Written by: Mike 
In our previous Hulu Sunday post, I introduced the world (okay, maybe a few people) to the greatness that is Three Sheets. Now, I’d like to open the eyes of those individuals who are into NBC comedy on Thursday night, and introduce them to ABC’s FlashForward
The premise of the show is that the entire population on Earth blacks out for 2 minutes, 17 seconds, and during that time has visions of the future. In order to enjoy this show, you do need to suspend reality a bit and just enjoy the story being told. The internet has caused all of us to be hypercritical of just about everything on TV. There are negatives in this show, there will be plot holes, and things which just don’t seem to make any sense. Much like LOST, more questions are being asked, than answered.
So if you enjoy this type of show, but can’t be torn away from NBC on Thursday nights, check it out on Hulu and get drawn in.
Written by: Patrick Galvin Recently a Halloween costume of an “illegal alien,” with extra-terrestial head garment decked in orange jumpsuit and holding a green card, has upset many.
Story from AP (Courtesy of Yahoo! News):
A Halloween costume that depicts a space creature in orange prison garb emblazoned with the words “illegal alien” is reigniting debate over a long-used term based on the U.S. government’s designation of all foreigners as aliens.
A few miles away in the Little Havana neighborhood, workers at a popular costume store said it was not something they would carry because it was discriminatory. They do stock a human taco costume, replete with a Mariachi hat.
Oh. Well there’s no harm in that. Who doesn’t love a taco wearing a festive hat?
Cashier Carmen Torres, who recalled facing discrimination after arriving from Cuba as a young girl in the 1960s, said the costume was tasteless. “They haven’t done anything bad. You can punish those who are criminals, but not people who are trying to, trying to work,” Torres said.
Why the hell are they including stuttering in the lady’s quote? Is “trying to, trying to work” the AP’s way of saying “Look, this lady is obviously Hispanic, so her English is still a bit behind. Don’t beleive us? Just look at the stutter. You’re welcome.” We get it, AP. Just put “trying to work” and save us the extra 5 seconds of our lives. The weird thing is, whenever someone doesn’t make sense usually, you quote it by putting {sic} or some other edition to make it more coherent. Why not do it now? This is incredibly minor but bugging the shit out me. I think I’ve had too much coffee.
William Gheen, head of the North Carolina-based political action committee Americans for Legal Immigration, said efforts to get stores not to sell the costume amounted to an attack on freedom of speech. He urged Americans to buy the costumes in protest.
“I looked at the costume and thought it was kind of funny. The only thing that wasn’t funny was how many illegal immigrants are in this country,” said Gheen, who has given speeches suggesting Latin Americans are bringing an epidemic of tuberculosis to the U.S., despite government figures showing the illness is at an all-time low.
He’s actually right. One of the first signs of tuberculosis is rolling your “r”s. Then comes the ability to play soccer and inexplicably digest large quantities of corn.
Jorge-Mario Cabrera, a spokesman for the immigrant coalition, said the costume “perpetuates this idea we have about undocumented immigrants as alien foreigners, strangers, scary.”
Cabrera said he knew the costume could be taken as a play on words but the jumpsuit was too close to what many immigrants must wear in detention centers, “where they can spend months at a time, and where there is a lot of suffering.”
“That the creature was holding a green card was a stab at a (broader) community,” he said, because it suggests even with a legal document, immigrants are still scary criminals.
Jorge is right. Just because you’re indeed free to say or make something doesn’t mean that its not racist, or business should be forced to sell it despite public backlash. There are people who preach “heritage, not hate” when flying the Confederate flag. They’re free to do it, but it’s still really racist. That’s like me walking into a Polish synagogue wearing a swastika on my t-shirt. I’m free to explain that it’s “heritage, not hate.” The rest of the world is also free however, to explain quite strenuously that I’ve now become the world’s next news-worthy pariah.
To the costume designers, we understand the premise. You think illegal aliens are being coddled for breaking the law and entering the country, and that’s a perfectly viable opinion if it’s how you want to stake your claim. But making a costume that portrays legal immigrants as felons is the height of stupidity, assuming you actually want your ideology to gain in popularity.
Also, how is this funny? It’s just an alien in a jumpsuit. The alien isn’t even doing anything cheeky like spreading his fingers or probing people. The only way it’s funny is if it resonates with your political views and you say, “YES! This is going to offend people! That’s awesome because illegal immigrants bother me! Racial tension!” There’s a fine line between politically punctual humor and being an overbearing douche. The main difference is politically punctual humor makes people laugh, even when they don’t always agree with you. This costume has no such appeal.
Written by: Mike 
First off, I love The Office. Ever since Steve Carell’s role in Anchorman, I’ve loved his style of comedy. The supporting cast surrounding him at The Office is great, and is the main reason of the long success the show has had. But aside from Michael Scott, the focal point of the show has always been about Jim and Pam. NBC promoted their ongoing love saga much more than the ignorant stupidity/bliss of Michael Scott.
To be honest – I like Jim & Pam. They just seem perfect on screen together. Nothing is forced, and as a result its very real and believable. But this wedding needs to be the end of their central story arch. NBC will undoubtedly take the route of the baby (office baby shower, Pam going on maternity leave, Jim being questioned/harassed by Andy about the whole marriage thing, you get the idea.)
This has probably happened with less clothes, up against a vending machine in the break room...
But should the office want to continue for many more successful seasons, it’s time the writers started developing new story lines. Creed is a character that every scene he is in, manages to steal it. Imagine a short 3-4 episode story arch of Creed going on a business trip for quality control. Or how about revealing a mid-life crisis for Stanley, with Toby trying to help him through it.
The point is, the show has become very predictable in terms of what the characters tendencies will be in almost all situations. Why not throw a little rum into the punch after the wedding episode and see what happens. Worst case; it doesn’t’ work out and it was just filler time before Pam’s baby makes an appearance at the office.
Written by: Mike With the fall season of major network TV dramas, comedies, and housewives who are desperate in full swing, its easy to lose track of some great television not on the big 4.
Ladies and Gents, Three Sheets is one of those shows you should be watching. Comedian Zane Lamprey traverses the globe with the sole mission of imbibing local booze. Wine, Liquor, Beer, Champagne, things you’ve never heard of, he drinks them all. With a good mixture of local foods, as well as the always interesting local hangover cure, Zane does it all.
The good/bad news about this show is there are 38 episodes already filmed, from locations all over the world. Better yet, they are available on hulu.com (see widget below). The bad thing? The show airs on the Fine Living Network – a channel I have honestly never even heard of.
Regardless of where you watch the show – it’s appeal is three-fold.
Enjoy friends!
Written by: Mike Adolph Hitler. One of the most despised men ever to walk the face of the earth, and up until around the 2000′s was still considered taboo in comedy and life in general. Now, hes apparently a popular person to dress your 5 year old kid up as.
"Don't you steel my sippy cup!"
As is usually the case, I feel bad for the kid (the parents are beyond help at this point). He has no idea who this Hitler fellow was and probably thinks he’s being punished because hes wearing uncomfortable clothes. As he grows up and moves through life, this poor boy will be subjected to this picture time and time again – the worst when his first serious girlfriend stumbles on the picture.
“Oh, great. My boyfriend was a Nazi youth. He’s emotionally stable and a rational human being. This relationship is going to go great!”
So for all you parents who will be dressing up kids for Halloween this year, please just go with a standard pumpkin or ghost. Disillusion dictators from the early 20th century is really just a bad idea all around.
Written by: Mike A collection of fun iPhone commercial parody’s. Whether you hate the iPhone and get a huge kick out of making fun of it, or you love the phone and find these videos entertaining, one thing we can all agree on is that YouTube has made our lives better.
Written by: Patrick Galvin The best-selling version of the Bible in the North Americas is being re-tooled; most notably it will be edited for more current diction and terminology to make it easier to read for new generations.
Story from Associated Press (courtesy of Yahoo! News):
The top-selling Bible in North America will undergo its first revision in 25 years, modernizing the language in some sections and promising to reopen a contentious debate about changing gender terms in the sacred text. The New International Version, the Bible of choice for conservative evangelicals, will be revised to reflect changes in English usage and advances in Biblical scholarship, it was announced Tuesday. The revision is scheduled to be completed late next year and published in 2011.
“We want to reach English speakers across the globe with a Bible that is accurate, accessible and that speaks to its readers in a language they can understand,” said Keith Danby, global president and CEO of Biblica, a Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Christian ministry that holds the NIV copyright.
The problem is most North American citizens don’t exactly adhere to the Queen’s English anymore. The revisions are going to have to be drastic to hold any meaning with an average teenager.
Courtesy of Google
You get the idea. I was going to insert more quotes but after the last one, I quit. Even my threshold is beginning to be breached.
Oh, and supposedly revising the Bible is supposed to start a flame war over homosexual’s rights again, and the definition of men and women in relation to God and sexuality. Whatever. PWND!!!!!
