Monthly Archives: September 2005
Bands with songs named after them
This post is dedicated to a
Random John, who thinks most rock bands that write songs with the same
name as their band are lame. Lame or not, let’s see what we can come up
with.
Playlist Thunderdome, Week 19
The Carpenters CRUSHED the Captain & Tennille in last week’s post, thereby inserting possibly the worst song ever into our playlist.
This week is better, I guarantee.
They Say the Geek Shall Inherit…
Time has an article on Geek Chic, an interesting phenomenon whereby those of us who read sci-fi, watch Buffy re-runs, purchase comic books and blog get to finally be cool and feel validated by the world at large. Fantastic! But I don’t buy it.
Retarded Development
Maybe I’m just feeling cranky, but after viewing this season’s first two episodes of what used to be the greatest TV comedy going, Arrested Development, I fear that the show’s development is now retarded. So far, this season’s two shows have strained under the burden of obvious, schticky, overbroad bits. I groaned when David Cross was forced to deliver that lame "bob" pun. And what’s with the special guest stars? Charlize Theron? Scott Baio? When did AD turn into Will & Grace? Anyone share my concerns?
TONIGHT
Don’t forget that tonight is the best night of TV: Lost and Veronica Mars are both at 9:00 p.m. tonight, so record one. I recommend recording Lost, as VM needs the viewership.
The best television shows, ever.
Let’s just get the obvious out of the way:
1. M*A*S*H
2. Seinfeld
3. The Simpsons
Yes, IN THAT ORDER.
Feel free to argue with those, but what I’m most interested in is what other shows would you nominate.
Playlist Thunderdome, Week 18
Wow, the Doors surged out in front and never looked back: "L.A. Woman" got 17 of 34 votes.
Let’s take it easy this week.
Show Review: Inland Invasion – Jet/Madness/311/Beck/Weezer
I was sitting at work one day when I found out a favorite band from my teenage years, Madness, was playing a music festival this month. Tickets were hefty compared to what I normally pay for a show (I rarely spend more than $15), but this was MADNESS! A band I never in my life thought I’d be able to see. And when I saw some bands my kids really like–311 and Weezer–were playing, I decided to splurge and get us all tickets.
Playlist Thunderdome, Week 17
Wow, close race last week, but The Verve ended up squeaking a victory with 12 votes to 11 for Beck! Heavy, heavy voting again made all the difference.
Three good songs for you this week.
The Idiot's Guide to Television, 2005
Television is the most important thing in universe. Or, at least, so it would seem, based upon the amount of time we all spend watching it. Bow before your phosphor god!!
As some of you may know, I put together last year a guide to the Fall TV schedule, which met with universal acclaim and widespread fame for yours truly. So, I undertake to do it again this year, in an effort to educate you philistines about what to watch and what not to watch. Don’t give me any crap about it, either.
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