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Gothic Sponge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-16-04 10:43 PM
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Any Buster Keaton fans out here?
Edited on Sun May-16-04 10:44 PM by Gothic_Sponge
TCM at midnight EST is playing Steamboat Bill, Jr.
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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-16-04 10:46 PM
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1. I am. Pure genius.
Way underrated, in my opinion.
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SheWhoMustBeObeyed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-16-04 10:55 PM
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2. I loooooooove Buster Keaton
Did you ever see the Thames TV 3-part series about his life, A Hard Act to Follow? It's just wonderful. I don't know how someone could watch it and not fall in love.

Steamboat Bill doesn't get enough play; sometimes PBS airs The General or TCM runs one of those awful talkies he was forced to make with Jimmy Durante. Thanks for the heads up! :D
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Gothic Sponge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-16-04 11:00 PM
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3. I never saw the series about his life
I want to buy the Buster Keaton DVD boxset, but almost $200 dollars.
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Cooley Hurd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-16-04 11:16 PM
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7. Yep, along with "Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius"
Excellent series!!!:thumbsup:
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Cooley Hurd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-16-04 11:17 PM
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8. Sherlock Jr is the best...
...right behind "The General," of course! :)
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2cents Donating Member (522 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-16-04 11:05 PM
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4. Thank you
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Cooley Hurd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-16-04 11:12 PM
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5. Woo hoo!!!!
Edited on Sun May-16-04 11:12 PM by alg0912
Watching it now (w/ Eagles of Death Metal's Peace, Love, Death Metal playing over it...) :thumbsup:

Thanks for the heads up!!!
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Cooley Hurd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-16-04 11:14 PM
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6. This is where his dad thinks he's a bit nuts...
Edited on Sun May-16-04 11:21 PM by alg0912
...when Bill Jr is entertaining the baby. :D

On edit: why would one put a ukelele in their back pocket??? :D

I love the hat scene, where he's handed his trademark porkpie hat, which he immediately hides from his father! :D:D:D:D:D
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SheWhoMustBeObeyed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-17-04 12:37 AM
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9. mmmm, that was a pip
I'm continually amazed by his physical abilities. He was just astounding.

If you can't afford the DVD set (I know I can't), here's a place you can enjoy yourself for free:

www.busterkeaton.com
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