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June 14, 2018 10:16 AM Subscribe
Oh damn. I hadn't heard about Jon Polito. How they don't mention his run on Homicide is beyond me. He was every bit as good on that show as André Braugher, he just spent less time up front.
posted by Fish Sauce at 10:21 AM on June 14, 2018 [3 favorites]
posted by Fish Sauce at 10:21 AM on June 14, 2018 [3 favorites]
"Is it because they're all....yep."
Not quite all of them.
posted by TedW at 10:27 AM on June 14, 2018 [15 favorites]
Not quite all of them.
posted by TedW at 10:27 AM on June 14, 2018 [15 favorites]
I thought it wasn't great, but then it became kinda great.
posted by tclark at 10:28 AM on June 14, 2018 [17 favorites]
posted by tclark at 10:28 AM on June 14, 2018 [17 favorites]
And the one who isn't should be.
posted by MovableBookLady at 10:36 AM on June 14, 2018 [8 favorites]
posted by MovableBookLady at 10:36 AM on June 14, 2018 [8 favorites]
Woods finds out about this, and has a major hissy fit reminiscent of a 12 year old girl being told that she can't stay out late on Saturday night on Twitter in 3...2...
posted by Major Matt Mason Dixon at 10:43 AM on June 14, 2018 [5 favorites]
posted by Major Matt Mason Dixon at 10:43 AM on June 14, 2018 [5 favorites]
I miss Glenn Shadix
posted by The Whelk at 10:49 AM on June 14, 2018 [6 favorites]
posted by The Whelk at 10:49 AM on June 14, 2018 [6 favorites]
And we just recently lost Bruce J. Mitchell, who only had one memorable movie role, but it was a doozy: Zap Rowsdower in the MST3K-worthy "The Final Sacrifice".
posted by oneswellfoop at 11:00 AM on June 14, 2018 [9 favorites]
posted by oneswellfoop at 11:00 AM on June 14, 2018 [9 favorites]
Thankfully, we still have character actress Margo Martindale.
posted by gucci mane at 11:04 AM on June 14, 2018 [41 favorites]
posted by gucci mane at 11:04 AM on June 14, 2018 [41 favorites]
TL;DR: They are all dead or James Woods.
posted by GenjiandProust at 11:09 AM on June 14, 2018 [23 favorites]
posted by GenjiandProust at 11:09 AM on June 14, 2018 [23 favorites]
gucci mane: Only until she ends up back in the joint again.
posted by SansPoint at 11:12 AM on June 14, 2018 [4 favorites]
posted by SansPoint at 11:12 AM on June 14, 2018 [4 favorites]
Woods finds out about this, and has a major hissy fit reminiscent of a 12 year old girl being told that she can't stay out late on Saturday night on Twitter in 3...2...
He'd be even more upset to hear that an actual 12 year old girl in his area is not allowed to stay out late on Saturday night.
posted by doctornecessiter at 11:14 AM on June 14, 2018 [21 favorites]
He'd be even more upset to hear that an actual 12 year old girl in his area is not allowed to stay out late on Saturday night.
posted by doctornecessiter at 11:14 AM on June 14, 2018 [21 favorites]
Ha, ha, James Woods, what an asshole!
posted by e1c at 11:21 AM on June 14, 2018 [4 favorites]
posted by e1c at 11:21 AM on June 14, 2018 [4 favorites]
"Boy oh boy, am I ever clever! I get ppl hooked into reading what I've written by using an interesting title, and then I take a shit in their lap! Hardy har! And then, at the end, I ask them for a buck! Gosh, who wouldn't throw a buck my way after I treat them like shit?"
posted by dancestoblue at 11:23 AM on June 14, 2018 [10 favorites]
posted by dancestoblue at 11:23 AM on June 14, 2018 [10 favorites]
I hope that Cronenberg releases an CG edit of Videodrome starring JT Walsh.
posted by urbanwhaleshark at 11:25 AM on June 14, 2018 [9 favorites]
posted by urbanwhaleshark at 11:25 AM on June 14, 2018 [9 favorites]
How they don't mention his run on Homicide is beyond me. He was every bit as good on that show as André Braugher, he just spent less time up front.
That show. Oh my GOD, that show.
I lived for it each week, it was just so dang good.
It needs to be on amazon prime, Netflix or Hulu, like right now.
That, and the first season of Murder One.
posted by Major Matt Mason Dixon at 11:38 AM on June 14, 2018 [8 favorites]
That show. Oh my GOD, that show.
I lived for it each week, it was just so dang good.
It needs to be on amazon prime, Netflix or Hulu, like right now.
That, and the first season of Murder One.
posted by Major Matt Mason Dixon at 11:38 AM on June 14, 2018 [8 favorites]
> The movie’s weren’t always great, or even good,
Apparently the editor's weren't always great, either.
posted by officer_fred at 11:39 AM on June 14, 2018 [12 favorites]
Apparently the editor's weren't always great, either.
posted by officer_fred at 11:39 AM on June 14, 2018 [12 favorites]
And we just recently lost Bruce J. Mitchell, who only had one memorable movie role, but it was a doozy ...
Man, if I had learnt about this when it happened instead of a few weeks ago, I would have tried mightily to turn it into a FPP (though it likely would have consisted almost entirely of quotes from Mike and the 'Bots).
Enjoy that beer on the sun, sir. The joy you brought the world through the conduit of Zap Rowsdower will carry your memory down through the ages.
posted by myotahapea at 11:42 AM on June 14, 2018 [2 favorites]
Man, if I had learnt about this when it happened instead of a few weeks ago, I would have tried mightily to turn it into a FPP (though it likely would have consisted almost entirely of quotes from Mike and the 'Bots).
Enjoy that beer on the sun, sir. The joy you brought the world through the conduit of Zap Rowsdower will carry your memory down through the ages.
posted by myotahapea at 11:42 AM on June 14, 2018 [2 favorites]
"Boy oh boy, am I ever clever! I get ppl hooked into reading what I've written by using an interesting title, and then I take a shit in their lap! Hardy har! And then, at the end, I ask them for a buck! Gosh, who wouldn't throw a buck my way after I treat them like shit?"
Mr. Woods, shouldn't you be busy snorting more cocaine?
posted by Edgewise at 11:50 AM on June 14, 2018 [33 favorites]
Mr. Woods, shouldn't you be busy snorting more cocaine?
posted by Edgewise at 11:50 AM on June 14, 2018 [33 favorites]
dancestoblue: ""Boy oh boy, am I ever clever! I get ppl hooked into reading what I've written by using an interesting title, and then I take a shit in their lap! Hardy har! And then, at the end, I ask them for a buck! Gosh, who wouldn't throw a buck my way after I treat them like shit?""
I mean, it's a joke. Nathan runs this kind of post from time to time.
posted by Chrysostom at 11:51 AM on June 14, 2018 [12 favorites]
I mean, it's a joke. Nathan runs this kind of post from time to time.
posted by Chrysostom at 11:51 AM on June 14, 2018 [12 favorites]
"Boy oh boy, am I ever clever! I get ppl hooked into reading what I've written by using an interesting title, and then I take a shit in their lap! Hardy har! And then, at the end, I ask them for a buck! Gosh, who wouldn't throw a buck my way after I treat them like shit?"
This funny joke made you feel like the author was shitting in your lap? That's quite the overreaction.
posted by GoblinHoney at 12:16 PM on June 14, 2018 [16 favorites]
This funny joke made you feel like the author was shitting in your lap? That's quite the overreaction.
posted by GoblinHoney at 12:16 PM on June 14, 2018 [16 favorites]
I get ppl hooked into reading what I've written by using an interesting title
Yeah I hate it when somebody writes a parody of a clickbait article and then tricks me by not being a clickbait article. I mean how else am I gonna honestly find out why Hollywood won't hire Rebecca Gayheart or Brendan Fraser anymore.
posted by Ashwagandha at 12:22 PM on June 14, 2018 [17 favorites]
Yeah I hate it when somebody writes a parody of a clickbait article and then tricks me by not being a clickbait article. I mean how else am I gonna honestly find out why Hollywood won't hire Rebecca Gayheart or Brendan Fraser anymore.
posted by Ashwagandha at 12:22 PM on June 14, 2018 [17 favorites]
needs more Clu Gulager
... who, it turns out, is still alive. So never mind.
posted by philip-random at 12:22 PM on June 14, 2018 [3 favorites]
... who, it turns out, is still alive. So never mind.
posted by philip-random at 12:22 PM on June 14, 2018 [3 favorites]
I mean how else am I gonna honestly find out why Hollywood won't hire Rebecca Gayheart or Brendan Fraser anymore.
Got you covered on the second one, chief.
posted by Halloween Jack at 12:38 PM on June 14, 2018 [2 favorites]
Got you covered on the second one, chief.
posted by Halloween Jack at 12:38 PM on June 14, 2018 [2 favorites]
Hey, people who are shitting on this? Maybe use the Back button instead. There's no requirement to weigh in.
posted by Etrigan at 1:00 PM on June 14, 2018 [21 favorites]
posted by Etrigan at 1:00 PM on June 14, 2018 [21 favorites]
I don’t know what some of you are complaining about here. This article has double the jokes I was expecting before I clicked the link, and I didn’t even predict the second one! What a deal!
posted by Caduceus at 1:01 PM on June 14, 2018 [8 favorites]
posted by Caduceus at 1:01 PM on June 14, 2018 [8 favorites]
This article has double the jokes I was expecting
2 x 0 is still 0.
;)
posted by Greg_Ace at 1:23 PM on June 14, 2018 [3 favorites]
2 x 0 is still 0.
;)
posted by Greg_Ace at 1:23 PM on June 14, 2018 [3 favorites]
Seems like a long way around to calling James Woods an asshole. Save time, and just start there.
posted by ga$money at 1:24 PM on June 14, 2018 [5 favorites]
posted by ga$money at 1:24 PM on June 14, 2018 [5 favorites]
we shall now argue about what is funny
posted by philip-random at 1:26 PM on June 14, 2018 [25 favorites]
posted by philip-random at 1:26 PM on June 14, 2018 [25 favorites]
Metafilter: we shall now argue about what is funny
posted by ChrisR at 2:04 PM on June 14, 2018 [23 favorites]
posted by ChrisR at 2:04 PM on June 14, 2018 [23 favorites]
we shall now argue about what is funny
Oh no we won't
posted by Pembquist at 2:07 PM on June 14, 2018 [5 favorites]
Oh no we won't
posted by Pembquist at 2:07 PM on June 14, 2018 [5 favorites]
Arguing about what is funny can be funny itself... if done the right way... which it almost NEVER is.
posted by oneswellfoop at 2:33 PM on June 14, 2018
posted by oneswellfoop at 2:33 PM on June 14, 2018
L, but not LOL.
posted by Carmody'sPrize at 2:37 PM on June 14, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by Carmody'sPrize at 2:37 PM on June 14, 2018 [1 favorite]
I hope that Cronenberg releases an CG edit of Videodrome starring JT Walsh.
posted by urbanwhaleshark at 2:25 PM on June 14 [5 favorites −] Favorite added! [!]
Or M. Emmett Walsh! That would be awesome! Whatever happened to him, anyway?
posted by Cookiebastard at 2:40 PM on June 14, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by urbanwhaleshark at 2:25 PM on June 14 [5 favorites −] Favorite added! [!]
Or M. Emmett Walsh! That would be awesome! Whatever happened to him, anyway?
posted by Cookiebastard at 2:40 PM on June 14, 2018 [2 favorites]
Woods finds out about this, and has a major hissy fit reminiscent of a 12 year old girl being told that she can't stay out late on Saturday night on Twitter middle-aged white right-winger in 3...2...
There are none hissier or fittier.
posted by LindsayIrene at 2:41 PM on June 14, 2018 [12 favorites]
There are none hissier or fittier.
posted by LindsayIrene at 2:41 PM on June 14, 2018 [12 favorites]
Got you covered on the second one, chief.
Yes, but I want it in a slide show of unflattering photos and empty Daily Mail-esque prose.
posted by Ashwagandha at 4:00 PM on June 14, 2018
Yes, but I want it in a slide show of unflattering photos and empty Daily Mail-esque prose.
posted by Ashwagandha at 4:00 PM on June 14, 2018
I knew J T Walsh was no longer with us, but somehow thought he died about ten years ago. Possibly this may be related to me always thinking the '90s were ten years ago.
posted by I'm always feeling, Blue at 5:16 PM on June 14, 2018 [9 favorites]
posted by I'm always feeling, Blue at 5:16 PM on June 14, 2018 [9 favorites]
I guess Fred Ward is mostly retired?
I really do miss J. T. Walsh.
I miss Fametracker too. That was a fun conceit for a website.
posted by Squeak Attack at 6:03 PM on June 14, 2018 [6 favorites]
I really do miss J. T. Walsh.
I miss Fametracker too. That was a fun conceit for a website.
posted by Squeak Attack at 6:03 PM on June 14, 2018 [6 favorites]
I have the Fametracker book ("Hey It's That Guy!").
posted by Chrysostom at 6:39 PM on June 14, 2018 [3 favorites]
posted by Chrysostom at 6:39 PM on June 14, 2018 [3 favorites]
TL;DR: They are all dead or James Woods.
Most people are either dead or James Woods. It's a weird world.
posted by skewed at 7:26 PM on June 14, 2018 [10 favorites]
Most people are either dead or James Woods. It's a weird world.
posted by skewed at 7:26 PM on June 14, 2018 [10 favorites]
I was all mad before I even clicked through, "JT Walsh died when I was in fucking high school twenty years ago, what the fucking fuck" but then I really enjoyed this, thanks!
posted by Kwine at 7:33 PM on June 14, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by Kwine at 7:33 PM on June 14, 2018 [2 favorites]
I first knew Lionel Stander as Max on the TV show Hart To Hart, so it's always a pleasant surprise to see him in a movie. Even if he isn't smoking a big cigar or worrying about whatever crazy scheme the Harts are up to now.
posted by Kevin Street at 7:38 PM on June 14, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by Kevin Street at 7:38 PM on June 14, 2018 [2 favorites]
> SansPoint:
"gucci mane: Only until she ends up back in the joint again."
Which won't be long, knowing what a beast Margo can be.
posted by Samizdata at 8:25 PM on June 14, 2018 [2 favorites]
"gucci mane: Only until she ends up back in the joint again."
Which won't be long, knowing what a beast Margo can be.
posted by Samizdata at 8:25 PM on June 14, 2018 [2 favorites]
> Squeak Attack:
"I guess Fred Ward is mostly retired?
I really do miss J. T. Walsh.
I miss Fametracker too. That was a fun conceit for a website."
Actually, having met and been around Fred Ward a bit, I suspect his ego/attitude shot his career in the foot. Several times.
posted by Samizdata at 8:44 PM on June 14, 2018 [3 favorites]
"I guess Fred Ward is mostly retired?
I really do miss J. T. Walsh.
I miss Fametracker too. That was a fun conceit for a website."
Actually, having met and been around Fred Ward a bit, I suspect his ego/attitude shot his career in the foot. Several times.
posted by Samizdata at 8:44 PM on June 14, 2018 [3 favorites]
skewed: "Most people are either dead or James Woods. It's a weird world."
This reminds of my all-time favorite Twitter joke.
posted by Chrysostom at 9:20 PM on June 14, 2018 [13 favorites]
This reminds of my all-time favorite Twitter joke.
posted by Chrysostom at 9:20 PM on June 14, 2018 [13 favorites]
Not a word about pre-posthumously celebrating Earlhollimania?
posted by ob1quixote at 10:56 PM on June 14, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by ob1quixote at 10:56 PM on June 14, 2018 [2 favorites]
But Fred Ward in Tremors is ALL THE THINGS
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 2:29 AM on June 15, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by I_Love_Bananas at 2:29 AM on June 15, 2018 [2 favorites]
Woods finds out about this, and has a major hissy fit reminiscent of a 12 year old girl being told that she can't stay out late on Saturday night on Twitter middle-aged white right-winger in 3...2...
Calling 71yr old Woods "middle-aged" is an insult to middle-aged people. i.e me.
posted by urbanwhaleshark at 4:41 AM on June 15, 2018 [11 favorites]
Calling 71yr old Woods "middle-aged" is an insult to middle-aged people. i.e me.
posted by urbanwhaleshark at 4:41 AM on June 15, 2018 [11 favorites]
Hot goss on Fred Ward! That's too bad, he had a great screen presence.
I've been watching Original Flavor CSI on Hulu and it's mostly fun for the parade of all your fave TV character actors - Jim Beaver, Taraji P. Henson, Jimmi Simpson, Katey Sagal, Garret Dillahunt, Viola Davis, Peter Stormare.
posted by Squeak Attack at 7:37 AM on June 15, 2018
I've been watching Original Flavor CSI on Hulu and it's mostly fun for the parade of all your fave TV character actors - Jim Beaver, Taraji P. Henson, Jimmi Simpson, Katey Sagal, Garret Dillahunt, Viola Davis, Peter Stormare.
posted by Squeak Attack at 7:37 AM on June 15, 2018
I mean, I could critique the execution, but the concept is funny enough that doesn't really seem fair.
posted by lodurr at 10:50 AM on June 15, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by lodurr at 10:50 AM on June 15, 2018 [1 favorite]
That, and the first season of Murder One
Then you should be delighted to learn that Amazon has had this for sale since at least 2005-2006ish, when Amazon Video showed up on TiVo, or whenever it was they did Fishbowl.
Somebody had H:LOTS for a while, but I've long since forgotten who it was.
posted by wierdo at 1:58 AM on June 16, 2018
Then you should be delighted to learn that Amazon has had this for sale since at least 2005-2006ish, when Amazon Video showed up on TiVo, or whenever it was they did Fishbowl.
Somebody had H:LOTS for a while, but I've long since forgotten who it was.
posted by wierdo at 1:58 AM on June 16, 2018
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