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  • #722825

    redblack
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    let’s not forget american heart.

    ahh, the zoo tavern… “juan got an AM radio.”

    #722826

    anonyme
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    I just watched the entire first season of Twin Peaks for the first time in years. I was (and still am) a HUGE TP fan. As surreal as TP was, I think it captured the essence of the Pacific Northwest rather well. One thing that came to mind while watching is how much Snohomish and North Bend have changed since then. They’re now Seattle sleeper communities, with huge condo developments. The owls are definitely no longer what they seem.

    #722827

    yarncore
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    You’d be surprised at what people who actually live in Seattle think about some of the areas, though. For instance one of my coworkers went to some store in White Center a few weeks ago to pick something particular up (I’m not sure what) and MULTIPLE people who live in Seattle and at least two who have lived here for many years were like “OH EM GEE! White Center is so scary and dangerous, you should never got there by yourself or in the evening time!!”

    And it wasn’t too long ago that I felt like a big minority in the CD. I don’t really feel that way anymore, but I can see where people might get random info from people who lived here at some point.

    The show sounds a little lame, though. And references to Pigeon Point and Highland Park are just odd.

    #722828

    Jiggers
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    Matthew Broderick in War Games.

    #722829

    yarncore
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    P.S. I’ve been to some bars in Tukwila, and I think I know what they are talking about. (No offense to those from Tukwila)

    #722830

    Lindsey
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    If you’re looking for your city to be accurately portrayed in a film or television show, I think you’ll be disappointed every time.

    My favorite source of Seattle references, filmed in Seattle, would be Sir Mix A Lot’s video for “My Posse’s on Broadway.” I plan on making a West Seattle version this summer. My posse’s on Fauntleroy!

    #722831

    redblack
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    yarncore: seattle’s “bad neighborhoods” look like queen anne compared to some neighborhoods in indianapolis and chicago. the only places in seattle where i’ve ever felt threatened were downtown and pioneer square – by drunken white kids or insane homeless people.

    i’ve never felt threatened in the CD, rainier valley, white center, columbia city, or any of the other ‘hoods with bad reputations… let alone pigeon point.

    anyway, how about this gem?

    #722832

    yarncore
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    I’m not saying I think they’re bad. I totally rolled my eyes at the people freaking out about White Center – I love it there! The only place I’ve ever felt really threatened was at the bus stop on the corner of 3rd and Pike in front of Wallgreens at night by myself. THAT ISH IS FRIGHTENING.

    I enjoyed the portrayal of Seattle in the movie Singles. I love that movie.

    #722833

    yarncore
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    OH, and Lindsey, I really want to see your video for “My Posse’s on Fauntleroy” because that sounds off the hook!

    #722834

    cjboffoli
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    chrisma: TimBits (introduced in 1976) are nothing but a Canadian copy of Dunkin Donuts Munchkins (introduced in 1972). But those Canucks sure do love their Tim Horton’s though, don’t they? I suppose if I ever hear someone utter the phrase “Let’s go out tonight for some Canadian food” I’ll know Tim Horton’s is probably what they mean.

    #722835

    redblack
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    yarncore: for the record, i was agreeing with you.

    and, yeah, walking pike and/or pine between 2nd and 3rd – almost any time of day – puts my hackles up. insane homeless people and anything-for-a-buck drug addicts.

    cjb: one word: poutine.

    so it’s actually three foods put together by people who are bored and cold, looking for a layer of winter fat for their arteries. it’s still canadian. :)

    #722836

    Cait
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    I shall hear no ill talk of Canada… not while my Canucks are still in the playoffs.

    #722837

    cjboffoli
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    redblack: A single dish does not a cuisine make. You could even throw in Montreal style bagels, crepes and Molson Brador beer. But that’s still not much. Isn’t it strange though that a country bigger than Australia doesn’t have a more assertive cuisine?

    Just think of the diversity of American food: from apple pie to hot dogs and hamburgers, to Chicago deep dish pizza, Philly cheesesteaks, Maine lobster, southern fried chicken, Louisiana gumbo and po boys, Tex-Mex, Kansas City BBQ, California sourdough bread, San Diego fish tacos, Chicago deep dish pizza, Maryland blue crabs, Virginia ham, Key Lime Pie…and the its goes on.

    Our neighbors to the North could really step it up.

    #722838

    bigmark
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    Hear, hear, Cait. Go Canucks Go!!!

    And cjb, I’m not sure how proud you ought to be about American cuisine, given that American food is pretty much synonymous with fast food / junk food in the rest of the world.

    #722839

    austin
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    Maybe Canada doesn’t have as many region specific foods as the US due to our population being something like 10x theirs.

    #722840

    cjboffoli
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    big mark: Actually, I’m incredibly proud of American cuisine and its tremendous diversity and creativity as I’m just as conversant with the cuisine of Thomas Keller and Grant Achatz as I am with Ronald McDonald and the Colonel. But I wonder where you are perceiving a sense of shame over American fast food abroad. It is surely a misperception as I’ve seen plenty of McDonalds restaurants packed with foreign patrons, from France to the Middle East. And they absolutely love their KFC in Beijing as well as they do in Bangkok.

    austin: You might be on to something if raw population numbers could be directly correlated with cuisine creativity. But I’d argue that cultural diversity is actually a more significant predictor of a greater breath of food choices. Despite Canada’s lower overall population numbers, I’d argue that cities like Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto might even be more culturally diverse than comparable American cities. In fact, more than half of Toronto’s population is foreign born. That’s even more diverse than the greater New York area. And yet Toronto’s overall cuisine is about as stimulating as dry toast.

    There are probably other cultural metrics at work. Maybe the same metrics would explain why the US has also won the majority of Nobel Prizes ever awarded, not to mention the most Olympic medals.

    #722841

    librarian
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    Speaking of Seattle movies, I always laugh at the scene where Tom Hanks and his son get in a canoe (or kayak? its been awhile) at their Lake Union houseboat and end up at Alki.

    #722842

    Jiggers
    Member

    What’s funnier is when Frasier was on, they were suuposed to be living in downtown Seattle I think, but if you looked at the backdrop of their apartment, not one building resembled a downtown Seattle building. Talk about fake.

    #722843

    redblack
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    no, jiggers. the skyline was a real likeness. the thing about it was that the view was impossible: frasier would have had to live on about the 15th floor of a highrise – 2 blocks north of the space needle.

    doesn’t change the fact that it was shot in LA, though.

    #722844

    Jiggers
    Member

    Ok..I watched the latest episode of The Killing on Sunday and they made it rain thru the whole show. Is that how the whole series is going to be? Talk about overblown.

    #722845

    JustSarah
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    The show is done in a modern-day film noir style, which means it is dark, dreary, and dramatic. That’s the style of the show. It does not mean the creators/writers/directors/producers actually think it constantly rains in Seattle. Nothing to take personally or get upset over.

    Anyway, I enjoy the show greatly… and I’m pretty sure that the last episode’s airport scene was actually shot at SeaTac. If so, I’m quite impressed.

    #722846

    Halyn
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    dhg: I know the topic has moved on, but just ’cause it’s driving me crazy…Millennium had Lance Henrikson IIRC, and was sort of an X-files spin-off…kinda. I don’t remember much about it, though I do remember being one of the five people who watched it when it came out.

    The show with the girl sitting on the Space Needle was Dark Angel, one of my favorite scifi tv shows ever.

    #722847

    cjboffoli
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    I’m at a loss to justify why I continue to waste time watching this show. It just seems to devolve with each successive episode. With the astonishing success of Mad Men and Breaking Bad, I wanted AMC to strike gold again with this show. I was really rooting for this to work. But it increasingly feels like one a rain-soaked episode of Law and Order that they’ve watered down into a series. At this point I’m way beyond caring who killed the girl.

    #722848

    metrognome
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    cjb — I was actually thinking about restarting this thread because it seems like it is finally getting interesting, although the murder seems to have taken a back seat to all the subplots. And the constant drenching downpours are getting a little boring. Only 2 episodes left and the promos seem to promise a little more action. I think it could have been boiled down to about half the episodes.

    #722849

    librarian
    Member

    I want my 13 hours back. Anyone else?

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