Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Very Special Episodes
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LOVE Freaks & Geeks!!tragabigzanda wrote:Indeed. Freaks & Geeks and Pen15 are sort of descendent I think, but TWY is really one of a kind.doug rr wrote:one of the best ever..wease wrote:God, I love that show.tragabigzanda wrote:Every episode of The Wonder Years
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we watched a ton of the wonder years and played a ton of sega genesis (madden and nhl) my freshman year of college. 10 years later my old roommate was working on a senator's staff and got to escort winnie cooper around d.c. when she was in town to testify about math and science (i think she went to stanford or something).doug rr wrote:one of the best ever..maybe a wonder years thread will bring back thodoks...he had a soft spot as well for itwease wrote:God, I love that show.tragabigzanda wrote:Every episode of The Wonder Years
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i was more of a becky slater guy myself though
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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remember when kevin painted his teachers house? we've all been there..
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It even faded to black to cement its specialness...baller move.tragabigzanda wrote:When Carlton got stopped for driving while black
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Legit ALdoug rr wrote:when fonzie went water skiing
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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While very funny, one could argue it was a special episode as it coined a phrase now used in showbiz.durdencommatyler wrote:Legit ALdoug rr wrote:when fonzie went water skiing
Clouuuuds Rolll byyy...BANG BANG BANG BANG
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That's what I loved about the post. It worked on both levels: it made a joke AND answered the thread question.E.H. Ruddock wrote:While very funny, one could argue it was a special episode as it coined a phrase now used in showbiz.durdencommatyler wrote:Legit ALdoug rr wrote:when fonzie went water skiing
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When Scott shot and killed himself
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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What show is this?tragabigzanda wrote:Yeah then later we found out his uncle was molesting his sistergardenparty wrote:When Scott shot and killed himself
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When Dee Dee was raped on Hunter.
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When Maude had an abortion.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Michael J Fox won his first Emmy for that episode.wease wrote:Or when Alex P Keaton’s friend died.