RANDOM THOUGHTS:
The following were on my mind between Monday, April 18th and Monday, April 25th:
-Tyler Perry should just stop teasing us and admit that he's been dreaming of having a sex change for the past few years.
- Hitler's birthday, 50 year anniversary of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, 12 year anniversary of the Columbine shootings, and now the 1 year anniversary of the BP oil spill. Geez, no wonder 4/20 is considered to be a cannibus culture holiday! With history apparently making this such a depressing day over the past century, I would want to take my mind off of it by getting high, too!
- Tell me again why the Chicago Bulls signed Carlos Boozer in the offseason?
- I just realized, if Chicago does the improbable and defeat the Vancouver Canucks, coming back from 3-0 down to win the seven game series, the Blackhawks will be the NHL version of what the New England Patriots were to the Indianapolis Colts were pre-2007, with Roberto Luongo filling in for the role of Peyton Manning.
- Rhetorical question: if you ever had the choice between a name brand light beer that promises more taste, and a generic brand light beer that promises less taste, why in the world would you ever respond with an answer like "doesn't matter"?
/the Miller Lite commercials are stupid
- I wish all personnel of my nation's law enforcement would operate as quickly and as efficiently as the folks working in MLB who shut down any game footage on the Internet that isn't on MLB.com.
- Look, I don't have to remind you that these NHL playoffs have been exciting. In my opinion, it has made this year's NCAA tournament look like the NBA playoffs. But, just in case you need reasons why, here are some reasons from this past week alone:
1) Six overtime games
2) Three double overtime games, including two on the same day (Wednesday, 04/20: PIT vs. TB, WAS vs. NYR)
3) The San Jose Sharks coming back from a four goal deficit to win their game.
4) The Washington Capitals coming back from a three goal deficit with 13 minutes to go in the third period (including two goals in the final 4 minutes of the 3rd) to win their game.
5) A goalie (Buffalo's Ryan Miller) stopping 29 for 29 shots to maintain his team's 1-0 lead throughout the game.
6) This sick goal by Anaheim's Bobby Ryan, easily the best goal of the NHL in 2011 (even though it came during his team's OT loss to the Predators.
7) The Chicago Blackhawks coming back from a 3-0 game deficit in their series against the Vancouver Canucks, the NHL's best team during the regular season, with three wins of their own (two blowouts and one thrilling overtime game) to force an improbable game 7, of which you can make the case that they have the momentum heading into it.
And to think, we still have two months to go before the quest for Lord Stanley's Cup officially comes to an end!
-And now, to wrap things up once again, here is my weekly NBC Thursday Night Comedies Power Ranking for the episodes that aired on 04/21:
1. "Community"- "Paradigms of Human Memory" (40 points)
Where to begin? Well, for starters, its the funniest episode that I've seen so far out of the four shows in 2011. I don't remember laughing that much from beginning to end since, well, an episode of "Community" last year ("Modern Warfare"). Second, while Thursday's episode wasn't the first time that a comedy spoofed the genre's staple clip show episode ("South Park" and "Clerks: The Animated Series" are a few examples), I don't think any show took as much effort in making it as this show did. In other words, the episode had around 90 or so clips that was never seen on this show before, and the makings of 10 different or so plots rolled into one episode. Third, I enjoyed that the show was able to also commentate on the entire season itself, whether it was the meta humor of Abed or the Jeff/Annie/Britta "love triangle." Fourth, it was a nice little treat for the fans who stuck around with the show from the very beginning. So, yeah, one of the best episodes of the season, and one of the best of the series.
2. "Parks and Recreations"- "Soulmates" (30 points)
A great episode for Aziz Ansari to shine mixed with Ron showing Chris the true awesomeness of unhealthy cow meat, some nice awkward humor and, of course, the funnies. Honestly, if "Community" didn't air the single funniest episode of television in 2011 this week, I might have put this under consideration to first place.
3. "The Office"- "Michael's Last Dundies" (25 points)
It's the second to last episode of Steve Carell's tenure as Michael Scott on "The Office" (and the second to last episode of "The Office" as we know it, according to John Krasinski), and an episode that was...well, mixed to say the least. Yes, the whole office singing a parody of Rent's "Seasons of Love" in honor of Michael was tender and would make any longtime fan of Carell and the show choke up, and, yes, there were certain hilarious moments like Michael parodying all of the other characters in a taped bit. However, most of the show was just underwhelming as a whole, and Ferrell continues to bring the show down in my opinion. Now, let's all hope that the show sends the Michael Scott era out in style this week with a wonderful episode!
4. "30 Rock"- "100" (20 points)
Ironically, the episode that I was actually most excited for entering the day (it is the 100th episode, after all!) ending up disappointing me the most. Overall, this episode (which spent a lot of time reminiscing through flashbacks and clips from episodes past) was kind of ruined by the fact that, just two hours ago, "Community" basically had a brilliant takedown of traditional clip shows. Also, a lot of the jokes in Thursday's milestone episode (a milestone that not many thought would happen 100 episodes ago) felt a little flat, while there were a few moments that made me feel like the episode was basically being dragged down in pacing. In other words, for every Tom Hanks cameo and Jack Donaghy doing a wonderful meta-commentary on Alec Baldwin since 2006, there was the Michael Keaton cameo and the boring, repetitive "let's create a gas leak" joke; the episode was good, but a little bumpy as a whole.
The new cumulative tally:
1. "Parks and Recreations" (330 points)
2. "Community" (295 points)
3. "30 Rock" (245 points)
4. "The Office" (245 points)
So, I guess what started off as a four man battle for the top of the night's comedy pantheon has now winded down to a two show struggle between the sweet, evermore groundbreaking "Community" and the smart, on-top-of-its-game "Parks and Recreations," with the two veteran shows ("30 Rock" and "The Office") in a battle for the "show" position. Its like the final moments of this year's Masters, only with less people and that it doesn't involve golf at all. Can't wait to see how these final four weeks unfold!
See you with more RTs next Monday!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
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