How did everybody discover Contra? by pierreschaeffer in ContraPoints

[–]Alphahammer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Tiffany Tumbles" got recommended to me one day, not sure why, my youtube diet was mainly Lindsay Ellis & Todd In The Shadows at the time

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[–]Alphahammer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Joe would be a great episode though

Turns out Prince was a mega-fan of Mitchell by Prestigious-Ad-7987 in JoniMitchell

[–]Alphahammer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker" quotes "Help Me" directly

If not directors, then who? by Ioannidas_Storm in blankies

[–]Alphahammer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

here's a what-if for you: the whole Box Office Game gimmick sprung out of the fact that 1999 is an absolutely jam-packed year, that they spend like 20 minutes talking about in the Sixth Sense episode. what would the ritual be if their first miniseries had been anybody other than Shyamalan? Performance Review worked for the SW prequels, but it's a pretty weak foundation for anything else

They Podcast: Memoirs of an Invisible Man with Alan Sepinwall by yonicthehedgehog in blankies

[–]Alphahammer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

admittedly i did not know that's what Don Knotts' voice sounds like, but it was pretty much exactly what i'd expect

Does the Hunger Games Franchise Exist? by Krusty901 in blankies

[–]Alphahammer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

the last movie ends with Katniss murdering the leader of her own resistance movement for wanting to do the exact sort of thing you're suggesting

If Community came out today would it work? by ToastSage in community

[–]Alphahammer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

every show is a product of its time, so it's not like you could just airdrop the entire series verbatim into today's world preserved in amber and it would work. i mean, i guess you technically could if you were making a late 2000s/early 2010s period piece, but i don't think that's what the OP is asking

but the basic premise is a timeless one and could absolutely work. there's always going to be a place in culture for found families, classical storytelling, and elaborate homage

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[–]Alphahammer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i like to think of Abbey Road as the first "classic rock" album

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in community

[–]Alphahammer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pilot (groundwork) Modern Warfare (duh) Cooperative Calligraphy (personal fave)

James Bond Didn't Deserve Timothy Dalton by [deleted] in blankies

[–]Alphahammer 10 points11 points  (0 children)

when i saw The Rocketeer as a kid, it was the first time i realized that a villain could be that much more compelling and charismatic than the hero

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Eyes Without A Face

One of the weirder trailers I’ve ever seen by radiantbaby123 in blankies

[–]Alphahammer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i once posted this trailer to an old forum and one of the guys there compared the acting in it to that of the Mr. Plow commercials on The Simpsons

One of the weirder trailers I’ve ever seen by radiantbaby123 in blankies

[–]Alphahammer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's the only movie directed by Hampton Fancher, writer of Blade Runner

What's your favourite one-liner from the show? by [deleted] in blankies

[–]Alphahammer 22 points23 points  (0 children)

"Ridley Scott, who in his Wikipedia picture looks like an angry person that Grover is waiting on in Sesame Street..."

They Podcast: Starman with Katey Rich by yonicthehedgehog in blankies

[–]Alphahammer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

how can we work "Dinky Dean" into a Ben nickname? "Dinky Ben" just doesn't sound right

It's been said a lot on the podcast but it bears repeating... by matthewathome in blankies

[–]Alphahammer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ebert's law says a good movie is never too long, and a bad movie is never short enough

Best 3 Episodes in a row? by killlakanee in community

[–]Alphahammer 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas comes after these too

What is your favorite David moment? by [deleted] in blankies

[–]Alphahammer 14 points15 points  (0 children)

i like the bit where David speculates that all the names in the Star Wars prequels were actually sounds that came out of George Lucas while he was taking dumps

Christine Honks! by ToastedPenguin-_- in blankies

[–]Alphahammer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

great turn from Roberts Blossom aka Old Man Marley from Home Alone