Thursday, April 7, 2011

OH NO I SAID TOO MUCH!


Before we had internet if you wanted to surf you had to do it on cable. So let’s just say I clocked in some pretty crappy shows. To make matters worse I used to have to go channel surfing with a WIRELESS remote like this. Poor baby I know. It was one big carpal tunnel torture.
 Where was I? Oh right, crappy TV. Sadly you couldn’t surf forever. So if there was absolutely nothing on (especially if you were sick and home from school) you could always depend on “The Making of” specials. Those were the “behind the scenes” shorts that you now find on DVDs or Blu Rays. Only then stations like HBO and Mtv used to play ‘em to fill airtime. They usually lasted like 18.5 minutes or something. Here are the top 3 “Making of” specials that I actually watched more than once...and liked!

The making of Lethal Weapon 2: Pee Wee Herman had a cameo since they were filming on the WB lot….oh and a light hearted Mel Gibson?


The making of the “Happy to Be Stuck with you” video by Huey Lewis and the News: No comment.


The making Johnny Mnemonic (1995): I’m probably most pathetic for watching this poor man's version of the Matrix because dial up internet was around by this time. I could've been on Persian Kitty. 

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Posted by Copyboy at 12:02 AM
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25 comments:

  1. TS HendrikApril 7, 2011 at 12:10 AM

    Dang it. All I had to do was see the title of the song and it's now in my head.

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  2. UnknownApril 7, 2011 at 12:11 AM

    I haven't had that image in my head of a remote control like that one in forever. We had the same thing. Wow! You really take it back! Love that you have Huey Lewis in this post. I have had "I like the nightlife. i like to boogie" in my head all damn day. Thanks to you, I will go to sleep hearing, "I can see (I can see) that you're happy to be stuck with me!"

    Thanks, Copyboy.

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  3. Ms. AApril 7, 2011 at 12:33 AM

    I want a new drug!!!

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  4. ZombieApril 7, 2011 at 12:45 AM

    I am glad I didnt grow up in that time. lol.

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  5. Shelby FoxApril 7, 2011 at 1:09 AM

    I get scared when I think of life before the internet. I wouuld be so lost.

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  6. Andrés CorellaApril 7, 2011 at 1:29 AM

    Damn that remote control looks Ancient!! It should be in a museum or something haha..I would´ve gone crazy watching "making of" all day

    Greetings
    Andy
    The Black Label

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  7. 123April 7, 2011 at 1:29 AM

    i'd have shot myself

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  8. Ashley StoneApril 7, 2011 at 1:42 AM

    Pewee herman...haha

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  9. ISRAEL CARRASCOApril 7, 2011 at 2:37 AM

    We def. have more viewing options but are we any wiser? Jersey Shore? Come on!

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  10. The EmpressApril 7, 2011 at 2:44 AM

    Did you by chance eat ding dongs while watching those making of specials? ...Thanks for the props over at Evil Bruce's site.

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  11. TexaGermaFinlaNadianApril 7, 2011 at 3:24 AM

    These are the worst! And not because they weren't fun to watch the first time, but because you usually saw them 800 times and dreaded when they came on. Cool fancy remote!

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  12. A Daft Scots LassApril 7, 2011 at 4:41 AM

    I think I was hiding behind BIG ASS shoulder pads then.

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  13. Patti D.April 7, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    loved the dial in connections

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  14. AllyApril 7, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    I miss the old HBO days. PS I can't believe we used to have to press on those buttons when we wanted to change the channels and that cord never reached the couch.

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  15. UnknownApril 7, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    haha brings me back to the days

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  16. Oilfield TrashApril 7, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    I remember the old 80's ghetto cable boxes.

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  17. Chris PhillipsApril 7, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    I remember those too. Not really any more convenient than the huge silver knobs on the tv set. My fav thing back then was TX instruments game systems.

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  18. The Awesome AlienApril 7, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    so much matrix

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  19. GeojourApril 7, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    WHOA. I know kungfu

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  20. The VikingApril 7, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    Great trailers! :D

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  21. DCHYApril 7, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    I even remember the days when HBO or Cinemax would show a new movie over and over and over and over. Stayed up to watch Urban Cowboy for the fourth time the day it premiered on Cinemax.

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  22. BBApril 7, 2011 at 5:07 PM

    Oh Huey Lewis! He is so hot. Even still. I had a big thing for him. Thank you for this.And yes I remember these days all too well. Even when you used an antennae on the roof to get 6 whole channels. Now I'm going way back.

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  23. edApril 7, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    before having the internet, i went outside

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  24. MarleneApril 7, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    OY! I remember actually having to get UP and walk over to the tv set to turn the channel!

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  25. izzfoshizzzApril 7, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    that remote would suck

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