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Just saw a favorite childhood film of mine. Dead Poets Society. I think this is the 3rd time I watched it since it's debut in 1989. 2nd time was in 1993 I believe. So it's been 16 years.

It was very good. It was sweet and to the point. Not overly complex and well directed (Peter Weir a great director that has not done many films and that is a good thing)

I never knew Ethan Hawke was in it. I remember the other guys but not him. You'd think I would've recognized him atleast from Reality Bites.

Saw Dr. Who's 4 series ender this last week on BBC America.
Fans on the net site said quite a bit was cut.

What seemed strange to me was that the whole 4th was played all over again this year with the season cliffhanger combined with what I would have thought was the part 2 BEGINNING of series 5.
But it's not and I'm pretty confused.
Does anyone here know why the reoeat season being hailed as 'new'?

Sometimes, I think I live in the Twilight Zone.

i must admit my new guilty Pleasure is Degrassi TNG. i use to watch the original on Nickelodeon and PBS from back in the day and one day i noticed that Degrassi the next generation was airing in syndication so i watched it and got hooked all over again.

Animated Dilbert. I know, I know. But I just can't help it.

Battlestar Galactica. Totally addicted.

I am watching the Dead Like Me marathon today. Love that series and can't wait to get a new DVD movie coming out soon this week.

I spent most of President's Day on the couch watching Pokemon and taking naps.
sigh

We have a local pizza joint/theater that's been showing movies about civil rights and social justice recently. (Appropriately enough, the pizza joint is on MLK Blvd.) Last week they had a documentary called A Time For Burning (1967). It was very no-frills in the style of that period's approach to a documentary. Somebody points a camera and just lets the subjects air their fears, frustrations and hopes (or lack of same) with little or no intervention. But bells and whistles aren't necessary when the subject matter is this good. Check it out, but be warned that it's not light entertainment.

I watched Heckler last night, a documentary about people who heckle stand-up comedians and movie/show critics - from the point of view of the performers. It was pretty interesting, particularly how some of the stand-ups deal with hecklers (ranging from clever to violent). There was a lot of focus on Jamie Kennedy, who I've never seen in a movie or show, but who I gather is not very well regarded, to put it mildly....

Is there a support group for viewers of the film Adaptation ? Seriously. I can't remember the last time I was so caught up in the first 3/4ths of a movie, only to be bitterly disappointed and practically hurling furniture at the screen during the last quarter.

Yeesh. I felt bad for Meryl Streep, and I don't even like Meryl Streep.

Still watching the Teen Titans cartoons on disc. Sometimes the anime shtick can wear on my nerves, but in general it's enjoyable and nostalgic. I really like how they handled the Gar/Tara thing-- giving it a fair amount of depth for a kid-friendly show.

I'm hooked on the current season of Survivor ... but then I'm hooked on all seasons of Survivor ... couple of real characters this season ... my favorite is a guy from NYC who seems totally out of place ...

I have become totally addicted to NCIS. It's on USA and since that's one of the few channels we get at work, it's usually on during my lunch.

Right at this very minute, I'm watching Hang 'Em High with Clnt Eastwood. I've never seen the whole movie, just bits and pieces.

New update: Life on Mars has surpassed Fringe as my favorite new show.

Ouch! There's a bit of bad news regarding Life on Mars.

Damn, its one of the few shows I'm actively watching and loving right now.

It IS really good. Sucks that it's being cancelled, but good that it will have a definitive ending. Jason O'Mara has a bright, BRIGHT future ahead of him!

All the guys on his tribe are SO cute!

I hate Coach. And what's with the hair?

Courtesy of the local library, I'm working my way through the five seasons of Babylon 5.

One of the things Toledo and area does right is the library system. Also well stocked, maintained, staffed and updated. Best bang for the buck I think we have around here.

Finally saw the Dark Knight opus yesterday. Oh, Lord, do I EVER want those lost two hours of my life back...

Bah.

I've wanted to check out Life on Mars but BOTH are DVRs are getting full quickly. Not enough time. I haven't even watched sports because the DVR is close to full.

Haven't been here in a while.

cleome, hmmm, I was looking foward to watching Adaptation.

Some films I've watched recently.

Still on a Woody Allen kick I checked out Vicky Christina Barcelona. Loved it. As I've mentioned before any film about spending a whole summer in europe (escaping) is up my alley. Didn't disappoint. Not sure if Penelope should've gotten an Oscar. Her performance was great but she wasn't in it much.

Girl with the Pearl Earring. Very good film. I was intimidated. Those films based on a book can get long and boring. This was sweet and to the point.

Hancock was decent. Certainly suprised me.

X-Files was a good 2 hour X-Files episode. Wasn't great just another episode to me. I liked it though.

Journey to the Center of the Earth. It was fun. My mom liked it much more than me.

Forgot one. Wanted. I personally loved it. Really good action flick. Angelina sometimes doesn't do much for me. This time she did.

Recently watching "Forgetting Sarah Marshall". I've gotten mixed reviews from my friends. Lady Cobalt was pretty 'meh' about it. Personally, I thought it was hysterical. I love Kristen Bell, and Jason Segel is hilarious. Anytime Paul Rudd shows up in a walk-on role usually ends up making me laugh, and I can barely look at Jonah Hill without laughing (fat kid from Superbad). Mila Kunis was great--this was the first time I've really found her attractive; I think its her personality/character in all the other things I've seen her in. Here, she was fantastic. It wasn't the greatest movie ever but it was 2 hours of funny escapism

Oh, and Russell Brand! I have no clue who he is or why all the hate, but I thought he was hysterical!

We bought Vicky Christina Barcelona too, and will be watching that shortly...

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cleome, hmmm, I was looking foward to watching Adaptation.

Well, you may end up loving it. A lot of people did, apparently. I just didn't happen to be one of 'em.

Just wanted to mention that I'm kind of digging Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Much better than Conan was, at least.

Coach is a major tool ... as soon as the merge happens (if he makes it that far), I'm sure Erinn and Sierra will conspire to kick his arse out of there asap ...

The Jalapao tribe is mighty good-looking ... hated seeing Spencer voted off this week ... JT is totally pulling the strings ... I thought the whole issue of Spencer coming out to his tribe or not was surprising ... there's been so many openly gay castaways that who would think it was an issue ...

On Timbura, I like Brendan a lot ... but my favorite is Stephen ... bet he makes it pretty far ...