Comments on: Crankcast Episode 101 - 091307

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 04:07:09 +0000

Just remember who turned you on to Darkplace, Heath. You owe me something. Your soul perhaps!

By: Heath

Heath — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:41:22 +0000

Darkplace is HILARIOUS. Keith and I have both watched it and highly recommend it. I’m sure he’ll be on here saying the same thing soon.

Hey, did you guys hear the Wheel of Time author Robert Jordan died? He was only 58.

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:40:58 +0000

The IT crowd is great (we do have the best comedy over here)

I would recommend ‘Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace’ too, if you haven’t watched it already. I suspect you would love it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Marenghi’s_Darkplace

Oh, and if you looking for some brit comic podcasters to help out on the 24 hour podcast, I’ll find out if we (Q!PAW) are around for it.

By: Keith, yes THAT keith

Keith, yes THAT keith — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 05:21:27 +0000

At least four characters from the old show are in the new series.

By: crank!

crank! — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:49:42 +0000

The show still holds up, I think. I mean I sat through 5 seasons of it and didn’t get sick of it anyway.

I never saw the movie finale at the time (School’s Out) … watching it this time made me sad. It’s a good movie, but it’s so damn grim.

crank!

By: Drew M

Drew M — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:32:38 +0000

hey aren’t Spike and Caitlin on the new series? Cranks mention of the old series has brought up some memories of watching Degrassi reruns and I’m downloading All of Degrassi Jr High and I think I’ll try the new stuff too… Ahh, sweet nostalgia… I hope the show’s as good as I remember…

By: Heath

Heath — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:44:28 +0000

Yep, Degrassi REALLY reflected the times it was made in. As in, that’s exactly what I was going through at the time. I’m a shade younger than you, but it makes no difference, those issues were really relevant. The catch is, I never watched it when I was a kid. Believe it or not, I wasn’t allowed. I was sheltered, and my mom didn’t want me to see 13 year old kids condom shopping and drinking. But I will say that if I had had the show to watch at that age, I wouldn’t have felt so alone and different.
And p.s., Crank, Spike and Caitlin are VERY hot if you look them up on IMDB and see what they look like now. Hubba hubba.

By: Keith, yes THAT keith

Keith, yes THAT keith — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:42:06 +0000

I’m ashamed to say (slightly, at least) that I got a little bit hooked into the Next Generation. I was flipping channels late one night (that’s what insomniacs do) and I got caught up with one particularly episode that was part of a larger storyline that had a lot of echoes of my own life in it. I guess that’s kind of the plan of television producers though, eh?

By: crank!

crank! — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:55:33 +0000

Don’t you talk about the King suh.

Deagrassi was awesome … I felt a little wierd still thinking that Caitlin and Spike were hot, but then I justified by saying that I wasn’t an old man looking at young girls, I was remembering through the same eyes that saw it back then.

That show still rings special for me b/c I was going through the same grades when I was watching it (around a year behind) and it felt like watching a show about similar things to my life at the time.

Probably the same reason I can’t really get any interest up for the Next Generation.

crank!

By: multiple john

multiple john — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:17:02 +0000

If the Beatles are overrated than how overrated is Elvis?

By: multiple john

multiple john — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:01:26 +0000

Hey, don’t the Canadians do absurdity well.

By: Lenny

Lenny — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:43:47 +0000

Steve:

I like McHale, but it’ll probably be the US “Coupling” all over again.

Then again, it could be the new US “The Office”, you know “good”.

By: Heath

Heath — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:41:35 +0000

Mike kind of scared me this week. I felt really bad for him.
Crank! I’ve watched the first season of Degrassi Jr High because of you, and “acquired” season 2 and 3, as well as the first season of Degrassi High. Why have you done this to me?! It’s such an awesome 80s show.
By the way, when you think about the idea of two guys, both in the neighborhood of 30, watching a girl shop for a bra, doesn’t that seem wrong to you? I think it is, but there’s no way I’m stopping watching. You’ve created a monster, Chris Crank, a monster who calls everyone a “broomhead.” Thanks!

By: Drew M

Drew M — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:07:09 +0000

Also, I agree with Mike: Always Sunny in Philly is a brilliant show. Crank! Get on Downloading that!

By: crank!

crank! — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:22:19 +0000

They’re both right … this show is loverly.

crank!

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:02:40 +0000

I bet Crank is talking about this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pEqw9o62ncQ

Great show. Speaking as the IT tech, “have you tried turning it off and on?” is a pretty common phrase. There’s a US version coming to NBC as a mid season replacement staring Joel McHale from “The Soup”.

Proabably wont be as good……

By: Drew M

Drew M — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:39:09 +0000

Chris, I’m assuming it’s The IT Crowd. To view it here’s a link: http://www.tv-links.co.uk/listings/1/1379
It’s a FANtastic show!

By: David D.

David D. — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:38:08 +0000

I am conflicted: The idea of the 24 Hour Podcast makes me worry for all of you but at the same time I also can’t wait to check out that 4am, darkest-before-the-dawn, belly-of-the-beast stretch where you are all coming undone, fighting and crying.

Well, just remember to hydrate. You lunatics.

By: G. Noel Gross

G. Noel Gross — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:02:33 +0000

I want a 24-hour CRANKCAST. Not them other yayhoos.

By: Chris Neeson

Chris Neeson — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:12:07 +0000

Crank, What’s this “I.T.” show you’re talking about? Gimme a link.