tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36487206.post4649380591720714835..comments2023-11-03T08:30:19.544-07:00Comments on Spulge Nine: Tony Gets His ButtonJasphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12689449554756071995noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36487206.post-9876368528321000022007-05-23T07:19:00.000-07:002007-05-23T07:19:00.000-07:00One of the writers is Seth Rogen,who also created ...One of the writers is Seth Rogen,<BR/>who also created "Undeclared" (haven't seen it) and has a new movie,<BR/>"Knocked Up." <BR/><BR/>He's the portly, curly-haired guy who plays one of Steve Carell's friends in <BR/>"40-year-old Virgin."<BR/><BR/>I jusl looked him up on imDb and he's done lots of other writing and acting, too.Mol the Dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997207832311500998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36487206.post-22218935970391261382007-05-23T05:23:00.000-07:002007-05-23T05:23:00.000-07:00I'm familiar with Freaks as a phenom, but haven't ...I'm familiar with Freaks as a phenom, but haven't ever seen an entire episode.<BR/><BR/>It really got to its fans, though. There's a cult for that show that really identified and bought into it in a way that's pretty rare. I would guess there are fans of it that would not call themselves fans of the medium at all.<BR/><BR/>What have the creators done since? Anybody know?djaythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930726992846561755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36487206.post-27999003920699790732007-05-22T19:55:00.000-07:002007-05-22T19:55:00.000-07:00Now I'm worried about the lousy verb agreement in ...Now I'm worried about the lousy verb agreement in my comment.Mol the Dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997207832311500998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36487206.post-88633127495287995512007-05-22T19:53:00.000-07:002007-05-22T19:53:00.000-07:00Freaks and Geeks aired for a couple of seasons in ...Freaks and Geeks aired for a couple of seasons in the late 90s, It starred Linda "ER"<BR/>Cardellini as a conflicted, intelligent high school girl attracted to the wild kids (Freaks) in high school. Her younger brother (a lovable Geek) attends the same school He and his friends struggled to fit in with the Geek culture while being hazed and abused by both the Freaks and Jocks.<BR/><BR/>Joe Flaherty (Second City) played the clueless dad. <BR/><BR/>For me, it's a dead-on depiction of high school's emotional landscape. The writers and actors deal with drugs, the military, dysfunction, family violence, and sexuality with so much truth and courage.<BR/><BR/>As for the dread, the source of mine is a vague, nagging sense that I don't have my algebra homework done. <BR/><BR/>So I guess my Sunday night Sopranos problem and my "Freaks and Geeks" obsession are more closely related than I thought.<BR/><BR/>Letting my geek flag fly...Mol the Dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997207832311500998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36487206.post-24355149091195159602007-05-22T15:01:00.000-07:002007-05-22T15:01:00.000-07:00I was trying to figure out what Dan meant by "tape...I was trying to figure out what Dan meant by "tapers"--some new technology I'm unaware of, like candles with Bluetooth that burn your show onto a DVD--and then realized you meant people who tape the show. Whew.<BR/><BR/>The Sunday Night Dreads. My ex had those. Penny used to have them, before she went freelance. It's the impending jobness, right? Man, think how people with really terrible jobs must feel. How do they even get out of bed?<BR/><BR/>By the way, Tina, I do occasionally watch "Entourage." Love Jeremy Piven, who plays Ari like Robert Downey Jr. would--it's a real, live character. Kevin Connolly or however he spells it, he's pretty good. I even like the kid who plays Vince. But Kevin Dillon and that Turtle guy are just plain unwatchable, for me. I can't stand the actors or the characters they play. They come onscreen, and I instantly feel I'm wasting my time.<BR/><BR/>Which I guess is part of the point of TV. So I miss the point. I've also missed Freaks & Geeks, Mol. No idea what it is, even. Do tell.Jasphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689449554756071995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36487206.post-24621950248600736272007-05-22T12:32:00.000-07:002007-05-22T12:32:00.000-07:00It makes all the sense in the world to me to watch...It makes all the sense in the world to me to watch Sopranos and then come on in to work.<BR/><BR/>I only watch it on the good graces of tapers, so usually on Monday lunch, and it fits corporate life pretty well, except you get to do the things you...<BR/><BR/>but perhaps I've said too much.djaythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930726992846561755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36487206.post-31228377776882819402007-05-22T07:14:00.000-07:002007-05-22T07:14:00.000-07:00Oh, Molly, I'm with you on the Sunday Night Dreads...Oh, Molly, I'm with you on the Sunday Night Dreads.<BR/><BR/>Paul always gives me this look about 20 minutes into the Sopranos, like he can't figure out why I could possibly be wheezing with anxiety while we're watching one of our most beloved shows. <BR/><BR/>How I wish it could be shown on Thursday nights instead, when there's nothing ahead but work-free weekend.<BR/><BR/>Thank goodness for the palate cleanser "Entourage" provides after "The Sopranos." I know you don't watch it, Jim, but it's shallow and funny and everything I need to get my breathing back.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03826297564438748022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36487206.post-66621591250404295862007-05-19T16:55:00.000-07:002007-05-19T16:55:00.000-07:00I'm reluctant to admit how spotty my Sopranos view...I'm reluctant to admit how spotty my Sopranos viewing has been all these years. And its departure begs the question, "Five years from now, on what brilliant must-see TV will I not be up to speed?" <BR/><BR/>Same thing happened to me with MASH, Taxi, Barney Miller, and Seinfeld. I'm the opposite of an early adopter. Thank God for Netflix.<BR/><BR/>One reason I haven't watched Tony and Carmela regularly is the time slot, Sunday night being, inherently, ever since kindergarten, a time of dread and melancholy. It seems the worst possible time window for growing to love people and then having them killed off. I'm especially attached to A.J., who bears some psychic resemblance to my own sons.<BR/><BR/>This post makes me want to follow my mom's lifelong advice to me and just toughen up. <BR/>I could rent all the episodes (as I just did with Freaks and Geeks) and take it like a man. <BR/><BR/>Incidentally, Freaks and Geeks marathon: Highly recommended.Mol the Dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997207832311500998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36487206.post-8879974931121285922007-05-17T18:50:00.000-07:002007-05-17T18:50:00.000-07:00I'm not sure that as a first timer The Button woul...I'm not sure that as a first timer The Button would be so merciful to such a non-fictional character. There are things out there that will eat you up, straight out of the gate, as long as the chemical portal remains open. Man! if the ancient cactus elders don't like you. You'll probably belly crawl as they send roots down through the your sad fucking brain to your soul. Besides you'd be suprised how hard it is to find peyote if it's not in the Spirit for you to. <BR/> The whole notion sounds like someones drive-by shooting. <BR/> This review is writing at its best. I loved it Howard!scotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01549546977518972516noreply@blogger.com