predictable66 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 *Judy Garland and James Mason in original A STAR IS BORN* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Do we need two threads for this subject? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsu1975 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 > {quote:title=finance wrote:}{quote}Do we need two threads for this subject? No, let's talk about TCM showing newer movies. That's more original; surprised no one hasn't thought of it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Right. It's supposed to be Turner CLASSIC Movies, not Turner Movies. Zing! Edited by: finance on Dec 18, 2012 9:39 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Why repeat the same old line about 'classic'? If TCM's goal is to show 'classic' movies, than of course it should show movies made in the last 20 or so years, since there are 'classic' movies from that time period. The use of the term 'classic' leads to a meaningless vague discussion in my view. Using Studio era movie leads to a very specific discussion; what percentage of TCM programing should be devoted to NON Studio-Era movies? My wish would be no more than around 15%. I don't think the discussion of something specific is boring, but discussions about what the definition of 'classic' is, are very boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Indeed, the word "classic" can be seen in many a different light. When applied to music, even modern day "orchestral" music is categorized by many as "classical". And, sad to say, I know a few dipwads who would consider the movie *Talladega Nights* to be a "classic"! Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 In my post, my tongue was so far in my cheek that I almost choked on it, and you're taking me seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Trust me here; I never take your post seriously. (no offensive, just that Dargo and you are the town jokers here and I mean that 100% in a good way). I just couldn't stop myself from mentioning how bogus the term 'classic' is as it relates to how many movies TCM should or should not show from certain eras. Edited by: jamesjazzguitar on Dec 18, 2012 6:06 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpompper Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 "Classic" as slang is destined to go the way of "bogus," "knarly," "rad," and "b*tch*n." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I believe "gnarly" is spelled as indicated. It looks like, in your case, the word has been long-retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I just got back from the store with a few bottles of Gnarly Head wine (California Cab). (I had $2.00 off coupons!). The label says 'Bold, sophisticated, with a hit of gnarly'. I have no idea what gnarly means! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpompper Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Have neither spoken it nor spelled it before. So that just shows to go ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 It means whatever you want it to mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValentineXavier Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 How about Flipper, and Mij, the otter from *Ring of Bright Water* ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValentineXavier Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Until the surfers got hold of it, it meant twisted and knotty. When the surfers appropriated it, it meant difficult, hairy. Then, it came to simply mean cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValentineXavier Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I couldn't say. I haven't seen *Fast Times*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 gnarly=groty to the max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValentineXavier Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 So, "gnarly" now means just the opposite of its original slang meaning? Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeniaH Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I'm glad you bumped this thread back up, VX. I wanted to get in another word on a sexless movie actor - Don Knotts. Okay, he's known primarily for his TV work, but he did act in movies, however bad they were. (Edit: I had forgotten there were two threads with the same title - should have posted in the other one...) Edited by: EugeniaH on Dec 22, 2012 11:37 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpompper Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 It definitely works, Eugenia. Earlier, this post was renamed "Moist sexless stars." Remember Don Knots in "The Incredible Mr. Limpet" (1964)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeniaH Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Yes, I actually watched some of "Mr. Limpet", in a state of semi-disbelief.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpompper Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 When I was 7 or so, I thought it was like a fairy tale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EugeniaH Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I can see your point of view. I was about 43 at the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SansFin Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I have learned that "square" was a compliment because it meant a person was fair and honest in their business. It later became an insult meaning a person who had no imagination or fun and it had connotations of being oppressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Weird, and gnarly, to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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