Make one deal with one corporation and get merchandising deals involving all of the above. Pepsico used to own the three restaurants mentioned until 1997 - now they have some sort of weird relationship that doesn't involve direct ownership. Whatever it is, Pepsico and the three junk food emporiums definitely have some sort of business arrangement. It makes things real convenient for movie tie-ins.
Coke sucks anyway - it used to be good until they stopped using real sugar as a sweetener. What do they use now, corn syrup?
Yeah, dude, like me and some friends back in the sixties, man, we used to get high and talk about the pigs man, like it was all clear that capitalism was dying, the socialist utopia was just ahead in the seventies dude, I like sold all my possessions and stuff. Now I got married and some kids and stuff and I got a job working for the pigs, but like soon capitalism really will die man, like it's the millennium and stuff, fight the power dude! keep on smoking!!!
An article on how much "work sucks" targeted at a demo making a lot of money doing something they love? Uh, work doesn't suck for me, dude.
However, I do understand the plight of older folks and hack journalists. But, still - does work suck? No way - and even for the old folks life in the '90s could (and has been) a hell of a lot worse. We live in affluent times. People on welfare have color TVs and VCRs, for crying out loud. Homeless people are obviously an exception, but we're not discussing them.
Even if work does suck, it's not supposed to be easy. That's why it's called "work". If you can't hack it, move to a different job, start your own business, or learn some new skills.
I know it can be tough. My wife does marketing for tv shows and was the victim of layoffs a couple of times because of age and seniority. After fruitlessly searching for a few months she decided to change careers. And lo and behold, her job prospects increased immediately. Sure, the thrashing around sucked, but once you realize that your current career is a dead end you have to do something about it.
People throughout the ages endlessly complain about things getting worse. Our morals are worse, crime is worse, kids these days, the music they play...blah blah blah. I admit that things are going particularly well for me so I am biased (although I'm not going to be a millionaire any time soon) but one way or the other LIFE/WORK IS NOT GETTING WORSE. If you think it is GET OFF YOUR ASS AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. There are plenty of ways to make money if you're smart and ambitious, no matter what your age. Even if you're a blithering idiot you can make the big time if you're ambitious. One look at the average manager/executive/pr hack should confirm this for you.
Whining about the system changes nothing. You have wasted time and energy better spent job hunting.
The flaw was in the schmaltz. The ending was intended to jerk tears out of the viewers, much like the invented scene with Schindler at the end of Schindler's List. Spielberg doesn't know when to let up - the three hours of gut-wrenching cinema which preceded the ending were more than enough on their own to upset most moviegoers. But noooo, Stevie has to bang the stupid movie-going public over the head just to be sure they get it. It was completely shameless and the cloying bg music just made it worse.
Which brings me to your gripe. The movie was based on the story of American soldiers landing on a particular beach at Normandy. The film then follows these Americans around until the finale. Why must people of other nationalities pop up? This is ridiculousness fed by lingering bitterness over the Americans' late entry to the war. Let it go, dude. If you want a multi-national Normandy movie, make it yourself. Spielberg doesn't have to do things to appease hypersensitive foreigners.
Inserting token soldiers would NOT have made the movie better. "We're gonna make the krauts pay for Dieppe, eh!"...give me a break.
It was better before it got slicker. It used to have _Ned Beatty_ as a regular on the show, for crying out loud. Now we have prettier actors who are starring in a parody of the former HLOTS. The producers are obviously spending more of their time working on Oz and less time making Homicide the refreshingly original show that it was. Now it's formula...one "music video" a show, a few jumpy edits here and there, repeat a couple of lines, and you have yourself an episode of Homicide.
There are exceptions (like last season's "Subway" episode) but, generally, when it isn't ripping itself off HLOTS turns into an "artistic" StrokeFest, much like Oz does when rapes and murders are not occuring. No thanks.
UCB is a little too cute, what with their little outfits and control center. It has its moments, but Mr. Show blows them away.
"That 70's Show" _is_ a complete waste of time, though. You'd be better off renting "Dazed and Confused" and seeing it once a week. Which isn't saying much.
The Larry Sanders Show had the best farewell of any show last year, hands down. It will be sadly missed. Biting, irreverent comedy with no laugh track (hello, Sports Night) is something rarely, if ever, done well on a sitcom.
It's too bad Garry Shandling has decided to write lousy books as Larry Sanders in his spare time.
Not to slight Babylon 5/Star Trek/etc...them shows just ain't my thing. My apologies.
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Make one deal with one corporation and get merchandising deals involving all of the above. Pepsico used to own the three restaurants mentioned until 1997 - now they have some sort of weird relationship that doesn't involve direct ownership. Whatever it is, Pepsico and the three junk food emporiums definitely have some sort of business arrangement. It makes things real convenient for movie tie-ins.
Coke sucks anyway - it used to be good until they stopped using real sugar as a sweetener. What do they use now, corn syrup?
L. Ron
Yeah, dude, like me and some friends back in the sixties, man, we used to get high and talk about the pigs man, like it was all clear that capitalism was dying, the socialist utopia was just ahead in the seventies dude, I like sold all my possessions and stuff. Now I got married and some kids and stuff and I got a job working for the pigs, but like soon capitalism really will die man, like it's the millennium and stuff, fight the power dude! keep on smoking!!!
An article on how much "work sucks" targeted at a demo making a lot of money doing something they love? Uh, work doesn't suck for me, dude.
However, I do understand the plight of older folks and hack journalists. But, still - does work suck? No way - and even for the old folks life in the '90s could (and has been) a hell of a lot worse. We live in affluent times. People on welfare have color TVs and VCRs, for crying out loud. Homeless people are obviously an exception, but we're not discussing them.
Even if work does suck, it's not supposed to be easy. That's why it's called "work". If you can't hack it, move to a different job, start your own business, or learn some new skills.
I know it can be tough. My wife does marketing for tv shows and was the victim of layoffs a couple of times because of age and seniority. After fruitlessly searching for a few months she decided to change careers. And lo and behold, her job prospects increased immediately. Sure, the thrashing around sucked, but once you realize that your current career is a dead end you have to do something about it.
People throughout the ages endlessly complain about things getting worse. Our morals are worse, crime is worse, kids these days, the music they play...blah blah blah. I admit that things are going particularly well for me so I am biased (although I'm not going to be a millionaire any time soon) but one way or the other LIFE/WORK IS NOT GETTING WORSE. If you think it is GET OFF YOUR ASS AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. There are plenty of ways to make money if you're smart and ambitious, no matter what your age. Even if you're a blithering idiot you can make the big time if you're ambitious. One look at the average manager/executive/pr hack should confirm this for you.
Whining about the system changes nothing. You have wasted time and energy better spent job hunting.
The flaw was in the schmaltz. The ending was intended to jerk tears out of the viewers, much like the invented scene with Schindler at the end of Schindler's List. Spielberg doesn't know when to let up - the three hours of gut-wrenching cinema which preceded the ending were more than enough on their own to upset most moviegoers. But noooo, Stevie has to bang the stupid movie-going public over the head just to be sure they get it. It was completely shameless and the cloying bg music just made it worse.
Which brings me to your gripe. The movie was based on the story of American soldiers landing on a particular beach at Normandy. The film then follows these Americans around until the finale. Why must people of other nationalities pop up? This is ridiculousness fed by lingering bitterness over the Americans' late entry to the war. Let it go, dude. If you want a multi-national Normandy movie, make it yourself. Spielberg doesn't have to do things to appease hypersensitive foreigners.
Inserting token soldiers would NOT have made the movie better. "We're gonna make the krauts pay for Dieppe, eh!"...give me a break.
Please say yes.
I'm praying for you, jd.
It was better before it got slicker. It used to have _Ned Beatty_ as a regular on the show, for crying out loud. Now we have prettier actors who are starring in a parody of the former HLOTS. The producers are obviously spending more of their time working on Oz and less time making Homicide the refreshingly original show that it was. Now it's formula...one "music video" a show, a few jumpy edits here and there, repeat a couple of lines, and you have yourself an episode of Homicide.
There are exceptions (like last season's "Subway" episode) but, generally, when it isn't ripping itself off HLOTS turns into an "artistic" StrokeFest, much like Oz does when rapes and murders are not occuring. No thanks.
Bayliss and Munch are still super cool, though.
UCB is a little too cute, what with their little outfits and control center. It has its moments, but Mr. Show blows them away.
"That 70's Show" _is_ a complete waste of time, though. You'd be better off renting "Dazed and Confused" and seeing it once a week. Which isn't saying much.
The Larry Sanders Show had the best farewell of any show last year, hands down. It will be sadly missed. Biting, irreverent comedy with no laugh track (hello, Sports Night) is something rarely, if ever, done well on a sitcom.
It's too bad Garry Shandling has decided to write lousy books as Larry Sanders in his spare time.
Not to slight Babylon 5/Star Trek/etc...them shows just ain't my thing. My apologies.