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| Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 2:13 pm |
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I don't remember most of them at all, but they have the videos posted so....
I especially want to watch the parrot one since it's one I recognize, but have never actually seen. |
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... the kilt had concealed a blaster strapped to one thigh and a knife to the other. He was aware of the present gentle customs against personal weapons, but he felt naked without them. Such customs were nonsense anyhow, foolishment from old women - there was no such thing as "dangerous weapons," only dangerous people.
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| Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 4:37 pm |
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| The Argument Clinic: it doesn't get any better than that. I remember when it was first done |
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| Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 5:04 pm |
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| Unfortunately, they didn't include the part where an inspector comes in to stop the skit and reads off all the legal violations, which includes having an inspector come in to end the skit, which causes another inspector to come in and stop him and the skit, and so on. |
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| Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:13 pm |
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| i found ""Nairobi Trio," The Ernie Kovacs Show , 1956" to be the most disturbing thing that i have ever seen before in my life... |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 9:41 pm |
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I wouldn't expect much from an indie film site reviewing the greatest comdey sketches. And I was right not to. That air of self importance really poisons any real assessment from em.
Not a Stooge short in the bunch. They practically created cimematic comedy as we know it.
Tassels in the Air
I'll never Heil again
Pop goes the Easel
And a ton of others are pure genius.
They were the first with some serious innuendo, that at the time, was pretty damn risky, and in todays politicaly correct climate, would cause an uproar. For all their apparent idiocy, there was some highly intelligent writing done. Lots of jabs at the "establishment", attacks on the status quo, and damnit, just plain hilarious antics. There's no doubt they inspired people like Mel Brookes, Carol Burnett, Steve Martin and many others,
I really am amazed they werent on the list. Hell, a third of that list is crap, with lots of true gems mixed in. |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:11 pm |
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| Hail to the Stooges! Good point Paul. A Stooge reference definitely deserves a karma boost. |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:14 pm |
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| I didn't go through the whole list, but no Stooges anywhere? Crazy. I grew up watching Stooges and I'll stop to watch them to this day. |
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... the kilt had concealed a blaster strapped to one thigh and a knife to the other. He was aware of the present gentle customs against personal weapons, but he felt naked without them. Such customs were nonsense anyhow, foolishment from old women - there was no such thing as "dangerous weapons," only dangerous people.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:43 am |
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| which is actually odd, because if i remember correctly, IFC is owned by AMC (whoever owns them), which plays stooges quite often... |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:56 am |
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"I didn't go through the whole list, but no Stooges anywhere"
It's why I did go through the whole list. I expected to see at least one ref in the top ten. When I didn't I kept looking, and looking, and looking.
THanks Wrpphi |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:19 am |
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