programming note

Just a programming note to everyone...
The Shelf is on the Air will not be on this Saturday. We are trying to move to a different time slot and day, and we will update everyone very soon when the show finds it's new time. Thanks for your indulgence. We'll see you back here next Tuesday with the Roundup. In the meantime, get off the internet. Put down the remote. Go outside and grill up something and spend time with your family. Enjoy the time you have... we'll see you soon.



Sticks and stones can break your bones but words cause permanent damage!

tune in tomorrow...

Well kiddies, tomorrow is another Saturday, and that means it will be time for our favorite show: The Shelf on the Air! If you listened in last week, then you will remember that we discussed Westerns. Specifically, 20 influencial Westerns of the 20th Century. We covered the first ten, so tomorrow we'll discuss the last ten, from the 1950s through the 1990s. I promised to put up our list before the show, so here we go:

The Iron Horse (1924)
Stagecoach (1939)
The Ox Bow Incident (1942)
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Red River (1948)
Fort Apache (1948)
High Noon (1952)
Shane (1953)
The Man From Laramie (1955)
The Searchers (1956)
7 Men From Now (1956)
Rio Bravo (1959)
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
Dances With Wolves (1990)
Tombstone (1993)

Now remember - these are films that we consider influencial in the genre. Whether that means on other directors, or moving the genre in new directions, technical aspects, etc. If this were a list of our favorites, it would be a different list. And we understand this might be debatable. In fact, you might have a film or two that you think should be on the list. Well, that's the point. We wnat you to join the conversation. So call in tomorrow and talk with us. Give us your opinion. We are going to add 5 other films to the list for a final post that will appear here next week. We want callers to give us their suggestions and reasons. If you want to do so by email - send us an email. And you can leave your own suggestion in the comments section of this post. And next week we'll have a final list of 25 Influencial Westerns of the 20th Century. Also on tomorrow's show- a Shelf on the Air exclusive: a review of one of the new Elvis Deluxe Edition DVDs that came out last week.

Call in with your comments and questions at (646) 716-8261. You can go to our show page at this blogtalkradio link. If you prefer email before or during the show at randomshelf@hotmail.com.








Sticks and stones can break your bones but words cause permanent damage!

episode 2: a new hope

A new hope, as in, I hope we will have a better handle on the technical difficulties. Wolf and I will be talking Westerns tomorrow afternoon; specifically influencial Westerns of the 20th century. We'll give our list of 20 influencial films of the genre, how they influenced or changed it, or brought new ideas and conventions to the genre. Just a warning - we won't be including all of our favorites, and we may leave of one of yours or a couple you may think of- so listen in. Call us up to put in your two cents!

Call in with your comments and questions at (646) 716-8261. You can go to our show page at this blogtalkradio link. If you prefer email before or during the show at randomshelf@hotmail.com.

We'll put up our list here as a post after the show so the discussion can continue! Tune in!





Sticks and stones can break your bones but words cause permanent damage!

the shelf is on the air

Yes, you read that right. As of tomorrow, the Shelf will be on the air, live! And you can call in throw in your opinion or comments. The show is The Shelf on the Air and is on the Blogtalkradio network; the same network as our friends the Geekerati show. Hopefully, you will continue to hear our weekly roundup on Geekerati, so be sure to tune in every Monday Night at 10pm est/ 7pm pst.

Now you can tune in every week and listen to me and Wolf pontificate, pundificate and generally discuss everything that we discuss here on a regular basis: classic films, current films, society, politics, the internet, entertainment and more.

Tune in on your computer by clicking the link below. We're on the air from 4 pm to 5pm est (or 1 pm to 2 pm pst). Call in with your comments and questions at (646) 716-8261. Or if you have a headset with mic or a microphone hooked up to your computer you can go to our show page at this blogtalkradio link, and hit the "Click to Talk" button that appears during the live show. You can talk free of charge. Or if you prefer email before or during the show at randomshelf@hotmail.com.

On tomorrow's show, we'll be discussing the 80s and its lasting influence in memory and pop culture. We'll especially focus on our favorite films of the 80s, so if you have a favorite, call into the show. We'll also be reviewing some DVDs and CD so tune in!





Sticks and stones can break your bones but words cause permanent damage!