We could have seen a lot more of the act if they didn't spend so much time filming the Geordie Goblins reactions.

The last of the great Whales?

Can't he just fuck off altogether?

Vile man.

He once tried to persuade me to have a piercing live on air. I refused.

I'd have pierced his head with a jackhammer.

SCI FI Wire is reporting that the Weinstein Company is bringing back Fraggle Rock in a live-action musical movie. It’ll be co-produced with the Henson Company and feature the original quintet of Fraggles (Gobo, Mokey, Wembley, Boober and Red) venturing out into the real world.

(pilfered from SFX's web site).

New show on NBC... And another comedy remake!



I don't see how it can work as well. Kath & Kim was all about closely observed people which the actors inhabited. You can't copy that.

STOP THE PRESS!

What's this?! Is ReBoot coming back?!

Intro, for those of you who didn't watch this awesome 90's CGI cartoon.

I remember watching the last episode of that and being hugely disappointed that there wouldn't be more. That could be quite interesting.

Also, your link led me to this. So many cartoons that I used to watch.

Edit: Pirates of Dark Water! I've had parts of that show tumbling around in my brain for years and I couldn't remember its name.

You have no idea how many hours I've spent on YouTube watching cartoon openings...

That compilation is basically my childhood in 30 minutes; only one of those cartoons is one that I didn't watch as a kid.

Of them, I'd say that Batman Beyond and Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century are the most obviously late-90s, and Samurai Pizza Cats is probably the least sensical. Even the name doesn't really make any sense.

I have to say, I much preferred the second incarnation of Sonic to the others. Particularly the whole thing with his uncle being trapped in a robot body.

If it had Knightmare, Aquila, Finders Keepers, Fun House etc on, then I'd agree with you.

Oh, I watched them as well, I just don't remember their titles sequences all that well. I used to love Aquila.

I have every episode on my computer but haven't watched them yet. The first series seemed a lot more of a kids show than I remembered, I guess it only became more adult as the show progressed.

I remember only watching the 1st 2 or 3 episodes.... I think it was aimed at a younger audience.

I seem to remember it also being aimed at an older audience, with stuff going over the kiddies heads and references to things like Fargo, Evil Dead and The Prisoner.

No-one knows for sure, but I intend to find out...

(Come on, someone had to say it)

Really?? Are we still talking about reboot?... I guess I missed out there then. I also didn't like it cos they had blue/green faces & I thought it looked like it was copying Ulysses 31.

Nostalgia really does act as a crapness filter sometimes doesn't it?






Yes, I know I'm as guilty as everyone else.

No, not really!

I used to watch Re-boot when I got home from work, but I missed the last few. It was a referencing version of Tron, for a new generation.

I'm sure I read something about this recently, possibly on the SFX web site, but I can't find the article now (I'll post a link if I do).

Well we'll know in 8 days anyway.

I watched Reboot and never got any clever references except to Tron, and Tron wasn't so much a reference as a template. I guess I was one of those kids whose head's it went over.

Edit: Stupid Internet.

It was brilliant but Holden needs to lay off the botox.

We can't watch Rosellini's films in the UK. Shame cos I like the fact she is a bit mental. Hence she was great in 30 Rock.

yes. yes it does.

Tacky, tacky, tacky...

And in the same year as the Anne Frank musical. Musical theatre fans are really getting an education this year.

I wonder if Simple Minds' 'Mandela Day' will be in the show.

Every passing year, that Elephant Man musical in "The Tall Guy" seems less and less ridiculous...

...and it is surely a matter of time before Springtime For Hitler for real.

Times Top 100 Films

'There Will be Blood' at number two.

Wow.

The comments thread makes for interesting reading

It's a bold choice and I applaud him for it. I'm not sure I've digested the film enough, even a few months later, to know where it sits in the cinematic canon, but I do know it's extraordinary.

ET at number three? Really?

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind at #9? Seriously?

It is an unusual rundown, but that's what makes it interesting. In their own words...



The comments threads after each section make for interesting reading.

I don't think I've ever seen The Towering Inferno in a top 100 film list before.

There's probably a good reason for that . . .

And the other point of lists is to say how many you've seen...

My count? A paltry 45. So many classics I just haven't got round to seeing, but that's as good a list as any to work from.

78 for me. Good to see The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp recognised, as well Cabaret, a film which I think is hugely under-rated as a portrayal of the Nazi rise to power. I'd personally put A Clockwork Orange above The Shining but can't say I'd fault the placings they received.

It's certainly brave putting There Will Be Blood so high and I'm not sure if I'd totally agree with it yet, though that may change once I rewatch it.

For ease of reference, here's the 100 in list form:


100 - Jurassic Park

99 - La Belle et la Bete

98 - My Fair Lady

97 - Point Break

96 - Lost in Translation

95 - Grand Hotel

94 - La Haine

93 - Cool Hand Luke

92 - A bout de soffle

91 - Short Cuts

90 - Trainspotting

89 - A Touch of Evil

88 - Wild Strawberries

87 - Silence of the Lambs

86 - Nosferatu

85 - Dog Day Afternoon

84 - Festen

83 - Spartacus

82 - Chungking Express

81 - North by Northwest

80 - Tokyo Story

79 - Deliverance

78 - The Lady Eve

77 - Pather Panchali

76 - From Here To Eternity

75 - The Good, The Bad the Ugly

74 - Rosemary’s Baby

73 - Great Expectations

72 - Days of Heaven

71 - This Is Spinal Tap

70 - The Conversation

69 - Hidden (Cache)

68 - The Maltese Falcon

67 - The Piano

66 - Toy Story

65 - The Thin Blue Line

64 - Do The Right Thing

63 - On The Waterfront

62 - Taxi Driver

61 - Rashomon

60 - The Crying Game

59 - Pulp Fiction

58 - Dr Zhivago

57 - Raging Bull

56 - Whisky Galore

55 - The Matrix

54 - Roman Holiday

53 - Mildred Pierce

52 - La Dolce Vita

51 - Cabaret

50 - Blade Runner

49 - High Society

48 - Shoah

47 - Fargo

46 - All About Eve

45 - The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

44 - A Streetcar Named Desire

43 - Terminator 2: Judgement Day

42 - Blue Velvet

41 - A Star Is Born

40 - The Life of Brian

39 - The Graduate

38 - Rear Window

37 - Beau Travail

36 - Jaws

35 - Withnail and I

34 - The Man Who Shot Libert Valance

33 - One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest

32 - The Empire Strikes Back

31 - His Girl Friday

30 - Rebel Without a Cause

29 - Duck Soup

28 - Gone With The Wind

27 - A Clockwork Orange

26 - Goodfellas

25 - Picnic at Hanging Rock

24 - The Philadelphia Story

23 - Some Like It Hot

22 - The Breakfast Club

21 - The Towering Inferno

20 - The Wizard of Oz

19 - The Exorcist

18 - Don’t Look Now

17 - Annie Hall

16 - Metropolis

15 - Apocalypse Now

14 - Jungle Book

13 - 2001

12 - Alien

11 - The Sound of Music

10 - The Godfather

9 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

8 - Sunset Boulevard

7 - Kes

6 - Vertigo

5 - The Shining

4 - Chinatown

3 - ET

2 - There Will Be Blood

1 - Casablanca

A potentially embarrasing 39 for me there.

85, but I can't remember much about a lot of those. I think there is only 1, possibly 2, (North By Northwest, maybe Jaws or Life & Death Of Colenel Blimp) that would make my personal Top 10, and a lot that wouldn't make my Top 100.

Some of the choices on that list are mystifying.

Point Break? Really?

Towering Inferno?

Wild Strawberries? I fall asleep just reading the titles of Bergman films. (actually it may well be a good film and deserve a place, I just find a lot of his stuff dull)

I done saw 80 of them there films. Maybe a few more that I may have seen and don't remember.

There Will Be Blood is only my #3 film of 2008*. Screw you The Times.

*Although I've only seen my top 3 films once so that could change.

it's a crappy list, which is, i'm quite sure, meant to inspire people to say 'this is a crappy list, whats abouts them films whats yous read, why isn't the shitshank there, your taste sucks, i'm the best and fuck all y'all...'

personally, the most amusing thing about it was their spelling / factual errors and the stream of people wanting to point them out.

Except it is made up of American films only!

I love Wild Strawberries. As does Woody Allen, who's made at least two films I can think of that have either homaged it (Crimes and Misdemeanors) or almost largely copied it (Deconstructing Harry)

Oh I'm well aware of the Allen/Bergman connection/adulation. However, unlike Allen, Bergamn has on a few occaisions bored me silly.

Fair enough. I've found all his films (that I have watched) engaging, intriguing and, on occasions, genuinely profound and moving, but different strokes and all that.

I've seen 72 of those films, and I agree that not many would make my top 100. I've never seen Wild Strawberries, but I like Bergman so I'll Netflix it soon.

78 seen. Not bad.

It's an oddly ranked list, to be sure.