Saturday, December 14, 2013

What am I missing here?


 One of these things is not like the others,

One of these things just doesn't belong,

Can you tell which thing is not like the others

By the time I finish my song?
Sesame Street
Another rainy Saturday afternoon in Vancouver, a good day to stay inside and perhaps watch some television, do a little channel hopping.

Let's see...what do we have?  Channel 32 appears to be in the middle of showing all of the Star Wars prequels, with Attack of the Clones currently up; there's The Mummy Returns, not as good as the first Brenda Fraser/Rachel Weisz teamup, but okay; History is showing the over-the-top apocalyptic extravaganza 2012, TCM has The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, one of Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion masterpieces, which also features Doctor Who alumnus Tom Baker; Tomb Raider is on channel 47 for the Angelina Jolie fans in the audience - and what is Space showing?

The A-Team.  Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, Quinton Jackson.  Based on the TV series of the same name.

Seriously, people, where does this fit in your programming mandate?  Right beside shark moviesSHOW SOME SCIENCE FICTION, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE.

Wait a minute, though - for that matter, why in the world is the History Channel showing 2012?
- Sid

2 comments:

  1. Oi! There's nothing wrong with a good* shark movie at any time of day on any channel! Apparently Snow Sharks will debut on New Year's Day, featuring monstrous selachimorphs terrorizing skiers and snowboarders at an alpine resort.

    * There you have it - "good shark movie" - an oxymoron.

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  2. Full points to FTC for the word "selachimorphs". That out of the way - "Snow Sharks"? Sigh...what's next? - Sharks On A Plane?
    - Sid

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