Open Thread #18
by javabeans
Not too much to report today. Let’s see — Oscars are on Sunday. Yawn. I’d probably skip them entirely if not for Jon Stewart, although his brand of humor tends not to go over well at these events. I think I spent more time cringing the last time he hosted. Well, at least it wasn’t as horrible as when Letterman hosted. Despite the corniness, I think Ellen Degeneres works best at these types of things. C’mon, everyone wants their butts kissed, not mocked!
What’s up y’all?
SONG OF THE DAY
Travis – “Flowers in the Window.” I don’t know why I like Travis when I (mildly) dislike Coldplay, given that they’re practically the same band. I think it’s because Coldplay bores me. I’ve seen them in concert a bunch of times (I have rabid Coldplay-fan friends) and they’re very good… but dull. On the other hand, this song by Travis always makes me happy. [ zShare download ]
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1 belleza
February 22, 2008 at 11:10 AM
When Coldplay decided U2 was a better role model than Echo and the Bunnymen, they ceased being interesting. Nell is actually the band Coldplay should be -- a starry eyed Jeff Buckley-ite sailing on a crisp shimmer of guitars.
Travis is pants, but at least Fran Healy doesn't try Chris's poe-faced "man of the people" humility or his abuse of the falsetto. Nor does Fran have aspirations to be the next castrata of the UK (hello James Blunt!)
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2 Javabeans
February 22, 2008 at 11:21 AM
Oh man James Blunt is a douche. Some guy made the hilarious parody of his "You're Beautiful" song and replaced it with "My Cubicle" (and then people ran and made Youtube videos): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O_5ef49N5I (My cubicle)
But this one wins ("It's Bloody Cold") because they spoofed the video too -- you know, that ridiculous one where James Blunt is undressing in front of the camera and dives into the ocean:
The original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fox-ja7YDSw
The parody, below:
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3 belleza
February 22, 2008 at 11:36 AM
I kinda liked James Blunt at first during my Antony and the Johnsons phase. He's kinda like the Kiera Knightley of pop, a upscale brand of bland.
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4 Nicole
February 22, 2008 at 11:42 AM
I'm really looking forward to seeing James McAvoy... and Ellen Page =]]
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5 rockefuel
February 22, 2008 at 12:24 PM
why vote for Hillary or Obama....when you can vote for Kaba Modern and the JabbaWockeeZ?
http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/dance_crew/crews.jhtml
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6 bamidele
February 22, 2008 at 12:41 PM
I have to disagree about Coldplay, they are my #1 band. Boring? I think all their songs have some meaning to them, and find them very inspiring and thought provoking.
But I guess everyone might not like them. :(
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7 baffomet
February 22, 2008 at 1:16 PM
Oscars?? What are those? ;(
BTW the parody was hilarious! Thanks!
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8 breezy
February 22, 2008 at 1:39 PM
lol at the james blunt comments... i just don't get him...
the oscars?? probably gonna do the same as you, skip it and skip anything that will mention it.. is it just me or hollywood got very very predictable these last few years... last time i went to the movies was 2 months ago, common now i should be standing in line every sunday night....bleh
have you guys heard about noh chong's (spl) attack? i thought it was kinda scary.. what kind of world do we live in?? oh boy....
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9 giddygirl108
February 22, 2008 at 2:18 PM
Not trying to sound too serious, but wouldn't you agree that we've had one hell of a week?
1. Castro steps down (I mean, he's dying so it's obvious he'd want to do this to ease the transition of power).
2. Kosovo declares its independence. (China and Russia cringes)
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10 rockefuel
February 22, 2008 at 2:31 PM
hmmm....
jack johnson > coldplay.....j/k. Coldplay isn't bad.....but Jack Johnson, odd as it seems, has a nice Hawaiian sound to him. It's the kind of music you can listen to on the beach.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mVmbGsEtmFI
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11 j
February 22, 2008 at 2:40 PM
these award shows are usually boring but i'll watch for jon stewart also.
javabeans, i've got a question for you, who votes for the winners of the kbs and mbc drama awards? (is it viewers) and who are the netizens?
as a non-korean i've always wondered who votes for those things, thanks.
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12 canyayasis
February 22, 2008 at 2:44 PM
giddygirl108 -
I completely agree - we've had one heck of a week -
we should strive not to be myopic when it comes to what happens in the world we live in.
it's been one heck of a week -
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13 addicted
February 22, 2008 at 3:29 PM
Whom else is excited about Daniel Henney being in the next X-men movie?
And poor Edison Chen declaring his retirement from the entertainment business. So sad.
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14 kotatsulove
February 22, 2008 at 4:27 PM
project runway anyone? i'm sad that Sweet Pea left but am not at all surprised. still, she was really cute. i'm having a harder and harder time watching Christian act like a little bitch...again and again. of course i knew he would go to fashion week, but that he won the last challenge! total crap about that outfit being wearable. and frankly i think all of his clothes had looked exactly the same..
anyone watch j-dramas? i'm in the middle of watching the Nodame Cantabile special (somehow i didn't hear about it when it came out), and i love it! its just as good as the series.
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15 yelibean
February 22, 2008 at 4:41 PM
OMG...i feel like i have been living under a rock this week..i had no idea that Kosovo had declared their independence...doesn't that bring up the issue about why kosovo can have their independence but other regions like Palestine can't? Isn't there also a region in Spain who want to break away too?
I bet Russia is not very happy about this...
and LMAO at the james blunt video..i saw the "It's Bloody Cold" parody about a year ago but it still makes me laugh...i really do not get the hype about him....i find his voice very annoying ^___^;
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16 bamidele
February 22, 2008 at 4:46 PM
Who will he be playing in the new movie? The last one ruined it for me though, so they'd have to do some serious fixing up to make this new movie worth seeing.
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17 Sephia
February 22, 2008 at 9:01 PM
Oh, me too!!!
I LOVE TRAVIS, but I don't like Coldplay. I think they're not the same at all.
I remember at one point I only had "Re-Offender" on my playlist when it first came out. I listened to it over and over and over again, and I still love it even now.
So do you like Stereophonics too ?
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18 belleza
February 22, 2008 at 11:18 PM
I've seen actually seen Sean play a acoustic set at Bimbo's in SF. We heckled him; he told us to STFU; we then all had a pint; jolly time held by all! That apparently went into the Stereo's JEEP album! :D
I actually like the Stereophonics (and Coldplay too.). It's just if you grew up during the Lager!Lager!Lager! party that was Britpop, bands like Coldplay, Starsailor (and uggghhhh) Embrace were kinda anticlimactic. Glorious self-destruction didn't start again until Franz Ferdinand and (God Save The) Libertines signed on.
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19 Joomi
February 23, 2008 at 8:09 AM
OMG Coldplay really is dull. hehe.
Travis is way much more good.. and not boring.
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20 peach
February 23, 2008 at 1:54 PM
i'm probably check out the oscars to see if Javier Bardem and Daniel Day-Lewis win cause they are amazing actors! and i'll totally go crazy if Juno wins best movie cause it wasn't that amazing and overated, no offense, i liked it too but didn't live up to the hype.
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21 Blake
February 23, 2008 at 9:50 PM
NO WAY. i never thought that there were people who disliked coldplay. oh well, that's me and my musical ignorance.
gah james blunt! just shoot me now.
on a random (but uk-related) note, has anyone heard of graham norton? he's a hilarious talk-show host who can make me cry with laughter. i recently found his videos on youtube with orlando bloom. i wish he had a show in the u.s.
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22 haezi
February 24, 2008 at 2:23 AM
i love nodame cantabile and the special was pretty good, too.
does anyone follow the mbc drama, chunhailsek park jung-geum? i usually hate overly dramatic soap operas but this one is pretty addictive despite its cliched use of evil stepmoms and unlikely coincidences. although i'm all for ajumma power, i have to say that i wish the main character was a little more charismatic (like maybe go hyun jung) and just a tad bit younger, same goes for her opposites--i know, i'm horrible. the actress does a decent job, but she's better at the disillusioned, self-absorbed characters like the one she played in goodbye solo, rather than the righteous cop. han go eun is strikingly beautiful and tablo made his appearance in the series this weekend!
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23 hjk
February 24, 2008 at 9:16 PM
Travis always makes me feel warm and fuzzy. :D
gotta love the Scots...
Those parodies are hilarious! Thanks! You always seem to find the best YouTube videos.
Blake, Graham Norton is funny. You can find episodes of his show on BBC America.
haezi, and everyone else - check out I Am Happy/Happiness! We're having a blast over at soompi watching this one.
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24 haezi
February 25, 2008 at 5:52 PM
hjk--i watched a few episodes of I am Happy/Happiness at your suggestion and love it! The relationships are hilarious, touching, smart. It's the first time that many of the veteran actors on this show don't seem overly "greasy." I never thought I would come across a show that made the unlikely Lee Hoon-Kim Hyojin pairing completely work! Plus, the way the writers portray chaebol seems too true! So here's another fan who is backing hjk on this...check it out!
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