Here's a video clip from the beginning of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theatres that's pretty hilarious.
I think every film should run this at the beginning because sometimes people need to be reminded "Don't pull your penis out-- unless you really have to".
http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a25c392145e74420114604d869b0022
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Premieres and Notables August 20-26, 2007
Monday, 8/20
Slap #2 of the slap bet happens at the end of this week's episode of How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 7:00 pm CST). It's a doozy-- and one of the funniest moments of last year.
As You Like It; HBO. 8 pm CST. Movie.
Shakespeare's classic, but set in 19th-Century Japan. Don't worry, if anyone can pull it off, it's director Kenneth Branagh.
On The Lot (FOX, 7 pm) finally comes to a close. It started out great, but has been kinda tedious the last few weeks.
Call 911; Court TV. 8 pm. Series Premiere.
Hey! Look at this! Another freakin' new series on Court TV! Here's a tell-tale sign of a network: If they have to premiere a half-dozen new shows a week, then it means the shows they premiered a month ago have pretty much bombed and need to be replaced.
Wednesday, 8/22
Anchorwoman; FOX. 7 pm. Series Premiere.
Yet another reality show. A former swimsuit model and WWE diva gets hired to be in a Texas-based CBS affiliate news show. I have no idea why I should care.
Thursday, 8/24
Real Time With Bill Maher; HBO. 10 pm. Return.
After a long summer break, the smartest show I watch is back to finish its fifth season. Thank God-- my brain is fried from all the sh** I watched since May.
Sunday, 8/26
Living With Ed; HGTV. 9 pm. Season premiere.
The second season of this Ed Begley, Jr. show begins.
Lots of Princess Diana specials going on.
Frisky Dingo; adult swim. 11pm. Season premiere.
I love this show. I can't explain it. It does have a plot-- kinda. It's got funny moments... And I love the animation style... I have no idea how a second season can begin since Simon triggered the explosion of the Annihilatrix while he, Killface, and Xander were on it, but I didn't know how they could explain the deaths of Hank & Dean on The Venture Bros. either, and they had a second season as well.
Slap #2 of the slap bet happens at the end of this week's episode of How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 7:00 pm CST). It's a doozy-- and one of the funniest moments of last year.
As You Like It; HBO. 8 pm CST. Movie.
Shakespeare's classic, but set in 19th-Century Japan. Don't worry, if anyone can pull it off, it's director Kenneth Branagh.
On The Lot (FOX, 7 pm) finally comes to a close. It started out great, but has been kinda tedious the last few weeks.
Call 911; Court TV. 8 pm. Series Premiere.
Hey! Look at this! Another freakin' new series on Court TV! Here's a tell-tale sign of a network: If they have to premiere a half-dozen new shows a week, then it means the shows they premiered a month ago have pretty much bombed and need to be replaced.
Wednesday, 8/22
Anchorwoman; FOX. 7 pm. Series Premiere.
Yet another reality show. A former swimsuit model and WWE diva gets hired to be in a Texas-based CBS affiliate news show. I have no idea why I should care.
Thursday, 8/24
Real Time With Bill Maher; HBO. 10 pm. Return.
After a long summer break, the smartest show I watch is back to finish its fifth season. Thank God-- my brain is fried from all the sh** I watched since May.
Sunday, 8/26
Living With Ed; HGTV. 9 pm. Season premiere.
The second season of this Ed Begley, Jr. show begins.
Lots of Princess Diana specials going on.
Frisky Dingo; adult swim. 11pm. Season premiere.
I love this show. I can't explain it. It does have a plot-- kinda. It's got funny moments... And I love the animation style... I have no idea how a second season can begin since Simon triggered the explosion of the Annihilatrix while he, Killface, and Xander were on it, but I didn't know how they could explain the deaths of Hank & Dean on The Venture Bros. either, and they had a second season as well.
Friday, August 17, 2007
Prison Break Season 3 Preview
ea186 gets my pick for favorite video of the week.
I will admit, I was let down quite a few times in season two, but this promo has me pumped up for the new one.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Elvis is Rolling Over in His Grave
Okay, I read about this on Matt Berry's Fantasy Blog, and I had to check it out, it was so f-bombed up.
Get this: Viagra did a little commerical where there's a group of guys in a cabin out in the woods singing "Viva Las Vegas"... Except it's not the Elvis song, but their version, which is "Viva Viagra".
Are you f-bombing kidding me?
I know erectile disfunction is serious, and can be an embarrassing thing for guys who suffer from it, but is a song like this the way to bring it all in the open? And not just making up a song-- noooooo, we have to commit a horrible travesty and ruin a classic Elvis tune. I'm not even an Elvis fan, and I'm offended.
And, seriously, what guy is gonna get a band together to sing about this miracle cure? Can you imagine that recruiting phase?
"Hey, would you like to join my band?"
"Sure, what songs do you play?"
"Oh, you, know, a little bit of everything, but mainly songs about E.D."
Maybe they'll eventually expand into singing about male pattern baldness or something.
Anyway, if you want to to see this trainwreck, check out viagra.com.
Get this: Viagra did a little commerical where there's a group of guys in a cabin out in the woods singing "Viva Las Vegas"... Except it's not the Elvis song, but their version, which is "Viva Viagra".
Are you f-bombing kidding me?
I know erectile disfunction is serious, and can be an embarrassing thing for guys who suffer from it, but is a song like this the way to bring it all in the open? And not just making up a song-- noooooo, we have to commit a horrible travesty and ruin a classic Elvis tune. I'm not even an Elvis fan, and I'm offended.
And, seriously, what guy is gonna get a band together to sing about this miracle cure? Can you imagine that recruiting phase?
"Hey, would you like to join my band?"
"Sure, what songs do you play?"
"Oh, you, know, a little bit of everything, but mainly songs about E.D."
Maybe they'll eventually expand into singing about male pattern baldness or something.
Anyway, if you want to to see this trainwreck, check out viagra.com.
Monday, August 13, 2007
It's a Sad Day
I know I'm not very methodical with these. Many people come and go, and I don't have the time or ability to write about them all.
But this one is hitting me harder than most.
Mike Wieringo was a favorite comic book artist of mine. I didn't keep up with his output at times when my budget didn't allow it, but the books I did pick up he drew were always of excellent quality.
Wieringo died yesterday (Sunday, 8/12-- in case I don't post this until after midnight) of a massive heart attack. Friends are stunned that a young man of 44 years, who was a vegetarian as well as someone in great physical shape could just die like that.
The comic book world is equally stunned that such a great talent has left us.
His first big break was during Mark Waid's legendary run of The Flash (one of my all-time favorite comic book runs). He broke onto the scene in style-- and also co-created and developed an important character in the Flash Universe: Bart Allen, Barry's grandson and Wally's nephew. Bart became Impulse, then Kid Flash, and finally took on the mantle of The Flash when Wally retired.
Bart's first appearance, courtesy of Wieringo.
And more Flash work.
After The Flash, he moved to Marvel and did some work on the Spider-Man titles.
And teamed up with Waid again for a run on Fantastic Four.
But this one is hitting me harder than most.
Mike Wieringo was a favorite comic book artist of mine. I didn't keep up with his output at times when my budget didn't allow it, but the books I did pick up he drew were always of excellent quality.
Wieringo died yesterday (Sunday, 8/12-- in case I don't post this until after midnight) of a massive heart attack. Friends are stunned that a young man of 44 years, who was a vegetarian as well as someone in great physical shape could just die like that.
The comic book world is equally stunned that such a great talent has left us.
His first big break was during Mark Waid's legendary run of The Flash (one of my all-time favorite comic book runs). He broke onto the scene in style-- and also co-created and developed an important character in the Flash Universe: Bart Allen, Barry's grandson and Wally's nephew. Bart became Impulse, then Kid Flash, and finally took on the mantle of The Flash when Wally retired.
Bart's first appearance, courtesy of Wieringo.
And more Flash work.
After The Flash, he moved to Marvel and did some work on the Spider-Man titles.
And teamed up with Waid again for a run on Fantastic Four.
When Marvel announced they were replacing the team, fans went apeshit, and Marvel relented and kept the duo on the book.
I love this cover of The Thing and some monster. 
Mike also did other work, most notably on his creator-owned title Tellos he created with frequent collaborator Todd DeZago.
And the last sketch he posted on his website:
Wieringo had a great style that was very simple, yet dynamic. That is one of the marks of a great illustrator-- the ability to convey a picture with few lines. His style left nothing to hide.
If you liked what you saw and want to check out more, his website is mikewieringo.com.
My sympathies to his friends and family.
Rest in peace, 'Ringo...
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Naming Is Half the Battle
I know I've been slacking big time, and seeing as how I'm actually getting some replies from people I don't know, there are even more than my usual four readers that actually read this thing (or use some sort of automated program to reply to things I post...)
So it's August, and that's Fantasy Football time for me. Being a Commissioner for one league takes up a huge chunk of time (so far) because it's only going into its second year. I spent two nights last week staying up late to pimp my site. Check it out (I hope this link works): 40 oz League.
This was be the first time I really felt the power of an Internet Community because I went on a fan board where the topic was pimping out sites, and these nice people posted the code for things and made them available to "steal"; which I did as you can tell (everything in the middle is add-ons beyond what the espn site offers).
Anyway, I decided this year to change the name of my teams. The past two years (in two leagues), my teams went by the name of Wu-Pass. It was tongue-in-cheek, and opened up a lot of opportunities to play with the name as I talked smack. "I'm opening a can of Wu-Pass" was a particular favorite. The first year I played, I really went hog-wild with the whole "backstory" concept, and it was a blast. Last year, I was too busy with two leagues (I was the high scorer in one league and won it all in the other) to play with the name too much.
But I decided this year to try something different. I paid attention to good names I read in books or ran across on the Internet-- or just plain popped in my head from reading other things.
Here's a list of favorites:
$2 Tug Jobs
Intelligent Design Can Lick My Balls (I almost stole it for my work league where I was going to substitute in the company I work for-- just because I thought it was funny).
Gay Homophobes
Uncle Bad Touch
Pigus Drunkus Maximus
Poop Flinging Monkeys
Alcoholics Unanimously
Trojan Rubber Company
Bad Monkey
Insanity Defense
Hanson Brothers Revenge (from Slap Shot)
Ass Chili
Al Sharpton's Smooth Love Machine
12" Ditka
Clinton's Hummer
Kurtis Interruptus
Springfield Isotopes
Loverboy Ruled
Sore Johnsons
I knew I needed to use Uncle Bad Touch because that's just a gem (so, so wrong, yet funny), so I elected to use it for the work league (since it's all guys, there's less chance it'll offend).
But what about my league: the 40 oz League? I thought and thought. Trojan Rubber Company was a front runner (and has the distinction of being a potential band name for what ultimately became Van Halen) as was the Poop Flinging Monkeys.
But I immediately decided to go with the Frisky Dingoes when it popped into my head one day. It's funny sounding-- and comes from one of my favorite shows. It's a keeper.
Having a good name is important because it showcases creativity. And if your team manages to win it all, you'll want a cool name to "go down in history" with.
I think I have two good choices that fit the bill.
So it's August, and that's Fantasy Football time for me. Being a Commissioner for one league takes up a huge chunk of time (so far) because it's only going into its second year. I spent two nights last week staying up late to pimp my site. Check it out (I hope this link works): 40 oz League.
This was be the first time I really felt the power of an Internet Community because I went on a fan board where the topic was pimping out sites, and these nice people posted the code for things and made them available to "steal"; which I did as you can tell (everything in the middle is add-ons beyond what the espn site offers).
Anyway, I decided this year to change the name of my teams. The past two years (in two leagues), my teams went by the name of Wu-Pass. It was tongue-in-cheek, and opened up a lot of opportunities to play with the name as I talked smack. "I'm opening a can of Wu-Pass" was a particular favorite. The first year I played, I really went hog-wild with the whole "backstory" concept, and it was a blast. Last year, I was too busy with two leagues (I was the high scorer in one league and won it all in the other) to play with the name too much.
But I decided this year to try something different. I paid attention to good names I read in books or ran across on the Internet-- or just plain popped in my head from reading other things.
Here's a list of favorites:
$2 Tug Jobs
Intelligent Design Can Lick My Balls (I almost stole it for my work league where I was going to substitute in the company I work for-- just because I thought it was funny).
Gay Homophobes
Uncle Bad Touch
Pigus Drunkus Maximus
Poop Flinging Monkeys
Alcoholics Unanimously
Trojan Rubber Company
Bad Monkey
Insanity Defense
Hanson Brothers Revenge (from Slap Shot)
Ass Chili
Al Sharpton's Smooth Love Machine
12" Ditka
Clinton's Hummer
Kurtis Interruptus
Springfield Isotopes
Loverboy Ruled
Sore Johnsons
I knew I needed to use Uncle Bad Touch because that's just a gem (so, so wrong, yet funny), so I elected to use it for the work league (since it's all guys, there's less chance it'll offend).
But what about my league: the 40 oz League? I thought and thought. Trojan Rubber Company was a front runner (and has the distinction of being a potential band name for what ultimately became Van Halen) as was the Poop Flinging Monkeys.
But I immediately decided to go with the Frisky Dingoes when it popped into my head one day. It's funny sounding-- and comes from one of my favorite shows. It's a keeper.
Having a good name is important because it showcases creativity. And if your team manages to win it all, you'll want a cool name to "go down in history" with.
I think I have two good choices that fit the bill.
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