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April 20, 2011 at 4:50 pm #722825
redblackParticipantApril 20, 2011 at 4:55 pm #722826
anonymeParticipantI 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.
April 20, 2011 at 5:09 pm #722827
yarncoreMemberYou’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.
April 20, 2011 at 5:09 pm #722828
JiggersMemberMatthew Broderick in War Games.
April 20, 2011 at 5:09 pm #722829
yarncoreMemberP.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)
April 20, 2011 at 5:20 pm #722830
LindseyParticipantIf 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!
April 20, 2011 at 6:03 pm #722831
redblackParticipantyarncore: 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?
April 20, 2011 at 7:02 pm #722832
yarncoreMemberI’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.
April 20, 2011 at 7:03 pm #722833
yarncoreMemberOH, and Lindsey, I really want to see your video for “My Posse’s on Fauntleroy” because that sounds off the hook!
April 20, 2011 at 7:10 pm #722834
cjboffoliParticipantchrisma: 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.
April 20, 2011 at 8:07 pm #722835
redblackParticipantyarncore: 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. :)
April 20, 2011 at 8:45 pm #722836
CaitParticipantI shall hear no ill talk of Canada… not while my Canucks are still in the playoffs.
April 20, 2011 at 10:28 pm #722837
cjboffoliParticipantredblack: 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.
April 20, 2011 at 10:42 pm #722838
bigmarkMemberHear, 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.
April 20, 2011 at 10:54 pm #722839
austinMemberMaybe Canada doesn’t have as many region specific foods as the US due to our population being something like 10x theirs.
April 20, 2011 at 11:46 pm #722840
cjboffoliParticipantbig 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.
April 21, 2011 at 2:00 am #722841
librarianMemberSpeaking 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.
April 21, 2011 at 3:41 am #722842
JiggersMemberWhat’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.
April 21, 2011 at 12:31 pm #722843
redblackParticipantno, 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.
May 11, 2011 at 7:25 pm #722844
JiggersMemberOk..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.
May 11, 2011 at 7:39 pm #722845
JustSarahParticipantThe 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.
May 12, 2011 at 10:55 pm #722846
HalynParticipantdhg: 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.
June 9, 2011 at 3:02 am #722847
cjboffoliParticipantI’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.
June 9, 2011 at 3:12 am #722848
metrognomeParticipantcjb — 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.
June 20, 2011 at 4:27 am #722849
librarianMemberI want my 13 hours back. Anyone else?
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