I'm not sure anyone on earth anywhere watches more movies and television shows and sports than Brother Nameless.

How much time is in one day to accomplish such a wide variety of viewing pleasures and also squeeze in the internet and XBox? Its uncanny.

I have wondered the same thing. But, I've wondered the same thing about a lot of the people on the maxboards. There are some well-rounded, smart folks around here.

I know a lot about a few things and a little about a lot of things. That's where it stops for me, but at least I'm cognizant of my limitations.

Aside from globe trotting excursions to photo shoots in exotic locations Nameless is planted firmly in The Control Center, a round padded basement room housing ten televisions, a computer, three gaming consoles, a well stocked mini-fridge, a microwave oven and an encrypted land line to his agent's office, where he spends ten months of the year contemplating the depths of popular culture.

Seeing as how I have everyday free all you have to do is not have much of a social life and a legit passion in each of the things mentioned (sports, tv shows, movies, and video games).



And glock > me in movies.

If that's not begrudging respect for one another, I don't know what is.

Who on these boards would make the best team on that World Series of Pop Culture gig on VH1? I desperately want to be on that bitch. I believe I have 80s sitcoms on lock and I can cover dialogue/lines from a decent variety of songs and movies. But you need a well-rounded team.

I think I'd do pretty well. Over Christmas a bunch of people were playing this movie/t.v. trivia thing that they have on Cablevision on Demand and I dominated like a champ. Even if I didn't see the movie or show I seem to remember the pop culture trivia surrounding it.

Dobie for all things Sylvester Jermain Stewart and Weather Girls

reality tv and lyrics of recent pop music are the things i know nothing about nor do i know anyone who knows of about such of pertaining

That post was going great til somewhere around the word "anyone."

I left out heretofore.

I am 100000% serious when I say that we should rock that shit this year. I wanted to do it last year, but didn't even find out about it until the deadline for entering your team had passed.

Music and movies are definitely my strong suits, but general knowledge too, I guess. My weakness is definitely recent reality tv, MTV and pop music knowledge, but I can occasionally get by just because I wind up hearing about that stupid shit SOMEWHERE.

We watched The Fountain last night, and I'm still not quite sure what to think about it. I think that I like what the movie was TRYING to do, but it clearly suffered from getting its budget cut in half and less-capable actors in it than they originally had intended. Visuals were excellent and cinematography was pretty solid (a bit forced though), but the story just didn't really mesh IMO. It's worth a watch, but I don't have much interest in seeing it again.

I'd be a real asset to the team. Recent reality tv is my shit. I'm moderately intelligent, and I have a pretty solid understanding of timing and phrasing when it comes to delivery of comedic lines. Oh, and I've got that deep, southern draw that most American viewers find either endearing or annoying. Either way, they tend to listen.

Think JAMES CARVILLE.

Well from what I understand VH1 has some sort of online exam to test your worthiness to be on the show. I believe every year there is one team comprised of the 3 highest scorers across the nation. When they come out with the next one let's have a thread about it and talk about our team from there.

Used book dealers know a tiny bit about a vast range of topics, and quite a bit about books.

I also bring a solid base of movie trivia to the table.

I'm hopeless about current pop culture, unless it evolved on the internet.

I'm certain there will be somebody from the maxboards who at the very least will get to talk to somebody at VH1 about being on that show. The talent pool here is just too deep for me to think otherwise.

Don't let Mike know we're planning to do this. He'll ruin it for the rest of us. One letter of correspondence from him to VH1, and the network will almost surely

I watched "Breach" while couch-ridden yesterday.
Decent flick. Held my attention.
Also watched "Fargo". Which I have seen several times. I hate Steve Buscemi. He is like weasel. Or a Northerner's ferret.

I've been wanting to watch Fargo ever since it was released and have never watched it. I even went as far as buying it and still haven't watched. Not only that, its still shrinked wrapped.

Fargo is a great flick.

So is Wild Hogs.

It's not bad. It's funny, but not lol funny. Once you get past weaselface, it's pretty good.

Sorry. That was far from a great flic. In fact it was wack as shit.

Someone thinks the first Batman was terrible but Wild Hogs was great?

Fargo is one of my favourites. I recommend you unwrap it, and give it a try.

I went too far by saying it's great. I was pleasently surprised at how many times that movie cracked me up. Ray Liotta has the best screaming voice this side of Al Pacino.

Saw Lucky Number Slevin the other night, and I was a little bit disappointed by the ending, to be honest. Once the movie got to the halfway or so point, it was pretty obvious what was gonna happen.

Saw American Gangster lastnight, not bad, not bad at all, But Denzel's Role feels a little too familiar to me, put skull cap on leather jacket and add some more F'bombs and it's Alonzo all over again.

Tonight it's The Simpsons Movie

I never made it to the halfway point. Is it worth giving it another try? I probably saw teh first half hour or so.

Man I type TEH even when I intend to type THE constantly. Gets on my nerves, but not bad enough to take the time to proof read.

Wait until you start saying it out loud.


EDIT: Eastern Promises was fuckin' GREAT.

It's worth seeing once, I guess. Just predictable and a bit forced at some point.

Re: teh...

I remember like 3-4 years ago, kmu got a shitty grade on one of is college papers because he put "teh" instead of "the" everywhere. On accident.

I liked it a lot more than History of Violence. I find the symbolism behind the tattoos fascinating. There is a really good documentary about Russian prison tattoos called The Mark of Cain.

Me, too. History of Violence bored the everloving crap out of me. I walked away mad I'd wasted my time. Interestingly (and entirely unplanned) I had watched that documentary about Russian prison tattoos about a week before I saw Easter Promises, so I instantly got all nerdy and shit.

History of Violence sucked. Eastern Promises has been my #1 movie this year since the second it ended. It was what the frontrunners (TWBB, Atonement, NCFOM) weren't...tight, and entertaining.

I think I posted a thread about it actually but Enchanted was fucking awesome and if you like musicals or light hearted romantic comedies you should pick it up. Amy Adams is brilliant, absolutely brilliant.

No Escape was a great flick, and Lance Henriksen is possibly the best actor since Charles Bronson.

I've heard nothing but great things about Enchanted. It's on my list to buy, definitely. I'm just bummed that Eastern Promises came out so early, since it stood a very good chance of snagging some Oscars...provided it had come out closer to December. No matter how great a movie, if it's released too early it will be largely forgotten come nomination time.

They should change the guidelines to: "2a. Movie must be released between the dates of November 1st - January 1st"

My blood pressure started going up right here...



...until I read this part.

Dude, I was just trying to think of which old school Ray Liotta movie I liked so much. Good job. I loved that flick. The big black guy in teh survivor's camp was the one who bbq'd the wife beater in Fried Green Tomatoes.

That cop said, "Best gawl dang bbq in the state."

EDIT: AMERICAN SPLENDOR was great.

any1 seen kickin it ol' school? good for a couple of laughs and maria menounos.

Did someone say Charles Bronson? Very few things, if any, are more entertaining than 80s Charles Bronson movies: Death Wish 2 and 3, Evil that Men Do, 10 to Midnight, Kinjite. Actually, 10 to Midnight's a pretty decent movie, although still unintentionally funny in plenty of scenes.

Stardust was funny.

BrotherNameless was correct when he said We Own The Night was crap. That movie was so stupid. "Omgz can I be a cop for a day because Russian Mobsters are attacking my family?"

Stardust was awesome Afic. Saw a panel for it two years in a row at Comic Con so I was really eager to see it and it did not disappoint.

Great movie. It reminded me of Princess Bride, just without Andre the Giant.

"The Last Kiss"
starring: Zack Braff, Summer Roberts, Ben Affleck's brother, and Gwyneth Paltrow's mom.

AWFUL MOVIE.

Imagine The Brothers/The Best Man mixed with some hyper emotional people. Oh, and white people.

Only thing that could have saved it was a Summer nude scene. Didn't happen.

Fuck yeah Mookie. I'm with you. That movie was offensively bad.

I was pleasently surprised to find that American Slendor was on IFC last night. Excellent flick.

"It's a movie about a bunch of college kids who keep getting picked on and called NYERRDS by all teh popular kids until they finally stand up for themselves and get REEVENGE."

That sounds like a big pile of cockadoo.

***PSA***

Any movie endorsed by Boyakasha! sucks.

Too much creek water and snapping turtle stew.

That was my first reaction. Then I thought, "Wait. I've eaten turtle soup before. And it wasn't bad."

Dude, that screenshot he posted is the entire movie in a nutshell. It is so bad - way worse than Sideways. I at least made it to the end of Sideways.

I actually want you to see it so you can know how godawful it really is

Mumm, you know I hate nerds.

I sat through Sideways, and had to go sit in the alley and drink a 12 pack just for my testicles to descend again.

Its funny cuz i was about to watch this movie but it accidentally deleted off my tivo box so i wasn't able to watch it. Moscommon recommended it.

Speak of Zack Braff, I thought Garden STate was grossly overrated. People made it seem like it was this great movie and the whole time i was waiting for it to get good and never really did.