The best things you've never seen, read, etc.

[SpunGirl]

Spill - what are your favorite movies, TV shows, books, etc that aren't exactly on the "exploding with popularity" list? Share some of your less well recognized favorites. Some of mine -

-Paint Your Wagon
-Harold and Maude
-The Office (not unheard of for most UK folk)
-Degrassi
-Cat Stevens (kind of goes with Harold and Maude, but I love all his stuff)
-Any book by Dave Barry, including his column compliations and his fiction works
-Sylvia Nobel books

-K

Books, uhm...

Anthem, The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged... all Ayn Rand books.

And, Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt.

[AnticorRifling]

Hyperion Cantos

[Mistomeer]

Movie - Run Lola Run

[HarmNone]

Definitely the Duncton series by William Horwood. Wonderful books! :)

[Wezas]

I hate Nog, I hate Canada, I hate Degrassi.

That FUCKING SHOW is on whenever I walk into the room, it's like she's fucking addicted.

Other then that -

TV:
Tuner Transformation
MacGyver reruns (SpikeTV & TVland)

Movie:
Labyrinth (but I'm sure a majority of the people on this site have seen it)

Book:
"Blue Nowhere" - Jeffrey Deaver (good read, about haxors & murder)
"Word Freak" - Stefan Fatsis (reporter does story on professional scrabble players - gets addicted himself)

[Edited on 11-30-2004 by Wezas]

[The Cat In The Hat]

- Bound
- Girl Interrupted
- Secretary
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- House of 1000 Corpses
- Are You Being Served? (TV)
- The Claiming Of Sleeping Beauty (Book)
- Marvelous 3 (Music)
- A New Found Glory (Music)
- Me First And The Gimme Gimme's (Music)


Can't think of any more right now, im sleepy.

[Edited on 11-30-2004 by The Cat In The Hat]

[SpunGirl]

I liked Girl Interrupted too, Cat. Was House of 1000 Corpses gory, or like good-scary?

-K

[The Cat In The Hat]

Originally posted by SpunGirl
I liked Girl Interrupted too, Cat. Was House of 1000 Corpses gory, or like good-scary?

-K

It was like, Rob Zombie twisted/funny/gory/silly, and you knew absolutley everything that was gonna come next, but I loved it.

Hey! I just thought about something!!

PERFECT movie for Warclaidhm.. he dresses them in big pink bunny suits and tortures them!

Er... maybe not, we dont wanna give him any new ideas....

[Edited on 11-30-2004 by The Cat In The Hat]

[Latrinsorm]

Tom Waits (considering Arkans seems to be the only other guy who's heard of him)
The Postal Service
Seatbelts/Yoko Kanno/Cowboy Bebop soundtracks
The Big O soundtrack

Wolf's Rain (TV show)
Angel (TV show)

Clue (movie)
Rollerball (movie, original, and for all I know it could be well known by the old folks)

[SpunGirl]

:LKaskljdf;!!!! Latrinsorm!! I loved Clue.

-K

[GSLeloo]

Hmm

Tv shows:
Roswell
Smallville
General Hospital

Movies:
Labyrinth
Goonies
Lost Boys
The Pianist

Books:
Any Tanya Huff but specifically... Summon the Keeper
The Pern Series by Anne McCaffrey
The Bonesetter's Daughter by Tanya Huff
Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
The Rowan by Anne McCaffrey

I could go on but I'll stop

[SpunGirl]

I also just finished reading "House of Leaves" by Mark Z. Danielewski (scary as hell, but sooo good) and "Sex With Kings" by Eleanor Herman. The second was actually a historical book, but it was really interesting.

-K

[Trinitis]

Movies -

Deterrence
Thursday

Books -

Ed Greenwood (I don't think he is near as well known as R.A.)

[Vullfen]

Equilibrium (movie)
The Gates of Fire (book)
A muffaletta (sandwich)

[SpunGirl]

Hee, Gid, I'm surprised you didn't list a ton of random Anime movies.

-K

[Betheny]

Oh man.

I really have to think about this. While I go do my dishes. Thanks alot.

[Latrinsorm]

Originally posted by SpunGirl
:LKaskljdf;!!!! Latrinsorm!! I loved Clue.:yes: Figures, I've been reading Dave Berry's column for like my whole life. Sucks that he's quitting soon, eh? :(

[SpunGirl]

Originally posted by Latrinsorm

Originally posted by SpunGirl
:LKaskljdf;!!!! Latrinsorm!! I loved Clue.:yes: Figures, I've been reading Dave Berry's column for like my whole life. Sucks that he's quitting soon, eh? :(

He's my all-time favorite humor writer. The first birthday I celebrated while dating Jake (my 21st), he bough a Dave Barry book I didn't have, mailed it to him with a request for an autograph, and Dave sent it back! It says "To Kristin Anne, Happy Birthday. Dave Barry (aging fast)."

:heart: Jake.

-K

[Toxicvixen]

Movies - The Pirate Movie (1982)
Noises Off

T.V. - Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Stargate SG - 1

Music - A Perfect Circle

Books - Any David Eddings books.

[Trinitis]

Originally posted by SpunGirl
Hee, Gid, I'm surprised you didn't list a ton of random Anime movies.

-K

I started to, then I remembered this thread is about stuff you think a lot of people don't know about.

Anime is huge, I'm not even a drop in the bucket of anime followers..hell, I'm a noob compaired to most.

[Wezas]

Originally posted by SpunGirl
Spill - what are your favorite movies, TV shows, books, etc that aren't exactly on the "exploding with popularity" list? Share some of your less well recognized favorites.


Originally posted by GSLeloo
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling



Found on http://www.kidsreads.com/HP/faq.asp
Q: How many Harry Potter books have been sold?
A: Over 250 million Harry Potter books have been sold worldwide.


:?:

[Kuyuk]

Movies:
Since I dont watch too many obscure ones...

The Professional
The Dark Crystal
Like Water for Chocolate
Bride of Frankenstein
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory



TV Shows:
I am in love with old Prince Valiant shows, even if I havent seen one in 10 years. Someone find them on the web for me.


Books:
I dont really read books....I only read cookbooks :loser:



K.

[4a6c1]

Oh GAWWD. This is going to show my true dorkiness but what the hell...

Books:

*The Book of Enoch (Finnish translation)
*Witness to Hope by Pope John Paul II
*The Pillars of Tubal-Cain by Nigel Jackson and Michael Howard
*Enuma Elish: Epic of Creation
*Most Thich Nhat Hanh books
*Any and all Katherine Ramsland informatives

Movies:

*The Fifth Element
*Finding Ada
*Darkside Blues
*Any movie with archaeologists being badasses, ie. Tomb Raider...Indiana Jones. HISTORIANS CAN KICK AS TOO!!! w00t.
*Any and ALL Disaster or Zombie films

Series:

*The Fishugi Yugi series
*Star Trek reruns (Im sick, I know)
*Sex In the City reruns
*Cops reruns - it makes me giggle when they are mean to people

[SpunGirl]

I love that show Cheaters. I think a lot of people have seen it though, especially the one where the host gets stabbed. Yes!11!!!!11 Also, I cannot WAIT for the new Willy Wonka with Johnny Depp, that movie is going to rule all.

-K

[Betheny]

Star Trek the original?

I'm sorry. Picard pwns Kirk.

[SpunGirl]

I really loved (I think it was) the fourth Star Trek movie, The Journey Home. That one and Insurrection were the best.

-K

[Betheny]

Um.

You realize this thread title is best things you've never seen?

[SpunGirl]

No, it's like, "Hey, I love this, but YOU" (general you) "have probably never seen/heard of it." Hence Wezas' confusion at Leloo's Harry Potter reference.

More people should watch the show The Office. It's one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

-K

[Betheny]

Oh.

Okay.

I hate Anime.

:fu:

[The Korean]

Originally posted by Stanley Burrell
Books, uhm...

Anthem, The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged... all Ayn Rand books.

And, Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt.

how the fuck did you get through fountainhead without ripping it to pieces? I hate Ayn Rand. It's incredibly too dry. I had the misfortune of picking it to do a summer paper thinking it'd be an easy read. Once I finished the paper, I tore the book up and burned it. It made a nice fire.

[SpunGirl]

Pyro.

-K

[The Korean]

I only burn the things I don't like.......


Plus things that burn well once the fire starts. Fire good.

[SpunGirl]

I lit the corners of my mom's cabinets on fire once as a kid.

-K

[maddmanhatter]

Oh let's not get into who's more pyro than who. After all, I was the one who nearly combust my friend's brother into flames... Come to think of it that was only a couple years ago...

[Mistomeer]

Originally posted by Latrinsorm
Tom Waits (considering Arkans seems to be the only other guy who's heard of him)


Rollerball (movie, original, and for all I know it could be well known by the old folks)

Tom Waits and Jonathan E rule.

[Betheny]

Tom Waits is the bomb.

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

Any of James Herriot's books, while not really an unknown, I think his popularity is dwindling today. If you haven't read his books, you should. Be prepared to literally laugh out loud, to cry, to get goosebumps. At least I did.

http://www.jamesherriot.org/works.php

[SpunGirl]

My mom used to buy me kiddie James Herriot books when I was younger, and I know she's read most of the novels.

-K

[Suppa Hobbit Mage]

GO OUT AND BUY THEM NOW.

[Mistomeer]

Now that I have time to think it out -

Music:
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (I know Peam knows of them)
Evan Dando (Most haven't listened to him since he was the Lemonheads, but his new Cd is great.)
Pulp
Pigface (I still enjoy industrial from time to time)


Movies:
Run Lola Run (Franka Potente running around with orange hair and a great soundtrack)
Life is Beautiful (I know it won an Oscar, but most haven't seen it and really, really should)
Hoop Dreams
Lost Highway

[GSLeloo]

Originally posted by Wezas

Originally posted by SpunGirl
Spill - what are your favorite movies, TV shows, books, etc that aren't exactly on the "exploding with popularity" list? Share some of your less well recognized favorites.


Originally posted by GSLeloo
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling



Found on http://www.kidsreads.com/HP/faq.asp
Q: How many Harry Potter books have been sold?
A: Over 250 million Harry Potter books have been sold worldwide.


:?:


LoL Shut up Wezas! I was just on a roll and kept going :(

[Skeeter]

Movies:
Freak'd --has the druggie kid from blossom in it
Army of Darkness
Vision Quest
Red Dawn - very young patrick swayze


Books
Fire and Ice series -- probably too popular for this.
I, Strahd
Zen and the art of Motorcycle maintainance
the Tao of Pooh
Ferrets for Dummies

[Ilvane]

OMG I didn't think anyone had seen the Clue movie aside from a few of my friends..hehe. We actually would quote lines from it in high school...

So anyway.:grin:

Some of my old favourite movies:
The first "Neverending Story" I used to watch it over and over when I was younger. It was such the perfect movie for a kid that loved dragons, and fantasy.
The Secret Garden--I love that too, so imaginative.

Music:
Dar Williams
Mary Black
Ani DiFranco

Books:
The Tolkein Books. I mean, reading them is different.
The series called the Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel.

-A

[SpunGirl]

I've always meant to read the Clan books, Ilvane, I've heard they're good. And I also LOVED the Neverending Story. The rockbiter!

-K

[Wezas]

Life is beautiful is an awesome movie. And I hate foreign films - especially ones with subtitles.

If you rent it - get the subtitled verison - not the dubbed version.

[4a6c1]

Originally posted by Maimara
Oh.

Okay.

I hate Anime.

:fu:

wft?

It hates you back.

:fu:

[Jenisi]

Though he's a well known writer... The Jester by James patterson.

[Mistomeer]

Originally posted by Wezas
Life is beautiful is an awesome movie. And I hate foreign films - especially ones with subtitles.

If you rent it - get the subtitled verison - not the dubbed version.

I'm not a fan of subtitles, but after a few minutes, I was so immersed in the movie, I honestly forgot I was reading them.

[Trinitis]

Originally posted by Ilvane
OMG I didn't think anyone had seen the Clue movie aside from a few of my friends..hehe. We actually would quote lines from it in high school...

So anyway.:grin:

Some of my old favourite movies:
The first "Neverending Story" I used to watch it over and over when I was younger. It was such the perfect movie for a kid that loved dragons, and fantasy.
The Secret Garden--I love that too, so imaginative.

Music:
Dar Williams
Mary Black
Ani DiFranco

Books:
The Tolkein Books. I mean, reading them is different.
The series called the Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel.

-A

OMG! Clan of the Cave Bear!! That movie was great.

[Trinitis]

Oh, I forgot to add..

A movie a friend showed me a while back..I guess it was a made for TV thing..but..

Merlin.

[Sweets]

Movies:
Run Lola Run
Like Water for Chocolate
Gone with the Wind
Foxfire
The Secret of Nymh

Music:
Portishead
Sloan


Books:
-A Wrinkle in Time
-Drawing with the Right side of your Brain
I wish I could remember the name of the the book, it was about a character named Bela that cracks. Very good.
-Redemption of Althalus
-Lonesome Dove

TV Shows:
City Confidental

[Betheny]

Merlin was hot.

[Warriorbird]

Dog Soldiers of the Hakkenden (anime)
Captain Power (children's TV show/game)
Anima Sound System (Hungarian techno)
Nusrat Ali Fateh Khan (Pakistani qawalli)
Raymond Carver (short stories)

[Trinitis]

Another movie I just thought of.

Rose Red.

[Skeeter]

For you Secret of Nymh people. If you've only seen the cartoon, read the book.

per always book=better than movie

[Latrinsorm]

Originally posted by Adredrin
Another movie I just thought of.

Rose Red. Is that the Steven King one that's like a million hours long? The one where the guy makes a crack about going up to the moon and visiting Santa Claus?

[4a6c1]

:thinking:

Oh. I forgot the music.

My whole nightime playlist is obscure and probably belongs in this thread.

mostly...
Lex Decimate, Samael, Tiamat, HIM (ok, so this one went commercial). Other stuff but Im not naming them all because MY PLAYLIST IS 28 HRS LONG. :lol:

My roommates tease me because I listen to vague European metal. But I love that crap, its so raw.

Books: The song of fire and Ice Series by George R. R. Martin

[Trinitis]

Originally posted by Latrinsorm

Originally posted by Adredrin
Another movie I just thought of.

Rose Red. Is that the Steven King one that's like a million hours long? The one where the guy makes a crack about going up to the moon and visiting Santa Claus?

Yes

[peam]

Books:
Evasion - Published by Crimethinc.
The Tin Drum - Gunter Grass.

Music:
Planes Mistaken For Stars.
Strike Anywhere.
Aesop Rock.

Movies:
Barfly.
Sideways. <-In Theatres Now!

[Sweets]

Originally posted by Dave
Books: The song of fire and Ice Series by George R. R. Martin


that too.

[Hanksbane]

Um....

Movies:
Clue is one of my all time favs. My friends and I quote it all the time
Super Troopers - I dunno, some of my friends found it hilarious
Pleasantville
Gleaming the Cube aka A Brother's Justice - Christian Slater skateboarder tunrs into detective turns into avenging his dead adopted brother flick
hmm....oh and Rad - old 80's flick about bikers....like bicycle bikers.

TV:
Just the 10 of Us, Perfect Strangers, anything on Tech TV pre G4techTv

books:
most things by Philip Kerr

Music:
The Broadway recordings of Avenue Q and Wicked

[Wezas]

Originally posted by Hanksbane
anything on Tech TV pre G4techTv


Agreed. They should just drop the "TechTV" out of their name and just call themselves G4 again. They pretty much fired all the good personalities from TechTV. I miss Leo. :no:

[SpunGirl]

Rose Red was an OK movie, but The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (the book) was 10000 times better. Also, I realize there are about a zillion re-tellings of the King Arthur legends, but if you've ever read any of MZB's books, then Merlin sucks giant gorilla dong in comparison.

My two favorite scary movies that didn't get enough recognition, IMO - Event Horizon and Stir of Echoes.

-K

[Edited on 12-1-2004 by SpunGirl]

[Drew2]

Off the top of my head:

Shows:
The Tomorrow People
Secret World of Alex Mack
Care Bears, if that counts.

Books:
Animorphs series (I read the entire thing. Every word.)
A Plague of Sorcerers (Where I got the name Jermyn, which later changed to Jeramyn)
Immortals Series by Tamora Pierce (or something)

Movies:
My Pet Monster (when I was younger I watched it daily)

Music:
Jeremy Camp


Other than that, my interests are pretty main-stream.

[SpunGirl]

I loved Alex Mack! And my parents still have all my Care Bears (and Care Bear Cousins!) boxed up at their house. My dad claims he can sell them on e-bay.

-K

[Skeeter]

Just thought of another t.v. show.

Mythbusters. this is one of the coolest shows out.

[Lyonis]

The movie Tombstone is definitely one of my favorites. Anyone that can call someone “Huckleberry” and sound like a bad ass has god like cool points.