Just Repeating

email this story
read comments (18)
post a comment

"If you're looking for definitive proof of how our culture (and particularly our film culture) is steadily devolving and dumbing itself down, check out the Ben Lyons-Ben Mankiewicz version of At The Movies, which premiered a few days ago. This is not a TV show about how good or bad the latest movies are. It's a show about the End of Civilization as some of us have known it. If the Eloi of George Pal's The Time Machine were to produce their own movie-review show, this is how it would play." -- originally posted on 9.16.08 in a piece called "Forget These Guys," and re-posted to contribute to the current pile-on, as evidenced by today's riff by Mark Graham of New York/Vulture.

Truthman<< previous | next >>Americans Loved 'Em

Posted by Jeffrey Wells on December 29, 2008 at 5:24 PM

comment #1

Edward Havens says ...

It is vanity or low self-esteem that required you to point out something in response to a response to an article in which you are quoted?

Posted by Edward Havens at December 29, 2008 5:40 PM

comment #2

Jeffrey Wells says ...

I re-read that thing I wrote last September, which I'd forgotten about, and fell in like with it all over again so I figured hey, post it again in light of New York linking to it, etc., etc. What's your problem?

Posted by Jeffrey Wells at December 29, 2008 5:45 PM

comment #3

Edward Havens says ...

No problem, friend-o. You just seem to always need to bring things from the past up when someone else talks about it, to remind everyone how far ahead of the curve you were. Although kicking Junior and Mank got tired ten minutes after they made their debut, the vitriol coming from all ends fast and furious.

Posted by Edward Havens at December 29, 2008 5:52 PM

comment #4

Sabina E says ...

I fucking can't stand dumb frat boys and their frat boy humor. Ben Lyons needs to fuck off and go away.

Posted by Sabina E at December 29, 2008 5:55 PM

comment #5

corey3rd says ...

Ben is part of the Carson Daly downward spiral.

But people need to stop calling him a "film critic." He's a TV personality who gets to peep up about a movie he saw like a ditzy hostess on a morning talk show.

Posted by corey3rd at December 29, 2008 6:11 PM

comment #6

azmoviegoer says ...

As a film lover, I can imagine no greater torture than to be strapped into a chair eyelids open a la Alex in A Clockwork Orange. There I would be forced to watch an endless loop of these 2 assholes reviewing movies, an Oscar telecast hosted by Billy Bush, and a channel with Mary Hart of ET doing only the most irritating awful movie "exclusives" ever. In 30 second sound bites. Just to mix it up, every now and then, there would be a clip of Nancy going off on some guest. And once an hour, I would have a seizure from the sound of Mary Hart's voice. Repeat for eternity.

Posted by azmoviegoer at December 29, 2008 7:16 PM

comment #7

Redmond says ...

Edward Havens, is it low self-esteem or just plain jealousy that causes you to troll-attack those who are successful. Jeff has a blog. He makes a living doing it. He referenced a piece that hits a topic he just discussed days ago. Get over it. Life goes on. Try to suck less at yours. Find a hobby. I have many more pearls of wisdom, friend-o.

Posted by Redmond at December 29, 2008 7:46 PM

comment #8

Steel Pole Bathtub says ...

Redmond, amen to that.

Posted by Steel Pole Bathtub at December 29, 2008 7:51 PM

comment #9

BurmaShave says ...

Outstanding, Redmond.

Posted by BurmaShave at December 29, 2008 8:07 PM

comment #10

TVMCCA says ...

Quote from wonk-banned on the Public School Intelligentsia blog:
Thanks for creating a society where people with real potential are pushed aside by the sons and daughters of the ruling class.

Posted by TVMCCA at December 29, 2008 8:38 PM

comment #11

Edward Havens says ...

Redmond: ad hominem. Look it up.

Posted by Edward Havens at December 30, 2008 12:04 AM

comment #12

Pinko Punko says ...

This thread is like the short bus of internet threads. What is this, Usenet, Havens?*

*I don't date myself with that, I have read about Usenet in Wikipedia.^

^I'm only 7.

Posted by Pinko Punko at December 30, 2008 1:07 AM

comment #13

Gordie Lachance says ...

Edward Havens - Your initial reply to Jeff was ad hominem, so why don't YOU go look it up.

Posted by Gordie Lachance at December 30, 2008 1:13 AM

comment #14

CitizenKanedforChewingGum says ...

"I have many more pearls of wisdom, friend-o."

Oh, I bet. And we are all so damned grateful that you should just happen to choose this blog to dispense them. *bows down*

Posted by CitizenKanedforChewingGum at December 30, 2008 12:27 PM

comment #15

penis buyutucu says ...

Posted by penis buyutucu at November 8, 2010 8:42 AM

comment #16

Tivali says ...

This post is exactly what I am interested. we need some more good information. Please add more good information that would help others in such good way.

Dolce and Gabbana
Fendi
Giuseppe Zanotti
Givenchy
Hermes
Jimmy Choo

Posted by Tivali at December 16, 2010 3:45 PM

comment #17

janee says ...

Si vous etes interesses par le dossier, ou desirez en savoir plus, contactez-moi par mail, et je vous mettrai en contact.
Best regards,Jane, CEO of high availability database

Posted by janee at May 19, 2011 5:51 AM

comment #18