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Ernest Borgnine RIP
shmokes:
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You're all about titles, accolades, and "letting the community collectively decide what is good" in Hollywood. You know, the Rotten Tomatoes thing.
So, let's consider this guy's resume:
* Academy Award: Best Actor
* Golden Globe: Best Actor
* Emmys in three different decades
* SAG: Lifetime Achievement Award
He was in the main cast of two successful network television shows and a whole lot of very well known movie classics. More of either than Kevin Bacon.
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1956, Chad. Seriously.
Anyway, I'm not about any of those things. They are indicators, that's it. They allow you to make educated guesses, rather than wild guesses. Just recently I discussed how much I disliked The Artist, which I think won Best Picture this year. I also hated, HATED Titanic. And Spy Kids (no Oscar, but like 90+ on the Tomato Meter, IIRC). I just watched The Kid With a Bike, which is not only critically acclaimed (96% at RT), but French, and I absolutely hated it.
Trust me, a narcissist like me would never allow the community to trump his own opinions. :P
shmokes:
--- Quote from: Mysterioii on July 11, 2012, 03:33:35 pm ---
--- Quote from: shmokes on July 11, 2012, 03:13:51 pm --- EVERY American adult knows who Kevin Bacon is.
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All but one knew who Ernest Borgnine was... :lol
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They certainly claim to, at any rate. :cheers:
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: shmokes on July 11, 2012, 03:38:05 pm ---1956, Chad. Seriously.
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Yep. 1956 matters in Hollywood when we're talking about someone that was still prominently working in 2011.
shmokes:
So long as you have a flexible definition of "prominently". "Prolifically" is probably a more appropriate description.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: shmokes on July 11, 2012, 03:52:43 pm ---So long as you have a flexible definition of "prominently". "Prolifically" is probably a more appropriate description.
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Also consider "Perpetually".