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#771 Re: The Garden » Dusty Rhodes passes away » 595 weeks ago
Dusty was the man. My parents were crushed when they got the news on this. He was a massive influence to their generation.
I think in alot of ways Dusty practically invented the modern day mic worker and shoot promo.
#772 Re: The Sunset Strip » HBO's True Detective » 595 weeks ago
Maybe Michael Mann refuses to work with HBO after they basically bailed on him and David Milch after the disaster of Luck. HBO acted like they would back them, then when ratings slid and the animal rights-religion fascists made a big deal about the show, HBO completely rolled Mann/Milch under the bus and bailed on the series.
Either way, even when you watched True Detective Season 1, but ESPECIALLY watching TD Season 2 previews, and seeing Colin Ferrell, almost all of it is heavily influenced/lifted from Michael Mann's modern films like Insider, Ali, and especially Collateral and Miami Vice 2006.
Just fucking call Mann. Unless they did, and Mann wanted to PRODUCE the series and not direct it and wanting creative control and was told to pound sand.
I watched Manhunter the other day, and was just astonished how ahead of its time it was. SO many guys lifted/were inspired by that film. From Seven to CSI to Criminal Minds to Bone Collector to The Following to True Detective to American Crime... so much shit is on right now that was influenced by Manhunter.
#773 Re: The Sunset Strip » The X-FILES Thread » 595 weeks ago
This could be interesting. I lost interest in the show years before it ended but there is definite potential in a storyline dealing with the global obsession with Facebook, Twitter, and whatever new phone/internet fad on the horizon. I'm actually surprised at the lack of film/tv shows dealing with the subject.
They already made that movie, it's called -- Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Pretty much, right? Think about it. H3 was ahead of it's time. It's like Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets the computer age, BEFORE the computer age knew the internet would happen, and the internet-gen's obsesesion and all the capitalism through in. Even watch Conal Cochran in the film jive assin' with the TV guy on the phone talking about "getting a 43 share" for the "Big Giveaway at 9" after the original Halloween got done playing.
The entire concept was a big conspiracy for an ancient warlock to make a massive blood sacrifice on the black sabbath of Halloween via TV (for those who haven't seen it). Again... ahead of it's time in social commentary.
As for The X-Files, i'm looking forward to the revival. The 24 revival was pretty good on Fox. Oh yeah and to correct the original story, X-Files is coming back and doing ONLY 6 one-hour episodes. It's supposed to premiere as a 2-hour, 2-night event in January 2016. Then air for one month for the remaining 4 one-hour episodes. It's NOT going to be 12-episodes like the 24 revival, as stated in the earlier news release.
I wish they'd do more episodes in the return, but then again who knows if Chris Carter has anything more to say? The last few seasons of the original show were forgettable, and X-Files: I Want To Believe was also forgettable.
Supposedly the new 6-episode return is is feature SOLELY the alien conspiracy story that was the steak n' potatoes of the original show.
#774 Re: The Sunset Strip » Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) » 595 weeks ago
I wanna see this. I've heard NOTHING BUT GREAT things about it.
Love the fact Miller skipped CGI and filmed it old school. Looks amazing.
#775 Re: The Sunset Strip » The Official "Star Trek" Thread » 595 weeks ago
Yeah but Abrams, Kurtzman, and Orci are the team that brought Star Trek back.
I don't know why everyone thinks new-Star Trek III is in such great hands with Simon Pegg/Justin Lin.
They keep trying to go after that youth-demo, but the reality is Star Trek was always more adult, and mature.
I'm just scared to death the new Star Trek is going to lose its class, and it's going to be jokes and butt shots of girls on the Enterprise and spaceships drifting in warp drive.
#776 Re: The Sunset Strip » Sir Christopher Lee dead » 595 weeks ago
I was CRUSHED when I heard this. Even back when I was a kid, I had a very short list of 5 actors if I could ever meet, and Lee was on that list.
No one I knew even knew who he was.
An actor's actor, and a legend. So many great films, so many great roles.
He TRULY is the last of his kind. And the fact he continued to act in high profile films all the way up to his death, like Ernest Borgnine, makes Lee even more of a legend.
I'll never get over it. RIP.
#777 Re: The Sunset Strip » What Are You Listening To? » 595 weeks ago
Bad Company catalog
#778 Re: The Sunset Strip » I am in love with Taylor Momsen » 595 weeks ago
Taylor Momsen is trying really hard to shed her Disney/clean image, and at times comes across as just trying too hard, even with her hotness. It sometimes comes across as "look at me" attention seeking. But she is also very young.
Now Lzzy Hale -- SHE is fucking hot. My fuckin' dream girl.
#779 Re: The Sunset Strip » Zac Brown Band and Cornell » 595 weeks ago
And people give Axl a hard time about selling out. Everyone is selling out to stay alive in the ever changing business.
#780 Re: The Garden » Hey, its been a while. » 595 weeks ago
I'm still alive, and like others -- life happens.
I think I, as well as alot of them, would be more involved if something were happening with GN'R on the new music front. Even in a GN'R reunion, I think shows would only have legs for as long as the first show happened, then setlist complaints would be all people talked about or Axl's voice or how fat and washed up this or that guy is.
What we need is NEW MUSIC and new music on a consistent basis to get those old timers interested again. But then again... maybe they've just moved on. I know I just started burying myself in new bands/music, and just kinda forgetting about Guns.
