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9032. Ms. No - 7/14/2014 4:12:51 PM Watched The Professional last night with my folks --- they chose it and had never seen it before. I had forgotten how much I liked it -- and how funny it was.
I was also pleased because one of my current favorite bands, Alt-J, has a song titled after a line from the film and I hadn't realized it until I watched it again.
"This is from Matilda." 9033. wabbit - 7/14/2014 10:16:57 PM Jean Reno, be still my heart...I've had a crush on him forever. It's beyond explanation.
9034. Ms. No - 7/14/2014 11:41:29 PM What's to explain? He's infinitely appealing. And that voice! 9035. judithathome - 7/15/2014 7:01:51 PM Those French guys will get you every time.... 9036. Ms. No - 7/17/2014 4:41:34 AM Ah, yes, I still vividly remember my trip to France at 16 and being at a bonfire near a river in the hills above Annecy. I was having a pleasant evening with my traveling companions when we heard a hail from across the water. It was too dark to see, but soon thereafter Olivier rose from the waves like some Greek Adonis.
The evening got much more than pleasant.
sigh 9037. arkymalarky - 7/18/2014 1:22:54 AM en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Reno
wow, his birthday is the same day as mine! 9038. wabbit - 7/18/2014 7:31:30 PM Ha!
The voice, sigh. Hey, how about a Kickstarter campaign to get him to read the phone book for half an hour... 9039. arkymalarky - 7/18/2014 10:08:19 PM you know some celebrities do voices for GPS....I heard somewhere that Snoop Dogg has done it. I love his voice. I would love to have him on GPS. 9040. arkymalarky - 7/18/2014 10:08:56 PM not that it's sexy, I just love it. 9041. wabbit - 8/11/2014 12:01:52 AM As anyone who knows me knows, I am not much of a television person. I especially dislike the so-called "reality" shows. I cannot stand the kitchen shows (some on PBS excluded), the hillbilly shows, the fashion shows, the survivor shows, the wives shows, the dating shows, the roommates shows...I can barely get through the commercials and often change the channel to avoid those. They all seem to require a meanness for entertainment purposes that escapes me entirely. Of the US shows, the only one I can stomach is the one where people travel around the world in teams. I like it so much I can't remember the name and haven't seen more than three episodes ever. Even so, at least it isn't a show for bullies and cheats.
I enjoy nature shows, some of the DIY shows (Holmes on Home is a favorite), art shows, Live at the Met...
With that bit of background established, I'm catching up on what I think is one of the best reality shows going - educational and entertaining - BBC's Top Gear. Two of the three hosts, James and Jeremy, have just bequeathed the "worst car ever" to the third, a 2002 Lexus SC480. They stole his mustang (1960's vintage, starting it with a teaspoon) in exchange. I'm not a car person, but I enjoy this show. 9042. arkymalarky - 8/11/2014 12:47:12 AM I like ones that really display talent. One of my favorites I Just caught while flipping channels was Americas Best Dance Crew on MTV. I generally loathe MTV, but man that show had some amazing talent. Jabbawocky was unreal. I'll go find a clip. 9043. arkymalarky - 8/11/2014 1:15:34 AM Ooooh, and I LOVE Ninja Warrior. Great Japanese obstacle course and hard to predict who will beat it. A fireman was one of the best ever.
Jabbawokeez (I misspelled it)
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa0TCf1pEWo 9044. wabbit - 8/11/2014 6:25:49 PM Not familiar with either of those shows (there's a shock, eh?).
I've seen a couple of the talent type shows, but once you have an audience voting, talent doesn't necessarily win. I've given up watching them.
One that I really liked:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1r9qNVqSrk
9045. alistairconnor - 8/11/2014 6:54:48 PM Sigh. Of all the French guys you chicks could have a crush on, it had to be Jean mmfing Reno. Oh well. 9046. judithathome - 8/11/2014 8:07:08 PM Wabbit, the show you like is on ABC and is called The Amazing Race.
I am a TV junkie and will watch ANYTHING...
And yeah, I like Jean Reno...so shoot me! 9047. arkymalarky - 8/11/2014 8:07:26 PM Very cool Wabbit!
Why Alistair? (Tho I don't personally have a crush. I like him and his birthday.) 9048. arkymalarky - 8/11/2014 8:11:37 PM We took our living room TV to CO. I'm going to try garage/den only a while then move that one possibly upstairs and get another one. We're reworking our home/CO dynamic now that Stan is retired and it will take a few months I think. 9049. arkymalarky - 8/11/2014 8:14:30 PM Oh and Wabbit next time you're here avoid the garage. It's spider central (and at least one mouse sighting by Stan and No ;)). I can't figure out how to control them. 9050. judithathome - 8/11/2014 10:53:38 PM Get a cat.
And feel free to move the TV to "our" room. :-) 9051. arkymalarky - 8/11/2014 11:02:23 PM Haha! That may happen! Not the cat, but the TV. Hobo and Mojo would love us to get a cat.
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