tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post3367089279761520881..comments2024-03-17T07:25:56.478-04:00Comments on Thrilling Days of Yesteryear: Book Review: A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing OdysseyIvan G Shreve Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-45251988542003754652016-11-28T16:16:19.846-05:002016-11-28T16:16:19.846-05:00I liked A Year at the Movies. It may, in fact, be ...I liked <i>A Year at the Movies</i>. It may, in fact, be the best book produced by a member of the show's creative team, although <i>Movie Megacheese</i> has its charms (and thanks, Ivan, for the kind words about <i>Better Living Through Bad Movies</i> -- that's the kind of brutal candor and frank honesty one rarely sees from a critic these days).<br /><br />Murphy's Servo was one of my favorite characters, but had Josh Weinstein never left the show, I would have been content, since all the things I loved about Servo (sans, perhaps, the Irish tenor) were created -- at least in embryonic form -- by Josh during the early, mostly improvised, shows at Minneapolis UHF station KTMA, and the first season on the Comedy Channel.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798340582589737829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-18515936728135275802016-11-22T02:54:26.382-05:002016-11-22T02:54:26.382-05:00I'm a MSTie for life, and enjoyed Kevin Murphy...I'm a MSTie for life, and enjoyed Kevin Murphy - his Servo was an improvement on Josh Weinstein's portrayal, plus he often displayed his beautiful tenor in several musical skits.<br />Rocky Horror - well, it's more of a "you had to be there" experience, having been to many midnight showings in my youth. <br />Joel Hodgson has been working on a crowd-funded MST3K revival, by the way. rnigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01370724366178429029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-88727428388924423762016-11-21T16:14:26.409-05:002016-11-21T16:14:26.409-05:00Off-topic:
Years back, at the turn of the century...Off-topic:<br /><br />Years back, at the turn of the century, my brother and I were being co-caregivers for our ailing mother. We'd just gotten cable, and often watched bad movies into the long night.<br /><br />On one occasion, we saw one of the direct-to-video sequels to <i>Darkman</i>, in which Liam Neeson was succeeded by Arnold Vosloo, who is a native of the Republic of South Africa.<br />My brother had never seen Mr. Vosloo before, so I helpfully explained his provenance, using an admittedly outdated ethnic term:<br /><br /> "He's a Boer."<br /><br />To which I added:<br /> "Insert your own joke here."<br /><br />To which my brother shook his head and replied:<br /> "Too easy ..."<br /><br />Thanx for the shout-out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527404061764217504noreply@blogger.com