tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post3111202431747017754..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Your 15 Minutes Are Up. . . Now Get OutAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-10356283057612016062011-04-09T16:05:53.382-04:002011-04-09T16:05:53.382-04:00Anon, I'm not surprised. Last I heard, he was...Anon, I'm not surprised. Last I heard, he was attacking everyone he knew.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-35480676447930785672011-04-09T10:51:47.848-04:002011-04-09T10:51:47.848-04:00Daily Mail had an article on his show and he spent...Daily Mail had an article on his show and he spent an hour blasting his ex-wife. What an asshole!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-66919901413956540272011-04-07T15:02:58.149-04:002011-04-07T15:02:58.149-04:00patti, I agree. He needs help, but people are jus...patti, I agree. He needs help, but people are just enjoying the show as he implodes.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-39712609086851338292011-04-07T14:33:13.442-04:002011-04-07T14:33:13.442-04:00as a mother, it pains me to hear him speak or to r...as a mother, it pains me to hear him speak or to read a headline about his antics. he needs help, and it's a shame that folks are actually paying to watch him implode.pattihttp://www.notawonk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-87136204346923520662011-04-07T00:17:26.823-04:002011-04-07T00:17:26.823-04:00Ed and T-Rav, I couldn't agree more on Kathy G...Ed and T-Rav, I couldn't agree more on Kathy Griffin. I never thought she was funny or particularly likeable. Then she savaged a teenage girl with the kinds of attacks that liberals whine is bullying, and that's supposed to impress me? It impresses me the depths to which she would sink, but that's about it.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-12204009817055649422011-04-07T00:16:06.238-04:002011-04-07T00:16:06.238-04:00Ed, I agree, the Kardashians are worthless. They&...Ed, I agree, the Kardashians are worthless. They're famous for dating basketball players and the tweeting what they eat. Give me a break.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-10307795701933647162011-04-06T23:52:10.740-04:002011-04-06T23:52:10.740-04:00T_Rav, Kathy Griffin is vile. How can she think o...T_Rav, Kathy Griffin is vile. How can she think of herself as a legitimate comedian when her whole career is now based on saying nasty sexist things about a politician's young daughter? If that's all she's got, then she should go back to being a crack whore.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-70768484077687233862011-04-06T23:49:26.675-04:002011-04-06T23:49:26.675-04:00For me, personally, the Kardashians are at the ver...For me, personally, the Kardashians are at the very bottom of the heap, or close to it. The Housewives are at about the same level: I saw a few episodes of one (I think it was Atlanta), and just...gag. However, nothing tops, or I guess is beneath, Kathy Griffin in my book--the one person who's managed to combine the self-centered reality culture with the rabid left-wing politics.T_Ravnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-22140727450483165352011-04-06T23:22:51.677-04:002011-04-06T23:22:51.677-04:00What a rogues gallery of idiocy. While we're a...What a rogues gallery of idiocy. While we're at it, let's toss the Kardashians onto the pile. What a worthless family.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-65253245592861262832011-04-06T21:19:31.870-04:002011-04-06T21:19:31.870-04:00Scott, I think the article was a week or two ago, ...Scott, I think the article was a week or two ago, but I don't remember specifically. His point was that the censor board cut the studios breaks, but not the independents.<br /><br />My issue is that (1) they are inconsistent and (2) they've been letting the standards slip further year after year so that now the ratings really are meaningless.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-77748307330232865642011-04-06T19:34:33.395-04:002011-04-06T19:34:33.395-04:00Andrew - that's true. I don't remember the...Andrew - that's true. I don't remember the article but I vaguely recall some indie filmmaker complaining about the NC-17 his film received (probably for a sex scene that went on for a few extra frames) whilst the ultra-violent <i>Saving Private Ryan</i> was playing in theaters with an R.<br /><br />And it all seems so arbitrary anyway. Two F-words = PG-13. Three F-words = R. (And I've seen exceptions to these as well.) And many people have noticed that, in this country, it's sex and nudity that the ratings people have more of a problem with whereas in Europe, it's the violence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-63811545475475528012011-04-06T19:20:03.279-04:002011-04-06T19:20:03.279-04:00Scott, I read an interesting article (I think at B...Scott, I read an interesting article (I think at BH) where they said that the rating system actually treats independent films different than they treat studio films and that they are enforcing the code strenuously against independents, but letting the studios off easy.<br /><br />Don't get me started on the marketing. I can't tell you how many times I've watched something on a supposedly G or PG rated channel only to come across an ad for a movie or video game that would have deserved an NC-17 if they rated commercials like films. These are the kinds of things that the networks better start getting back under control or they will find themselves regulated. And if that happens, everybody loses.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-81786324043602460932011-04-06T19:15:23.542-04:002011-04-06T19:15:23.542-04:00It's funny you mention the ratings thing becau...It's funny you mention the ratings thing because I feel it works both ways. There are PG-13 films that might've been R years ago BUT there are also R-rated films that should be PG-13 for one reason or another. My favorite Woody Allen film is <i>Everyone Says I Love You</i> and it's rated R for one use of "motherf---er" in a rap song. That's it. <br /><br />And it was even worse before PG-13 was developed (in 1984). You watch something violent like <i>Conquest of the Planet of the Apes</i> or something with some nudity like <i>Logan's Run</i> and you wonder, "How did this get a PG back then?" <br /><br />I DO agree with you when it comes to the MARKETING of R-rated films (which is usually beyond the control of the filmmakers, unless we're talking about Spielberg or Cameron). And yes, the TV networks could do a better job of keeping the more mature stuff past 9:00.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-35397570811470030402011-04-06T19:08:33.652-04:002011-04-06T19:08:33.652-04:00T_Rav, You never know who is listening. A lot of ...T_Rav, You never know who is listening. A lot of people aren't, but they aren't particularly relevant to the planet as none who isn't already a true believer will listen.<br /><br />I agree about how Sheen will end. It's coming. That's what paranoids do.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-19922306182106465442011-04-06T19:06:04.071-04:002011-04-06T19:06:04.071-04:00Scott, I think there is a happy middle ground and ...Scott, I think there is a happy middle ground and we should seek it out. I'm not saying ban anything, but there changes that should be made. (1) Tighten the ratings system so they can't sell R rated films as PG like they are now. (2) Move the more risque stuff to later in the evening. (3) Work harder to get parents to take an active role in seeing what their kids are up to. And (4) try to make sure there are competitors so that Hollywood is kept under pressure to clean up its act or lose it's market share -- you should never have to hear "well, what choice do I have if I want to watch a film, it's this garbage or nothing."AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-3326201190967570522011-04-06T18:40:38.098-04:002011-04-06T18:40:38.098-04:00Andrew, that's what I told them. Whether they ...Andrew, that's what I told them. Whether they were listening or not, I don't know. (sigh)<br /><br />And like you and several others mentioned, I think most people are following Sheen just to see the point at which he completely self-destructs. I kind of am, and I'm not comfortable with that, because it's not right to be entertained by someone spiraling downward. I really do hope he gets help, but I think this will probably end in a few months or years with a body bag being carried out of his house.T_Ravnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-21878789482817987112011-04-06T18:32:18.686-04:002011-04-06T18:32:18.686-04:00I know... I literally yelped out loud when I saw i...I know... I literally yelped out loud when I saw it and I never "yelp." :-)<br /><br />I have nothing further to add to the subject at hand but it makes me wonder where we'll be in another five years. As much as I sometimes think we should stand athwart pop culture and yell "Stop!" (paraphrasing Buckley), I wouldn't want the socons to get the idea that we need to push too far in the other direction. <br /><br />I think we can all agree there is a wide open happy medium between <i>Leave it to Beaver</i> and The Situation.<br /><br />But we'll always have <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax4IUgMq0Aw" rel="nofollow">this guy</a>. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-2434188301450541292011-04-06T18:21:08.388-04:002011-04-06T18:21:08.388-04:00Scott, That is really cool that he listed you in t...Scott, That is really cool that he listed you in the credits!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-31817405129246517962011-04-06T18:19:16.484-04:002011-04-06T18:19:16.484-04:00Bev, I think that just proves that God has a sense...Bev, I think that just proves that God has a sense of humor! ;-)<br /><br />You know, it a strange way, it wouldn't surprise me at all to discover that Richards is as you say and not as we've come to see him.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-87927524560754712762011-04-06T18:17:47.319-04:002011-04-06T18:17:47.319-04:00(continued)
But with the internet, all of that res...(continued)<br />But with the internet, all of that restraint vanished. You can now go on line and say <i>anything</i> and look up <i>anything</i> without any consequences to you. This has made everything coarser because our negative impulses tend to act like addiction. That means (1) you need to go further each time to get the same high and (2) the more you do, the more normal it seems and the more likely you are to bring it into regular public interactions.<br /><br />When you start to get a critical mass of people who are in this type of spiral, they feed on each other and they become a market. Thus, today, you see a market for a level of perversion and violence that just didn't exist twenty years ago.<br /><br />3. Finally, I blame the corporate mentality that will satisfy any market without regard to the social consequences. Thus, if enough people start demanding snuff films, someone will put them out. And what Hollywood/the music industry, etc. have done is to realize that there are a vast core of perverts and nasty bastards out there who are waiting to be catered to at the lowest common denominator.<br /><br />Add in the value-less idiots under number one, who only want to be famous and don't mind debasing themselves, and you've got a recipe for sex tape stars.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-60520753463286432402011-04-06T18:17:43.796-04:002011-04-06T18:17:43.796-04:00Scott, I would put the blame on three things.
1. ...Scott, I would put the blame on three things.<br /><br />1. The hippies. I'm serious. Those selfish bastards really waged a war against the idea of earned respect/earned celebrity/ and consequences for our actions. That was tolerable at first, because the people advocating that had grown up under a different system and had some core values to fall back upon.<br /><br />But a couple generations down the line, when this garbage becomes the culture and there are no core values to fall back upon, this is what you get. That's why so many people today think they are entitled to be famous no matter that they have nothing to offer, and why there is no longer a distinction between fame and infamy because fame is now the object unto itself and it doesn't matter how you got there.<br /><br />(I draw an analogy to heavy metal. The first metal bands actually were competent musicians. And if you ever look back on it, it really was well written and well performed stuff, even though it sounded like noise at the time. But by the time you get to the later generations who grew up with the idea that "all you need to be is loud to be a metal star," there was no talent to fall back upon because they had bought into the idea you didn't need it. Thus, modern metal turned into unlistenable garbage. And to stay relevant, they had to rely on shock.)<br /><br />2. I blame the anonymity of the internet age. In the past, if you wanted to do something like buy porn, you had to get in your car and go to a dirty book store, where you ran the risk of being spotted. If you wanted to talk nasty about another human being (either violently or sexually), you had to do it face to face with people, i.e. your friends, family or coworkers, where you ran the risk of actual rejection that could seriously affect your life.<br /><br />These things kept most everyone's worst instincts in check because you didn't want your friends seeing you as the guy who keeps talking about killing his girlfriend or as the creepy guy whose hands you don't want to shake.<br /><br />(continued)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-53067106987713594142011-04-06T18:00:27.889-04:002011-04-06T18:00:27.889-04:00That's fine.
My music box? You mean this? :-)...That's fine.<br /><br />My music box? You mean <a href="http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg218/ScottDS/IMAG0105.jpg" rel="nofollow">this</a>? :-)<br /><br />It's very cool. And what's even cooler is that the producer of the set asked for suggestions of what to include over on the Film Score Monthly message board. My contribution was something like "What he said!" because someone had beaten me to the punch with an idea (including the original film tracks for <i>Pee-Wee's Big Adventure</i> since the existing soundtrack is an abridged re-recording).<br /><br />The producer took all of our names and I forgot about it. When I opened the included 250-page book, I saw MY NAME listed along with a few dozen others in the "Thanks for your input and assistance" section. <br /><br /><a href="http://i449.photobucket.com/albums/qq211/ksavas90/Thanks.jpg" rel="nofollow">Between</a> Rutherford and Savas. :-)<br /><br />Oh, and the music is good, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-1568987071661364672011-04-06T17:54:02.493-04:002011-04-06T17:54:02.493-04:00Scott, I'm not blowing you off, I'll respo...Scott, I'm not blowing you off, I'll respond in a second. By the way, how's the new music box?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-83255654428840484332011-04-06T17:44:06.997-04:002011-04-06T17:44:06.997-04:00Speaking of Keith Richards - Isn't it proof th...Speaking of Keith Richards - Isn't it proof that there is no God that Keith Richards has outlived Jack LaLanne? I mean, Jack was nearly 25years older, but in Rolling Stone years that should make them about the same age, right? <br /><br />Actually I think if Richards ever leaves this earthly plane, it will be revealed that he was a tea-totalling vegan, virgin monk who never so much as took an aspirin to the shock and horror of his devotees...BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-46849418631441708842011-04-06T17:28:03.377-04:002011-04-06T17:28:03.377-04:00Lawhawk. . . . you have a point, you really do! LO...Lawhawk. . . . you have a point, you really do! LOL!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.com