So, so far I have had one click. This has resulted in revenue of $0.12. It is projected that after a thousand of these, I shall have eight dollars and some change. I'm not sure how that math goes, but hey, it's their system. Ah well, in the meantime I hope that you all enjoy the blog.
So, the new Movie Masters Dark Knight figures are out. I was surprised to find no Two Face in their number. They are as follows: Batman (Begins suit), Fear toxin Batman (from Begins), and Scarecrow. The Batmen come with batarangs and Scarecrow comes with his trademark burlap sack mask. Now I was pretty excited about the Scarecrow one (and the absent Two Face one), but they went and put the Scarecrow in his dumb straight jacket robe that he only wears for one scene. Why not just leave him in the business suit with the mask on. *sigh*
Anyway, my quest rallying against the DVD player rebellion persists. Last night, my girlfriend and I picked up a lens cleaner and tried that, to no avail. It still skips like crazy. The only trusty, reliable, beast of a DVD player that we can still use is one that my best friend bought me a couple of years ago. Now is this because the player is newer or is it just that this seemingly no-name brand, "CyberHome" secretly makes the best DVD player on the planet? I don't know the answer to that one.
In other news, I've been secretly re-addicted to Seinfeld as of late. I have just seasons 6 and 8, because they have my favorite episodes (The Soup and The Bizarro Jerry), but let me tell you, if I had any money to spend, I'd be out getting the rest of the series right now. Some shows are just golden. The writing, of course, being one of the main elements that made Seinfeld so amazing. Some consider it annoying that they stand around and make up cute little slang for everyday nothing events, but if those people think it's annoying...just don't watch the show. That very thing is clearly one of the bits the show hinges on.
And now, I should like to list for you...
TV Shows That I Think Are The Nuts
Seinfeld - as already stated
Daria - this Beavis and Butthead spin-off was wittier, more fun, and had better character design.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - isn't it ALWAYS fun to heckle movies (outside the theater, of course - see first post)
Liquid Television - remember this old groundbreaking, edgy animation show? the birthplace of Aeon Flux
Red Dwarf - if you've never heard of it, it's basically Monty Python meets Star Trek.
BBC The Office - though I love Steve Carrell, I find the original far superior. It was actually a limited series...a contained story. That's much harder to do. It seems the American one is just going on and on searching for catchphrases and gimmicks.
The Upright Citizens Brigade - a very undercredited sketch comedy show about an organization out to destabilize society
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! - not for everyone, but if you find ugliness, awkwardness, and purposeful bad timing funny, this is for you.
Scrubs - one of the first really witty mainstream sitcoms to come around in quite a while. I can't think of anything about this show that I don't like.
any Bruce Timm DC superhero cartoons - like comic books? watch 'em. seriously. They include Batman the Animated Series (BTAS), Superman the Animated Series (STAS), Batman Beyond, and Justice League/ Justice League Unlimited (JLU). Plus, they're doing direct-to-video comic book specific movies now.
Drew Carey Show - one of the first shows where the main guy wasn't afraid to be a geek. included references to The Bananna Splits, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, and many more. Launched the careers of Ryan Stiles, Diedrich Bader, and Christa Miller.
Family Guy - as sick as I am of seeing this show plastered all over every frat guy dorm room, Spencer's gifts, and electronic fart machine, this show actually is very very funny. it survives its lowest common denominator's stupidity.
Extras - from Ricky Gervais, creator of The Office, comes a show about an extra and his friends trying to make it big in the movie business.
Firefly - one of the best sci-fi shows I've seen in a while. Its ensemble cast proves that the hype is deserved.
Star Trek: The Next Generation - for me, forget kirk (blasphemy, I know), this is the REALLY good Star Trek. Now if only we could move Spock and McCoy to THIS show.
Pee Wee's Playhouse - yeah, yeah, this is a kids' show, but I still love it. As far as I'm concerned, I consider this as big a movement for Lowbrow Art as Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's Rat Fink. The outright A.D.D. glory of this show prevails.
Robot Chicken - this show goes in the "hey that was my idea! oh well, at least someone put it in a show..." category. Seth Green and his crew do it up Mego style with some pop culture parody.
...ah, well, that was fun.
After that lengthy haul, I suppose I'll leave you to ruminate. If you've been on the fence about any of those shows or have never heard of some of them, I heartily recommend any of them. Good stuff.
Till next I blog...here am I sitting in my tin caaaaan, faaaar above the woooorld...
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