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Post by Batflunkie on Aug 16, 2020 13:26:21 GMT -5
Froot Loops and Apple Jacks are both staples of the cereal aisle here in the States (though I don't eat either one). I've never gotten the appeal of Apple Jacks, they're just circles with a vague hint of cinnamon and no apple flavor to speak of but maybe that's the secret that only kids understandI'm indifferent to Froot Loops as well as Trix too, they have no fruit flavor whatsoever Imagine being Kevin Conroy and just getting some gig voicing Batman in some 90’s kid’s animated TV show and literally becoming the voice of the Batman. There I said it. I watched so much of Batman Forever as a kid that it's hard for me not to hear Val Kilmer as Batman but not Bruce. Conroy did a pretty good job too, but I never recall watched much of Batman TAS growing up, even though I had tons of the toys
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Post by Calidore on Aug 16, 2020 15:08:24 GMT -5
We weren't allowed those sweetened cereals at home (got mostly Wheaties, Raisin Bran, corn flakes, and Cheerios IIRC), so sleeping over at a friend's was usually a treat. Or summer camp. Never liked chocolate cereals, but liked Froot Loops, Super Sugar (now Golden) Crisp, Captain Crunch, sometimes Apple Jacks. I'll still buy a box of one of those on sale occasionally for nostalgia. Oh, I liked Corn Pops too, which is not only tasty, but I believe is still the only cereal that can be fired from a slingshot.
Our other big rule was one hour of TV a day. We were allowed Saturday morning cartoons as an exception. Also, my parents would occasionally make an exception to the hour and our bedtimes for certain movies they thought were worth it. Another specific exception was when our local PBS station would show old Ernie Kovacs reruns; my dad is a huge fan. I remember at one time my hour was Speed Racer and Banana Splits. My sister also watched Banana Splits and something else I can't remember now. At another period, my hour was Batman, which the station ran in one-hour blocks of complete 2-parters.
Naturally, we could also circumvent this rule by going to a friend's house, which is how I was introduced to Ultraman, Johnny Sokko, and Space Giants. Those were the days.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2020 8:06:58 GMT -5
BIGFOOT AND THE HENDERSONS is a better title than HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS. There, I said it.
(BIGFOOT AND THE HENDERSONS was the UK title, but I believe subsequent UK releases/broadcast airings use HARRY. Damn!).
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Post by Confessor on Aug 17, 2020 9:50:19 GMT -5
BIGFOOT AND THE HENDERSONS is a better title than HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS. There, I said it. (BIGFOOT AND THE HENDERSONS was the UK title, but I believe subsequent UK releases/broadcast airings use HARRY. Damn!). It was bollocks, no matter what you call it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2020 10:12:22 GMT -5
To be honest, the film peaked within ten minutes!
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Aug 17, 2020 11:45:43 GMT -5
I watched so much of Batman Forever as a kid that it's hard for me not to hear Val Kilmer as Batman but not Bruce. Conroy did a pretty good job too, but I never recall watched much of Batman TAS growing up, even though I had tons of the toys This came about as I was watching Batman: Gotham Knight (2008) with my son last night. And while there were great voice actors in general, Kevin Conroy was the only returning actor, reprising a role that's been since the last TAS show aired. It just struck me that he's just as much the voice of Batman for my generation as Adam West for earlier generations. If you haven't seen it though, I honestly wouldn't recommend it. It's a story anthology and all but one was actually good in both my opinion and my son's. Most of the stories were either just flat or bad. The animation being heavily influnced by anime in about 4 of the 6 stories was a turn off too. And I watch anime. But it just didn't work for me mostly visually too.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2020 20:42:42 GMT -5
Imagine being Kevin Conroy and just getting some gig voicing Batman in some 90’s kid’s animated TV show and literally becoming the voice of the Batman. There I said it. I'd still like to see recuts of the Nolan Batman films with Conroy doing the voice overs instead of Chriatian Bale doing the lines. You might actually be able to understand what Batman says in the movies that way. -M
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Post by berkley on Aug 17, 2020 22:29:27 GMT -5
We ate a lot of the healthier stuff, like oatmeal porridge, Wheaties, Puffed Wheat, etc, but we would have the tastier ones too pretty regularly, as a treat. I especially liked Frosted Flakes and Captain Crunch but when I tried the latter a few years ago they seemed way too sweet to me, so much so that I couldn't finish a single bowlful.
For a long time I assumed it was just that my taste preferences had changed over the years, as I've heard they do for most people as they grow older, but then a while back I read a few things saying that the big processed food companies have been steadily increasing the sugar content of all kinds of products over the last few decades (and hence, in part, the obesity crisis). So now I wonder - maybe today's Captain Crunch really is sweeter than it used to be, not just in my hazy memory or my taste buds.
Nowadays I usually have a small bowl of oatmeal with milk, if I get up early enough to want anything. I use the lactose-free milk, which is already sweeter than regular milk, sothere's no need to add any sugar, but lately I've been sprinkling a handful of blueberries on top and it turns out to be a combination I like. I've also used currants and they work well too.
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 17, 2020 23:05:38 GMT -5
We ate a lot of the healthier stuff, like oatmeal porridge, Wheaties, Puffed Wheat, etc, but we would have the tastier ones too pretty regularly, as a treat. I especially liked Frosted Flakes and Captain Crunch but when I tried the latter a few years ago they seemed way too sweet to me, so much so that I couldn't finish a single bowlful. For a long time I assumed it was just that my taste preferences had changed over the years, as I've heard they do for most people as they grow older, but then a while back I read a few things saying that the big processed food companies have been steadily increasing the sugar content of all kinds of products over the last few decades (and hence, in part, the obesity crisis). So now I wonder - maybe today's Captain Crunch really is sweeter than it used to be, not just in my hazy memory or my taste buds. Nowadays I usually have a small bowl of oatmeal with milk, if I get up early enough to want anything. I use the lactose-free milk, which is already sweeter than regular milk, sothere's no need to add any sugar, but lately I've been sprinkling a handful of blueberries on top and it turns out to be a combination I like. I've also used currants and they work well too. Oh, it is. High fructose corn syrup began appearing in products in the 1970s, with the main process developed and marketed by Archer Daniels Midland, who are headquarted out of Decatur, IL, which is near where I grew up. It replaced other sweetening agents, particularly in liquids, then started to be added to everything, including breads and commercial cereals. Look at the ingredients list and it is usually in the first half dozen items. That's in addition to sugar. Part of the reason for its use was that it was cheaper than sugar, especially as the process was refined. That's part of why so much farm production in central Illinois switched from soy beans to corn. I grew up with sweet cereals, but had shifted to eating healthier ones by high school, like grape nuts or things like Chex or Cheerios (I would grow tired of one and switch), though Mini-Wheats were a favorite and they had plenty of sugar to go along with the wheat biscuits. Life cereal was another favorite, long before Mikey tried it. Some years back, I bought some Fruit Loops, with an eye to sending away for a Han Solo figure, in Storm Trooper armor and removable helmet, which was a mail-in exclusive. I tried one bowl and about choked on how sweet it was and I use to eat that stuff straight out of the box. We usually had the sugary stuff, weakdays and pancakes on Saturdays (eaten in front of the tv, while we watched Bugs Bunny and the gang) and rolls and cereal on Sundays. On vacations and snow days, especially really cold days, my dad would make Quaker Oatmeal, with real brown sugar and maple extract added (rather than the pre-packaged flavor version). When we visited my grandfather's farm, it was always heaping bowls of oatmeal, bacon and toast. We even fed the cats and dogs oatmeal.
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Post by beccabear67 on Aug 17, 2020 23:21:20 GMT -5
I'm afraid if I tried those cereals I remember they wouldn't be as good. I've found that with so many things, although the last time I had a can of Hawaiian Punch it was still fantastic! I read an interview of Berni Wrightson where he mentioned he would let stuff like Frosted Flakes sit in a bowl of milk until it was sopping sludge and I always did the same; but in my case it wasn't an aversion for crunchy so much as a weak jaw. I used to pull crusts off sandwiches as well. But I mostly never ate cold cereals in the morning, it was after-school or later, plus weekends. Anyone else buy a box of C-3POs? I think it was pretty bland stuff but there was a cut-out mask on the back. I wasn't surprised when it disappeared. I'd try almost any food product once... which is how I got hooked on Cheez-Its, and for awhile, canned tamales.
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Post by beccabear67 on Aug 18, 2020 16:11:59 GMT -5
If kitty cats can't be the beautiful princess I'm just not playing. There I said it!
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 19, 2020 13:27:52 GMT -5
To the idiot who got into my car:
Those sunglasses you stole are prescription and I am extremely nearsighted. Good luck making any money off of those!
You would have done better with the multi-tool and mini-Mag Lite that you left behind.
Dumbass!
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 19, 2020 21:57:52 GMT -5
Anachronistic music in movies and TV really bugs me. Even if it’s just soundtrack tracks and not within the story. I’m watching the first season of Peaky Blinders and every time a blues-rock song by Nick Cave or The White Stripes comes on out drives me nuts.
There. I said it.
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Post by berkley on Aug 19, 2020 23:56:52 GMT -5
Anachronistic music in movies and TV really bugs me. Even if it’s just soundtrack tracks and not within the story. I’m watching the first season of Peaky Blinders and every time a blues-rock song by Nick Cave or The White Stripes comes on out drives me nuts. There. I said it.
Same here. There are a lot of good things about Peaky Blinders but that definitely isn't one of them.
And what about those musicals the last few years that use contemporary pop music in a completely different historical setting - like Moulin Rouge, etc? I find it completely mind-boggling that anyone on earth thinks this is a good idea. And yet they find an audience.
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Post by impulse on Aug 20, 2020 9:12:49 GMT -5
The Umbrella Academy did this in an interesting way in season 2, and I think they largely got away with it. Without spoiling things, parts of what we see take place in a different era, and if they used a modern song, it was a cover in the stylings that fit the time in the story.
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