This article fucking killed me. I'd stamp it a must read but it might be a little too offbeat for some of y'all. Grantland sends this dude Rembert Browne a clip of something 80s related every once in a while and he writes down his thoughts as he watches it. This time they sent him an episode of Double Dare. Shit cracks me up for some reason. Marc Summers was such a prick. I think really most game show hosts are. Alex Trebek is the biggest asshole on TV. So smug. So condescending. So righteous. What a dick.
http://www.grantland.com/blog/hollywood-prospectus/post/_/id/40938/rembert-explains-the-80s-double-dare
Showing posts with label television. Show all posts
Showing posts with label television. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
"Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose" by Robert Mays - Grantland.com
Goddamit. Just goddamit is all. I was going to save this article to post for Monday because doing this blog on a Sunday sucks because no one but the times posts new shit over the weekend, and then I realized that it will be irrelevant after Friday. Because Friday Night Lights is fucking ending and that makes me want to punch myself in the dick until I pass out and wake up to a new reality where those dickfarts at NBC greenlighted seasons 6 and 7 like they should have.
That being said, in real life, Eric and Tami Taylor totally boned. 100%.
p.s. Oh, the article's an in-depth oral history of the show.
p.p.s. Buncha dickfarts.
"Is the Mob as Laughable as Reality TV Makes It Seem?" - NYMag.com
Short answer no. Long answer yes.
An awesome interview with the FBI agent who orchestrated that big NYC mob bust last winter. I'm sure you read about it on the cover of the Post. Dude is very candid when speaking about the (mostly) guidettes now inhabitating all walks of reality television. One thing I didn't know is that that real skinny, druggy, sketchy looking dude who was that bug-eyed slut from NJ Housewives' "bodyguard" is actually connected pretty big time and would probably stab me if he knew I called that twat a bug-eyed slut. Food for thought.
"The 10 Greatest Music Moments on Friday Night Lights" by Jayson Greene - GQ.com
I love this article, mostly because I hold Friday Night Lights as the second greatest show of all time behind The Wire (edged out The Sopranos this season in fact) and also because I'm a fan of indie music and the show has been stacking my iPod for years now. If you like music, football, TV, or things of high quality, you'll like this (and yes the songs are included, you can listen to them while you read.)
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
"Bad Decisions" by Chuck Klosterman - Grantland.com
Klosterman has been on fire lately. I've always liked his stuff but I feel like if you give him too much rope he'll hang himself with it. Thats is to say if you give him too big a word count his brain starts doubling back on itself when he's writing and his arguments get jumbled. Which is why he is killing Grantland right now in a good way. Keeps it short and to the (tangential) point. Here he writes about why he thinks Breaking Bad is better than The Sopranos (doubtful), Mad Men (probably), and The Wire (fuck outta here).
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