Comments on: The 25 Days of Newman

By: Alora

Alora — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:36:50 +0000

…er, as soon I posted that comment I went back and checked the page one last time before going to bed, and there it was! That sure was fast!

Thanks guys!

By: Alora

Alora — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:34:42 +0000

Gaaaah, need #25!!! I’ve been refreshing that damn page for a few hours now, hoping you would have put it up early like all the other ones. No such luck. : (

I’m making a CD with all of the tracks and giving it to Neil as part of his Christmas present from me, so that’s why I’m desperately hoping it’ll appear soon. That, and I’m impatient, and need some more PaulAndStormInspiredLaughs®™.

Besides… it’s TECHNICALLY Christmas here on the East Coast… you guys are such a tease!

By: mtgordon

mtgordon — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:28:14 +0000

Inspired by Colleenky, I've made a Randy Newman theme for Paul and Storm.

By: Roman V.

Roman V. — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:00:00 +0000

@Paul and Storm It’s ok, I’m Jewish. No Xmas wish in the first place, thus nothing spoiled

By: Angelastic

Angelastic — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:46:09 +0000

It’s probably The Sound of Music, since that always seems to get played on Christmas Day.

By: Paul and Storm

Paul and Storm — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:36:21 +0000

Sorry to spoil your Xmas wish, Roman; but no, it’s not.

It’s not Dr. Horrible, and it’s not Star Wars. It *is* already recorded, so last-minute requests will be to no avail. Beyond that, we will say no more.

The sooner you get to sleep, the sooner Santa will visit…

P&S.

By: Roman V.

Roman V. — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:18:19 +0000

I seriously hope the big finale will be Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog.

By: Rhett

Rhett — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:55:36 +0000

Ovamaltine? In my head, I sing that just as Homer sings Sax-a-ma-phone.

Last one tomorrow. What could it be? Could we stick with the Christmas movie motif and go with a new classic like Elf? Or maybe this will be like that Christmas when we got our first bikes and we’ll get to unwrap a supersized version to encompass the entire Star Wars saga?

Ooooooo, I’m all a-twitter with anticipation. I’ll never be able to get to sleep. Better leave Milk and Cookies out for Paul and Storm!

By: Angelastic

Angelastic — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:44:25 +0000

In fact, I think it stuck in my mind because that’s the first time I’d ever heard of Ovaltine. By the way, it’s called Ovomaltine here in Switzerland, apparently there was some kind of typo when they started selling it to other countries.

By: Angelastic

Angelastic — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:42:44 +0000

I just discovered that I must have seen A Christmas Story at some point… nothing on the wikipedia article about it seemed familiar, but I remember the thing about drinking Ovaltine.

By: Jack F

Jack F — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:54:26 +0000

Do I get lucky comment 100?

By: Colleenky

Colleenky — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:35:42 +0000

Hee-hee! You called Peter Billingsley “Messy Marvin.” Thank you for that.

And thanks, Rhett.

By: Rhett

Rhett — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:47:59 +0000

Colleen,
Beautifully done!

P&S, thanks for this.

By: Colleenky

Colleenky — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:26:22 +0000

P.P.S. I went and recorded a slightly different version. Both versions are here. OK, I'm done now. Really this time.

By: Colleenky

Colleenky — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:37:26 +0000

P.S. I can’t compete with Storm’s Randy Newman impression, so I didn’t even try.

By: Colleenky

Colleenky — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:33:29 +0000

Gentlemen, you have inspired me. In an uncharacteristic fit of creative fervor, I made my own Randy-Newman-style theme song for some guy you might know.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:11:46 +0000

I second the Ghostbusters song!! If someone asks you if you’re a god Ray you say yes!!

By: Micah

Micah — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:36:09 +0000

Some last-minute suggestions:

Star Wars
The Matrix
Harry Potter
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Godzilla
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Clerks
Terminator
Aliens
Fight Club

This has been a most execellent month of music!

By: Roman V.

Roman V. — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:28:19 +0000

I had the misfortune of sitting through Twilight recently, per se. and so I had to re-listen to your song. Yeah, it basically hits the nail on the head, per se.

By: Erin

Erin — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:11:00 +0000

You two are brilliant. I love these!

By: Abby W.

Abby W. — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:21:16 +0000

“Princess Bride” and “Holy Grail” were two of my favorite movies as a wee and unpopular lass of six or seven, and I quoted them both incessantly, so the fact that all three of those qualifying points are in a Randy Newman song is awe-inducing, and also somewhat creepy.

Seriously, though, you two just fixed what had recently become a very shitty day. You rock, and thank you.

By: Rich

Rich — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:13:18 +0000

You guys should do Newman-a-Week. Look what Thing-a-Week did for JoCo. And you’ll never run out of new material.

By: Sertith

Sertith — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:50:04 +0000

If you’re still taking movie suggestions, how about The Fifth Element, or Labyrinth (the one with Bowie)?

By: Colleenky

Colleenky — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:34:45 +0000

Proud to count myself among the *real* geeks.

You know, I was skeptical when you first announced the 25 Days of Newman, but I’m really enjoying it. Thanks for doing this, guys!

By: Tina

Tina — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:07:09 +0000

Yay, you did Serenity! Awesome! And you got a mention on Whedonesque, too (http://whedonesque.com/comments/18444); perhaps this will advance Whedon Watch!

You might want to put a spoiler warning on the page for the, like, 3 people who listen to you and haven’t actually seen the movie, though.