Introduction to the weekly episode discussions

metaldams · **Reply #300 on:** January 27, 2018, 03:33:19 PM

My review for SPEAK EASILY is up. This one is on YouTube and is definitely worth watching, so I hope to see some opinions this week.

metaldams · **Reply #301 on:** February 04, 2018, 05:45:23 PM

Final Keaton MGM review will be up tomorrow night. Paul, are you starting the Columbias next week?

Paul Pain · **Reply #302 on:** February 05, 2018, 05:12:57 AM

Quote from: metaldams on February 04, 2018, 05:45:23 PM

Final Keaton MGM review will be up tomorrow night. Paul, are you starting the Columbias next week?

Yes sirree! I figure you can do Educationals, and I'll find someething else to review afterwards.

metaldams · **Reply #303 on:** February 06, 2018, 06:59:39 PM

Quote from: Paul Pain on February 05, 2018, 05:12:57 AM

Yes sirree! I figure you can do Educationals, and I'll find someething else to review afterwards.

You do the Columbia shorts starting next week, and of course I'll pitch in. I'll take at least a few weeks off from starting reviews and get to the Educational shorts when I'm refreshed.

Paul Pain · **Reply #304 on:** February 23, 2018, 05:06:06 AM

MOOCHING THROUGH GEORGIA thread will go up tomorrow.

Paul Pain · **Reply #305 on:** February 26, 2018, 08:24:08 AM

Quote from: Paul Pain on February 23, 2018, 05:06:06 AM

MOOCHING THROUGH GEORGIA thread will go up tomorrow.

I am truly sorry about this. My Saturday, after I posted that, turned out to be about 100 times crazier than I had planned.

metaldams · **Reply #306 on:** February 28, 2018, 06:06:11 PM

Quote from: Paul Pain on February 26, 2018, 08:24:08 AM

I am truly sorry about this. My Saturday, after I posted that, turned out to be about 100 times crazier than I had planned.

I hope everything's OK. Post it whenever you can, I know what it's like where some weeks I'm more up for it than others.

Paul Pain · **Reply #307 on:** March 01, 2018, 05:57:16 PM

Quote from: metaldams on February 28, 2018, 06:06:11 PM

I hope everything's OK. Post it whenever you can, I know what it's like where some weeks I'm more up for it than others.

It's all OK. I'm just busy.

metaldams · **Reply #308 on:** March 04, 2018, 09:39:48 PM

My review for MOOCHING THROUGH GEORGIA will show up in the next few days, but more importantly, two other things to say.

1.) In the next week or two, I will start posting reviews of Keaton Educational comedy shorts.

2.) I am retiring the rating system. After reviewing what's gotta be what, roughly 300 films by this point, my 8/10 vs. 7/10 is becoming mind numbing. There are degrees where I can't tell the difference anymore, so I'm just going to let my typed thoughts speak for themselves.

Paul Pain · **Reply #309 on:** March 15, 2018, 10:00:10 AM

I have not forgotten you, my followers! Review thread to come tonight!

Paul Pain · **Reply #310 on:** March 17, 2018, 01:05:11 PM

Review is up.

metaldams · **Reply #311 on:** March 28, 2018, 10:12:06 PM

OK, made a decision. When Paul's done with the Columbia Keatons, I will switch back and forth with one week of Keaton Educational shorts and one week of.....Laurel and Hardy. Yes, I will try to finish what I started, with Sam here, I should have at least some commentary.

Paul Pain · **Reply #312 on:** March 29, 2018, 06:58:47 PM

Good choice.

I want to apologize for everything. I am ultra busy as of late, so getting these reviews up is very difficult.

metaldams · **Reply #313 on:** April 13, 2018, 12:12:49 PM

I have access to the Keaton Columbias through DVD and will do my next review soon, but since they've been taken down it made me think about what I want to do going forward. Stuff not on YouTube, like I believe is the case with Laurel and Hardy talkies, may not be on YouTube, so Big Chief, Paul, Umbrella, and anyone else, do you guys have access to this stuff? Weeks of potential no responses are a bummer.

Harold Lloyd two reelers and Chaplin Mutual shorts are old enough to be public domain, so no risk of those being taken down. Considering doing those next if you guys don't have access to Laurel and Hardy, as well as Keaton Educaional, assuming they don't get taken down.

Big Chief Apumtagribonitz · **Reply #314 on:** April 13, 2018, 12:25:25 PM

I have the L & H Essential Collection, so I have all of the sound shorts and many of the features.

Umbrella Sam · **Reply #315 on:** April 13, 2018, 03:41:08 PM

I also have the Laurel and Hardy Essential Collection as well as BABES IN TOYLAND, and BONNIE SCOTLAND and THE DEVIL’S BROTHER are both available for rental on iTunes, so I should be good with Laurel and Hardy for the Hal Roach era at least.

Paul Pain · **Reply #316 on:** April 13, 2018, 05:20:44 PM

Quote from: metaldams on April 13, 2018, 12:12:49 PM

I have access to the Keaton Columbias through DVD and will do my next review soon, but since they've been taken down it made me think about what I want to do going forward. Stuff not on YouTube, like I believe is the case with Laurel and Hardy talkies, may not be on YouTube, so Big Chief, Paul, Umbrella, and anyone else, do you guys have access to this stuff? Weeks of potential no responses are a bummer.

Harold Lloyd two reelers and Chaplin Mutual shorts are old enough to be public domain, so no risk of those being taken down. Considering doing those next if you guys don't have access to Laurel and Hardy, as well as Keaton Educaional, assuming they don't get taken down.

L&H are all over DailyMotion, I believe.

metaldams · **Reply #317 on:** April 20, 2018, 07:43:46 PM

So I'll do the entire Roach era for sure, but skip Fox since people don't seem to have access to those films....unless you guys buy them. I have both sets, and while not their best work, definitely more enjoyable than pre DVD release reputation. Worth checking out.

metaldams · **Reply #318 on:** April 26, 2018, 08:18:29 PM

Going to try to get a review in, probably Laurel and Hardy, this weekend.

Umbrella Sam · **Reply #319 on:** April 26, 2018, 09:17:34 PM

Quote from: metaldams on April 26, 2018, 08:18:29 PM

Going to try to get a review in, probably Laurel and Hardy, this weekend.

Cool. Looking forward to it.

metaldams · **Reply #320 on:** May 06, 2018, 08:43:04 PM

Hoping to finally have my review of Laurel and Hardy's THE CHIMP up sometime this week. Like Paul, my life's been pretty busy as of late too....too busy. But the review should be up in the next few days.

metaldams · **Reply #321 on:** May 08, 2018, 08:18:14 PM

It's been a while, but the newest Laurel and Hardy review is up!

Paul Pain · **Reply #322 on:** May 10, 2018, 07:38:19 AM

I apologize for not being more consistent with the reviews. But, life's hectic often. Good news is that in a few months I will be moving out and starting Ph.D. school, so I should have some regularity to my schedule then.

metaldams · **Reply #323 on:** May 10, 2018, 06:10:33 PM

Quote from: Paul Pain on May 10, 2018, 07:38:19 AM

I apologize for not being more consistent with the reviews. But, life's hectic often. Good news is that in a few months I will be moving out and starting Ph.D. school, so I should have some regularity to my schedule then.

Take your time, life happens. I'll be busting out Laurel and Hardy reviews in the mean time and once you finish the three or four Columbia Keaton shorts left, I'll mix in the Educational shorts.

Paul Pain · **Reply #324 on:** May 22, 2018, 08:15:39 AM

I will be trying to get the next Keaton review up this week.