Shannon L.

I watched Down Periscope last night for the first time in a long time. With the exception of some of the sexual harassment jokes, it holds up well for a screwball comedy. And, while I'm typically not a fan of fart jokes, this one, once again, had me rolling, especially when followed immediately by the (brilliant!) marine life imitations.

But they managed so well. I don't watch as many sitcoms as I used to, so I don't know when they stopped doing fun theme songs, but I checked The Big Bang Theory, which is the most recent one I can think of, and it was only 20 seconds long. The Golden Girls and Friends were 40 and M*A*S*H was 45. I kind of miss them, but it's not a big deal for me that they don't have them anymore. I don't see how they ate up too much time, though.

I think of that scene every time I buy hot dogs and buns.

Personally, while I understand pride, I've never understood being prideful to the extent of making yourself stressed out or miserable by turning down help, so if my husband told me that my future in-laws, who are exceedingly wealthy (the upstairs bathroom in their Bel Air home is the "seventh" door on the left) and from what I could tell, very kind and loving, offered to help, then I'd have said that maybe they could pay for....whatever....as well as flying their own Danish cousins in for the wedding.

Something I've noticed while listening to the song Popular on my phone is how good Ariana is. There's so much going on in the scene to look at that I missed, or didn't appreciate, some of the vocal choices she made. I did hear some people say that she was trying too hard to be Kristen Chenowith, and I can kind of hear that in this particular song, but I still give her props for how well she played the role.

According to the article I read, they couldn't figure out how to market it, which doesn't make sense to me, but it was a really different kind of cartoon for Disney at the time.

I don't know that I'll like it more than the first one, or even as much, but I'm in.

I still to this day say "Bring it on" in that serious tone that Kuzco uses. I also love "Well, which is it? That's a pretty crucial conjunction", but you can't work that into normal conversations. lol I agree that John Goodman had the right level of paternal warmth and Kronk? Omg....when he does his own theme music? His horrified reaction when Yzma pops up in bed with cucumber slices on her eyes? 🤣 The casting was great, but I think Patrick Warburton was exactly what they needed to push it into perfection. There was a lot of sarcasm. "It's a good thing you're not a big, fat, guy or this would be really difficult" makes me both wince and laugh. It's one of the lines that I'm pretty sure wouldn't make it into a Disney movie these days.

Imo, this is such an underrated movie. You rarely hear experts mention it when talking about Disney films. These days, it has a bit of a cult following. My kids, one who was too young to see it when it first came out, and the other who wasn't even born yet, love it. My husband and I list it as one of our favorite Disney movies. The making of it is a really interesting story and it's honestly surprising that it was ever made in the first place. We watched it again the other day and there are a few jokes that probably wouldn't make it in a movie today, but overall, it holds up really well. Edited: The link I posted wasn't working and I can't figure out why, so I removed it. If you are interested, just google "oral history of The Emperor's New Groove" and the Vulture article should come up.

We watched The Emperor's New Groove the other night for the first time in well over a decade. Some of the jokes might be considered too offensive today, but otherwise it holds up. I read an oral history on the making of it and it's quite amazing that it came together. Apparently, it's become a cult classic. Our two kids, both in their 20s, one of whom wasn't even born when it came out, love it. I'm sorry it wasn't promoted well and isn't discussed much when talking about Disney movies (at least not from people writing the articles or making the "Best of" lists). It's so underrated.

To this day, every time I hear "Hail to the Chief", I sing those lyrics. 😁

Back when Arrested Development was reported to be canceled, some fans suggested that we make t-shirts that said "Annyeong, Hermano!" As a means of showing our love for it. I'll occasionally say that to someone who's familiar with the show (otherwise it would make no sense to the person I said it to).

For me, it's:

It's still listed as poor, but you'd never know it because for the first time since before the fire started, we have a bright blue sky.

We watched the Eaton Canyon fire start and expand from our front porch. When people from here say they've never seen anything like it, it's true- they're not just stating a cliche. The word that best describes the scene is apocalyptic. Luckily, our house survived and we have a generator, so we've only had to deal with limited power, unsafe water conditions, and as of this morning, no gas. But, we now know of 12 people who have lost homes. We have friends who live a little closer to the worst of it and they know dozens of people who have lost homes. I'm surprised the death rate isn't higher than it is at this point. As for Hollywood productions being shut down, it's going to depend on a lot things. I wouldn't be surprised if the list get much longer.