Monthly Archives: February 2014

Conan – TBS at 11/10C, M-Th – Reviewed by George

Posted on February 26, 2014 by cobblerjon

Gee, this is a funny show! Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter are relaxed, quick, and very smart, and this makes for great ad-libbed ripostes. And Conan constantly riffs as he does the scripted stuff. Last night’s show was a good … Continue reading →

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New TV Comedies: About a Boy, Growing up Fisher – reviewed by George

Posted on February 24, 2014 by cobblerjon

For my Fall Review I said only two of the comedies I had seen made me laugh out loud: Sean Saves the World and Mom. Now Sean has been cancelled, but Mom is still on, and I’m still laughing out … Continue reading →

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Dumb Caption # 5 – And the Oscar Goes to… (2014)

Posted on February 14, 2014 by cobblerjon

Robert Osbourne about the first Oscars: ….they announced the winners in advance, so they went to the banquet knowing who’d won. Caption: …..so they went to the bank knowing who’d won.

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Steamboy (2005) – reviewed by George

Posted on February 14, 2014 by cobblerjon

As far as Special Features go (not very far) I long ago learned to skip “Deleted Scenes” since all you know afterward is why these drops of dung were deleted. “Making of..” featurettes are different. So often I’m not thrilled … Continue reading →

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TV Quote # 2 – Men at Work (TBS 2-12-14)

Posted on February 13, 2014 by cobblerjon

Ed Asner as Bob, the new intern (answering phone in deep voice): Big Steamer magazine. Adam Busch as Neal: That’s not what it’s called. Bob: No? Neal: No. Bob: Oh, the asshole hung up. Oop, no, he didn’t. Oop, now … Continue reading →

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Yellow Submarine (1968) – reviewed by George

Posted on February 11, 2014 by cobblerjon

As soon as this movie started I knew that this was what I was expecting when I got Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band a few days ago (see review immediately below). Animation! And the Beatles dressed as Sgt. Pepper’s … Continue reading →

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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) – reviewed by George

Posted on February 9, 2014 by cobblerjon

This is a real pot dream of a movie. A plot so thin you can’t find it and when you do, you can’t remember it. Something about stolen instruments belonging to the original Sgt. Pepper’s Band that must be recovered … Continue reading →

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The Croods (2013) – reviewed by George

Posted on February 7, 2014 by cobblerjon

This is one strange film! It starts out doing grade-school humor – I didn’t laugh until about 40 or 45 minutes in, when Grug, the Neanderthal father, tells his son Thunk, whose furs are on fire, “Try hiding from it … Continue reading →

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TV Comment – by George

Posted on February 7, 2014 by cobblerjon

My newspaper today ran an Associated Press story by Lynn Elber, headlined A Tearful Leno steps down as host of ‘Tonight’. Elber writes, “Leno’s first departure came in 2009, when he was briefly replaced by Conan O’Brien but reclaimed the … Continue reading →

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TV on DVD – French and Saunders at the Movies

Posted on February 6, 2014 by cobblerjon

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders starred in the British comedy show French and Sunders for several series (in America: seasons) from 1987 through 1999. After that they did specials and had one more series of 6 shows in 2004, the … Continue reading →

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