tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43099063520591075102024-03-13T18:01:45.924-07:00Kool ThingzzzThomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17112055673316332521noreply@blogger.comBlogger381125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-44251727196709681662011-08-27T15:29:00.000-07:002011-08-27T15:33:34.856-07:00We've moved!To Tumblr!
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<br /><u><a href="http://koolthingzzz.tumblr.com/">http://koolthingzzz.tumblr.com/</a></u>Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-68795714862955708382011-08-02T12:02:00.000-07:002011-08-02T12:05:47.128-07:00Our Deal videoThis is a pretty good video with some very cool people. It was directed by Drew Barrymore, which is noteworthy, I guess. This is probably my least favorite Best Coast song, but I like the video enough.<br /><br /><div style="background-color:#000000;width:520px;"><div style="padding:4px;"><embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:video:mtv.com:677679/cp~id%3D1668047%26vid%3D677679%26uri%3Dmgid%3Auma%3Avideo%3Amtv.com%3A677679" width="512" height="288" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="." flashVars=""></embed><p style="text-align:left;background-color:#FFFFFF;padding:4px;margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Get More: <a href="http://www.supervideo.mtv.com" style="color:#439CD8;" target="_blank">MTV Supervideo</a>, <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/" style="color:#439CD8;" target="_blank">Music</a>, <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/best_coast/artist.jhtml" style="color:#439CD8;" target="_blank">Best Coast</a></p></div></div><br /><br />Here's the thing. Why would you write that like that? It was unnecessarily confusing. Of course she killed you.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-884903394431311882011-07-19T10:33:00.000-07:002011-07-19T10:37:27.382-07:00Season 4 of the Jersey Shore PreviewI can already tell this is going to be my favorite season of the Jersey Shore because it rhymes.<br /><br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FDwFlObEHbU?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FDwFlObEHbU?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object><br /><br />Isn't this show great?! I'm so excited! Deena doesn't seem to be completely terrible! J-Woww is here ol' self! The Situation! Pauly D and Vinny's bromance becomes becomes bilingual! Sammi is barely in the preview! Snooki is arrested! They probably get real pizza at one point! This'll be great.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-40020325707529750132011-07-06T13:18:00.000-07:002011-07-06T13:35:44.530-07:00James Spader is joining the office! Hooray!Remember the season finale of the office this year? Remember how everyone was really concerned about who would replace Michael Scott? Remember how James Spader knocked it out out of the park? Well, now he's going to be on the show! Apparently he won't be replacing Michael Scott though. Instead, he will be replacing Kathy Bates. I am okay with that! Kathy Bates character was not very interesting, and James Spader's character is the exact opposite. However, the search continues for Michael Scott's replacement! Thankfully, Dwight is most likely out of the running. As you may recall, he accidentally shot a gun in the office while he was the interim manager. I'm still vying for Jim, because that seems like natural progression. I'd also like to see Kelly become the manager. She would bring the laffs. I also wouldn't be surprised if Pam took over, because apparently she can't hold the same position in the office for more than a few seasons. She was the receptionist for the first few seasons, then became a salesman and is now the office administrator, which she schemed her way into. I think she would make a good boss, because while she is pleasant, she can be very stubborn and is able to get things done. I would love to see Creed return to the manager position, but since he almost ran the company into the ground as the manager. Darryl would also be a suitable replacement. Basically, I don't who is going to take over, but I'm thinking it will be someone from the inside. Season 8 premieres on September 22, along with Season 3 of Community and Season 4 of Parks & Rec.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-32933827978887486872011-06-28T13:37:00.000-07:002011-06-28T14:41:26.677-07:00The Real World Season 1 - Episodes 3 & 4I know I mentioned this in my first post about this season, but the show has improved so much in the last 20 years. In recent seasons we see all of the action and the talking head interviews simply tell us how everyone feels about any given situation. Back in 1992, the talking heads, which are almost always shot at a cool 90's angle, tell us the story and the the only action we see is people walking to, standing in, or leaving a place. So far, the show is much less dramatic than in recent years, but does that really make it better? Yes and No. Yes, because it is really fun and interesting to just see these people get along. And no, because crazy people are always fun to watch.<br /><br />Episode 3:<br />The first bit of this episode was dedicated to Julie being confused about directions. Eventually she found her way to the dance studio she was taking a class at, or something. She danced for a bit and this instructor told her she is at home and should have fun. And Julie was like "okay." We then met Andre's band. They are called "Reigndance" because it was the 90's and that is what a band would be called in the 90's. Andre is upset because he's sick and when he's sick he's not good, or something like that. He says he would rather be dead than sick, because at least when he's dead he can sleep. Good logic. While practicing with his band the cops are called. The cops come inside and tell them they have to keep it down because the neighbors are complaining. One cop tells them to play Frank Sinatra, because the neighbors like Frank Sinatra. Timeless reference! As the cops are leaving, one of them asks if the band takes requests and requests "I fought the law, and the law won." Clever cop. Eric gets a job modeling for an exercise magazine. There, he meets a girl named Karen. He and Karen hit it off and begin hanging out a lot. Apparently he's forgotten about his interest in Julie. Back at the loft, Becky has decided to cook dinner for everyone. She asks for Julie's help. Julie helps a little bit, but then goes upstairs where everyone talks about which Gilligan's Island character they would be. Norman originally picks Mary-Ann, but then says he would be Gilligan because he's "just so goofy." Becky, Julie and Norman go out to an art show, which Julie is very critical of. She says that it was more of a social function than an art show and the owners are phony. There is then a clip of Julie being very sarcastic to an old man who calls the group of them "kids." It's great because we see a part of Julie that isn't "the naive southern girl." After the art show they head to Andre's show. Becky is glad they went because her roommates went to her show a while back. Everyone gets along! How nice! Back at home Norman talks about finding men attractive in a very nonchalant manner. In a talking head interview Julie says they had never "had a big talk about his sexuality. He never sat everyone down and said 'I'm bi-sexual.'" Probably because he's not.<br /><br />Episode 4:<br />Remember earlier when I said this season wasn't that dramatic? I was wrong. Apparently they were saving all the drama for this episode. Unlike episode 3, which had a thousand story lines in the half hour episode., episode 4 had one storyline. Eric vs. Kevin. Eric calls a house meeting to discuss the problems he, and everyone else, has been having in the loft. One problem was the mess of the kitchen. One problem was the sleeping arrangements. But the main problem was Kevin's absence. Everyone is pretty upset that Kevin is never around. They all assume he won't show up to the meeting. About half way through the meeting he walks in. He and Eric then get into it. Kevin is upset with Eric because Eric's sister has practically moved in, and Eric is upset with Kevin because that's his sister! The fight escalates and eventually they are just arguing to argue. Kevin writes Eric a letter, discussing his issues. Julie and Heather get ahold of the letter and mock Kevin's handwriting. Throughout the episode Eric simply complains about Kevin, who is, once again, missing. At the end of the episode Kevin walks in to find Eric sitting around the table with his friends, complaining. Kevin makes the point, in his interview, that instead of approaching him with his problems, Eric just complains to his friends. And that's the entire episode.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-89616611752693306502011-06-27T10:29:00.001-07:002011-06-27T10:31:44.485-07:00Forget Cars 2 and let it be next summer alreadyThis is the trailer for the new Pixar movie. The one that isn't Cars 2. THe one that actually looks good. It <span style="font-style:italic;">looks</span> very good. Until you see the person, it doesn't even look animated. Pixar, you've done outside yourselves on this one.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tYg0VgPy6Uk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />I don't know what the plot of this movie is, but she just shot a bear with an arrow!<br /><br />Also, Toy Story 4 is supposedly a thing that might happen.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-12198871511706328012011-06-22T13:28:00.000-07:002011-06-22T13:30:02.879-07:00Power Rangers: A retrospective.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.freewebs.com/halliwellcorbett/RED_POWER_RANGERS.2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 262px;" src="http://www.freewebs.com/halliwellcorbett/RED_POWER_RANGERS.2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I asked my brother how many different incarnations of Power Rangers he could name. He just named different Harry Potter and LOTR books/movies. Then he said "pokemon." Come on! He couldn't even get Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.<br /><br />I don't really know much about the Power Rangers after MM, but I'll try to explain each version with the minimum knowledge I have.<br /><br />MMPR: The original. The best. Plus, the fact that the black ranger was black, the yellow ranger was asian and the pink ranger was pink will ALWAYS amuse me. I don't know if that's still how they do it, but I hope it isn't.<br /><br />Power Rangers Zeo: Oh shit! This is the one with the gold Ranger! The Red Ranger times, like, a thousand. Kick Ass.<br /><br />Power Rangers Turbo: I think they had motorcycles in this one.<br /><br />Power Rangers in Space: I assume this is just Power Rangers... but... in space. Which makes it even better!!<br /><br />Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy: This one's also in space, I guess.<br /><br />Power Ragers: Lightspeed Rescue: I remember this as the one I tried to watch to get back into the series, but it was lame. Motorcycles were in this one too.<br /><br />Power Rangers Time Force: I guess all of the different Power Rangers are from different time periods. According to wikipedia "Many fans have compared this season to Power Rangers in Space for being more dark, emotional and realistic."<br /><br />Power Rangers Wild Force: This is when the show started getting really fucking lame. They all had spirit animals or some shit.<br /><br />Power Rangers Ninja Storm: You guessed it, they've got ninja abilities.<br /><br />Power Rangers Dino Thunder: What is this? I don't even.<br /><br />Power Rangers SPD: I'm assuming SPD stands for Space Police Department, which I feel like the Power Rangers have always been, they've just almost always been based on earth. So this title seems redundant.<br /><br />Power Rangers Mystic Force: I didn't even know this was a thing until looking it up. I guess they have magic powers, which seems like cheating.<br /><br />Power Rangers Operation Overdrive: I know nothing about this season, but based on the title it seems like they're trying too hard.<br /><br />Power Rangers Jungle Fury: I don't see a difference between this and Wild Force. Apparently they have the ability to morph into other animals, or something.<br /><br />Power Rangers RPM: Motorcycles, but for real this time!<br /><br />Power Rangers Samuri: This is the current Power Rangers team. Congrats! I guess. It sounds a helluva lot better than RPM.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-15284454524093189612011-06-14T13:00:00.000-07:002011-06-14T13:36:18.153-07:00Possible Songs of the SummerEvery summer since its inception, <a href="http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=93"><u>tbtl</u></a> has had a "Song of the Summer" contest in which they try to predict the song of the summer. The song you hear at all the summer parties and barbecues. These are the nominees for this summer.<br /><br />Adele- Rolling in the Deep<br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rYEDA3JcQqw?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rYEDA3JcQqw?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object><br />I would be surprised if this didn't win. I'm hearing it everywhere. It is a good level of popular, as in, people know it but it's not <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F57P9C4SAW4">Katy Perry</a>.<br /><br />Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks<br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SDTZ7iX4vTQ?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SDTZ7iX4vTQ?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object><br />I've been hearing this one quite a bit too. Though, if it was playing and you asked me the name of the band or song I would say "umm... I'm not sure... I think the song is like.... pumped up kids or something." I do really like this song though. <br /><br />Fitz and the Tantrums - Moneygrabbers<br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bb6cBKE3WzQ?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bb6cBKE3WzQ?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object><br />Old School is TOTALLY trending you guys. I think it all started with "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley. Now this, Mayer Hawthorne, Cee-lo green, Adele, etc. This song has that going for it, but it isn't all that summer-y.<br /><br />Bruno Mars - Lazy Song<br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fLexgOxsZu0?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fLexgOxsZu0?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object><br />This is a bad song.<br /><br />Jenny O - Well OK Honey<br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_6VRVCsRDtE?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_6VRVCsRDtE?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object> <br />Much like the Fitz and the Tantrums song that's nominated, it's a pretty good song, but it isn't very summer-y.<br /><br />Hoodie Allen - I'm Not a Robot<br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kNkI6IEsssc?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kNkI6IEsssc?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object><br />This reminds me a lot of Chiddy Bang, but Chiddy Bang has a VERY early expiration date. I'm afraid that will happen to this guy, who, by the way, is only 21. I really like this song. I could "jam" to it, as adults think kids say.<br /><br />Rye Rye ft. MIA - Sunshine<br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Nsrygut8X6U?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Nsrygut8X6U?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object><br />It'll be tough for MIA for her to come back after the serious MIA backlash and I don't think this song is going to it. Also, Rye Rye sounds like Landi from Die Antwoord.<br /><br />Brett Dennen - Sydney I'll Come Running<br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mtLKlB6XcC4?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mtLKlB6XcC4?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object><br />This si a pretty decent, but uninteresting, song. I don't think it will receive too many votes, which is fine.<br /><br />The Belle Brigade - Where Not to Look for Freedom<br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tk2-iVY_iqU?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tk2-iVY_iqU?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object><br />Nice-n-folksy-n-upbeat, but THE summer song. No way.<br /><br />Givers - Up Up Up<br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/A6RVfIMUAks?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/A6RVfIMUAks?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object><br />Givers, as far as I know, are still pretty unknown. However, they were on Fallon last night, and Fallon broke Odd Future. Then again, everyone hates Odd Future now, which I don't get. You knew what you were getting into when you started listening to them. That's something for an entirely different post though. I don't think this will be that song you here wherever you go. It's just too generic.<br /><br />The Lonely Forest - Turn off This Song and Go Outside<br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Iqizoud_NN0?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Iqizoud_NN0?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object><br />This song is a paradox! How am I supposed to listen to the song if every time I try to I'm told to turn it off! But furrealz, this is a pretty good song. I saw them live a couple weeks ago. They are very good! I could see this song getting played quite a bit over the summer, but I don't think anyone would give it a second thought after listening to it.<br /><br />Lady Gaga - Edge of Glory<br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/S08KonZiew4?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/S08KonZiew4?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object><br />Nope.<br /><br />Jessie J - Price Tag<br /><object style="height: 390px; width: 640px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qMxX-QOV9tI?version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qMxX-QOV9tI?version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></object><br />I guess as far as pop songs go, this is fine. But that's it. It's just fine. Jessie J seems like a pretty cool girl, but I don't think she's anymore interesting than any other pop star who's been on SNL. The best thing I can say about this song is that it is listenable.<br /><br />Final verdict:<br />If Adele doesn't get the Airplanes Treatment, it will win.<br /><br />You can vote <a href="http://mynorthwest.com/?sid=495956&nid=142"><u>here</u></a>.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-50625263657758520612011-06-07T13:51:00.000-07:002011-06-07T14:40:52.428-07:00The Real World - New York<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i731.photobucket.com/albums/ww312/qbanfiero/Real%20World%201%20New%20York/realworld_lnewyork.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 310px;" src="http://i731.photobucket.com/albums/ww312/qbanfiero/Real%20World%201%20New%20York/realworld_lnewyork.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />First off, I want to apologize for not recapping this most recent season of The Real World. Here's a quick recap of the season:<br /><blockquote>Mike is very conservative in his beliefs. Leroy likes sex a lot. Dustin falls in love easily. Heather is the resident cute girl. Naomi is really confident and lives in the bronx. Nany is 21 and has had the same boyfriend for six years. Adam claims to have "no game" when it comes to girls, but gets Nany to break up with her boyfriend within the first few weeks. Dustin falls for Heather. Leroy and Naomi start sleeping together, but allow each other to sleep with other people. Leroy and Mike become best friends. Adam gets ridiculous when drunk and is kicked out. Nany's really sad about it. They get a new roommate, Cooke. She's pretty boring throughout the show. The roommates find out that Dustin used to do gay porn. Heather's really upset, so they break up, only to get back together a few days later. When broken up Dustin drunkenly kisses Cooke and all the girls are pissed at her. Adam visits Las Vegas and Nany decides she doesn't like him anymore. In the last episode Mike and Naomi have a fake wedding for fun. It was better than New Orleans, but not quite as good as DC.</blockquote><br />The AV Club started recapping the FIRST season of The Real World, which aired in 1992. I was only a baby! I decided to also start watching the season on youtube. I have watched the first two episodes so far. And so far I really like it. It is just as stupid as every season I've seen has been. (I started watching casually in season 19, Sydney. I began watching regularly in season 22, Cancun. So far, my favorite season has been DC, which is apparently a lot of people's least favorite season because it was too serious.) The main character in the first season seems to be Julie, who is 19 years old, the youngest of seven kids and the youngest of the seven roommates. She grew up very sheltered, but is very open-minded. She becomes fast friends with Eric by the second episode. Eric is a model. In the second episode he is on a tv show talking about sexuality in television commercials. He is in a commercial in which he and a woman rip each other's clothes off down to their underwear to symbolize some big sale or something. I don't know. The ad was confusing. Surprisingly, Julie believes it is ok to wear only underwear on the television. Julie also becomes good friends with Heather, who is a rapper. And she's black, which Julie's dad doesn't like very much. Kevin is also black. One night in the first episode Julie and Kevin talk about prejudice. The conversation doesn't really go anywhere, nor does it accomplish anything. Other cast members include Norman, who is pretty obviously the first token gay roommate. It hasn't been said outright yet, but you can tell, also it's on wikipedia. And rounding out the cast is Andre, who obviously likes grunge so much. How do I know? Because it's the early 90's and he has really long hair and doesn't seem to care. Oh, I almost forgot about Becky. There's also this girl named Becky, who is a folk singer. In the first episode she has a gig and all the roommates come to watch. Norman than discusses it in his bathtub in his talking head interview. It was very strange. In the second episode Becky seems to catch on to the attraction between Julie and Eric. She is never seen during the "action sequences," but recollects everything that happened. She tells a story of how she asked Eric if it would be ok to bring a date for Julie to this party. Apparently Eric looked like he was going to shoot fire out of his eyes. He did not want to have Becky bring Julie a date. But Julie is just so sweet and innocent it doesn't seem that she understands what Eric really thinks of her. She probably just thinks they're friends.<br />It's really interesting to watch this so close to the end of the most recent season. (Season 25 ended last Wednesday.) It doesn't seem like MTV had enough crew to catch everything, as Becky only told the camera what happened to her during the second episode and Andre, Norman and Kevin were briefly, if at all, in the second episode. They've certainly got the show down to a science. I really like this season so far because one, it's interesting to see how unchanged the show is, and it's interesting to see how changed the world is. For example, when they don't have anything to do they simply sit around and talk about eating habits. However, a major part of episode 2, as mentioned before, was sexuality in advertising. In 1992, it was a big deal, but in 2011, <u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcpfHWHI0us">this is the norm</a></u>. Saying the show is entirely unchanged isn't completely true. The basic idea of show is still the same, throw seven (or eight) people in a house/loft/mansion/casino and see how they interact. In the first few seasons they were not given an assignment, since the fifth season, with a few exceptions, they had a job they had to attend to. I would say that the people have become more attractive since the first season, but I'm sure the people on the show were good looking for 1992, but none of them look like the girls in the most recent seasons.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-87642484059735635882011-05-19T23:09:00.000-07:002011-05-19T23:22:46.164-07:00The Rapture<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/dal/lowres/daln59l.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 373px;" src="http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/dal/lowres/daln59l.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />As you probably know by now, this Saturday marks the definite rapture, for real. People have been saying the world is ending on Saturday, which is not true. May 21 marks the Rapture, or Judgement Day. The world is ending five months later, on October 21. This Saturday, all of the good, god-loving, god-fearing christians will ascend into heaven and leave everyone else on earth. Then on October 21, 2011 the world will end. So, you need not worry about Saturday* because you will either ascend into heaven or live on the earth with a third less people. We're not living on the post-apocalyptic, zombie-ridden, sunless, leathery society** we've all dreamt of for those five months. If you somehow survive October 21, props to you. I hope it's everything Roland Emmerich imagined.<br /><br />*because the rapture isn't real.<br />**feel free to add any of your favorite futuristic movie cliches to that list.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-48362402502109104962011-05-18T13:04:00.000-07:002011-05-18T13:07:27.871-07:00Successful AlcoholicsThis is the new short film from TJ MIller starring TJ Miller and one of my many girlfriends, Lizzy Caplan. It is very good. You should watch it. Warning: It gets sad at the end, but you can figure that out within the first five minutes. It is very sad. It is very funny. You should watch it.<br /><br /><object width="512" height="328" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" id="ordie_player_a5c1f2716c"><param name="movie" value="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="key=a5c1f2716c" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed width="512" height="328" flashvars="key=a5c1f2716c" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" quality="high" src="http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf" name="ordie_player_a5c1f2716c" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object><div style="text-align:left;font-size:x-small;margin-top:0;width:512px;"><a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/a5c1f2716c/successful-alcoholics" title="from Jordan Vogt-Roberts, T.J. Miller, Matt Braunger, Lizzy Caplan, Whitney_Cummings, Nick Thune, and Nick Kroll">Successful Alcoholics from TJ Miller, Lizzy Caplan & Jordan Vogt-Roberts</a> from <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/lizzy_caplan">Lizzy Caplan</a></div>Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-91484394031384776122011-05-17T15:56:00.001-07:002011-05-17T15:59:48.995-07:00This is a song, apparently.This sin't so much a song as it is a collection of repetitive sounds. I really like the part when the music just stops and he repeats whatever it is he's repeating at that point. It's really quality. This video is very similar to the <u>high times pizza party video</u> in that it is only so long, but in both videos it feels like hours have passed from the beginning to the end of the video. Anyway, this video is great, or terrible. Who am I kidding? It's terrible.<br /> <iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/O1tufujnbzU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-35847845623442779282011-05-15T13:15:00.000-07:002011-05-15T13:44:28.695-07:00Who should win Survivor?This season's twist was Redemption Island. The idea was, once someone is voted out they are sent to Redemption Island. The two outcasts would then duel. Eventually, someone would be put back in the game. Matt was sent to RI very early on in the season. He defeated everyone up to the merge, at which point he was put back in the game. He then came up with this plan to get Bawston Rawb out. He then decided he was too loyal and told Rob about the plan and aligned himself with Rob. Rob then decided to get his entire alliance to turn against Matt and send him back to RI. Rob's plan was successful. Matt has been on Redemption Island ever since. So who's left?<br /><br />ON ISLAND<br /><br />BAWSTON RAWB<br /><br />This is his 4th time on the show. He first was on in the fourth season, aka "Old School Survivor." He was later on Survivor: All Stars and Heroes vs. Villains. He is very well liked and is probably the favorite to win. Unfortunately for him, he ahs made an alliance with almost anyone on the show, as well as everyone still on the island. The reason Russell lost in his first two seasons was because the jury was spiteful. That is probably what's going to happen to Rob if he makes it to the finals.<br /><br />PHILLIP<br /><br />Phillip is the resident crazy person. At one point in the show, someone called him crazy and Phillip accused him of being racist. But he wasn't being racist, Phillip is just crazy. He says that if he makes it to the finals, he has a fool-proof plan to beat Rob. I really hope he wins, or at least makes it to the finals because he is great.<br /><br />NATALIE<br /><br />Natalie is 19 years old and Rob's closest alliance. He's promised to take her to the final two, and has stuck by his word throughout the game. She hasn't pissed anyone off too much, so she might win. But, she's also uninteresting.<br /><br />ASHLEY<br /><br />Ashley is the other girl in the game. She was going to be voted out in the last episode, but won immunity. She is also fairly uninteresting, but won't win because no one really cares about her.<br /><br />ON REDEMPTION ISLAND<br /><br />GRANT<br /><br />Grant was voted out because Ashley won immunity. If he makes it back in the game, he has a pretty good chance of winning.<br /><br />MATT<br /><br />Matt has spent a majority of the game on redemption island. Everyone was rooting for him in the first half of the season when he was defeating everyone. When he came back into the game only to allow Rob to vote him out again. I really hope he doesn't get back in the game. He does not deserve to win. He was voted out twice, has done nothing strategic, and simply skated his way through the game.<br /><br />ANDREA<br /><br />Andrea is going to lose the next RI duel or whatever. I'm not too concerned about her.<br /><br />MIKE<br /><br />Mike was a victim of Rob's takeover. He is the last person from the Zapatera tribe. There was nothing he could do to avoid getting voted out and can now only hope he wins the probably final duel (and any subsequent duels).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I have no idea how they are going to wrap this up. There are eight people left only two hours left of show. The finale airs tonight at 8 on CBS.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-42648592934626122152011-05-10T11:35:00.000-07:002011-05-10T12:06:31.155-07:00Brief Turtleneck & Chain Track by Track review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/46/Lonelyisland_turtleneck.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/46/Lonelyisland_turtleneck.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />1. We're Back!<br /><br />Obviously great. So funny and great. Need I say more?<br /><br />2. Mama<br /><br />The one problem with Lonely Island is sometimes they can't keep sketches from songs and vice versa. This song would make a really funny sketch, but as a song, it's kind of boring.<br /><br />3. I Just Had Sex<br /><br />One great thing Lonely Island does is get really big music stars to make these stupid songs. Akon shines, as does Lonely Island.<br /><br />4. Jack Sparrow<br /><br />Such a great idea for a song that is very well executed.<br /><br />5. Attracted To Us<br /><br />The music in this song is kind of annoying, but the lyrics are hilarious.<br /><br />6. Rocky<br /><br />This sounds kind of like what would happen if Flight of the Concords did a Beastie Boys song, which is basically what The Lonely Island is. I really like how this song tells a story.<br /><br />7. My Mic (interlude)<br /><br />Really basic, really funny.<br /><br />8. Turtleneck & Chain<br /><br />Title track! Snoop Dogg! Greatness!<br /><br />9. Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie & Clyde<br /><br />Shy Ronnie has always been great. Rihanna is also really cool. Yeah! This song!<br /><br />10. Trouble on Dookie Island<br /><br />From what I could gather, they are running from the cops, and also they are pooping a lot. Great concept! Great song!<br /><br />11. Falcor Vs. Atreyu (Classy Skit #1)<br /><br />Good skit. right?<br /><br />12. Motherlover<br /><br />Justin Timberlake is amazing. Justin Timberlake hasn't put out an album in 5 years. Since then he has been featured on two Lonely Island songs. Maybe he should get back to making his own music, because it is also good.<br /><br />13. The Creep<br /><br />When this premiered on SNL a few months ago I thought it was really funny. But listening to the song, I was really bored. So much of this song relies on the visual gags, which is obviously absent in the song.<br /><br />14. Watch Me Do Me (Classy Skit #2)<br /><br />Also, very classy.<br /><br />15. Threw it on the Ground<br /><br />This reminds me of "Punching People in the Face while Eating," which was great. It's probably the funniest song so far on the album.<br /><br />16. Japan<br /><br />When I saw this song was called "Japan" I thought "I wonder how racist this will be?" Actually, not very. I also thought "How funny is this going to be?" Very. I really hope they make a video for this.<br /><br />17. After Party<br /><br />Obviously this song is great, as it begins with a reference to Remix to Ignition, which is probably the best song ever. It also does something Lonely Island is great at. They make these songs that sound really hardcore, but the lyrics are really depressing.<br /><br />18. No Homo<br /><br />Great satire of a really stupid phrase.<br /><br />19. No Homo (outro)<br /><br />Completely unnecessary? Maybe. Do I care? Nope.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-80355143567019137922011-05-02T21:53:00.000-07:002011-05-02T22:34:50.375-07:00The Killing is now half over and you still haven't watched it<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://s2.daemonstv.com/tv/up/2011/04/THE-KILLING-AMC-Super-8-Episode-5-9-550x365.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 550px; height: 365px;" src="http://s2.daemonstv.com/tv/up/2011/04/THE-KILLING-AMC-Super-8-Episode-5-9-550x365.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />You should really be watching The Killing. Excuse me, You should be watching AMC's The Killing. Is there anything more obnoxious than on television than how AMC tags all of their shows with the channel's name? (Yes.) The sixth episode of the 13-episode first season aired Sunday night. It was very good! What I love about the show, and what I may have mentioned previously, is how slowly the story crawls along. Is it important that we see an entire phone call between Sarah Linden and her son that doesn't really move the plot forward at all? Yes. Do we need to see Holder smoking at the skate park doing nothing but smoking? Yes. Does it seem like this show is taking forever to make the point? Yep! Each episode is one day. And each new episode is one week after the last week. It seems like Rosie Larson was murdered a month and a half ago, but really it's only been six days. My favorite story line is the one of Rosie's family. Most of it is just long shots of her family members being sad and staring at the milk aisle in the grocery store for prolonged periods of time until they're interrupted by the increasingly uninteresting Councilman who's running for mayor. Yeesh. In the beginning I understood why he was a part of the show. His campaign was linked to the murder, but that's been resolved. Unfortunately for him, the main suspect is now believed to be a good friend of him. Unfortunately for us, the guy playing the politician is one of the worst actors on the show. The story lines for him and his campaign aren't very interesting. They seem like drama for drama's sake. Where as the story of the Larsen's depression and the ongoing search for suspects by the detectives are both very interesting. I like the police side of the story. Looking for clues, interviewing people. What I love most about the show though is, as previously mentioned, the Larsens. Rosie Larsen, the murder victim, had two brothers and her parents, oh and an aunt. They are all dealing with it in different ways. The mom (who is way too hot to be in mourning) stays quiet most of the time, but lashes out on occasion. Stan, the dad and maybe my favorite character, is stoic through most of the tragedy. When his sons want chocolate chip pancakes, he is sure to make them chocolate chip pancakes. But, he obviously can't keep his cool, collective nature up, but he can't also show that he's vulnerable. In Episode 5 he stops at a gas station and breaks down crying in the bathroom. It's amazing. We just have one static shot of Stan Larsen crying and falling to the ground, only to then get back up and drive him and his wife home as if nothing happened. The two younger brothers of Rosie's are very interesting. They don't really know how to feel, so they take t out on each other. They call each other "stupid" and "idiot," which Stan doesn't appreciate. In the latest episode, the family goes to Rosie's funeral. They are all respectful. The younger of the two brothers throws a map to their house in the grave and tells Stan's friend and business partner (who is also a pretty good character) the map is "so Rosie can find us, when she flies over." Everyone at the funeral leaves the grave except the older brother. He sticks around for a bit. He looks in the grass near Rosie's grave and sees a millipede crawling around. He then steps on the millipede. I'm really surprised he killed the millipede. Sure, it was an act of frustration, but I would think he's more sympathetic about death since his sister died. That bug has brothers, and parents, too, probably. I'm no scientist. A child would certainly think so. And I think a child exposed to death at such an early age would be more protective of all living things. But also, he's still pretty pissed about the whole His sister being murdered thing. He may have also been protecting his sister. He seems to be the more mature of the two boys, who I'm guessing are probably about 10 and 8. I can't seem to find anything on their ages, but I'm also not looking that hard. The point of this post is that The Killing is very good if you're willing to sit through very drawn-out episodes. The second point of this is that the characters, for the most part, are great.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-18841796970373674612011-04-29T09:02:00.001-07:002011-04-29T09:04:27.673-07:00So, Michael Scott's last episode was greatWasn't it fantastic? They did a great job with that. Instead of giving you all my long opinion on it, I'd just say: watch it! It's so good. I might watch it again it was so good. Also, Community and Parks & Rec were great. (Was it just me or was 30 Rock really off? The AV Club gave it a good rating, but I thought it was really bland and unfunny.)Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-12342660689717223542011-04-26T11:37:00.000-07:002011-04-26T20:16:42.706-07:00The Office - This is going to hurt like a motherfucker<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwH0lNo03q4qltv8JGHiYLtTnp_hq-rUW7erpE7kju4i0IvDJtq-Ah-fKcUIhDOhgQ-UV1EieLUDCkWPcHnp5EtQMZC80_1rd9g1GZPHyz4P1RiqfShYp4m2gXhDBqtgTPHJFUzzJ-9Va/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-26+at+10.34.24+PM.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwH0lNo03q4qltv8JGHiYLtTnp_hq-rUW7erpE7kju4i0IvDJtq-Ah-fKcUIhDOhgQ-UV1EieLUDCkWPcHnp5EtQMZC80_1rd9g1GZPHyz4P1RiqfShYp4m2gXhDBqtgTPHJFUzzJ-9Va/s400/Screen+shot+2011-04-26+at+10.34.24+PM.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600085547055498738" /></a><br />Remember March 24, 2005? I had just had my 14th birthday and The Office was premiering. We were introduced to a number of characters. Now it's April 2011 and we are gearing up to say goodbye to one of the most beloved television characters of all time, which is strange. It's not strange that Steve Carrell is leaving, his contract is up and he thinks he's done all he can with the character. Fair enough. It's strange that we've come to love him as much as we do. He was not a likable character in the early seasons of the show. He was offensive and rude and unaware of who inappropriate he was. He was a "friend first, boss second and probably entertainer third." It seemed like he was only interested in being liked. That changed, at least for me, in Booze Cruise. Michael and Jim were talking about Pam and Jim was feeling bad about never being able to be with her because she's engaged. Michael inspires confidence in Jim (and America) by saying "BFD, engaged ain't married." and the sexual tension between Jim and Pam was back on track. JIm and Pam were such an integral part of the show in the beginning, but it's become very obvious that they are not good or interesting people. We made the mistake of thinking they were interesting in seasons 1-3 because they had a good, relatable story. In Koi Pond, which was probably one of my least favorite episodes of the show, Jim is caught letting Michael fall into a koi pond. My first thought when that happened was "But Jim's such a nice guy." He isn't though. While his pranks in the early season are funny and he's a good straight man to the increasingly over-the-top Dwight, he does not like his position at Dunder-Mifflin. "If this were my career, I'd have to throw myself in front of a train." Well, Jimothy, you have advanced in this company and worked there for at least seven years. Now, being married and a father, Jim has come to accept his job as a career, as predicted by Ryan was back when. "Jim has worked at the same place for five years. Jim eats the same ham and cheese sandwich everyday for lunch. I don’t know. If I were a betting man, I’d say he will have a fun weekend in Philadelphia." In the most recent episode, in which Erin (who is the greatest addition to the cast since Andy Bernard!) contemplates breaking up with Gabe. When Jim leaves the conversation he says "I'm sorry. That just... wasn't interesting to me." Pam isn't as rude a person as Jim, she's just boring. That's not to say I don't like these characters, they're nice when they need to be, but The Office isn't Parks & Rec. I don't get excited whenever any and all characters walk on screen. Instead it's like "Oh, it's Jim. Oh, it's Pam. Oh, It's Dwight." I don't expect anyone to be hilarious whenever they're in a scene. Except Creed, but he very rarely has lines. What's great about The Office is the interactions between the characters. Obviously, the early seasons were full of pranks between Jim and Dwight, but as Jim matured he didn't do that as much. He is now more interested in providing for his child and boring wife. There is a quote on Pam's wikipedia page from Jenna Fischer about her audition; "Don't make yourself all pretty, and dare to bore me with your audition. Those were her words. Dare to bore me." Maybe she's become more interesting in the last seven seasons, but I can't think of anything she's done that is terribly memorable. The Finer Things club was a collaboration between her, Toby and Oscar. Her marriage to Jim was more Jim's doing than her's. He planned the secret boat trip and it was the rest of The Office that danced down the aisle. Once again, I don't hate her or Jim, they play very good straight men, but the show is interesting without them. But is it interesting without Michael? I think it can be. My favorite thing with Michael was his father/daughter relationship with Erin. Erin is so great, as previously mentioned. Her imminent story line with Andy is bound to happen next season, as they've been hinting at it this entire season. Early in this season there was a great scene with Erin and Andy after his performance in Sweeney Todd. I can't remember exactly what they talked about, but it was nice to see the chemistry between them. Andy is also great. When he first came on it was very strange to have this new character (and Karen) it took me a while to accept him. I thought he was just some lame dude coming onto the show so late in it's run, back when three seasons was as many seasons as the Office had had. Now we're almost done with season 7 and he is one of the best characters. Andy is great because he can be both the straight man and the cooky character. Darryl is also great, as is Creed, as is Angela, as is Phyllis, as is Stanley, as is Toby, as is Kelly, as is Ryan, as is Meredith, as Dwight can be. It would be nice to see someone from The Office be promoted. My vote would go to Jim because they've been teasing the fact that Jim will never leave since the very beginning. <br /><br />Jim: I don't think I'll be here in 10 years,<br />Michael: That's what I said... that's what she said.<br />Jim: That's what who said?<br />Michael: I never know - I just say it. I say stuff like that, y'know to lighten the tension. When things sort of get hard.<br />Jim: That's what she said.<br />Michael: Hey - nice! Really good! Bravo my young ward. <br /><br />Kelly has also been talked about as Michael's replacement. Which would be awesome. More Kelly = More Laffs. I think Andy would also be a good fit, personality wise. Both he and Michael really want to be liked, are upbeat and inept at being in charge. Although, Michael got better as the show went on and we don't really know about Andy's managerial skills. If they were to bring in someone new, I wouldn't mind seeing Will Ferrell stick around. He's been pretty good so far. I'm interested in seeing him without Michael. There will be at least one episode with Deangelo and without Michael. If Will Ferrell doesn't stay on, I'd like to see Ricky Gervais come in as David Brent. While the cold open with him and Michael Scott was nice, there was practically no substance there. It was just riffing, until David Brent said "Do you have any job openings?" Then it seemed like he might come back at some point. Apparently he is. All of the news sources are saying that David Brent will return in one of the final episodes of this season, probably for an interview, which would be a great scene if that's all it is. If no big names are becoming the new boss (and if there even is going to be a new boss) a correspondant from The Daily Show would be good. It seems like a natural progression. Steve Carrell came from The Daily Show to The Office gracefully, as did Ed Helms. Perhaps Jason Jones? I'd also like to note that I accurately guessed Michael's departure way back when in July of last year. Although, I did guess, like, four scenarios. Shut up! Nobody asked you! <a href="http://koolthingzzz.blogspot.com/2010/07/im-one-of-only-3-people-in-world-who-is.html">Here's my great assumption.</a><br />Anyway, I'm probably going to cry when Michael finally leaves.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-56573047857063146512011-04-18T11:59:00.001-07:002011-04-18T12:30:14.335-07:00So, the Killing, right?Have you guys been watching The Killing? It's AMC's newest series and it's really good. It's not quite as good as Med Man or Breaking Bad or Mad Men. But it is better than The Walking Dead. What? Yeah.<br />But what is the pacing like? Is shit always happening? No! It's actually very slowly paced and the episodes always end on a cliffhanger! It's like if Freaks and Geeks and LOST had a tv baby. The show follows three story lines surrounding the same event, Rosie Larsen's murder. Now you see, Rosie was a 17-year-old girl. Her parents loved her and was fairly popular at school. One day, she disappears. No one knows where she is. We follow the story of her parents dealing with their loss, the police investigating the murder and a mayoral candidate. Rosie Larsen's body was found in a campaign car of Darren Richmond, who is running to become mayor. He was well received by the people and it looked like he was going to win the election, until the dead girl's body was found in the trunk of one of his cars. The car was stolen, but he's still thought of as the bad guy by the citizens. We also follow Sarah Linden, who had every intention of moving to LA with her teenage son and fiancee, until this case came up. Now she's stuck with this new guy, investigating the murder. The new guy is Stephen Holder, whose first day was the same day as Linden's supposed last day. She now has to finish the case with Holder before she can leave. I won't divulge anything else about the show other than it is very good and you should watch it. Also, the theme song is really good and I really like the art in the opening/promos for the show.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-66912067041378226652011-03-30T22:40:00.000-07:002011-03-30T23:16:54.797-07:00Just like Rebecca Black, I love The Weeknd<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://yinnyang.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/The-Weeknd-Loft-Music-What-You-Need-Canada-OVO-Abel-Tesfaye-Drake.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 547px; height: 309px;" src="http://yinnyang.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/The-Weeknd-Loft-Music-What-You-Need-Canada-OVO-Abel-Tesfaye-Drake.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The internet's been blowing up about this band/music project thing called "The Weeknd." When I say the internet's been blowing up, I mean that pitchfork gave it the "best new music" tag, Donald Glover posted the download link to "House of Balloons" (which I assume to be the debut album) on his tumblr and apparently Drake has been raving about this guy on twitter. "This guy" is named Abel Tesfaye and is 20 years old! I am 20 years old and I still haven't taken the internet by storm and I've been posting hard on the internet for four plus years. Apparently the cool new thing in music is to be really young and make really great, interesting music. See: OFWGKTA (that stands for "Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All," mom. Don't look them up, mom. You'll hate them, mom. Everyone else though, download away. Watch there performance on Fallon and the Woodie Awards and be blown away.) So what's this weeknd thing all about? Firstly, you must understand, It isn't The Weekend, it is The Weeknd. Great! But what does it sound like?! Only awesome. I went into listening to this with no expectations. I had read nothing about The Weeknd, nor listened to anything by them. I downloaded it and was like "I really need to listen to that." I finally started listening to "House of Balloons" tonight, and let me tell you. Super-duper-great! All of these vague, positive adjectives! But what does it sound like?! Well, you know what popular R&B from a few years back sounds like? Good. And you know what Justin Timberlake's solo work sounds like? Good. And you know what the genre chillwave is? Good. (I'm not a huge fan of the last one, but I do like some of the bands that could be described as such.) You take all that and mix it together and make it sound really good and that's The Weeknd. You could also describe it as R. Kelly, but without the rape. There are some things I don't love about it. Sometimes his voice is auto-tuned. And sometimes they do that thing where they take the singers voice and drop it really low for a couple seconds and the bring it back to the normal pitch. I don't understand the appeal of that effect, but it sells. I wish I could say it works in this, but it doesn't. It's incredibly distracting and doesn't sound good. The major problem with this entire record is a lot of the songs deteriorate into echoey repetition of the singer "Oooing" nicely and the same drumbeat over and over. It isn't a huge problem though. It's all very well put together and a solid record. <a href="http://the-weeknd.com/"><u>DOWNLOAD IT</u></a>. Overall, I think pitchfork accurately rated it with an 8.5/10.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-73077813929384702542011-03-26T22:40:00.000-07:002011-03-26T23:21:06.843-07:00My So-Called Life: Episode 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/70/My_So-Called_Life.jpg/220px-My_So-Called_Life.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 157px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/70/My_So-Called_Life.jpg/220px-My_So-Called_Life.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /> Once upon a time, there was this show called "My so-called life." I didn't watch it when it originally aired because I was two years old. Now I am 20 years old and have heard great things about the show, so I've finally watched the first episode. The show is a "teen-drama" from the 90's about a girl in high school who is bored with her life. The premise is fairly similar to Freaks & Geeks, which is one of my favorite shows. However, Freaks & Geeks aired in '99 and took place in the '80s. My So-Called Life was shot, and as far as I can tell, takes place in the early 90's. Watching this show nearly 20 years after it aired, it feels like a period piece, exploiting 90's fashion and lingo. But it isn't, people really did wear half-shirts and say things like "Wicked" back then.<br /> Netflix had guessed I would give the show 4.2 stars out of 5. I thought for sure I would like the show, but early on in the first episode I thought the main character was really annoying and complain-y. It was obvious that you were supposed to like her and feel her pain of her boring life in boring high school. I was never a huge fan of high school. I thought it was fairly boring for the most part, but I also don't think it was borintersting (made up word) enough to make a tv show about it. I'm all about melancholy in my teen dramas, but this just seemed to be way too invested in that idea. As I watched the rest of the episode, I found a lot of things I really liked and decided I really liked this show.<br /> Claire Danes plays Angela, a sophomore who is totally bored with her life as an A student (it's never mentioned that she's an A student, but there is one scene where she's hanging out in the bathroom with her new, cool friends and the bell rings and she runs off). She starts hanging out Rayanne Graff, because she "thought it would be fun." And oh is she in for a treat. Rayanne and her gay friend, Rickie, help Angela dye her hair. When she meets her mom with the new hair and her new friends her mom is thrown for a loop. From then on she and her mom continue to butt heads. That is one thing I really like about this show. The relationships between Angela and her mom and Angela and her dad are fantastic. I'm really looking forward to seeing their relationships progress. (note: This show only lasted one season, and I know that.) There is one scene in which her dad catches Angela coming out of the shower with a towel, and her dad is flabbergasted. Her narration explains that her dad feels awkward about "her breasts," as she puts it. She explains that she and her dad used to be very close. Angela, Rayanne and Rickie go to this club because Angela's crush is going to be there. As they're waiting to get in, Rayanne and Angela get drunk. These two guys start hitting on the girls, but one of them decides they're too young, while the other guy throws Rayanne against a truck and molests her. Angela says in her narration that something was finally happening, but "it was too actual." Angela pulls the guy off her. Some cops come up and put the girls in a patrol car and drive them home. As Angela's getting into the car Jordan, Angela's crush, sees her and says "Hey, I know that girl" to his friends. Angela smiles because she thought she was invisible to him. When Angela gets home her neighbor, Brian, who is kind of a friend, helps her out of the car. They walk around the corner and see Angela's dad with a women who isn't his wife. Angela is so surprised. She stumbles backward. She starts running down the sidewalk and falls down a few times. Brain helps her up. They talk about her crush on Jordan briefly and Brian is obviously jealous. Angela goes home and apologizes to her mom about her hair "and everything." She falls asleep in her mother's arms and it's very nice.<br /> So, this show is pretty good, or at least the first episode is. I'll continue to watch it, I may even post reviews and recaps of each episode if I feel so inclined. Who knows? I don't.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-59282264731184940392011-03-25T10:55:00.000-07:002011-03-25T10:56:47.053-07:00Hey you guys!<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CD2LRROpph0?hd=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-85878895326219797882011-03-24T14:37:00.000-07:002011-03-24T15:07:36.594-07:00The only reason The Real World exists is for drunken rampages, and I am okay with that!As you recall, Adam is a terrible drunk person and also a major douche. He likes to smash things when he's drunk. It's cool though. He and Naomi, who you may remember from the first two episodes as being nearly non-existant, go down to the club. Adam gets super-drunk again and takes his shirt off. He hijacks the dj booth and is escorted out of the club. Yeah! This again! He comes home and hears Leroy talking about him. Leroy is saying things like "Adam only cares about himself" and "He doesn't care at all what he does." Adam hears him talking and decides the logical solution is to throw a beer bottle on the floor. You're a good person! Leroy and Adam nearly get in a fight, but Leroy walks away. Adam obviously won that confrontation. The roommates get their assignment the next day. They are working with the casino! The same casino they live in, which is also the same casino they party in. No big deal, they totally didn't get the worst location in Real World history. That would be Chicago, I hope you guys enjoy your 6.9 square miles of Lake Michigan! Just kidding, I like Chicago. Their first task is to help Carey Hart, the former Mr. P!nk, with some motorcross thing. Whatever, uninteresting. Leroy and Adam were put on a team together, or something. I just know neither of them were happy about it. Adam may have gotten drunk again, or maybe this was the first time he got drunk, either way, he finally opens up to Nany about being in Juvie, Juvy? Juvy. She's is so glad he finally opened up, but still wants him to talk to everyone else. The next morning, Mike, aka Mike mike, is talking to Adam and Leroy about how his parents went to jail when he was really young. Adam relates to Mike mike and tells him about his time in juvy. Leroy doesn't care though. He still finds Adam rude and obnoxious. That night, while Adam is drunk, Leroy is doing a confessional. Adam comes to the door and wants to talk to him. Adam tries to explain himself, but Leroy's still upset. The next day they have a good talk and are bros again. Oh, also, Dustin and Heather finally had sex. So, there's that.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-79306884234651164662011-03-16T22:31:00.000-07:002011-03-17T15:13:39.678-07:00The first two episodes of The Real World 25<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mtv.com/onair/realworld/season25/images/photos/logo/newhero//456x330.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 456px; height: 330px;" src="http://www.mtv.com/onair/realworld/season25/images/photos/logo/newhero//456x330.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />You may notice I've ceased recapping Jersey Shore and Survivor, because nothing has been happening in Jersey Shore and I don't think anyone cares about Survivor who reads this blog. I'm totally willing to bring it back. Write all over my facebook wall so I look popular.<br /><br />ANYWAY<br /><br />The Real World is now two episodes in. I decided not to immediately recap the first episode, because it's always pretty uninteresting. I'll just recap both episodes in one run-on sentence like they're the same episode. The roommates are as follows, Mike, who is very devout. He just lost his virginity about a month before coming to the show. Nany, which is pronounced like the bread, not the occupation. She's a very pretty girl, as it is a requirement to get on the show. Adam recently graduated from college. He and Nany hit it off immediately. You should know though, Nany has a boyfriend. The two of them have been dating for six years. Nany is 21. Leroy is the chill black guy on the show. Dustin is charming and southern. Heather is charming and southern (maybe), and a cute tiny girl. And finally we come to Naomi, who is just kind of there. Nany makes a point that she and her boyfriend are very serious, even though everyone else in the house is single. She tells Naomi that she and her boyfriend are at the point in their relationship where if they take a break, they're going to break up. Whatever that means. She says that because she's attracted to Adam. Adam is also attracted to Nany. Both of them are the worst. They are tied for the worst. When Nany calls her boyfriend she says "So, this guy here is attracted to me." And her boyfriend, very logically, says "Well, yeah. I'm not surprised. You're a good-looking girl." Then she gets really offended that he's not really offended. Then they shout at each other and she hangs up the phone. Elsewhere, Dustin and Mike are talking about who the hottest roommate is. They both say Heather, fair choice. But they've forgotten that Naomi wears half shirts! half shirts! Really, none of them are breathtakingly gorgeous, they're all just slightly more attractive than average. Dustin says that he falls in love easily. He doesn't say that he used to be a porn star, but he was, according to the wikipedia page for this season. He and Mike decide that "you don't shit where you eat." They're bros. But, Dustin eventually gives into temptation, as does Heather, who had the same philosophy, and the two hook up. Adam continues to hit on Nany and is really annoying about it. He says that he wants to marry her. When they go to the club that night, Adam brings home some girls. Adam thinks Nany is jealous, but Nany seems more confused because Adam said he wouldn't bring home any girls and would only concentrate on her. They go to lunch the next day and Adam tells her that last night was first time he ever brought a girl home like that. He also tells her that he is really shy around girls, which Nany believes is bullshit, and probably is. Adam goes on a date with the girl he brought home and proceeds to tell her that he's really shy around girls, and has no game at all. The roommates go the club again. Once there, Adam starts drinking. Nany is upset because she can't flirt with all za boys. Leroy comes over and says "You're in Vegas, you should have fun." And she dances the night away. Adam continues drinking. He tells Nany that he's drunk after one shot. Maybe he shouldn't drink an entire bottle of Grey Goose, but he does. He gets drunk and belligerent. A bouncer comes up to him and grabs his arms. His solution is to start kicking. Another bouncer comes up to him grabs his legs. But he had a fool proof plan! The bouncers bring him back up to the penthouse. Mike and Dustin see him and are like "What's going on?" Adam kicks the door shut and runs around. He grabs a glass vase and throws it to the ground. He looks at Mike and Dustin and asks "Where's Leroy? Is he getting it in?!" He is! Nany and the girls come back and Nany puts Adam to bed as he murmurs "Why does Nany have a boyfriend?" over and over. When Adam wakes up the next morning, everyone tells him he needs to apologize to the hotel, but Adam won't have any of it. Everyone but Dustin goes to Subway. After Subway, they play Truth -or- Dare. Leroy dares Heather to make out with Mike. But, Mike feels really bad about it. He doesn't want to upset Dustin. They make out anyway and Mike tells Leroy that Dustin will be pissed. When they get back, Leroy tells Dustin right away. Dustin seems fine with it, but after he sits with it for a while, he gets pissed. He tells Mike that if it had been reversed, Dustin wouldn't even think of doing that. Mike points out that 1. It was a game and 2. Dustin does not own Heather. Mike and Dustin were the two closest bros in the house, but not anymore it would seem. Heather is simply sitting in the girls' room with Nany and Naomi and says "It was just a kiss. Can't everyone just get over it?" So far, this season is great. Next week Adam is going to get super drunk again and cause a scene, even though he promised the hotel manager he wouldn't.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-78292989754459782842011-03-15T13:07:00.000-07:002011-03-15T14:15:24.010-07:00The ultimate guide to podcasts worth listening toThe original plan of this post was to shame you into watching Parenthood, but then I decided to make a list of Podcast's you should listen to instead. You should still watch Parenthood though. Dedicate all of your free time this week to catching up. New episode a week from tonight. But Jake, can't you just write two posts? Shut up, this ain't yo' blog!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.earwolf.com/show/comedy-death-ray-radio-scott-aukerman"><u>Comedy Death Ray Radio</u></a>: Hosted by Scott Aukerman (or Hot Saucermann or a number of other fictional names), Comedy Death Ray is about an hour and a half, weekly show. Scott Aukerman welcomes comedians and actors to his show as well as a number of hilarious characters. New episodes: Mondays. ~90 minutes<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/doug-loves-movies/id281816774"><u>Doug Loves Movies</u></a>: Previously called "I Love Movies," Doug Benson brings three friends to the UCB theater in LA to talk about movies and play the most fun game ever "The Len Maltin game" New episodes: Fridays ~45 minutes<br /><br /><a href="http://www.earwolf.com/show/how-did-get-made"><u>How Did This Get Made?</u></a>: Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, and Jason Mantzoukos talk about their favorite bad movies every other week. New episodes: Tuesdays ~30 minutes<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/kool-thingzzz/id420687872"><u>Kool Thingzz Podcast</u></a>: This is our podcast! It's two podcasts in one! The Kool Thingzzz podcast, which is JakenThom (and sometimes others) discussing pop culture and whatnot. PLUS, the regularly produced Bad Movie Night, in which JakenThom bring on their friends to talk about (hopefully) laughably bad movies. (We are always accepting requests to be on and movie suggestions. Hit us up on facebook/twitter/tumblr/blogger!) New episodes: Tuesdays, or wednesdays if we forget to upload them. ~however long we feel like it (probably 30 - 60 minutes, but no guarantees)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.earwolf.com/show/mike-detective"><u>Mike Detective</u></a>: An episodic podcast! Mike Detective is an "unlicensed, uninsured private eye." He is currently on a mission to solve a missing persons case. The show is full of pop culture references. One episode was almost entirely U2 references. New episodes: Tuesdays ~7 minutes<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nerdist.com/category/podcast/"><u>The Nerdist</u></a>: Chris Hardwick, Jonah Ray and Matt Mira talk about themselves and interview comedians/actors/artists and are great in every way! New episodes: w/ guests: mondays, hostful: fridays ~60 minutes<br /><br /><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pod-f-tompkast/id385372276"><u>The Pod F. Tompkast</u></a>: Paul F Tompkins puts on more or less a variety show. He opens each show with him rambling over serene piano. He plays parts of this live show in LA, has conversations with Jen Kirkman and does sketches with his impressions. It may be my favorite podcast, maybe! new episodes: first of each month ~60-90 minutes<br /><br /><a href="http://www.earwolf.com/show/sklarbro-country"><u>Sklarbro Country</u></a>: Jason and Randy Sklar host yet ANOTHER earwolf podcast. This one's about sports, but has a very similar tone as Comedy Death Ray and Nerdist. New episodes: fridays ~80 minutes<br /><br /><a href="http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=93"><u>Too Beautiful to Live</u></a>: I wrote a big long piece about how much I loved this show a couple weeks ago. Basically, Luke Burbank and Jen Andrews (and sometimes Sean Detore) talk about their lives and the news and pop culture and it's really nice and inviting.<br /><br />I know Thomas also listens to quite a few of these, but also some others that I don't listen to. Maybe he'll post his later, maybe not. Who knows? We don't talk.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309906352059107510.post-44203831958910400292011-03-11T13:28:00.001-08:002011-03-11T13:28:40.931-08:00As expected, the smurfs movie looks terrible.<div><object width="576" height="324"><param name="movie" value="http://d.yimg.com/nl/movies/site/player.swf"></param><param name="flashVars" value="vid=24476987&"></param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed width="576" height="324" allowFullScreen="true" src="http://d.yimg.com/nl/movies/site/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="vid=24476987&"></embed></object></div>Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14589270899128756985noreply@blogger.com0