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MrBaliHai
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Posts: 776 |  Posted: 2009-09-14 7:51 pm Permalink
What, no love for The Venture Brothers? Only the greatest animated series of all time, featuring the most brilliant Scooby Doo parody ever, with the Mystery Machine gang as analogues of famous murderers:
Fred=Ted Bundy
Velma=Valerie Solanas
Daphne=Patty Hearst
Shaggy and Scooby=Son of Sam
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JOHN-O
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From: Dogtown, USA
| Posted: 2009-09-14 7:54 pm Permalink
The best part of UFO was the opening sequence:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8RfzkhqBLY
Dig that jazzy score. I sure miss that from the shows of the mid-60's through the early 70's. Also it was set in futuristic 1980 !!
The best episode was the one where aliens used mind control via Tiki's hidden in a lunar cave. I think it was filmed at THE TIKIS in Monterey park. The ironic ending has Comm. Straker saying "We could have become Zombies !!" while sipping some unidentified beverage in a Tiki mug. Don't believe me, it's in episode 30.
Currently I'm watching the Honey West DVD collection, vintage 1970's porn, and Tiki Archeology starring some German guy who played guitar for the punk rock bank X.
Also regarding Scooby Doo, notice how Shaggy has become a style icon for East Hollywood/Silverlake/Echo Park hipsters ?
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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From: Costa Misery
| Posted: 2009-09-14 10:41 pm Permalink
Yes the Venture Brothers is the Best show on Adult Swim, if you disagree I will get my Magic Murder Bag!
David Bowie is the "Sovereign" leader of the "Guild of Calamitous Intent"
Got it! don't make me call Dr. Girlfriend!
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JOHN-O
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| Posted: 2009-09-14 10:47 pm Permalink
While I'm at it, check out these other cool intro themes by Barry Gray (who did the UFO theme).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASvBTqfTrzA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E06cNv55jTs
Yes, UFO was cool but this was even cooler.
These were the shows that kids watched in the early 60's while their parents were getting sloshed at the neighborhood Tiki bar.
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MrBaliHai
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Posts: 776 | Posted: 2009-09-15 04:24 am Permalink
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On 2009-09-14 22:41, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:
Yes the Venture Brothers is the Best show on Adult Swim, if you disagree I will get my Magic Murder Bag!
David Bowie is the "Sovereign" leader of the "Guild of Calamitous Intent"
Got it! don't make me call Dr. Girlfriend!
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Don't forget Iggy Pop and Klaus Nomi as Bowie's henchmen.
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VampiressRN
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From: Sin City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2009-09-15 05:15 am Permalink
Burn Notice
Psych
Monk
Old Movies (Film Noir mostly)
(DVD) 007 series & Hawaii 5-0
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coruscate
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From: Petaluma & Point Reyes Station
| Posted: 2009-09-15 4:10 pm Permalink
Defying Gravity
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coruscate
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From: Petaluma & Point Reyes Station
| Posted: 2009-09-15 7:10 pm Permalink
Map of what was on TV, at a galaxy scale
http://strangemaps.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/401-whats-on-earth-tonight/
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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From: Costa Misery
| Posted: 2009-09-19 03:45 am Permalink
O.K. just my opinion here, but Battlestar Galactica kicks Defying Gravity's ass all over the place, I mean it made it, it's Bitch.
I'm just saying.....
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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From: Costa Misery
| Posted: 2009-09-19 03:47 am Permalink
VampiressRN, I am a huge fan of Noir, list some of your favorites?
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danlovestikis
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Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 3663 | Posted: 2009-09-19 09:17 am Permalink
Buying on line is so easy that we are watching DVD's of:
Hawaiian Eye that is set at the (Hilton) Hawaiian Village with the Shell Bar
Adventures in Paradise
77 Sunset Strip
All shows from our childhood.
Current shows: Survivor and the Great Race
Waiting for CSI Las Vegas, The Mentalist and Fast Forward
Wendy
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JOHN-O
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From: Dogtown, USA
| Posted: 2009-09-19 10:47 am Permalink
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On 2009-09-19 09:17, danlovestikis wrote:
Buying on line is so easy that we are watching DVD's of:
Hawaiian Eye that is set at the (Hilton) Hawaiian Village with the Shell Bar
77 Sunset Strip
Wendy
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Question: Does 77 Sunset Strip have much location shooting of late 50's / early 60's LA? Also in Hawaiian Eye, does it show what early 60's Waikiki looked like (other than the Hilton)?
I'd love to see some authentic local flavor but it seems that most TV shows of that time were filmed at the studio.
Thanks
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JOHN-O
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From: Dogtown, USA
| Posted: 2009-09-19 1:49 pm Permalink
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On 2009-09-19 03:47, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:
VampiressRN, I am a huge fan of Noir, list some of your favorites?
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Atomic Tiki Punk,
You want to talk Film Noir? I started a new thread for that in "Beyond Tiki". Actually this thread probably belongs there too. 
Check out "JOHN-O's Film Noir Thread" and share your feedback.
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=33987&forum=6&0
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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From: Costa Misery
| Posted: 2009-09-19 8:29 pm Permalink
Cool John-O, I want to go to there.......now....
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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From: Costa Misery
| Posted: 2009-09-19 8:36 pm Permalink
John-O, your on the Mark there, Billy Wilder was a driving force, Ace in the Hole is at the top of my list
Great, great movie, I do consider it Noir because of the Narrative, dialog & subject matter, Chuck Tatum was Kirk's best role
in my opinion, although "Detective Story" is very close.
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