Disqus - Latest Comments for Stephen Manzi

Re: Live and Animated Shorts

Stephen Manzi — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:37:30 -0000

Claire, it's terrific that you gave these too-often overlooked categories the attention they deserve. I had an opportunity to see the animated shorts last weekend at the fab Jacob Burns Theater in Pleasantville, NY. I agree that "The Danish Poet" was the best of the bunch. "Maestro" was fun, but an obvious one-joke. "Match Girl" was too blatantly sentimental..."Cobble Hill" too long..."Nuts" an ad for Ice Age 14...but the "Poet" was wistful, whimsical, and beautiful.

Re: Live Blogging the 2007 Oscars. Action!

Stephen Manzi — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:35:00 -0000

This opening sequence is intolerable. I stopped watching Disc Two of Season Three of "Taxi" for this?

Re: A Reason to Go On Living: That Chord

Stephen Manzi — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:07:02 -0000

Everything in music can be classified as BC (before THE chord) or AC. It was a clarion wake-up call to an entire generation of musicians.

Neddie, man, where do you live? Can I come over and look at (maybe touch...play, even?) the axe before it goes back to your lunatic (how could let it out his possession?) friend?

Re: Live Blogging Mad Men: “And you, sir, are no John Galt”

Stephen Manzi — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:09:25 -0000

What are the odds they put a twist on it and Nixon wins?

Re: Live Blogging Mad Men: “And you, sir, are no John Galt”

Stephen Manzi — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:17:27 -0000

He DOES look like Orson Welles

Re: Live Blogging Mad Men: “And you, sir, are no John Galt”

Stephen Manzi — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:26:27 -0000

Well, so much for my alternate universe-Nixon wins '60 election scenario...was thinking this might be alternate universe where the life forms - while looking human - are really unemoting androids.

Re: Live Blogging Mad Men: “And you, sir, are no John Galt”

Stephen Manzi — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:31:24 -0000

Hey - it's Hawkeye!

Re: Live Blogging Mad Men: “And you, sir, are no John Galt”

Stephen Manzi — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:32:08 -0000

Bite me, Tom.

Re: Live Blogging Mad Men: “And you, sir, are no John Galt”

Stephen Manzi — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:35:37 -0000

What a wimpy jerk. Sheesh.

Re: Live Blogging Mad Men: “And you, sir, are no John Galt”

Stephen Manzi — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:37:33 -0000

Ah, Tom, but aren't we all? And isn't that the point of this subtle masterpiece of tv?

Re: Live Blogging Mad Men: “And you, sir, are no John Galt”

Stephen Manzi — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:48:09 -0000

Indeed. Who cares?

Re: Live-Blogging Mad Men: the Final Chapter

Stephen Manzi — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:24:16 -0000

Finally got around to viewing the final episode (strangely, was at the 2007 installment of the very Al Smith Dinner that Tom led his post with...). In any case, apart from the unnecessary melodrama of the unnoticed pregnancy (heh-heh - Pete's got got a l'il whore-child of his own, now!), I thought it was the strongest episode yet - certainly the best ending. Any male viewer who's been married more than a coupla years had to get a little misty watching Don's slide show...I did, anyway.

M.A. and Tom - thanks for leading us through the season. I'll be back next year if you are.