Hugging Kevin Burkhoff

lily_lemony @ 2008-05-11T22:28:00

2008-05-12T05:29:45Z

I may be the only one, but using Fiction Factory's, "Feels Like Heaven" for a freaking Reese's Peanut Butter Cup ad is blasphemy!

I love that song. It's beautiful, but it's not about tasty chocolate peanut butter cups.

I was okay with "The Promise" in Napolean Dynamite. That was perfect. This is not.

Anyone born after 1980, please visit these places to see what the old rambling woman is on about:

"Feels Like Heaven"

"The Promise"

Two of my absolute favorite one-hit-wonder 80's songs.

Obligatory 80's Canadian content:

"Teenland" - The Northern Pikes

"Call It Love" - Images in Vogue
(lead singer Dale Martindale was once host of the awesome Sunday morning TV show, "Switchback" which was the first TV show I ever went to a taping of)

Oh, and also on my list of peeves is S. Darko, unnecessary and probably sucky sequel to Donnie Darko.

Yeah. *rolls eyes*

lily_lemony @ 2008-05-07T19:41:00

2008-05-08T02:42:31Z

I want this, and I want it now.

It's so damned cute, and I love edamame big time.

I think that and the endless bubble wrap one that randomly has a girl squealing happily. Yeah.

"The church of man-love..." Still laughing. XD

lily_lemony @ 2008-05-06T17:20:00

2008-05-07T00:21:52Z

Dear 4400 DVD makers,

WHERE are the commentaries?!?! TWO for the full 4 disc set?! WTF?

NO Jeff Combs interview in the special features and NO Ira Steven Behr commentaries?! Not even Jacqui and Joel yukking it up? GAH!

GREAT GREAT awesome and amazing Jeff deleted scenes, awesome blooper reel (as usual), but besides that, kind of lacking in the special features.

For a last season, I was hoping for more. :(

A little disappointed,

Elisa

lily_lemony @ 2008-05-02T09:28:00

2008-05-02T16:31:16Z

Just thought I'd share a typical passage of what goes out for Closed Captioning on the live show, "Attack of the Show":

OKAY. NOW, ZACH, WOULD THE LACK OF HD MOVIES HALT YOU FROM BUYING A MEW VIEW FROM I TUNES OR WOULD YOU BUY MORE MEW SPREES IN I TUNES IF THEY WERE IN HD:00?

*rolls eyes*

There HAS to be a better way of CC'ing, because although I can somewhat understand this, it's just not good enough.

BTW, I saw the strangest mew spree last night called The Stuff. Michael Moriarty before "Law and Order," addictive dessert "stuff", and odd, chopping plotlines? All I have to say is...WTF?

I think I'll bite the bullet and go over to the Americana. Although it's corporate b/s and their concert of old timers kept me up past 1am last night, the movie theatre looks absolutely stunning.

Back to work.

HAPPY MAY DAY! :)

2008-05-01T07:53:49Z

I love this conductor. :)

Fa la la la la la...

*goes off to frolic*

lily_lemony @ 2008-04-30T11:55:00

2008-04-30T18:55:57Z

LMFAO!!!

From CC'ing this morning:

WOMP-WA.

Someone actually typed out the "foghorn" noise someone would make in jest.

LMFAO!!!!

So THAT's how it's spelled!

lily_lemony @ 2008-04-28T07:34:00

2008-04-28T14:35:28Z

I need something settled:

Should I leave the A/C on while I'm at work on a lower setting so my stuff doesn't melt while I'm away?

Or do I turn it off completely and then turn it back on when I get home?

Any suggestions are highly appreciated.

lily_lemony @ 2008-04-27T15:53:00

2008-04-27T22:55:21Z

Wow. So, it's freakishly hot here again. Like freakishly. I have it clocked as something like 94F and it's 4pm.

If anyone can give me suggestions as to how to stay cool or anything I should watch for in this California heat (dry heat?), then please let me know. I'm hiding in my apartment now, but contemplating going out to get a third fan.

Can anyone suggest the best type of fan too?

Thanks!

lily_lemony @ 2008-04-24T18:59:00

2008-04-25T02:00:09Z

DUDES!!!

The blog made Bloody-Disgusting! :D LOL!

lily_lemony @ 2008-04-23T22:18:00

2008-04-24T05:22:51Z

Okay, hate me if you will, but I was disappointed in Cloverfield.

And here's why:

- Monster = WAAAAAY too CGI'ed. Scary at first glance, but then just boring and ugly. The little dudes were so overly CGI'ed, especially during the scene when the dude slams one in the door. *yawn*

- How Liz could stand, let alone walk and run after being skewered by a large pole and left there for hours = very very unlikely

- My favorite character (the cameraman) died. Yes, I get why, and yeah, it's been done before. It's called "Blair Witch Project." Whatshername in that got too excited too and wanted to film and look what happened to her.

- Acting in general? Pretty darned wooden.

- Some totally SCHMALTORIFFIC scenes that were unnecessary and slowed down the story

- No one really was THAT upset anyone died, especially the main character after his brother died. Granted, they're in shock, but it was mostly due to bad acting. :/

The first 30 minutes were really fun. The rest just went downhill from there.

Disappointing.

New Film For Jeff!!!

2008-04-22T07:57:54Z

The Darkest Evil!!!

It's a LOVECRAFT ADAPTATION, people!!! :D

YAYAYAYAY!!!! :D

lily_lemony @ 2008-04-18T14:41:00

2008-04-18T21:41:49Z

My favorite CC flub of today:

EAR BOTS = GEARBOX

lily_lemony @ 2008-04-11T12:35:00

2008-04-11T19:36:48Z

ANNOUNCEMENT!

Jeff's gonna be at HorrorHound Weekend!!!

More info here!!!

*HUGS* to Jessica for the info! :D

My favorite CC typo of the day so far:

AFTER SURVIVING BISHOP'S ATTACKS AND A DEADLY OUTBREAK...

LOL!!! Those vicious bishops will get you every time! ;)

And this is, no joke, an email question and response I got as an inter-office email today:

Q: Could someone let me know what word is being bleeped so I can take it out of the caption file?

R: "Balls" (after word "sucked")

LOL!!!

And another one:

KEEP YOUR EYES FOREIGN LATER THIS MONTH.

s/b

KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN FOR THE ANSWER LATER THIS MONTH.

lily_lemony @ 2008-04-10T11:04:00

2008-04-10T18:04:37Z

CC flubs for today:

OBBECKFY = I urge you to guess. :P

IT'S GOT A FULL TANK OF FOOL AND A RESERVE.

BEAT THE CRAP AROUND EACH OTHER

WE DID A POLL THAT REVEALED A THIRD OF OUR VIEWERS OPPOSE IN AMERICA ENGAGING IN SUCH PEDIATRICS.

lily_lemony @ 2008-04-08T14:22:00

2008-04-08T21:23:36Z

A few more CC to English translations:

REVIEWALING = REVEALING

ACHIEVEMENT PANTS = LOL (Anyone who's a gamer will find this amusing...or at least anyone who has to transcribe "X-Play" on a daily basis)

BROW BREW FOOTAGE = Brand new footage

lily_lemony @ 2008-04-07T12:19:00

2008-04-07T19:20:19Z

Yes, this is the type of fine, fine programming I get to edit the CC for:

CAN I [BLEEP] IN THE [BLEEP] DILDO?

LOL!

lily_lemony @ 2008-04-06T15:23:00

2008-04-06T22:41:52Z

How sad is this? I'm looking into stuff on "The 4400" and realized the diner they used in both of Jeff's episodes, "Ballad of Kevin and Tess" and "Daddy's Little Girl" just shut down, due to lack of business! :(

Frenchie's was a retro French-Canadian diner (specializing in poutine, Jenny!) on the trendy Commercial Drive in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Here are some caps...thanks for the memories, Frenchie's:

Help with a book ID!

2008-04-06T00:11:05Z

Hey guys,

I'm rewatching Season 2 and it's absolutely wonderful to see the eps again. As I was watching "Wake Up Call," I started thinking, What is the second book Kevin gives to Tess?

The first one is At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft (a lovely nod to Jeff Combs' work in various Lovecraft inspired films)

and the third book is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass that Kevin leaves with Tess as he says goodbye.

But the second book has me stumped.

Here's a screencap:

Can anyone identify it?

Any help is greatly appreciated! :)

ETA

Two more caps:

lily_lemony @ 2008-04-04T09:30:00

2008-04-04T16:30:40Z

CC flubs for a Friday:

KEY YAW KNOW REEVES

*snerk*

DO YOU LAUGH WHEN ANOTHER WOMAN GETS KILLED IN THE VIGA?

s/b

DO YOU LAUGH WHEN ANOTHER WOMAN GETS KICKED IN THE V-JAY?

Chris Hardwick's on today. Sometimes he makes me laugh.

More:

POKIE MAN

SUCK SEED

SOME ALREADY EXISTING FOOTAGE CAN TAKE FOR IT MONDAY INTO HILARIOUS.

s/b

SOME ALREADY EXISTING FOOTAGE CAN TAKE IT FROM MUNDANE TO HILARIOUS.

(or Monday into hilarious, it's up to you) :P

MR. SANCTIONS

for "massages"

A RECOVERING AM NEWS YAK

s/b - this one you guys get to guess. :P

lily_lemony @ 2008-04-03T11:17:00

2008-04-03T18:20:08Z

ANNOUNCEMENT

Jeff will be at I-Con 27 at Stony Brook University in New York THIS WEEKEND - APRIL 4-6

More info here

Anyone who goes who wants to contribute con reports or photos to the official site can email me. Thanks! :)

*sighs* It looks awesome!!!

And...Happy Birthday to arkivarie! :) Have a great day!

Now on with more CC flubs:

I’M SORRY MY IMPROVE SKILLS JUST AREN'T THAT STRONG THAT'S WHY I MARRIED TENNIS.

s/b

I'M SORRY, MY IMPROV SKILLS JUST AREN'T THAT STRONG. THAT'S WHY I NARRATE TENNIS.

ETA

Another CC to English translation:

YUCK LODGE

for "unlock"

lily_lemony @ 2008-04-02T13:59:00

2008-04-02T21:00:03Z

How the hell do you hear:

OBJECT CONSIDER

for "obscure"?

Yeeeeah.

And a few more:

CALLOUS

for "includes"

SUBS OUGHT TO

for "substitute"

I think I need a CC to English dictionary. :P

And my favorite of the day:

SYMBOLIZINGRY

for "shimmery"

Dude, stop transcribing from the GW Bush Dictionariumary

lily_lemony @ 2008-04-01T12:18:00

2008-04-01T19:18:58Z

My favorite CC flub of the day so far:

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION IS THAT TRUE THAT A WOMAN'S VA-JANA CAN BE SHALLOW?

LOL!

More:

AND TO GET EVEN MORE QUESTIONS TO YOUR SEX QUESTIONS, SUBSCRIBE TO THE AOTS "IN YOUR PANTS" PODCAST

I find that the CC'er sometimes repeats the word from earlier in the sentence instead of typing in the new word. Not sure why.

"WIRED" JUST PRINTED AN TO RECALL FOR THE TOP PRINTED ARTICLES FOR NERDS.

s/b

"WIRED" JUST PRINTED AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE TOP 10 PRINTED ARTICLES FOR NERDS.

And I almost screamed aloud when I saw this headline:

"Lohan dances into Suspiria remake"

Then I remembered what day it was. LOL!

lily_lemony @ 2008-03-31T17:39:00

2008-04-01T00:41:06Z

Duuuuuudes!!!

Jeff's on hulu!!!

Wooo!!!

Check out my dorky review too. Duh. I say "great" and "terrific" twice within the space of 3 sentences. *blush*

The Official (and final?) word on "House of Re-Animator"

2008-03-28T23:07:24Z

Well guys, looks like there's officially gonna be no House of Re-Animator. :(

Stuart Gordon gave an interview today in which he said that the project is now officially dead.

Here's a quote:

"We could not find funding for it; I think people are still too afraid of offending the Bush administration...I mean, here’s RE-ANIMATOR, which is a very successful franchise, but nobody wanted to do that story...It was sort of specifically about what’s going on right now. Maybe we could rethink it or something, at some point. But it’s just one of those missed opportunities."

You can read the full article here.

I was hoping they'd go with Jeff's idea of a more Doctor Strangelove Re-An film, but it looks like they really wanted to stick with the Bush White House angle, which is too scary to be touched by "the suits."

I'm ever hopeful this is an early April Fool's Day prank by Fangoria, but I was pretty much sure this film wouldn't get made halfway through last year.

Boo. :(

lily_lemony @ 2008-03-27T18:44:00

2008-03-28T01:55:41Z

DUDES!!!

I was mentioned on an internet radio station today!!! OMFG!!!

Okay, so I find out last minute that Jeff is gonna be interviewed on this blog radio station and I contact the guy who's in charge. Then I find out that there's a chatroom, so I join the chatroom and essentially stay on for the whole thing.

BUT...

The switchboard totally screws up and they don't get Jeff on the phone!!! :(

BUT...

They totally mention the blog, the site, and ME! OMFG! I was feeding them Jeff info through the whole show while they were trying to get him on the phone, so I'm SO happy to have helped with that!

Wanna hear the plugs for the blog?

Go here and check out the show about 40 minutes in. I was BLUSHING they were going on and on about the blog! :)

Then, while all this is happening, William Malone emails me!!! OMFG!!! So I know more about Parasomnia now and it's the latest blog post!!!

AHHHH!!!!

What a day!!!

My biggest compliment? They mentioned that the site is always updated with "fresh and new" information. YESSSSS!!! :D

Oh and btw, I did not say I run the site, they misunderstood me. I apologized to David who was really nice about it and relieved any paranoia I had. LOL.

So yay. :)