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Author Topic: George Carlin's latest special Carey Barber Expert Film Handler Posts: 143 From: Newport News, VA, USA Registered: Jan 2003 posted 11-08-2005 08:17 AM                     I was wondering if anyone else caught George Carlin's latest HBO special 'Life is Worth Losing'on Saturday Nov. 5th. I am a big Carlin fan and had been looking forward to this special for awhile. Overall, I thought the show was pretty good (and better than almost any other comedian) but that it was not as good some of his previous ones. Carlin seemed to not have the routines memorized as well and the material was not as scathing or insightful as many previous shows. Some of it seemed less thoughtful and seemed to be going for the easy gross-out humor. Of course, he is getting on in years (I believe he is 70 yrs old) and he also went through rehab last year. Anyone else have any thoughts about the latest performance from this legendary comedian?  |  IP: Logged Wolff King Morrow Master Film Handler Posts: 490 From: Denton, TX, USA Registered: Feb 2004 posted 11-08-2005 09:04 AM                        I missed it, but two of my favorites are "Carlin on Campus" and "What am I doing in New Jersey?" One of the top comedy talents of all time  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-08-2005 11:42 AM                        I think his two recent best are "Jammin in New York" on which he does his awesome "The Planet Is Fine" routine (a comedy bit which manages to make a lot of sense about the environment), and "You Are All Diseased," probably his most biting and angry material ever. ("You people believe in angels? What are ya, fuckin' stupid?") Haven't seen the new one yet but will buy the CD when it comes out in a few months.  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 11-08-2005 03:25 PM                        I have been mistaken for George Carlin many times. The only two things we have in common is, we both grew up in The Bronx and we both love a good joke. A couple of months ago a cop stopped me on 63rd Street and Second Avenue and asked me for my autograph. I said why would you want my autograph? He replied, well your George Carlin and I have been watching you cross for several weeks. I said I wasn't George Carlin and showed him my license to prove it. He still say's good morning George when I pass by him. A few days after the above happened I visited a friend in Old Lyme, Connecticut. We went out to dinner at a piano bar. The Ladies at the next table tapped me on the shoulder and asked: Are you George Carlin? I said no, sorry. She said: You could be his twin.  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 11-08-2005 04:37 PM                  ...  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 11-08-2005 08:19 PM                     I watched Carlin's show Saturday night. I agree with the judgment: pretty good, but not as good as some of his other stuff. Overall it was a lot more socially critical than funny (the term socially critical is arguably very different than political even though the term political unfairly gets leveled). Anyone who likes Carlin's humor should consider getting a copy of the 2-CD title "Classic Gold," which fits three of his classic albums on the two discs. The albums are "FM & AM," "Class Clown" and "Occupation Foole." You'll get classic routines like "The Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television," "I used to be Irish Catholic," "Shoot," "Cute Little Farts" and more. I was kind of surprised when Carlin mentioned he was looking forward to celebrating his 50th year in show business in 2006. Wow. 50 years.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-08-2005 11:38 PM                        Agreed with Bobby on the CLASSIC GOLD set. Great stuff. If you are a bigger fan than that, I recommend the box set "The LIttle David Years." It has all of his albums for that label, including the three mentioned by Bobby, plus the three following albums, plus a disk of unreleased rarities. The 7 albums are each housed in a CD-sized repro of the original album cover. The packaging is great, as is most of the material.  |  IP: Logged Chad Souder Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 962 From: Waterloo, IA, USA Registered: Feb 2000 posted 11-10-2005 11:37 AM                     George Carlin is funny like Aerosmith rocks; pretty great at first, but after like 100 years of doing the same thing over and over and over, it gets pretty old. Carlin had his moment when he toured college campuses way-back-when, but he has since failed to impress. He is a legendary "angry comedian", but there's no question that Lewis Black is the king of that style now. By his own admission, Carlin steps over the line to get a rise out of people. That's not comedy, that's desperation for attention. His newest special is no exception - tired, obvious, routine... Comedy is a devastatingly tough field for a person to stay at the top of, which Carlin proves by having become that guy at the party that just doesn't understand it's time for him to leave. A few of my favorite stand up acts for you to consider: Mitch Hedberg (R.I.P.), Patton Oswalt, Ellen DeGeneres, and if you ever get to Vegas, The Amazing Jonathan.  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 11-10-2005 12:43 PM                        Chad, Please tell me, how does it feel to go through life with such a negative attitude. Hopefully, you don't need to inter-act with other humans in Iowa. P.S. I have only heard of one of the other people you mentioned. The must be local friends from grammer school.  |  IP: Logged Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 11-10-2005 02:51 PM                        Holy , watch out! Bob's a' swingin' and a' dancin'.  |  IP: Logged Chad Souder Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 962 From: Waterloo, IA, USA Registered: Feb 2000 posted 11-10-2005 03:03 PM                     Well, Bob, I didn't expect the personal attacks for stating my opinion, but thanks for not bringing out the "my dad can kick your dad's ass" ammo just yet. I don't see how commenting on one man's act implies a negative outlook on life (they didn't teach us the "jump to conclusions" game at my grammar school, but they did teach us proper spelling and punctuation). If it does, however, than I suppose I should rant and rave and call myself a comedian also. If you have never heard of these other people, I strongly recommend you give them a chance. Mitch Hedberg's unique style especially deserves attention. Again, I'm just stating my opinion, but feel free to go ahead and further attack me personally rather than support your own view. It's working great for you so far.  |  IP: Logged Carey Barber Expert Film Handler Posts: 143 From: Newport News, VA, USA Registered: Jan 2003 posted 11-10-2005 04:06 PM                     I would agree that Mitch Hedgburg was an excellent comic. He will be missed. Patton Oswalt is also pretty good. I would not place Ellen Degeneres or Jonathan on par with either one of these two guys, however, especially Hedgburg. And none of these come close to Carlin. Carlin's socio-political commentary is dead-on yet hilarious. He has a great B.S. detector and calls individuals and society on this B.S. As far as Carlin's performances, I have all of his HBO stand up specials on DVD (except this newest one of course). This was his twelfth actual HBO stand up special and he also did some kind of '40 years of comedy' show that featured an interview with Jon Stewart. As far as I know, this is not available on DVD or VHS. I would certainly like to find it though.  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 11-10-2005 04:09 PM                  quote: Daryl C. W. O'Shea Holy , watch out! Bob's a' swingin' and a' dancin'. ..and a hootin' and a prancin'...  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 11-10-2005 04:56 PM                        Chad, All you have to do is read your original post to see who is dissing who. All of the posts above yours, show that they are Geogrge Carlin Fans. So why would you post a response saying they are behind the times. Get a grip on what you are posting. This is a place where people of like mind can get together with a common bond. You either bond or move on to give birth to a thread that you can enjoy without telling the people who posted before you that they are out of date. So, that is why I say, "Get a Grip."  |  IP: Logged Mike Heenan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1896 From: Scottsdale, AZ, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 11-10-2005 05:57 PM                     Lewis Black may be the king now according to you, but when he reaches Carlin's age, I'll bet younger people will be saying the same thing you're saying about Carlin now. Carlin's the original king. I've seen him live quite a few times and always have a good time.  |  IP: Logged

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