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Grounds for divorce

August 26th, 2009 Leave a comment Go to comments

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You see that screen… that was the present Lushie gave me. It was the ripping out of my souuuuullllll! *UUGGGHH*  KHAAAAAANNNNN!

Our Starz/Encore package is gone because she wanted HBO/Cinemax to watch True Blood (and eventually Big Love). The problem? Encore is in the middle of a Back to the Future trilogy/That Thing You Do twin bill that comes around every few months. Since it’s Encore you can count on these being shown 5 times a day and yes, I watch them every single time they’re on. Doesn’t matter if I ever own these movies, if they’re on, I’ll watch. Yes, I have an unhealthy obsession with watching Marty, Doc and The Wonders.

Lushie thinks I need to seek help, I think she doesn’t appreciate the classics. First off, if you don’t appreciate Back to the Future you’re un-american. You’re a commie. This movie will stand the test of time as not only a great family movie but a fantastic guy flick. It has a sweet car, hot ladies, fights and everyone’s wish to time travel but the whole seeing our parents as youth is creepy. For the fam it has a love story, the soulful lyrics of Huey Lewis and how you can make your own future. It’s inspirational! Teaspoon LOVES watching this with daddy and every time he’s fascinated. You can be whatever and whomever you want.  See… its educational.

That Thing You Do is more of an Erie thing that I have ties to. First off it was filmed in Erie during the 90′s close to where I lived. Actually close to where everyone lived because honestly Erie isn’t THAT big. I can get from one end of town to the other in 10-15 minutes max. Secondly, I was working at Tinseltown when the movie debuted and all of the stars were coming to the theater. I spent a solid month at first annoyed hearing the music from the movie to gaining an obsessions. You get subjected to a movie 5 times a day 5-6 days a week eventually you start to lose it. It would be a good 8 years before I finally watched it again and the obsession started all over.  We’re pretty crazy in Erie, Penn :)   BTW, my fantasy football team is Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters.

What should I do now? I could get the movies on DVD but why, it’s not the same. I have a few movies already that I never watch but if they come on TV I can’t turn them off. Universities should spend some time studying this instead of why people get angry when punched in the face. *sigh* I think I need a moment to mourn this loss.

HBO, help a brother out… how about a marathon.

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  • Chris P

    If you got FIOS, you probably can get free HBO/Cinemax for 3 months.
    Just call em up and ask about something … they’re offering it to customers *free*

  • http://mylifeasafoodie.com Phil

    In almost all cases, studios and cable networks strike the deal on broadcast rights not long after a movie is released in theaters – and sometimes even before. These are usually long-term deals that, once expired, usually end up on lower tier networks (like USA, TNT, TBS, AMC, etc.).

    So the chances of HBO showing these movies is pretty slim, unless special rights were granted. I don’t know how much you were paying per month for your Starz/Encore package, but for $15 you can own the 2-disc special edition of your favorite movie on Amazon.

    http://www.amazon.com/That-Thing-You-Do-Extended/dp/B000LC4ZHQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1251300423&sr=8-1

    Buy the damned thing and be done with it.

  • http://twitter.com/redmosquito james

    i get what you’re saying about owning the DVD but not watching it, unless it’s on TV. I do the same thing with “The Matrix” and “Pulp Fiction” and a few others. Even though TV usually means broadcast, and that usually means cutting them up. It just seems so hard to pull out the DVD and pop it in, especially if you’re not alone. It easy when watching TV with someone and channel surfing, to go “oh, that’s on, let’s watch it”.

    Good luck with your marriage. ;-)

  • sals

    I so get the Erie thing..Its exactly what I thought of when reading about this.

  • http://douglasderda.com douglas

    Chris – I wish it was available in my area!

    Phil – DOUBLE disc! Buy it and ship it to me :)

    James – oh I forgot about Matrix! I also get like this for Strange Brew, Big Lebowski and Major League

    Sals – Its given out to every new Erie resident and I think all hotel rooms.

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  • http://www.darwinfish2.blogspot.com bluzdude

    Similar experience w/ That Thing You Do. Used to manage a video rental store and that was one of the few PG rated movies around, which were all I could play in the store. As much as I loved to gaze at Liv Tyler, the song began to drive me crazy. Still like the movie though.

    It’s funny how we stop to watch movies on TV, even commercial TV, when all we have to do is get our ass up off the couch and put in the DVD to get it uninterrupted. I do that with Jaws, Back to the Future(s), Die Hard(s), any Mel Brooks movie… the list goes on.

  • http://douglasderda.com douglas

    my wife hates when Blazing Saddles is on.

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  • Joe

    You have a picture of the band as your header, you “claim” to watch the movie whenever it’s on, but you spell the name of said band as “The Wonders”.

    ONEders. Oneders Oneders Oneders. One + Wonders = Oneders. Of course, the MCs pronounced it Oh-nee-ders . . .

  • http://douglasderda.com douglas

    hey Joe, that’s because when the band signed with Play Tone the name changed but you already knew that right?

    Mr. White: Next, this “Oneders”, with the O-N-E, it doesn’t work. It’s confusing. From now on, you boys’ll just be… simply The Wonders.

    Lenny: As in, I *wonder* what happened to the O’Needers?

    Oh yeah – http://www.ugo.com/movies/bands-on-film/images/entries/the-wonders.jpg

    Besides, my banner is actually Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters

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