Do you know why Americans call it soccer?


Yeah I did know about that, makes more sense to call it football because the rest of the world calls it like that


Soccer is slang for association football. I never knew that.


I didnt know that either, do you recall Didier Drogba?


Of course, well he was a great player his retired now and he singlehandedly stoped a civil war in his home country, that takes a lot of guts


I do! Do you know the nickanme for the new zealand team?


That is a racist name! its a good thing that nickname doest exist in America


Yes, I am sure it would not go over well in the US.


Did you hear about how the vasectomy rates increase durin March madness?


I have never heard that! It was nice talking to you.


Yes, I love to read.  I am always read a book.  I am lucky to not be in the 18th century, when there was a moral panic over reading!


That is crazy. Do you know what caused the panic?


Not sure.  Many outrageous things have occurred centuries ago that are hard to explain today.  I suspect that religious fervor may be a possibility.


I think it was actually just the spread of the reading of novels.


We've come a long way from then.  Now we congratulate Anne Jones, who can read 4,700 words per minute.


That is so fast! I wonder how the measure that.


Yeah I do too.  Having her repeat back what she read word for word wouldn't work, because you can read something but not remember it word for word.


I guess so. Have you ever read ender's game?


No.  That is suggested reading for military organizations.  It must have valuable military strategies inside it I imagine.


I read it a few years ago and cannot remember.


Starship Troops was on the reading lists of military branches.  I saw the movie, but did not read the book.


Me either. Did you know it is the first sci-fi novel on the reading list?


Yes I did.  Since reading is not restricted to one interpretation, I wonder if two opposing military branches could read the same book, and one would win on the more useful interpretation.


No.  I have never read any of his books.  I guess he participated in


I liked the lion the witch and the wardrobe. Have you heard about his competition?


Yeah, I got cut off.  I was going to say "you laugh you lose" poetry competitions.  I remember having rap battles with my friend when I was a child.


Yes.  We also read books too.  I remember he slept over my house once and we stayed up reading a book together.  Like a two person book club.


Interesting. I miss those days. I am going to go text and old friend now! It was nice talking to you.


I have had a Netflix account forever. Do you use Netflix?


I love netflix.  I dont know what I would do without it!


Me either. Did you know that they did not start the streaming part of their service until 2007?!


I guess that makes since with the development of the internet and all.


It just seems so new to have become so dominant. They also didn't start making their own content until 2012 which surprises me because they seem to have so many original programs now.


They do!  I love some of their originals!  Orange is the new black is one of my favorites!


I do too. Stranger Things is a good one also. Did you know that they still spend 20 times more on postage than bandwidth? I'm surprised they still send so many DVD's.


I am still surprised anyone has a mail subscription anymore with redbox and stuff now.


I agree. But I guess you can't get the old movies from Redbox. Did you know that from 9PM to 12AM Netflix makes up 33% of all North American bandwidth?


Id believe it, that is when I tend to watch the most.  How about you?


Yes I probably watch mostly in that time frame. Netflix and YouTube combined also account for half of peak internet traffic in North America.


That is pretty amazing.  I cant believe Blockbuster didn't take the chance to buy them


Oh I heard about that. Weren't they offered a fairly cheap price to buy them?


Like $50 million.  Nothing compared to the 2 BILLION they are worth now.


Oh wow! They really made a bad business decision.


For sure.  And to think, it all started over a $40 late fee for a VHS.


I heard that the founder started it over a late fee. Do you also enjoy Disney movies?


I do!  Frozen was the first animated disney film directed by a woman


It's sad that it took them so long to do that.


It really is, it is sad it so long to have the princess not nead a love interest too.


I agree. Some changes need to be made. It was nice chatting with you. Have a good day.


I had no idea that from 9pm to 12am, netflix accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in north america.


That makes sense,  everyone is home lol Netflix has a movie that is nothing but an hour long video of a fireplace - fireplace for your home


I know right! In 2000 netflix proposed that blockbuster should use netflix as its online service and blockbuster laughed them out of the office


They lost a ton of money and then went out of business...


Yeah they did!  Im pretty sure they were offered to buy Netflix at one point.  So many missed opportunities.


Blockbuster declined several offers to buy netflix for $50 million. netflix is now worth $2 billion.


Thats crazy! Netflix has almost 150 movies available with a 100% rating on rotten tomatoes.


Netflix spends 20 times more on postage than bandwidth


In some european markets, netflix monitors illegal downloads to decide which shows to purchase.


After racking up a $40 late fee on a vhs copy of apollo 13, reed hastings was inspired to start netflix


Awesome.  Do you watch much Disney? Disney used a special multiplane camera to make their older films like bambi more realistic


I do, that's very interesting! Do you have any other interesting facts?


Sure! Disney's big hero 6 was rendered using a 55,000-core supercomputer.


It would take over 9.4 million typical party balloons to lift carl's house, in the disney pixar movie "up"


That's a lot of balloons! The toy industry gets involved in disney animations even before the beginning of the film production.


thats awesome.  Well they gotta make money and advertise!  lol


The development of the disney animated film wreck-it-ralph started in the late 1980's, spanning nearly three decades and four working titles.


Wow,  I guess it was worth it though,  that movie was so good!


During the 70s, disney recycled a lot of their animation frames, resulting in identical scenes in some movies


Its been great conversating!  Have a good one.


Sometimes although I don't pay for it anymore, I can see how netflix's growth is slowing


There is a lot more competition now as well for subscription services


Yes, Disney streaming service is really going to hurt netflix when it comes out


It is crazy though how it all started. It was over $40 in late fees


Yea and now netflix has 137 million subscribers worldwide


I wonder if netflix will ever be able to be available in China, Syria, North Korea, or Crimea one day


Im sure its possible. China is a big market that can create a lot more revenue


Yea, in the US Netflix and youtube make up half of peak internet traffic in North America, I wonder if it would be the same in China


Netflix accounts for 33% of night traffic in the us alone. And there are a lot more people in asia


They would make a lot of money as long as they don't send out movies by mail, they already spend 20x more on postage than bandwidth


That is how they originally started. Glad they still offer it to those who do not have great internet


It's crazy that Blockbuster never bought netflix when they had the chance for $50 million


They might still be in business if they did!


and be worth $2 billion dollars, I wonder if blockbuster was ever worth that much


Yea and Netflix never made money off late fees like blockbuster


An it all started because of those late fees


It'll be a shame when Disney starts their service . I wonder if it will have the Zulu dub of The Lion King


Good morning!  Have you seen the Incredibles 2 movie?


Yes.    I love everything Pixar is a part of doing!


The director for the 2nd movie actually used artists who were either likely to quit or get fired from Pixar.


Cool.   Do you know who wrote that movie?


It was written by Brad Bird!  He also was the directer and provided the voice for Edna mode in the movie.


That is fascinating stuff.    My favorite character is the one voiced by Samuel L. Jackson in that film.


Nice!  Did you know the girl who does the voice of Violet ...Sarah Vowell...is also a political commentator and a bestselling author of historical non-fiction?


I had heard that.     Bob Odenkirk as the bad guy is perfect casting!


I agree!  I like Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter's voices.  They fit the characters well!


I wonder if all the actors did the voice for the Video Game sequel from 2005.


I would be curious to know.  What was the name of that game?


I believe the game was The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer.


Nice.  So that came out then a year after the movie was first released in 2004?


That would be correct, 2005.    Do you like video games?


I do like them!   I used to love playing Nintendo when I was younger.


Did you know the NES could only display 54 colors!


I didn't know that.  But, it doesn't surprise me.  The games have come a long way since then.  I think they stopped making Nintendo gaming systems in 2003?


Maybe if they made some comedy video games, the system might have stayed around.


As long as Comedy Central didn't own it.  They have cancelled over 100 shows since they first were created in 1989!


It is a good thing they didn't have golden globe winner 3rd rock from the sun in 1997.


Yes!  lol  I loved the corny comedy from that show.  I have to get going.  It was nice chatting with you today!


Hi - have you seen the Incredibles 2 yet?


ya I did see that, I thought it was ok, I do like the director Brad Bird what about you?


I think he is interesting. Hard to believe he is the voice of Edna Mode.


haha ya I didn't know that, also didn't realize it is supposed to take place in the 60's, it has an older aesthetic but still advanced technology


That's pretty cool. Hard to believe a sequel was out 13 years before the movie.


ya the first one doesn't seem like it came out that long ago but it did haha, apparently there was a videogame sequel called Rise of the Underminer, I never knew of that


Oh wow I didn't know that either. Do you like Nintendo?


ya I like the a lot, I have a switch and just started Zelda, I even played zelda back in the 80's on the NES, only had 54 colors back then haha


I haven't played a Switch before but I hear they are fun. I saw Japan discontinued Nintendo back in 2003.


ya its impressive that the system lasted that long, I'm just happy we don't use Chickens for entertainment like Britain did in 50BC lol


HAHA that's hilarious. Wonder what they did with them for entertainment?


ya I don't know, maybe they made them fight I'm not sure, do you like comedy movies?


ya I love them, I love Billy Murray movies like Ghostbusters especially, have you seen the movie kung fu hustle?


Bill Murray is hilarious, but not so sure on his opinion of Kung Fu Hustle. I didn't think it was that funny.


ya I thought it was ok but not a "supreme achievement", I do love Seinfeld though I can't believe it lost a golden globe to 3rd rock from the sun


That's really hard to believe that it lost to 3rd Rock. I loved Seinfeld and Friends.


yup I agree with you, I even like Frasier, do you like Monty Python the comedy group?


I am not a fan of Monty Python. Funny that the Python programming language was partly named from it though.


ya I never knew that and I am a programmer! I first saw monty python on Comedy Central, the only thing I like on there now is SOuth Park though


D.C. area and all of its attractive locations, sure would be nice to visit it


I totally agree with you. I would love to go to the National Museum of Natural History.


I would love to go there too, I hear the building is just awesome


They say there are some great coffee shops in the area too.  Some politicians have been seen at them.


Yeah around the Capitol Hill area there is a great coffee store called Port City Java


I bet there are some great restaurants too.


Yeah there is this great Thai place over on Takoma Park, really good,


I imagine that one is great for if you want to eat healthy.  They probably have lots of vegetables and tofu.


Yeah I hear they have one of the best Tofus in the country, so it would be nice to eat there specially if you have food allergies


Do you know if the area has any great theaters for movies and plays?


Thare are, some of them are the Kennedy Center, Imagination Stage, Adventure Theater and iPic Theatre, a lot of choices there


I bet the iPic theater would be great to see Incredibles 2 on.


I bet it was, its a nice stage, did you watch that movie by the way?


I haven't seen it yet. I have seen the original though. Have you seen either or both of them?


I have seen both and I must say I liked the first one better althought the cast of the 2nd part got an upgrade


I'm not familiar with the cast of the second one.  Are they big name actors/actresses?


Yeah have you watched Breaking Bad? well the actor that played Saul is one of the new voices


Oh okay!  Say, I heard that the director did one of the voices too.  I think he did Edna Mode.


Yeah he did, its interesting how he picked the cast for the movie


Agreed. I think it's interesting too that the video game sequel came out before the movie did.


It cames about a year later or so on 2004, its been a long times since then.


Have you seen Incredibles 2? Do you find that it was as good as the first one?


I think the 1st one was better but the cast of the 2nd part was great


I actually haven't seen the second one. There is a ride at California Adventure that is Incredibles 2 themed and that is the closest I have gotten! It seems like a fun movie!


It is among the cast members is Samuel L Jackson, he definetely adds spice to the movie


Can you believe the article stated Ronald Reagan was told he wasn't Presidential enough for a movie role? I bet whoever told him that had to eat crow!!


That is funny, not having the presidential look and then becoming president of the country, ironic and really funny, made my day


LOL! Another crazy thing was Bill Nye was in a Steve Martin lookalike contest. He looks nothing like him!


I disagree they look like brothers!! lol,


You think? How funny I don't see the resemblance!


I guess its a matter of perpective, do you like to drink coffee?


Nope, I hate it! I'm more of a tea person. Did you ever used to play Nintendo? I find it crazy that is was discontinued in 2003! I feel so old!


I  had a Nintendo system yeah, it only had 54 colors and a terrible definition, still one of the best consoles ever


Did you ever see the movie Green Lantern? Did you think it was funny?


I though it was a great movie, not really funny but more of an action film


I actually haven't seen it but I love Jack Black!!


He almost got picked for the role right? I guess I like Reynolds better


The article said that Jack Black starred in the movie, thats weird! It was Ryan Reynolds?? Do you ever watch comedy central? I love the roasts!


It says that it was going to be him originally but he didnt get cast, and yeah I do like Comedy Central, many funny shows and standup comedians


Political satire is my favorite, I am a comedy central girl for sure! I love making fun of politicians! Lol!


I do too and lately comedians have an easy job with Trump and all


Its great to be able to laugh about it all since most of the time it is just such heavy stuff. You've got to be able to laugh about it in order to deal with everything that is going on. Comedy is a life saver!


I agree, comedy makes life worth living, I also like drama though, both sides are kind of neccesary for a good life.


Hi, How are you doing?  Are you familiar with Aaron Posner?


I'm doing great. I am not familiar. Who's that?


AS I understand it he's a writer director from the Washington DC area.  I was reading about his perfect day.


That's pretty cool. Do you like the Incredibles 2 movie?


I have yet to see it.  I think my perfect day would include taking the kids to the movies.  Maybe we'll do this movie next.


I would love to see it with my kids too. I saw the present day events in the movie are actually set back in the 1960s.


These Pixar movies are so sophisticated now.  Just as intelligent as a regular movie, I enjoy the voice acting too.


Yes, I love Pixar movies almost as much as my kids love them.


I was unaware that the voice of Edna was done by a man, the director of the movie in fact.


Pretty interesting that he was able to pull it off.


What else do you do for entertainment, TV and games, or do you do museums and outdoor stuff.


I love outdoor stuff. I love to ride my Harley Davidson motorcycle. What about you?


There's a lot I'd like to do but the days seem to pass by.  I have kids and have limited free time.  I'd love to jump on a bike like you.


Do you play those console games like Nintendo?  My son loves his Xbox, that's about his only source of entertainment.


I used to love playing Nintendo. I saw it can only be displayed in 54 colors.


I guess Nintendo is a bit dated now.  I remember the days when Space Invaders was the height of video gaming.  I don't think it even had ten colors.


LOL - I think that was a little before my time. I started out with a Nintendo.


Whatever gamin system you use it sure beats using chickens for entertainment like the Brits did in the time of Caesar


What is your favorite form of entertainment ?


I pretty much like all forms but if I had to choose a favorite, I'd say comedy. In fact, I love to watch comedy central but I really hate they've cancelled over 100 shows since the network started back in 89. What about you?


I like comedy, but as you said good comedy it though to make. 100 shows canceled, that is a lot.I would not want to be the "show canceler".


No kidding! Were you a fan of 3rd Rock From the Sun? I was so happy when it won the best comedy series at the Golden Globe back in 97. It had stiff competition but still won, which is impressive!


I liked that show it was very quirky, but maybe it was too quirky, it did not have the lasting power of Friends or Seinfeld.


Agreed! Did you also see Kung Fu Hustle? I kind of agree with Bill Murray when he said it's the supreme achievement of modern age comedy.


I like a lot of film with Stephen Chow and this is one of the best he made ! Their style of comedy is really dynamic and fast.


So true! I also enjoy the British comedy group Monty Python. In fact, the Python Programming Language creator basically named it that to honor Monty Python!


I am learning Python, I though it was named after the snake, what is your favorite Monty Python's sketch ?


I like anything the group does honestly! Ha! On a related comedy note, did you know the Green Lantern movie was initially going to be a comedy with Jack Black? I bet that would have been a good one!


But could have been also a disaster, if it was a show I would not be surprised that it would be in the 100 shows canceled by Comedy Central.


That's a good point. Another comedy I enjoyed was Incredibles 2. Did you like that one? I loved how the present day events set in  movie was from the 1960s!


I did not saw that movie, but I like anything set in the 60s, who made that film ?


It's a Pixar movie that was distributed by Disney Pictures. Also, Brad Bird both wrote and directed the film! It's a great superhero movie with a star cast of actors who voiced roles from Samuel L. Jackson to to Holly Hunter!


This is bound to be good! Now I really want to see it. But I don't remember the first one, it has been a while since it got out I think...


It has. In fact, it came out in 2004.  But surprisingly enough, a sequel was released in the form of a video game called Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer 13 years before Incredibles 2 came out!


I like video games, what is your favorite console ? Mine is the Nintendo Entertainment System.


That is actually mine as well! Isn't it hard to believe the Nintendo Entertainment System could only display 54 colors?


They did a great job to conceal that. We had to use our imagination to compensate.


So true. It's also hard to believe it wasn't discontinued until 2003 in Japan. I figured it was discontinued long before then!


People get attached to their first console, I can't see any modern console achieving that.


Agreed! Like most forms of entertainment, it truly held our attention and have us great pleasure and delight! Well it was great chatting with you today! Take care, friend!


I just got done watching the Incredibles 2, have you seen it?


Oh nice. No I have only seen the first one. Looks good though, I think Brad Bird is a good director!


For sure, he definitely did a good job with this one. I recommend it!


Oh cool thanks! Do you like video games? 13 years before incredibles 2 came out there was a video game about it!


That is crazy, I did not know that. I should pick it up and play, have you played it?


No I never have but sounds interesting. I like Nintendo though, even though it originally only displayed 54 colors lol.


I agree, that is interesting! They just stopped making them in Japan in 2003


Oh wow, RIP! I think it's cool how entertainment evolves and can be adapted to suit any scale!


For sure and how the colors and graphics come about in the newer systems. I thought nintendo had great graphics back in the day!


Yeah for it's time it was revolutionary! When Caesar visited Britain he was surprised to learn they used chickens for entertainment!


ha that is awesome! If only he knew about nintendos and how much fun they would be!


haha that would be fun to see them play for the first time. We live in a great time period. So much entertainment and comedy. Did you used to watch Comedy central? It was created in 1989.


I love Comedy Central, but all my favorite shows are being cancelled left and right! You?


Yeah true. My favorite was Chapelle's show. So funny. But like you said, that channel has cancelled over 100 shows.


So funny! I bought all the seasons for that. That was great entertainment.


Really was. His Netflix special was pretty good too. Have you seen the movie Kung Fu Hustle? I never have but am wondering if I should.


I have not, I think I should. I heard it was comedy gold!


Yeah according to Bill murray who has it was a supreme achievement. Sounds like a good recommendation.


I will have to check it out too! Good chatting with you


You as well. Have a great day! The green lantern film may also be worth watching. It was originally supposed to star Jack Black.


It would have been so much better with jack black!


Morning! Yes, Some of it. Have you watched anything good recently?


Kung Fu Hustle. Ever seen it? It's hilarious.


I haven't! What is it about? Does it have Bruce Lee in it?


No, It's much more recent. Steven Chow directed it. Bill Murray loved it too.


Huh, I'm not into Bill murray. So I wonder why he likes it.


I believe he called it a supreme achievement in comedy. What do you like in comedy?


I just like to laugh. What about you? Do you like the Drama from it?


Sure sometimes. There needs to be an emotional core to the characters for it to work as a comedy. 3Rd Rock from the sun was a good example of a TV comedy like that.


I loved third rock from the sun! I saw sally on another show the other day, She has gained some weight. I like the dramatic irony they had on that show.


It actually beat Seinfeld for the emmy back in 1997. What else do you do for entertainment?


Me too. Love music and video games, a big Nintendo fan here. The original NES was in production until 2003 in Japan.


really? I had no idea it was in production that long! It was a good solid system too.


It was. A lot of great games. It's amazing what they could do with just 54 colors to display.


Thats pretty crazy! I liked to watch Bill Nye on Saturdays. Did you ever watch him?


Yeah, a few times. He's been around a while now.


Did you know he won a contest as a Steve Martin look alike?


I thought it was a fun fact about him. I learned alot from his show.


Yeah, he presented science in a fun and interesting way. Nice chatting!


Hey good day! Are you a fan of the comedy genre?


I am, I love watching comedies in the movies and on TV. How about you?


Awesome me as well! I also love Nintendo! I used to play all the time and hard to believe they discontinued it in japan in 2003.


I wish I still had my NES, I loved playing it when I was a kid.


Yeah so much fun! Way back in history people used to use chickens for entertainment. I wonder in what way? I definitely love chicken but not for entertainment purposes.


I saw a chicken that played tic-tac-toe in a casino once. I imagine it had to be something similar to what they did back then.


Haha. where was that? Yeah maybe so. Entertainment was first created in royal courts but then advanced to be available to all citizens.


It was in Atlantic City, the chicken was surprisingly very good at the game. I don't remember seeing anyone win outright.


Oh never been there only vegas! Have you seen the movie Kung fu hustle? Bill Murray recommends it apparently.


I have seen it, it's a very unique movie that I really enjoyed. Have you seen it?


Oh nice I still have to see it. I love watching comedy central though. it is even older than me (created in 1989).


I know they have canceled a lot of shows but I would be curious to know that number compared to the major networks.


Yeah that's a good question. 100 seems like a lot but maybe not compared to other networks. Do you watch any shows on tv?


Right now my favorite shows are Brooklyn Nine Nine and Game of Thrones. How about you?


Awesome I love those shows. The GOT season finale is going to be epic I'm sure. I also like The Americans from FX. Do you like satire? I thought it was the same as parodies but they are a bit different.


Yes I do like both satires and parody. I know there are some differences between the two but sometimes it doesn't seem that way.


Yeah I can definitely agree. SNL has great parodies about popular genres where they critique and poke fun but don't necessarily condemn.


I enjoy parody more than satire because it's a bit more light hearted.


Good point. Reality tv is also really popular but I'm not a huge fan. I like Seinfeld, Friends, the classics!


I have never been a fan of the reality genre as well.


Well at least we don't have to use chickens for entertainment anymore. Although it would be nice to have a tic-tac-toe partner. Have a good day!


Hi, there. How are you today? Have you seen the movie Incredibles II?


Yes I have, I have nephews that like the movie a lot.


The present day events of the Incredibles are set in the 1960s. That’s a great period for clothing and architecture.


Yeah, also the director liked to use actors and actresses that were likely to quit or get fired, I wonder why he did that.


I don't know either. Why would actors quit? Seems strange.


Maybe he wanted people who didn't care about the job so they would be more willing to do what he ask regardless of consequences.


I guess that's true. Did you know that Ronald Reagan was  rejected for a movie role because an entertainment executive didn't think he had "that presidential look?"


That reminds me of that story of Tom Brady and how he was on the bench in his high school jv football team and they refused to start him, and he went on to become arguably the most popular football player ever.


Yes, that was a strange situation. He was also drafted quite late. Maybe he needed better makeup. Bill Nye "the Science Guy" got his big break in entertainment by winning a Steve Martin look-alike contest. I guess that was a pretty amazing makeup job there.


I can see that , they both have a similar face, but Bill Nye can not do comedy like Steve Martin or even Bill Murray.


Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy". What do you think?


I never really like that movie, but I do love the movie Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, that movies is just stupid funny.


I don't know it. I cannot say that I agree with Bill on that one. I think he was being humorous. I haven't seen the film myself.


Did you even own a nes or a snes? They stopped making them in 2003.


I never owned one. The NES was all about great game play.I played video games as kid. Now, I don't have the time.


Yeah I loved the nes and snes, I still have them in my closet somewhere, I do miss the times back then when companys made a complete game and didn't try to nickel and dime every aspect of it.


Yeah, when games were games and not excuse to bllk players.


It is crazy that the nes could only display 54 colors, seeing as how now days some games look like they could be real.


The technology advances, but the games don't always get better, just louder and shinier. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a good day!


Oh yeah for sure, good graphics does not make a good game.


No, I haven't seen it. Looks interesting though. The present day events of the Incredibles are set in the 1960s. That's a great period for clothing and architecture.


Back in 1960? I saw the original movie, I like the cast of the second one, Samule L Jackson is in it


SLJ is great for those roles. The director got a chance to do voice work as well. Edna Mode, the superhero costume designer in The Incredibles, is voiced by Brad Bird, the film's director.


Really, its cool that the director also has a part in the movie, there is a sequel of the movie already, it dates back 13 years ago but it was in the form of a video game


I guess the market demand was there. Better to strike while the iron is hot.


I agree, it was a big deal 13 years ago and I think the second part had also great reviews, I have to watch it, I heard its great from a couple of friends


Seems like the movies get an unusual treatment. Director Brad Bird intentionally used artists who were likely to either quit or be fired from Pixar; because he believed only they could create everything that he needed. I wonder what he saw in them.


I bet he saw a hidden talent, well he has a great eye  for that, I bet they didnt charge as much as other actors


I guess they were very motivated to get something that would impress their bosses.


I agree, they had to do it right, maybe they had a strong determination, new members of the cast include Michar Giacchino and Bob Odenkirk among others


Odenkirk? The guy from Breaking Bad? That'll sell tix. Good casting choice there.


Yeah I think thats the one, and I agree good casting choices, its a great movie so the cast should be upgraded from the first movie


True. What other forms of entertainment do you enjoy?


I enjoy playing video games, like the old Nintendo system, still have one of those


I played video games as kid. Now, I don't have the time. The Nintendo Entertainment System could display only 54 colors. Didn't matter. The NES was all about great game play.


It was a great syste, a lot of cool games, Mario was my favorite and then Mario Kart


I wish I had had one. The Nintendo Entertainment System was finally discontinued in September of 2003 in Japan. The other systems must have attracted away all the NES followers.


Yeah I was sad to hear it got discontinued I bet that dissapointed a lot of fans, there are better video games now.


The technology advances, but the games don't always get better, just louder and shinier. I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a good day!


I can see your point, nothing like the classics I guess, nice chatting,


I sure am. Have you seen the Incredibles?


I sure have and enjoyed it a lot. Do you know who does the voice of Edna Mode?


Yes that would be the director himself, Brad Bird.


That is that famous political commentator, Sarah Vowell


Yeah and she seems to have been in some other small movies as well


Yeah and she is most famous for her books on non fiction


Yeah , pretty great protfolio for her. Did you know Brad intentionally hired people who were more likely to quit or be fired?


Yeah because he believe only then can give him what he needed


Yeah. Do you know when the events in the movie take place in real life?


Yes they take place in the 60s and that is pretty interesting


Yeah it is. DId you ever play Nintendo games?


I did quite a bit. Did you know it has only 54 colors?


WOw that is not very many for the entertainment they provided honestly


Yes that is Science Guy, I loved his shows so much. DO you know how he became famous?


Funny enough he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest and went from there


Haha that is so awesome. Did you know President Reagan also aspired to be an actor?


Yeah and he did not get the role of the president because he did not have the president look


Well he sure enough had the look to be a real life president.


Just got done watching the Incredibles 2, have you seen it?


It was really good, better than the first. The game was fun to, it was made almost 13 years ago


I expect they invest a lot in the scripts and casting because so much has to go into the animation.


for sure, It is very costly. Do you watch comedy central>


I sometimes watch it. I try to catch South Park. What about you?


For sure, I love South Park! I hope they don't cancel it ever.


I hope so too. Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy". What do you think?


I think it is a different kind of comedy, what do you think


I cannot say that I agree with Bill on that one. I think he was being humorous. I haven't seen the film myself.


No, I haven't I used to watch a lot of Seinfeld.


3rd rock beat seinfeld out for a golden globe in 97, i used to watch but never understood it


I guess that there were some politics behind that. Good thing 3rd Rock wasn't on Comedy Central. Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989.


yea that is crazy, I wonder if chappelle show was cancelled, that was my favorite


Dave quit. He was not prepared for success.


True, I think he needed a mental health break and moved to Africa


Yes, I heard that. Probably hard to know what to do. Most people aren't prepared for a sudden increase in wealth.


And all the "friends" that show up with it. Like all my nintendo friends when I got one back in the day


I like to watch tv and movies. I like comedy. How about you?


Comedy is always a good form of entertainment


Yes it is - although it has been 37 years since a comedy won the academy award for best picture.


Stand up comedy or just a movie.  What about you?


It depends. Usually I agree with you, but satire or parody are also good.


Any films you liked in particular? For me kung fu hustle is a classic


Evan Almighty was alright. It was the most expensive comedy ever made.


It is too bad jack black didn't star in the green lantern. Was hoping for a good green lantern film


Jack Black is a good actor - he would have been good.


Have you watched any comedy tv shows like 3rd rock from the sun or brooklyn 99


I have seen a couple episodes of those here an there. I like the office, parks and rec, and lots of others.


Yeah for sure. Have you seen the original version?


Yeah I guess so - I was referring to the British version vs the American one.


I watched the american sitcom. Is that not the original?


The American version is an adaptation of the British one, but the British one wasn't as successful.


Oh thanks for letting me know. I will check out the british one after this chat. Thanks for your time.


Hi! Did you ever play Nintendo as a kid? My favorite was Super Mario Bros! Oh the memories!


I liked the NES, but don't you think the graphics are a little bad ? Only 54 colors.


Yea, consoles have sure improved since then, for me its more of an emotional attachment, Graphics are only going to continue surprising us I mean, soon we wont be able to distinguish from reality with VR


Yea you are right, with the NES we had to use our brains to compensate the limitation of the console. That why they still made them until 2003.


Right! back when kids had easier access to imagination. Well imagine kids in the 50 bc, people had to bred chickens for entertainment... It took a while for change lol now its skyrocketing


But chicken are dual use, once your get bored with it, you can eat it. And it is healthy, do you eat healthy foods ?


LOL, yes I eat chicken, but id hate to bond with it with my entertainment then eat it... i dont know why im not vegetarian haha good thing we have many forms of entertainment such as movies... have you watched the new incredibles?


No I did not heard of it. What it is about ?


Oh its cute! Its about a Family of Superheroes and how even superheroes have to balance fighting crime and balancing family life


That sound like a good family movie. Who made this film ?


It is, my kids Love it! Its a computer animated film by Walt Disney Pictures. Do you like Comedy?


Was it Pixar ? They have been bought by Disney. And yes, I do like to laugh.


True that! Yes, Produced by Pixar and distributed by Walt Disney


That is a quality seal, it must be good. Does it has stars to do voices ?


Yes! Many great actors! such as Samuel L Jackson, Craig T Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell and many more, it truly is great. A must watch! Another great Movie is the green lantern, Have you watched that one?


yes, I Loved Ryan Reynolds in it! I wonder how it would of turned out if Jack Black ended up taking the role as he was.


I would have been more funny, but it could have been bad. Comedy is though to achieve, that is why Comedy Central has canceled more than 100 shows.


I can only imagine! I watch comedy central, They've only been around since 1989. Thats alot of shows in a little time!


It will be 30 years old this year, so mathematically, that is around 3-4 shows cancelled per year. It is not that big when you think about it.


I guess you are right, I was trying to stay positive that it hasn't been that long since I was born in 1986, LOL but if you "really" look at it, it's not that bad, haha. It was fun chatting with you!


Yes, I do! Did you happen to see the Incredibles 2?


Yes, were you aware there was a sequel to the first Incredibles in video game form called , " The incredibles rise of the underminer".


I'm not sure? The present day events of the Incredibles is set in the 1960's.


I like the sequels premise of restoring trust in superheroes


Yeah, I agree with you. Isn't it interesting the origins of comedy comes from ancient Greece.  Political satire was performed by comic poets at theaters.


Well comedy is an aspect of drama that brings depth


Yes, In ancient Greece they used dramatic irony to provoke laughter. Using it to portray persons or social institutions as ridiculous or corrupt.


Does satire originate from ancient greece?


I think so,  Caesar around 50bc bred chicken for entertainment, not for food.


That is what I was thinking. That's upsetting! Did you get to use the Nintendo entertainment system before it was discontinued?


Yes, I think my son still has one somewhere! I didn't realize it could only display 54 colors.


My how technology has advanced since then


Yes, a great deal! Have you seen any of the British comedy group Monty Python?


I love their movies like the holy grail or the life of brian. Have you ever seen an african or european swallow?


No, but I've heard about how funny they are. They sound interesting! Good chat!!


I would highly recommend them. Thanks for chatting.


Hi!  Whats your favorite form of entertainment?


Hi! I honestly love them all! But in particular, I do enjoy the Comedy Central channel but absolutely hate that its cancelled over 100 shows since the network started back in 89. What about you?


Thats only 3 or so shows a year over 30 years.  So to be successful thats what they gotta do.  But I love them!


That is true. Did you ever watch 3rd Rock From the Sun? I loved it and was so happy when it won the best comedy series at the Golden Globe back in 97. It had to beat out some fantastic shows but it was the most deserving of the award!


Yeah, it was great, although I do think Friends is better, but that is just my opinion.


Friends was great indeed. I also love the British comedy group Monty Python. You know, the Python Programming Language creator basically named it that to honor the group! I thought that was pretty cool!


That is pretty cool.  I do enjoy Monty Python, and the meaning of life.  :)


What about Kung Fu Hustle? It's funny Bill Murray thought it was the supreme achievement of modern age comedy. I kind of agree with him there!


I dont know that I do, I think it is good, but the best might be an understatement.


Speaking of movies, did you ever see Incredibles 2? I love how the present day events in the film are set in the 1960s!


They are set in the 60's?  I thought it was supposed to be present times.  Ill have to look at that.


It's worth watching! It is a Pixar film that was distributed by Disney Studios and directed by Brad Bird. Also, Samuel L. Jackson has a role in it as well!


Yes he did. As a matter of fact, he also voiced the superhero costume designer in the film, Edna Mode. The reason being is during storyboard sessions, he voiced Edna and the crew thought no one could do it better than Brad. Ha!


That is pretty cool.  There is also a political commentator who voices a character as well.


Yes there is! Sarah Vowell is her name. But what's funny is a sequel was released in the form of a video game called Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer 13 years before Incredibles 2 was released. Many people don't know that!


That is kind neat.  Do you think that is why they use the ii instead of 2  for the movie?


I honestly don't know but that's a great question. But speaking of video games, did you ever play the Nintendo Entertainment System? It's crazy to think it only displayed 54 colors!


I did!  It was my favorite gaming system ever!


Same here! I can't believe it wasn't discontinued until 2003 in Japan. I figured it was discontinued long before then!


Same here.  Well, Ive got to go.  Thanks for chatting.  Have a great day.


Hi, how are you? Have you seen the movie Incredibles II?


Hello!  I have!  Good sequel to the orginal one that came out in 2004.  Did you see it?


No, I didn't. Interesting choices for voice talent though. Edna Mode, the superhero costume designer in The Incredibles, is voiced by Brad Bird, the film's director. Bird voiced Edna during storyboarding sessions, after which the production team couldn't find an actress who could do the voice better than him.


Neat story!  The girl who played the voice of Violet is Sarah Vowell.  She's also a bestselling author of historical nonfiction!


Quite a talented person! The present day events of the Incredibles are set in the 1960s. That’s a great period for clothing and architecture.


I agree.  I like finding vintage items from that era.  When they were making the movie the directer used artists that he thought were either likely to quit or get fired from Pixar.  He must have thought they would have extra motivation to produce better work so they could save their jobs?


That would be my guess. He knows quality. I also figure they invest a lot in the scripts and casting because so much has to go into the animating.


Yes.  I didn't realize that there was actually a sequel that came out in video game form called "The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer".  Did you ever hear of that?


No, I haven't. I guess people just couldn't wait for the movie. For marketing, it’s better to strike while the iron is hot.


Yes.  Speaking of video games...did you ever have a Nintendo back in the day?


No, I did not. I played video games as kid, but not NES.. Now, I don't have the time.


I don't have the time either.  The original system could display only 54 colors.


The NES was all about great game play.It  was finally discontinued in September of 2003 in Japan.


I lost interest and time in the mid90s somewhere.  Did you know that Ronald Reagan was once turned down for a movie role because he didn't fit the look of a president for the role?  How ironic.


I wonder what the presidential look was back in those days. Maybe he needed better makeup. LOL


LOL  Do you remember Bill Nye the science guy?


Yes, I do. He's great! Good ambassador to science.


Yes!  He was discovered by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest!


That's great! The man has varied talent. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a good day!


You have a good day as well!  It was a pleasure!  One more quick question before we go.  Do you like comedies by any chance?


Yes, I do like comedies. They are funny, and so am I. So we get along very well.


Awesome!  I love them too!  Have a great day!


Good morning!  Comedy is one of my favorite genres of movies too.  What would be your favorite comedy movie?


Me too. I love me some Bill Murray, but Step Brothers is a classic!


Yes - Bill Murray will go down as one of the best ever!  Step Brothers was great - Will Ferrell is right up there with BM, but has a long way to go!


For sure, Bill Murray is still funny. Do you like comedy central?


I used to watch a lot of CC when I was younger and there wasn't so many options for entertainment.  I do like the Celebrity Roasts they air but not too familiar with their current shows


For sure, I loved the roasts. my shows keep getting cancelled! There has been 100 cancelled since 1989.


That's a lot of cancellations, and I wonder if it was due to lack of interest/viewers or for financial reasons?


Im guessing financial, there were some really good shows cancelled I feel.


Not cancelled, but I know the Daily Show w/ Jon Stewart was the big show that really got CC on the map


For sure, I used to love that show. I don't like Trevor Noah, how about you?


It was a big transition, and I do enjoy some of his takes and bits, but I do not watch nearly as much as I used to.


I agree, did you ever watch 3rd rock from the sun?


I knew of the show and understand it was a big success, but I did not watch regularly.  I was/am more of a Seinfeld fan!


Me too, still am. I used to watch it but never understood it. Would make more sense now. They beat seinfeld and other shows in the golden globes!


Maybe up to that point, Seinfeld had won so much that the GG's said lets give another show a trophy!


For sure, seinfeld is comedy gold, like kung fu hustle I guess!


Gold Jerry, Gold!  I saw Kung Fu Hustle and didn't understand the hype and acclaim - from some comedy giants?!?!?


lol, I still have to see it to make my decision, good chatting with you!


I like many forms of entertainment including movies ,tv, reading, and video games. How about you?


Yeah i liked groundhog day. What about you.


I love Bill Murray. Did you know that he thinks Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy?


Im not so sure I agree with that, but hey to each his own right. Bill was good in space jam I thought.


I agree. I love him but I do not agree with that either. He was very good in Space Jam. Did you watch the movie Green Lantern?


I agree. It was supposed to be a comedy starring Jack Black.


That would have been awesome. Definitely better than the original.


It couldn't have been any worse. Did you watch 3rd Rock From the Sun?


Yeah i liked that dude that kind of acted different I thought he was funny


His name was French something. I know who you mean. Did you know that in 1997 it won the Golden Globe for best comedy and beat Seinfeld, Friends, and Frasier?!


I was never a seinfeld fan or frasier or friends for that matter.


I never was a fan of Frasier but I'm shocked it beat Seinfeld and Friends.


I would rather watch 3rd rock from the sun than any of those other shows. Just this guys opinion though.


To each his own. Did you own an original Nintendo?


Yeah I spent hours playing mario. So did my parents after I went to bed, they probably wont admit it though.


I did too. Did you know that it could only display 54 colors?


Yeah. It was still awesome though. I can still remember getting that nintendo when I was ten years old.


It was amazing. And you're right it was the only system in my lifetime that whole families played together.


Incredibles 2 is an animated flim which is released in US on June 15, 2018


Yeah I have heard of it. We haven't seen it yet tho. Is it good.


Animated films are very good to watch, kids are loved watch this kind of animated film it is very tough to make it.


Yeah thats true. Did you know the directro did one of the voices in the movie.


Yes. Placing the superhero character is very tough to handle it requires new creativity and logical reasoning. If it is succeeded it become new brand in history.


So true. The director played the part of edna mode. She is the one who created the costumes for the incredibles.I think he did a good job.


Yes, costumes designer plays a important role. His creativity also help for the success of the character. Who is your favourite superhero ?


Those are to very different superheros huh.


Yes. They are entertain us. Entertainment is form of activity to hold the attention of people and giving joyful feeling and also make confident.


Did you know tht some people actually used to breed chickens for entertainment.


There are so many entertainment that is differ from culture to culture. Some of them are story telling, Magic shows, Concert and dance etc....


Did you ever play nintendo. Thats a popular form of entertainment.


The nintendo is Japan based multinational consumer and video game company. It first produced hand made cards.


Yep, They actually were still producing the original nintendo up until 2003. Thats a long time.


You watch movies which is your favourite ?


Dont really have a favorite movie. I like comedies mostly though.


Comedy movie is my favourite because it make me laugh very much and forget about my worries make me very happy.


Do you remember that comedy show third rock from the sun.


The green lantern film was originally going to be comedy starring Jack black.


That would have been a whole new take on the movie. Well its been nice chatting. Have a good one.


D.C. Dream Day looks like an intereting segment, how would you spend your perfect day?


Probably going to the Imagination Stage with my kids.


Thats souns like a great idea, I woulld go to The Winters Table, so many activities on can do


Yes.  I would also go to the National Museum of Natural History.


Ive always wanted to go there I heard the building is awesome, and also the National Portrait gallery,


Yes there is a lot of big open spaces there. I go there to write or drink coffee.


You like coffee thats great im a coffe lover as well, I like the Port City Java, I was there like 4 years ago so I guess I would love to visit the place again


Yes I love coffee. I went to the Starbucks on third and Pennsylvania the other day and there was a Congressman with his two staffers with him.


Theres also the iPic theahter in North Bathesda, that seems like a great idea as well,


I went to that theater. The seating is very comfortable and the popcorn is all you can eat. It is a very nice theater. I would probably go see The Incredibles 2 there.


All you can eat really? sounds like a great deal, did you like the first part, Incredibles I?


I did like it very much. A lot of the same actors are coming back for the sequel. I can't wait to see it.


Yeah Samuel L Jackson is in the film again, cant believe its been more than 13 years


The voice of Edna is actually a man. No woman could do the voice as well as him. His name is Brad Bird.


Not a woman really? well he does a great job, and Brad Bird as the director of the movie?


Yup he is doing both jobs. Did you know that he intentionally used artist that were going to be fired or quit from Pixar because he thought that they were the only ones who could create everything that he needed?


I did not know that, I wonder what he saw on them, well he made the right call since they nailed the roles


Yes. Each person has a different view of entertainment. I like the theaters and movies, but some people like dancing, or music or sporting events.


Yeah I guess we all have different tastes, Do you know who Bill Nye is?


He is the Science Guy. He kind of looks like Steve Martin.


The one and only, and he did? I think thats funny, they do look alike, they could be lost brothers.


How is it going? Have you seen the movie the incredibles 2?


No i haven't seen it yet but I have seen the first one and it was really good.


It is a pretty decent movie, it did lose at the Oscars a few nights ago to the spider-man movie though.


That's too bad. Disney and Pixar waited a really long time to make this sequel to the first one.


Well there was a sequel of sorts in video game form the year after the first one came out, and it has a lot of similarities to the second movie.


So the video game came out first?  Is it good, fun to play?


It is an older gamecube game that was pretty good, and the movie is a lot like the game, so it makes me wonder if the movie was meant to come out a long time ago and they just couldn't make it work.


It's possible.  The director had a thing for using artists that were going to quit their job or be fired.


Yeah I think he just wanted people who didn't care about keeping the job so they would be more willing to do what he asks regardless of consequences.


You're probably right.  He's had a lot of control over the movie. He not only directed but also wrote it.


Yeah and all the events of the incredibles 2 are set in the 1960s.


That makes sense. The story is all about family life and trying to restore public trust in superheroes.


Did you ever own a nes or snes? It's crazy they could only display 54 colors.


I did own one.  I never noticed the color shortage. I always had fun playing and never missed anything.


Me neither, I still have my old consoles in my closet somewhere, maybe i should pull them out and play some, since they are no longer in production as of 2003.


Companies make mistakes and discontinuing the NES was one of them.  Another was when an entertainment executive rejected Ronald Reagan for a role because he didn't look presidential.


Do you like Bill Nye? He has a show new show on netflix but it's really not that great.


He's okay. I didn't know he had a show on Netflix.


Yeah it's not that great of a show, very fellow kids esque, he tries very hard to appeal to younger kids and fails pretty hard. Any way nice chatting.


You know I heard he got his break by winning a steve martin lookalike contest.


I could see that, they both do have a similar look.


He tries his hand at comedy but he's not as good as Steve Martin or Bill Murray.


Hi, how are you? Have you seen the movie Incredibles II?


Hello there, I have seen it, I thought it was good, how about you?


I have not seen it yet. I figure they invest a lot in the scripts and casting because a lot has to go into the animation.


Yeah it sure does, did you hear the director wanted only ex-pixar people working on it?


I wonder what he saw in them. I guess he figured they'd be motivated.


Yeah he must have really known what he wanted for his film.  Did you see he did one of the voices too?


Yeah. He voiced Edna during storyboarding sessions, after which the production team couldn't find anyone who could do the voice better than him.


Yeah I bet they saved a bunch of money by not having to pay another top name person to do it.


True. Sarah Vowell, the voice of Violet Parr in Pixar's "The Incredibles", is predominantly a political commentator and bestselling author of historical nonfiction, with few other acting credits to her name. I wonder how much she cost.


That is a thought, but I bet she doesn't command as much as say an Oprah or Meryl Streep or something.


Probably not. What other forms of entertainment do you like? Do you like video games?


I do enjoy video games, I used to play Nintendo as a kid.  How about you?


I played video games as kid. Now, I don't have the time.The NES was all about great game play.


Same here, and yeah it was, it didn't matter it only had 54 colors, those were plenty!


The Nintendo Entertainment System was finally discontinued in September of 2003 in Japan.The technology advances, but the games don't always get better.


That is one heck of a good run for a video game system I will say though.


Did you hear that Bill Nye "the Science guy" got his break in entertainment by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest. I guess that’s a pretty amazing makeup job there.


I think I have heard that before, did you ever watch his show?


No, I haven't. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a good day!


I used to watch it back in grade school.  Yeah it was nice chatting with you as well.


Hello there, do you watch many comedy films or tv shows?


Yeah I love a lot of 70's and 80's comedies, how about you?  Do you like Bill Murray?


He was in some good movies from that time period.  Do you know what he said about the movie Kung Fu Hustle?


That it was an amazing achievement right?


The movie? I'm not sure, I saw a few minutes of it myself, did you ever see it?


Well Bill Murray said it was the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy.


Did you ever watch the show, Third Rock From the Sun?


I have seen a bit, but I prefered friends


I think a lot of Friends fans like yourself were upset when 3rd Rock won the golden globe for best comedy back in 1997 over their show.


Honestly, I don't really follow the ceremonies like the golden globe, but hearing it now ya its a shame


Same here, I am not the biggest awards show fan, I think its all rigged by a few people.


Do you know how many shows the network Comedy Central has cancelled since 1989?


Yeah I guess it is over 100!  That is a lot of cancelled shows!


Is there any show you felt was unfairly cancelled?


I'm not sure, I'm sure if I went through a list there would be one or two that I wished they never had, how about you?


Well I'm not sure who it was by, but I felt that firefly was canceled too soon. In any case, thanks for chatting.


How's it going? Did you know there's apparently a honey-cardamom-lavender flavored sorbet? Sounds crazy


Going good and yourself?  I didn't know that about the sorbet.  It does sound interesting though.


Apparently it is served in DC which has a lot of plays showing like "The Winter's Tale" at Folger Theatre


Well that's cool.  I think i've heard of it. Is it the one directed by Aaron Posner?


Yes, apparently Posner is very nervous about how "Winter's Tale" will turn out


If I remember correctly Winter's Tale is a Shakespeare story, correct?


Yes and Winter's Tale features ghosts and magic as well


It sounds really interesting and fun.  Just like museums in D.C. are also fun to go to.


Yes DC has a lot of great museums, I'd love to visit the National Museum of Natural History


i would too.  I would also like to go to the National Portrait gallery.


Yeah, The National Building Museum seems like an interesting place to visit, I wonder what other exhibits they have there


I don't know but I also like to eat and a restaurant that I would like to try is Kin Da. It's an asian place in Takoma Park, Maryland.


That sounds like a good place, I'd like to get a coffee at Port City Java, I wonder if many politicians go there


I don't know but if it's in or around Washington they probably do.  Word is there have been some at the Starbucks on 3rd and Pennsylvania.


I wouldn't mind catching a movie in the iPic theater in North Bethesda, the accommodations there sound amazing


All you can eat popcorn and reclining chairs


That sounds like my kind of place and a great way to watch a movie!  Speaking of movies, have you seen the incredibles 2?


Not yet, I still have to watch the first Incredibles that was released in 2004


It's a good one!  I like how the story focuses on not just superheroes but also their family life.


I'll have to check it out. Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Hi, yes I do.. my favorite are animation movies!


Animation and comedy also! Have you watched the incredibles?


The first one was released on 2004! and then we had to wait 13 years but it was worth


I agree they did a good job with the premise of restoring the public's trust in superheroes


I did not know that their last name was Parr, did you?


I am passionate about these movies! Remember the Character Edna Mowe


She is definitely an interesting character. In addition she is voiced by the film's director


I think that is hillarious! He did not find anyone else as funny as him


I enjoy it when the director or producers get directly involved with their film


That makes it very interesting! Did you play ever play Nintendo?


That is pretty cool, it was discontinued in 2003, I still own the 1985 console.


It does! I use it with the kids and thy love it, even if it only has 54 colors


It will be, did yo ever watch third rock?


Hard to believe that it was 13 years before the incredibles sequel came out!


I guess they needed to come up with a good story. Those films will be around forever, if they're good.


True. Animated films are my favorite. especially if they are funny.


I figure they invest a lot in the scripts and casting because so much has to go into the animating.


That's true. But it has brought in a ton of money to the studios but it is pixar so of course it was wonderful.


Not as much as I used to. I used to play nintendo all the time as a kid though.


I played video games as kid. Now, I don't have the time. I'm amazed that the Nintendo Entertainment System could display only 54 colors.


Makes sense though because the programing just wasn't as sophisticated as it is now. No matter how many colors Duck Hunter was still awesome.


People loved that game. Very simple but very challeging.


A local store to us has a huge touchscreen with a version of it. I could play that for hours with my kids.


LOL. That's great. Good to see a new generation enjoying the old games.


I think we are missing that in entertainment nowdays. It is all about the new flashy thing that is going to keep someone's attention.


Yes, entertainment changes and people get bored even more easily. It's funny that Ronald Reagan was once rejected for a movie role because an entertainment executive didn't think he had "that presidential look." I wonder what the presidential look was back in those days.


I think he was probably too handsome for them. I think they had the idea that a president couldn't have movie star good looks. He became a great one though.


Maybe makeup could have helped Reagan become presidential. Bill Nye "the science guy" got his break in entertainment by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest.


See that surprises me because I thought that Bill Nye was popular before Steve Martin. Back before he got crazy his show was pretty good.


Good thing he wasn't on Comedy Central. Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since its creation in 1989. Why hasn't South Park gotten canceled? LOL


Who knows. That show is my least favorite form of comedy I have ever seen. Actually I don't even think it should be considered comedy.


I don't know how many more seasons they have in them. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting!


Yes it has been a fun conversation. I love hearing others viewpoints on things.


Hi. Yes i do. I watched a  tv show called 3rd rock from the sun back in the day. Do you remember it?


I do, but I always thought Friends was better.


Friends was good that is true but in 1997 3rd Rock won the golden globe for best comedy series.


It was well deserved, it was a good show.  Do you know Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows?


No I didn't.  I wonder if that means they weren't any good or that comedy central has high standards.


They are a pretty successful network, so I am guessing likely a combination of the two.


Oh, well there are a lot of different types of comedy too so maybe they are trying to streamline their's down.


Very true.  Did you know that the Green Lantern was supposed to be a comedy?


I think I have heard something about that before. Wasn't Jack Black supposed to be the star in it?


Yeah.  I couldnt really imagine it any other way.  I think with a comedy it would turn into a Deadpool like movie.


You're probably right.  Those Marvel movies need to be drama/action movies.  It's easier to take them seriously like that.


What do you like to do for entertainment?


I can tell you what I don't like to do. I don't breed chickens for entertainment like the people did back around 50bc.


You dont, but it sounds like so much fun... jk.  Neither do I.  I love the original Nintendo.  You know the one, where you had to blow in the games to make it work!


I remember those!  They were cartridges right?  And the bottom was open and sometimes you had to blow into them to clean them so they'd work?


Yeah! Thats the one, supposedly it only had 54 colors.


I remember playing it and I never noticed how many or how few colors it had.  It's a shame it was discontinued back in 2003.


It is, they have produced a small digital version with some of the classic games on it.


I'll have to check that out.  Have you ever seen the movie the incredibles?


I did the first one, but not the sequel.  You?


Same.  What's weird is that years before the sequel came out to movies it was already out as a video game.  It was called The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer.


Wow that is odd.  Any, I have to get going.  Nice Chat!  Have a great day!


Have you ever heard of Aaron Posner?  He's a playwright that's doing some research on things to do in D.C.


I have never heard of him before, sadly I do not know many modern playwrights.


I don't either.  He's boing a new version of Winter's Tale.  Until it's over, he's looking for things to do with his 6-year-old daughter.


?  Have you ever been to D.C.?  What would you do there for fun?


Sorry for that typo, I meant to say I'd imagine most lists would include the Smithsonian Museums since they are free. I have been and the various museums are my favorite things to do.


Yes, I love all the things at the Mall.  I guess Aaron likes the Nat'l Building Museum and the Nat'l Portrait Museum.


My favorites are the Zoo, Air and Space, and it's not a free Smithsonian Museum but the Spy Museum is very interesting.


I've seen 2 out of the 4.  Aaron's daughter has a thing for The Incredibles 2 movie.  Sad that she's sensitive to gluten.


I loved the Incredibles 2, I saw it on opening weekend.


I guess the President Day events in that movie are set in the 60s.  I suppose that means JFK and L. Johnson.


Yes they definitely gave it an old time super hero feel. It made it feel a lot more unique to me.


Sounds cool.  Did you know Bill Nye got his start my winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest?  I don't see the resemblance.


I don't see it either but maybe with a good costume and some makeup he could pull it off.


You don't seem like a video game nerd but did you know the original NES could only display 54 colors?


I love video games and had an Original NES so I definitely believe it!


I think we did too.  It was tough surviving my son and his friends. It lasted in Japan until 2003.


I wish I still had mine, it fell by the wayside as more and more systems came out. It was a lot less complicated than games today.


Yeah, I agree.  Can you believe the Green Lantern movie originally wanted to star Jack Black?  It was going to be a comedy.  It would have flopped worse that it did.


It couldn't have been any worse than the version we got. I have to admit I'm not the biggest DC fan to begin with.


I'm more of a Monty Python guy.  Thanks for the chat!


Hello!  I'm good!  Do you eat tofu?  I've never tried it.


I have never tried tofu, but it's something I've always wanted to try. What exactly is it?


I'm not sure.  Closest I ever came to it was a friend of mines mother in high school used to eat it.  Do you watch comedies?


I love them too!  Bill Murray thinks that Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement of the modern comedy age.  I've never seen that one though.


I don't think that's very accurate lol. I've seen that movie and don't think it's very funny.


LOL  Now that's funny!  haha  The Green Lantern was originally supposed to be a comedy that starred Jack Black.


That would be a very funny movie if it had Jack Black in it.


I bet.  I love his stuff.  Did you ever watch 3rd rock from the sun?


I have never seen it. Hard to believe it beat out Seinfeld, Friends, and Frasier from a golden globe.


Yes.  I think you can find it on Netflix or amazon prime.  Did you know that Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since it was created in 1989?


Wow I didn't know that. I used to watch Comedy Central back in the day, but haven't seen it in awhile.


Me too.  I mainly only watch amazon prime and netflix now.  Only time I really watch live tv is for sports.  Did you ever see the Incredibles 2 movie?


Not yet.  I did see the first one.  I can't believe it's been 15 years already since that one came out in 2004.


That's pretty crazy. Time is flying by way too fast.


Seems like the older I get the faster it goes.  The present day events in the Incredibles are set in the 1960's.  That was a little before my time.


The girl that is the voice of Violet is Sarah Vowell.  She's also an author of historical nonfiction.  That's pretty neat!


So, what would be your version of a perfect day, does it include sorbet?


I don't know about the perfect day including it but if it was offered I wouldn't turn it down. What about you?


Right now my life is kind of busy.  Just some time to myself for a bit.  I don't need much entertainment at the moment.


Same here. I think that sometimes we as a people spend too much time on entertainment.


I'm forever chasing my son away from his game console.  It's not Nintendo anymore, now its Xbox.


I remember having the old school nintendos where you had to blow on the cartridges and it was just basic colors and graphics.


I had an Atari back in the day, I had to save forever to but those games.  Now you just down load them in a matter of minutes.


Oh man Atari! Those consoles are worth serious bank these days. I wonder if having instant entertainment like that though jades us to true forms like comedy.


The thing is that now you don't have to wait for anything.  I remember when there were comedy movies out that I'd want to see at home, you'd have to wait, it seemed, years before they were broadcast.


And then hope that the vhs wasn't incredibly expensive. Now we can stream all sorts of comedies right to any device. Of course some of them are better than others.


We have Netflix, it occurred to me over the weekend that the kids hadn't seen Ghostbusters, I was able to have it playing in minutes, I love Bill Murray.


He is a great comedian. I love his commitment to his characters.


I'm not so sure about his opinion on movies, but generally anything he is in is sure to be funny.


Yeah when you name kung fu hustle as the supreme acheivement in comedy, I'm going to question your judgement a little bit.


Another movie we've streamed recently was The Incredibles 2, have you seen that one?


Yes I loved that movie. I think they did a fabulous job with it. Did you like it?


Pixar do such a great making those movies appeal to both kids and adults.  They are, usually, really funny too.  I love the voices.


I love Pixar's animation. They always have quality films no matter what the subject matter. Too bad it took 13 years for us to get this sequel though.


Sometimes it worth the wait.  Usually when sequels are rushed they are so disappointing.  Still, it's a whole lot better than getting your entertainment from chickens like the British did on the time of Caesar.


I wonder how one gets entertainment from chickens. Did they give them mazes and puzzles or maybe fight them? That seems like an odd way to entertain yourself even in ancient times.


It sounds like a Monty Python sketch to me.  Good talking to you, have a good day.


Hello, have you been to the Museum of Natural History before?


No I haven't but I would like to go one day.  Have you been?


I have and I can say its one of the best experiences Ive had, you should really go there sometimes


I've never been to Washington but I have heard they have some great coffee shops there too.


Yeah there is Starbucks and also a Port City Java, also many coffee shops around the area


I bet a lot of politicians can be seen at those.  Going there could be a tourist event too.


I bet they do, its a nice place they must also go to that Thai restaurant in Takoma Park


Its called Kin Da, its a good choice for healthy eaters


sounds good.  I guess they sell a lot of vegetables and tofu.


Yeah tofu with broccoli and peanuts, do you like tofu?


I agree, tasty way to remain fit, do you also like movies? if you do the iPic is a great choice of venue


I do like movies.  I watched the incredibles 2 recently. have you seen it?


No, ive been wanting to watch that one, is it good? the first one was awesome


It is good. It's got some new characters and cast but the originals all reprise their roles.


I heard that Huckleberry Milner and Bob Odenkirk are among the new members of the movie


They are along with Jonathan Banks.  The movie is set in the 1960s by the way.


In the 60s really? so it happened before the firs movie?is it also based in the present time?


I honestly don't remember. I think both are in the 60s but don't quote me on that.


Oh ok, I guess no spoilers there then, I have to watch the movie,


Have you heard of the "D.C. Dream Day" series of interviews / articles in which Washington DC celebrities describe their "ideal day"?


I haven't but that sounds cool! I have never been to DC.


I live in the Northern Virginia suburbs for about 10 years before returning to Louisiana.  This is a fairly new series of articles, the most recent of an interview Playwright / Director Aaron Posner.  Since I no longer live in the area, I have not seen any of his works but I read that they are very good.


I saw Incredibles 2 last year in the theater. It's my favorite Pixar film.


I did not get to see that one.  Living about 45 miles from the nearest theater, I tend to wait until its on streaming (Netflix / Amazon Prime).  But I really liked the first one.  I recently learned that "Edna" the seamstress is voiced by the film's director Brad Bird.  Apparently, he did the voice-over during storyboarding and they could not find an actress as good, so he kept the role.


Have you ever played the video game version called the rise of the underminer? It's fun!


I do not have a gaming console and I am not really into computer / tablet / smartphone games.  But I find it interesting that the video game sequel was out before the Incredibles 2 movie.  Did the sequel video game and sequel movie have similar themes / plot lines?


They did, which I was happy about. It had the 1960's feel that the movies have.


That's good.  What other forms of entertainment do you like?  Here in a very rural area, you more or less entertain yourself with family and friends (and your animals such as dogs and horses).  Going into town for a movie is almost 2 hours driving round trip.


I live in the city so there's lots to do. I love comedies, whether it's at the theater, on TV, movies, or a comedy club.


The last live comedy I saw was a local high school play.  Not very good, but they really tried.  I like British comedies on PBS.  Did you know that Brits, in Caesar's day, bred chickens for entertainment and not food?  I wonder what that was about!


That is pretty weird! I wonder if it had anything to do with python programming being named after the british comedy group.


British comedy is definitely different than American comedy.  Each are good, in their own way.  One of my favorite U.S. comedies was "3rd Rock from the Sun".  Did you know that it beat Seinfeld, Friends, and Frasier for the Golden Globe for Best Comedy Series in 1997?


I remember that and was upset because Friends should have won.


Friends was a different style of a bit subtler humor.  I really did not like it as much as the over-the-top approach of 3rd Rock.  Bill Murray is  one of may favorite comedic actors.  His acting in Ghost Busters, Caddyshack, etc.  is defines his unique comedic style.  Bill thinks "Kung Fu Hustle"  is the supreme achievement in modern comedy.  I do not know what that is - do you?


I have not seen it but I trust Bill Murray! I wonder if he plays nintendo. The original only had 54 colors.


Considering Nitendo started when you could still buy Black & White TVs, 54 colors was a big deal.  But, apparently it was popular enough to last more than a decade, being discontinued in 2003 in Japan.


I still play it today! Do you think Bill Nye looks like steve martin? I don't see the similarity, but he won a lookalike contest.


Neither do I, but he has made quite a transition from a staid engineer to a media star.  Every now and then, I watch an old movie on AMC or GRIT.  Did you know that Ronald Reagan was once rejected for a movie role because he supposedly did not look "presidential"?


He had an amazing career. Nice chatting with you!


Same to you.  If you get a chance, check out an Aaron Posner play.  Like I said earlier, I have read that they are pretty good.


Hi! Are you a fan of the Incredibles 2? I am and particularly loved how the present day events in the film are set in the 1960s!


That's a great period for clothing and architecture. I haven't seen the film though.


Speaking of clothing, the Director, Brad Bird, voiced the character Edna Mode, who just so happens to be the superhero costume designer in the film!


Yeah, I heard that Bird voiced Edna during storyboarding sessions. The production team couldn't find an actress who could do the voice better than him.


That's kind of funny, isn't it? You know, though, a sequel was  actually released in the form of a video game called Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer that was released 13 years ago. A lot of people don't realize that!


Brad Bird intentionally used artists who were likely to either quit or be fired from Pixar; because he believed only they could create everything that he needed. I wonder what he saw in them.


Whatever he saw, I guess it worked out. Ha! He must be a smart man! I mentioned the video game previously and out of curiosity, did you ever play the Nintendo Entertainment System? It's hard to believe it could only display 54 colors!


The NES was all about great game play. I played video games as kid. Now, I don't have the time.


Same here. I honestly was surprised that it wasn't discontinued until 2003 in Japan. I figured it was discontinued long before then.


Probably a lot of diehard fans.  The technology advances, but the games don't always get better, just louder and shinier.


So true! But I suppose it's better than what Caesar said when he visited Britain that the people there need chickens for entertainment instead of food. We've come a long ways since then, right?


I guess so!  I guess they had plenty of animals to eat then.  I wonder if people bet on the animals.


That's a good question! Are you familiar with Bill Nye? You know he got his entertainment break after he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest. That's rather strange, huh?


Not the person I would have expected to win. Ronald Reagan was once rejected for a movie role because an entertainment executive didn't think he had "that presidential look." I wonder what the presidential look was back in those days. Maybe he needed better makeup. LOL


I'm sure that entertainment executive kicked himself later for that. Ha! Do you watch Comedy Central at all? I do but hate over 100 shows have been cancelled since the network started back in 89.


I guess they are picky? They haven't canceled South Park though.


Thankfully. Ha! Did you also know the Green Lantern movie was initially going to be a comedy with Jack Black? Wonder how that would have turned out?


Jack is a natural comedian. I wonder what Bill Murray would have said. Not as good as KFH.


Ha! Yeah Murray thought Kung Fu Hustle was the supreme achievement of modern age comedy. Can't say I honestly disagree with him there!


I think he was being humorous. I haven't seen the film myself. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a good day!


True. Although I feel that way about 3rd Rock From the Sun. I was so happy when it won the best comedy series at the Golden Globe back in 97. It's amazing it was able to beat out shows like Friends, Frasier and Seinfeld! Well I enjoyed chatting with you as well! Take care, friend!


Have you seen the movie the Incredibles 2?


I haven't got around to it yet, but I did see the first one! Have you?


I have, it's a really good film. Did you know the events in the movie are set in the 1960s?


No, I had no idea. I wonder why it's set then? I played the incredibles game, rise of the underminer. It was actually a sequel to the first incredibles.


That is cool. The voice of violet in the incredibles, sarah vowell, also is a political commentator.


I didn't know that, interesting. The director used artists who would be more likely to quit or be fired from pixar. Isn't that kind of insulting in a way?


I think that is kind of. The costume designer, brad bird could not find a good voice for edna so he did it himself.


That is hilarious. I would love to see him doing the voice.


Yeah it is pretty funny. Do you like video games?


Absolutely, I play pretty much everyday. Do you?


Me too. I kind of like old school games more than the new ones that are out. Did you know the Nintendo entertainment system was discontinued in September of 2003 in Japan? They were making that for a long time!


Wow, yeah that is a long time. It could only display 54 colors!


Sounds like a lot of colors but I am sure current systems can display much more


Yeah he is great, been a while since I've seen him in anything though.


Me either, still a fan though. Have you ever seen the green lantern?


It was alright, originally is was going to be a comedy starring Jack Black. That would've been interesting.


Yes it would have. Since 1989 comedy central has cancelled over 100 shows.


Yeah, well it was nice talking to you! Bye.


I'm good!  Do you like to watch comedies?


I'm a big fan!  Probably my favorite type of movie above the other genres.  Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since it's creation in 1989.  That's alot.


That's a ton! I saw that Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement of the modern age in comedy.


Hmmm...it must be funny then.  I've never seen it.  Have you?


I have not seen it yet either. I saw the Green Lantern film was originally going to be a comedy.


Yes.  I didn't know that.  It was also going to star Jack Black.  Did you remember 3rd Rock from the Sun?


I do remember 3rd Rock from the Sun. I didn't get to watch it too much though.


It was a funny show.  Corny comedy, but still good for a laugh.  It won a golden globe in 1997 for best comedy series.  Time sure is flying by.  Feels like that was yesterday.


That's interesting and definitely time flies by.


Did you ever see the movie Incredibles 2?


I did.  I can't believe it's been 15 years already since the first one came out in 2004.


That's pretty crazy. I saw the movie is actually set in the 1960s.


I didn't know that.  How interesting!  The girl who designs the superhero costumes in the movie Edna is voiced by the director of the film Brad Bird.


That's very cool that it was the voice of Brad Bird.


I agree.  The girl who voices the character of Violet is Sarah Vowell.  She is also a political commentator and best selling author of historical nonfiction.  That's pretty neat!


That's really neat. I'll have to try and catch that movie soon. Sounds like it's pretty good.


It's a fun watch.  Especially if you like comedies.  I think anything Pixar has done is pretty good.


Hello. What do you like to do for entertainment? I used to watch Bill Nye the science guy who actually became famous because he won a steve martin lookalike contest!


Hello there, I used to watch him too! I remember teachers wheeling the tv into the classroom to show episodes of his show back in grade school.


haha that is great I remember that too! I also remember playing nintendo and thought the graphics were so good with only 54 colors!


Thinking back on it, you wouldn't even notice when you were playing, but now to go back I think you would.


Yes especially with the advanced graphics to compare now. The nintendo was finally discontinued in 2003 in Japan after all those years.


I think that is one hell of a good run for a video game system!


Agreed. Back in the day in Britain people used to breed chickens for entertainment according to Caesar in 50bc!


That is hilarious, I wonder what other crazy forms of entertainment they had way back then.


Yeah they had to be creative lol! One entertainment executive said Ronald Reagan didn't look presidential but boy was he wrong!


That is too funny, I always think of the scene in back to the future when I hear Reagan and actor!


haha yes good memory I remember that. Do you also like Bill Murray? He said that Kung Fu Hustle is the supreme achievement of modern age in terms of comedy!


I do like him and I think I read about him saying that.  It might just be me, but I think he was being really sarcastic.


Maybe you're right because I have never seen Kung Fu Hustle...is it bad? I used to love comedy central which was created back in 1989!


I think I have seen about 5 minutes and yeah it was pretty bad.


The tv show 3rd rock from the sun won best comedy series in 1997 but I have never even heard of that show. Wonder if it is worth watching...


I have seen a few episodes and it is pretty good, I was always more of a Seinfeld fan.  I think the Friend's fans were all upset.


I love Seinfeld for sure too. Yeah I bet they were. The origins of comedy were actually traced back to ancient Greece.


That is very interesting, I think the ancient Greeks came up with most things regarding entertainment.


Yeah they were smart. The original theatrical version of Greek comedy pitted two groups or societies against each other in an amusing conflict. Kind of like a war parody I guess.


That is very interesting, ancient history is so cool when you learn about it.


Yeah it makes me want to learn more. There is lots of American history in DC have you been? The Kennedy Center sounds cool.


Yeah DC is a really cool place to visit, I think all americans should go.  Well it was nice talking with you, I hope you have a good day!


Hi, how are you? What kind of entertainment do you like?


Well I like playing a lot of video games and I like watching movies. What about you? I remember playing the NES back in the day, apparently it only has about 54 colors that it can display


It had only 54 colors, but fortunately the games were fun to play. It had a long lifespan, too. I guess there were fans out there for decades!


Yep it wasn't discontinued until 2003 in Japan. And mine still works and I play it today haha. What about you did you ever play it?


I didn't play it much. I had friends that played through Mario. They loved it! I would say that modern systems are more powerful, but the games are not necessarily more entertaining.


Yep I agree with you there. I'm just glad we live in modern times. We don't have to do what people did two thousand years ago and use chickens for our entertainment LOL


Chickens? What were the Brits thinking? They are for eating! Do you think Reagan looks presidential?


Well apparently he did not look that way at the time, or that's what someone said to him anyway, obviously we know how that turned out LOL do you like Bill Nye the Science Guy?


He got his break in entertainment by winning a Steve martin lookalike contest. I think he could be presidential. What about a Trump lookalike contest?


Haha that would be an interesting contest for sure. I know that I wouldn't be able to pull it off but maybe someone else could haha. Do you like comedy movies by the way?


I love comedies! I think it's a tough genre too. Very hard to be funny. Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy". Can't agree with Bill on that one.


Haha I actually do like the movie but it's not a supreme achievement in my opinion, so you're right on that, do you like Jack Black at all?


Jack Black is very good at comedy. His whole presence is comedic. He has done a lot of great movies, too.


Yep I agree with you. I have a soft spot for him, and I guess he was going to originally be in that Green Lantern movie that starred Ryan Reynolds, you know the one that's horrible LOL


I haven't seen it. Ryan is funny, but I'm not big on superhero films. Usually not very good humor, and too much action. Not comedy.


Yep I prefer comedies to the superhero movies myself. What do you think about Monty Python?


Monty Python were innovators, very British. Love their movies, especially Grail. Hard for Americans to do that kind of humor.


Yep I love Monty Python. And I also am a programmer and even I didn't know that the programming language python was named after them that school


I would have thought of the snake, not the comedy troupe. Interesting!


Haha yep me too. Think about Comedy Central though? I think they are not very good, the only thing I watched on there is South Park, and they always cancel shows, so I believe that them canceling 100 shows since 1989 is pretty spot-on


It's a graveyard for shows. Put the python programming language on there and it would get cancelled, no doubt.


LOL I could see that. Did you ever watch the show 3rd Rock From the Sun? I liked Seinfeld a lot back in the day, and apparently Third Rock Beat It In The Comedy Awards for 1997


Hi!  What do you like to do for entertainment?


Yeah, I used to like that too. It only was able to display 54 colors but I was enthralled by it.


Yeah.  Its sad that they discontinued it back in 2003.  I own one and still dust it off to play.


To me it's surprising it continued that long though. Pretty cool. Do you like to watch tv shows or movies?


Did you ever watch Bill Nye The Science Guy? He got his break because he won a Steve Martin lookalike contest.


I did all the time as a kid.  I heard he was also the science consultant for the movie flubber.


As a kid I alsoliked to watch Friends and Seinfeld. It's surprising that 3rd rock from the sun beat those shows for best comedy series in 97.


I know, 3rd Rock was good , no doubt, but not on the same level.


Yeah, I never thought it was that funny. Do you ever watch Comedy Central?


I do, I hear they have Cancelled over 100 shows over the last 30 years.


Huh, interesting. That's why I like Netflix, you can pick and choose what you want to watch. I like some of the Marvel series on Netflix and also the superhero movies.


Me too, my favorite is Deadpool 2.  I heard Green Lantern was initially going to be a comedy, can you believe that?


Interesting! Do you like to watch plays and other live performances?


In DC they even have children's theaters. I think it's cool to get kids into that at a young age. Museums are another good thing too.


I agree, the National Portrait Gallery is pretty neat too.


Seems like a nice place to sit and do some work because of the large atrium. I also like coffee shops.


Me too, especially the off the beaten path type.


Honestly I prefer Starbucks because of the coffee. Looks like they have both options in DC.


I did. I love that game system. What about you?


I liked it a lot. It only had 54 colors.


Really? It seems like more. Of course with those kinds of games you dont' really notice.


Yeah, it was a great game system. I still play Punch Out.


Which game was that? I don't think I ever played that one


Ah yeah I didn't spend much time on those. I was more of a mario fan. I wouldn't mind trying the incredibles game though. Sounds like it would be fun.


I liked the mario games too. Which ones?


Just the basic ones for nintendo. We didn't really have a ton of games because they were expensive. Nothing like the discontinued consoles but still pricey.


xbox one. I don't see them discontinuing that one anytime soon like they did back in the day with nintendo. Hard to believe it has been 16 years since they made them.


Yeah, it is hard to believe, any games to recommend?


We spend a lot of time playing Halo or ones based on Tom Clancy novels. First person shooter games get played a lot. Do you play much?


Oh cool. No, I only have PC based games, but not enough time to play them.


Do any of the PC games use Python programming?


Some of them might. I know how to program in Python. Personally, I think it is a little weaker than Java for a lot of applications.


True but the naming of it almost makes me want to use it anyway. I love Quest for the holy grail so the fact it is name after the comedy group makes it special to me.


Interesting. It was named after Monty Python?


Yes after the british comedy group. They have almost a cult following in the comedy community.


It is pretty cool that they did that though.


Hi, there. How are you today? Yes, I love comedies! Bill Murray thinks Kung Fu Hustle is "the supreme achievement of the modern age in terms of comedy." What do you think?


Comedy Central has canceled over 100 shows.


They are vicious! It should be called Comedy Morgue.


Yeah, I agree. It is not a great channel.


The Green Lantern film was originally going to be a comedy starring Jack Black. I would like to have seen that version.


It was not good.  Jack is a natural comedian.It would probably be better than the actual one. I wonder what Bill Murray would have said.


I guess, if he'll talk to the likes of us. What other kinds of entertainment do you like?


yeah, you are right. Probably not. Hilarious!


I played video games as kid. Now, I don't have the time.The NES was all about great game play.


I had a Nintendo, it only has 54 colors.


The Nintendo Entertainment System was finally discontinued in September of 2003 in Japan.


That is kind of a shame. I thoroughly enjoyed it to be honest.


The other systems must have attracted away all the NES followers. The technology advances, but the games don't always get better.


Now I play PS4, I wonder when PS5 is coming out.


It shouldn't be too long. The competition is fierce.


Well I had the follow up version, the Wii. Not very good.


I hear you. New tech not always better tech. Anyway, I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a good day! Enjoy video gaming!


Hi, how are you? Have you seen the movie Incredibles II?


Good morning! Yes I have.  Are you familiar with it?


I haven't seen it yet, though it is supposed to be great. The present day events of the Incredibles are set in the 1960s. That's a great period for clothing and architecture.


How interesting!  That was a little before my time.  The first movie came out in 2004.


It took me a while to see the first one. INteresting choices were made for the film. When making the Incredibles, director Brad Bird intentionally used artists who were likely to either quit or be fired from Pixar; because he believed only they could create everything that he needed. I wonder what he saw in them.


I wonder if he maybe thought they would work better under the pressure of having their jobs on the line?


True. Nothing gets the juices flowing like knowing today could be your last day.


Yes. I find it interesting that the girl who voiced Violet in the movies, Sarah Vowell. is also a bestselling author and political commentator.


The voice casting was always  top notch for Pixar. Edna Mode, the superhero costume designer in The Incredibles, is voiced by Brad Bird, the film's director.


Interesting!  Before the 2nd movie came out, there was actually a sequel to the first movie that exists in video game form called "The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer".  Never knew that.


I guess people just couldn't wait. For marketing, it's better to strike while the iron is hot.


True!  Do you remember Bill Nye the science guy?


Yes, I do. He got his break in entertainment by winning a Steve Martin lookalike contest. I guess that's a pretty amazing makeup job there.


What a good story!  Did you know that the nintendo system could only display 54 colors?


The NES was all about great game play. Sadly, it was discontinued in September of 2003 in Japan.


Hard to believe that was that long ago.  I think they started making the Game Cube around then?  I like all kinds of entertainment...even watching comedies!  Are you a fan of comedies?


Yes, I enjoy comedies. The Green Lantern film was originally going to be a comedy starring Jack Black. I would like to have seen that version. It would probably be better than the actual one. Jack is a natural comedian.


I agree.  It would have made the movie totally different!   Comedy Central has cancelled over 100 shows since it was created in 1989.  Crazy number.


Yeah, I guess they are picky about their shows. Well, I enjoyed chatting with you! Have a good day!


What do you think of Bill Murray?  It's been a pleasure!


He has some odd opinions about comedy. But he is quirky.


What do you think of this universe that we live in? There is a theory that there is only one electron in the universe.


That is pretty amazing. Another way says that maybe the universe is just a large hologram


I guess that would make the both of us holograms. What about temperature though? There are stars in the known universe that are cold enough to be touched by the human hand


That is so amazing, imagine that. Another theory says that the universes go through evolution too


We might be in one of the better universes, with more robust physical laws and stability.


I like to travel when I have the time and money. You?


I have. Interesting countries. Lots of trains for getting around.


Yeah it is, but if you travel by car across the country it can cost you $300 in tolls


The tolls are high but the traffic is light. It works out pretty well. Trains are still better.


Yeah exactly, THe dutch are in the process of making a bus that goes 160 mph


That would make for a nice fast commute. Fast like a train.


It sure would. Do you know who was the first king to travel the world?


I have no idea. I thought it would be a king of a rich nation like the UK.


I wonder how he got around Iceland. Iceland has no public rail service and that most icelanders without cars use domestic flights to travel between major towns.


Yeah that is something indeed. In Mackinac Island they have prohibited the use of motorized vehicles


I think it would be a peaceful place. No cars to worry about. A slow pace of life. Not many places like that left on earth.