RANDOM THOUGHTS:
Happy Valentine's Day! Here a quick dirty joke to start this post off:
Why can't sluts count to 70? Because 69 is a mouthful. HEEYOH!
Now that I have you warmed up, here are some slightly less entertaining and letdown-esque random thoughts. The following were on my mind between Thursday, February 10th and Monday, February 14th:
-Eminem: the guy so cool, he refuses to smile!
-Everytime Facebook decides to make a change, millions flock to show their anger towards that change, only to get used to it in about two or three weeks, and then become angry again when they change that, too. "Aww, my profile boxes aren't appearing!" "Aww, they made me change the homepage!" Aww, their photo viewing page sucks!" I wonder if those people decided to look at the changes on MySpace before judging what their overlord Zuckerberg did.
- The story of the Justin Bieber fans flocking to Esperanza Spalding's Facebook page to post insulting remarks because she won Best New Artist at the Grammys is magnificent. Who knew that so many people can get offended by the success of a slightly lesser known jazz bassist.
-The first Sunday without football is just the worst. Not only is it the first weekend without any NFL action (preseason, regular season, postseason, etc.) since August, so you all of a sudden have to find something else to do all of a sudden, whether its going out brunching, watching a random DVD, socialize with people (shivers), conduct a five hour masturbation session, etc. to fill the void lost without the game. Also, you haven't yet officially adjusted to the fact that there isn't a game on then if it was, say, late June or some other time in the spring/early summer. Second, this is the first time that you are officially hit with the reality that the best season of American sports is officially over. Its even worse this year, with there being no Winter Olympics and March Madness not starting for another three weeks. Oh well, thank god for TCM's 31 Days of Oscar.
-The famous "fuck" scene in episode four of "The Wire" in which McNulty and Bunk investigate a crime scene uttering nothing more than different variations of the word 38 consecutive time is nothing short of a beautiful symphony of profanity (if there is such a thing).
(By the way, how amazing is it that the Youtube video of the scene, that not only features the profanity but picture of a naked dead woman with her nipple exposed, is still on the site after four years? Only with "The Wire," my friends. Only with "The Wire.")
-You know, while I have a few disagreements with what Glenn Beck preaches (quite a few, actually), I have to admit: the man can create a captivating TV viewing experience. Much more entertaining than I would have liked, in fact.
-Holy cow, what a great Thursday night of comedy it was on NBC! All of the four comedies on my power rankings seemed to step up with their A-game that night to the point where it at point was impossible for me to separate them into my power rankings. But, after taking time to deliberate the pros and cons of all of the episodes (and there weren't a lot of cons for each), here is my NBC Thursday Night Comedy Power Rankings for day 4 (Feb. 10th):
1 (tie). "The Office"-"PDA" (35 points)
This is, to me, the funniest episode that this shows has had this season and the best episode that the show has had overall since "Niagara." Hilarious opening bit with the gang signing birthday wishes to Darell on a card that was supposed to comfort him after his mother's death, drunk Jim and Pam looking for a place to do it in the workplace proved was wonderful to watch, wonderful one-liners (my personal favorite was when Michael thought of a Jason Statham romantic action movie pitch with the tagline "Saving the world had never been this hard") and above all else the story of Michael and Holly's uncomfortable office PDA leading to them deciding to move together was one of the highlight of a dissapointing year and well done by Steve Carell and Amy Ryan. That's three out of four good episode for the show to start out a pleasantly good 2011.
1 (tie). "Community"- "early 21st Century Romanticism" (35 points)
In terms of laughs, this episode didn't match to to other season 2 greats (including last week's "Advanced Dungeons and Dragons"). However, in terms of bringing back the nostalgia of the majority of the episodes in season one and having a well-constructed story that used all of the show's major and major-minor characters, it was a doozie of an episode. Let's also hope that this episode wasn't the last time that we've seen of Magnitude. That man is his own party, after all!
1 (tie). "Parks and Recreations"- "Ron and Tammy: Part II" (35 points)
Though not as good in terms of quality that the original was, it was still a fantastic sequel nonetheless with wonderful sight gags mixed into it. Seeing Ron Swanson in cornrow dreadlocks with beads at the back and a slightly shaved off mustache that "rubbed off...from friction" just kept getting better and more funnier to look at every time.
2. "30 Rock"- "Double Edged Sword" (30 points)
You know the slate of NBC comedies were so great where a comedy like "30 Rock" who had a really good episode like "Double Edged Sword" had to finish second when all was said and done. My two beefs that ultimately made me not included with the other three in what would have been a four-way tie for first were Tracy finally claiming the EGOT, even though I can't seem to remember a time when it was mentioned that he had won an award other than the Oscar for "Hard To Watch" before, and the absurd ending with Matt Damon's character Clay pointing a gun at Liz who was using an old man to guard her. Otherwise, a pretty solid episode from the show.
The season tally thus far:
1. "Parks and Recreations"- 145 points
2. "Community"- 130 points
3. "The Office"- 105 points
4. "30 Rock"- 95 points
So, "Parks and Recreations" still remains on top of the leader board. However, these past two weeks have taught us that all of these shows are capable of creating episodes that can surpass the show for the top spot at any moment, so this lead isn't safe just yet.
Enjoy the rest of your Valentine's night, whether you are in a relationship or are spending it alone. See you this Thursday for some more half-baked ideas, everyone!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you just have any suggestions or
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