TheNiche Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 Houston hasn't had nearly as many movies set here as other places. And I mean the important ones. All the big budget movies where a city gets destroyed seem to happen in LA. New York even got it Se[t 11. the world's most watched reality show. The only time Houston's ever been destroyed is when the bomb's dropped in Independence Day.[TheNiche throws up his arms and walks out of room, grumbling] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyps Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 New York even got it Se[t 11. the world's most watched reality show. The only time Houston's ever been destroyed is when the bomb's dropped in Independence Day.seriously? seriously. did you really type that? am I reading it wrong? i must be reading it wrong...i can't read anymore, .....i'm going to go find a St. Bernard to take Jane out on a date... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 (edited) This depends on when you think the original Houston ended and sprawl started.A wide range could be anywhere from the 20s to the 50s. Whenever it started people should have started looking after this city. "More people are moving out,outer thourroughfares are getting higher usage,businesses are moving out, Downtown is becoming vacant,we need a civic square, and we someday are gonna need rail." somebody should have thought. ... through ... What I'm saying is what are we known for. Before the Superbowl the only reason people had to talk about Houston was the cock roaches., besides, we ripped up our rail system in the forties...bleh Edited November 2, 2006 by sevfiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 and where did that graphic come from in post #23? meaning, why is it there? when not in the original post? I placed it within the quote to illustrate the troll that plastic has become. seriously? seriously. did you really type that? am I reading it wrong? i must be reading it wrong...i can't read anymore, .....i'm going to go find a St. Bernard to take Jane out on a date... Yes, the little troll actually typed it and Jane doesn't date...yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 (edited) I still think Houston's gonna need a big airport in the next 20 to 40 years. If we want to become a big international city that hosts The Olympics we needa big named airport like LAX,JFK,or O'hare.Your whole post is not worth reading, with all of the typos, grammatical errors, and just plain ignorant ranting, but I just want to give you one little reality check. Houston already HAS a big airport. It's called George Bush Intercontinental. It is the 7th or 8th busiest airport in North America, something like 14th busiest in the world, and is the 7th or 8th largest international gateway to the United States. (And FWIW, it handles more traffic than JFK). It would be nice if you actually took the time to learn something about Houston before you start typing your trash.Oh, and your comment about NYC's September 11 "reality show" has to be the most wretched, sick, loathsome post I have ever seen on this board. What kind of person would even think such a thing? Edited November 2, 2006 by Houston19514 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted November 2, 2006 Share Posted November 2, 2006 [TheNiche throws up his arms and walks out of room, grumbling] Wow TheNiche is left speachless. Now you've done it plastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new major on the block Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Who cares if houston got nuked on independence day. Besides, most nukes have a blast radius of twenty miles. So not all of the city was totally destroyed. And don't forget what happened to the other major cities in the movie. They were wiped out completly. Those idiots on the rooftops in los angeles. Lets not forget about THE CHASE with Charlie Sheen, ARLINGTON ROAD with Jeff Bridges, and the movie they made about M.C. Hammer was filmed here too. Also SPACE COWBOYS was filmed here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Plastic, your comment about 9/11 and New York was uncalled for. Can't believe you typed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Who cares if houston got nuked on independence day. Besides, most nukes have a blast radius of twenty miles. So not all of the city was totally destroyed.Twenty miles takes out everything inside of the Beltway, all of the Ship Channel (except for the Exxon refinery and Barbour's Cut), part of Clear Lake, part of Friendswood, most of Manvel, Sugar Land and Missouri City, I-10 all the way out to Barker-Cypress, out 290 to Huffmeister, everything inside of Cypress Creek, and all three of our airports. Destruction not total enough for you?Lets not forget about THE CHASE with Charlie Sheen, ARLINGTON ROAD with Jeff Bridges, and the movie they made about M.C. Hammer was filmed here too. Also SPACE COWBOYS was filmed here.Where did they film GIANT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Twenty miles takes out everything inside of the Beltway Yeah, that pretty much takes care of everything, although we would still have Katy, Willowbrook, Galveston, FM 1960, IAH, Greenspoint (some of it), Clear Lake, The Woodlands, and uh... anything else worth a ____ out here? I'm just messing with you niche. I wonder what the minimum would be to be considered a "total"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Plastic Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Look Forrest, it is painfully obvious that you will never be able to grasp anything in the Real World <----not the TV show either). Your reference to Sept. 11th as a reason to be upset that it didn't happen in Houston, so that "all eyes would be on us" is absolutely ludicrous. Plastic, you are without a doubt the biggest IDIOT I have ever witnessed, on this Forum or anywhere else for that matter. It is my hope that you are sterile or will soon become sterile, so that you won't infect the world with your seed, and some poor woman doesn't have to go through life explaining to other parents WHY her child has to constanly be on a respirator, because you are the father of that child, and the kid is sooooo dumb that he forgets how to breathe. Actually I've been taking sexual enhancers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Actually I've been taking sexual enhancers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Actually I've been taking sexual enhancers. How many of them hormones you takin', honey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Actually I've been taking sexual enhancers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Where did they film GIANT?exterior shots were in west texas i believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 exterior shots were in west texas i believe.In Marfa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 In Marfa.thank you george stevens for that kick in the butt. my mind was blank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Actually I've been taking sexual enhancers.Boniva? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Boniva? , only once a month for the "enhancers" huh ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 (edited) Actually I've been taking sexual enhancers.I feel bad that you actually need that ____. It just goes natural to me with the ladies. Edited November 3, 2006 by Trae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Plastic Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 (edited) All of your have criticized me, but do any of you have any idea on how Houston should have gone? Edited November 3, 2006 by Plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 All of your have criticized me, but do any of you have any idea on how Houston should have gone?what constitutes a correct design? what cities meet YOUR criteria? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmainguy Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 All of your have criticized me, but do any of you have any idea on how Houston should have gone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 I feel bad that you actually need that ____. It just goes natural to me with the ladies..................and all at the ripe old age of 29. Yikes ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas911 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Why we don't get respect? Because it seem like its lawless here with regard to our architecture. And basically when you think of cities thats what people think of. There aren't any districts and everyone can do what they want, and they do. You'll have a fake french chateau next to a spanish colonial next to a victorian next to a tear down. And you'll have some dufus landscaper put palm trees down an esplanade in a street full of towering oaks.One thing that would fix Houston's image is one big architectural landmark. Like the mall in DC. Too bad the new downtown park is contemporarily designed because it will be dated soon enough. Look at what they did at Hermann park, its neo classical and it looks like its been there for years and will look good in the future too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Why we don't get respect? Because it seem like its lawless here with regard to our architecture. And basically when you think of cities thats what people think of. There aren't any districts and everyone can do what they want, and they do. You'll have a fake french chateau next to a spanish colonial next to a victorian next to a tear down. And you'll have some dufus landscaper put palm trees down an esplanade in a street full of towering oaks.One thing that would fix Houston's image is one big architectural landmark. Like the mall in DC. Too bad the new downtown park is contemporarily designed because it will be dated soon enough. Look at what they did at Hermann park, its neo classical and it looks like its been there for years and will look good in the future too.The juxtaposition is art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Wow. I came across this thread by accident and can't believe how many of you haven't figured out yet that Plastic is being intentionally obtuse. It's a practical joke.Sheesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumber2 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Famous people from Houston:Roger ClemensGeorge ForemanMolly IvinsMike JonesNolan RyanVince YoungWalter CronkiteCarlos Coy (South Park Mexican)Beyonce KnowlesLyle LovettDennis & Randy QuaidDan RatherBrent SpinerPatrick SwayzeRenee ZellwegerMichael DellHoward HughesJesse JonesRed AdairJoel OsteenGlenn McCarthyTilman FertittaI'm sure I've left a number of folks out. And I realize that you were probably referring to Houston's average Joe...but the original poster probably cares more about the famed folks. And there's not too much to say about the average joe, except that many folks aren't.Tilman Fertitta may live in Houston now, but he was born in Galveston. He lived on Adler Circle right behind his present day Rain Forest Cafe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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