I had no idea. Then, yesterday our kids managed to break our ninth DVD player, the one we purchased for a whopping €20 at Tesco during a Christmas clearout mid-January. Since then it must have played a thousand renditions of Disney's Cars and Sleeping Beauty, hundreds of Red Green episodes, a few viewings of Galaxy Quest and As Good As It Gets, and endless runs of Star Trek's Original Series intermissioned by the occasional Red Dwarf episode, all displayed on the spare 15" computer monitor that we rigged up to the cheapo DVD player.
What more would anyone need, after all, for cinematic bliss?
Why, a brand new 32" slimline widescreen TV with Freeview and a brand-new multiregion DVD player to go with it, obviously. Irish made, and On Sale.
Happy Father's Day, darling, a bit early this year.
The kids are happy, but I fear that for me the world has ended---all my spare time and much of my working time about to be sucked irretrievably away into a vortex of sitcoms, evening news, Oprah, and History Channel televisual events. Oh God.
My hope lies in the DVD player, for now I can expose myself (easy...) to a wider range of films beyond the shortlist of favourites that currently fill our TV cabinet. Lucky me, I have Ken Armstrong to advise me with his good taste, and now Colonel Popcorn has arrived to keep me laughing as I decide which DVDs to try next.
Colonel Popcorn, get it? ... Colonel, kernel...? (OK, I admit I didn't get it for five minutes after I first read it. Obviously I need to watch more comedy.)
As usual, neither of us could figure out how to set up and configure all the new wires and machines and remotes, so we did what all 21st-century parents do: we let our three-year-old do it.
So. Like movies and television? Write movies and television?
As I mentioned a few days ago, Fox is currently accepting scripts for a comedy pilot, with a $25,000 grand prize.
Scriptapalooza hosts annual writing competitions for TV (details here) and for film (details here). They're currently judging this year's winners it seems, but that gives you plenty of time to prepare for next year's deadline, right?
Gotham Screen 2009, New York's international Film Fest, is currently calling for submissions for autumn screenings.
For more filmmakers' contests, try Filmmakers.com: their list of contests is here.
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What a present!
TV is wonderful. Now I'm trying to remember what I was on when I had our satellite disconnected at the beginning of Spring.
Fun post, Susan, as always! We each have a TV, but we cancelled all TV service nearly a year ago. I burned myself out with movies, cancelled Netflix and I'm still amazed that I don't miss any of it. But if I do, I can always rent one. Amazing what one discovers as time goes flippin' by!
Have a great weekend!
It's wonderful, Ashley, but so are Tim Horton's chocolate-coconut donuts...and I always regret over-indulging in those too.
:-(
I fear this. It wants me.... it caaallllssss......
*shiver*
Sylvia, thanks! I cancelled our tv years ago because we were all just too addicted to it. I'm hoping we manage better this time. We'll see; I'm trying to stay away.
I am so glad you have some working telly. I love working telly.
Take my hand I'll guide you... ask me anything.
You have FilmFour, yes? Oh joy. :)
Very Nice!! Speaking of TVs, My GF's sister and her hubby gave us their 52 inch about two days ago..They said it was taking up to much space and that they wasn't using it..They first wanted to sell it for $200-no takers and then said they couldn't give it away.. Go figure! Well, they should have came to us in the first place..They would have had plenty of room a long time ago.. :>)
Ken, I knew I could count on you, thanks! Still don't know about FilmFour; the TV is one room and the aerial thingie is in another...I *know* the solution seems simple, but but but but. We'll get there. Baby steps.
Yeti, DAYUM. Congratulations! And, where can *I* get in-laws like that? LOL
Susan;
I think anything in moderation is good if you like it! But Tim Hortons is not in that category. Can't stop eating..no control!
Have fun with your new TV and DVD player!
Thanks Peggy! As for Tim, I *think* I'd be fine if it weren't for the chocolate-coconut covered one, and the Boston Cream. Fiendish.
How are your poor toes??
Usually I never get things like Colonel Popcorn until it's way to late...but this time I got it the minute you wrote it. Congrats on the new TV. I have a whole other blog dedicated to the TV shows that I watch LOL. My TV is constantly on. Sorry no Oprah LOL What a great Father's Day gift...now where are my kids to get me a new TV player? hmmm oh yeah, no need mines fantastic :) Have a great weekend :)
Oh Thom, EXCELLENT. Now to convince my family that I neeeeed to go to Oahu for a few weeks intensive TV-training!! I'll bring the popcorn and beer and meet you at Honolulu airport...(checking watch)...Monday afternoon?
SAY YES??
Oh dear! Whatever am I going to get Art for Father's Day??? He keeps telling me he doesn't need anything.
If you haven't seen it, rent the French film, The Chorus. It was wonderful.
I am glad you have an in-house techie to solve these problems.
Do you get Turner Classic Movies on that thing? My daughter was 7 before she realized some movies came in color.
Indulge yourself. It's summertime; you're allowed. Summer is the You Deserve It holiday. Which is why we all love it so.
haha! I am addicted to the computer, while hubby is addicted to the TV. We stay out of each other's way. I love it!
Kay, thank you! I need all the recommendations I can get; going into a movie rental place just leaves me bewildered by all the choices.
Sandy, thank you for the smile this morning! I agree with every word.
Gigi, you give me hope! I like the idea of that--that he won't be wandering in interrupting my work anymore, just because he's at a loose end. A husband-babysitter? EXCELLENT!
Aww I'd love a decent sized TV, mine's smaller than Clare's computer screen! Then I'd go broke on DVD's. Nice pressie. Father's day is September here. Obviously different over there?
Yup, I think we're the same as the US, third Sunday in June. When I asked what he *wanted* for Father's Day, he said new tyres. But that's only because we were standing at the Air-thingie at the petrol station, AGAIN, blowing up the back tyre which hardly looks road-worthy to me, and having a, erm, discussion about car maintenance, tyres included.
So I think what he really wanted for Father's Day was for me to shut up, even if that would cost him a pair of new tyres.
That would be giving in too easy. Television. Ha ha.
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