tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post8399187070142369577..comments2023-03-28T04:32:18.124-04:00Comments on Witless Prattle: ANTI-HERO WEEK #4--BLAKE'S 7Kazekagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-4374311346091580982009-08-01T22:07:35.683-04:002009-08-01T22:07:35.683-04:00Both. Think of it as a positive version of the law...Both. Think of it as a positive version of the law of unintended consequences. :)<br /><br />I gotta find this, I think! :)Kazekagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-68137167230637401092009-08-01T07:31:18.999-04:002009-08-01T07:31:18.999-04:00So who do you attribute the accident to? The actor...So who do you attribute the accident to? The actors? The viewers being generous enough to wrap the Bad around until it's Good again?<br /><br />There's a Youtube clip of Hamill demonstrating the Joker laugh at some con or other. I got chills.Diana Kingston-Gabaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-5338391080458326562009-07-22T20:12:55.102-04:002009-07-22T20:12:55.102-04:00Well, the drama's clumsy and obvious because L...Well, the drama's clumsy and obvious because Lucas writes like someone who wants to be a technician. That there are any genuine bits at all they happen accidentally or as a result of improvisation or just as lucky accidents.<br /><br />Honestly? I'd never have guessed it, as everything else I'd seen him in just kinda wasted him, but as the Joker (most especially in the Batman Beyond flick) he did such amazing voice work it's amazing he didn't get into it sooner.Kazekagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-38550206793031815082009-07-19T20:29:18.326-04:002009-07-19T20:29:18.326-04:00And how cringe-worthy the drama is. "I am you...And how cringe-worthy the drama is. "<b>I</b> am your father" still holds up well, but lordy lord Mark Hamill's Big No had more ham than a butcher's shop. Who knew the guy would pull off one of the best Jokers in the history of Batman ten years later?Diana Kingston-Gabaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-80941063212118677722009-07-07T22:34:41.342-04:002009-07-07T22:34:41.342-04:00Has he ever? I watched all the Star Wars movies ov...Has he <i>ever?</i> I watched all the Star Wars movies over the Fourth weekend, and I was amazed at how <i>awful</i> the comedy stuff plays when you're not six years old.Kazekagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-42737836535272777432009-07-07T16:34:23.424-04:002009-07-07T16:34:23.424-04:00Oh, George. You've finally managed to amuse us...Oh, George. You've finally managed to amuse us. Just not in the way you wanted. :)Diana Kingston-Gabaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-59085282076914325472009-06-28T22:17:19.550-04:002009-06-28T22:17:19.550-04:00You're making me with this was really more and...You're making me with this was really more and more, now. Finally, some Star Wars stuff I'd be interested in!Kazekagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-5375847717541597442009-06-28T16:06:56.380-04:002009-06-28T16:06:56.380-04:00True... I'd pay good money to see the look on ...True... I'd pay good money to see the look on her face when they get to Leia singing the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXcb7VPw59s" rel="nofollow">Life Day Song</a>.Diana Kingston-Gabaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-38923421357046741662009-06-20T21:45:27.441-04:002009-06-20T21:45:27.441-04:00True. Very true. However, she would probably make ...True. Very true. However, she would probably make her complete lack of memory of the experience into a hilarious story intercut with "man, I did THIS?!?" You can't <i>buy</i> entertainment like that!Kazekagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-165281950799658742009-06-20T09:01:03.239-04:002009-06-20T09:01:03.239-04:00You're assuming she actually remembers being t...You're assuming she actually remembers being there. From what I've heard, that poor girl was on enough drugs that she could've had a time-travel adventure with Abe Lincoln and Keanu Reeves and she'd draw a blank the next day.Diana Kingston-Gabaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-52902290320800126652009-06-07T20:13:04.019-04:002009-06-07T20:13:04.019-04:00You know, now that you mention it, I would totally...You know, now that you mention it, I would totally buy a DVD of Carrie Fisher ripping the Holiday Special a new one. She was mighty funny on the Star Wars discs, when she was allowed to talk. :)Kazekagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-85647597979871953282009-06-07T15:20:35.781-04:002009-06-07T15:20:35.781-04:00Which in turn makes him look like even more of a m...Which in turn makes him look like even <i>more</i> of a moron. Bad enough he made that monstrosity to begin with, now he's gone and arguably made it more popular than any of his other movies (or at least more sought-after). All that effort just to see Carrie Fisher with pupils the size of small moons...Diana Kingston-Gabaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-60521100097737302442009-05-31T13:24:32.908-04:002009-05-31T13:24:32.908-04:00Man, right? When that thing's been bootlegged so o...Man, right? When that thing's been bootlegged so often people even know the New York newscaster in the commercial breaks, you have failed to suppress it with an intensity and determination only seen in successes. :)Kazekagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-62221572879442630742009-05-31T03:00:25.723-04:002009-05-31T03:00:25.723-04:00Exactly. His cause might've been better served by ...Exactly. His cause might've been better served by <I>not</I> drawing attention to the horrible spectacle of Chewie's father masturbating to Diahann Carroll...Diana Kingston-Gabaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-20562173434532218302009-05-23T21:44:21.522-04:002009-05-23T21:44:21.522-04:00And yet, the very act of trying to suppress the in...And yet, the very act of trying to suppress the information only makes it that much more widely disseminated. There's a lesson about spreading the disease you're trying to fight in that somewhere.Kazekagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-38460286618207919102009-05-23T10:16:12.338-04:002009-05-23T10:16:12.338-04:00The urban legend goes that Lucas is still trying t...The urban legend goes that Lucas is <I>still</I> trying to track down and destroy all the physical copies. He's also funding a tech lab to create a special virus that will scour the Internet and delete <I>all</I> traces of the abomination...Diana Kingston-Gabaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-42969075254393905002009-05-16T23:31:00.000-04:002009-05-16T23:31:00.000-04:00Yeah, but how long did that crypt remain sealed, a...Yeah, but how long did <I>that</I> crypt remain sealed, after all? ;)Kazekagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-73891043343542610062009-05-16T15:05:00.000-04:002009-05-16T15:05:00.000-04:00Well, yes, but the 1970s also produced the Star Wa...Well, yes, but the 1970s also produced the Star Wars Christmas Special. Some crypts should remain sealed. :)Diana Kingston-Gabaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-33189941846920926822009-05-03T12:11:00.000-04:002009-05-03T12:11:00.000-04:00Just remember: The Star Wars Special Editions were...Just remember: The Star Wars Special Editions were what came of the desire to wash the 1970's out of Star Wars. Sometimes things are just of their time. :)<br /><br />They did for Region 2, I know. An R1 release hasn't happened for God only knows what reason.Kazekagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-79575069990695595092009-05-03T09:26:00.000-04:002009-05-03T09:26:00.000-04:00Only one way to find out. ;)
Did they DVD the ent...Only one way to find out. ;)<br /><br />Did they DVD the entire series?Diana Kingston-Gabaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-90002123385378316212009-04-25T22:17:00.000-04:002009-04-25T22:17:00.000-04:00Well, it will definitely look like something made ...Well, it will definitely look like something made in the mid-to-late 70's, and that's something you either accept and try to sift out the muck for the gold or ya don't. Your mileage may vary and all that.<br /><br />Well, it's had a R2 release on DVD, and alas we haven't gotten an R1 release as well. Pity--I'd like to see it again myself and see how well it held up and how much I'd pick up on now.Kazekagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499536996058174109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-15772744636308817232009-04-25T09:38:00.000-04:002009-04-25T09:38:00.000-04:00Have to admit, I'm a bit wary of it, though... see...Have to admit, I'm a bit wary of it, though... seems like the camp factor would eclipse anything else, wouldn't it?Diana Kingston-Gabaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8207237618509440496.post-36550955051450599342009-04-25T09:26:00.000-04:002009-04-25T09:26:00.000-04:00This sounds really interesting... I'm going to hav...This sounds <I>really</I> interesting... I'm going to have to dig around, see if I can find it.Diana Kingston-Gabaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606122690934557406noreply@blogger.com