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  | mlr | | HearAnyGoodStoriesLately? |
| Registered: March 14, 2007 |  Posts: 173 |
| | Posted: | | | | Ok might be setting myself up now but the following I just don’t get…on any level, all I can think is, why the bother...?
TV Show
01. Any Day Time Soap
02. Seinfeld
03. Lost
04. Friends
05. The Office (UK & US)
06. Black Adder
07. Only Fools & Horses
08. Talk Shows: Leno, Conan, Letterman, Oprah, Ellen, Tara & The View
09. Buffy & her Angel
10. Veronica Mars
Movies
01. All the Star Wars
02. Lord of the Rings and its rings
03. Pirates of the Caribbean\Black Pearl
04. ET
05. Spiderman 1, 2 & 3
06. Labyrinth
07. Memento
08. The Aviator
09. Gangs of New York
10. Animated movies from Anime to Walt (sorry Skip) Disney |
| | Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,747 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'm not sure I understand you: Are you saying you don't understand, why someone would like the above? | | | Karsten
DVD Collectors Online
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| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 3,436 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote:
I'm not sure I understand you: Are you saying you don't understand, why someone would like the above? No, he himself cannot enjoy them for some reason, which is somewhat against the stream as the shows/films mentioned are usually well received. (at least that's how I understood it). | | | Achim [諾亞信； Ya-Shin//Nuo], a German in Taiwan.
Registered: May 29, 2000 (at InterVocative) |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 2,692 |
| | Posted: | | | | Not liking BlackAdder ?? Anime Memento Lord of the rings...  | | | | Paul |
| | Registered: April 8, 2007 |  Posts: 1,057 |
| | Posted: | | | | Hi Guys,
I'll take a stab at it.
Seinfeld - Is so atypical of everyday life, in that they were so into just themselves, that the contrast to normal life is/was funny. Also the 3 supporting characters had many setups for Jerry.
Friends - Trendy hip beautiful young people, two stupid minded, people interfacing with normal individuals. Etc.
Memento - A movie backwards! I believe this movie stood alone as no other movie did this. The uniqueness, gave this movie a cult like following. For myself this movie is great (stands alone) needs to be watched several times.
ET - Come on! Kids, friendly ET, hiding it from the parents, helping it phone home, protecting ET from the govt. Family movie, etc.
Talk Shows Leno etc - Jokes, trendy guests. Often times most everyone will view an everyday event/situation, in the same manner, a comedic situation might view the same event 180 degrees out than normal people, & emphasize the difference, making the situation, so bizarre as to be funny.
Take Care
Rico | | | If I felt any better I'd be sick!
Envy is mental theft. If you covet another mans possessions, then you should be willing to take on his responsibilities, heartaches, and troubles, along with his money. D. Koontz |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 5,494 |
| | Posted: | | | | OK .., these beg to be asked:
What do you like?
What age are you?
Were you brought up on the farm with no TV? | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
Terry |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,414 |
| | Posted: | | | | I was brought up on a farm with only a black and white TV for most of my bringing-up years, and I like most of what the OP listed. | | | | "This movie has warped my fragile little mind." |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 181 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Rico: Quote:
Hi Guys,
Memento - A movie backwards! I believe this movie stood alone as no other movie did this. The uniqueness, gave this movie a cult like following. For myself this movie is great (stands alone) needs to be watched several times.
Rico It may have been unique if Nolan hadn't used the same concept 2 years prior in his film Following. |
| | mlr | | HearAnyGoodStoriesLately? |
| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 173 |
| | Posted: | | | | Why I don’t get (popularity) it… TV Shows: 01. Day time soaps … Just a repetition of story lines & a week translate into a year daily episodes… 02. Seinfeld … Don’t find him funny 03. Lost …Feels like the writes don’t have a clue where to go or how to end… Come 2010 & the final episode and its going to be all a dream… 04. Friends …Boring\Fake like so many other sitcoms 05. The Office …Both bosses creepy again don’t find it funny 06. Black Adder …Rowan Atkinson can’t stand him 07. Only Fools & Horses …Only saw it recently & to me it didn’t age well 08. Talk Shows …The Presenters more interested in themselves, screaming guests…The one I like is Larry King. 09. Buffy & Angle …To me they like S Club 7 is to music… 10. Veronica Mars …Get to class and act your age… Movies: 01. Star Wars …I like Star Trek 02. LOTR …My Inner Kid is dead – just don’t like this type of fantasy movies\books 03. Pirates …Boring 04. ET …Too warm & fuzzy, any movie with more than 1 'ahh' moment in it and you’re being manipulated… 05. Spiderman …Toby, can’t stand him 06. Labyrinth …Same as LOTR 07. Memento …Sometimes experiments should stay in the lab 08. The Aviator …Leo not convincing & too long 09. Gangs of New York …Can’t sit through it after the 3rd time of trying I gave up 10. Animation …Even as a kid hated them Terry, “born on a farm”  not likely haven’t even seen a live cow |
| | Registered: April 8, 2007 | | Posts: 1,057 |
| | Posted: | | | | Hi Mlr,
Now I don't get it? Why would you post a list of things you don't like? Spare us the list of foods you don't like!
Hi Wyatt er Mr. Kovacs - I'll check that one out! Somewhat similar along that vein is Eternal Sunshine...
Take Care
Rico | | | If I felt any better I'd be sick!
Envy is mental theft. If you covet another mans possessions, then you should be willing to take on his responsibilities, heartaches, and troubles, along with his money. D. Koontz |
| | JonM | | Registered 28 Dec 2000 |
| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 343 |
| | Posted: | | | | You are absolutely entitles to your opinion, but I just wanted to say ... Quoting mlr: Quote:
01. Day time soaps … Just a repetition of story lines & a week translate into a year daily episodes…
02. Seinfeld … Don’t find him funny
03. Lost …Feels like the writes don’t have a clue where to go or how to end… Come 2010 & the final episode and its going to be all a dream…
I agree on soaps, but do you mean US soaps, or UK? I don't watch Coro, or Emmerdale, but they are Shakespeare compared to Neighbours or the US stuff. Seinfeld I never liked and Lost, I hated. Friends was hit and miss to me. Quote:
04. Friends …Boring\Fake like so many other sitcoms
05. The Office …Both bosses creepy again don’t find it funny
06. Black Adder …Rowan Atkinson can’t stand him
07. Only Fools & Horses …Only saw it recently & to me it didn’t age well
Sitcoms, try Spaced, Black Books and Peep Show for something with a little more bite. The Office is love or hate (I'm in the first camp) because sometimes it is incredibly real. Quote:
08. Talk Shows …The Presenters more interested in themselves, screaming guests…The one I like is Larry King.
09. Buffy & Angle …To me they like S Club 7 is to music…
10. Veronica Mars …Get to class and act your age…
For Talk Shows, watch Parkinson. A lot of critics say he doesn't ask challenging questions, but a talk show is only as good as it's guest and he lets them just chat. Apart from Meg Ryan. That was hilarious. But Buffy is the best TV show ever created in the history of mankind. The sooner you realise your mistake the better.  Quote:
04. ET …Too warm & fuzzy, any movie with more than 1 'ahh' moment in it and you’re being manipulated…
Your movie list, some I like, some I don't. Whatever. But I had to take exception at this. Spielberg is a regular punch bag for being too emotional, which I think is rubbish. Don't you think a horror film manipulates you just as much? Why not complain about that? Not trying to argue, just asking ... | | | Jon
"When Mister Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend."
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| | Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 489 |
| | Posted: | | | | Seems to me this thread is like comparing Apples to Oranges, me I like Strawberries... Bobb  | | | | Do Cheshire Cats drink evaporated milk? |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 793 |
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01. Star Was …I like Star Trek
Why would liking Star Trek prevent you from liking Star Wars??  |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,136 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting kovacs01: Quote:
Quoting Rico:
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Hi Guys,
Memento - A movie backwards! I believe this movie stood alone as no other movie did this. The uniqueness, gave this movie a cult like following. For myself this movie is great (stands alone) needs to be watched several times.
It may have been unique if Nolan hadn't used the same concept 2 years prior in his film Following. Ahhhhh, but you see, that is the trick.... the first film he did it in "was" Memento - just that he made the films backwards.... think about it | | | Signature? We don't need no stinking... hang on, this has been done... blast [oooh now in Widescreen]
Ah... well you see.... I thought I'd say something more interesting... but cannot think of anything..... oh well
And to those of you who have disabled viewing of these signature files "hello" (or not) Registered: July 27, 2004 |
| | Registered: April 4, 2007 | | Posts: 888 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting mlr: Quote:
My Inner Kid is dead Well that alone could be the reason for most of your dislikes. I'd rather be dead than be left without my inner child | | | | - Jan |
| | Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 291 |
| | Posted: | | | | well, i can understand the aversion to some of the tv things...and not because i'm a tv basher, some of the things listed, such as soaps, talk shows, seinfeld and buffy (both of which i watched and enjoyed) are acquired tastes, like coffee or beer (i know but some people actually don't like beer) that not everyone in the world ever gets used to. as for the movies (and i guess buffy/angel as well) i noted that many of them were sci fi/fantasy/superheroe sort of things (let's skip star wars-star trek a sec). i work with someone who doesn't get these kind of movies or tv shows either. who wants to see someone jump around in a costume. i say not everyone can reach that level of disbeiief required by these genres. there's nothing wrong with them. i don't like torture movies, but i like horror movies. and i do understand how someone who is invested in Star Trek might not like Star Was ( don't attack me, i liked IV, V, & VI--you can attack me on that implication is you like ). they are fundamentally different sci fi concepts. so i've written a long post and i'm so against that. submitting totally unproofed. krik | | | | "Vampirism is still not a disease, Julia. Vampires are the living dead...dead...dead..." |
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