[Sca-cooks] OT - Crypto-American-Idlers

[Susan Fox]

Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius wrote:

>
> If nobody took your name in vain, they'd have to admit in a public  
> forum that they have someone in their home that watches "American  
> Idol". Which might be regarded by some as a little embarrassing. For  
> myself, I'll say there is very nearly no limit to the cr at p I will  
> watch on television. I'm a man who wrote a well-received paper on the  
> parallels between Chaucer and the Three Stooges, and my new favorite  
> art movie is an early '70's exploitaganza called "Blackenstein". The  
> name says it all: words can't do justice to its avant-garde status. 


I really need to hang out with you some time, even if you're on the 
opposite coast.  I frequently expound on the subject of "Commedia 
Dell'Arte:  The First Sitcom."  My best paper in film school connected 
the Hitchcock favorite NORTH BY NORTHWEST with THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. 
and included a map of the action which proved that it was really more 
West By Northwest.  

How does BLACKENSTEIN compare with BLACKULA?  William Marshall's fine 
voice always did it for me, I'd have listened to that man read the phone 
book.  Bwahaha.

I didn't get into "American Idol" but I have my own embarrassing viewing 
habits, including Star Trek episodes that I'd memorized 30+ years ago. 
 My TV crap-watching lately has been multi-cultural;  my regular TiVo 
list includes DOTCHI COOKING SHOWDOWN which is one of those really cruel 
Japanese game shows that tortures the contestants by letting them watch 
chefs make favorite dishes and not letting them taste unless they are 
very, very lucky.  The subtitles are almost unnecessary, except for the 
filmed segments about special high-end ingredients and their production 
methods, which is the most interesting part for us Culinary Historian types.

Oh, and LOST, which is driving me crazy with all the "clip shows" this 
season, including last night's.  Arrrrgh!  We want the Story!

Pass the popcorn,
Selene