Fashion Board 5-7-04 to 6-9-04

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
I'd have to vote MASH. I understand Newhart was amazing, but I never watched and so wouldn't know.

Had BTVS ended with the battle v. the Mayor at graduation, it would have been up there.

eta - good point about the crying about the chicken, but at the time I remember it was pretty effective.

I quibble. Had BTVS ended with either one of Buffy's deaths, it would have been up there.

[Diane_Keaton]

Originally posted by Not Flinty
What would it take for Diane Keaton's avatar and gwinky's avatar to get busy?

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
I'd have to vote MASH. I understand Newhart was amazing, but I never watched and so wouldn't know.

Had BTVS ended with the battle v. the Mayor at graduation, it would have been up there.

eta - good point about the crying about the chicken, but at the time I remember it was pretty effective.

I'm going with Seinfeld just b/c everyone else hated it, and by liking it I'm expressing my individuality.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by baltassoc
As though to confirm that the mojito is dead (unlike the Pisco Sour, which is top secret cool):

N.J. Community Renaming Itself Mojito

This has been around for three days. I can't believe I'm the first to bring it up.

Neither can I.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
The MASH finale was horrible. Two hours of Hawkeye crying about a chicken. This is what happens when sitcoms start taking themselves too seriously.

Well, when we found out it was a baby, not a chicken, it was a little more affecting. But I remember getting irritable about his anguish over a chicken before they revealed in a startling twist that it was a baby.

[john123]

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
while men give more credit to big boobs.

Straight up! More bounce for the ounce. Ba-ba-ba-booom!

[john123]

Originally posted by Not Flinty
but how much can you tell about someone's personality from a still photo?

Depends on much of their boobies are showing.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Pretty funny:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...simmons/040507

My favorites:

"Thinking about a guy watching "Friends" always makes me think of that Seinfeld episode when George gets back with Susan, then realizes he can't get out, and the show ends with them watching "Mad About You" together as she looks happy and he looks like he might throw up at any second."

"Suddenly, male characters were confessing "I love you" while the studio audience went bonkers -- just a room full of females shrieking in delight, like one of those Oprah episodes where Oprah gives away blenders to the entire audience."

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Well, when we found out it was a baby, not a chicken, it was a little more affecting. But I remember getting irritable about his anguish over a chicken before they revealed in a startling twist that it was a baby.

You fell for that? Sometimes a chicken is just a chicken.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
You fell for that? Sometimes a chicken is just a chicken.

Did it turn out to be a chicken for real? I only ever saw it when it first aired. And it seems like that was a while ago.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Have we had the "best series finale ever" debate? My vote remains The Wonder Years, but I never watched MASH or MTM.

Sledge Hammer. Although, it was just a season finale, when it aired they thought it was over.

'Despite widespread praise and a passionate fan base, "Sledge Hammer!" was apparently not destined for a second season. (After all, the old saying is… satire is what closes on Saturday nights.)

Taking a satirical, as well as fatalistic, approach to the situation… the series finale ended with an impossible to resolve cliffhanger in which Hammer, whilst attempting to disarm a nuclear warhead, obliterated his entire city.

For inexplicable reasons, the final episode showed significant improvement in the ratings.

To the surprise of many, including those who worked on the show, "Sledge Hammer!" was renewed for a second season…'

http://www.sledgehammeronline.com/show_history4.htm

TM

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Sledge Hammer. Although, it was just a season finale, when it aired they thought it was over.

So it pretty much doesn't qualify. Although that was a fantastic show. Much more watchable had tivo been around then, so it wouldn't be on on a saturday night.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Sledge Hammer. Although, it was just a season finale, when it aired they thought it was over.

TM

Both of Buffy's deaths would have qualified under that criteria then.

[Bad_Rich_Chic]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Both of Buffy's deaths would have qualified under that criteria then.

Which two deaths are you thinking of? Glory, obviously (and I can't credit it, I was just so friggin' annoyed with just about every character by then that even though I can admit that, yes, objectively, it was a pretty good finale and the final shot of the headstone was perfect, it still bugs me more than I can get over), and the Master in S1? She was alive again by the end of the ep. Was there another death I'm blanking on?

[dtb]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
So I'm curious to hear from people who have watched the show for the last few years whether they liked the finale or not. I thought it was bad. But I haven't watched for at least 5 years, so I don't think I was supposed to like it. And I am happy that it is finally over. Food does still taste good, RT. It might even taste better now, but don't tell NBC. Anyone willing to fess up to being a Friends-watcher?

Yes. It's really the only network show I watch (although I often miss it, because it's usually pretty hectic around my house at that time). I did watch ER last night too (a show I used to watch), but I haven't watched it regularly in a long time. It could be that last night was the only episode I've seen of this season -- and Thandie Newton is a babe.

The last couple of years have been really good. There were a few years there in the middle that were pretty so-so, but the last three years were way above average. The episode with Freddie Prinze Jr. (I think that's the guy -- the one who plays Fred in the Scooby Doo movies) as the male nanny was hilarious.

Go ahead, tease me mercilessly for liking a tv show. I can take it.