Mindless Ramblings of The Cool Ones

[peggygee]

Our family dog, a Lhaso Apso, PJ (Prince James) had to be put down this morning. He suffered from acute liver failure. Crying like one baby... Those that truly know me, know that I'm an avid animal lover, former PETA supporter, current Green Peace supporter. Please love your pets as family members and give them the attention and care they deserve.

My sincerest condolences.

I too have had dogs, cat, fish, and can commiserate and empathize
with what you are feeling.

[peggygee]

Ohhh thank for that link!! I've been looking for a device to record my gaming and pc screens ha! *happy dance*

I actually always watch my movies twice before burning to archived disc. Aside from playing for a new viewer I tend to let a good 6 months or more go by before returning to a particular film to allow for better appreciation. I do also read my books multiple times.

I'm not a fan either, spent time with some that enjoy her show and reality shows. Felt like my IQ was diminishing with every minute spent watching such drivel.

I could spend 2 weeks watching the same set of movies over and over again. Particularly with the tapes I have that have 2 or more movies recorded on them. I can't count the amount of times I've watch New Jack City --> Snatch, Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels ---> Trainspotting, or Beijing Bicycle ---> Kikujiro. Which is why I seriously do not wanna get rid of my tapes. Not to mention the whole lot that I got from my grandma when she passed. She had a major collection of stuff, including the entire Roots series.

Every time I hear Wendy Williams speak, it's like being given instant but temporary rabies. It's offensive to all senses and angers me. Yes that's right, ALL senses! I can actually taste the irritation! As for BET, if that is what's meant to entertain black people, I officially hand in my resignation.

Remy, I'm glad that you like the Hauppauge HD PVR 1212
http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html

It is the "bee's knee", and the "cat's pajamas", it is so cool that I am
tempted to buy a second one. I have always been a fan of the Hauppauge
video capture cards / devices. There are of course other devices that can
capture video, but few can capture HD.

And that was the problem for me with video tape, Cosmic Traveler. Once I
went HD, the visual quality just wasn't there. I too used to copy two or
three movies to a video tape, and yes copying one movie per tape would
have yielded better quality.

Back when I had a 32 inch CRT the video tapes would look decent, but once
I made the switch to LCD, plasma, or projection, the quality just wasn't
there.

Remy, it tends to be 6 months to a year or more before I may re-watch a
movie. But it is very nice to be able to go to your archives, and watch
something that you are in the mood for.

And even with the over 500 channels that I have on cable, and movies that
I can pull up on demand, it's great to be able to watch what I want to
watch, when I want to watch it.

I primarily watch premium cable HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, TCM for those old
movies I mentioned, though of course NatGeo, History, Discovery, PBS and
the like are in my favorites listings. Out of 500 or more channels, I have
roughly 90 channels as favorites.

And not to be an elitist, but I can't think of any reality show that I regularly
watch. As you mentioned, I feel like there are cells atrophying and dying
in my brain. As it is i may have the TV on more for company, as I am on the
computer or other-wise multi-tasking.

Bottom line, I blame reality TV on the writers strike of 2008. The networks
had learned and prepared for strikes after previous strikes, and weren't going
to be caught with their pants down again.

As to BET, I'm now more of the TvOne demographic, when it's time to "get my
Black on". And I haven't watched 106th and Park much since Free and AJ.
The two vjs they have on there now are kind of irritating to me. They're nice
enough people, but they just don't do it for me.

About the only BET I may watch is Bobby Jones Gospel, and "The Game".
I like the interpersonal dynamics of "Tasha Mack", and "Med School".

[peggygee]

Ohhh thank for that link!! I've been looking for a device to record my gaming and pc screens ha! *happy dance*

You may also want to consider the Hauppauge Colossus PCI Express Internal
HD-PVR TV Tuners & Video Capture 01414.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004OVE2B4

It has a HDMI input, in addition to it's component inpiut. The HDMI input
will only allow recording HD from a un-encrypted HDMI video source such as the
Xbox360, video or digital SLR cameras.

So you would still need to use the component input, if you wanted to record
from your cable box or satellite dish, using the "analog hole".

[CosmicTraveler]

Ah yes... TVOne, back when I had satellite that was where I used to go to get my Good Times fix. Now it's one of those Nickleodeon channels. Unfortunately TVOne was the only place to see NY Undercover. But now for some strange reason ( that I'm not complaining about ) they've begun reruns of Martin and The Wayans Bros. on MTV2. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me but... I'll still watch. I loved those shows growing up. Although probably not as much as I loved The Fresh Prince.

[peggygee]

Ah yes... TVOne, back when I had satellite that was where I used to go to get my Good Times fix. Now it's one of those Nickleodeon channels. Unfortunately TVOne was the only place to see NY Undercover. But now for some strange reason ( that I'm not complaining about ) they've begun reruns of Martin and The Wayans Bros. on MTV2. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me but... I'll still watch. I loved those shows growing up. Although probably not as much as I loved The Fresh Prince.

Back in the day when Good Times first came out, I wasn't too crazy about it.
Years later watching it on TvOne, I got into a bit more, even with JJ's
coonery / buffoonery.

They have some other Black sitcoms (Eve, Living Single, Different World) on
there that I really liked when they were first run, and it was nice seeing
them in re-runs.

Also like Black Enterprise, Roland Martin, New York Undercover. Unsung.

TvOne, "it's grown folk music", I mean it's programming for grown Black folks.

[CosmicTraveler]

Yeah I'd have to say so. Although almost everything mentioned is stuff I enjoyed as a kid. Eve being the exception as I was around 16 or 17 when they show was on air. JJ was indeed guilty of coonery, and over all the show had a very strong vibe of hopelessness. But somehow it's still enjoyable. Even with the notorious Cabrini-Green project housing as a setting.

[Ms Remy M]

I was actually a fan of The Game before it went to BET so that's... pretty much how I sleep at night on that one. Occasionally however there will be an old movie on BET that I won't mind watching such as Juice or Strapped. But not much other than that.

That's actually one of the aspects I despise about BET, the movies they show. Or more directly, the editing that is done to the movies they air. I'd rather not watch the edited versions at all. I do like both of those films and have my own theatrical copies.

[Ms Remy M]

That's rough. You have my condolences.

My sincerest condolences.

I too have had dogs, cat, fish, and can commiserate and empathize
with what you are feeling.

Thank you CosmicTraveler and PeggyGee, I greatly appreciate your kind words.

[Ms Remy M]

Remy, I'm glad that you like the Hauppauge HD PVR 1212
http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html

It is the "bee's knee", and the "cat's pajamas", it is so cool that I am
tempted to buy a second one. I have always been a fan of the Hauppauge
video capture cards / devices. There are of course other devices that can
capture video, but few can capture HD.

Yeah, my old flat-mates, introduced me to video caps, back when they would record their WoW instances. I'd like to use when I get back into EvE Online and for my zombie slaying sessions on Xbox 360

And not to be an elitist, but I can't think of any reality show that I regularly
watch. As you mentioned, I feel like there are cells atrophying and dying
in my brain. As it is i may have the TV on more for company, as I am on the
computer or other-wise multi-tasking.

Bottom line, I blame reality TV on the writers strike of 2008. The networks
had learned and prepared for strikes after previous strikes, and weren't going
to be caught with their pants down again.

I agree, tv viewing tends to be as company/background noise whilst working on pc, as well as entertainment. You are very right, Reality TV really blew wide open when those strikes occurred.

[Ms Remy M]

Back in the day when Good Times first came out, I wasn't too crazy about it.
Years later watching it on TvOne, I got into a bit more, even with JJ's
coonery / buffoonery.

They have some other Black sitcoms (Eve, Living Single, Different World) on
there that I really liked when they were first run, and it was nice seeing
them in re-runs.

Also like Black Enterprise, Roland Martin, New York Undercover. Unsung.

TvOne, "it's grown folk music", I mean it's programming for grown Black folks.

NY Undercover was one of my favorite cop shows back in the day. instantly grew attached to the excellent cast of actors!

I'm actually not familiar with that channel, TvOne. I remember when UPN launched it seemed like the new 'Black' channel. Then recently whilst living in hotel and actually watching cable tv, I noticed that 'TBS' seems to air a lot of Ice Cube and Tyler Perry productions for which lead us to dub it "The Black Station'.