Comments on: Is NOTHING Sacred?! http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/07/28/is-nothing-sacred/ The Les Becker Blog: Writer (fiction, non-fiction, story-telling, memories, screenplays, radioplays, lyrics, ghost-writing, magazine articles, tourism and event promotion) and amateur photographer from Northern Ontario. Looking to escape Northern Ontario. Rescue me. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:30:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: quilly http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/07/28/is-nothing-sacred/#comment-11123 quilly Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:34:32 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/?p=212#comment-11123 TV? Now there's proof they know it isn't going to be any good. The original STILL gets movie theater play! <em>Les Says: AND has been on TV. I don't understand how they can mess with such a classic.</em> TV? Now there’s proof they know it isn’t going to be any good. The original STILL gets movie theater play!

Les Says: AND has been on TV. I don’t understand how they can mess with such a classic.

]]> By: Mushy http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/07/28/is-nothing-sacred/#comment-11105 Mushy Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:23:06 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/?p=212#comment-11105 Say it ain't so! <em>Les Says: It seems destined to be so, Mushy. <a href="http://imdb.com" target="_blank" rel="">IMDB.com</a> says it's "in development" and slated for airing for TV in 2010. I must drown my sorrows, now... :-( </em> Say it ain’t so!

Les Says: It seems destined to be so, Mushy. IMDB.com says it’s “in development” and slated for airing for TV in 2010.

I must drown my sorrows, now… :-(

]]> By: david mcmahon http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/07/28/is-nothing-sacred/#comment-11104 david mcmahon Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:36:13 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/?p=212#comment-11104 The horror. The H O R R O R!!! <em>Les Says: ROTFL!! I'll bet you'd fight for the chance to play Frank-N-Furter, though, David....</em> The horror.

The H O R R O R!!!

Les Says: ROTFL!! I’ll bet you’d fight for the chance to play Frank-N-Furter, though, David….

]]> By: Elle http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/07/28/is-nothing-sacred/#comment-11069 Elle Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:37:04 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/?p=212#comment-11069 Oh no. Nononononono no. And I just today changed my ringtone back from Spider Pig to Time Warp. No one is shivering with anticip... ation..... for this one. Abort! Abort!!! <em>Les Says: I ALMOST put Time Warp on my phone... 'til I realized I wouldn't recognize it as the phone ringing and would probably just stand there in the check-out line, trying not to dance...</em> Oh no. Nononononono no. And I just today changed my ringtone back from Spider Pig to Time Warp. No one is shivering with anticip…

ation…..

for this one. Abort! Abort!!!

Les Says: I ALMOST put Time Warp on my phone… ’til I realized I wouldn’t recognize it as the phone ringing and would probably just stand there in the check-out line, trying not to dance…

]]> By: Catscratch http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/07/28/is-nothing-sacred/#comment-11062 Catscratch Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:07:25 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/?p=212#comment-11062 My . child is a true throwback retro-freak. She loves all of my old cult classics. Especially Rocky Horror. She asked for her own copy on DVD for Christmas last year.. Apple didn't fall far from the tree in her movie tastes. <em>Les Says: Children of the Freaks, unite? If "they" won't listen to us, maybe they'll listen to the young 'uns. Then again, Ky would probably be all for it, if they let her play Columbia.</em> My . child is a true throwback retro-freak. She loves all of my old cult classics. Especially Rocky Horror. She asked for her own copy on DVD for Christmas last year..

Apple didn’t fall far from the tree in her movie tastes.

Les Says: Children of the Freaks, unite? If “they” won’t listen to us, maybe they’ll listen to the young ‘uns.

Then again, Ky would probably be all for it, if they let her play Columbia.

]]> By: Sassy Mama Bear http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/07/28/is-nothing-sacred/#comment-11060 Sassy Mama Bear Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:47:04 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/?p=212#comment-11060 Well frankly they will never remake this classic cult film, one I have made sure to dement my children with already. Seems Riff Raff may have needed some $$$ to actually agree to this. <em>Les Says: I, too, have twisted my child up slightly more with it - she was fairly demented to begin with, thankfully. I keep hoping this is a rumour. Someone's got to put the kibosh on it.</em> Well frankly they will never remake this classic cult film, one I have made sure to dement my children with already. Seems Riff Raff may have needed some $$$ to actually agree to this.

Les Says: I, too, have twisted my child up slightly more with it - she was fairly demented to begin with, thankfully. I keep hoping this is a rumour. Someone’s got to put the kibosh on it.

]]> By: cardiogirl http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/07/28/is-nothing-sacred/#comment-11049 cardiogirl Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:25:46 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/?p=212#comment-11049 I can't imagine the remake is going to be any more interesting than the first one. Why can't people come up with *new* stuff? <em>Les Says: There seems to be a run on remakes again lately - especially on the Japanese horror flicks, and I don't think they translate well at all. Godzilla aside, that is. I wish they'd leave the American classics and cult flicks alone.</em> I can’t imagine the remake is going to be any more interesting than the first one. Why can’t people come up with *new* stuff?

Les Says: There seems to be a run on remakes again lately - especially on the Japanese horror flicks, and I don’t think they translate well at all. Godzilla aside, that is. I wish they’d leave the American classics and cult flicks alone.

]]> By: Suzi http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/07/28/is-nothing-sacred/#comment-11044 Suzi Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:44:38 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/?p=212#comment-11044 I'm with you. That ain't right! The stage version was sort of fun, but there can only be one movie. <em>Les Says: I've never seen the stage version - that would be kind of fun, I think - but leave my movie alone. </em> I’m with you. That ain’t right! The stage version was sort of fun, but there can only be one movie.

Les Says: I’ve never seen the stage version - that would be kind of fun, I think - but leave my movie alone.

]]> By: quilly http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/07/28/is-nothing-sacred/#comment-11042 quilly Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:06:24 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/?p=212#comment-11042 Les -- they CAN'T remake it. They can do a luke warm facsimile, but there is only one Tim Curry. One Susan Sarandon. One Meatloaf. They are ALL irreplaceable. <em>Les Says: Thank you! Someone with some sense! :-) Who could improve on Tim?!</em> Les — they CAN’T remake it. They can do a luke warm facsimile, but there is only one Tim Curry. One Susan Sarandon. One Meatloaf. They are ALL irreplaceable.

Les Says: Thank you! Someone with some sense! :-) Who could improve on Tim?!

]]> By: Canadian Mark http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/07/28/is-nothing-sacred/#comment-11034 Canadian Mark Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:54:44 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/?p=212#comment-11034 Considering I didn't even enjoy the original, I'd gladly make it stop. "C'mon Silent Bob... We're going to Hollywood!" <em>Les Says: <strong>Rocky Horror</strong> might be the only movie we don't agree on, so I can't very well call down your taste in movies, but... <strong>How can you NOT love that movie?!</strong> Gawd! You are obviously way too young to appreciate men in fish-net stockings. </em> Considering I didn’t even enjoy the original, I’d gladly make it stop. “C’mon Silent Bob… We’re going to Hollywood!”

Les Says: Rocky Horror might be the only movie we don’t agree on, so I can’t very well call down your taste in movies, but… How can you NOT love that movie?! Gawd! You are obviously way too young to appreciate men in fish-net stockings.

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