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TOP TEN FILMS OF 2007! translucentFILM Awards

2008-01-10T08:13:00Z

Right after the music awards came out, here are the top ten best films of 2007. translucentFISH's translucentFILM Awards capture the year into a rundown of the best movies, commentary on why they are fantastic, and also gives nods to best actress/actor, worst title, and more. This years festivities also include a list comparison with IMDb.com and RottenTomatoes.com. Be sure to check it out at: http://www.translucentfish.com/TFP/tfa07.html
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The 3rd annual 2007 translucentMUSIC Awards!!!!

2008-01-04T05:39:00Z

The third annual 2007 translucentMUSIC Awards presented by translucentFISH have been carefully debated, and are now up for the world to see. The Awards feature a Top Ten Best list, as well as specialty awards. Check out the action here, and be sure to digg the Awards at the main page!

Emmy Nominations Rant

2007-08-04T19:53:00Z

I know that this post will not receive very many views at all. I get that people want funny stuff, but I'm bored of it, thus why I haven't posted in forever. But I did find a good subject to talk about. The Emmy nominations came out not to long ago (TV awards for all the people who were just born 4 days ago), and WOW, I do not like what I see. Click over to this list (http://www.imdb.com/features/emmys/2007/emmys) to go along with me as I give you a list as to how dumb these "voters" really are.

1. In the Best Comedy division, we have The Office, good. 30 Rock, okay. Entourage, not the best season but it was fine. Two and a Half Men, funny show but does it really deserve an Emmy? And Ugly Betty. Wait, what? I thought this category was for comedy. Does anyone in the world really think Ugly Betty is a better comedy than Scrubs or Extras? (On a side note, the voters must all be women because no self-respecting guy would vote for a show that takes place in a design bureau) That's strike number one.

2. Lets go down to Best Drama. Right off the bat, Boston Legal. While I don't say the show isn't good or doesn't deserve an Emmy, I am wondering what category does this actually belong in? Since it started in 2004, it has had nominations in: Outstanding TV Series - Comedy (2005), and Outstanding TV Series - Drama (2004), both at the Satellite Awards. At the SAG awards, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Comedy Series (2006), and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2007). So it's both a comedy and a drama? And whichever category as a place open, it fills. Can it really be Emmy "worthy" if people don't even know what type of show they are watching? The rest of the nominees are: Heroes, awesome show but I don't really think it can win. House, I've seen it a couple of times and its okay. The Sopranos, well its really only being nominated because it's ending. And finally Grey's Anatomy, what in the name of Bill Gates makes anyone think this show is better than Prison Break or Lost? Which brings up the fact that freakin' Lost isn't even nominated, even though it had its best season to date, and the fact that it has 2 supporting character noms. I even looked at the list of what episodes the show sent in to be judged, and Lost sent in, what is arguably the greatest episode in the series' history, and one of the best ever made ("Through the Looking Glass"). While Grey's sent in "From a Whisper to a Scream," which has the plot synopsis of "A traumatic car accident fills the ER; Cristina has a crisis of conscience about her deceptive teamwork with Burke; Izzie pushes the boundaries of probation." (imdb.com) wow, sounds interesting. Now look at Lost's: "While leading the survivors to the radio transmission tower, Jack meets Ben and Alex on their way. Ben invites Jack to talk with him alone in a clearing and tells that Sayid, Jin and Bernard killed seven "The Others", but have been captured and arrested. He calls Tom in a walkie-talkie and proposes to exchange the lives of the trio per Naomi's radio. He tells that all the castaway would be killed by Naomi's friends, who would not be who Jack thinks they are, but Jack does not accept the deal and hears three shots. Jack hits and captures Ben and promises to kill Tom. Meanwhile, Mikhail breaks into the Looking Glass, shoots Greta and Bonnie following Ben's order, but Desmond shoots Mikhail with a spear gun and saves Charlie. He convinces Bonnie to tell the password, and she tells that it is the tune of Beach Boy's "Good Vibrations". Charlie stops the jamming of the transmission and talks to Penny, who asks their location and tells that she is not offshore in the vessel. On the camp, Hurley uses the Kombi, hits one enemy and together with Sawyer and Juliet, they save Sayid, Jin and Bernard. Jack is completely wasted, drunken and drugged, stealing drugs in the hospital, going to a funeral service, meeting Kate nearby the airport and telling her that they must return to the island." (imdb.com) Yes, that is the actual quote. And just one more thing... The viewers of Grey's voted their episode a 7.8, while Lost's is at a 9.7. But I'm just sayin'.

3. Let's keep going down the list shall we? Best Movie, could care less. Miniseries, I only like to watch an actual series... Ah, Lead Actor in a Comedy. Alec Baldwin, he's not really lead, but funny enough. Steve Carell, great job there (but he won't win because they need a bigger name, and Baldwin just happens to be there, huh). Ricky Gervais, for this nomination I would like to thank the Emmy voters for actually putting a genius of comedy in this category, and also someone who hasn't had this nom for 20 years. Tony Shalhoub, great actor on Monk, but seriously he's won like ten times, we get it, he's great. And last, Charlie Sheen. This feels strange to argue this, as I watch 2aaHM a lot and think it's really funny, but couldn't this go to someone who isn't just playing himself? Like maybe one of the guys from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which I still don't know why it hasn't been nomed for best show yet...

4. This is my second to last I swear. Keepin on down the list, Best Actor drama, looks all good. And I see that Boston Legal is a Drama in the acting categories. Good to know. Lead Actress in Comedy, since I don't watch any of those shows regularly, 'cept 30 Rock, this section would probably be 2 pages of complaining. So lets move on. Lead Actress in Drama, strange that only one actress here is on a show in the Best Show category, that makes a lot of sense. Lead Actor and Actress in miniseries; do you ever have the feeling that these categories are only made so people like Helen Mirren and Robert Duvall can get nominated for the umpteenth time? Supporting Actor in Comedy category. The first name is Jon Cryer for 2aaHM, really? I could have sworn that he was the main and Sheen was the support, but I guess big names get the biggest respect. The rest of the actors here though are spot on. Rainn Wilson and Kevin Dillon both receiving noms is a huge step in the right direction, even though we all pretty much know Ari is going to win.

5. I am going to be skipping around the place now, because this is my last number, I promised, and also #4 really didn't seem like a rant did it. Anywhoo, I see the "Reality" Program now has 2 parts (one competition and the other just "reality", which means documentary in TV land). Amazing Race should win every year on the sole fact that it's the only one that is really "competition" and not "judging." As for the other "reality" category, I have no idea what The Dog Whisperer is and there is honestly no other "reality" program better than Antiques Roadshow? And the last category I want to talk about is Best Animated show. Big props (did I use that right) to the Emmy voters for putting in Robot Chicken, but I'm pretty sure the only reason is because Seth Green is behind it, and you can't have Emmy without a famous name. South Park is fine, but it's on its 11^th season and starting to feel old, speaking of old, The Simpsons are nominated... again. Even though the show is all but funny now, and has been since the 9^th season ended. The other two nominees are strange. The first is Spongebob Squarepants, I thought this show got cancelled like 2 years ago. Whenever I flip past it, it's the same damn episode from 1999. The last show is something called Avatar which I've never seen, so I can't rag on it much, but its on Nickelodeon so I can only assume that it has 5 episodes per season and will run on an incessant loop all day long. Clearly The Simpsons have the edge here, based solely on the fact that they have a movie coming out, and its good publicity to win an Emmy.

So there you go, my thoughts on the Emmy nominations. Keep in mind though, I still have a lot more, and that was the shortened version. I know, crazy right? For all those that got all the way down here and finished, thank you for reading what may have been the least productive 2 hours of my life. Peace Out.

Michael Cera gets fired from "Knocked Up"

2007-05-28T17:22:00Z

Another hilarious video from funnyordie.com, this time it has Michael Cera (that kid from Arrested Development) getting into a fight with the director of Knocked Up. It looks kinda real since you can see the timecodes at the beginning, but the higher camera view pretty much tells you its fake. It still is pretty funny that Apatow and Cera thought of this, and I don't think they told Heigl either.

The 1st Annual Translucent Television Awards!

2007-05-26T18:12:00Z

You may have been wondering what I have been up to since May 3rd. Well its finally done. I have created another Translucent Award. This time for Television. It has the obligatory top ten list, but also carries 11 other specialty catagories for which you can peruse. Check out the 1st Annual Translucent Television Awards over here. I hope it is as much fun reading it as it was creating it (ie: watching several TV shows from my chouch when I really should have been doing homework).

Again, click here to see it.

Conan O'Brien Visits Industrial Light and Magic.

2007-05-04T02:08:00Z

In this clip from Late Night, Conan takes a trip to the ILM studios in California. Chaos insues, as well as a puking C3PO, Destruction of priceless memorabilia, and an introduction to the outdoors. Funny in the EXTREME! (Video is in 2 Parts)

"The Landlord" short from Will Ferrell. Hilarious.

2007-04-14T07:17:00Z

I found this little doozy featuring William Ferrell getting screamed at for rent by a little girl. Not exactly sure as to why the parents of the kid would her say such naughty naughty words, but its for comedy, so who cares right?

Another Frakkin Spider-Man 3 Trailer, This Time With More Venom... ish.

2007-04-12T02:02:00Z

See, I told you that other one wouldn't be the "final" trailer for Spidey. This one here focuses, mostly, on Eddie Brock and the symbiote. You'd think that we'd get a full fledged shot of Venom here, but once again those crafty editors really don't give us a good look. I guess we'll have to wait for the movie on May 4th (2 days before my birthday. Coincidence? I think not).

Check it out, in quicktime, here.

Final Spider-Man 3 Trailer!!!!!111!!!!11!

2007-03-24T05:22:00Z

A lot of trailers this week, I know, but important nonetheless. In this trailer we get a better look at Venom, and I say look in italics because we really don't actually see him as much as hear him. It is the supposed "final" trailer for Spider-Man 3. But seeing as it comes out in 2 months, I don't think it is really the final anything. I'm sure we will be seeing many more trailers later on. Check it out below, or go to spiderman3oncomcast.com for the HD Quicktime version.

Clip from www.superheroflix.com

Pirates Of The Caribbean 3 Trailer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-03-20T06:41:00Z

Wow, I was not expecting this trailer to show up on the internets today. I really like this trailer, but also dispise it at the same time. After watching it, I thought to myself "DIDN'T JACK DIE AT THE END OF THE SECOND MOVIE?!" Within the first ten seconds of the trailer they give away the friggen surprise that they actually find him At World's End. It's ridiculous, but I guess the marketing team didn;t think a Jack-less trailer would bring in the kiddies (who are blissfully unaware that Jac Sparrow used to have knives for fingers). Anyway here's the trailer: