I like the Next Question segments usually, but I find a lot of the time, discussion is hampered by the guests just talking over each other. Plus, it's always a panel of Leaf lovers.
I am not surprised to hear he might be a dick in person. He looks the part.
I just can't watch OTR since someone pointed out that when Landsburg talks his ears wiggle. Next OTR commercial I noticed it and now can't take anything seriously when he speaks.
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
Wow I did not think that OTR would cause that much. Truthfully it came to me today when I was getting ready to make my pick.
I love the show, but not really a big Landsberg fan, he is a decent host but there is just something about him.
For my next pick, team Frozen TV Dinner is proud to select in the Cartoon category, Batman: The Animated Series.
Inspired by the film-noir style of the Tim Burton Batman films, and debuting the fall after the release of Batman Returns, Batman:TAS started airing on the Fox network's weekday afternoon "Fox Kids" schedule in September 1992.
The show was an instant critical and ratings success. Entertainment Weekly named it one of the 10 best shows of the year in 1992, and Fox even briefly re-ran episodes in prime time. The episode that told Robin's origin story also won a Prime Time Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program.
Although it aired on "Fox Kids" and later "Kids WB", Batman:TAS was not a childish show. You could argue that the depiction of Batman and his foes in the Animated Series was less cartoonish than the Schumacher-directed live-action films.
The series was not content simply using the standard Rogues gallery from the comic books, it actually introduced some characters who were later added to the "official" DC Universe canon, most notably, the Joker's stalker/sidekick Harley Quinn (a name she shares with comic book geek and film director Kevin Smith's daughter). Speaking of the Joker, his voice was brilliantly provided by Luke Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill, who has gone on to become a very successful voice actor as a result of the praise he received for his work on the series.
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Turn up the good, turn down the suck!
Between two production companies, GI Joe ran for 188 episodes between 1983 and 1991. The success of the cartoon series fueled a successful action figure line, and a full length feature film. Due to the box office disapointments of the Transformers and My Little Pony movies, GI Joe: The Movie became a direct to video release, plus, it it an amazingly bizzare storyline.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is a half-hour American animated television series based on the successful toyline from Hasbro and the comic book series from Marvel Comics. In Japan the series was called Chijô Saikyô no Expert Team G.I. Joe (地上最強のエキスパートチームG.I.ジョー). The cartoon had its beginnings with two five-part mini-series, then became a regular series that ran in syndication from 1985 to 1987.
GI Joe has also become an internet icon with the PSA spoofs that popped up on almost every viral video site.
The success of the cartoon series fueled a successful action figure line, and a full length feature film.
That's backwards. Action figures came first (1964!).
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
If I can't have the Transformers, you better believe I'm taking the next best thing...
Actually you got the best thing, Transformers is 2nd to G.I. Joe. IMO I am proud to admit that I have the following on DVD
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1983)
G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra (1984)
G.I. Joe Season 1 (1985)
G.I. Joe Season 2 (1986)
G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)
That was my pick this round, now I'll have to go to my other pick (different category).
Wow you were gonna take IT last round, but let me have it. Are you inside my head???
Last edited by HalifaxDrunk; 01-07-2009 at 09:43 AM.
Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
Exp:
The Couch Potatoes choose from the Talk show category.....
Larry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN. The show debuted in 1985, and is CNN's most watched program, with over one million viewers nightly.[1]
The one-hour show is broadcast three times a day in some areas, and can be seen all over the world on CNN International. Larry King is currently expected to stay with CNN through 2011.[2]
With our next selection team Jumped the Shark is happy to select in the category of Gameshow:
MXC is a game show, hosted by Vic Romano and Kenny Blankenship, in which two or three teams of contestants compete in several turn-based and head-to-head challenges. While some matchups, such as Democrats vs. Republicans vs. Third Party, have a real life meaning, most of them, such as Inventors vs. Ex-Child Actors, and Malcontents vs. baked goods do not.
The contestants compete in a variety of challenges, usually four, but occasionally as many as six. The challenges are extremely hard (MXC's tagline is "the World's Most Toughest Competition in Town"), and a majority of the contestants fail them. Failed attempts which look especially painful or ridiculous are highlighted via the "MXC Impact Replay." Contestants who do complete a challenge earn one or two points for their respective team. The team with the most points at the end of the program wins the competition. At the end of each show, Kenny counts down the ten most "Painful Eliminations of the Day," which usually focus on the action from the show itself (especially from the Impact Replays) but sometimes include highlights from the various goings-on around the competition (some of them involving reporter Guy Le######, or even the hosts themselves).
* Vic Romano (named after a character from the Miami Vice episode "Streetwise" who was played by Bill Paxton) is the co-host and play-by-play commentator. He is level-headed, has a dark past of alcohol abuse, failed marriages, various addictions and generally treats MXC as a serious competition. Vic was once also a professional baseball player who became addicted to "everything", including every type of drug, alcohol, and easy women. He once was an airline pilot during his stint of alcohol abuse, but states, "Luckily, nobody noticed". Notable catch phrases include "Right you are Ken", "Indeed!", and "Good to know." He is played by the well-known Japanese actor Takeshi Kitano and voiced by Victor Wilson.
* Kenny Blankenship is the other co-host and color commentator. Blankenship is a light-hearted high-school dropout whose uncle owns the network. He thinks mostly about "chicks, pizza and beer." He is played by comedian Sonomanma Higashi and voiced by Christopher Darga.
* Captain Tenneal, whose name comes from the 1970s musical act Captain & Tennille, is the field marshal who conducts the contestants through each challenge with a sharp "Get it on!" Near the beginning of each MXC episode, he is seen addressing the contestants as a group, asking whether some broad assertion relating to one of the topics in the episode is true. After the contestants raise their hands to show agreement, the Captain declares "You're wrong!", because he is the Captain. After further explanation and give-and-take with individual contestants, he bellows "Let's go!" and leads the contestants forward to begin playing the games. Captain Tenneal is played by Hayato Tani and voiced by John Cervenka.
* Guy Le###### (pronounced "gi") is the field reporter. He is portrayed wearing a pith helmet, and his personality is that of a creepy French guy who hits on every contestant he interviews (both male and female). He has other family member interviewers who show the same behavior, such as "Lyndon" (which plays off wacky political figure Lyndon LaRouche), "Geek", "Giddy", "Gip," "Goon", and "Gawp", along with females named "Gay", "Grandma", "Gab", "Gin" , "Gidget" and "Gal". Guy is played by Shingo Yanagisawa and the family is voiced by John Cervenka (male) and Mary Scheer (female).
