Quack

Meh....I've been sucking, so I'll change it to Star Trek: The Next Generation since I started watching it a couple days ago.



May 15th

1. Encounter at Farpoint S1E1&2

May 16th

2. The Naked Now S1E3
3. Code of Honor S1E4

May 17th

4. The Last Outpost S1E5
5. Where No One Has Gone Before S1E6
6. Lonely Among Us S1E7
7. Justice S1E8

BobO'Link

"Movie Serials" Challenge.
*=First time viewing

Rules:

Must be a "serial" - i.e. multi-chapter "cliffhanger" type film, TV show/segment or film based on/inspired by serials. "Episodic" cliffhanger type TV series are allowed with the stipulation that every episode/chapter *must* end with a cliffhanger and each episode/chapter must begin with a recap of the previous episodes.

Examples of acceptable TV/films:
"Rocky & Bullwinkle" story segments only, supporting cartoons from a R&B episode are *not* accepted
"Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" film series, "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow", and "The Phantom".

Each serial/series/film counts as 1 (one) selection no matter how long or short. Example: a 4 season TV series counts as one. A 4 episode R&B story counts as one. The 6 "Star Wars" films count as a single selection. All 6 must be watched for the series to count.

Number your list and indicate the number of chapters/episodes for each serial. Count the serial on the day you watch the last chapter/episode no matter what day on which you started.

May 1st
1. King of the Rocket Men (1949 - 12 Chapters) *
2. Zorro Rides Again (1937 - 12 Chapters) *

May 2nd
3. Undersea Kingdom (1936 - 12 Chapters)

May 3rd
4. The Phantom Empire (1935 - 12 Chapters)

May 4th

May 5th
5. Hurricane Express (1932 - 12 Chapters) *

May 6th
6. Shadow of the Eagle (1932 - 12 Chapters) *

May 7th
7. The Three Musketeers (1933 - 12 Chapters) *
8. Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939 - 12 Chapters) *

May 8th
9. Zorro's Black Whip (1937 - 12 Chapters) *

May 9th
10. Flash Gordon (AKA Space Soldiers) (1936 - 13 Chapters)

May 10th
11. Radar Men from the Moon (1952 - 12 Chapters)

May 13th
12. Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938 - 15 Chapters)

May 14th
13. Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940 - 12 Chapters)

May 15th
14. The Phantom Creeps (1939 - 12 Chapters)

May 16th
15. Jet Fuel Formula (1959 - Rocky & Bullwinkle - 40 chapters)
16. Box Top Robbery (1960 - Rocky & Bullwinkle - 12 chapters)

May 17th

May 18th

May 19th
17. Drums of Fu Manchu (1940 - 15 chapters) *

May 20th
18. Upsidaisium (1960 - Rocky & Bullwinkle - 36 chapters)
19. Batman (1943 - 15 chapters)

May 21st
20. Superman (1948 - 15 chapters)
21. Atom Man vs. Superman (1950 - 15 chapters)

May 22nd
22. Batman and Robin (1949 - 15 chapters)
23. The Rocketeer (1991 - homage to the "Rocket Man" serials)

May 27th
24. Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941 - 12 chapters)
25. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004 - more a homage to pulp novels/comics but has lots of cliffhanger action/suspense elements)

May 28th
26. Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952 - 12 chapters) *
27. The Phantom (1996 - Based on the original stories and an homage to the serial)

May 30th
28. The Lost City (1935 - 12 chapters) *
29. Metal Munching Mice (1960 - Rocky & Bullwinkle - 16 chapters)
30. Greenpernt Oogle (1960 - Rocky & Bullwinkle - 12 chapters)

May 31st
31. Buried Treasure (1961 - Rocky & Bullwinkle - 14 chapters)
32. The Last Angry Moose (1961 - Rocky & Bullwinkle - 4 chapters)

acubfaninmd

icheckmovies.com List Challenge
Blu-ray/On Demand/Cable/Theater/* First Time Viewing
Rules: Watch movies from the various Checklist at icheckmovies.com

May 1st
1.) The Fast and The Furious
-All-time Worldwide Box Office #413

May 2nd
2.)* The Blob
-Criterion Collection #56
-Top 500 Horror Movies #262

3.)2 Fast 2 Furious
-All-time Worldwide Box Office #337

4.)*All The President's Men
-The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made #24
-1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #29
-AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers #34
-History #35
-1970's #37
-Best Of Rotten Tomatoes #38
-National Board Of Review #45
-AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills #57
-AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies #77
-501 Must See Movies #121
-Empire 500 #296
-Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees #304
-They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? #530
-National Film Registry #549
-Have You Seen? A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films #786

May 3rd
5.)Fast & Furious
-All-time Worldwide Boxoffice #156

6.)*(500) Days Of Summer
-FilmTotaal Top 250 #83
-Reddit Top 250 #130
-Fok! Top 250 #144

May 4th
7.)127 Hours
-2010s #13
-Biography #44
-21st Century's Most Acclaimed Films #180
-Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees #484

8.)Evil Dead II
-50 Greatest Sequels #10
-Horror #33
-Empire 500 #49
-Top 500 Horror Films #67
-FilmTotaal Top 250 #175
-501 Must See Movies #177
-They Shoot Picture, Don't They? #402

May 5th
9.)*Troll 2
-The New Cult Cannon #23
-Ain't Nobody's Blues But My Own #228

10.)*Day Of The Dead (1985)
-50 Greatest Sequels #19
-Top 500 Horror Movies #83
-Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Films #777

11.)Jacob's Ladder
-Top 500 Horror Movies #84
-1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #432

12.)The Game
-FOK! Top 250 #224

May 7th
13.)*Thor
-2010's #28

14.)*Black Dynamite
-Reddit Top 250 #239

May 8th
15.)South Park: Bigger Longer And Uncut
-Top 100 Animated #9
-Musical #28
-FOK! Top 250 #165
-Doubling The Canon #942

16.)Land Of The Dead
-Top 500 Horror Films #327

May 9th
17.)Dawn of The Dead (1978)
-The Deuce Top 20 #4
-Horror #14
-Top 500 Horror #18
-50 Greatest Sequels #29
-1970s #41
-Independent #44
-501 Must See Movies #168
-The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made #201
-1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #218
-They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? #271
-Empire 500 #415
-Have You Seen? A Personal Introduction To Movies #809

May 10th
18.)*Blue Valentine
-2010s #17

May 11th
19.)Artificial Intelligence
-The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made #12
-The 21st Century's Most Acclaimed Films #29
-A.V. Club The Best Films of the 00's #32
-Reddit Top 250 #228
-icheckmovies Most Checked #240
-Empire 500 #265
-501 Must See Movies #338
-All-Time Worldwide Box Office #351
-They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? #740
-Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Films #981

May 12th
20.)Star Trek (2009)
-Sci-Fi #26
-Action #45
-Adventure #47
-100 Greatest Sci-Fi Movies #93
-icheckmovies Most Checked #99
-All-Time Worldwide Box Office #136
-Reddit Top 250 #189
-Top 250 #193
-FOK! Top 250 #243

21.)Top Gun
-501 Must See Movies #29
-All-Time Worldwide Box Office #182
-icheckmovies Most Checked #247
-Empire 500 #455
-1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #896

May 13th
22.)District 9
-Sci-Fi #17
-Reddit Top 250 #24
-Action #30
-2000s #35
-icheckmovies Most Checked #82
-Top 250 #145
-FOK! Top 250 #151
-FilmTotaal Top 250 #229
-501 Must See Movies #345
-All-Time Worldwide Box Office #435
-Academy Best Picture Nominees #471

May 15th
23.)Dark City
-Top 100 Greatest Sci-Fi Movies #75
-Roger Ebert: The Greatest Movies #78
-Reddit Top 250 #167

May 17th
24.)*Event Horizon
-Top 100 Greatest Sci-Fi Movies #84
-Top 500 Horror Movies #418

May 22nd
25.)Poltergeist
-Top 500 Horror Movies #27
-AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills #84
-501 Must See Movies #174
-1001 Must See Movies Before You Die #676
-The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Mad #679
-Have You Seen?A Personal Introduction To 1,000 Movies #852

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indy2003

Finally Getting Around to a Bunch of Unwatched Items in My Collection
May 1st
1. Fat Girl
2. The Informant!
3. Blue Valentine
May 2nd
4. The Way Back
5. The Shield Episode 5.1/The Shield Episode 5.2
May 3rd
6. The Shield Episode 5.3/The Shield Episode 5.4
7. La Femme Nikita
8. Superbad
May 4th
Nothing. :-(
May 5th
9. The Double Life of Veronique
May 6th
10. The Green Mile
11. The Greatest Places
May 7th
12. The 40-Year-Old Virgin
13. The Girl From Mexico
14. Mexican Spitfire
May 8th
15. Mexican Spitfire Goes West
16. Mexican Spitfire's Baby
17. Mexican Spitfire at Sea
May 9th
18. The Shield: Episode 5.5 & 5.6
19. The Shield: Episode 5.7 & 5.8
May 10th
20. The Shield: Episode 5.9 & 5.10
21. The Shield: Episode 5.11 & 6.1
22. The Shield: Episode 6.2 & 6.3
23. The Shield: Episode 6.4 & 6.5
May 11th
24. Search for the Great Sharks
May 12th
25. The Naked Kiss
May 13th
26. Run Lola Run
May 14th
27. The Great Dictator
May 15th
28. Diabolique
May 16th
29. The Shield: Episode 6.6 & 6.7
May 17th
30. The Shield: Episode 6.8 & 6.9
May 18th
31. The Shield: Episode 6.10 & 7.1
32. The Shield: Episode 7.2 & 7.3
May 19th
33. Black Death
May 20th
34. Blow-Out
May 21st
35. Pineapple Express
36. The Misfits
May 22nd
37. Some Like it Hot
May 23rd
38. The Comancheros
May 24th
39. The Yards
40. The Lookout
May 25th
41. Mad Men: Episode 1.1 & 1.2
May 26th
42. Mad Men: Episode 1.3 & 1.4
May 27th
Nothing. :-(
May 28th
43. Fish Tank
May 29th
44. The Shield: Episode 7.4 & 7.5
45. The Shield: Episode 7.6 & 7.7
46. Man Men: Episode 1.5 & 1.6
47. Mad Men: Episode 1.7 & 1.8
48. Mad Men: Episode 1.9 & 1.10
49. Mad Men: Episode 1.11 & 1.12
May 30th
50. Mad Men: Episode 1.13 & 2.1
51. Mad Men: Episode 2.2 & 2.3
52. Mad Men: Episode 2.4 & 2.5

Undeadcow

Form Over Content Challenge

Rotating blocks of movies by a director (i.e. Argento, Hitchcock) or other material linked together by cinematic style/technique (i.e. neorealism, silent film). The only rule is that there are no rul... err... material must be connected by a common style (not content).
* = first time viewing

May 1 [Terry Gilliam mini-marathon]
1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998, 118 minutes)
2. The Fisher King (1991, 137 minutes)*

Pending: Tideland (2005, 120 minutes)*

Dead participation; sorry.

Target: 30 films shooting to include Godard, Hitchcock, neorealism, and shaky hand camera horror.

caligulathegod

reserved

terrycloth

i was going to do zombies, but after watching 5 i realized how much crap Iv ordered over the past month that took forever to ship and stull that didnt qualify for last months challenge im turning this into a delete ye unwatched pile.

May 2.
Blood Oath - Troma releasing, typical low budget bleh. one of the leads acting was terrible and had a horrible cgi opener but still was able to sit thru it and pretend i didn't drop 15$ on it.

Giles

"and now ladies and gentlemen I present... the commentary track"

01. Erotic Adventures of Zorro / 1972 / Robert Freeman (DVD) (5/1)
-----Commentary track featuring David Friedman and 'Something Weird' owner Mike Vraney ☼

02. City of the Living Dead / 1980 / Lucio Fulci (Arrow Video Blu-ray) (5/2)
-----Audio Commentary by actor Giovanni Lombardo Radice ☼

03. Piranha / 2010 / Alexandre Aja (Blu-ray) (5/10)
-----Alexandre Aja, Producer Grégory Levasseur, and Producer Alix Taylor commentary track ☼

04. Amarcord / 1973 / Federico Fellini (Blu-ray) (5/16)
-----Peter Brunette and Frank Burke commentary track ☼

05. Taxi Driver / 1976 / Martin Scorsese (5/17)
-----Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader commentary track ☼

06. Hot Fuzz / 2007 / Edgar Wright (5/18)
-----Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg commentary track ☼

07. The Double Life of Veronique / 1991 / Krzysztof Kieslowski (Blu-ray) (5/19)
-----Annette Insdorf commentary track ☼

08. Five Deadly Venoms / 1978 / Cheh Chang (Blu-ray) (5/23)
-----Bey Logan commentary track ☼

09. Waiting for Guffman / 1996 / Christopher Guest (Blu-ray) (5/24)
-----Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy commentary track ☼

10. The Beyond / 1981 / Lucio Fulci (Arrow Video Blu-ray) (5/25)
-----Antonella Fulci, Callum Waddell commentary track ☼



☼: First Time Listen

aspects

1930's / 1980's

May 1, 2011
01. Born to Dance (1936) - Academy Award nominee, AFI Song nominee
02. The Dresser (1983) - Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe nominee

May 2, 2011
03. A Star Is Born (1937) - Academy Award winner/nominee, AFI Movie nominee, AFI Passion nominee

May 3, 2011
04. After Hours (1985) - Golden Globe nominee, AFI Laugh nominee

May 4, 2011
05. The Richest Girl in the World (1934) - Academy Award nominee

May 8, 2011
06. Balalaika (1939) - Academy Award nominee

May 9, 2011
07. First Blood (1982) - AFI Thrill nominee, AFI Hero/Villain nominee

May 10, 2011
08. Frances (1982) - Academy Award nominee, Golden Golbe nominee

May 11, 2011
09. Buster (1988) - Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe nominee

May 14, 2011
10. Waikiki Wedding (1937) - Academy Award winner

May 15, 2011
11. The Pirates of Penzance (1983) - Golden Globe nominee

May 16, 2011
12. Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) - AFI Musicals nominee

May 17, 2011
13. Way Down South (1939) - Academy Award nominee

May 18, 2011
14. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) - Academy Award nominee, AFI Cheers nominee

May 22, 2011
15. Rasputin and the Empress (1932) - Academy Award nominee

May 23, 2011
16. Naughty Marietta (1932) - Academy Award winner, AFI Passions nominee, AFI Musicals nominee, AFI Songs nominee

May 24, 2011
17. Blonde Crazy (1931) - AFI Quotes nominee

May 28, 2011
18. The Secret of My Success (1987) - Golden Globe nominee

HyperWeather

Reserved

Ash Ketchum

Japanese TV Challenge: live-action/anime
Goal: to watch several Japanese TV series, both anime and live-action, in their entirety or, for incomplete series in my collection, as least as many episodes as I have. And the occasional movie spin-off.
Except when the only copy I have is dubbed in English (and I'll note those), all will be in Japanese with English subtitles (or, in some cases, without subs.).
Each volume I watch counts as one, no matter how many or how few episodes are on that volume. (It all averages out, since some discs have six or seven eps. and some have two.)

May 3, 2011
1. Mahoromatic Automatic Maiden (2001/Japan, animated sci-fi-comedy) DVD
Vol. 1: Combat Maiden
Ep. 1: “In an Hydrangea Garden”
Ep. 2: “Lady Teacher Saori, Age: 25”
Ep. 3: “So Shallow the Grave”
Ep. 4: “I Will Shoot Him Through the Heart”


May 4, 2011
2. Mahoromatic Automatic Maiden (2001/Japan, animated sci-fi-comedy) DVD
Vol. 2: Haunting Past
Ep. 5: “638 of 8 Is Doing Fine”
Ep. 6: “Moon, Flowers, Feeling of Autumn”
Ep. 7: “The Maid, Chased by the Past”
Ep. 8: “The Owner of the Perfect Heart”


3. Mahoromatic Automatic Maiden (2001/Japan, animated sci-fi-comedy) DVD

Vol. 3: A Warrior’s Fate
Ep. 9: “Limelight”
Ep. 10: “The Fate of a Warrior”
Ep. 11: “My Important Person”
Ep. 12: “At the Scenery I Dreamed One Day”


One series complete: Mahoromatic Automatic Maiden

May 5, 2011
4. Slayers (1995/Japan, animated sword & sorcery comedy) DVD
Vol. 1
Ep. 1: "Angry! Lina's Furious Dragon Slave!"
Ep. 2: "Bad! Mummy Men Aren't My Type!"



5. Slayers (1995/Japan, animated sword & sorcery comedy)
VHS Vol. 2
Ep. 5: "Escape! Noonsa, the Flaming Fish Man!"
Ep. 6: "Focus! Rezo's the Real Enemy!"
Ep. 7: "Give Up! But, Just Before We Do, the Sure Kill Sword Appears!"


May 6, 2011
6. Slayers (1995/Japan, animated sword & sorcery comedy)
VHS Vol. 4
Ep. 11: "Knockout! The Seyruun Family Feud!"
Ep. 12: "Lovely! Amelia's Magic Training!"
Ep. 13: "Money! Crush Those Bounty Hunters!"


May 7, 2011
7. Tenchi in Tokyo (1997/Japan, animated sci-fi teen comedy) VHS

Vol. 2: A New Friend
Ep. 5: “Money! Money! Money!”
Ep. 6: “Play Date”
Ep. 7: “The Day We Met”


8. Tenchi in Tokyo (1997/Japan, animated sci-fi teen comedy) VHS
Vol. 3: A New Legend
Ep. 8: “Tenchi Anniversary”
Ep. 9: “The Guardians of Old”
Ep. 10: “Ryoko’s Big Date”


9. Tenchi in Tokyo (1997/Japan, animated sci-fi teen comedy) English-dubbed VHS
Vol. 4: A New Enemy
Ep. 11: “Moon Mission”
Ep. 12: “Stupid Cupid”
Ep. 13: “The Eye of the Destroyer”


May 8, 2011
10. Tenchi in Tokyo (1997/Japan, animated sci-fi teen comedy) English-dubbed VHS Vol. 1
Ep. 1: “Separation Anxiety”
Ep. 2: “Four’s a Crowd”
Ep. 3: “Long Distance Lunacy”
Ep. 4: “The Eternal Pledge”


11. Carranger (1996/Japan, live-action sentai series) In Japanese/no subs. VHS Vol. 1

Eps. 1-4


12. Romeo x Juliet (2007/Japan, animated historical fantasy-drama-romance) DVD
Vol. 1 / Disc 1: eps. 1-6
Act 1: “If They Did Not Meet”
Act 2: “The Promise – A Scent Remembered”
Act 3: “Love – Cruel Mischief”
Act 4: “Bashfulness – Beaten by the Rain”
Act 5: “Whirlwind – Burning Resolve”
Act 6: “Hope – Tomorrow Entrusted”


May 9, 2011
13. Carranger (1996/Japan, live-action sentai series) VHS Fan-sub: eps. 5, 12.


May 10, 2011
14. Tenchi in Tokyo (1997/Japan, animated sci-fi teen comedy) English-dubbed VHS
Ep. 14: “Tokyo or Bust!”
Ep. 15: “Love Match”
Ep. 16: “Carnival!”
Ep. 17: “Drifting Away”


May 11, 2011
15. Tenchi in Tokyo (1997/Japan, animated sci-fi teen comedy) English-dubbed VHS
Ep. 19: “The Lonely Princess”
Ep. 20: “Old Friends”
Ep. 21: “Real Friends?”
Ep. 22: “Sakuya’s Secret”


May 12, 2011
16. Tenchi in Tokyo (1997/Japan, animated sci-fi teen comedy) DVD
Ep. 18: “Game Over”


May 13, 2011
17. Tenchi in Tokyo (1997/Japan, animated sci-fi teen comedy) DVD
Vol. 8: A New Ending
Ep. 23: “Here, There and Everywhere”
Ep. 24: “Yugi’s Shadow”
Ep. 25: “The End of Time”
Ep. 26: “Payback”

Second series complete: Tenchi in Tokyo


18. Romeo x Juliet (2007/Japan, animated historical fantasy-drama-romance) DVD Vol. 1: Disc 2: eps. 7-12
Act 7: “Warmth – Just for Now”
Act 8: “Nativity – What Justice Is”
Act 9: “Rise to Action – Hesitation Quelled”
Act 10: “Tears – To Have Met You”
Act 11: “The Vows – The Blessing of the Morning Sun”
Act 12: “Solace – To Stay this Way”

Semi-complete (seen every episode I have): Romeo x Juliet

May 14, 2011
19. Heavy Metal L-Gaim (1984/Japan, animated sci-fi mecha thriller) Fan-subbed VHS, eps. 1-4.
#1: “Dreamers”
#2: “Prearmo Scandal”
#3: “Coming Man”
#4: “The Connection”


May 15, 2011
20. Gekiranger (2007/Japan, live-action sentai series) In Japanese, no subs. DVD Vol. 1, eps. 1-3



21. Mermaid Forest (2003/Japan, animated fantasy adventure) DVD
Vol. 1, eps. 1-3

#1: “Mermaid Does Not Smile”
#2: “Village of the Fighting Fish, Pt. 1”
#3: “Village of the Fighting Fish, Pt. 2”


May 16, 2011
22. Zatoichi The Blind Swordsman (1974/Japan) Live-action chambara (swordplay) series. DVD Vol. 1/Disc 1: eps. 1-3

Ep. 1: “A Challenge of Chance”
Ep. 2: “The Flower That Bloomed with the Lullaby”
Ep. 3: “A Memorial Day and the Bell of Life”


May 18, 2011
23. Mighty Jack (1967/Japan, 95 min. compilation, live-action sci-fi) English-dubbed VHS.


May 19, 2011
24. Slayers The Motion Picture (1995/Japan, 67 min., animated fantasy) English-dubbed VHS.


May 21, 2011
25. Saint Seiya (1986/Japan, animated fantasy series)
DVD Vol. 1: eps. 1-5.
Ep. 1: “A New Era of Heroic Legends”
Ep. 2: “Burn, Pegasus Meteor, Seiya!”
Ep. 3: “Cygnus! Warrior of Ice Cold”
Ep. 4: “Dragon! Invincible Fist and Shield”
Ep. 5: “Revival and Friendship”


26. Zatoichi The Blind Swordsman (1974/Japan) Live-action chambara (swordplay) series. DVD Vol. 1/Disc 2: eps. 4-5
Ep. 4: “The Kannon Statue That Was Tied”
Ep. 5: “The Heartless Man, Touched by Compassion”


May 22, 2011
27. Nodame Cantabile (2007/Japan, animated comedy-drama) DVD Vol. 1: eps. 1-4

Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4


28. Blue Gale Xabungle (1982/Japan, animated sci-fi) VHS Vol. 4: eps. 13-16. In Japanese, no subtitles.


29. Dirty Pair (1985/Japan, animated sci-fi) DVD Vol. 1: eps. 1-5

#1: “How to Kill a Computer”
#2: “Do Lovely Angels Prefer Chest Hair?”
#3: “Go Ahead, Fall for Me, Love is a Russian Roulette”
#4: “Pursuit Smells of Death & Cheesecake”
#5: “Criados’ Heartbeat”


May 24, 2011
30. Knights of the Zodiac (aka Saint Seiya, 1986/Japan, animated fantasy series) English-dubbed VHS Vol. 2, eps. 6-9
#6: “Return of the Phoenix”
#7: “Theft of the Gold Cloth”
#8: “Battle for the Gold Cloth”
#9: “The Black Knights Appear”


May 25, 2011
31. Inuyasha (2000/Japan, animated historical fantasy) DVD
Vol. 2: A Girl's Best Friend

#4: “Yura of the Demon-Hair”
#5: “Aristocratic Assassin, Sesshomaru”
#6: “Tetsusaiga, the Phantom Sword”


32. Knights of the Zodiac (aka Saint Seiya, 1986/Japan, animated fantasy series) English-dubbed VHS Vol. 3, eps. 10-12
#10: “Dragon in the Graveyard of Knights”
#11: “Seiya Battles Black Pegasus”
#12: “The Nebula Chain of Friendship”


May 26, 2011
33. Knights of the Zodiac (aka Saint Seiya, 1986/Japan, animated fantasy series) English-dubbed VHS eps. 13-15, 20
#13: “Duel of the Dragons”
#14: “Defeat of the Phantom Demon”
#15: “Phoenix’s Secret Revealed”
#20: “Shina’s Revenge”


May 27, 2011
34. Saint Seiya (1986/Japan, animated fantasy series) DVD Vol. 5, eps. 21-25.
#21: “A Fight in the Ice Field”
#22: “The Flame Returns to Life! Immortal Ikki”
#23: “Silver Saint! The Proud Assassin”
#24: “Fly, Pegasus, Fly!”
#25: “Fight On! United with Athena!”



Semi-complete (seen every episode I have): Saint Seiya

May 28, 2011
35. Dirty Pair (1985/Japan, animated sci-fi) DVD Vol. 2: eps. 6-9
#6: “Lots of Danger, Lots of Decoys”
#7: “Love is Everything, Risk Your Life to Elope!!”
#8: “Gotta Do It! Love is What Makes a Woman Explode”
#9: “Hire Us! Beautiful Bodyguards Are a Better Deal”


May 29, 2011
36. Noir (2001/Japan, animated crime thriller)
DVD Vol. 1: Shades of Darkness
#1: “Maidens with Black Hands”
#2: “Daily Bread”
#3: “The Assassination Play”
#4: “The Sound of Waves”
#5: “Les Soldats”



May 30, 2011
37. Dirty Pair (1985/Japan, animated sci-fi)
DVD Vol. 1: Disc 3: eps. 10-13
#10: “What? We’re Heinous Kidnappers”
#11: “Hah, Hah, Hah, Dresses and Men Should Always Be Brand New”
#12: “The Little Dictator! Let Sleeping Top Secrets Lie”
#13: “What’s This?! My Supple Skin is a Mess”


Semi-complete (seen every episode I have): Dirty Pair

BuddhaWake

I'm going to do an Iberian and Latin American (including Caribbean) challenge.
My rules will be:

1. A film that is from any of these countries and in its native language
2. films that are from out of the country but that take place entirely in one of these countries i.e. Turistas, Man On Fire, Girl from Rio, Westerns based on the Mexican Revolution or before the Mexican-American War (so old Mexican territory)
3. Film from one of these countries but not on the countries native languages due to dubbing or intentionally done in another language but with at least 70% crew from native contry. i.e. Kovak Box
4. TV shows are allowed if completely from one of these countries and in native language i.e. Epitafios
5. Concerts are allowed if longer that 60 minutes and by musician from one of these countries or foreign musicians in concert in one of these countries.
6. Territories are considered autonomous so a movie from France or the UK would not count unless one of the rules above applies
7. documentaries about a one of these countries or person/s from these countries allowed with no location restrictions.
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May 1st
1. Tony Manero (Chile)
2. Me Best Enemy (Chile)
3. Se Permuta (Cuba)
4. Cafundo (Brasil)

May 2nd
5. Cama Adentro (Argentina)
6. Maluala (Cuba)

May 6th
7. Los Lobos de Washington (Spain)
8. Santo Lizbel (Mexico)
9. Bar "El Chino" (Argentina)

May 7th
10. El Chacal de Nahueltoro (Chile)
11. Mujeres Infieles (Chile)
12. Clandestinos (Cuba)

May 8th
13. Zuzu Angel (Brasil)
14. Taxi: Un Encuentro (Argentina)
15. Macunaima (Brasil)
16. Exxeso (Guatemala)

May 9th
17. Ed Motta: Ao Vivo (Brasil)

May 10th
18. Animalada (Argentina)
19. Talento de Barrio (Puerto Rico)
20. Cao sem Dono (Brasil)
21. La Gran Sangre (Peru)
22. El Polaquito (Argentina)

May 11th
23. God Is Brazilian (Brasil)
24. La Zona (Mexico)
25. El Esqueleto de La Senora Morales (Mexico)

May 12
26. Moi, Fidel Castro: 1. Un joven rebelde (France)
27. Moi, Fidel Castro: 2. Asalto al Moncada (France)
28. Moi, Fidel Castro: 3. El Che (France

May 14th
29. Yo Soy La Juani (Spain)

May 15th
30. Cinema, Aspirina e Urubus (Brasil)
31. Mirageman (Chile)
32. Orfeu (Brasil)
33. Amor, Dolor y Viceversa (Mexico)

May 16th
34. Drama/Mex (Mexico)

May 17th
35. Guantes Magicos (Argentina)
36. Rapado (Argentina)

May 18th
37. Via Lactea (Brasil)
38. Lifting de Corazon (Argentina)

May 20th
39. Seis Dias En La Oscuridad (Mexico)

May 21st
40. Edad De Las Luces (Spain)
41. O, Pai, O (Brasil)
42. Incautos (Spain)

May 22nd
43. Hello Hemingway (Cuba)
44. Derecho de Familia (Argentina)

May 23rd
45. Jamon Jamon (Spain)

May 25th
46. Silvia Prieto (Argentina)
47. Hamaca Paraguaya (Argentina)

May 28th
48. Canoa (Mexico)

May 30th
49. PVC-1
50. Rosarigasinos (Argentina)
51. Moi, Fidel Castro: 4. Mea Culpa (France)

Doc Moonlight

Doc Moonlight's VINCENTENNIAL Challenge

Celebrating the life and works of Vincent Leonard Price, Jr. May 27, 1911 - October 25, 1993

Challenge will incorporate films, television, recordings and a visit to the Vincentennial Exhibit at the Sheldon Art Gallery in St Louis.

May 1
Bios:
1. VINCENT PRICE THE VERSATILE VILLAIN (2003) DVD
THE SINISTER IMAGE: VINCENT PRICE (1993) DVD

May 2
2. THE MONSTER CLUB (1980)* DVD

May 3
3. THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (1964) DVD

May 5
4. HOUSE OF LONG SHADOWS (1983) DVR

May 6
5. HOUSE OF WAX (1953) DVD

May 7
6. MASTER OF THE WORLD (1961) NetFlix Streaming

May 8
7. DRAGONWYCK (1946) DVD

May 9
8. THE TINGLER (1959) DVD

May 10
9. CRY OF THE BANSHEE (1970) DVD

May 11
10. HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (Mike Nelson Commentary) (1959) DVD
11. MADHOUSE (1974) DVD

May 12
12. Visit to the Vincentennial Exhibit in St Louis

May 16
13. LAURA (1944) DVD

May 18
14. HIS KIND OF WOMAN (1951)* DVD

May 19
15. THE FLY (1958) DVD

May 20
16. WITCHFINDER GENERAL (1968) DVD

May 21
17. THE BIG CIRCUS (1960) DVD

May 22
18. VPTV 1:
"Freddy the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner" HBO Special (1980)* Netflix Streaming
"The Perfect Crime" ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS (1957) (Directed by Hitchcock, himself) HULU Streaming
"The Moor's Revenge" HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL (1959) Netflix Streaming

May 24
19. KEYS OF THE KINGDOM (1945) DVD

May 25
20. SHOCK (1946) Netflix Streaming
21. HOUSE OF USHER (1961) DVD

May 26
22. THEATER OF BLOOD (1973)

May 27 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VINCENT PRICE!
23. VP Radio
THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM (1949) Online Streaming
ESCAPE "Bloodbath" (1950) Sirius Radio
THE SAINT " Ladies Never Lie Much" (1951) Sirius Radio
HOLLYWOOD FIGHTS BACK (1947) Online Streaming
VINCENT PRICE ON PREJUDICE AND RACISM (1947) You Tube
24. THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1962) DVD

May 28
25. THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE (1986) DVD
26. THE OBLONG BOX (1969) DVD Happy Belated Birthday (May 27) Christopher Lee (one of Price's co-stars in this film)

May 29
27. VP Audio
"America the Beautiful: The Heart of American Poetry"
"Darling of the Day" (Original Cast Recording)
"Thriller"
"Imagine the Thriller"
"Monster Mash"
"The Color of Your Eyes"

May 31
28. CHAMPAGNE FOR CAESAR (1950)

pagefrance

The First Annual Comic Book Movie/TV Series Challenge
Watch any movie or tv show based on a comic book.

The Rules:
a) Movies count for one entry.
b) Hour long (broadcast time) TV epsiodes shows are 2 for one entry.
c) Half hour TV epsiodes shows are 4 for one entry.
d) Three wild cards for stuff NOT based on a comic book but clearly influenced by them.

Unless otherwise noted, all are DVDs from my personal collection.

May 1
1. Wonder Woman TV pilot The New Original Wonder Woman (with commentary by Lynda Carter)
2. The Phantom, 1996 movie

May 1
3. Wonder Woman S1, Wonder Woman meet Baroness Von Gunther / Fausta, the Nazi Wonder Woman

May 2
4. Wonder Woman S1, Beauty on Parade / Superfriends the Lost Episodes, Mxyzptlk's Revenge / Roller Coaster / Once Upon a Poltergeist / The Krypton Syndrome / Invasion Of The Space Dolls / Terror On The Titanic

May 3
5. Wonder Woman S1, The Feminum Mystique parts 1 and 2

May 4
6. Dick Tracy vs Cueball

May 5
7. Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

May 6
8. Batman Begins

May 7
9. The Dark Knight
10. Thor (seen in movie theater)

May 8
11. Planet Hulk
12. Iron Man 2

May 9
13. Daredevil

May 10
14. Les Aventures Extraordinaires d'Adele Blanc-Sec (Blu Ray rental)
15. Kick-Ass (Blu Ray rental)

May 11
16. Kick-Ass, special features (Blu Ray rental)
17. Constantine, special features (loaned DVD)

May 12
18. Wonder Woman S1, Wonder Woman vs Gargantua / The Pluto File

May 13
19. The Incredible Hulk, Pilot
20. The Incredible Hulk S2, Wedding

May 14
21. Superman The Movie
22. The Incredible Hulk, Pilot with commentary by Kenneth Johnson

May 15
23. Superman II with commentary by the producers
24. Priest (seen in movie theater)
25. The Incredible Hulk S2, Wedding with commentary by Kenneth Johnson

May 16
26. Smallville S10, Finale

May 17
27. Red (Blu Ray rental)

May 18
28. Smallville S10, Booster (TV broadcast) / The Incredible Hulk S2, Kindred Spirits
29. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Blu Ray rental)

May 19 - Nothing

May 20
30. Superman III with commentary from the producers
31. The Incredible Hulk S4, The First parts 1 and 2

May 21
32. Superman IV with commentary by writer Mark Rosenthal

May 22
33. The Cape S1, Dice (TV broadcast) Wildcard 1 - This show is NOT based on a comic but it's clearly influenced by them/ The Black Panther, Vol. 1, Battle for the Crown
34. The Incredible Hulk (2008 movie), with commentary by director Louis Leterrier and Tim Roth
35. The Incredible Hulk (2008 movie) special features

May 23
36. Return to the Batcave
37. Wonder Woman S1, Last of the Two Dollar Bills / The Black Panther, Vol. 2, Invasion of Wakanda

May 24
38. Watchmen (Blu Ray rental)

May 25
39. Whiteout (Blu Ray rental)
40. Smalville S10, Dominion (TV broadcast) / Wonder Woman S1, Formula 407

May 26
41. Scott Pilgrim vs the World (DVD rental)

May 27
42. Wanted (Blu Ray rental)
43. The Death of the Incredible Hulk

May 28
44. Sin City (Blu Ray rental)
45. Wanted, special features (Blu Ray rental) / Wonder Woman S1 The Bushwackers

May 29
46. Sin City, special features (Blu Ray rental) Almost as long as the movie itself so I count it as an entry.
47. Superman / Batman: Public Enemies

May 30
48. Surrogates (Blu Ray rental)

May 31
49. Wonder Woman S1, Judgment From Space parts 1 & 2
50. Batman, the Movie (1966)

That's it! An even 50 entries.

AdamGott

I am finally going to jump in on a challenge and try to whittle away at my unwatched pile. I must have over a thousand! (Thanks Big Lots...) I will shoot for fifty...

(I am counting Netflix physical media but am also adding it to my acquired total as I will probably sell off or trade most of what I watch anyway

Acquisistions: BBS Story 6 Blu-Ray set, 27 discs from Johnny Legend, Big Lots, 22 dvd's from Big Lots' latest batch , 5 blu-rays via BB trade-in... you DVD Talkers are evil evil people, I would never have bought any of these if I didn't hear about the deals here first!)

Total watched: 54 (+4 duplicates)
BB trade-ins: 5
total acquired: 68


Net: -5


41. 5/23/11 - Dirty Harry
42. 5/25/11 - Lupin 3: The Secret of Twilight Gemini
43. 5/25/11 - Due Date - Netflix
44. 5/26/11 - Dracula Has Risen From the Grave
45. 5/26/11 - Five Easy Pieces - Jack Nicholson

46. 5/26/11 - Bob's Big Break in 3D - the 3D was decent for analglyph
47. 5/26/11 - Bewitched - With Will Ferrell and Nicole Kidman.. ugh...
48. 5/27/11 - Flight of the Conchords S1D1 - really funny, highly recommended!
49. 5/28/11 - The Great Santini
50. 5/29/11 - I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry - ugh!

51. 5/30/11 - There Was a Crooked Man - Henry Fonda and Kirk Douglas
52. 5/30/11 - Suspiria - giallo
53. 5/31/11 - Star Trek VI
54. 5/31/11 - Sweeney Todd - the original with Tod Slaughter

Greg MacGuffin

2011 Foreign Language Film Challenge

May 1
1. Shoah (France)

May 2
2. Revenge of the Musketeers (France)

May 4
3. Ip Man (Hong Kong)

May 7
4. Love on the Run (France)

May 8
5. Ichi (Japan)
6. The White Sheik (Italy)

May 11
7. Day For Night (France)

May 13
8. The Silent House (La Casa Muda) (2010) (Uruguay)

May 14
9. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (South Korea)

May 15
10. Merci Pour Le Chocolat (France)

May 17
11. Diabolique (1954) (France)

May 21
12. Oldboy (South Korea)

May 29
13. La Ceremonie (France)

May 30
14. Breathless (1960) (France)

CardiffGiant

Mini-Challenges of Unwatched Material:

Goals:

- Get above 50% empty on the DVR (this will be the most difficult)
- Watch all of last year's Film Movement titles (12 titles)
- Tear through the unwatched BD and DVD pile (which remains relatively small)
- Clear out a bunch of Netflix Instant Viewing Criterion titles (since they are leaving soon for Hulu)

List (w/Qualification):

1. Get Him to the Greek (DVR)
2. Howards End (DVR)...although it's also a streaming Criterion title
3. Drag Me to Hell (DVR)
4. Leaves of Grass (DVR)
5. The Times of Harvey Milk (DVR)
6. Storm (Film Movement)
7. Green Zone (DVR)
8. Bottle Shock (DVR)
9. and 10. Californication: 6 Episodes (DVR)
11. Night on Earth (DVR)
12. Hunger (Netflix Instant Viewing)

Fist of Doom

Goal: Watch a bunch of films/TV shows that revolve around radio and TV.

FILMS
1. Network (1976)
2. Broadcast News (1987)
3. A Face in the Crowd (1957)

TV SHOWS
1. Remember WENN, episodes 1-3, 5-6, 10

Chad

SnapDawg

Hot Tub Time Machine (a.k.a. 80's Rewind) Challenge


Rules: Movies (and maybe television) from the 80's with 1 wild card.
Goal: 25 Movies. Most will be non-horror movies since they are covered in October.

May 2
1) Back to the Future (1985, Blu-Ray) - An absolute classic that belongs in every 80's movie afficianado's library. The Blu-ray disc looks great. Nice bright picture and great sound with tons of extras. If only Universal would get the packaging right. Movie 5/5 Disc 5/5

May 3
2) Revenge of the Nerds (1984, Encore HD) - "Their Time has Come"....NERDS! I had not seen this one in a long time. Typical 80's teen comedy with some pretty funny moments. Features Anthony Edwards 2 years before he was "Goose". Soundtrack featuring Michael Jackson, Talking Heads, and Queen. Movie 4/5

May 5
3) Back to the Future Part 2 (1989, Blu-Ray) - Great sequal to a classic movie. This was actually always my favorite of the trilogy. Movie 5/5 Disc 5/5

May 7
4) Jaws 3 (1983, DVD) - I have a soft spot for amusement parks gone bad movies. Originally released in 3D the effects are dated, but fun for those of us who saw it in the theater. A guilty pleasure I guess. Movie 3.5/5 DVD 3.3/5

May 9
5) Weird Science (1985, DVD) - One of my absolute favorite comedies! I ahve the "High School Reunion" version of the DVD. Descent sound and picture but bare bones. Movie 5/5 Disc 3.5/5

May 11
6) Risky Business (1983, Blu-Ray) - Tom Cruise's Big breakout. His "underwear" dance to Bob Segar became part of pop culture. Blu-ray picture looks good considering the age of the movie. Probably the best it's going to look. Movie 4/5 Blu-Ray 4/5

May 12
7) Footloose (1984, HBO HD) - Fun flick with a great 80's soundtrack. Are they really going to remake this? Not a good idea! Movie 4/5

May 13
8) Friday the 13th (1980, DVD) - Seemed appropriate for the day! Movie 4/5 Disc 4/5

May 15
9) Three Amigos! (1986, HDNET) - As much as I like Chevy Chase & Steve Martin, I forgot just how painfully unfunny this movie is. Chevy looks bored and must of realized this was missing the mark. Movie 2/5

May 19
10) Bachelor Party (1984, DVD) - Pretty funny movie with Tom Hanks fresh off the success of Splash. You would never know he would go on to be a more dramatic actor. He was actually good with the comedy thing in the 80's. Also starring video vixen Tawny Kataen before she was Mrs. Whitesnake. Paired in a great 2-Disc set with Revenge of the Nerds. A great example of 80's comedy. Movie 4/5 Disc 4/5

May 27
11) Police Academy (1984, Encore HD)

12) Less Than Zero (1987, Encore HD)

May 28
13) The Great Outdoors (1988, Encore HD) - Entertaining comedy starring Dan Aykroyd and the late great John Candy. Written by John Hughes. Movie 3/5

May 29
14) Spies Like Us (1985, Blu-Ray) - The great Dan Aykroyd & Chevy Chase team up for this John Landis comedy about two spy decoys who help prevent a nuclear war. Nice upgrade over the standard DVD. Blu-Ray actually has this movie & another Chevy Chase classic: Funny Farm. Movie 4/5 Blu-Ray 4/5

May 30
Two of my favorites today....

15) Ghostbusters (1984, Blu-Ray) - I never get tired of watching this classic! The Blu-Ray picture is a bit uneven. At times it looks great and at other times there is a lot of "noise". Maybe just a small upgrade over the standard DVD. Movie 5/5 Blu-Ray 3/5

16) Cobra (1986, Encore HD) - Sly is the man when it comes to 80's action flicks. This one has always been one of my absolute favorites. I have it on DVD, but was curious to see the HD version as this is due out on Blu-ray later this year. This version looked really good. Movie 4.5/5




Television

A) Miami Vice "The Home Invaders" (original air date 3/15/85, DVD) - Is there anything more 80's than Miami Vice? From the synth music, to the fashion, the neon lit back drop of Miami, or guests like Jon Bon Jovi, Glen Frey, Phil Collins, and Bruce Willis just to name a few. I chose this episode at random from my season 1 DVD set. This one actually didn't have Tubbs, but featured Sonny & Castillo working a home invasion robbery case. An entertaining, but pretty run of the mill entry in the series. The picture on these DVd sets generally looks pretty good with bright colors. The opening title sequence shows it age. Only complaint is I have run across a disc or two that freezes up as these are the infamous flippers from Universal. Episode 3/5 Disc 3.5/5

B) Don't You Forget About Me (2009, Encore HD) - Documentary about John Hughes. Unfortunately he didn't participate & sadly died not long after it was finished. 3/5

C) Ozzy Osbourne: 30 Years After the Blizzard (2011, VH1 Classic) - Short documentary on Ozzie's landmark 1981 albums "Blizzard of Oz" & "Diary of a Madman". 3.5/5


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omike

Special Features / Japanese Movie Challenge

OK, I'm in but this will have to have some fairly modest goals. It will be a two part challenge. First I want to check out special features and commentaries from DVDs previously watched. I'll try for 15 of these. The second part will be Japanese live action movies, theatrical or direct to video. I hope to watch at least 20 of these.

Special Features Challenge
To watch special features, including commentaries, from previously viewed DVDs.
1. Not all special features need to be watched. Dull commentaries will not be tolerated.
2. Each title will count as one item.
3. I will try to keep track of the times for each title just for the heck of it.

Special Features Total Items = 6
Special Features Total Time (commentary/other stuff) = 4 hr. 20 min./9 hr. 0 min.

Special Features List

Japanese Live Action Movie Challenge
1. Theatrical or direct to video will count.
2. Commentaries and special features will count in the Special Features Challenge (OK, this is getting just a little bit strange....)

Japanese Film Total = 13

Japanese Film List

InnocentBlood

Indian Cinema Challenge

May 01

1. Vaadaa (2010, Tamil)

Director Sundar C was well known for making some memorable comedies and some silly masala movies in Tamil cinema from the mid 90s in a career that has spanned about 15 years. and then back in 2006, he decided to get in front of the camera instead and began to make a slew of really stupid masala movies. Vaaada is one of them which features a plot ripped off from the Hollywood movie Shooter to really ridiculous effect.

2. Ninaithale Inikkum (1979, Tamil)

Director K. Balachander, widely considered as one of Tamil Cinema's greatest living legends, took a break from his serious social dramas to make this absolutely delightful musical that was filmed in Singapore. It features the last pairing of his 2 most famous proteges Kamal Haasan & Rajinikanth and the movie has 12(!) songs which received heavy airplay back in the day. Kamal plays a band leader who meets a mysterious lady admirer who plunges him into a whirlwind courtship filled with lies, half truths and ultimately ends in bittersweet tragedy.

May 02

3. Bayam Ariyan (2010, Tamil)

The movie is supposed to be a gritty depiction of a dirty cop who manipulates 2 rival gangs towards his own financial gain. the cop is shown to have a sensitive side especially in the scenes with his wife and one of the gang leaders is shown to be absolute scum with the way he treats his own mother but he's decent towards his gf who inexplicably decides to fall for a punk like him. this kinda story isn't supposed to have a happy ending and it doesn't after all.

May 03

4. Thaskara Veeran (2005, Malayalam)

Mamooty stars as a thief who comes back to his village to avenge the murder of his grandfather.

May 04

5. Vaseegara (2003, Tamil)

Before Vijay started blatantly aping Rajinikanth and doing full blown action movies filled with ridiculous dialogue, stupid plot points & OTT stunt sequences, he was making romantic comedies such as this one. The luvly Sneha plays a girl who is engaged to another man when she meets Vijay who is her house guest. Of course, she falls for him gradually but he doesn’t reciprocate due to the respect that he has for the friendship between his dad and Sneha’s dad. The happy ending is a cliché but it’s a feel-good movie after all.

May 05

6. Orange (2010, Telugu)

Rom-Com shot entirely in Australia for some reason about a boy, who always tells the truth. he declares himself the world's greatest lover because while he enjoys being in love, he doesn't believe in everlasting love. so he breaks up with his gfs at the slightest signs of the relationship souring. he goes through 9 girls this way and when he meets the 10th girl, he realizes that there may be more to love after all and that includes sacrifice & compromise.

PopcornBandit

SITCOM CHALLENGE

MAY 1ST
Community S2, episode 18 - "Custody Law and Eastern European Diplomacy"
Community S2, episode 19 - "Critical Film Studies"
Community S2, episode 20 - "Competitive Wine Tasting"
Community S2, episode 21 - "Paradigms of Human Memory"
Community S2, episode 22 - "Applied Anthropology and Culinary Arts"
How I Met Your Mother S6, episode 20 - "The Exploding Meatball Sub"
How I Met Your Mother S6, episode 21 - "Hopeless"
Lucky Louie episode 1 - "Pilot"
Lucky Louie episode 2 - "Kim's O"
Mr. Sunshine S1, episode 1 - "Pilot"
Mr. Sunshine S1, episode 2 - "Employee of the Year"

MAY 2ND
It's Garry Shandling's Show S1, episode 1 - "The Day Garry Moved In"
It's Garry Shandling's Show S1, episode 2 - "Grant Gets Broken"
How I Met Your Mother S6, episode 22 - "The Perfect Cocktail"
Mad Love S1, episode 11 - "The Secret Life of Larry"
Mike & Molly S1, episode 22 - "Cigar Talk"

MAY 3RD
Nothing.

MAY 4TH
Modern Family S2, episode 21 - "Mother's Day"

MAY 5TH
Breaking In S1, episode 5 - "Take the Movie and Run"
Community S2, episode 23 - "A Fistful of Paintballs"
The Office S7, episode 23 - "The Inner Circle"

MAY 6TH
Nothing

MAY 7TH
It's Garry Shandling's Show S1, episode 3 - "Garry Throws a Surprise Party"
It's Garry Shandling's Show S1, episode 4 - "Foul Ball"

MAY 8TH
Modern Family S1, episode 12 - "Not in My House"
Modern Family S1, episode 13 - "Fifteen Percent"
Modern Family S1, episode 14 - "Moon Landing"
Modern Family S1, episode 15 - "My Funky Valentine"
Modern Family S1, episode 16 - "Fears"
Modern Family S1, episode 17 - "Truth Be Told"
Modern Family S1, episode 18 - "Starry Night"
Modern Family S1, episode 19 - "Game Changer"
Modern Family S1, episode 20 - "Benched"
Modern Family S1, episode 21 - "Travels with Scout"

MAY 9TH
Nothing.

MAY 10TH
How I Met Your Mother S6, episode 23 - "Landmarks"
Mad Love S1, episode 12 - "Friends"
Mike & Molly S1, episode 23 - "Victoria's Birthday"

LickTheABCs

I'll figure something out.

JHCA13

My John Wayne Collection Challenge!

Goal: 50 films starring the Duke!

All films are from my own collection.

Blu Ray viewings are in BLUE and VHS in RED

5/2
1. True Grit (1969-Hathaway) **** Decided to start with one I've seen several times rather than a 1st time viewing...been waiting to watch it on Blu Ray since I got it.

5/3
2. Ride Him, Cowboy (1932-Allen) 1st **1/2 Now on to the first time viewings...first up are the 6 B-Westerns Wayne made at Warner Brothers early in his career. This one is good for what it is. Even if Wayne plays second fiddle to a horse!

3. The Big Stampede (1932-Wright) 1st **

5/4
4. Haunted Gold (1932-Wright) 1st **1/2

5/6
5. The Telegraph Trail (1933-Wright) 1st ***

6. Somewhere in Sonora (1933-Wright) 1st **1/2

7. The Man from Monterey (1933-Wright) 1st **1/2

5/9
8. The Big Trail (1930-Walsh) 1st ****

9. Stagecoach (1939-Ford) *****

5/10
10. Texas Cyclone (1932-Lederman) 1st **

11. Two Fisted Law (1932-Lederman) 1st **1/2

5/11
12. His Private Secretary (1933-Whitman) 1st ***

13. Riders of Destiny (1933-Bradbury) 1st **

5/12
14. Sagebrush Trail (1933-Schaefer) 1st ***

15. The Lucky Texan (1934-Bradbury) 1st **1/2

5/13
16. West of the Divide (1934-Bradbury) 1st **1/2

17. Blue Steel (1934-Bradbury) 1st **1/2

18. The Man From Utah (1934-Bradbury) 1st **

5/15
19. Randy Rides Alone (1934-Fraser) 1st ***

5/18 - Need a break from the Lone Star westerns!
20. The Searchers (1956-Ford) *****

21. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962-Ford) *****

5/19
22. Rio Bravo (1959-Hawks) *****

23, El Dorado (1966-Hawks) ****