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Movies
Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Four Rooms, Igby Goes Down, Garden State, The Sting, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, The Breakfast Club, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Harry Potter series, Snatch, Fight Club, Trainspotting, Lost in Translation, Office Space, 21 Grams, Y tu mam� tambi�n, Donnie Brasco, Goodfellas, Blow, Boondock Saints, Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, Gangs of New York, Armageddon, The Whole Nine Yards, Catch me if you can, Gosford Park, Moulin Rouge, Chicago, Grease, Adaptation, Requiem for a dream, Silence of the Lambs, Basic Instinct, About a boy, Traffic, Phone Booth, Matrix trilogy, Welcome to Collinwood, Pirates of the Caribbean, Meet the Parents, Zoolander, Starsky and Hutch, Dodgeball, Death to Smoochy, 25th Hour, The Austin Powers movies, Full Metal Jacket, Twelve Monkeys, Se7en, The Ladykillers, Good Will Hunting, O Brother Where Art Thou, Blue Skies, The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I Heart Huckabees...
T.V
Seinfeld, Nip/Tuck, Family Guy, The Simpsons, Futurama, South Park, Survivor, 24, The Office, Las Vegas, Scrubs, SNL, Friends, Will and Grace, That 70's Show, King of the Hill, Alias, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Smallville, The Amazing Race, America's Next Top Model, Malcolm in the Middle, Grey's Anatomy, Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Quotes
"It�s easier to ask for forgiveness than to beg permission."
"To deny our own impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human."
"In heaven all the interesting people are missing." - Nietzsche
"To alcohol - the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems." - Homer, The Simpsons
"I can't live the button down life like you. I want it all - the terrifying lows, the dizzying highs, the creamy middles. Sure I might offend some of the blue noses with my cocky stride and musky odours. Oh, I'll never be the darling of the so called "City Fathers" that cluck their tongues, stroke their beards, and talk about "what's do be done with this Homer Simpson?" " - Homer The Simpsons
"Oh, for God's sake, I am to entrust my life to a turtle - nature's D-student?" - Stewie Family Guy
Indian Kid: Stewie, would you like to learn how to wrap a turban?
Stewie: Hmm, why don't you teach it to the Chinese girl. Or perhaps she can learn after her people invade your country.
Indian Kid: Lee, would your people really do this?
Stewie: Oh, try and stop them. And try and stop Pablo's people from using drug money to buy arms from Lee's countrymen, who will inturn sell them to Yuri's people so that they can ethnically cleanse the rest of this nauseatingly diverse grab-bag of genetic party favours you call a family! So, now you understand yes, you all hate each other?
"Superman stands alone. Superman did not become Superman, Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he is Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit with the big red S is the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes. What Kent wears, the glasses, the business suit, that's the costume. That's the costume Superman wears to blend in with us. Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent? He's weak, unsure of himself... he's a coward. Clark Kent is Superman's critique on the whole human race, sort of like Beatrix Kiddo and Mrs. Tommy Plumpton." - Bill Kill Bill
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe is as good as dead for his eyes are closed." - Einstein
"You know that point in your life when you realize that the house that you grew up in isn't really your home anymore? All of the sudden even though you have some place where you can put your stuff that idea of home is gone... You'll see when you move out it just sort of happens one day one day and it's just gone. And you can never get it back. It's like you get homesick for a place that doesn't exist. I mean it's like this rite of passage, you know. You won't have this feeling again until you create a new idea of home for yourself, you know, for you kids, for the family you start, it's like a cycle or something. I miss the idea of it. Maybe that's all family really is. A group of people who miss the same imaginary place." - Andrew Largeman Garden State
"Love is passion, obsession, someone you can't live without. Fall head over heels, find someone who you can love like crazy and who'll love you the same way back. How do you find them? You forget your head and you listen to you heart; there's no sense in living your life without this. To make the journey and not fall deeply in love? Well, then you haven't lived a life at all. But you have to try, because if you haven't tried you haven't lived."
[joker]Live, Laugh, Love and Learn
Reviews
Futurama (1999)
Don't "cheese it!"... give this series a chance
"Futurama" is one of the best animated shows I have ever come across. It is rich in creativity, especially as far as Matt's perception of a possible future. The details of the changes and discoveries by the year 3000 in the universe, according to "Futurama", are ingenious and always amusing to note.
The characters on the show are very well-developed, just like on Matt's other show, "The Simpsons". Fry, the lovable moron who loves Leela, the one-eyed, but beautiful, intelligent mutant, and their friend Bender the robot who pretty much encompasses all the bad qualities of a human, are the main focus of the show. Of all the secondary characters, by far the most humorous, is the duo of Captain Zapp Brannigan [a thick headed narcissist who makes irrational decisions on the whim of a moment] and his second in command, Kipp [a green alien whose trademark "groan" is side-splitting funny]. Every time these two are on screen you are assured a great laugh. Honorable mention to Professor Farnsworth whose absolute indifference and/or ignorance of what is taking place is an ongoing source of entertainment.
The writing on "Futurama" is spectacular, with great dialogue and though provoking ideas. This show really touches on a lot of debatable topics such as God and the meaning of life. Emotion is also well conveyed on this show, and there are quite a few episodes that might just make the viewers shed a tear or two.
The FOX network, surprise surprise, ruined this show's chance for true success, of which is was quite capable. Perhaps one day, this show too will return like other cancelled animated series [namely Family Guy].
If you want an extremely imaginative show, with great animation, insightful storylines, and subtle humor [excluding the duo mentioned above, who are obviously hilarious], then look no further than "Futurama".
Family Guy (1999)
We're lucky there's "Family Guy"!
The Simpsons will forever be the yardstick against which every family oriented animated show will be measured. Futurama was an excellently animated show, rich with creativity. South Park indulges in its trademarked vulgarity and judgment. King of the Hill, while not appreciated by all, illustrates the funny side of everyday life with a traditional simple man. Now, from the talented mind of Seth MacFarlane, arrives "Family Guy"!
No matter what your age or personality, "Family Guy" will appeal to you. The show is full of wacky flashbacks and pop culture references that, if you understand them, will make your sides hurt with laughter, and if you don't understand them, can still entertain you based on their absurdity. Furthermore, the political satire and somewhat sacrilegious aspect of the show should not be overlooked.
The characters on the show are individuals you would come across in everyday life whom you may not realize are ripe with hilarity. Whether it is your intoxicated idiot friend [Peter], smooth talking ladies man [Quagmire], the attractive house wife [Lois], the dog that you're sure you've conversed with about theatre while sipping a dry martini [Brian], or even that baby you know with a British accent whose primary goal is to take over the world [Stewie]. Clearly, the characters that are unique to this show are the dog and especially the baby. Stewie will, without a doubt, make you laugh out loud, be it because of his plans of world domination or those of killing his mother. It is interesting to note that Seth has said, to him, when creating this show, Stewie was just an afterthought. It's funny that that slight afterthought is the most irreplaceable aspect of "Family Guy".
After years of cultivation, beginning with his 1995 short "The Life of Larry," and sequel 1996 short "Larry and Steve," Seth MacFarlane gave rise to "Family Guy" in all it's glory. While the final features of "Family Guy" are somewhat altered from his two original shorts [which I recommend every true "Family Guy" fan make an effort to find and watch], the basic premise remains the same; an idiot drunk of Irish descent living in Quahog, Rhode Island with this beautiful wife, three kids, and talking dog.
At this point in time I would like to clear up a huge misunderstanding. Contrary to widespread opinion, when investing your time in "Family Guy", you are certainly not receiving a Simpsons rip-off. This show is much more edgy and fast paced, without crossing over into the radical crudeness of South Park.
Fox did impair the ratings of "Family Guy" by switching it's timeslots constantly when it was on air, which eventually led to it's cancellation. However, the opinions of Fox do not reflect those of the loyal fans of this show. Most fans were confused and devastated, spouting Stewie's catchphrase, "What the deuce?!" Recently we have received word, as of November 2003, that the return of "Family Guy" by March 2005 is confirmed, due to spectacular sales of the "Family Guy" DVDs. All of us devoted and obsessed fans anticipate a "Family Guy" era with sheer giddiness and enthusiasm.