2004: A Year in Review

[Alex Toon]

Well,the year has finally come down to a few weeks,so I decided to hihlight some of 2004's memorable moments.
Highlights

George W. Bush winning the Presidency despite all odds
The finales of Friends,Frasier, and Sex and the City
Red Sox reverse the curse and make it to the World Series
Dave Chapelle saying that he was Rick James,yet Rick James died a few months later
"Do They Know It's Christmastime?" is re-recorded by Band Aid 20
The Pistons/Pacers brawl during one game
Tom Brokaw resigns from NBC Nightly News,while Dan Rather says he will resign from CBS in March 2005
2 "What Just Happened Here!?" TV moments:Ashlee Simpson caught lip-synching on SNL, while Janet Jackson has a "wardrobe malfunction"

This is all I have for now. So what did you like or dislike about this whole year?

[Bryangst]

Don't forget the death of Rodney Dangerfield.

It made he helluva sad when he died.

[Frank Castle]

The ones that I can think of right now are...
-The Punisher, Blade Trinity, and Passion of the Christ (My 3 fav. movies of the year.)
-Triple H makes big film debut.
-Chris Benoit and Randy Orton becoming World Heavyweight Champions.
-Dubya getting 4 more years in office. (I wanted him to win even though I hate him.)
-The Punisher finally getting a big mainstream fanbase.
-NHL Lockout (It's big news even though I'm dying to see NHL back again.)
-Red Sox winning series (I think Garciaparra was the curse.)

[Lord Dalek]

Two words: wardrobe malfuntion.

[Czar Gato]

The tragedy at the school in Beslan, Russia. May the dead find peace in the next life. :(

[Ryoutarou]

Major fighting in Faujha(SP)---I'm about the only kid my age that follows the war >>;;
The Russian school tragedy
Red Sox winning World Series
Bush winning election.

Not much happened actually this year...for me at least.

[Jave]

The death of Christopher Reeve. He will be missed.

[g_UnIt_GaNsTa]

-Bush winning election
- The assault on Fallujah
-Beslan school tragedy
-Red Sox reversing curse and winning World Series
-NHL lockout
-Christopher Reeve's death.
-The Death of Rodney Dangerfield
-The Death of Rick James
-Friends, Frasier, and Sex and the City all end.
-The brawl during a basketball game.

[livingfruitvirus]

-Capture of Saddam (Didn't it happen in March?)
More like last Christmas.

[Czar Gato]

More like last Christmas.Wait, I thought it was in either Jan. or Feb. of this year. (is confused) :confused:

[Alex Toon]

Just in case, Christopher Reeve's death and Ronald Reagan's death both sort of have to do with the election because Reeve wanted to walk again with Kerry's stem cell research.(That is why I voted for Kerry)

[Metroid_spy]

awwww... friends ended. that was a hilarious series. also you forgot to add that tom brokaw steps down as anchorman for NBC Nightly News.

[ToOn~g@l]

Don't forget the Janet Jackson incident at the Super Bowl, I actually have that taped.

[Metroid_spy]

when i watched it i went to the bathroom. and when i came back. it was like everyone said 'ewwwwww' hahaha.

[DisneyBoy]

Barbara Walters "retires" from 20/20, but I'm sure we'll be seeing her for years to come.

[dendawg]

George W. Bush winning the Presidency despite all odds
Hey, wait a minute! Isn't there supposed to be a ban on political discussion?:shrug:

[Westlander]

Hey, wait a minute! Isn't there supposed to be a ban on political discussion?:shrug:Don't be such a nitpick.

Two more:
Dimebag Darrell's death
Voting tension in Ukraine

[dendawg]

Don't be such a nitpick.Tell that to the TZ personnel who decided there would be no more political discussion. It says, in plain english, in a sticky on the top of the forum, "No Further Discussion of Political Issues Allowed (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=125805)."

What part of that statement don't people understand?? If he (Alex Toon) didn't want a nitpick, then he shouldn't have brought up Bush, which technically could be a violation of the TOS, seeing as he's a political figure, and there's no discussion of political issues allowed, right? (or so we're led to believe):shrug:

[SilverKnight]

What topic are you reading? Either I'm blind, or political discussion isn't entering anywhere into this. The only thing happening is the listing of big events that have occurred during 2004. Correct me if I'm somehow mistaken, but a Presidental Election applies as a "big event". While there's a banning of political discussions, there's nothing banning the NAMING OF A POLITICAL FIGURE. If that actually bothers you, just go ahead and move to a shack in some forest in North Dakota for the rest of your life. Furthermore, the only making a hoopla about Alex Toon's Bush statement is you. If you really think it's that big of a deal, tell a mod about it set the record straight. Okay then? Cool.

My addition: the Martha Stewart trial. Bwaha. :)

[sag_2002]

Toon Zone's own shogunthethird was killed in August. Though, that's more of a lowlight for us.

[Fone Bone]

Highlight: Red Sox win the series.

Low point: Four more years.

[Cartman]

Toon Zone's own shogunthethird was killed in August. Though, that's more of a lowlight for us.
Oh yeah. I remember that now. That was sad.

Other things during 2004:

Bush being re-elected
There was also a train that collapsed in Spain, I believe
Ronald Regan dies
Bush proposing a Federal Marriage Amendment

That's about all I can think of at the moment.

[DisneyBoy]

One of our members was killed? Could someone fill me in on this?

[Kury Wagner]

One of our members was killed? Could someone fill me in on this?
http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=120452

[DisneyBoy]

Oh my...thanks for linking me up to that thread. I didn't spend too much time in the Cafe this year, for whatever reason, so I had no idea...

[True Noir]

Toon Zone's own shogunthethird was killed in August. Though, that's more of a lowlight for us.
Definately the most rememorable.

Funniest: brak attack and april fools

Worst: Bush and Shogunthethird. Also, a few people I know died. I didn't really enjoy this year very much.

[Mr. Pedro]

The stuff that sticks out most in my mind about 2004:

-Martha Stewart (Had her as a desktop for the longest time)
-Hurricane season comes down on the Sunshine State with a vengance
-Ronald Reagan died for a week
-Superbowl halftime fiasco
-Boston Red Sox (very quiet in the house around that time)
-Mike Tyson KO'ed by some no-name up-and-comer
-A bunch of TV shows that I never watched coming to an end
-Ken Jennings pwns on Jeporady
-Paris Hilton becoming a household name (much to my chagrin)
-Popular music becoming progressively worse (too easy to name names)
-Pedro Martinez becomming a Met (Dad's happy about this)
-I came to TZ =D

[Lord Dalek]

Toon Zone's own shogunthethird was killed in August. Though, that's more of a lowlight for us.Agreed. Somewhat mixed emotions from me though. I did find shogun's passing quite tragic, but I always thought he was a jerk and I always will.

Nothing personal, though.

[Kury Wagner]

This year seemed extremely long and yet sorta short to me. It feels like it was ages ago that February (or even August!) was here, but September and October seemed to slip past. Craziness.

I think one the many things that stick out to me from this year is the tons deaths we had (Dangerfield, Reeve, Brando, Reagen, Shogunthethird, Dimebag Darrel, etc.) It was a very sad year for that fact.

The greatest thing would probably have to be. . . me! (I'm sure someone will agree with that.) I joined TZ in February. :D

[True Noir]

The greatest thing would probably have to be. . . me! (I'm sure someone will agree with that.) I joined TZ in February. :DI second this. You're such a great member to our little family. :anime:

[Kury Wagner]

I second this. You're such a great member to our little family. :anime:Aw, *big sappy hug!*

[The Dork Knight]

* Brock Lesnar leaves pro wrestling to pursue a career in football only to be cut by the Vikings.

* Michael Moore releases the movie Fahrenheit 9/11 to critical acclaim.

TDK

[True Noir]

* Brock Lesnar leaves pro wrestling to pursue a career in football only to be cut by the Vikings.

* Michael Moore releases the movie Fahrenheit 9/11 to critical acclaim.

TDKI have 9/11 but haven't made time to watch it.

[tucsoncoyote]

January -- Pixar Breaks off Talks with the Walt Disney Company.

February-- Janet Jackson's Wardrobe Malfunction, Comcast tries to buyout Disney and Fails...

March-- 45.4 % of Disney Shareholders Tell Mr. Eisner to go jump in a lake..

April -- Home on the Range Turns out to have Mad Cow Disease and is the Last 2D Movie Made by Disney..(Burping Cows don't make the USDA Standards).. The Alamo was Completely Forgotten and ignored..

May-- Shrek 2 has a Field Day at the box Office and Harry Potter does good Spiderman 2 shows that the wall-crawler is a viable box office hit. Also The Day After Tomorrow shows us that Tornadoes in LA are possible if not gives us a Chilling Aspect to the term "The Deep Freeze"

June--Meanwhile Disney Flops with Around the World in 80 Days (Never get a California Governor to Cameo in a Movie with Jackie Chan).

July-- King Arthur can't pull the Disney sword out of the stone of Bombs.. Justice League Unlimited starts it's run.. (Cool more heroes More villains!)

August-- Hurricane Charley decides to take out Orlando, and Frances Follows suit within a couple of weeks.. Shogunthethird (The best TZ debater I've Seen) is killed in a Freak Car Accident (I will miss ya bud) Thunderbirds Crash and Burn at the Box Office while Miramax pulls out a plus with Hero...

September.. Ivan and Jeanne rake Florida two more times. Mr. 3000 Lays a goose egg while Ladder 49 goes up in Flames.. Plus we're all Drawn Together as Reality shows become Cartoonish.. or maybe it's a cartoon about Reality shows..

October-- Dreamworks Tries something fishy with Shark Tale, while the Redsox Win the World Series..More fun with ABC and Monday Night Football and Desperate Housewives when Nicole Sheridan tries to Seduce a Philly Football Player by supposedly Dropping a towel on National TV.. and Reality shows show how to lose weight.. Plus Parkfield California (Finally!) has that magnitude 6.0 earthquake that they've been waiting for since 1988... (16 years late!) Plus a Shortage of Flu Vaccine..Not to mention irreverant Puppets fighting Terrorism (Team America World Police..)

November-- Bush in, as The Incredibles show how incredible Pixar is (and Disney isn't..) plus The Polar Express shows us how 3D is just part of the fad...

December -- Avian Flu? Lack of Flu Shots, and of course the mad insane Christmas Rush..Plus more reality show zaniness when we see the Castaways Become Survivors on "The Real Gillgan's Isle..(Plus spoofs of "The Apprentice on Drawn Together..) and of course to top it all off a Fire at the Tucson Covention Center while Filming a Steven King Movie..and then of course.. the Natural Disaster in the Indian ocean.. ah well surfs up!

People who I am going to miss.. Chistopher Reeve, Rodney Dangerfield, and of course Shogunthethird.. dang I miss him and his great debates.. ah well when you look at 2004 it's been a good and bad year indeed..

:coyote:

[Alex Toon]

Well, in one more day it'll be 2005. So who would you rank Mr & Mrs. 2004 and other categories
Mr: George W. Bush/Ken Jennings
Mrs: unknown

[Viper]

Well, I'd say the best moments of this past, IMO, were George W. Bush's re-election and Mark Phelps winning in the Summer Olympics.:D

Here are my best & worst moments of 2004:

Feb--I had a 105.5 degree body temperature!:eek: :ack:
June--went to Asheville, NC. I liked the downtown area. It reminded me of NYC's Greenwich Village; included an out door restaurant with musical street performers.
July--my pet cat Jonathan died at age 20.:( :crying:
I went to see Spiderman 2 on my birthday.:D
August--checked out the summer olympics on TV.:D
Nov--attended my sister's wedding in Texas:)
Dec--my mom had to go back on chemo-therapy. At least, it's not as bad as before.

[Obi]

Well, in one more day it'll be 2005. So who would you rank Mr & Mrs. 2004 and other categories
Mr: George W. Bush/Ken Jennings
Mrs: unknown
Mrs. = Martha Stewart

[Alex Toon]

Well,in New Orleans it's 10:54. So I guess goodbye 2004, hello 2005! :)

[Warrior Kitana]

Yeah, it seemed like this year went by fast. It had it's ups and downs, to be honest. Several nice moments, but so many horrible deaths this year. I've grown more as a person.

In Entertainment: Spiderman II won rave reviews, while Catwoman won godawful reviews. The Incredibles, Colliateral, Ray, and more were great movies.

Bush won the election, although the odds were against him:rolleyes: . That's all I'll say on that. Martha Steward goes to prison.

Hurricane Ivan and the Tsunami in Asia killed many victims.

RIP: Rodney Dangerfield, Ray Charles, Rick James, Ronald Reagan, Christopher Reeve, Shogunthethird (although I didn't know him well), my cousin whom I lost, much more.

That's all I can think off.

[True Noir]

I think I'll definately remember the Tsunami. Such a terrible event that I will never forget.

[I.R Joey]

This year was just way to weird for me. I mean seriously 4 hurricanes, one killer Tsunami.
Between Janet Jackson and Despertate housewives, and saving Private Ryan the FCC went on a witchunt. And the whole issue of values was a big thing this year with the debate over stem cells and the crazy homosexual marrige arguments.
We had an election year that was pretty bitter and vehement quite frankly, and I don't think there's a single person in America who doesn't know what a blog is now. We also found out just how powerful outside groups can be. We all know what a 527 is now don't we? And we all know that a political documentary can make lots of money.
At the movies a a rated R foreign language religous film killed pretty much everything at the boxoffice. Proved that Jesus is the biggest thing to hit Hollywood since...well that's to easy moving on...
NBA brawl that was unlike anything I'd ever seen in this country, The NHL locked out. And to top it all off the Red Sox won the world series...nuff said.

I could name a bunch of other things but you get the idea. Personally this year was just way to weird for me, personally I'm happy that we're entering 2005 before anything else even weirder happens.

[DarkGojira]

Hey, don't forget about Godzilla's 50th Anniversary celebration, as he received the Hollywood Walk of Fame Star!!!