Facts of Life Reunion

There's another show that I really enjoy that I didn't include on my list, its called 'Chelsea Lately' and its a late night talk show on E. The host is the same age as me and i think the writers are of the same generation, so I think its hilarious. Then they had to go and do a spoof Facts of Life reunion. Oh, the joy. It's actually not that funny, but at 3min30sec we all get a special treat (this is for you Hollie)

Chelsea Lately - Facts of Life

Chelsea Handler | MySpace Video

Best Songs of 2009

My exposure to good new music is limited cause the radio stations in SC suck anus, but here are some of my favorite songs of this year. (Yay! I figured out how to embed videos - so I updated my previous TV shows post with clips of all the shows)

"Uprising" - Muse (I especially like the sharp guitar noises - and the psycho teddy bears from the video)


"3" - Britney Spears (that's right, I like a Britney Spears song - back off!)


"Paparazzi" - Lady Gaga (I wouldn't even listen to this song when it first came out, but when I did, I really liked it)


"1901" - Phoenix (you might know it from the Cadillac commercials)


"Last Dance" - The Raveonettes


"Down" - Jay Sean


"At The Bottom" - Brand New (had to include them since they're my favorite band, but there is no video - just the song)


"Fallin' For You" - Colby Caillat (thought the video is kind of icky)


"My Life Would Suck Without You" - Kelly Clarkson


"21 Guns" - Green Day

What A Jackass

Yesterday, as I was driving home through the backwoods of South Carolina, I saw something I have never seen before. I saw a man hugging a donkey. And maybe I was imagining it, but I'm pretty sure the donkey was super-excited to see that man.

Best TV Shows of 2009

I decided to compile a list of my favorite shows of this year and I came to the realization: I watch A LOT of TV. And I have a lot of shows that I really like and its very hard to rank them but I made an effort to do it. But I had to make it a top 15 instead of a top 10.

1) Glee - As a rule, I don't like musicals or dancing, but I love this show. I laugh and smile the whole time.

2) Lost - I have no idea what's going on, but I'm always completely enthralled.

3) Chuck - Its been on for a couple of years, but I only started watching it this year but its so entertaining and so much fun. I recommend it when it starts up again in January.

4) Greek - I watch 44 episodes over 2 months this summer while studying for my board exams before the new season started in September (it starts again in January on ABC Family). I don't think I've ever done that with another TV show and the more I watched it the more I liked it.

5) 24 - This season started off really strong, but kind of let up towards the end, but still, its Jack Bauer. (Here's a preview of Season 8)

6) Breaking Bad - Cancer-stricken high school chemistry teacher cooks meth to make money for his family when he dies. So good.

7) Parks & Recreation - I actually haven't met a lot of people who like this show, but I think its because they never really gave it a chance. Its really funny.

8) Modern Family - Just watch it for the big fat gay guy Cam, he's hilarious (and actually straight).

9) Community - Yay Chevy Chase!

10) The Office - When Michael went to the shareholder meeting in NYC, I have never been so uncomfortable watching a TV show. I was cringing, closing my eyes and plugging my ears all at the same time.

11) The Middle - Oldest son that is too cool for his family, middle daughter that doesn't fit in, youngest son that is just weird. I really like this show.

12) Mad Men - Don Draper is one of my favorite TV characters ever.

13) 30 Rock - I really like Tina Fey and and insane Tracy Morgan. (This clip is old, but i can't find any new ones)

14) FlashForward - It has also lost a little momentum, but I still find it very intriguing.

15) Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia - Oh so wrong, but oh so funny. (probably the funniest clip of all)

This list could probably use some rearranging (though the top 5 are my favorites) and I would probably have included Big Love on it if I had seen it (I don't get to see it until it comes out on DVD), but these are my favorites. :)

TV Quote of the Week

From 'Community'

Shirley: "Jeffrey, I have two boys and when we have a serious discussion I find that a brownie helps them to relax...So, why do you hate me and Jesus?"

Jeff: "I don't think my brownie's working"

'It's Craptastic'

Since I try not to feed the Hollywood Machine that churns out horrible movies and since i try not to judge things I haven't seen, I just want to reiterate what I posted previously: DO NOT SEE 'OLD DOGS'!!!
Here are some of its 'glowing' reviews:

Old Dogs does to the screen what old dogs do to the carpet. It's unfortunate that only the latter can be taken out and shot. - Kyle Smith (New York Post)

There's something in the way that Old Dogs is brazenly, proudly lazy that makes it truly reprehensible - Katey Rich (CinemaBlend.com)

There are some experiences no one should be subjected to even in the name of science. It may be that forced viewing of this film has been outlawed by the Geneva Convention. - James Berardinelli (ReelViews)

A great opportunity to gather family members you clearly think are stupid. -
Matt Pais (Metromix.com)

If Old Dogs were a person, I would stab it in the face. -
Drew McWeeny (HitFix)

I'm very pleased this movies is getting trashed by critics (8% on RottenTomatoes.com - the source of the above quotes), but I fear that moviegoers will make it the hit it doesn't deserve to be. Everybody stand up with me and say "NO MORE!!"

Movie Review: 2012

(The following may contain spoilers) Since today was the start of my 2 week vacation (Yay!), I decided to go to a movie: 2012. I pretty much knew what to expect since all the movies the director makes are pretty much the same (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow). Basically lets destroy everything we can and watch our heroes narrowly (and impossibly) escape death over and over. The movie is perfectly enjoyable. I like special effects. I like watching things get blown up. But as human drama, it is completely ridiculous. I don't really care about any of these characters, so when they say their dramatic goodbyes and express their love, I roll my eyes and wait patiently for the next explosion. The last line of the movie is pretty indicative of it all, the hero's daughter, who we learned at the beginning still wets the bed says "No more Pull-ups". That's the LAST line of the movie!!! Its great that she's overcome this, but I really don't care. And I can't care when characters who we're not supposed to like try to redeem themselves by saving someone else. Good for them, but just be good all the time and then I might care more (see Lois Lane's boyfriend in Superman Returns - you don't want him to be with Lois, but he's a good guy, so you're excited when he arrives to save them). The last portion of the movie is about getting to the "Arks" (Like Noah's) that will save a certain number of people from the pending destruction of the earth. But the inhabitants of these arks are not the kind of people I would want to start a new civilization with. The passengers were made up of politicians (they kept the knowledge of the impending destruction secret), the people they chose to come and billionaires who were able to pay for a seat (plus some Chinese laborers). I can't be happy when they survive the destruction, because the community that was going to be starting over is almost certainly going to be a nightmare. If you want to watch a movie about the destruction of (most of) mankind that has real human drama and emotion, I would recommend 1998s Deep Impact. But 2012 is perfectly fine if you've got 3 hours to kill (its long). 3/5 stars