Rip_Ford's Comments

Big Hollywood : Gamechanger?: How Would You Like to Cancel Your Obnoxiously Expensive Cable Service?

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:10:12 +0000

It's also not uncommon to find a computer with an HDMI output for connecting to televisions. I just bought a Windows tablet a couple of months ago and it has one. Very easy to hook it up and use it to stream to my TV if I want to.

Big Hollywood : SyFy's 'Being Human' One of the Best Conservative Shows on TV

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:11:25 +0000

I've avoided this show because the track record for American versions of British shows isn't that great and the track record for SyFy shows isn't that great and when you combine the two things you have the makings for epic fail but maybe I should give it a try anyway.

Big Hollywood : Grammy Artists Will Pledge Allegiance to Obama, as Usual

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:33:05 +0000

Boo hoooooo..... "Some people still don't worship Obama and I don't like it!!"

Big Hollywood : The Politics of 'Star Trek': 'Patterns of Force'

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:20:40 +0000

Well, Star Trek was known for being rather ham-handed. Witness the anti-racism episode with the two aliens who are black on one side of their bodies and white on the other.

Big Hollywood : Carolla Slams Progressives for Ruining a Day at the Beach

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:42:42 +0000

But wouldn't the EPA hit you up with a massive fine for causing a toxic waste spill by pouring your beer out in the sand? Why I understand it's almost as bad as spilling milk.

Big Hollywood : Hypocritical Madonna Slams M.I.A. for 'Teenager' Stunt

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:51:09 +0000

Given Madonna's history I'm inclined to think what she's really upset about is that M.I.A. is getting more attention than she is.

Big Hollywood : Michael Moore Goes On Anti-Catholic Twitter Rant, Distorts Contraception Debate

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:37:18 +0000

Someone remind me, where does Moore stand on the Roman Polanski issue?

Big Hollywood : Daily Call Sheet: George Lucas Thinks You're Stupid, Cable On the Decline, and Happy Friday

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:59:19 +0000

Seems to me the 10 must unnecessary giant monster movies would be a list of SyFy original movies.

Big Hollywood : 'Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D' Review: Surprisingly Hilarious Family-Friendly Film

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:50:55 +0000

I'm conflicted about this because the trailers do look like it might be a fun movie but at the same time I'd like to see a good, faithful adaptation of The Mysterious Island which this obviously is not. Really, if Hollywood is going to so alter something that it's going to effectively be an original work I don't see why they don't just take the extra step of actually making it something original.

Big Hollywood : NBC's 'Grimm' Recycles Vile Antisemitic Stereotypes

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:06:57 +0000

I've found it to be kind of an iffy show. Not really that good but I've been watching in the hopes it might improve. Sounds like it's time for me to drop it instead. Can't say that I'll really miss it.

Big Hollywood : Madonna Targeted for Being Older and Female

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:07:49 +0000

I've disliked Madonna since the 80s when my friends and I would refer to her as "Madingdong." I did have one friend who liked her music and the rest of us frequently cited this as proof that his taste was suspect. and not to be trusted. So there is a remote possibility that my current dislike for the former Mrs. Sean Penn is based on something other than her age.

Big Hollywood : 'A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas' Blu-ray Review: Lovers of the Stoner Genre Will Be Pleased

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 05:34:04 +0000

The first one had a production budget of $9 million and made $24 million worldwide. That's not huge numbers but it's still a profit. The second one had a production budget of $12 million and made $43 million world wide. That may not be Blair Witch Project money but it's still a decent profit and given the increase in box office for the second Harold & Kumar movie it's not surprising that a third got a greenlight. And, of course, that's just box office. I'd be interested in seeing what the DVD sales numbers have been like.

Big Hollywood : 'A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas' Blu-ray Review: Lovers of the Stoner Genre Will Be Pleased

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 04:05:52 +0000

Let me know when they release Harold & Kumar: The Good Parts Version which is nothing but a compilation of the NPH bits from all the movies.

Big Hollywood : 'A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas' Blu-ray Review: Lovers of the Stoner Genre Will Be Pleased

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 04:05:04 +0000

Because they're cheap to produce which means even with mediocre Box Office and Hollywood's creative accounting practices they still make money.

Big Hollywood : Your Obama Apologist of the Day: Scarlett Johansson

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 22:45:00 +0000

Just reminding us that it's not her brains that made her a star.

Big Hollywood : William Shatner Dishes on Khan, George Takei and El Rushbo

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 14:58:23 +0000

They were real people yet tales of them have reached mythic proportions. Compare, for example, the Alamo against the Battle of Thermopylae. As anyone who's seen 300 knows, Thermopylae really happened but that doesn't mean it's not a mythic story. We take stories about real events and then we "improve" them. The heroes become more heroic, the villains more despicable, the odds grow longer, the situation more dire. Even when Boone and Crockett and Earp were alive, they were already being turned into mythical beings through penny dreadfuls and dime novels that greatly exaggerated their exploits and that process continues today through modern westerns that don't let reality get in the way of telling a good story. Of course if you want to limit mythology to fictional characters, we have our share of those as well as rawktapus pointed out; Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, Johnny Appleseed, Pecos Bill, and John Henry for example.

Big Hollywood : William Shatner Dishes on Khan, George Takei and El Rushbo

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 15:51:07 +0000

Today he's self-deprecating but in the past he has been rather full of himself. George Takei, Walter Koenig, James Doohan, and Nichelle Nichols have all had less than flattering things to say about Shatner and his overinflated ego from working with him on Star Trek.

Big Hollywood : William Shatner Dishes on Khan, George Takei and El Rushbo

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 15:31:26 +0000

The Shat is wrong. This country does have a mythology and it is invoked by names like Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Billy the Kid, and Wyatt Earp.

Big Hollywood : 'Spartacus: Vengeance' Review: New Star Lost in Andy Whitfield's Shadow

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:51:02 +0000

I marathoned the first season via Netflix Streaming. McIntyre has some big sandals to fill and I do not envy him. I do hope they manage to pull it off though.

Big Hollywood : 'In Time' Blu-ray Review: Flawed but Fascinating Look at a Society Run by Leftists

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 17:57:49 +0000

I don't know. I'd kind of like to see Daniel Radcliffe as Francis. There's a certain appeal to seeing Harry Potter as a stone cold killer.