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I'd like to start getting into Classic Who, but I'm not really sure where to start.
I think the great thing about Classic Who is that you can just jump around and not really lose anything. My suggestion would be to just check out a story from each of the old Doctors and see which ones you like. Once you've got a taste for them, just follow your favourite for a while or carry on hopping around - or if you're feeling brave, marathon the entire thing.
We recently released an Extended Edition episode on Classic Who, so that might help you decide.
Super Star Wars series was awesome, without a doubt.
As for a date, I don't have one yet. We're still plowing through Whovember, and then we're pre-recording Xmas stuff. This might be after new years, but I'm airing who's ready and willing
Super Return of the Jedi on Gameboy was probably my first. Never got past the first level, but I loved the shit out of it.
I was brought up Roman Catholic, went to a religious school and all that jazz, but there was always doubt for me. One of my favourite books was this Children's Encyclopaedia, which taught me all about evolution and the history of the universe without any mention of a God, so I guess you could say this book kickstarted my atheism.
I had my inner monologues over 'Is there or isn't there?', but it wasn't till I was around 10 or 11 that I heard atheism was a thing and I realised 'Oh wait, so I'm not alone on this?' and I have been a firm non-believer ever since.
IIRC, Lucas just handed over treatments that Ardnt later expanded and then developed a screenplay from. The rumour that's been doing the rounds is that Ardnt's script was focused on the wrong characters from J.J.'s point of view and that he and Kasdan are doing a full, page-one rewrite on the thing.
Admittedly, I've not seen all of Kubrick's films (particular his earlier work). But I can agree that he doesn't do it for me as much as he does for others. My favourites of his though would be Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, 2001 and A Clockwork Orange.
Yes, but the difference is the human plots in the movies you mention are almost uniformly terrible. I'm not saying there should be no monster action, but it's way more narratively engaging when it's about the impact of the destruction on people, versus just empty eye-candy from a god's eye POV.
It's why the opening sequence in War of the Worlds works so well, and it's the best thing about Cloverfield. You can't tell me that something like the end sequence of Children of Men, but done through a city getting destroyed by Godzilla, wouldn't be vastly more intense and thrilling than yet another typical giant monster fight.
I would say that the original Godzilla is along those lines, which if I recall correctly is the kind of approach they're taking this time round.
I like the idea of the cooking segments, that could be really cool.
How about something to get the 'outsider HP fans' on board early? Maybe put the word out that you're looking for short pieces to camera about 'What Harry Potter Means To You?' and then cut it in with some nice inspirational music.
I'm waiting for someone to defend Transformers, Adam Sandler, M. Night Shyamalan, Damon Lindelof, Episode 1, and the Wayans.
C'mon - which bozo is gonna say they're underrated?
I don't think the first Transformers movie is all that bad (although the less said about the sequels, the better), I have a soft spot for a few Sandler films (Little Nicky & Big Daddy in particular) and I fairly enjoy Episode I despite knowing I shouldn't.
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