RANDOM THOUGHTS:
I hope that you enjoyed my Super Bowl XLV recap post from Monday. Of course, with the offseason now underway, it means that the seven month period (give or take) where I will stop writing about the league as much is officially underway. Don't get me wrong, I will enjoy the fact that I won't have to worry about dedicating 3-4 hours of my time to writing my predictions that only 10-40 people per week will read. But, still, this blog just doesn't feel the same without them. Plus, it means six months without the NFL and six months about having to worry if there will be a lockout or not. Crap.
Now that I have that unimportant paragraph out of the way, here is a fresh batch of the RTs! The following were on my mind between Thursday, February 3rd and Thursday, February 10th:
- "South Park" is like the animated People's Magazine. I can go watch one of their own episodes and think to myself: "Oh yeah, I remember! This was during the time when (insert person or story here) was the big thing in news and pop culture!"
- Ice-T has been an actor on Law and Order: SVU for so long that I've forgotten that he used to be a decent rapper.
- A show about finding the next great American fast food chain...with "Milkshake" playing in the background during the promos?!?! Yeah, I see this being cancelled in a month.
- I still can't believe that, at a time when over 80,000 ComEd customers lost power, that the electricity and the satellite TV in my house was still going on during last week's blizzard. Those two were by far the MVP during the 20.2 inch snowstorm for me.
- Me (Nov.1st): This is it, man! This the year where I start following the NBA with as much passion and the interest as I do the NFL and MLB! After all, the timing is perfect: Lebron James is in Miami, Derrick Rose continues to get better AND the Bulls just signed Carlos Boozer. This is it! No excuses!
Me (Feb. 5th): Who the hell is Keith Bogans?
- My theory on how the "American Idol" ads that have been running this past week started: Look, we know that this show is a lot worse without Simon Cowell on it. So, let's just make ads telling how fun things have been!
-My penis is going to be very angry when he here's about this: (http://www.avclub.com/articles/cinemax-developing-original-dramas-that-are-not-so,51605/)
-You know how you watch something with very low expectations, only to become impressed by it because of that factor involved? Yeah, that's how I felt after watching the pilot of "Mr. Sunshine."
-My third installment of the early 2011 NBC Thursday Night Comedies Power Ranking for the episodes that ran on February 3rd:
1. "Community"- "Advanced Dungeons and Dragons" (40 points)
Honestly, I could just show you the clip of Annie as Hector the Well Endowned acting out a love making scene with Abed as an elf maiden, and that's really all you need to know about how great this episode was. Hilarious from start to finish, and that's coming from someone who has never played Dungeons and Dragons during his entire life, from the wonderful role playing to Chang's Black Elf to the fact that they did it all in the room without the use of additional sets, and more. Pierce's dickishness was a bit too-much at times, but I think that this was part of something that is building up to some later episode where the rest of the group addresses why Pierce is still there. Honestly, this may have passed "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas" and "Cooperative Calligraphy" as the best episode of the season.
2. "Parks and Recreations"- "Time Capsule" (30 points)
A bit of a let down from the previous two episodes (even though I loved the return of the comedy goldmine that is the Pawnee town hall meeting). But if this supposed to be the weakest of the season's first six episodes as I have been reading, then I am truly excited for what is to come next!
3. "30 Rock"- "¡Qué Sorpresa!" (20 points)
While it had its share of laughs, the episode kind of felt very out of rhythm at times.
4. "The Office"- "The Search" (15 points)
I get it, Michael and Holly belong with each other! I've know this since the two first met in the season four finale! And, yes, I am glad that they are finally back together! Doesn't mean that you had to make such a poor quality episode (especially considering how strong the shwo started 2011) to do it!
The season tally thus far:
1. "Parks and Recreations" (110 points)
2. "Community" (95 points)
3. "The Office" (70 points)
4. "30 Rock" (65 points)
It just goes to show you how good the episodes have been where "30 Rock," who had three respectable episodes in the row, remains last place at the moment. Meanwhile, thanks to a spectacular episode, "Community" has quickly jumped from the bottom to only fifteen points from the number one spot! Should be interesting what all four shows bring to the table later tonight.
No NFL picks column this week for the first time since early September. So, I will see you next time with a brand new installment of "End of the Week" Until then, enjoy the remainder of the workweek while you can (if you enjoy it, that is).
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you just have any suggestions or
tips for my next blog entry, e-mail me at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mails are greatly appreciated.
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