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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 5, 2021 23:14:13 GMT -5
I think it's commonly accepted that Catherine O'Hara is a goddess who walks the earth.
SCTV was always funny --consistently funnier than SNL--and I loved that they could take a concept like the NASA production of Murder in the Cathedral and milk it for all it's worth.
This remains my favorite, though. Everything is spot on.
Good impressions! Did Bob Hope ever have that much hair, though? Agreed about SNL, never thought it was very funny at all except on rare occasion.
Hope was a big fan of Thomas' impression and Thomas got to spend a lot of time with him, in his later years. Moranis was one of the best natural performers; great at impressions, great at characters and naturally funny. He was the only one who didn't come through the Second City stage process, as he was a DJ and actor who was friendly with some of the SCTV bunch and got invited to be a performer for their 3rd season, when Candy was off doing other things, along with Robin Duke and Tony Rosato (who did Lou Costello, Baretta and Marcello, the chef) I agree that Catherine O'Hara was a goddess; just a funny performer and great actress. Loved her Dusty Towne (vulgar nightclub comediene), Lola Heatherton, Joan Crawford, or just average characters for a sketch. She did a great Katherine Hepburn. Andrea Martin was also a hoot, with her Edith Prickley, Pirini Sclerosso (the foreign lady), the feminist but neurotic tv talk show host Libby Wolfson and children's host Mrs Falbo (Mrs Falbo's Tiny Town). She also did fantastic impressions of Ethel merman, Woody Allen (she and Rick Moranis did one where they both do their Woody Allen), Mother Teresa, etc.... When SCTV was on NBC, they blew away the existing SNL bunch, to the point that NBC actually approached them about taking over the show; but, they tunred it down. They preferred to develop their material and tape it, rather than work live, with such a short writing process. That's part of why they were better, as they could develop their sketches and characters more. Python had similar advantages.
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Post by kirby101 on Mar 6, 2021 11:34:56 GMT -5
Thor #159, the true origin of Thor, was one of the best recons ever. At this point in Thor, Kirby probably had more input than Stan, but whoever came up with the idea to explain how Don Blake happened on the Hammer and where Thor was all that time, considering those Tales of Asgard stories, gave us a great origin for the origin.
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Post by Icctrombone on Mar 6, 2021 18:58:30 GMT -5
Thor #159, the true origin of Thor, was one of the best recons ever. At this point in Thor, Kirby probably had more input than Stan, but whoever came up with the idea to explain how Don Blake happened on the Hammer and where Thor was all that time, considering those Tales of Asgard stories, gave us a great origin for the origin. Kirby, do you own this cover?
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Post by kirby101 on Mar 6, 2021 20:04:42 GMT -5
Thor #159, the true origin of Thor, was one of the best recons ever. At this point in Thor, Kirby probably had more input than Stan, but whoever came up with the idea to explain how Don Blake happened on the Hammer and where Thor was all that time, considering those Tales of Asgard stories, gave us a great origin for the origin. Kirby, do you own this cover? OMG I wish! Somebody posted the original on Pinterest, where I found it.
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Post by Icctrombone on Mar 6, 2021 20:11:39 GMT -5
You aways impress me when you post original pages. It just dawned on me that they all might be from your collection.
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Post by Icctrombone on Mar 6, 2021 20:27:15 GMT -5
Don't blame Stan Lee, He didn't write this.
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Post by Cei-U! on Mar 6, 2021 20:53:35 GMT -5
Thor #159, the true origin of Thor, was one of the best recons ever. At this point in Thor, Kirby probably had more input than Stan, but whoever came up with the idea to explain how Don Blake happened on the Hammer and where Thor was all that time, considering those Tales of Asgard stories, gave us a great origin for the origin. This was the first issue of Thor I ever bought with my own money. I still have that copy.
Cei-U! I summon the moldy oldie!*
*It isn't really moldy, just a little tattered around the edges.
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Post by kirby101 on Mar 6, 2021 22:24:59 GMT -5
You aways impress me when you post original pages. It just dawned on me that they all might be from your collection. I only have 3 original pages, a Kirby, a Colan and a Zeck. I do have a dozen Artis Editions though. I really like those. The ones I post are from images I find on the web.
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Post by dbutler69 on Mar 8, 2021 16:28:54 GMT -5
You aways impress me when you post original pages. It just dawned on me that they all might be from your collection. I only have 3 original pages, a Kirby, a Colan and a Zeck. I do have a dozen Artis Editions though. I really like those. The ones I post are from images I find on the web. 3 original pages is 3 more than I have, and those are great artists!
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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 8, 2021 23:07:16 GMT -5
I have two; a fanzine illustration of the Black Terror, by Don Newton and a page from Teri S Wood's Wandering Star. Other than that I have some sketches by Joe Staton, Mike Grell, Doug Rice and Tom Artis.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 9, 2021 19:03:21 GMT -5
Neil Gaiman just tweeted that it's been 25 years since Sandman #75. It's actually just a bit less according to the on-sale date on Mikes and the GCD. But still...I'm feeling old.
There. I said it.
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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 9, 2021 20:36:47 GMT -5
Neil Gaiman just tweeted that it's been 25 years since Sandman #75. It's actually just a bit less according to the on-sale date on Mikes and the GCD. But still...I'm feeling old. There. I said it. You're feeling old? I still remember flipping through the first issue, in a comic shop, in college!
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Mar 9, 2021 21:00:32 GMT -5
Neil Gaiman just tweeted that it's been 25 years since Sandman #75. It's actually just a bit less according to the on-sale date on Mikes and the GCD. But still...I'm feeling old. There. I said it. You're feeling old? I still remember flipping through the first issue, in a comic shop, in college! i bought the first issue in college also. I’m pretty sure we’re essentially the same age.
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Post by tartanphantom on Mar 9, 2021 21:02:10 GMT -5
You're feeling old? I still remember flipping through the first issue, in a comic shop, in college! i bought the first issue in college also. I’m pretty sure we’re essentially the same age.
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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 9, 2021 21:15:51 GMT -5
You're feeling old? I still remember flipping through the first issue, in a comic shop, in college! i bought the first issue in college also. I’m pretty sure we’re essentially the same age. First time I really felt old was my high school 20th reunion and saw my classmates with teenaged kids. I had known most of them since kindergarten!
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