Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: This Is The Way I Remember The Film Too

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

This Is The Way I Remember The Film Too

5 comments:

Erik Johnson Illustrator said...: My mother speaks of this film with great reverence and how the world stopped every time that it was on TV. I sometimes wonder if our "Golden Age" of Media has spoiled us with over-saturation now that we have instant access to almost everything so that it can all blur together.; October 31, 2012 at 3:39 PM
Kal said...: I agree with you. I remember movies being an EVENT that you planned for. When Star Wars came on TV my Dad held a big BBQ for the neighbors and we moved the TV out to the yard. We are over saturated. I realized today I missed an episode of HOMELAND and I was able to have it within twenty minutes. In the old days I would have waited for summer reruns. I remember how ROOTS spurned a whole wave of vcr sales.; October 31, 2012 at 4:04 PM
Erik Johnson Illustrator said...: I remember in middle school biking home to catch reruns of Adam West as Batman because even with cable thats all we had as far as live action superheroes on TV, and even at its worst I stuck with it and liked it! (Suck on that "Arrow"!)

With more cinematic serialized TV series, TV Mini Series like Roots are all but a thing of the past.

Or tonight, TCM is having a marathon of all the Universal Studios Monsters, something that would have caused me to soil myself with excitement at age 12-16, but seems ho-hum now that I have them all on DVD, even if its been years since I've watched any of them.

Sad but true, gotta take the good with the bad I guess.; October 31, 2012 at 5:44 PM
Kal said...: Arrow is a great show. Sweet fight choreography and parkour - doesn't get any better than that on network TV these days.; October 31, 2012 at 6:12 PM
Dr. Theda said...: Thanks for the much needed "Smile"..; November 1, 2012 at 7:27 AM

Calvin's Canadian Cave Of Cool Manifesto

I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.

I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.

I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.

And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.

So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.

Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.

This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.