tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post7147577873907938872..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-30019097387579003602014-12-03T17:27:41.689-05:002014-12-03T17:27:41.689-05:00Genevieve - agreed, because Some Kind of Wonderful...Genevieve - agreed, because Some Kind of Wonderful has the ending that Pretty in Pink should have had.Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-4550215694012409822014-12-03T13:29:43.340-05:002014-12-03T13:29:43.340-05:00Absolutely, Some Kind of Wonderful. My pick over ...Absolutely, Some Kind of Wonderful. My pick over Pretty in Pink every time.Genevievenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-31029833814970340542014-12-03T00:52:17.699-05:002014-12-03T00:52:17.699-05:00Jimmy Eat World. They were never the most popular ...Jimmy Eat World. They were never the most popular band, but their albums (Bleed American and Futures come to mind) are ones I could listen to on loop. They had multiple good songs beyond their most famous ("the middle"). The band doesn't get enough credit.MidwestAndrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-78640600518094492542014-12-02T23:36:59.616-05:002014-12-02T23:36:59.616-05:00I don't know how it's viewed, but Dream On...I don't know how it's viewed, but Dream On seems practically forgotten now, but to my totally uneducated eye seems like a critical step along the path to the modern sitcom.Russnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-73791073961893441732014-12-02T23:36:04.423-05:002014-12-02T23:36:04.423-05:00FlashForward was much better than it got credit fo...FlashForward was much better than it got credit for being.Russnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-81738040256013119132014-12-02T23:34:40.253-05:002014-12-02T23:34:40.253-05:00Steven Thompson sang Iron Giant's praises on l...Steven Thompson sang Iron Giant's praises on last week's Pop Culture Happy Hour, and my DVD copy is set to arrive tomorrow.Russnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-55247594514445488122014-12-02T23:04:33.409-05:002014-12-02T23:04:33.409-05:00How about The Iron Giant? Kind of lost in all the ...How about The Iron Giant? Kind of lost in all the Pixar, Disney, Dreamworks, but aside from the Toy Story trilogy, maybe my favorite animated film.<br /><br />And I'm not sure if this is underrated, but I remain a huge fan of the American version of the police time travel series Life on Mars, which incredibly got a full season on ABC a few years back. Something about it stays with me, especially its haunting use of Bowie music. I even liked the ridiculous but audacious ending.Alex_Gordonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-63965891116454531182014-12-02T21:56:49.442-05:002014-12-02T21:56:49.442-05:00NewsRadio always and still had cred in the comedy ...NewsRadio always and still had cred in the comedy nerd community. Mad About You never really got that.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-16779743834750255742014-12-02T20:15:32.509-05:002014-12-02T20:15:32.509-05:00News Radio. Pretty much the same post after that.News Radio. Pretty much the same post after that.--bdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-35777590695976465512014-12-02T19:25:11.121-05:002014-12-02T19:25:11.121-05:00I love Hudson Hawk. Never understood why everyone...I love Hudson Hawk. Never understood why everyone else didn't.Jim Bellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-33380670931078869492014-12-02T18:11:15.125-05:002014-12-02T18:11:15.125-05:00Mad About You. No, seriously. At it's height...Mad About You. No, seriously. At it's height it was a deeply solid show with a very good cast that suffered from a time when NBC was jerking it around the schedule like a yo-yo. Was it as good as it's contemporaries like Frasier, Seinfeld and Friends? Of course not. Was it better than ratings juggernaut Will & Grace? Of course it was. it's in reruns on FXX these days, but it seems like in the 15 years since it went off the air it's kind of disappeared from the collective memory.Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-30597995989361002592014-12-02T17:29:02.844-05:002014-12-02T17:29:02.844-05:00...and that's what I'll contribute. The G......and that's what I'll contribute. The Gold Experience. Fantastic record, annoying behind-the-scenes controversy, could have heralded his return to form if WB had handled it correctly. I think there's a lot of bad Prince that doesn't happen if the Gold Experience gets a proper release from the jump.Paul Tabachneckhttp://paul-tab.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-31557932816805001152014-12-02T17:27:52.749-05:002014-12-02T17:27:52.749-05:00I can't believe I missed the Batman discussion...I can't believe I missed the Batman discussion. I still listen to the Batman Soundtrack. I've listened to it way more than Lovesexy, if less than Purple Rain. It's up there with the Gold Experience for me.Paul Tabachneckhttp://paul-tab.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-26392260806107997572014-12-02T17:27:17.660-05:002014-12-02T17:27:17.660-05:00Feeling Strangely Fine is wall-to-wall strong. No...Feeling Strangely Fine is wall-to-wall strong. No filler, 14 songs. Great stuff.Paul Tabachneckhttp://paul-tab.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-34095035505844003662014-12-02T14:57:41.637-05:002014-12-02T14:57:41.637-05:00Heh. Think.Heh. Think.mikeskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-37027427025018519152014-12-02T14:42:04.068-05:002014-12-02T14:42:04.068-05:00Hot Take!Hot Take!bill.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-18606364518421949352014-12-02T14:41:25.838-05:002014-12-02T14:41:25.838-05:00I think of them as the band Dan and John formed af...I think of them as the band Dan and John formed after Trip Shakespeare broke up.bill.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-79778153992367087402014-12-02T14:15:49.041-05:002014-12-02T14:15:49.041-05:00But isn't it awesome to drive a Jaguar? I'...But isn't it awesome to drive a Jaguar? I've never been so lucky.Wattsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-66826688436187735922014-12-02T13:43:52.899-05:002014-12-02T13:43:52.899-05:00It's better than the one with the song about h...It's better than the one with the song about how awesome it is to drive a Jaguar.Adam B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-59391450814032907542014-12-02T13:24:54.577-05:002014-12-02T13:24:54.577-05:00"When the Angels Fall" is one of my favo..."When the Angels Fall" is one of my favorite songs ever.Tosy and Coshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-52724314507502400002014-12-02T12:58:50.712-05:002014-12-02T12:58:50.712-05:00Oh God, does LeRetard suck. BAM.Oh God, does LeRetard suck. BAM.mikeskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-70528700703677572002014-12-02T12:50:39.972-05:002014-12-02T12:50:39.972-05:00Big thumb's up on this. I especially love Mad...Big thumb's up on this. I especially love Mad About You.Jenn.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-61479662887415139572014-12-02T12:49:02.590-05:002014-12-02T12:49:02.590-05:00Sting's Soul Cages, which is one of my favorit...Sting's Soul Cages, which is one of my favorite pop albums of all time, and yet probably his least loved and least commercially successful release.Tosy and Coshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-46874463629249933082014-12-02T12:39:29.596-05:002014-12-02T12:39:29.596-05:00The Joe Schmo Show (though I know this crowd appre...The Joe Schmo Show (though I know this crowd appreciates it).<br /><br />Swan's Crossing (teen soap before teen soaps were big, starred Sarah Michelle Gellar), which I loved so much I wrote the station a letter when it was canceled. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swans_Crossing Underrated in a guilty pleasure sense, for sure, but also something that really should be given its due when discussing the rise of the Dawson's era teen drama.bellawilfernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-76795036508724157752014-12-02T12:29:17.512-05:002014-12-02T12:29:17.512-05:00Semisonic - everybody thinks of them as a one hit ...Semisonic - everybody thinks of them as a one hit wonder because of "Closing Time" but there's a good body of solid pop music in their mid-to-late 90s albums.<br /><br />And I'll always argue that "Some Kind of Wonderful" is the most underrated of the John Hughes teen flicks.Wattsnoreply@blogger.com