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So my flight was cancelled so I flew to Harrisburg. I have over an hour to kill before my ride gets here. More polls? -- nm - mandyphone Jul 15, 19:16 3
- top 20 global retail brands! -- nm - zork Jul 15, 19:18
- how many more lemonades will life pee on amanda this trip? -- nm - chuckles Jul 15, 19:18 1
  - This is nothing. The pee is work stuff. I might resign next week. -- nm - mandyphone Jul 15, 19:21
some 90s shows I liked ... Pretender. Seven Days. Two. The Sentinel. -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 19:14 11
- I remember liking Parker Lewis Can't Lose. -- nm - Krusty Jul 15, 19:21 1
  - I love Parker Lewis. -- nm - mandyphone Jul 15, 19:22
- Dinosaurs! -- nm - TFox Jul 15, 19:17 4
  - I'M THE BABY. GOTTA LOVE ME! -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 15, 19:26
  - :) - -- nm - b. Jul 15, 19:21
  - good one :) -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 19:20
  - NOT THE MAMA! -- nm - zork Jul 15, 19:17
- Loved 7 Days and Justina Vail. -- nm - Remlik Jul 15, 19:16
- John Doe! -- nm - nubby Jul 15, 19:15 1
  - I never watched, but that's a good one for the list of lesser-known great shows ... -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 19:16
- (aiming for "lesser known", of course) -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 19:15
Andie, at almost the same time you posted about the golf tournament, I was realising that TIFF is less than two months away. -- nm - zork Jul 15, 19:11 1
- and if you've been cutting Dave's hair for over a year, I'm assuming you are doing it one hair at a time - zork Jul 15, 19:16
Oh, and I really hope they don't screw up Hawaii five 0 - Bacon Jul 15, 19:10 1
- Jury's out. But the original is surprisingly watchable, even amongst the CSIs ... -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 19:11
off topic poll: When was the last time you were in a taxi and where were you going? -- nm - Andie Jul 15, 19:06 24
- To the Wynn Casino for Pippi's wedding. -- nm - BAD Jul 15, 19:32
- san fran airport...yeah could have taken bart but we were late for dinner -- nm - Zeitgeist Jul 15, 19:28
- two months ago, went from Brooklyn to an art opening in Manhattan. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 19:22
- last year when I was sick and the receptionist at work gave me a taxi chit to go home. -- nm - zork Jul 15, 19:17
- I remember Shay and I taking a cab to Quark's in Vegas. I may have taken one to the auto dealship since, but not sure. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 15, 19:15
- School from the airport in Manchester in mid June -- nm - mandyphone Jul 15, 19:15
- The last time I was in Vegas -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 15, 19:14
- Two days ago, going home from work. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 15, 19:13
- 2-ish years ago, to Jamaica Plain, MA after my friend and I stayed out too late and the T had stopped running. -- nm - kelly Jul 15, 19:13 1
  - wait, no. It may have been in Baltimore last year. -- nm - kelly Jul 15, 19:14
- looks like november 2005 - going from grand hyatt in nyc to airport, heading home from work trip. -- nm - b. Jul 15, 19:11
- Baltimore to DC, for a conference, 1.5 years ago -- nm - nubby Jul 15, 19:10 3
  - did you have "carolina rube" tattooed across your forehead? - chuckles Jul 15, 19:11 2
    - I've had coworkers who did that - it wasn't that much. googling sez ~55-70 now including tip. -- nm - b. Jul 15, 19:18
    - I wasn't paying. -- nm - nubby Jul 15, 19:11
- It might have been for reagen's stag, and I was going from a bar... to a bar. - Subversive Jul 15, 19:09
- Vegas (limo) to the Palomino club!! - Bacon Jul 15, 19:09
- It's probably been 5-6 years -- nm - prayformojo Jul 15, 19:08
- had to catch one from the midnight show of The Room cause my bus stopped running -- nm - chuckles Jul 15, 19:07
- The thursday before my wedding, and I was heading home with my tux in hand (and I stole the cab from some guys with a bike) - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 19:07
- Can't remember, Grand Central. -- nm - lileve Jul 15, 19:07
- a couple weeks ago, took a cab from a bar to the subway to make sure i didn't miss the last one, -- nm - Andie Jul 15, 19:07
- About three or four weeks ago. I was taking my roommate to the doctor after he passed out and destroyed my bathroom. -- nm - Krusty Jul 15, 19:07
- A couple months ago. I was racing from a Pearl Jam concert to the last train of the night. -- nm - TFox Jul 15, 19:06
its nice to pop in once in a blue moon and see people agreeing with you -- nm - Guy Jul 15, 19:05 1
- no, we were agreeing with Old Spice Guy... that's different. ;-) -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 19:06
st poll (last one):what tv show should have been a movie? what movie should have been a tv show? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 15, 19:04 1
- Prison Break. Saved! -- nm - TFox Jul 15, 19:06
I bought "sports night" a fewish years ago but have yet to watch it, after tt/sters told me it has a laugh track. -- nm - b. Jul 15, 19:04 6
- sorkin fans have to be told when and where to laugh -- nm - chuckles Jul 15, 19:05
- they lose the sound track after a while - it's worth putting up for it. - prayformojo Jul 15, 19:05 4
  - Yup. I love this show and am very glad to own the set, thanks Kelly! -- nm - Krusty Jul 15, 19:05 3
    - Yay! You're welcome! -- nm - kelly Jul 15, 19:14 2
      - I've watched them multiple times. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 15, 19:17 1
        
        "I told many, many people..." nm - ralph wiggum Jul 15, 19:22
st poll: what tv show do you think was made way ahead of its time? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 15, 19:02 16
- Freaks and Geeks -- nm - Krusty Jul 15, 19:15
- max headroom. -- nm - b. Jul 15, 19:14
- Profit -- nm - Epiphany Jul 15, 19:08
- Action! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 15, 19:05
- Nowhere Man, Vengeance Unlimited, Magnum PI (yes, I'm serious) -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 19:04 6
  - Oh, also, The Prisoner. (Can't believe I forgot that) -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 19:10 2
    - I so agree on Nowhere Man and Prisoner (original, natch) -- nm - zork Jul 15, 19:12 1
      - yeah, the original was ahead of its time - the new one was just contemporary. -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 19:13
  - Magnum is one of the best TV shows ever. -- nm - Beaker Jul 15, 19:09
  - I really liked the running things in Magnum. Like was Higgins really Robin? Also I loved the Rockford Files. Awesome show -- nm - Bacon Jul 15, 19:07
  - (I read an article that suggested that Magnum was one of the first shows to depict a post-vietnam vet in a positive light) - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 19:05
- David Lynch's sitcom, On The Air. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 19:03 2
  - Twin Peaks definitely. -- nm - nubby Jul 15, 19:04 1
    - nah, I think TP was totally *of* its time. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 19:21
- American Gothic. -- nm - Callisto Jul 15, 19:03
- Nowhere Man -- nm - David Jul 15, 19:02
St. Elmo's poll: Is there a movie that really captures your college or hometown? For my college it's the Exorcist movies. They are absolutely - loosilu Jul 15, 18:56 10
- Dazed and Confused absolutely *nails* my hometown, even though I grew up in the 80's. -- nm - Subversive Jul 15, 19:12
- Hah Twilight was filmed in my teeny town. -- nm - Bacon Jul 15, 19:02 2
  - You live in Forks? - Epiphany Jul 15, 19:10 1
    - NO! They didn't' film a single second there. Screw Forks!! -- nm - Bacon Jul 15, 19:11
- freebie and the bean shot all over san fran -- nm - Zeitgeist Jul 15, 19:01
- Smoke/Blue In The Face or Do The Right Thing. So many to choose from. -- nm - Krusty Jul 15, 19:00
- and for my hometown (Boston) I'll pick GWH. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:59 1
  - and for DC as well as for college, I pick West Wing. The ep where Bartlett's daugher graduated college was perfect ... AND my friend Teresa was - loosilu Jul 15, 19:01
- The Simpsons for college. Many for hometown. - the liioulu at a different computer Jul 15, 18:58
- I guess Bull Durham counts. -- nm - nubby Jul 15, 18:57
One of my favorite episodes was from The Slap Maxwell Story. I may be one of a dozen people who ever saw it. - Max Jul 15, 18:56 4
- buffalo bill! -- nm - chuckles Jul 15, 18:57 3
  - Maximum Bob! -- nm - Max Jul 15, 18:58 2
    - Loved that show. -- nm - the liioulu at a different computer Jul 15, 18:59 1
      - *boom* -- nm - car in the distance Jul 15, 19:00
LYC - I just clicked a tab here on Lil Pip's lap top - it was the HD trailer for Human Centipede - Epiphany Jul 15, 18:52 1
- the trailer isn't so bad, IMO. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:53
What movie do I want to watch tonight? (It needs to be decent - since it took me 8 hrs and multiple naps to get through Bounty Hunter yesterday.) - kelly Jul 15, 18:51 12
- Presumed Innocent is pretty great. -- nm - David Jul 15, 19:03 1
  - That's my pick of the choices. I liked Raul Julia's character a lot. -- nm - Bacon Jul 15, 19:05
- NOT Synecdoche. Save yourself. -- nm - TFox Jul 15, 19:03
- Synechdoche or Six Degrees -- nm - Krusty Jul 15, 19:01
- Pride of the Yankees if it's the Gary Cooper version. -- nm - OAE Jul 15, 18:57
- of those? St. Elmos' Fire - Epiphany Jul 15, 18:53 3
  - as an alum of the college they supposedly graduated from, that movie makes me cry. - loosilu Jul 15, 18:54 2
    - I forgot there was a college in it - from the stepmonster to Rob Lowe saying how out of control things were going to be to - Epiphany Jul 15, 19:11 1
      - the college they actually used was U of Maryland. GU is a city college, with very old buildings. NO open spaces like that. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 19:24
- of those? My Bodyguard -- nm - chuckles Jul 15, 18:53 1
  - I second that. -- nm - the liioulu at a different computer Jul 15, 18:55
- I detect a NY theme. Also, I hatehatehate St Elmo's. So I vote for My Bodyguard. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:52
st poll: best series ending ep ever? best single ep ever? best series beginning ep ever? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 15, 18:51 11
- Series ender...Next Gen and DS9 were both excellent. Lost. Newhart. Loved West Wing ender. -- nm - Remlik Jul 15, 19:16
- I liked the real Firefly pilot a lot, but I also liked the pilot for Burn Notice and for Hustle -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 19:02
- Veronica Mars had one of the the best pilots in recent memory. -- nm - Tim Jul 15, 18:55 1
  - Yup, and it sets up an entire season. West Wing's pilot is also tremendous. "Are you a high-priced call girl?" -- nm - David Jul 15, 18:56
- ending - the one I can remember is All Good Things ... -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 18:55
- Best Series beginning EP? LA Law was pretty damn good - amoxy Jul 15, 18:53
- yeah i really should have made this three polls, sorry -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 15, 18:53 2
  - And I thought we already answered the single best episode on B2 -- nm - amoxy Jul 15, 18:56 1
    - yeah, i am a bit slap happy right now, sorry. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 15, 18:59
- Newhart -- nm - Bacon Jul 15, 18:53
- Let's break it down. For best pilot, I *LOVED* Twin Peaks, and XFiles was pretty good too. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:51
Today is the kind of news day you'd see fictionalized on an episode of The West Wing. -- nm - nubby Jul 15, 18:49 4
- I forget all the stories. Oil well capped and shipwreck found under WTC site ... -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 18:53 3
  - the weeks leading up to the health insurance reform vote was such pure west wing i wondered if they called to consult with toby and josh -- nm - Zeitgeist Jul 15, 18:59
  - oh, and FinReg passing -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 18:53 1
    - and Goldman Sachs settling -- nm - nubby Jul 15, 18:56
I really liked Northern Exposure -- nm - Bacon Jul 15, 18:48 4
- Never cared for that show -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 15, 19:24
- I was a huge fan. I'd watch every night before bed when it was in reruns. -- nm - Krusty Jul 15, 19:02
- God yes, although it had lemons too. Especially after Joel left. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:49
- Another favorite of mine. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:49
I never saw that movie. I'll have to check it out. -- nm - nubby Jul 15, 18:47
st poll: which tv show never consistently brought the quality, when it really should have? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 15, 18:46 24
- Manimal - prayformojo Jul 15, 19:04
- studio 60. -- nm - b. Jul 15, 19:01 6
  - had a strong pilot and one of my favorite Allison Janney tv episodes. -- nm - Remlik Jul 15, 19:17 1
    - its good moments served, to me, as a stark contrast to how underperforming the rest of it was. -- nm - b. Jul 15, 19:20
  - the peter principle in action - chuckles Jul 15, 19:10
  - Yes this one -- nm - amoxy Jul 15, 19:07
  - This. It was so close to being a very good show but fell short way too often. -- nm - Krusty Jul 15, 19:03
  - agreed. I was SO wanting it to succeed for Matthew Perry, who I thought was pretty great in it. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 19:02
- Probe -- nm - Max Jul 15, 18:52
- Besides Heroes, my biggest disappointment was John from Cincinatti. -- nm - mara Jul 15, 18:50
- How I Met Your Mother -- nm - TFox Jul 15, 18:48 4
  - Put down the crack pipe -- nm - amoxy Jul 15, 18:49 3
    - Do you really think that this last season of HIMYM was quality, on par with the first few seasons? - kelly Jul 15, 18:53 2
      - No it wasn't great. But overall it has had more quality than crap -- nm - amoxy Jul 15, 18:55 1
        
        so it never consistently brought the quality? :) -- nm - TFox Jul 15, 19:02
- Heroes -- nm - amoxy Jul 15, 18:47 2
  - I prefer to pretend that it was cancelled after the pentultimate episode of season 1. :) -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 18:49
  - Ditto. -- nm - lileve Jul 15, 18:48
- Xfiles took a dive. It was tragic. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:47 2
  - There is no season 9. :) -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 18:48 1
    - What Season 9? I'm not even sure about Season 8. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:49
- Saturday Night Live misses way more than it hits -- nm - Bacon Jul 15, 18:47 2
  - SNL is a least case scenario result. I'm astounded how little they can be funny. - David Jul 15, 18:48
  - oh hell yeah -- nm - Epiphany Jul 15, 18:47
Rocketeship comic shop in Brooklyn has closed.... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 15, 18:45
"carnival park" - sounds like Humbug. -- nm - Beryllium (laptop) Jul 15, 18:45
Smart is sexy. -- nm - loosilu Jul 15, 18:44 2
- Amen, sister! and yes, funny does help. -- nm - OAE Jul 15, 18:57
- Agreed. Funny helps too. -- nm - lileve Jul 15, 18:45
Let's get naked -- nm - Bacon Jul 15, 18:44 1
- Let's get physical. -- nm - Oliva Newton-John Jul 15, 18:44

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