In this episode:
- the new Nike+iPod sneakers,
- stupid styles (big shoes and young white guys with afros),
- Chris Tucker’s ridiculous Rush Hour 3 salary,
- Family Matters,
- Tom Green’s new show vs. Amazon Fishbowl with Bill Maher,
- Definitely Maybe by Oasis being voted the best album of all time on NME.com (www.nme.com),
- the upcoming release of the original Star Wars trilogy on DVD,
- Star Wars Jedi Arena on the Atari 2600 by Parker Brothers
- Star Wars Louie Anderson Special Edition,
- Thumb Wars (1999),
- and The Old Jingle of the Episode (Sanford and Son theme song).
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As terrible as Star Wars Jedi Arena was, at least the game developers were trying different ideas back then. Now, the majority of video games fall into one of maybe six different genres (run around and collect stuff for 20 hours, one-on-one fighting games, first-person shooter army games, sports, driving, or really boring role-playing quests).
The upcoming Nintendo Wii is supposed to change this slump in creativity. I hope it does.
Well I would say that given the Xbox 360’s all but complete and utter flop, and low interest in the Playstation 3, the opportunity is there for Nintendo. However, I think that the consumer-base has tired of Mario and Zelda and Metroid titles.
oasis’ ‘definitely maybe’ being voted the best album of all time does not surprise me – NME readers are like that – it’s just whats trendy with them will be voted as popular. oasis have been unbelievably influential in this country – and especially in my area – the gallagher brothers come from an area about 10 miles away. i played ‘jedi arena’ on my cousin’s atari, and as a huge ‘star wars’ fan as a kid – i still hated it! ‘sanford & son’ is based on ‘steptoe & son’ – a british sit-com that started in the ’60s.
I had no idea Sanford and Son was based on a British show. Same with All in the Family (based on Till Death Do Us Part). I feel duped. Norman Lear pulled a fast one on me.
I thought this practice of localizing British TV shows for the U.S. started within the last decade, but it’s actually been going on for almost half a century! Thanks for that info.