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denti alligator wrote:Ok, I'm gonna reveal my ignorance here: who/what is Gabbo? (other than the Stroheim film)?

It's a reference to a particular episode of The Simpsons, wherein a ventriloquist and his dummy (named Gabbo) start a ratings war with Krusty. The show is mainly about Krusty's Komeback Special.

Not to go too far afield, but that episode has got to be one of their all-time bests. It features an interesting array of guest voices, including Hugh Heffner, Elizabeth Taylor, Bette Midler, Johnny Carson, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers!

tryavna wrote:

denti alligator wrote:Ok, I'm gonna reveal my ignorance here: who/what is Gabbo? (other than the Stroheim film)?

It's a reference to a particular episode of The Simpsons, wherein a ventriloquist and his dummy (named Gabbo) start a ratings war with Krusty. The show is mainly about Krusty's Komeback Special.

Not to go too far afield, but that episode has got to be one of their all-time bests. It features an interesting array of guest voices, including Hugh Heffner, Elizabeth Taylor, Bette Midler, Johnny Carson, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers!

I've actually seen this, don't know why I didn't catch on. But I still don't get why this is being shouted out here.

godardslave wrote:

Schkura wrote:GABBO IS COMING

Really? Care to indulge more?

Isn't that already enough?

I've actually seen this, don't know why I didn't catch on. But I still don't get why this is being shouted out here.

isn't it because most of the episode was spent on creating the buzz for the forthcoming Gabbo? come to think of it, that might also apply to the MegaMall advertising as the second coming of Christ episode. anyway, Eclipse has been coming for over a year now. i guess that's what the comment was about.

lull wrote:I've actually seen this, don't know why I didn't catch on. But I still don't get why this is being shouted out here.

isn't it because most of the episode was spent on creating the buzz for the forthcoming Gabbo? come to think of it, that might also apply to the MegaMall advertising as the second coming of Christ episode. anyway, Eclipse has been coming for over a year now. i guess that's what the comment was about.

Pin a rose on lull.

I hear Sept. for Eclipse.

asphaltjungle wrote:I hear Sept. for Eclipse.

Of what year?

Ashirg wrote:Of what year?

this year.

asphaltjungle wrote:I hear Sept. for Eclipse.

Really? Care to indulge more?

Y'know, I think I heard a death whinny over in the Infighting & Navel Gazing forum. Quick, godardslave, while there's still time!

Being the generous person of good faith that I am, I'm taking you for your word asphaltjungle. So, if they're planning for September and it's now March, add a month to account for delays due to the Image deal, another two for new cover art, another one because heaven forbid they start in December...

My money's on first quarter 2008. Where's my bookie?

Edit: Because I'm also a little loopy, what I intended to be 2007 came out as 2008. However, after consulting past trends regarding the Eclipse sublabel, my bookie advised me that sticking with first quarter 2008 might not be a bad idea.

-Toilet Dcuk

September sounds right to me. That would get some of the horror/exploitation titles on the market in time for Halloween.

October 31st this year is a tuesday...

SncDthMnky wrote:October 31st this year is a tuesday...

please explain why this matters.

godardslave wrote:

SncDthMnky wrote:October 31st this year is a tuesday...

please explain why this matters.

Take a break from cracking me up all the time and think about it for a split second.

Tuesdays are when new releases come out. Therefore, they can launch Eclipse, a cult/horror line of films, on the horror holiday. Convenient, no?

SncDthMnky wrote:October 31st this year is a tuesday...

6/6/06 is also a Tuesday. They shouldn't let us wait any longer.

they're working on the art now, so yeah, it's Sept of this year. just in time for the holiday shopping season.

The art for what?

The impressionist art for an exclusive avatar representing the ambiguous strangeness drifting through this thread... that's the best I can come up with.

rwaits wrote:The art for what?

I'm guessing maybe the website, the typefaces, the package designs.... maybe a logo.

they're working on the art now, so yeah, it's Sept of this year. just in time for the holiday shopping season.

Mind telling us how you know about this?

Or are you a double agent leaking state secrets?

Penny Dreadful wrote:Mind telling us how you know about this?

Or are you a double agent leaking state secrets?

From the page of this thread JUST BEFORE THIS ONE:

asphaltjungle wrote:Got a friend who's working on it.

At least give us some dirt. Like some of the initial launch titles?!

indulge
Pronunciation: in-'d&lj
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): in·dulged; in·dulg·ing
Etymology: Latin indulgEre to be complaisant
transitive senses
1 a : to give free rein to b : to take unrestrained pleasure in : GRATIFY
2 a : to yield to the desire of : HUMOR b : to treat with excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration
intransitive senses : to indulge oneself

Schkura wrote:indulge

Ha! I think Mr G's slave dropped an "n" in by mistake when he (or she) wanted a "v". A little more stirring, and voila...!

asphaltjungle wrote:I'd say more but I don't want to get my friend in trouble. Confidentiality agreements and all that. Does Criterion monitor this forum?

How would they figure out which person working for them is the friend of "asphaltjungle"?