tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.comments2019-01-02T04:03:02.541-05:00Nostalgia Equals DistortionBrian John Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05087664108117652089noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-73333543245671325792012-07-26T15:34:55.097-04:002012-07-26T15:34:55.097-04:00ALF RULES!!!!!
Okay, first things first... it'...ALF RULES!!!!!<br /><br />Okay, first things first... it's ALF, not Alf -- his name is an acronym (Alien Life Form).<br /><br />Second, I'm pretty sure this version of the theme song is slightly sped up. It seems like somewhere after (or during) the first season, they sped up the theme and that killed the vibe of it. But trust me, once you start watching the entire season, you get addicted to the theme song.<br /><br />Third, not every ALF episode is good. It's a very hit or miss show. Some episodes are brilliant while others are just meh. You must have caught a meh one.<br /><br />And lastly, Jerry Stahl (who wrote Permanent Midnight) only wrote a few episodes of ALF (at least, he's only credited for a few episodes). And the ones he's credited for aren't even that good. In the Permanent Midnight movie, they act like Stahl did some amazing deconstruction of the concept and turned the trashy show into underground pop art. But that's just not the case. His episodes aren't even the really smart or over the top ones (unless he did a lot of uncredited work, that is). So while the myth behind his stint on ALF is cool, the actuality seems like he was too fucking high to write much of anything good.<br /><br />Personally, I say give the show another shot. Start with the second season.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16940496855754297188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-12458689133794414142012-06-08T08:40:59.298-04:002012-06-08T08:40:59.298-04:00I never knew they played Rockpalast! Awesome!!!I never knew they played Rockpalast! Awesome!!!MJG196https://www.blogger.com/profile/14631994648155763428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-69524882345076816072012-04-11T12:03:25.850-04:002012-04-11T12:03:25.850-04:00It says on Wikipedia that this was cobbled togethe...It says on Wikipedia that this was cobbled together from a sequel to Masters of Universe & a version of Spider-Man that they lost the rights to make. Which is funny. I guess the remnant from Spider-Man is that one scene where Van Damme swings on a chain & kicks a dude.Brian John Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05087664108117652089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-68768727763092334412012-04-10T11:03:51.745-04:002012-04-10T11:03:51.745-04:00Fun Fact: This was originally supposed to be a seq...Fun Fact: This was originally supposed to be a sequel to the MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE movie. At the TV station I worked at, it was archived as MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE 2: CYBORGEric Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858351001397130335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-1266223856120461422011-12-24T07:24:33.372-05:002011-12-24T07:24:33.372-05:00coincidence or not but since posting this I've...coincidence or not but since posting this I've gotten an orde for the Fell CDCowardandSlavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161667962322426464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-69191635506544112212011-12-24T01:25:27.988-05:002011-12-24T01:25:27.988-05:00You know what's funny is how these days a lot ...You know what's funny is how these days a lot of bands sound great on record but suck live & in the 1990s it was totally the other way around. Almost everyone sounded like crap on their demos then & now a demo & an album are almost indistinguishable.Brian John Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05087664108117652089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-75773638036287925972011-12-23T22:00:44.157-05:002011-12-23T22:00:44.157-05:00im just glad there arent fotos from back then onli...im just glad there arent fotos from back then onlineCowardandSlavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161667962322426464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-22309359882000900292011-12-23T21:57:18.111-05:002011-12-23T21:57:18.111-05:00I consider it a blessing that all of my ultra earl...I consider it a blessing that all of my ultra early stuff is lost. Though I have been thinking about going back into the vault to check out the My Glass Beside Yours stuff & a couple of the early Remora cassettes. I'd probably be better off re-recording them from scratch than hoping to make better mixes from the flawed sources....Brian John Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05087664108117652089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-68731207529303316482011-12-22T22:19:03.180-05:002011-12-22T22:19:03.180-05:00I got to see this in the theater when i was a kid ...I got to see this in the theater when i was a kid cuz my parents just saw a cartoon was playing and decided to take the entire family.<br /><br />The same thing happened with Conan The Barbarian.<br /><br />Unfortunately for them, american armed forces television didn't play movie trailers.CowardandSlavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161667962322426464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-20467720964750408942011-06-23T03:18:38.828-04:002011-06-23T03:18:38.828-04:00could be a passing phase.... i find fx less intere...could be a passing <i>phase</i>.... i find fx less interesting as you get older.. simply because "new" exciting sounds are errr not new anymore so the fundamental source for song writing - be it a clean guitar or piano, is more appealing - that's what i think. saying that you can't beat a bit reverb!michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17311779997674696617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-18256929650746224222011-03-14T01:18:06.987-04:002011-03-14T01:18:06.987-04:00Yeah, OMD is lumped in the goth roots category in ...Yeah, OMD is lumped in the goth roots category in the same way as Psychedelic Furs, Ultravox, & Gene Loves Jezebel & I suppose The Cure for that matter. Or at least they were 20 years ago when I was first getting into that scene. Who knows what is going on now.Brian John Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05087664108117652089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-51988392155693283692011-03-13T22:43:50.873-04:002011-03-13T22:43:50.873-04:00i never realized they were lumped in that category...i never realized they were lumped in that category...i always thought this was what people with blonde spikey hair and polo shirts with the collars up listened to. I never cared for DMode ( i went to a show a couple years ago and literally fell asleep in the middle of the set and then woke up disappointed it was still going on)<br /><br />Even with the live drummer (on an electro kit) didn't help matters.CowardandSlavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161667962322426464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-77196083741300282172011-03-13T19:31:04.563-04:002011-03-13T19:31:04.563-04:00Wow, this live footage just looks like karaoke!
I...Wow, this live footage just looks like karaoke!<br /><br />I always thought of OMD as a less good version of Depeche Mode or New Order. I never understood how OMD got lumped in as if they were a goth roots band when bands like Duran Duran or Tears for Fears are at least as goth. Or hey, Flock of Seagulls should be a goth roots band given their hair fashion.Brian John Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05087664108117652089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-86214100464444217582011-03-09T10:01:30.651-05:002011-03-09T10:01:30.651-05:00I too loved this as a tike... that's it, you&#...I too loved this as a tike... that's it, you've convinced me to reread it! Or should I just wait for the movie?Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618095711987169593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-60930032001993661042011-02-04T09:33:07.379-05:002011-02-04T09:33:07.379-05:00the cure are a perfect example i think by 88 or 8...the cure are a perfect example i think by 88 or 89 both bands shared the same tastes in hatsCowardandSlavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161667962322426464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-8167549814735697752011-02-04T00:41:46.129-05:002011-02-04T00:41:46.129-05:00It's funny how much guy bands from that era wo...It's funny how much guy bands from that era would've been dressed identically....Brian John Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05087664108117652089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-17443962888800502812011-01-07T08:32:47.543-05:002011-01-07T08:32:47.543-05:00That's false. Strangers in Paradise, though......That's false. Strangers in Paradise, though...Eric Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858351001397130335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-14805310024502222892011-01-06T20:01:09.605-05:002011-01-06T20:01:09.605-05:00I haven't read Blankets, but I hear if you rea...I haven't read Blankets, but I hear if you read it that it you can use it to help score points with geek girls.Brian John Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05087664108117652089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-63970521697929449772011-01-06T12:20:24.675-05:002011-01-06T12:20:24.675-05:00I would highly recommend Craig Thompson's BLAN...I would highly recommend Craig Thompson's BLANKETS or David Mazzuchelli's ASTERIOS POLYP as comics that would offer the depth you might be seeking out.Eric Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858351001397130335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-32839687612944697142011-01-06T07:20:05.162-05:002011-01-06T07:20:05.162-05:00it's not Dredd specifically, I find as the iss...it's not Dredd specifically, I find as the issue, it's that i don't think the format lends itself to depth nor emotion unless the reader projects it. I think the series of still frames lack the capacity to do so (much like screenplays are fairly lifeless unless you project how the movie is going to play out). I don't think there'll be a difference in 2000ad comics vs. everybody else in this regard. And oddly enough it's also the same reason I lost interest in metal, no longer found what it offered in it's limited range interesting even if it's still fun to hear songs from old days.CowardandSlavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161667962322426464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-70766910723118717222011-01-06T05:45:37.017-05:002011-01-06T05:45:37.017-05:00Fuck graphic novels, they're called comics.
A...Fuck graphic novels, they're called comics.<br /><br />Anyhoo, if you're looking for emotion and depth in a comic, Judge Dredd isn't where you're going to find it, and definitely you shouldn't be basing your opinion of all comics on J.D. It's like what you said about metal. Depth and emotion aren't going to be found in most sci-fi, horror or superhero comics, those are the metal bands of sequential art.<br /><br />That said, I dig Dredd if viewed as a sci-fi comedy of what British creators thought of the USA and American comics in the late '70s.Eric Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858351001397130335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-9819367381664939952011-01-06T02:02:03.020-05:002011-01-06T02:02:03.020-05:00The Judge Dredd comics (like most comics) probably...The Judge Dredd comics (like most comics) probably work best in their original format. I think those JD stories were probably released six pages at a time once a week in 2000AD. Dredd is like Batman; cool character with some cool backing cast, but generally flat writing. I have a couple comics I can loan you if you like. The ones I think you might get a kick out of are Grendel: Black White & Red (gangster book for lack of a better description), Life on Another Planet (sci-fi comedy from Will Eisner)& mainly because I know where it is Batman Secrets (Batman/Joker/Psychiatrist story by the guy who did The Maxx).Brian John Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05087664108117652089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-34090534908752395562010-12-28T18:23:56.155-05:002010-12-28T18:23:56.155-05:00IRON MAIDEN and KILLERS are really good, and I'...IRON MAIDEN and KILLERS are really good, and I'd also recommend the Bruce Dickenson era, up to SOMEWHERE IN TIME. Ignore the rest.<br /><br />A co-worker of mine forced me to listen to MINDCRIME about 6 years ago (feels like yesterday) and I couldn't even make it through the thing. <br /><br />Would you listen to MINDCRIME 2?Eric Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858351001397130335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-81763082147213361832010-12-25T09:26:35.820-05:002010-12-25T09:26:35.820-05:00the first two Iron Maiden records are good (iron m...the first two Iron Maiden records are good (iron maiden & killers), before the guy that sings like queensryche is in the band. but then again you liked queensryche & GnR. <br /><br />that said, Queensryche was probably the first "real" band i ever saw live when they opened for ozzy....then i think i saw them again open for metallica.CowardandSlavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161667962322426464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202257727100656515.post-18884238694610322392010-12-21T01:35:23.499-05:002010-12-21T01:35:23.499-05:00What's up Coward/Slave? I don't know you o...What's up Coward/Slave? I don't know you or anything and I swear I'm not trying to be "that internt guy" but I just wanted to say I really dig City of Lost Children. Although I do kinda see where you're coming from... I mean it is 90% about the visuals, I'll agree there... but it seems to me this is more of a fairy tale where characters ARE traditionally pretty one dimensional... you know... archetypes or whatever but not much more. And the action scenes are super cute (like how they use the mice to unlock the doors n' shit...)I don't know... I just think this film is awesome... and the music... holy fuck in a dixie cup this is some of Angelo Bad's best shit since Twin Peaks (and that impromtu duet he did with Lil Wayne on Oprah. Not the show. But they both sat on the bitch and jammed out... it was fuckin' sweet!!)Anyhoo... I gotta say I still think it's great... and please feel free to post some asanine commnt on my Cavity review (it's the one under yours) in some sort of passive aggressive retaliation (as that's how the internet works). Just kidding... you seem like an alright fellow... we just disagree on this awesome film. I'll still fight'cha though.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618095711987169593noreply@blogger.com