# IFC - Anybody watch it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 19, 2004, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifc-anybody-watch-it/229904 "2004-02-19T00:29:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Funkalicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b3f665/32.png) [@Funkalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Funkalicious)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifc-anybody-watch-it/229904/1 "2004-02-19T00:29:02Z")
I was watching last week and saw a couple funny animated commercials about an indy filmmaker who is pitching his idea for a movie based on a naked, polish, lesbian sausage factory worker. Really funny - has anyone else seen these? ---
**Author:** ![Teelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Teelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teelo)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifc-anybody-watch-it/229904/2 "2004-02-19T01:08:05Z")
I love IFC…or well mostly the independent films on it! ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifc-anybody-watch-it/229904/3 "2004-02-19T01:08:59Z")
I used to watch it, back when it was available to me and I actually watched TV. Good stuff, especially the Animation Celebration. I’ve also seen a few really good movies I haven’t been able to find elsewhere; like _Delicatessen_ (dark comedy tour de force), _Volere Volare_, and _Schizopolis_ (a comedy consisting of a string of WTF moments). ---
**Author:** ![gooti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eb8c5e/32.png) [@gooti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gooti)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifc-anybody-watch-it/229904/4 "2004-02-19T02:51:58Z")
At our haus IFC is usually one of the most TiVO’ed channels (excluding Comedy Central and HBO, of course). I’m really hooked on **Dinner for Five** , but there haven’t been any new episodes for a long time. But, then again, one can never have too much [Patricia Clarkson](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0165101/) or [Maggie Gyllenhaal](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0350454/). ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifc-anybody-watch-it/229904/5 "2004-02-19T04:59:01Z")
Since IFC has a very limited playlist, I only watch movies rarely. DF5 started out okay but has become a complete farce. Theme shows (“Daredevil” was by far the worst excuse) _don’t_ work. The 2/16 show had Fran Drescher. Fran Drescher??? WT 1,000,000 Fs. Who did she … to get on the show? Plus good old John Landis, who can’t tell an actual story since that would mean giving the name of the movie and/or actor. Didn’t someone explain the concept of the show before letting him on? Can JF, make Carrie Fischer the host and let her rip. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifc-anybody-watch-it/229904/6 "2004-02-19T06:36:27Z")
I like both IFC and Sundance Channel. You get to see some great independent films. The other day I happened to catch a Hungarian documentary made about some old Super8 home movies found in a trunk…sounds dry, but it was actually pretty good. My only complaint is those channels seem to replay certain films over and over and over. I mean, I am a Gay guy, but if they screen “Kiss Me Guido” one more time, there might be a shoe headed for that tv screen. ---
**Author:** ![litost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@litost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/litost)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifc-anybody-watch-it/229904/7 "2004-02-19T06:44:27Z")
I used to watch it before they went digital and the cable company started charging extra for it. I really liked the interviews conducted by Elvis Mitchell. ---
**Author:** ![Funkalicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b3f665/32.png) [@Funkalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Funkalicious)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifc-anybody-watch-it/229904/8 "2004-02-23T22:22:24Z")
I guess they repeat the movies fairly often , but so does HBO and pay channels, and definitely so does USA, TNT, etc. At least IFC is replaying good movies that often don’t get enough exposure. I personally think DF is a cool concept - it’s like Letterman or Leno - you can’t have legends on the show every time! But I find that even some of the less profile stars have some interesting stories. P.s. fond [this](http://www.ifctv.com/ifc/what?CAT0=45&CAT1=4766&MO=02&DA=13&YR=2004&CLR=blue&TZ=ET&TB=4) for anyone that is interested- link to the commercials I mentioned. Good for a laugh ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifc-anybody-watch-it/229904/9 "2004-02-23T23:47:24Z")
Recently very disappointed in IFC; there’s rarely a movie I want to watch anymore, and the movies I don’t want to watch are repeated ad nauseum. One good thing though: it’s about the only way to see Ripley’s Game in the U.S. (FWIW, I can’t stand to watch Df5 because I want to kill myself when I do: I had that idea for an arts discussion show–a handful of people around a table, dining and talking about whatever comes up; people put together for interesting resonances or contrasts–but I never did anything about it.) ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2004, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifc-anybody-watch-it/229904/10 "2004-02-23T23:48:27Z")
Oh, and re: Fran Drescher: you obviously haven’t seen _Spinal Tap_. ---
**Author:** ![honkyhonky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/34f0e0/32.png) [@honkyhonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/honkyhonky)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2004, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifc-anybody-watch-it/229904/11 "2004-02-25T00:07:31Z")
Imho, Spinal Tap is one of the best mockumentaries ever created, seconded only to best in show. " The answer is none, none more black." classic line. I have seen the IFC animations- pre-movie ads. But these were more spinal tap-esque: classic wit and honest ironies in these IFC shorties. quoth the producer “Love the dyslexia.” ---
**Author:** ![Funkalicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b3f665/32.png) [@Funkalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Funkalicious)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2004, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifc-anybody-watch-it/229904/12 "2004-02-27T18:29:37Z")
> [@honkyhonky](#): > > quoth the producer “Love the dyslexia.” I love that line - “Look at me I’m weeping openly, and I don’t weep openly.” Also a good one. ---
**Author:** ![Funkalicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b3f665/32.png) [@Funkalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Funkalicious)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifc-anybody-watch-it/229904/13 "2004-03-17T22:06:04Z")
> [@Funkalicious](#): > > I love that line - “Look at me I’m weeping openly, and I don’t weep openly.” Also a good one. They just released a new one on the website - probably the funniest one yet. “And Roman Polanski is considering the small but pivotal role of the transsexual muffin vendor” ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifc-anybody-watch-it/229904/14 "2004-03-17T22:30:58Z")
Let us not forget Samurai Saturday. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ifc-anybody-watch-it/229904/15 "2004-03-17T23:51:13Z")
Only occasionally. The indie films they play that I _would_ want to watch are almost always ones I found on my own by the time they’re on IFC. I used to watch Sundance when it was avalible, but the listings I’ve seen lately don’t make me miss it. I have better luck with STARZ Cinema.