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Sadness- No More Jericho Friday, Apr 18 2008
Bush and Entertainment and News and Nightmares and Politics 9:15 am
Jericho was a show on….uhh… I don’t remember actually. But anyway, it was a damn cool show. Sure, some of the acting was gay, but it was a good show, but unfortunately, like so many other things, Americans were too fucking stupid to understand or appreciate it. So now it’s gone. Bastards.
Jericho, however, unknown to many, was basically an analogy for the “War On Terror” and what the shit-tastic administration has done. There were analogies for how the government has acted, the war in Iraq, the deterioration of our civil liberties, bullshit firms like Halliburton (Jennings & Rall), bullshit contractors like BlackWater (Ravenwood), fear policies, etc, etc. The list really does go on. It was a good show, with a good message, and crappy acting, but nonetheless, I will miss it. Here is a cool quote from one of the final episodes:
Jake: Its not about convincing one man hes wrong- its a whole system
Grandpa: You think it’s impossible? This has all happened before. If the names weren’t Jennings and Rall, they would be names like… the British East India Trading Company. If it wasn’t Ravenwood, it would be the Haitian Mercenaries. It all comes down to the same thing…
Jake: revolution? <pause> Revolution.
It’s time for a revolution in this country, and despite everyone’s best efforts, I hope it’s only a matter of time before heads start getting lobbed off again.
Breaking News: Tragedy at Kid Nation Wednesday, Oct 10 2007
Entertainment and Humor 11:27 pm
Future episodes of the hit television show “Kid Nation” have been put on hold after the tragic events that have transpired this week. For those unfamiliar with the premise of the show, forty children were sent to an abandoned town named Bonanza and forced to run and operate the town all on their own. The town was divided into four teams- Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue- and these teams compete each week to see who will hold what positions around the town.
The yellow team, lead by young beauty queen Taylor, typically comes in third, making them the cooks. For the past few weeks there has been trouble stirring with most of the town unsatisfied with the yellow team’s inability to cook, clean, or do anything useful. When confronted by the other teams, Taylor replied “YA’LL CAN JUST DEAL WITH IT!” - proving she had a bright future apprenticing with Miss Teen South Carolina.
But that future came to an abrupt end this week, when the yellow team failed to produce anything of value- including food- the town revolted. With hungry stomachs, they rounded up the yellow team and caged them in the chicken pen. Surrounding the yellow team with pitch forks and lit torches, the town chanted “Eat the Yellow team! Eat the Yellow team”! After a few minutes of circling the chicken pen, the town entered, pinned the yellow team down, and tied them up with rope found at the local store.
The town dragged the helpless yellow team into the kitchen, where they began to butcher the yellow team one by one. To set an example, young Taylor was first to go. Town member Alvin said “I’m sorry, but the bitch aint do shit- she had to go- and she can deal with THAT”! Baa-zing! After a brief struggle, Taylor was decapitated and placed into the large soup cauldron and cooked amongst a fine selection of canned carrots, canned peas, and chicken broth.
The town continued to slaughter the yellow team member by member, sparing only Zach, who unlike the rest of the yellow team, did more than sit on his ass all day. When asked about the situation Zach said “well, it’s kind of a shame that they cooked my entire team, but they were pretty useless. At least now they’ll provide something for the town in the form of a tasty soup. Fuck ‘em”.
By the time officials arrived on site, the yellow team (except Zach) had been butchered and cooked, and the rest of the town had already begun their feast of yellow. Unsure how to proceed, a town council meeting was held, where the town voted unanimously that being cooked was indeed the best contribution that Taylor and her team could have made to the town. The leader of the mob was presented with a solid gold star, valued at $20,000, for his role in the slaughter.
CBS was not available for comment.
Meet the Republican Candidates, Family Guy Style… Wednesday, Oct 10 2007
Entertainment and Humor and News and Politics and Republicans 9:15 am
Fred Thompson - Only one thing on his mind! (Law and Order)
Mitt Romney - Doesn’t really say anything meaningful.
John McCain - Slightly out of touch with reality.
Rudy Giuliani - Steals souls.
Ron Paul - Under appreciated and usually surrounded by stupid people.
NIN helps lead the charge against RIAA! Tuesday, Oct 9 2007
Entertainment and News 2:50 pm
Nine Inch Nails made an announcement on their page today, basically saying they are free of Recording Industry Tyranny, and are excited for their future- finally!
I complete support this, NIN, and all other artists to toss the RIAA to Hell, and do your own thing!
A Cool Video To An Awesome Song Friday, Jun 29 2007
Entertainment 3:01 pm
A Cool Video To An Awesome Song
User made video
“Extreme Ways”, by Moby
Here’s your free tip, Harvey. Monday, Apr 9 2007
Entertainment and Movies 8:03 pm
Harvey Weinstein Picks Through The Wreckage Of The ‘Grindhouse’ Bombing
Dear Harvey,
I understand you’re considering ways to make “Grindhouse” a bigger hit, especially since the length was the biggest reason that people (supposedly) didn’t come see the film? I have a remarkable idea for you to solve all your “Grindhouse” problems that’s actually quite simple. Take Quentin Tarantino’s bore-fest second half “Death Proof” and remove all but the last ten minutes. Now your film is of viewing length and minus the full hour of pointless girl yammering that made me wish the Death Car would track ME down and end MY misery!
Sincerely,
Tom Nikl
Grindhouse: Stay for Planet Terror, Avoid Death Proof Sunday, Apr 8 2007
Entertainment and Movies 3:36 pm
Saw “Grindhouse” this weekend with some friends. In short, Grindhouse is kind of a mockery of the old B-terror movies from the 70s. I have to discuss them individually though.
Part I, “Planet Terror”, was pretty funny. It had all the corny special effects, crazy plots and events, amusing one-liners. Mostly it was a lot of fun to laugh at, which I think was the intention. I enjoyed this half of the double feature.
Part II, “Death Proof”, by Tarantino, was craptastic. In typical Quentin form, the film is 98% dialog and 2% fulfillment. It wasn’t just dialog though, it was like watching 1 1/2 hours of a bad episode of the view. It was non-stop chick chatter. Even women were getting annoyed in the theater I was in. I stayed for the full film and the last ten minutes was enjoyable, but after an hour or more in the beginning couldn’t save this heap. After “Planet Terror” and the fake previews are over just leave- save yourself.
That being said, there were three or four trailers (fake trailers) before and in the middle of these films and they were truly epic. I laughed hysterically for almost all of them- definitely worthwhile, along with “Planet Terror”.
Seriously- skip “Death Proof”, your bladder and your brain will thank you!
Up In Arms Over ‘300′ Friday, Mar 16 2007
Entertainment 5:26 pm
I keep reading articles about pissed off Iranians/Persians regarding the new movie ‘300′- who I am a huge fan of, by the way, it was AWESOME-TASTIC.
Thankfully, there are sane Persians out there like my friend Kambiz (and others) but the fact that a country can be so upset over a movie is just so silly to me. I can see how a movie like Borat would offend a country like Kazakhstan because Borat was set in modern times and went out of it’s way to portray current Kazakhstan. Don’t get me wrong, I still thought Borat was fantastic- HIGH FIVE GREAT SUCCESS- but I can see why people may have a valid issue with the film.
But “300″? No, sorry, you lose at the smarts. I think criticisms of “300″ mean that you either lack critical thinking skills, or have a surplus of time (or both), and here are some reasons “300″ really shouldn’t be offending anyone.
1. “300″, loosely based on the battle of Thermopylae, took place about 2,500 years ago. It’s not like the people complaining about the film have relatives hanging out at home going “oh my god that is so not what happened”.
2. “300″ is a movie which was modeled off of a comic book that was loosely based on the battle of Thermopylae.
3. “300″ comes from Hollywood. Hollywood makes movies. Movies are to entertain you. “300″ is not a documentary and does not ever claim to be.
4. No one in Iran has seen “300″ yet somehow the entire country is outraged.
5. I mentioned this was a movie, right?
6. Coming from a country- Iran- whose President claims the Holocaust did not actually occur, I think it is a bit hypocritical to be barking up a tree about historical inaccuracies, let alone those in a Hollywood film.
7. Maybe they’re just upset because the Spartans ended up defeating the Persian invaders after Greece was inspired enough to unite?
Those are just a few of my thoughts on this whole thing. I mean, serioulsy, it’s a movie. Anyone who takes a movie that seriously- a movie based on a comic book who never claims to be a history lesson- really needs to take a deep breath and find a real cause. There are so many worthy causes out there, why waste everyone’s time on a (RIDICULOUSLY COOL) movie? I like this quote that I found:
Salman Jariri, a Farsi blogger, published an open letter addressed to the protestors, where he (very intelligently) said “The actions of leaders of third world countries has a more destructive effect on the westerners’ perception of these countries than Hollywood production.”
I agree.
