Easter

[Minimalist]

The history channel hasn't done history in a couple of years.

They should call it the Bullshit Channel but then it would be indistinguishable from all the others.

[The Grand Nudger]

They also broadcast ancient aliens. I don't think anyone in charge of programming at the history channel is under any delusion that they're actually offering any history.

[Rev. Rye]

The US have the right idea: Spring break!!!!

The sad thing is that, this year, for me, at least, Easter's right at the tail end of spring break. That said, last year, spring break took place well before Easter.

[The Grand Nudger]

Hehehe, spring break was easily the best part about growing up in Florida. So many tourists, so little clothing.

[Rev. Rye]

Also, I have to say this:

Which reminds me....caught ten minutes of The Ten Commandments last night.

Has to be one of the worst acted movies in history. Heston and Brynner had enough wood in their performance to be porn stars.

It's not that bad. Granted, Charlton Heston is an overrated actor, and the script does tend to moralise quite a bit (Hey, it's Cecil B. DeMille, what do you expect? His last film was the Greatest Show on Earth, a mediocre film which only got all the awards it did because of DeMille's ties with HUAC), but, hey, at least, for all its faults, it's not boring. In fact, along with Nicholas Ray's King of Kings, it may be one of the few relatively good Biblical epics of the era. And at least it isn't the 2007 remake:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7krLjFJWDk

And if you really want a biblical epic that's overrated, incoherent, and not acted well, look no further than Ben-Hur.

[The Grand Nudger]

Wha? Ben Hur is boss, and then the chariot scene is over.

[Rev. Rye]

Wha? Ben Hur is boss, and then the chariot scene is over.

Well, the action scenes are good. The problem is that the story and character development isn't anywhere near as good. Hell, even the writers could barely make head or tail of why the characters did what they do. And, of course, the Jesus subplot isn't properly integrated into the story at all. Say what you will about The Ten Commandments, but at least the characters' motivations made sense there.

[Tonus]

DeMille turned it into something of a glorified soap opera. Which might have been the only way to make it watchable, but it also meant that half of the actors seemed to be in awe that they were doing a Biblical epic, and the other half seemed to be hamming it up. Growing up in a Christian home, that movie was required watching whenever it was on, so I can't sit through it today. But for a kid, it had its moments.

Then again for a kid, it paled next to Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Sweet Jesus, did that show keep me on the edge of my seat as a child.

[NoraBrimstone]

Happy Chocolate Day!

I've been giving out little Swiss Chocolate eggs at work to any customers who have been nice to me. I had around 30 to start with, I've eaten a few myself and 222 customers later, I still have 3 left. I might have 3 nice people to give them to in the next 30 minutes (when I close) or I might have 3 to eat while I'm booking up.

[Mystic]

Is that you in the avatar?