Continuity Chat – Hiding In The air Ducts
Did you ever notice that on television and in the movies people (bad guys and good guys) often hide up in the ductwork of the ventilation system. Have you noticed how clean the ducts always look? I’ve had my ducts cleaned and I know what my vents look like – they don’t look like that.Either [...]
Clash Of The Titans Due Out In March 2010
Have you noticed how many new movies that have come out over the past couple of years are remakes of old movies or shows? One of my favorite old movies is Clash Of the Titans. I’ve just learned that Warner Brothers is releasing a movie by this name that is due out in theaters in [...]
Computers On Crime Shows
In real life don’t detectives and investigators use computers? You don’t see too many computers actually being used to take notes on a lot of these shows. You’d think that we’d see more desktop computers on top of the desks on sets, rather than books full of mug shots, don’t you? Back in the day [...]
Movie Theater Mayhem
A man was sprawled across three entire seats in a theater. When the usher came by and noticed this, he whispered to the man, “Sorry sir, but you’re only allowed one seat.” The man groaned but didn’t budge. The usher became impatient. “Sir,” the usher said, “if you don’t get up from there, I’m going [...]
National Lampoon Movie Characters
We’ve seen most, or all, of the National Lampoon vacation movies. Chevy Chase and Beverly D’angelo were fixtures. They changed the actors that played the children a couple of times. My favorite Rustywas Anthony Michael Hall. The one that I liked the least was the las vegas vacations actor. My favorite Audrey was Dana Hill. My least favorite [...]
The Difference Between Movies Then And Now
For the first time in many years, a an old man traveled from his rural town to the city to attend a movie. After buying his ticket, he stopped at the concession stand to purchase some popcorn. Handing the attendant $1.50, he couldn’t help but comment, “The last time I came to the movies, popcorn [...]
A Thought About Forrest Gump
I’ve always enjoyed the movie Forrest Gump. Tom Hanks was awesome in that role! At one point of the movie he’s wounded while he’s in the service. at that point he’s assigned to a group that apparently travels around just to play exhibition ping pong. Boy could he work a ping pong table! Do you [...]
The Top Ten Reasons Why Television Is Better Than The Web
Here are the top ten reasons why the television is better than the web. 10. It doesn’t take minutes to build the picture when you change TV channels. 9. When was the last time you tuned in to “Melrose Place” and got a “Error 404″ message? 8. There are fewer grating color schemes on TV–even [...]
Let’s Give The Detectives A Break
I love Law and Order. Actually I love all three Law and Orders. In so many of the episodes the detectives have to figure out who the dead person is. and that’s not just on law and Order, it’s on most legal dramas. Wouldn’t it be convenient if just for once the victim was wearing a [...]