? Some commercial where I don't even know what is being advertised,...

Link This was sent to my mom in 1960 or 61. An original-looking Barbie doll with swimsuit and pearl earrings. She also had a pair of beach sandals and sunglasses, which have been lost. However, the swimsuit, which is supposed to be...

Odds are, I won't be able to watch it until the weekend, but I'm starting a thread anyway, because I'm pumped. Sam and Dean trying straight jobs? This has potential.

Wow, that was funny, particularly the Star Trek stuff! One question for those who watched - My fricking sister-in-law started talking right at the point where there was a Britney Spears joke relating to the book "Thinner" by Steven King. What...

This is something I’d thought about starting on that other board. I figure anyone who joins can all agree to rent, Netflix, buy, or otherwise watch a particular movie, then discuss it at a pre-arranged time. I don’t think genre limitations are...

Okay, despite the fact that Michael's new business is likely to go down in flames I was so proud of Pam last night! Of course this is likely to end with her back as DM's receptionist, but at least she had a great moment. I have a feeling Jim was...

There's a few lines in the song "A Little Priest" that have me puzzled... TODD: Is that squire, On the fire? LOVETT: Mercy no, sir, look closer, You'll notice it's grocer! TODD:

One of the weirder titles of the season, but we'll see what it means shortly!

I've put this in the Guggenheim as I think it's art. It's also bloody amazing.