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08/25/2004: some stuff and some other stuff.

Slow week on the site, I know. Don’t worry, bidness will be a’pickin’ up next week — three new articles between this weekend and the next, and absolutely none of them having to do with Italian thumb wrestling or Crayola crayons. Next article’s looking pretty saha-wank so far.

Oh, an early request: I’m gearing up for the coming X-E Halloween season. Had shitloads of fun doing last year’s Halloween Countdown and I can’t wait to get on the ball with that again this year — especially because the length of the daily entries won’t preclude me from actually letting them be “daily.” Loads of fun stuff planned, stay tuned. My request: if anyone out there has any Halloween materials they think I might be able to use on the site, please e-mail me. (feel free to use this link to do so) I don’t have very many specifics on what I’m looking for, but here’s a few: Halloween television specials, Halloween commercials (these can be in file format or on VHS), Halloween-inspired print ads, so on and so on. If it looks like something that would be on X-E during the Halloween season and you’re willing to part with it, lemme know. Oh, please don’t post what you’ve got in the comments section — kinda ruins the surprise for everyone else if I use it. :crazy:

To close things out, another survey topic: name your five favorite television shows ever, in any order. Did we already do this one? Oh well.


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Simpsons was great, Angel, Star Trek the Next Generation, Dr. who, Mr. Rogers

Ghosted by dfggfg @ 08/25/2004 12:38 PM EDT

well i’ve loved unsolved mysteries since i was little, buffy the vampire slayer, saved by the bell, the oc, annndd this japanese show called unbelieveable (that has NOTHING to do with the fact that i used to be on it… cough..)

Ghosted by Lucy @ 08/25/2004 12:48 PM EDT

Halloween is coming so soon…can’t wait

btw Matt what ever happened to the hooking me up with some promo spots for my site ;p

Ghosted by gamersource @ 08/25/2004 12:54 PM EDT

Hrm… The Young Ones, Simpsons, Futurama, The Bernie Mac Show, aaaaaaand I always did like Bewitched…

Ghosted by Gretchen @ 08/25/2004 12:56 PM EDT

Can’t wait for the Halloween countdown!

Favorite TV shows EVER:

The A-Team
Three’s Company
The Simpsons
Sanford & Son
The Three Stooges

Ghosted by J-Dog @ 08/25/2004 1:04 PM EDT

Easy…

Seinfeld
Simpsons
Alf
All in the Family
and a tie between Family Guy and Welcome Back Kotter

Taxi kicked some major ass too

Ghosted by Goody @ 08/25/2004 1:13 PM EDT

Shit…I forgot about the Honeymooners…Three way tie…Family Guy, Welcome Back Kotter, and the Honeymooners…

Hmmm, guess it wasnt that easy

By the way, I am psyched about the Halloween countdown. Its really what brought me to the site in the first place so I cant wait to see this year’s.

Ghosted by Goody @ 08/25/2004 1:18 PM EDT

Quantum Leap
Babylon 5
Space: Above & Beyond
X-Files
He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe (excrutiating now, but I think the level of enthusiasm I felt for this show when I was 4 eclipses anything I’ve felt for a TV series since…!)

Ghosted by Andrew @ 08/25/2004 1:28 PM EDT

I think I can pull this one off:

The Adventures of Pete and Pete
Batman: The Animated Series
Futurama
Seinfeld
The Simpsons

Ghosted by Meg @ 08/25/2004 1:55 PM EDT

Wow, yo guys brought up some good ones.

In no order, these shows definetly ruled my life when they are/were on:

Simpsons
Family Guy
Babylon 5
The Shield
and ole skool G.I. Joe

Special mention goes to Stargate, Transformers (orginal and Beast Wars, and finally Andromeda

Ghosted by Yeti Hunter @ 08/25/2004 1:57 PM EDT

1. Dave Letterman when he was on NBC.
2. It’s Gary Shandling’s Show
3. The old Howard Stern show from WWOR.
4. The Morton Downey, Jr. Show (pablum pukers!!!) (may he R.I.P)
5. Yo! MTV Raps! (when Fab 5 Freddy was the host)

Honorable mentions to the Ren & Stimpy Show; 120 Minutes (pre-1992, when alternative was still alternative and you could see videos from the likes of Joy Division, New Order, They Might Be Giants, the Cure, Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, etc.); U.S.A. Cartoon express (from the early 90s when they replayed the old Fat Albert episodes followed by the Hanna-Barbera shorts of Huckleberry Hound, Pixie & Dixie & Mr. Jinx the cat); Iron Chef and of course (snore) the Simpsons.

Ghosted by Pedro @ 08/25/2004 2:14 PM EDT

Oh, and DeGrassi Jr. High, and not the new Nickelodeon crap (sorry Matt), I’m talking the days when Wheels and Snake used to star and Joey wore fedoras and polyester shirts every day.

Ghosted by Pedro @ 08/25/2004 2:17 PM EDT

This could be brutal, but i’ll give it a shot.

Saved by the bell
Full House
Fresh prince
Salute your shorts
and…south park.

there’s plenty more, but hey, i can only put 5. by the way matt, you need to see the movie "the invisible maniac" ASAP. you will never be the same.

Ghosted by Adam @ 08/25/2004 2:18 PM EDT

Unsolved Mysteries – (yay Lucy!)
ATHF
The Cosby Show
Simpsons – (of course)
Three’s Company

Of course there are more, but these are the ones that I was really really excited when it was time for them to come on originally. Some just make me say MEH since they’ve become syndicated, but only because I’ve seen them 3,000,000,000 times. Oh and Pedro, I would have to agree about when Dave was on NBC. Probably best around ‘86 – ‘89

Ghosted by Blah...blah @ 08/25/2004 2:24 PM EDT

cant leave out rescue 911, with the theme music bill shatner, it’s gravy from there. also "family" matters, also "starcade", and "GUTS" on nickelodeon(sp) with that chick with the annoying british accent. okay, just 2 more, i promise (for this post). "where in the world is carmen sandiego", and "legends of the hidden temple".

Ghosted by Adam @ 08/25/2004 2:28 PM EDT

Blah…Blah,

No doubt about late 80s Letterman on NBC. I used to tape it every night and watch all of them in a row on Friday nights with my friends (we were in Jr. High at the time, so we weren’t really interested yet in going out, getting drunk and hooking up.) Who can forget when Larry "Bud" Melman made regular appearances on the show, race the Pope, Biff Henderson’s golf cart of death. Those were the days . . .

Ghosted by Pedro @ 08/25/2004 2:30 PM EDT

The Muppet Show
Fraggle Rock (yes, I loved anything Jim Henson)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The A-Team
You Can’t Do That On Television

Though I admit, I did like the stupid (original) Degrassi series growing up.

Ghosted by Bex @ 08/25/2004 2:32 PM EDT

Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist
Felicity
24
Alias
Quantum Leap

Ghosted by jerome @ 08/25/2004 2:37 PM EDT

Gots a lot of fave shows, so here’s five at random.

Robotech
Doctor Who
Land of the Lost (original)
The Prisoner
Brimstone

In the meanwhile, I’ll go through my Dr. Demento tapes for a big list of Hallowe’en tuneage to pass along. Not even Sept. and already getting spooky giggles……

Ghosted by kingklash @ 08/25/2004 2:42 PM EDT

MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000
The Simpson’s
Futurama
The Soprano’s
Seinfeld

…

Also in 6th – 10th (incase Matt decides to re-use this topic AGAIN) :P

Late Night with Conan O’Brien
King of the Hill
Charlie Rose
Quantum Leap
Biography

Ghosted by Barry J. Deeper @ 08/25/2004 2:43 PM EDT

Facts of Life
Monk
King of the Hill
Quantum Leap
My So-called Life (including my so-called crush on Clair Danes)

Ghosted by Shelby @ 08/25/2004 2:58 PM EDT

-Muppet Show.
-All in the Family.
-H.R. Pufnstuf.
-The Monkees.
-Monty Python.

Runner ups: Munsters, Gilligan’s Island, Hogan’s Heroes,Green Acres, Malcom in the Middle, Seinfeld.

Sure, They’re all mostly old titles, but it’s not my fault they don’t make good stupid sitcoms anymore.

Ghosted by cheaptrick @ 08/25/2004 3:02 PM EDT

The dude says his favortite show’s are……

The Simpsons
Six Feet Under
Family Guy
South Park
The Office

Ghosted by The Dude @ 08/25/2004 3:03 PM EDT

The dude has realized he left out Monty Python’s Flying Circus, the dude would like to remove Family Guy and replace it with Monty Python, the dude has spoken.

Ghosted by The Dude @ 08/25/2004 3:05 PM EDT

Top 5 TV shows of all time…

ALF (can’t stand it anymore, but I used to worship ALF)
the Kids in the Hall
Monty Python
Mr. Dressup
TMNT

Ghosted by James F.W. @ 08/25/2004 3:15 PM EDT

five favorite? That’s tough to narrow down but here we go (in no particular order):

*Honeymooners (even though I haven’t seen it in years
*Three’s Company
*Simpsons
*Sledgehammer
*Cosby Show

Ghosted by broc @ 08/25/2004 3:18 PM EDT

OK, my top five favs:

*The Weird Al Show
*Haywire
*Mystery Science Theater 3000
*Columbo
*Spider-Man (any of ‘em)

I particularily loved the Billy Kwan segments of the old Haywire show (even tho, in essence, it was repackaged stuff).

KIDS! BE LIKE BILLY!

Ghosted by AlphaCentaurian @ 08/25/2004 3:21 PM EDT

21 Jumpstreet (DVD Oct 26)
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Silver Spoons (nothing can ever match the anxiety I felt waiting for Ricky and Jason Bateman to appear)
Little House on the Prarie (I WAS Nellie Olsen)
Love Boat/Fantasy Island

Ghosted by becka @ 08/25/2004 3:22 PM EDT

futurama
simpsons
family guy
mxc
the munsters
……was elfonso robero on silver spoons?

Ghosted by sexy nigel the pharoah wizard @ 08/25/2004 3:52 PM EDT

yep. He was a cool kid.. wore a michael jackson red zipper jacket.

Ghosted by becka @ 08/25/2004 4:20 PM EDT

I used to watch Billy kwan on a show called "Almost Live!" from Seattle. Comedy Central used to show it. A.L. was also home to the High-Fivin’ White Guys.

Ghosted by kingklash @ 08/25/2004 4:26 PM EDT

Bringing "Where’s Waldo?" to the Big Screen

Ghosted by ME @ 08/25/2004 4:30 PM EDT

ATHF
Good Eats
Clerks the Series
Law & Order
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

too many cartoons for a grown man…

Ghosted by Billy @ 08/25/2004 4:31 PM EDT

my 5 faves:
Family Ties
Seinfeld
Simpsons
Sopranos
The Odd Couple

Ghosted by Jenny B @ 08/25/2004 4:35 PM EDT

-Mystery Science Theater 3000 (I even built my own bots)
-Dangermouse
-X-files
-24
-The Simpsons

Ghosted by a piece of milk @ 08/25/2004 4:37 PM EDT

Alphabetically:

Angel
Babylon 5
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
MST3K
Twin Peaks

I’m sure I could mention about 2 dozen runners-up too. I loves me some TV.

Ghosted by Annie @ 08/25/2004 4:57 PM EDT

*A-Team
*Who’s The Boss?
*Sex And The City
*Full House
*Pretty much any reality show that isn’t centered around "finding love"

I can not wait for the Halloween goodies!!!

Ghosted by Kristal @ 08/25/2004 5:10 PM EDT

My name is the worst name ever. Kingi Pope, i mean seriously…

Ghosted by Kingi Pope @ 08/25/2004 5:24 PM EDT

Seinfeld (and Curb Your Enthusiasm, because its basically the exact same show)
Cheers
Barney Miller
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Everybody Loves Raymond

Ghosted by Jason @ 08/25/2004 5:30 PM EDT

voltron
webster (F-gary coleman)
what’s happening (re-run…enough said.)
happy days (the older ones, chachi’s a douche.)
transformers (the original)

Ghosted by Sal @ 08/25/2004 5:33 PM EDT

1) Spiderman and his Amazing Friends
2) Doogie Howser, M.D.
3) Extreme Elimination Challenge
4) Get a life
5) Macgyver

Ghosted by El Bang @ 08/25/2004 5:39 PM EDT

Halloween stuff in stores already. I do loves the Halloween but COME ON it’s still August, people!! I wuz in a Duane Read here in the city and they had all the candy and decorations…I can’t stand it.
So of course I bought candycorn, you know, the good kind with the little pumkins mixed in, and ate the whole bag.
So sick…
Oh, yeah fave shows: Lost in Space, STNG, MST3K, Ark II.

Ghosted by Astroboy @ 08/25/2004 5:39 PM EDT

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08/25/2004 Entry: "some stuff and some other stuff."

Slow week on the site, I know. Don’t worry, bidness will be a’pickin’ up next week — three new articles between this weekend and the next, and absolutely none of them having to do with Italian thumb wrestling or Crayola crayons. Next article’s looking pretty saha-wank so far.

Oh, an early request: I’m gearing up for the coming X-E Halloween season. Had shitloads of fun doing last year’s Halloween Countdown and I can’t wait to get on the ball with that again this year — especially because the length of the daily entries won’t preclude me from actually letting them be "daily." Loads of fun stuff planned, stay tuned. My request: if anyone out there has any Halloween materials they think I might be able to use on the site, please e-mail me. (feel free to use this link to do so) I don’t have very many specifics on what I’m looking for, but here’s a few: Halloween television specials, Halloween commercials (these can be in file format or on VHS), Halloween-inspired print ads, so on and so on. If it looks like something that would be on X-E during the Halloween season and you’re willing to part with it, lemme know. Oh, please don’t post what you’ve got in the comments section — kinda ruins the surprise for everyone else if I use it.

To close things out, another survey topic: name your five favorite television shows ever, in any order. Did we already do this one? Oh well.

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Halloween stuff in stores already. I do loves the Halloween but COME ON it’s still August, people!! I wuz in a Duane Read here in the city and they had all the candy and decorations…I can’t stand it.
So of course I bought candycorn, you know, the good kind with the little pumkins mixed in, and ate the whole bag.
So sick…
Oh, yeah fave shows: Lost in Space, STNG, MST3K, Ark II.

Ghosted by Astroboy @ 08/25/2004 5:42 PM EDT

Sorry for the double post. Down, computer! Down boy…

Ghosted by Astroboy @ 08/25/2004 5:43 PM EDT

The Electric Knight, Starring Ernie Reyes, Jr. The annoying little shit from from Red Sonya. But damned if he wouldn’t karatify yo ass.
There was also a cool show circa 1986 on CBS about some teenagers with superpowers that only lasted a season or two, anybody know?

Ghosted by El Bang @ 08/25/2004 5:45 PM EDT

Um…five favorite?

Sportcenter
Beast Wars
Around the Horn
X-Play
Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Ghosted by Walks @ 08/25/2004 5:46 PM EDT

Hey, El Bang-

Was it "The Tomorrow People"?That was on Nick, though…

-Astro

Ghosted by Astroboy @ 08/25/2004 5:52 PM EDT

Monty Python’s Flying Circus
The Simpsons
Futurama
Faulty Towers
Mr. Bean

It was harder than I thought narrowing it down to five…no room for South Park or Cheers.

Ghosted by Mr King @ 08/25/2004 5:59 PM EDT

There is a lot of support for Aqua Teen Hunger Force out there. I like that!

Matt you should use Meatwad instead of Hulk this year for your alternate article writing voice.

Ghosted by Yeti Hunter @ 08/25/2004 6:20 PM EDT

Astro, That name rings a bell, but my cable never carried Nickelodeon as a kid. I’m researching it now.

Ghosted by El Bang @ 08/25/2004 6:30 PM EDT

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