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Post by Boz on Jul 28, 2006 8:41:57 GMT -5
No, sadly, this is not another paean from me to Tammy Lynn Sytch.
Just hoping all of the frustrated Arrested Development fans on the board are tuning in to Sunny In Philly on FX. With the departure of the Bluth clan, this has got to be the funniest comedy on all of television right now. I was a little worried about adding DeVito, but if anything, the second season has been even better than the first.
Really have to give it up for FX's original programming. I'm not a big fan of Spurlock's pseudo-documentaries, they're a little too preachy and staged, but FX probably has one of the best dramas on TV in The Shield, best comedy in Philly, best comedy-drama in Rescue Me, and -- coming back real soon -- the best T&A guilty pleasure soap opera in Nip/Tuck. (And Joely Richardson is the best looking over-40 woman in the world.) Overall, HBO's programming is probably a little better, but I don't think any other network or cable channel can even come close.
Plus they still show Buffy every morning when I'm getting ready for work. Buffy: The Musical this morning. . .great episode.
Now, if they could just stop showing The Core every damn week. . . .
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Jul 28, 2006 9:49:04 GMT -5
ii agree. FX has some great shows. Sunny is hilarious. and Rescue me is great too.
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Post by nychoya3 on Jul 28, 2006 10:50:41 GMT -5
I caught Sunny a couple weeks ago, flipping through the channels one night. The episode I watched eventually wound it's way towards a scene where there's a fight over some money that one group needs for crack and another needs to pay prostitutes. And I was like, "man, this is twisted." And I've been tivo-ing it ever since. It is very funny, and a little like Arrested in the general disfunction of all the main characters.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jul 28, 2006 13:10:12 GMT -5
Tammy Lynn Sytch? Wow, Boz, I didn't realize you were a closet wrastling fan.
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Post by Boz on Jul 28, 2006 13:57:30 GMT -5
"Recovering" wrestling fan is probably a more apt description for me than "closet" wrestling fan. I've left that behind for the most part, though I must admit, I was intrigued recently to hear about the re-launch of ECW and the re-formation of Degeneration X. Not enough to keep my attention for much longer than a few minutes, but interesting. Only a matter of time - and one more lousy Rock movie - before another Nation of Domination. . .
Still, once upon a time, Tammy was the stuff dreams (or, more appropriately, drug-induced hallucinations) were made of...
And yes, I've seen the recent pictures, so don't bother. Seeing Sunny today is worse than finding out Santa Claus was not real.
(on the other hand, feel free to post any and all pictures you may have of Joely Richardson)
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Post by hoyarooter on Jul 28, 2006 19:33:17 GMT -5
"Recovering" wrestling fan is probably a more apt description for me than "closet" wrestling fan. I've left that behind for the most part, though I must admit, I was intrigued recently to hear about the re-launch of ECW and the re-formation of Degeneration X. Not enough to keep my attention for much longer than a few minutes, but interesting. Only a matter of time - and one more lousy Rock movie - before another Nation of Domination. . . Still, once upon a time, Tammy was the stuff dreams (or, more appropriately, drug-induced hallucinations) were made of... And yes, I've seen the recent pictures, so don't bother. Seeing Sunny today is worse than finding out Santa Claus was not real. (on the other hand, feel free to post any and all pictures you may have of Joely Richardson) Me, too. I quit cold turkey when I decided it would likely be a bad influence on our little girl. I don't much care for her watching anything that's violent, cartoonish or not. So Sunny's gone to seed, has she? That's a shame.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jul 28, 2006 21:16:31 GMT -5
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Jul 28, 2006 22:07:12 GMT -5
According to Wikipedia, there's talk of a Sunny comeback, as she is apparently training for it. With how things have gone in her life, I wouldn't bank on it. Drug abuse and the like can do that to you.
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Post by hifigator on Jul 29, 2006 12:54:39 GMT -5
I am going to show my ignorance .... yes, I know that I opened the door rather widely with that statement.
Seriously though, I haven't heard the name "Tammy Lynn Stynch." Granted I am not much up on modern pop culture. And I also haven't seen this "Sunny" you keep talking about. I will try to make a point to catch an episode. It sounds like it could be good. I mostly watch news and sports.
Lastly, I am also a big wrestling fan. That is why I am surprised that I don't know this "Tammy" girl.
There was a 'valet' back in the eighies called "Sonny" ... any connection?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2006 17:52:57 GMT -5
Lastly, I am also a big wrestling fan. That is why I am surprised that I don't know this "Tammy" girl. Clearly you're not. She's FAMOUS in wrestling circles/among fans. That's like someone saying "I'm a baseball fan" and then not knowing who Willie McGee is.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jul 31, 2006 12:46:18 GMT -5
Just to enlighten our "friend" hifigator further, Tammy aka Sunny was probably the major babe in the WWF (now WWE) during the 90's. Well, actually, maybe that isn't true. There was also Sable.... Even the "before" picture doesn't really do her justice.
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Post by Boz on Jul 31, 2006 15:39:26 GMT -5
OK, so this thread has been officially hijacked. No problem. I should have seen that coming. I won't fight it though. Just go with the flow..... Scroll down the following page to "image galleries" for all you could ever want of Sunny in her prime: tinyurl.com/e848b
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Post by JimmyHoya on Aug 1, 2006 1:49:55 GMT -5
I coulda sworn Sunny was dead. The tramp with Lex Luger is definitely dead.
Sunny was the last great true valet since the mid 90's. Sable was the new diva type who gave us the god forsaken women's championship belt and the travesty that was Jackie Gayda.
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Post by hifigator on Aug 1, 2006 16:24:29 GMT -5
Sorry to disrupt your fun. I certainly did not hijack the thread. I made an interpretation based on what I heard and "guessed right" if you will. I just put two and two together. As for the Sonny in particular, all I can somewhat vaguely remember is fairly long blonde hair. I am fairly certain that she had at least a couple of other outstanding features, but I honestly don't remember them as well. Is it possible that she was with WWF during the period of time when Turner's WCW was the king of the hill? If so, I rarely watched WWF. I couldn't stand it when WWF had that ultra-corny stretch with "Brother Love" for example. I sense a similar turn in the storylines right now. I hope I am wrong; it wouldn't be the first time. Hell, I was wrong once just last year.
As for the "tramp" with Luger, I think you are talking about the late Lady Elizabeth who was also Mrs. Randy Savage for a while. She died of an overdose at Lex Luger's mansion and he was in posession of all kinds of schedule 2 narcotics. I never really thought of her as a trampy type though. She was kind of elegant .... at least as LWOW go.
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Post by Boz on Aug 1, 2006 17:12:27 GMT -5
Hijacking threads is a term meant in fun. We're not talking airlines here. I hijack threads all the time. No worries. Besides, I participated in changing the subject of this one.
Good God, am I trying to make hifi feel better?!?!? What the hell is wrong with me?
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Post by hoyarooter on Aug 1, 2006 21:25:37 GMT -5
hifigator, we luuuuuuuv uuuuuuuuu. I actually agree about both Brother Love and Miss Liz.
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Post by hifigator on Aug 2, 2006 11:21:15 GMT -5
Thank you both, and incidentally I had the acronym wrong. It wasn't LWOL -- Lovely Women of something or other. It was GLOW -- Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.
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Post by Cambridge on Aug 2, 2006 11:25:21 GMT -5
"I was just putting in my time...so I could be first."
Still chuckle every time I think about that line from the first season.
Danny has been alright, not stellar, but not bad. The rest of the cast has been pretty phenomenal. Love the show.
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Aug 3, 2006 13:46:04 GMT -5
Looks like FX is showing 4 episodes of It's Always Sunny in Phila. back-to-back tonight. If anyone hasn't seen it tonight might be a good time to sit on your rear for 2 hours and check it out.
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Post by Boz on Aug 3, 2006 14:08:17 GMT -5
Actually it's just two episodes. They show a new episode at 10, then an old season one episode at 10:30. Then they repeat those from 11 to 12.
(god, I am such a loser for knowing this)
I'm sure there'll be a marathon at some point soon, but I don't think they can show them at any time before 10 p.m. because of the language.
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