Comments on: Film Junk Podcast Episode #228: Big Fan and Ong-Bak 2

By: Goon

Goon — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:20:28 +0000

I really liked Big Fan, but no its not a top 10 of the year movie.

By: Reed Farrington

Reed Farrington — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:13:34 +0000

Some local Canadian media have been giving “Big Fan” excellent reviews recently. They like the realism of the movie. As I noted in another comment about “All the Real Girls,” realism isn’t enough for me to like a movie. Since I thought “Big Fan” was just okay, then I think that maybe I won’t appreciate “The Wrestler” as much as everyone else when I eventually do see it.

By: Reed Farrington

Reed Farrington — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:21:25 +0000

Nate, my week at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation with Lorne Greene is finally paying off!

Before I forget to mention, Sean, Jay and Greg are currently taking a Korean language class offered by one of St. Catharines’ prestigious high schools. For all of our Korean fans, next week’s Film Junk podcast will include a special Korean-spoken segment discussing the merits of Kwon Sang-woo.

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:40:04 +0000

This episode was probably Reed’s best podcasting effort to date. Well done. Also, your pronunciation of “arabs” was friggin priceless.

By: Paul Andrews

Paul Andrews — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:37:29 +0000

Reed on the podcast – always a treat !

I really think you should all watch The Illusionist and The Prestige; they are both great films. Maybe a ‘vs’ is in order.

By: rus in chicago

rus in chicago — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:46:23 +0000

“Love, so exciting and new. Step aboard we’ve been expecting yoooooou”

By: Reed Farrington

Reed Farrington — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:20:41 +0000

Thx, Ovenball. Every vote counts!

As for the new Dr. Who, froggiegirl, I’ve only seen one episode with the latest incarnation, David Tennant, actually, I hear there’s a newer incarnation, but I saw most of the ones with Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper. I thought those episodes were really well done with a lot of good emotional moments, something the previous Dr. Who series had lacked IMO.

A friend vouches for the more adult-oriented spin-off of Dr. Who, Torchwood. I haven’t seen any episodes of that, yet. The Dr. Who DVD box-sets were outrageously priced for a while like the Star Trek box-sets.

We should do a television themed Film Junk podcast. Maybe talk about how motion pictures and television have influenced each other. Jay prefers to watch the reality-TV shows rather than fiction series though, not that there’s anything wrong with that. Ha ha.

By: Ovenball

Ovenball — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:16:51 +0000

Good episode. Reed did well.

By: froggiegirl

froggiegirl — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:33:25 +0000

Ooo look we can met in the middle because Firefly is also one of my favorite series. It was a crime that FOX canceled it after one season. What great chemistry the cast had, it felt like a real family to me.

I’ve never seen Space Above and Beyond, maybe I’ll add that to the Netflix queue.

That fact that you like Firefly makes me wonder if you’d like the new Dr. Who. It’s kind of funny and wacky in a way similar to firefly but does have aliens.

By: Reed Farrington

Reed Farrington — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:12:45 +0000

I loved Firefly because of the characters and its unique take on the future. I loved how they used Chinese language insults with the idea that the Asian influence would be predominant in the future. And I liked how they decided not to have any aliens, because that fits in with my belief that we are “alone” in the universe. Morally, the show was opposite from Star Trek (and this was ably demonstrated when the captain shoved the guy into the running engine intake) and I had no problem with that. I would even say that Firefly is more entertaining than Star Trek.

I loved Space Above and Beyond. The characters on that show grew on me. I watched the final episode not knowing it had been canceled and wondering how they would get the characters out of their predicament. I learned later that they ended the series the way they did on purpose.

Those two are space sci-fi, but I enjoy earthbound sci-fi as well although nothing comes to mind. Ha ha.

Generally I try to watch every sci-fi show, but I don’t subscribe to cable or pay tv. I will eventually watch the new BSG once the box sets come down in price.

By: froggiegirl

froggiegirl — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:44:41 +0000

Reed
It does sound like you and I have different taste in Sci-fi since the new BSG, in my opinion, is some of the best television out there. Oddly politics/government is something I ignore in the real world but really enjoy in TV. Maybe because they lead to interesting character development. Anyway since you admitted that part of your problem with Babylon 5 is Bruce Boxleitner, I’ll admit that Avery Brooks gets on my nerves. When he gives speeches he uses his Shakespearean background a bit too much and what would work on a stage is too much in front of the camera (in my opinion).

It occurs to me that the only sci-fi I know you like is the original Star Trek. Are there other sci-fi shows you enjoy?

By: Drew

Drew — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:00:02 +0000

I digress