July 16, 2004
Three Strikes And the Open Thread Is Out
Don't pick me, capitalist pigs! I'm not even a celebrity anymore!
Outta town on family business until Sunday, so let's try the open thread idea again. If all else fails, you can always talk about:
(1) Your favorite post / series of posts / type of post that Happy Furry Puppy Story Time offers you in the way of embiggenance;
(2) Which celebrity and their celebrity aura would disappear (just one) if you had the ability. Or, if you're not malevolent, which celebrity's level of success or acclaim befuddles you the most;
(3) Which weblog, not authored by you, should be added to the bloated ranks on your right-hand side and why;
(4) Your thoughts, expectations, or hesitations concerning blogging either political convention; or
(5) Is DJ Jazzy Jeff being unjustly neglected as a great wax-spinner because of the Fresh Prince? (My guess: Yes. Yes he is)
Or anything else. Try not to screw it up. See you in 48 hours.
Julia Roberts is the most over-rated hack in Hollywood. Be gone Pretty Woman. Don't come back until you develop some acting range. Please, for the sake of humanity.
Posted by: Chris at July 16, 2004 03:00 PMcan we all agree that open threads are for those blogs that have participants who are more interested in making their comments than in the actual topic they're commenting on? and we come here because of norbizness, because he's the man? 'cos i don't want to disappoint him again. i really couldn't take it.
Posted by: paperpusher at July 16, 2004 03:30 PMOT: [insert random comment].
Posted by: NTodd at July 16, 2004 08:55 PMI am absolutely baffled by the fact that Carrot Top still gets airtime. Wha is with that?
Posted by: Keith at July 17, 2004 09:26 AMDespite your advice I saw I Crapbot last night.
About 90% bad with some pretty good city scenes and plausible futurama stylings.
The plot? Seen it a zillion times.
Acting? About as good as the throat clawingly bad dialogue.
Isaac Asimov? Spinning in his grave trying to grow back enough tissue to scream "That's not it at all you fucks!"
Complete with a renegade cop with the Chief looking out for him. Will Smith plays Axel Posser one more time. My gal and I said, at the same time, "You're out of control Mcgarnicle!"
Posted by: salvage at July 17, 2004 10:04 AMIs it permissable to treat "Every regular cast member of SNL who ever made a movie with the exception of Christopher Guest and Chris Rock" as a single celebrity aura?
Posted by: doghouse riley at July 17, 2004 01:25 PMYippeee! A Norbie Pop Quiz! (...where do you suppose he hides the Wild Turkey around here?)
1. Anything to do with taking a quiz, baseball, music, and pics of the author with a has-been B-movie actor!
2. P Diddity
3. Progressive Illinois, Goose3Five, No Fear Of Freedom, Fresh Paint
4. As long as its not a pompous, sell-out lackey (Atrios), but a passionate, thoughtful Joe Six-blogger (Rain Storm)...then kewl.
5. DJ Jazzy Jeff has probably profited just fine, riding the Fresh Prince's royal coat tails. Although, I predict Will Smith's last 2 flicks (Bad Boys 2, I Robot), may be the beginning of a Kevin Costner-like tailspin.
Posted by: thatcoloredfella at July 17, 2004 06:35 PMI, Robot my ass. There's one reason to make Asimov movies, and that's to shut post-menopausal actresses the fuck up when they start in on the scarcity of ugly-old-lady roles. When I think of the only possible result of shoe-horning the Fresh Prince into a 1950's cautionary tale about the dangers of self-aware machines, I wake up in a puddle of my own vomit. Serves you guys right.
Homework: convert The Manhattans' "Let's Just Kiss and Say Goodbye" into a thump-ridden cautionary rap about non-Microsoft-certified device drivers, which routinely harm humans or through inaction allow humans to come to harm.
Posted by: Mike D. at July 18, 2004 01:46 AMCould one lump in everybody who was ever in, contemplated being in, or was refused for participation in a real-life show?
That gets rid of a ton of people, but it still doesn't stop them from trying to make a "zany" Green Lantern movie with Jack Black. (Though I had heard they were originally going for Adam Sandler.)
Posted by: Doug at July 18, 2004 11:01 AMNo, everybody does NOT love Raymond.
Posted by: Anna at July 18, 2004 03:55 PMOK, this has been marginally successful. I am definitely not disheartened. As for Anna's last comment, just wait until Patriot Act IV passes and everyone is required to love him, as any emotion other than love for Raymond produces a crippling nausea like little Alex felt in 'A Clockwork Orange.'
Posted by: norbizness at July 18, 2004 06:17 PM3) and 4) Gilliard, he blogs preety much unedited, and he could probably kick all our asses, even after the surgery.
Probably wouln't bother with all the ladies after his cock, though.
Cool pics, too.
http://stevegilliard.blogspot.com/