HAY GUYS

Wall Feces · Dec 17, 2009, 08:26 AM

30 Rock has more or less become a live action Family Guy, but I "sincerely can't understand" all the Office hate being thrown around here. It's not as funny as it used to be, but seasons 2-4 are great. The show has a lot more depth than you'd think, offsetting the awkward comedy with really touching moments sprinkled here and there. The Office is a show I was scared about because of how much I love the British original, but they've managed to not just equal the old show, but in some ways surpass it.

I will agree with Jessy that the Curb Your Enthusiasm snubs are extremely annoying, especially after this last season. The episode with the box cutter is easily the best stuff they've ever done.

Also, BZ is correct about Avatar being screened for critics early for award noms. This is not that out of the ordinary, Crash.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Wall Feces · Jan 4, 2010, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by Timberwolf8889

Is Avatar really deserving of best picture? Technologically, it's pretty damn impressive and if it wins awards there, then it really deserves it. But I've seen Best Director, Best Picture...is it really seen as anything more than a by the numbers Hollywood action film?

Also, just out of curiosity, has anyone seen the Informant? Any good?

If we're voting based on sheer Hollywood spectacle, a classic Hollywood story, and an enormous fan base, then yes, Avatar deserves it in the same sense that Titanic deserved its numerous statues.

I'd nominate it, but I wouldn't give it my vote. With 10 nominees this year, I think it's safe to assume Avatar will at least be nominated, but I'll be legitimately surprised if it wins. Then again, LA Confidential lost to Titanic, so anything is possible when there's a James Cameron flick afoot.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Wall Feces · Jan 4, 2010, 11:57 PM

Originally Posted by Thud.

I like Jurassic Park.

Shut the fuck up. You have proven time and time again your astounding lack of taste. And your equally astounding self-assuredness in said taste.

Any movie that follows established archetypes so closely that I know exactly how the plot is going to turn out from the trailer doesn't even deserve my ten bucks, let alone a god damn award.

But, ooooh! Pretty colors! In three-dimensions!

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Wall Feces · Jan 5, 2010, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by Shin

Ha ha, what? The US Office was mildly amusing for a couple of episodes but beyond that it quickly got stale. Ricky Gervais has the sense to end The Office here while it was still funny, the US guys ought to take a leaf out of his book.

The show really isn't THAT much different from the UK counterpart. It's just bigger. More characters, more stories, more locations... It's pretty much exactly what an American version of The Office should be. If there are any large differences, it's that Michael Scott is even more of an insecure asshole than David Brent, and that the characters are way more developed. This is both a good and bad thing, because while a few of the characters suck, most of them are really well-written.

I think the show started to decline in quality when Jim and Pam got together. That was pretty much the one dramatic hook that kept the show going, and now that they're together, it just seems like they're running out of fuel for story. They're still funny to watch but now that they're together, we really have nobody to root for.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Wall Feces · Jan 18, 2010, 12:50 PM

The Globes were last night, and the winners are:

Spoiler:

I'm actually extremely shocked that Avatar got so much love from the foreign press. Best Picture? Biggest shock of the night. I figured they would have given it to Hurt Locker or Inglourious Basterds before Avatar, not to mention passing over Kathryn Bigelow for the best director statue. Even Cameron said that she deserved it when he was giving his acceptance speech (which she absolutely did, though its hard to deny Cameron's achievements with Avatar). I'm also surprised that they gave the globe to The Hangover for best comedy (though it's by far the best of the lot that got nominated), and a little disappointed that Downey Jr. won over Clooney for best actor.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Wall Feces · Jan 18, 2010, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by CloudNine

They weren't in the same category, though. Jeff Bridges won over Clooney.

Derp, you're right... Completely missed that one, somehow.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Wall Feces · Jan 18, 2010, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by Capo

Bored to Death was far and away the best comedy series I've seen in years. Was it even nominated?

No, sadly it wasn't. Then again, neither was Curb Your Enthusiasm, so...

FELIPE NO

Wall Feces · Feb 2, 2010, 10:15 AM

Oscar Noms have been announced:

Spoiler:

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Wall Feces · Feb 2, 2010, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by wvlfpvp

Because it has real people in it TOO!

Pretty much this. Plus, I wouldn't consider it an animated film because it wasn't animated in the traditional sense, it was all motion capture.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

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