sev-mard Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Welcome to Keshishian motors!!! style_images/master/snapback.png Wow, etik moseen che imanum. I would have loved to see that, i'm sure he "butchered" it though. Ben Affleck can barely play himself, let alone a plausible Armenian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakachik77 Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Hey guys, however the most shocking Armenian mentioning was in the movie "A Day Without a Mexian". I won't give it away since it's an essential part of the film, it was more or less in a positive light, more like acknowledging the presence of Armenians in California. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianjan Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Did anybody capture that SNL skit when Ben Afleck played an Armenian used car salesman in LA? The accent did not match, the looks somewhat did, it was kind of tacky. (Keshishian Motors was the place of his business ) Also, my friend in LA told me that there was an episode of "Queer Eye for the Straingt Guy" where the straight guy was in love with this Armenian girl, well she was the girlfriend, then they taught him to say "yes kez sirum em" in Armenian so he would impress the girl...has anybody seen this? style_images/master/snapback.png I saw that episode. It was actually very cute. One one of the episodes of Law & Order, an Armenian was depicted as a thug, and a gangster. That discturbed me a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sev-mard Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Hey guys, however the most shocking Armenian mentioning was in the movie "A Day Without a Mexian". I won't give it away since it's an essential part of the film, it was more or less in a positive light, more like acknowledging the presence of Armenians in California. style_images/master/snapback.png I've heard little about that movie, I expected it to make more of a splash or uproar I guess. I need to rent it. Inchbes er? You should review it in the movie review thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Half-Celt Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 (edited) in an old epsiode of Buffy the Vampire slayer, "Xander" mentions his father once tried to sell him to a bunch of Armenians in an episdoe of Sister, Sister, one girl is shopping and is enthusiastic to vist "that Armenian shoe store" In an episode of the show "Three Sisters" this one guy becomes friends with one of the sisters but (and only she doesn't notice) its only because "he wants to nail her". He makes a number of moves on her including a "friendship kiss", when she asked what he was doing he responded "my family is armenian and we sometimes do that". the only time i remember other than that is a breif mention of armenia in Mt big fat greek wedding. "Is Armenia close to Greece?" "Well...not exactly" Edited January 11, 2005 by Armen Half-Celt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 "Is Armenia close to Greece?" "Well...not exactly" style_images/master/snapback.png I don't recall noticing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakharar Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 The groom's mother was asking Nia (the main character of the movie) if Greek is related to Armenian at the dinner table. Has anyone seen the movie "Why me?". I saw it more than ten years ago and no one I know has ever heared of it. It was a silly but still entertaining movie. I forgot most of the plot but two thieves played by Christopher Lambert and Christopher Lloyd steal a diamond called Byzantine Fire, from the Turkish General Consulate in L.A. where it is at a display and has a curse with it. The curse is that if any Turk even takes one glimp on the diamond the Byzantine empire will be restored. Naturally the word goes out and Armenian activists go after these two thieves. So do the Turkish diplomats and the cops. All the characters portrayed were very farcical and the Armenians were protrayed as nutcase fanatics in a very funny way. The Turkish Consul was more of a hysteric mafioso type with a white suite and golden neckchain trying to gun down the thieves with his machine gun from a Mercedes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOTH Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 (edited) sounds like a classic! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100931/?fr=c2...fc=6;ft=20;fm=1 And I do remember the Armenia being near Greece coment BTW... Edited January 12, 2005 by THOTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakachik77 Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 the actress who played the aunt in the "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" is Armenian and I have read an interview with the Nia Vardalos (??? is that her name) where she said that the grandma hating all turks thing was kind of a tribute to the Armenian cause Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOTH Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 the actress who played the aunt in the "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" is Armenian and I have read an interview with the Nia Vardalos (??? is that her name) where she said that the grandma hating all turks thing was kind of a tribute to the Armenian cause style_images/master/snapback.png Yes this is true - but having spent alot of time around Greeks I can assure you that Armenians do not have a Monopoly on hating Turks -not at all...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianjan Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Yes this is true - but having spent alot of time around Greeks I can assure you that Armenians do not have a Monopoly on hating Turks -not at all...lol style_images/master/snapback.png I didn't know that. That's interesting. As a side note: That's my favorite movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sev-mard Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 My Barskahye friend told me last night, that new acclaimed movie "Sideways" has an Armenian wedding in it. One of the characters, jermak, marries a Hye girl in the movie. Haven't seen it yet but that's what my friend said. peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakachik77 Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 My Barskahye friend told me last night, that new acclaimed movie "Sideways" has an Armenian wedding in it. One of the characters, jermak, marries a Hye girl in the movie. Haven't seen it yet but that's what my friend said. peace style_images/master/snapback.png thanks Sev-Marduk, I was going to go see that movie, I guess now I am going to run to see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExtraHye Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 thanks Sev-Marduk, I was going to go see that movie, I guess now I am going to run to see it style_images/master/snapback.png Is that movie still out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azat Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Sideways - http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=65...ndpost&p=127530 Yes it is still out and playing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 the only time i remember other than that is a brief mention of armenia in Mt big fat greek wedding. style_images/master/snapback.png I've heard Armenia, and Armenians mentioned once in a while in movies. But the MBFGW refences was initially about the guy's father's secretary. Who they thought may have been Armenian but ended up being Guyanese, or something completely unrelated like that. the actress who played the aunt in the "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" is Armenian and I have read an interview with the Nia Vardalos (??? is that her name) where she said that the grandma hating all turks thing was kind of a tribute to the Armenian cause style_images/master/snapback.png I think the Greeks have plenty of reasons to dislike Turks. By the way that's Andrea Martin you're referring to... a very funny women. She's done standup as well as years on SCTV etc. I think she's great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emil Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Did anybody capture that SNL skit when Ben Afleck played an Armenian used car salesman in LA? The accent did not match, the looks somewhat did, it was kind of tacky. (Keshishian Motors was the place of his business ) Also, my friend in LA told me that there was an episode of "Queer Eye for the Straingt Guy" where the straight guy was in love with this Armenian girl, well she was the girlfriend, then they taught him to say "yes kez sirum em" in Armenian so he would impress the girl...has anybody seen this? style_images/master/snapback.png I saw that episode. One of the guys taught him how to say "I love you" in Armenian. It was nice. On another note, in the tv show "The Shield" on FX The Shield on IMDB the second season had the main characters stealing money from the Armenian mafia. One of the characters from the Armenian mafia was "feared" because he would cut the feet off the people he thought were snitches. On other another note, do any of you watch the credits after a tv or a movie to see if there any Armenian names? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nané Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 On other another note, do any of you watch the credits after a tv or a movie to see if there any Armenian names? style_images/master/snapback.png Always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakachik77 Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 I saw that episode. One of the guys taught him how to say "I love you" in Armenian. It was nice. On another note, in the tv show "The Shield" on FX The Shield on IMDB the second season had the main characters stealing money from the Armenian mafia. One of the characters from the Armenian mafia was "feared" because he would cut the feet off the people he thought were snitches. On other another note, do any of you watch the credits after a tv or a movie to see if there any Armenian names? style_images/master/snapback.png Just yesterday I saw Armen Minasian for editor for I-Robot. I mean this appeared the beginning of the film too, big letters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sev-mard Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Always. style_images/master/snapback.png Yes el...hehe Lots of producers and behind the scenes people are Armenian I have noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianjan Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Always. style_images/master/snapback.png Me too, all the time. I'm not sure if anyone heard of the show "7th heaven", one of the producers on the shows is Armenian. Last name is Konstanian, I forgot his first name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emil Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 I notice alot of Armenian last names on shows which air on The Discovery Channel. Theres also this producer Craig Piligian, I don't know if he's Armenian for sure though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Sevan Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 law and order does a lot of armenian stuff...i remember one show where these 2 armenian punks who didnt speak well english and during the interigation they were speaking to each other in armenian and telling the cops that sarkis made them do it.....(there was a dead pregnant black women in their trunk), hey they didnt do it though... another time i was watching MAD TV and at a baseball game the main cast called to this couple "they u stupid russians (it could have bin something else, cant really remember)" and the couple goes we're not ________, we are armenian....then other couple (the cast members) go "thanks for the information, ill watch my walet"...that was a laugh anther incident on the same show MAD TV was at the end during the credits nicole sullivan (a cast member) is dressed like anna nicole smith and interviewing some old lady who speaks limited enlish....anyway, anna nicole asks the lady what her favorite MAD TV comercial is and the old lady goes "I dont know what comercial is, I watch only news on Iraq". then the cast member asks what her name is, the old lady says : "My name is Seranoush (sp?"....then the cast member says wow lady, u got three names.....(cos the lady pronounced it SER-An-OUsh..._ ONe more incident was on the Price is RIght (which is based in Cali), and the lady that gets choosen to come down is armenian and has a shirt that says "Armenians Love Bob BarkerIAN"....the lady wins some prizes but dosnt go on to the final showcase..... damn, im tired of typing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Sevan Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 One more thing : the producer of STAR WARS : THE RETURN OF THE JEDI and INDIAN JONES is armenian...i got that info off here ........http://www.cilicia.com/armo22.html..... its the armenian hall of fame..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anoushik Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 (I don't know why but I just remembered this) Has anyone seen Woody Allen's "Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex But Were Too Afraid To Ask"? I saw it once on IFC or Sundance, and it was a shock to see that in the story dealing with bestiality the character has come from Armenia with his sheep. His last name was not Armenian (more Greek I think) but Woody Allen kept referring to him as an Armenian. The whole movie was idiotic and stupid and I just wanted to throw up when I saw in that part he included an Armenian character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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