The 90s thread

[Bomberboyokay]

The Colbert Report was satire aimed at people who knew something about the world or were willing to learn.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is aimed at a dumber general audience who are watching because it's CBS, goes 60 minutes instead of 30 minutes, and 5 nights a week instead of 4. It's gotten better since he abandoned the "I'm for everyone now!", pre-Trump act and brought back the politics, but you don't need to watch most of it.

 

[Scotland]

The Colbert Report was satire aimed at people who knew something about the world or were willing to learn.

Why did you watch it?

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Hur hur hur

 

[Plugger35]

The Colbert Report was satire aimed at people who knew something about the world or were willing to learn.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is aimed at a dumber general audience who are watching because it's CBS, goes 60 minutes instead of 30 minutes, and 5 nights a week instead of 4. It's gotten better since he abandoned the "I'm for everyone now!", pre-Trump act and brought back the politics, but you don't need to watch most of it.

His monologues are usually pretty good but he will be in trouble if Trump doesn't get re-elected as he makes up about 90% of his material.

 

[Scotland]

Trump material is low hanging fruit for most psuedo political comedians in the US. Jim Jefferies was all over it when he had his show on Comedy Central. Wasn't all that funny but was more palatable to the puritan masses than his stand up material.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

If it were low hanging fruit Jimmy Fallon would be doing it.

 

[Cuzz09]

I get bored of all the Trump bashing on those shows.



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[FRUMPY]

******* Goo Goo Dolls, sorry Plugger but that is just forgettable filler to the 90s.

Got some really good songs to play on the guitar for a self taught novice

Name
Black Balloon
Slide
Acoustic #3

 

[FRUMPY]

If it were low hanging fruit Jimmy Fallon would be doing it.

He might be but you wouldnt know, mumbles too much

 

[its free real estate]

He mentioned on his podcast that he would sit next to a writer called John Swartzwelder who was a chain smoker so it wouldn't have been that pleasant.

Simpsons went to s**t once Schwartzwelder left the show. He wrote the majority of their best episodes.

Marge vs the Monorail by O'Brien is however the best one.

 

[Freomaniac]

The other thing I miss about the 90s: back then Hollywood knew how to make an action blockbuster that delivered and made squillions at the box office. Think Independence Day, Titanic, Armageddon. While these movies are not exactly masterpieces of cinema, they have all the hallmarks of an action blockbuster that left you feeling satisfied as you walked out of the cinema; they are big, loud, dumb, spectacular films that were ludicrously expensive to make and unashamedly patriotic. What does Hollywood come out with now? Superhero rehashes. It's all Marvel and DC characters, year after year after year. And Transformers - LOL. These days there's not much on offer for adults who want to go and watch a big, exciting popcorn movie and can't bring themselves to warm to the superhero franchises.

Ah the good old days. Massive fan of the classic John Claude Van Damme and. Stephen Seagal movies of that 1990s period

 

[Scotland]

Hottest 100 of 1999 countdown on Double J on Monday. It's the public holiday for Australia Day but it's the 27th so that makes it OK. Plus in 1999 Triple J weren't as big a flogs as they are now.

Good countdown, do recommend.

 

[Cleavy]

The other thing I miss about the 90s: back then Hollywood knew how to make an action blockbuster that delivered and made squillions at the box office. Think Independence Day, Titanic, Armageddon. While these movies are not exactly masterpieces of cinema, they have all the hallmarks of an action blockbuster that left you feeling satisfied as you walked out of the cinema; they are big, loud, dumb, spectacular films that were ludicrously expensive to make and unashamedly patriotic. What does Hollywood come out with now? Superhero rehashes. It's all Marvel and DC characters, year after year after year. And Transformers - LOL. These days there's not much on offer for adults who want to go and watch a big, exciting popcorn movie and can't bring themselves to warm to the superhero franchises.

they just throw all of the action blockbuster heroes in 1 movie (the Expendables)

 

[Plugger35]

There was a repeat of that show on the ABC recently where they talked about Australia's variety comedy shows.

Hey Hey It's Saturday was mentioned and of course the Harry Connick Jnr blackface controversy came up.

Everyone is now like "'Harry was right to call us out on our racism"' but back then I thought he was a f***head for disrupting the fun of Red Faces.

I don't really think he's a f***head but Bruce Hornsby is the better pianist of his generation. just saying.

You can't beat this song.

 

[Cuzz09]

From that day on I thought of Harry Connick jr as a whiney dick.



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[ferball]

From that day on I thought of Harry Connick jr as a whiney dick.



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So did I.

 

[Cruyff14]

There was a repeat of that show on the ABC recently where they talked about Australia's variety comedy shows.

Hey Hey It's Saturday was mentioned and of course the Harry Connick Jnr blackface controversy came up.

Everyone is now like "'Harry was right to call us out on our racism"' but back then I thought he was a f***head for disrupting the fun of Red Faces.

I don't really think he's a f***head but Bruce Hornsby is the better pianist of his generation. just saying.

You can't beat this song.

This is a brilliant song.

Spider fingers!

 

[footyfan1978]

This is a brilliant song.

Spider fingers!

And not from the 1990's. ha ha
This song remember hearing on radio in mid 80's. I think he had about two hits around then.
Checked up the year just to see how out of touch with timing Pluggy is. 1986 on this video it says.
'

Cannot remember what the other hit of his was.

 

[Gough]

Early 90s Bruce Hornsby was part time keyboard player for the Grateful Dead.

 

[footyfan1978]

Gulf War the worst thing of 90's that comes to mind.
Coca Cola Olympics not far off too.

 

[deanc]

The other thing I miss about the 90s: back then Hollywood knew how to make an action blockbuster that delivered and made squillions at the box office. Think Independence Day, Titanic, Armageddon. While these movies are not exactly masterpieces of cinema, they have all the hallmarks of an action blockbuster that left you feeling satisfied as you walked out of the cinema; they are big, loud, dumb, spectacular films that were ludicrously expensive to make and unashamedly patriotic. What does Hollywood come out with now? Superhero rehashes. It's all Marvel and DC characters, year after year after year. And Transformers - LOL. These days there's not much on offer for adults who want to go and watch a big, exciting popcorn movie and can't bring themselves to warm to the superhero franchises.

Agree, the 90's was also the last decade were comedies were a staple diet and there were some timeless classics produced; Groundhog Day, Dumb and Dumber, Mrs Doubtfire, Happy Gilmore, The Big Lewboski etc.
The evolution of TV Shows/series since the 90's (Sopranos's etc.) has also had a huge impact of the movie industry. The available streaming options and amount of content is the reason that production and specifically writing for TV Shows is more than double that for movies.
There are still some decent movies being made; Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Irishman and 1917 are a few recent examples, but sadly because the Superhero/Marvel/DC rehashes and sequels are guaranteed income for movie houses I doubt this trend is going to end soon...

 

[ferball]

Gulf War the worst thing of 90's that comes to mind.
Coca Cola Olympics not far off too.

I got a mate who was in the peace keeping force in Rwanda. That was pretty ****ed up.

 

[woota]

Agree, the 90's was also the last decade were comedies were a staple diet and there were some timeless classics produced; Groundhog Day, Dumb and Dumber, Mrs Doubtfire, Happy Gilmore, The Big Lewboski etc.
The evolution of TV Shows/series since the 90's (Sopranos's etc.) has also had a huge impact of the movie industry. The available streaming options and amount of content is the reason that production and specifically writing for TV Shows is more than double that for movies.
There are a few some decent movies being made, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Irishman and 1917 are a few recent examples, but sadly because the Superhero/Marvel/DC rehashes and sequels are guaranteed income for movie houses I doubt this trend is gong to end soon...

I haven't seen any of those recent movies you mentioned, but Once Upon A Time In Hollywood seems like it was inspired by Boogie Nights - another great 90s film.

 

[Plugger35]

Tori Amos was a great 90s female pianist and shat all over Billy Eilish and Tones and I in terms of musical talent.

Cornflake Girl was a masterpiece.

 

[Plugger35]

Chrissie Amphlett paved the way for Australian females in rock.

This song exploded in the States.