there is a small thread hanging off the world

Dates for Fox's premieres.

Sept. 1, 8pm: Prison Break (2 hours - moves to 9pm on Sept. 8).

Sept. 3, 8pm: Bones (2 hours - moves to 8pm on Sept. 10)

Sept. 4, 8pm: The Moment of Truth (2 hours)

Sept. 5, 8pm: Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? (2 hours)

Sept. 6, 8pm: Cops
Sept. 6, 9pm: America's Most Wanted

Sept. 8, 8pm: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Sept. 9, 8pm: Fringe (2 hours - moves to 9pm Sept. 16)

Sept. 10, 9pm: 'Til Death
Sept. 10, 9:30pm: Do Not Disturb

Sept. 11, 9pm: Kitchen Nightmares

Sept. 12, 9pm: Don't Forget The Lyrics!

Sept. 13, 11pm: Mad TV
Sept. 13, midnight: Talk Show with Spike Feresten

Sept. 16, 8pm: House

Sept. 28, 8pm: The Simpsons
Sept. 28, 8:30pm: King of the Hill
Sept. 28, 9pm: Family Guy
Sept. 28, 9:30pm: American Dad

Fall 2008 schedule
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ABC's Fall 2008 TV Schedule:
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I forgot these:

Stardust: it was lovely, and I'm glad we bought it. We expect to watch it many times, and those who compared it to Princess Bride had good reasons for that. The destination is rather telegraphed, but the journey makes it all worthwhile.

The Simpsons Movie: Funny!

Blades of Glory: I like figure skating and Will Farrell, but once through this movie was enough. We donated it to the library as we couldn't see ourselves ever wanting to watch it again.

- Across the Universe
We bought this one, and we're happy about that. It was good. After reading "Can't Buy Me Love" where the Beatles are on record as saying most of their songs were nonsense lyrics thrown together, it was a little weird to see the songs interpreted so literally, but it worked. And it worked so much better than the Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band movie in the '70s. Which, by the way, I really liked despite its cheese factor because I adored Peter Frampton. But ATU is quite lovely, and Jim Sturgess has just enough Paul McCartney in his looks to connect the original artists into the story. The vocal performances are good enough and evocative enough that we're getting the soundtrack.

- Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
I found a recommendation for this one (pronounced "koochi koochi hota hay") on a list of Bollywood 101 movies, and the library system had it. The title translates to "Something Happens in My Heart", and the line is repeated musically often enough through the movie to become an earworm. The characters were a bit stereotyped and the film runs a little long, but it was a nice romantic story with a happy ending.

- The Adventures of Robin Hood
We've been reading "The Best Old Movies for Families to Watch Together", and this (the Errol Flynn version) was on the list for Z's age group. It was fun, though we had to deal with Z asking questions nearly constantly for the first half of the movie. There's nothing quite like a 4-year-old with no frame of reference to remind you of how much you've absorbed about context.

- Children of Men
Rented this one from the library. Stark and dark, but a good performance from Clive Owen and a compelling story.

- V for Vendetta
Finally caught this one on cable, and enjoyed it. This also means I've seen almost all of the Nebula nominees for script.

- Idiocracy
This one wasn't a recent watch, but it's worth pointing out to people again in case they missed it earlier. It seems silly and farcical, but it's worth viewing. I'm reminded of this movie every time I encounter parents who are amazed that my kids' primary drink is water when their kids prefer to drink juice or milk. Not only is water their default, Z already understands the need for a balanced diet, that fresh, clean water is important for all living things, and that he shouldn't waste water. If more people think about this, we should never end up like the characters in this movie.

- The Second Coming
Another that wasn't a recent watch, but there are enough Christopher Eccelston fans on my f-list to remind people about this movie. It's stark and ambivalent, difficult and thought-provoking. I'm glad I saw it.

No spoilers - all 5 currently on the show presented at Fashion Week this morning.

http://jezebel.com/photogallery/projectrunwaysweetp/
http://jezebel.com/photogallery/projectrunwayjillian/
http://jezebel.com/photogallery/projectrunwaychrismarch
http://jezebel.com/photogallery/projectrunwayrami/
http://jezebel.com/photogallery/projectrunwaychristian/

*if* the writer's strike is over soon, when will your favorite shows return?

http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Wga-Strike-Favorite/800032698

Reminder: full lists of how many episodes remain can be found here: http://brentevans.blogspot.com/2007/11/writers-strike-update-ultimate-guide-to.html

The Season Finales are as Follows:
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How many new episodes are left for your favorite shows?

http://brentevans.blogspot.com/2007/11/writers-strike-update-ultimate-guide-to.html

Okay, I know that several of our friends enjoyed THE ARISTOCRATS in the theater, so we decided to rent it on DVD. Sorry, but we were only to able to make it through the first 17 minutes before we decided we were done. It wasn't so much the language as it was the beating of the dead horse; hearing about the circumstances of people's "first time" was interesting, but after we learned the joke and people started riffing on it, it quickly became boring. I didn't think the joke concept was itself very funny, so how many variations can you hear of the same joke before it moves from interesting to an academic exercise to blah? Not too many, it turns out, when the whole point of the telling is to see just how over the top you can be with concepts as offensive as possible. Just not our style, I guess, but then I don't care for jazz music, either.

Project Runway: When we first met Malan, I was convinced he was a pretentious ass along the lines of Stephen from TOP CHEF. I really didn't like him (either of those two guys), and was happy to see him go. However, I do now feel a little sorry for Malan after the revelations we got about him in this episode - his mother completely blowing off his design efforts as a child, and his loneliness and how much he valued being a part of the PR group. DSR doesn't buy it, and thinks Malan was just being manipulative at the end.

The Miss Universe pageant was last night. Miss USA's evening gown was nothing like any dress from the PR episode. Huh?
EDIT: found a photo of her in the dress http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5504/2884/320/TaraConner.jpg


New DVDs coming soon: ANIMANIACS!!! (vol 1) PINKY AND THE BRAIN!! (selected episodes) We're very excited. :) They'll be released tomorrow.

Gossip for fans of Project Runway:
http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/7660806.html#cutid1

D.E.B.S - basically a parody of Charlie's Angels, funnier than we thought it would be, and worth catching on cable

The Producers (2005) - pretty good, Broderick is obviously channeling Gene Wilder (only not quite as good), and I can visualize what this probably looked like on stage. Uma is a hoot.

Nanny MacPhee - the kids were really quite rotten, so I'm not so sure I'd show this to Z again even though he requested it. It was interesting how very beautiful Emma Thompson looked after seeing her in the ugly makeup. Colin Firth is aging fairly well, but I'll always vote for P&P as his ultimate charisma role.

MirrorMask - simple story but visually stunning and quite magical; we're considering buying.

Just Like Heaven - cute, fairly predictable, but better than many of the rom-coms coming out these days.

Last Holiday - Queen Latifah does a good job here even though the supporting actors are caricatures, but it's an airy confection that won't stand up to too much scrutiny. Vaguely a rom-com, but there's not much rom.

Walk the Line - very good, powerful performances, and reminded me that I've always liked Johnny Cash's music.

The Second Coming - Christopher Eccleston before he was Doctor #9; the story is powerful and very well done, if a bit creepy.

40 Year-Old Virgin - funnier than we thought it would be, and worth watching. Good acting.

Legend of Zorro - not nearly as much fun as Mask of Zorro, but Antonio and Catherine are still muy sexy.

We have just purchased the 4-dvd set "The Best of The Electric Company", containing 20 episodes of the show. Z is entranced. And I am realizing just how complicated this English-language thing is.

And what about ... Naomi?

"The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra"

Umm, yeah.

I think this review says it best: "It's not really for people who love bad movies- those fans are laughing AT the movie. Lost Skeleton wants you to laugh WITH it. On the other hand, you have to have a certain familiarity with schlock cinema to appreciate it. I guess MST3K fans would be the closest thing to an ideal audience...but it's still not the same experience. The script is so carefully crafted to be horrible, it's impossible to make fun of MST3K/Rocky Horror style. The acting is also excellent. The easy way out is to "pretend" to be a bad actor. This crew comes off as a group of good actors making the best of a dreadful script. I know I sure couldn't memorize and/or deliver lines this complicated."

Free on a cable channel near you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=zLElfJ9YCh0

I looooved it!

- Still very funny, especially the more musicals you know.
- Serious mic problems; not switched on when they should be, not working consistently, a little feedback. Unfortunately, you lose some of the lyrics because of this.
- As often happens at MIT (and other schools that don't have theater degree programs), the orchestra and the actors were woefully under-rehearsed. The music is often fairly sophisticated, and sometimes the melody escaped the singer or instrumentalist.
- Still, a funny evening that we enjoyed and would recommend to other SW or musicals geeks. Count the cameos in the cantina scene!

HOWEVER: important note for those going on a weeknight like we did - the running time is 3 hours 30 minutes including intermission! We got home just after midnight, and blessed my mom for having gotten Z into his jammies and asleep in his own regular bed spot.

EDIT: also, apparently all waiting list people were seated. This was a Wed, so I don't know how long the wait list was, though.

Feh - missed watching/taping Penn & Teller last night.

The early bed time was nice, but I would have liked to have been able to see the show. :(

Trailer for Harry Potter 4: http://harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk/gobletoffire/

New trailer for RENT: http://movies.aol.com/movie_exclusive_rent_clip

http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/rent/

Gave me goosebumps. It's been too long since I listened to the cast album. (Bumps priority of mental note to rip favorite musicals to MP3 for playing in the car.)

>From the Associated Press:

Paul Winchell, voice of Tigger in 'Winnie the Pooh,' dies at 82

Paul Winchell, a noted ventriloquist, children's TV show host and longtime voice of Tigger in animated versions of A.A. Milne's "Winnie the Pooh," has died. He was 82.

Winchell died early Friday morning in his sleep at his Moorpark home, Burt Du Brow, a television producer and close family friend, told the Los Angeles Times.

Over six decades, Winchell parlayed his talent for creating countless voices from the earliest days of television to film. But he was perhaps best known for his work as the voice of the lovable animated tiger

Winchell first voiced Tigger in 1968 for Disney's "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day," which won an Academy Award for best animated short film, and continued to do so through 1999's "Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving."

In 1974, he earned a Grammy for best children's recording with "The Most Wonderful Things About Tiggers" from the feature "Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too."
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peterdavidblog2 on the Enterprise finale:
Basically, the last episode of "Star Trek" consists of a guy in a Starfleet outfit sitting around watching a rerun of "Star Trek," and even creating his own fanfic by writing himself into the story and making himself a wise, wonderfully intelligent individual who all the crewmembers unburden themselves to.


And the comment from ebiannah:
Riker Sue!



Here's hoping Scott Bakula gets another decent job.