Comments on: New releases, 17 August 2004 http://www.variousandsundry.com/2004/08/17/new-releases-17-august-2004/ The random non-photographic musings of Augie De Blieck Jr. Sun, 03 Jul 2011 04:03:25 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Augie De Blieck Jr. http://www.variousandsundry.com/2004/08/17/new-releases-17-august-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-4504 Augie De Blieck Jr. Thu, 19 Aug 2004 14:54:52 +0000 /?p=1569#comment-4504 Jody - Nick and Jessica are Mr. and Mrs. Jessica Simpson, stars of MTV's popular "The Newlyweds" reality show. They tried to do their best Sonny and Cher impression for ABC on Easter and it did well in the ratings. ABC has ordered a few more. I think the next is due out for Christmas time. I fast forwarded through most of it, though I really did like the Jewel duet. Everything else was painful, but family friendly. Jeff - My Best Buy does the same thing with the non-major releases. Occasionally, you'll have to wait an extra week or two for something like the MST3K boxed sets. Overall, though, it's worked out well for me. That said, Amazon.com still had this week's B5 release on sale for $5 cheaper than Best Buy (and free shipping, too). Kyle - Yeah, the show is on the Sundance Channel overnight. You can't possibly be any more margianalized and still be on television. Air America has missed payrolls, uses radio amateurs who bang their microphones, lost a station due to payment issues, lost executives, and gambled their entire operation on one thing: Anybody But Bush. Hell, even this television deal is only through November. Great short term thinking there. Jody – Nick and Jessica are Mr. and Mrs. Jessica Simpson, stars of MTV’s popular “The Newlyweds” reality show. They tried to do their best Sonny and Cher impression for ABC on Easter and it did well in the ratings. ABC has ordered a few more. I think the next is due out for Christmas time. I fast forwarded through most of it, though I really did like the Jewel duet. Everything else was painful, but family friendly.

Jeff – My Best Buy does the same thing with the non-major releases. Occasionally, you’ll have to wait an extra week or two for something like the MST3K boxed sets. Overall, though, it’s worked out well for me. That said, Amazon.com still had this week’s B5 release on sale for $5 cheaper than Best Buy (and free shipping, too).

Kyle – Yeah, the show is on the Sundance Channel overnight. You can’t possibly be any more margianalized and still be on television. Air America has missed payrolls, uses radio amateurs who bang their microphones, lost a station due to payment issues, lost executives, and gambled their entire operation on one thing: Anybody But Bush. Hell, even this television deal is only through November. Great short term thinking there.

]]> By: EarlLantern http://www.variousandsundry.com/2004/08/17/new-releases-17-august-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-4501 EarlLantern Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:45:24 +0000 /?p=1569#comment-4501 I had the exact opposite experience at a Circuit City on Wednesday. A British band I like, Incognito, released a new CD this week, but they aren't as popular in the US as they once were, so their CDs are not carried in most stores. I thought of ordering it through Amazon, but they are charging $18 for the CD. Circuit City is selling it on their website for $14, with free shipping, but when I tried to order, the website glitched and wouldn't allow it. So I decided to go pick it up in person at the local Circuit City (even though the store price was a dollar higher than the web price, but when I searched the website, it said no store within 75 miles had the CD in stock. Well, I went to the local CC, I found two copies of the CD in stock. And $1 cheaper than the in-store price listed on their website. Just goes to show, you can't trust what you see on the Circuit City website. I had the exact opposite experience at a Circuit City on Wednesday. A British band I like, Incognito, released a new CD this week, but they aren’t as popular in the US as they once were, so their CDs are not carried in most stores.

I thought of ordering it through Amazon, but they are charging $18 for the CD. Circuit City is selling it on their website for $14, with free shipping, but when I tried to order, the website glitched and wouldn’t allow it. So I decided to go pick it up in person at the local Circuit City (even though the store price was a dollar higher than the web price, but when I searched the website, it said no store within 75 miles had the CD in stock.

Well, I went to the local CC, I found two copies of the CD in stock. And $1 cheaper than the in-store price listed on their website. Just goes to show, you can’t trust what you see on the Circuit City website.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.variousandsundry.com/2004/08/17/new-releases-17-august-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-4495 Kyle Wed, 18 Aug 2004 23:41:46 +0000 /?p=1569#comment-4495 Actually, Augie, Franken's radio show has now spawned a cable TV show, so it's obviously doing well enough. Not that I've listened to it, but still. Actually, Augie, Franken’s radio show has now spawned a cable TV show, so it’s obviously doing well enough.

Not that I’ve listened to it, but still.

]]> By: Jeff Wooten http://www.variousandsundry.com/2004/08/17/new-releases-17-august-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-4487 Jeff Wooten Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:17:32 +0000 /?p=1569#comment-4487 The Best Buy and Circuit City in my town are notorious for not stocking new releases the week they're released. They're usually two weeks late on all MST3K dvds. I've had to start ordering those off the Internet since we don't have a Suncoast in town. The Best Buy and Circuit City in my town are notorious for not stocking new releases the week they’re released. They’re usually two weeks late on all MST3K dvds. I’ve had to start ordering those off the Internet since we don’t have a Suncoast in town.

]]> By: Nick http://www.variousandsundry.com/2004/08/17/new-releases-17-august-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-4486 Nick Wed, 18 Aug 2004 03:41:07 +0000 /?p=1569#comment-4486 Great synopsis, Jeff. Much better than I could have done, since I've NEVER SEEN IT!! I like buying movies sight unseen. Adds a bit of risk to it. Of course, I won't be watching it today, since Circuit City didn't have it! They had it advertised, but never received their stock and don't know when they'll get it in! I'd be more forgiving, but that's the third time in two months that they haven't stocked something properly that they've either newly advertised, or that their computer shows as being in stock! Has this happened to anyone else? Great synopsis, Jeff. Much better than I could have done, since I’ve NEVER SEEN IT!! I like buying movies sight unseen. Adds a bit of risk to it. Of course, I won’t be watching it today, since Circuit City didn’t have it! They had it advertised, but never received their stock and don’t know when they’ll get it in! I’d be more forgiving, but that’s the third time in two months that they haven’t stocked something properly that they’ve either newly advertised, or that their computer shows as being in stock! Has this happened to anyone else?

]]> By: Jeff Wooten http://www.variousandsundry.com/2004/08/17/new-releases-17-august-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-4480 Jeff Wooten Tue, 17 Aug 2004 21:42:52 +0000 /?p=1569#comment-4480 Don't mean to speak for Nick, but DUEL is one of the greatest tv movies EVER made. It's the ultimate road rage flick and was directed by a young Steven Spielberg. There's even some nice foreshadowing for some of the visual/audio tricks he used later in JAWS and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS. Dennis Weaver stars as a guy driving a Datsun (?) who passes a menacing semi and honks his horn. The rest of the movie is the semi terrorizing Weaver through the lonely Southwest desert highways. TBS and WGN used to rerun it a lot in the late 80s-early 90s, but I haven't seen it on those channels lately. DVD has been promised for years, but kept getting pulled back at the last minute. I'll believe it when I see it. Don’t mean to speak for Nick, but DUEL is one of the greatest tv movies EVER made. It’s the ultimate road rage flick and was directed by a young Steven Spielberg. There’s even some nice foreshadowing for some of the visual/audio tricks he used later in JAWS and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS. Dennis Weaver stars as a guy driving a Datsun (?) who passes a menacing semi and honks his horn. The rest of the movie is the semi terrorizing Weaver through the lonely Southwest desert highways. TBS and WGN used to rerun it a lot in the late 80s-early 90s, but I haven’t seen it on those channels lately. DVD has been promised for years, but kept getting pulled back at the last minute. I’ll believe it when I see it.

]]> By: Chris Hunter http://www.variousandsundry.com/2004/08/17/new-releases-17-august-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-4479 Chris Hunter Tue, 17 Aug 2004 19:46:20 +0000 /?p=1569#comment-4479 Nick, what was DUEL about? Nick, what was DUEL about?

]]> By: Matthew M http://www.variousandsundry.com/2004/08/17/new-releases-17-august-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-4476 Matthew M Tue, 17 Aug 2004 17:45:53 +0000 /?p=1569#comment-4476 You can check out my review of the Nick and Jessica Variety Hour at DVDTalk. I'm telling ya, that DVD is a pepper!!! You can check out my review of the Nick and Jessica Variety Hour at DVDTalk. I’m telling ya, that DVD is a pepper!!!

]]> By: Joseph J. Finn http://www.variousandsundry.com/2004/08/17/new-releases-17-august-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-4473 Joseph J. Finn Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:39:24 +0000 /?p=1569#comment-4473 <i>WHO’S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR?</i> is also the screen debut of Harvey Keitel, for what it's worth. On, and <i>Lateline</i> is worth watching for yet another nicely sleazy performance by Miguel Ferrer. WHO’S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR? is also the screen debut of Harvey Keitel, for what it’s worth.

On, and Lateline is worth watching for yet another nicely sleazy performance by Miguel Ferrer.

]]> By: Noel http://www.variousandsundry.com/2004/08/17/new-releases-17-august-2004/comment-page-1/#comment-4472 Noel Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:18:50 +0000 /?p=1569#comment-4472 WHO'S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR? is Scorsese's first, independent feature film. It doesn't have a great rep, but I'm picking it up anyway as part of the super-cool, ultra-scheap Scorsese box set, which also includes the aforementioned GOODFELLAS, plus MEAN STREETS (Scorsese's first "real" film, and the model for a lot of lean, character-driven crime pictures to follow, including Tarantino's), ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (inspiration for the sitcom, but much tougher-minded) and AFTER HOURS (a classic '80s black comedy that I must've watched about a dozen times in high school). WHO’S THAT KNOCKING AT MY DOOR? is Scorsese’s first, independent feature film. It doesn’t have a great rep, but I’m picking it up anyway as part of the super-cool, ultra-scheap Scorsese box set, which also includes the aforementioned GOODFELLAS, plus MEAN STREETS (Scorsese’s first “real” film, and the model for a lot of lean, character-driven crime pictures to follow, including Tarantino’s), ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (inspiration for the sitcom, but much tougher-minded) and AFTER HOURS (a classic ’80s black comedy that I must’ve watched about a dozen times in high school).

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