Remember this? I don't know why I started thinking about this tonight, but it is hard to believe that this actually aired on television.
Here is to Obama tomorrow.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Friday, February 29, 2008
Lost and Found
It has been a while since I wrote in detail about Lost. In fact, I believe the last time I wrote about it was the second to last episode of Season 3, "Greatest Hits." It wasn't that the season finale was bad by any means. It was partially laziness and partially that I just really didn't feel like I had anything important to say about it. Season 4 has now been going for a month, and I have yet to put in my two cents. There is a reason for that. To be entirely honest, I have not yet admitted this to anybody, Lost was starting to scare me. The premiere felt more like (dare I say it) a filler episode, and those that followed just really seemed to drag on this situation. It was cool to use the flashfoward to reveal some of the party get off the island, but, are they really going to drag on this Oceanic 6 deal for the entire mini-season, and possibly beyond? The flashfowards of this season have just really been unfullfilling as it feels like they are getting away from what originally made Lost so amazing, character development. Hurley is back in the nuthouse, Jack is still acting douchy, Kate is still a woman (roar), and Sayid is still falling in love with people he is meant to kill. What happened to the theme of redemption?
*Knock Knock*
Oh! Excuse me, I seem to have somebody at the door.
Who is it?
Oh! Desmond!
"Aye brotha."
Just what we needed. Now, if you are reading this, then I am assuming that you watched the episode, so this doesn't call for any kind of recap. Rather, I just want to express how much and why this episode was so good.
As mentioned, the last few weeks have sort of been a letdown. Lost didn't really feel "back." As soon as last nights episode started though, and I saw it was a Desmond episode, I knew that would change. Normally, in life, I find high expectations are setting yourself up to be let down. Amazingly, last night was an exception to this rule thus returning hope to the Universe.
Now as the episode continued, I had to try to not treat it logically. Sometimes, you just have to give poetic licsense. Not so much the time travel deal, rather, the entire concept of "the constant." Why couldn't Desmond's constant have been a fucking doughnut? Or say, that rocket scientist on the Island. It really doesn't make any sense to me, but fuck it. Last season, in one of the highlights of the show, the episode, "Flashes Before Your Eyes" featured Desmond going back to the day he decided not to marry Penny. He foolishly decided to not change the future and soon found himself back on the island, naked. Cue man crying scene. Desmond screams, 'just give me another chance. I'll do it right this time, just give me another chance.'
Last night, Desmond got that chance. Now, tell me if it's just me, but I honestly thought it was possible that he could die at the end of the episode. Has anybody died yet this season? Besides Naomi of course. It's been a pretty dry winter on Lost in terms of blood. As Desmond calls her and that phone rings, I really have to say, I was on the edge of my seat. When she picks up, and you have that contact...ugh. I can't even tell you what I was feeling. I suppose that is what love feels like...must be nice.
Anyway, Lost is back. Rock on. Thank you writers. And thank you Desmond.
*Knock Knock*
Oh! Excuse me, I seem to have somebody at the door.
Who is it?
Oh! Desmond!
"Aye brotha."
Just what we needed. Now, if you are reading this, then I am assuming that you watched the episode, so this doesn't call for any kind of recap. Rather, I just want to express how much and why this episode was so good.
As mentioned, the last few weeks have sort of been a letdown. Lost didn't really feel "back." As soon as last nights episode started though, and I saw it was a Desmond episode, I knew that would change. Normally, in life, I find high expectations are setting yourself up to be let down. Amazingly, last night was an exception to this rule thus returning hope to the Universe.
Now as the episode continued, I had to try to not treat it logically. Sometimes, you just have to give poetic licsense. Not so much the time travel deal, rather, the entire concept of "the constant." Why couldn't Desmond's constant have been a fucking doughnut? Or say, that rocket scientist on the Island. It really doesn't make any sense to me, but fuck it. Last season, in one of the highlights of the show, the episode, "Flashes Before Your Eyes" featured Desmond going back to the day he decided not to marry Penny. He foolishly decided to not change the future and soon found himself back on the island, naked. Cue man crying scene. Desmond screams, 'just give me another chance. I'll do it right this time, just give me another chance.'
Last night, Desmond got that chance. Now, tell me if it's just me, but I honestly thought it was possible that he could die at the end of the episode. Has anybody died yet this season? Besides Naomi of course. It's been a pretty dry winter on Lost in terms of blood. As Desmond calls her and that phone rings, I really have to say, I was on the edge of my seat. When she picks up, and you have that contact...ugh. I can't even tell you what I was feeling. I suppose that is what love feels like...must be nice.
Anyway, Lost is back. Rock on. Thank you writers. And thank you Desmond. Saturday, February 23, 2008
Why the fuck not?
As I pounded my head into the wall, trying to figure out what do with my Saturday, and furthermore, my entire life, I thought to myself that perhaps instead of doing myself considerable brain damage, I would blog instead. It took me a little while to weigh out the pros and cons of each way to pass time. Finally, I decided that I could use the blog to answer a question that I get asked pretty often.
I have been known to go on about how I think sitcoms are the greatest thing in the world. Generally, my rant centers around the key points that watching situations that we all face on television brings us together, a triumph of the will, if you will. That and the fact that humor is fun. I always get asked the question though, what do I think is the greatest sitcom of all time?
Before I start though, I should preface my list with some warning. This by no means is meant to be an objective list. It is entirely subjective, not only in that my sense of humor isn't the same as the next guys, but also in the sense that, while I do watch an extensive amount of television, I have not seen every show. I can only put on the list the shows that I have seen. Two good examples of shows that might be on the list, had I given them a chance, would be The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and the Bob Newhart Show. For these reasons, I will not call this list, The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time, rather, The Sitcoms That I Like the Most. Lastly, as a precaution, I should also mention that I have no idea right now what I am going to put on this list, so, your reading it might just be as surprising as me writing it. Here we go.
10. Roseanne
So, During the 90's, when sitcom was king, the major fad was to take any stand up comedian with a reputation, and just create a show built around that character (I just thought. Wouldn't it have been great if Steve Martin had gotten a show like this. I only think this because he more than any other stand up comedian really had a stage character he had developed, very similar to The Jerk (one of the greatest comedies of all time) but I guess that wouldn't go along with the theme of the 90's, the Everyman). More examples of this would include Home Improvement, Seinfeld (kind of what started it all) and later the George Lopez Show. Of these waves of shows, this show always stood out to me for several reasons. First, it tried very hard to be "real" in that Roseanne, when the show starts works her ass off in some factory. Money is always a central issue for the Conner's in the show. It would get very dramatic at times, but not really after school special. It was a good blend. Then there was the last season...almost pushes the show out of recognition. The last season, in which the Conner's win the lottery and Dan leaves Roseanne for another woman, finally ends with that crazy 10 minute monologue with Roseanne revealing that the whole show was made up by her, the character, for a book. The kids married opposite husbands, Jackie was a lesbian, and Dan died. Then there was some quote. I forget by who. Odd.
9. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Thank you Nick at Nite for bringing this show back. I can remember watching it in syndication after school. I didn't really care for it back then. Perhaps because I associated it with Mr. Cooper which I think came on before it. Since Nick at Nite has forced me to watch every episode several times over, I appreciate it for such great comedy. I wouldn't say this show fits into the Triumph of the Will genre of sitcoms, but it certainly makes me feel good when I watch it. I happen to think that Will Smith is amazingly talented with excellent timing. Any show that can pull off switching a mother mid-series, and have a kid age 4 years over the course of one summer, and call attention onto itself, is good in my book. Take a look at a past entry on Lost in which I discuss this.
8. The Cosby Show
Nick at Nite also brought this show back to my attention. I only put it on the list because of Bill Cosby himself. Yes, it can be very after school special, however, I have to admit, every time Bill starts telling a story, he tells it so well, I always listen. Plus, it was always fun to watch what a "normal" family would be like. I'd like to think that I can be as good a father as Bill Cosby. He's the kind of dad who can help his kids when they need it, and can laugh at them when he knows they don't. Fuck it. It goes on the list.
7. South Park
I have trouble with putting this show on the list, for obvious reasons. Not just because it is animated, but that it really is hard to define it as a situation comedy. Otherwise, I might have pushed it higher on the list. This show, better than any other I feel, really captures what a satire should be. I do not think it will really stand the test of time, however, it is more than any show a part of our time. I still am amazed sometimes at how well the writers really nail an issue on the head. This on top of the fact that it is sometimes extremely funny. Satires and spoofs are some of the easiest forms of comedy I think, but South Park really is the top of it's game when it comes to this.
6. Scrubs
Now this show I really want to put higher on the list as well, but, I just kind of feel like I would be that kid who hears a new song on the radio and concludes in that second that it is the greatest song ever. I say this because I have only started watching it with the syndication on Comedy Central. This is a show, much like Roseanne, that loves to blend the comedy and the drama. When they do comedy, it's funny, when they do drama, it's real. I dig it. Most people are turned off by Zach Braff, and I agree. He is kind of a weasel. But once you get past this fact, you get Dr. Cox, who I think is one of the greatest characters ever. But who am I?
5. The Simpsons
Here is the thing. I hate the new episodes. The entire style has changed. When I go back and watch the core years though, fuck, they're brilliant. This is the classic Everyman, Homer Simpson. A dysfunctional family like any other. Just classic. I actually prefer Futurama to the new episodes of The Simpsons, but as bad as these episodes are, nothing will change the good years.
4. Cheers
Again, thanks to Nick at Nite for giving me this on back in High School. Never really wanted to watch it. I think the dark set always turned me off. Awesome that a show can pull off taking place in a bar 90% of the time. It is the kind of show that you watch and think, which character am I? Cliff? Fuck, I'm not Cliff am I? Nah nah. I'm Norm. Yeah. Er. Sam. Yeah. Sam.
3. I Love Lucy
I have to put this high on the list for several reasons. First, there needs to be some classic show on this list, and I am most familiar with this one. Next, this was actually the first show I ever got into. I remember being into Gilligan's Island, but this show was the one what I first started watching. A couple weeks ago I watched the episode with Harpo Marx, and they end up doing that bit at the "mirror." So many moments like that that anybody could just list off. If a show can still run on network television 50 years after airing, who am I to reject it? This isn't to mention all the groundbreaking it did by using multiple cameras and really breaking ground for televised sitcoms.
2. Seinfeld
I don't feel like it is necessary to back this up. I have yet to meet a person who has watched this show and not liked it. I wouldn't put Curb Your Enthusiasm on this list, just because I feel like it would be redundant. If Seinfeld didn't exist though...eh...maybe I would put that show on this list. Then again, the last two seasons really have been let downs.
1. All in the Family
Thanks again to Nick at Nite in the late 90's for putting this show on. By far, the most intelligent comedy ever aired, All in the Family truly invoked critical thought throughout America. This show stands as proof of the power of artwork. I remember hearing Norman Lear (I think it was him talking) about what made the show so powerful. It wasn't so much that everybody hated Archie, more so that, as much as one might have disagreed with Archie on his ignorant views, every so often you might find yourself in Archie. That turned one person onto himself. This is kind of manipulative in that Lear could really control America. At the same time though, this show maintained a classic sitcom environment, while raising some of the most important issues during the 70's. All the while, it remained number 1 in ratings for years. To end the list, I will quote Archie hearing somebody say that Jesus was a Jew, 'Yeah, but only on the mother's side.'
I have been known to go on about how I think sitcoms are the greatest thing in the world. Generally, my rant centers around the key points that watching situations that we all face on television brings us together, a triumph of the will, if you will. That and the fact that humor is fun. I always get asked the question though, what do I think is the greatest sitcom of all time?
Before I start though, I should preface my list with some warning. This by no means is meant to be an objective list. It is entirely subjective, not only in that my sense of humor isn't the same as the next guys, but also in the sense that, while I do watch an extensive amount of television, I have not seen every show. I can only put on the list the shows that I have seen. Two good examples of shows that might be on the list, had I given them a chance, would be The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and the Bob Newhart Show. For these reasons, I will not call this list, The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time, rather, The Sitcoms That I Like the Most. Lastly, as a precaution, I should also mention that I have no idea right now what I am going to put on this list, so, your reading it might just be as surprising as me writing it. Here we go.
10. Roseanne
So, During the 90's, when sitcom was king, the major fad was to take any stand up comedian with a reputation, and just create a show built around that character (I just thought. Wouldn't it have been great if Steve Martin had gotten a show like this. I only think this because he more than any other stand up comedian really had a stage character he had developed, very similar to The Jerk (one of the greatest comedies of all time) but I guess that wouldn't go along with the theme of the 90's, the Everyman). More examples of this would include Home Improvement, Seinfeld (kind of what started it all) and later the George Lopez Show. Of these waves of shows, this show always stood out to me for several reasons. First, it tried very hard to be "real" in that Roseanne, when the show starts works her ass off in some factory. Money is always a central issue for the Conner's in the show. It would get very dramatic at times, but not really after school special. It was a good blend. Then there was the last season...almost pushes the show out of recognition. The last season, in which the Conner's win the lottery and Dan leaves Roseanne for another woman, finally ends with that crazy 10 minute monologue with Roseanne revealing that the whole show was made up by her, the character, for a book. The kids married opposite husbands, Jackie was a lesbian, and Dan died. Then there was some quote. I forget by who. Odd.
9. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Thank you Nick at Nite for bringing this show back. I can remember watching it in syndication after school. I didn't really care for it back then. Perhaps because I associated it with Mr. Cooper which I think came on before it. Since Nick at Nite has forced me to watch every episode several times over, I appreciate it for such great comedy. I wouldn't say this show fits into the Triumph of the Will genre of sitcoms, but it certainly makes me feel good when I watch it. I happen to think that Will Smith is amazingly talented with excellent timing. Any show that can pull off switching a mother mid-series, and have a kid age 4 years over the course of one summer, and call attention onto itself, is good in my book. Take a look at a past entry on Lost in which I discuss this.
8. The Cosby Show
Nick at Nite also brought this show back to my attention. I only put it on the list because of Bill Cosby himself. Yes, it can be very after school special, however, I have to admit, every time Bill starts telling a story, he tells it so well, I always listen. Plus, it was always fun to watch what a "normal" family would be like. I'd like to think that I can be as good a father as Bill Cosby. He's the kind of dad who can help his kids when they need it, and can laugh at them when he knows they don't. Fuck it. It goes on the list.
7. South Park
I have trouble with putting this show on the list, for obvious reasons. Not just because it is animated, but that it really is hard to define it as a situation comedy. Otherwise, I might have pushed it higher on the list. This show, better than any other I feel, really captures what a satire should be. I do not think it will really stand the test of time, however, it is more than any show a part of our time. I still am amazed sometimes at how well the writers really nail an issue on the head. This on top of the fact that it is sometimes extremely funny. Satires and spoofs are some of the easiest forms of comedy I think, but South Park really is the top of it's game when it comes to this.
6. Scrubs
Now this show I really want to put higher on the list as well, but, I just kind of feel like I would be that kid who hears a new song on the radio and concludes in that second that it is the greatest song ever. I say this because I have only started watching it with the syndication on Comedy Central. This is a show, much like Roseanne, that loves to blend the comedy and the drama. When they do comedy, it's funny, when they do drama, it's real. I dig it. Most people are turned off by Zach Braff, and I agree. He is kind of a weasel. But once you get past this fact, you get Dr. Cox, who I think is one of the greatest characters ever. But who am I?
5. The Simpsons
Here is the thing. I hate the new episodes. The entire style has changed. When I go back and watch the core years though, fuck, they're brilliant. This is the classic Everyman, Homer Simpson. A dysfunctional family like any other. Just classic. I actually prefer Futurama to the new episodes of The Simpsons, but as bad as these episodes are, nothing will change the good years.
4. Cheers
Again, thanks to Nick at Nite for giving me this on back in High School. Never really wanted to watch it. I think the dark set always turned me off. Awesome that a show can pull off taking place in a bar 90% of the time. It is the kind of show that you watch and think, which character am I? Cliff? Fuck, I'm not Cliff am I? Nah nah. I'm Norm. Yeah. Er. Sam. Yeah. Sam.
3. I Love Lucy
I have to put this high on the list for several reasons. First, there needs to be some classic show on this list, and I am most familiar with this one. Next, this was actually the first show I ever got into. I remember being into Gilligan's Island, but this show was the one what I first started watching. A couple weeks ago I watched the episode with Harpo Marx, and they end up doing that bit at the "mirror." So many moments like that that anybody could just list off. If a show can still run on network television 50 years after airing, who am I to reject it? This isn't to mention all the groundbreaking it did by using multiple cameras and really breaking ground for televised sitcoms.
2. Seinfeld
I don't feel like it is necessary to back this up. I have yet to meet a person who has watched this show and not liked it. I wouldn't put Curb Your Enthusiasm on this list, just because I feel like it would be redundant. If Seinfeld didn't exist though...eh...maybe I would put that show on this list. Then again, the last two seasons really have been let downs.
1. All in the Family
Thanks again to Nick at Nite in the late 90's for putting this show on. By far, the most intelligent comedy ever aired, All in the Family truly invoked critical thought throughout America. This show stands as proof of the power of artwork. I remember hearing Norman Lear (I think it was him talking) about what made the show so powerful. It wasn't so much that everybody hated Archie, more so that, as much as one might have disagreed with Archie on his ignorant views, every so often you might find yourself in Archie. That turned one person onto himself. This is kind of manipulative in that Lear could really control America. At the same time though, this show maintained a classic sitcom environment, while raising some of the most important issues during the 70's. All the while, it remained number 1 in ratings for years. To end the list, I will quote Archie hearing somebody say that Jesus was a Jew, 'Yeah, but only on the mother's side.'
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
You Digg?
It has been a while. But a blog wouldn't be a blog without an entry that started like that. I think that was the most commonly used phrase in every journal I ever used as a youth. My web time lately has been consumed by what I think is a great website. Digg.com is a fantastic website. It basically is a site that gives people the chance to make something they see online popular. If they 'Digg' a site, it moves onto the Digg.com site. The more people that Digg it, the higher it moves on the list. Eventually, a superpandimensional post might just appear on a Digg homepage near you.
Now listen. I feel like I might get some shit for saying this from two different groups of people. So let me break it down into a non-visual flow chart.
Are you a tech geek? If so, move on to part two. If you answered no, please see Part One
Part One
As I understand it, Digg used to be a site that focused mostly on tech related articles. Back in December though, the started pushing other catagories such as sports and business up on the homepage. They "sold out." Fact of the matter is though, while I like tech news, I'm into everything. Thus, Digg is still good in my book. Problem though, the mainstream move has really brought some douchey shit to the site, namey in the comments. Comments will be crap no matter where you look though.
Part Two
It is no longer a site that only geeks use. So check it out.
Now this being said, I have decided to add Digg This to our posts from this post on. Perhaps I will go back and add it to the old posts, I don't know. We shall see. Meanwhile, I give you Digg.
Now listen. I feel like I might get some shit for saying this from two different groups of people. So let me break it down into a non-visual flow chart.
Are you a tech geek? If so, move on to part two. If you answered no, please see Part One
Part One
As I understand it, Digg used to be a site that focused mostly on tech related articles. Back in December though, the started pushing other catagories such as sports and business up on the homepage. They "sold out." Fact of the matter is though, while I like tech news, I'm into everything. Thus, Digg is still good in my book. Problem though, the mainstream move has really brought some douchey shit to the site, namey in the comments. Comments will be crap no matter where you look though.
Part Two
It is no longer a site that only geeks use. So check it out.
Now this being said, I have decided to add Digg This to our posts from this post on. Perhaps I will go back and add it to the old posts, I don't know. We shall see. Meanwhile, I give you Digg.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
It's On! (UPDATE: 7:26 P.M.)
As the writer's strike seems further and further from coming to an end, it is time for us, the viewers to play our part. Why should we care? Because they have taken Lost from us! Here is my suggestion. We, the superpandimensional team, would work together. Draft a really good letter. Start passing it around. This letter will be addressed to our local cable providers. The letter will state, in brief, that if the strike does not come to and end by a certain date, we will cancel our cable contracts. This is a good idea for several reasons.
1. I have had cable contracts with two different companies. Comcast and Time Warner. Both companies do not have contracts that you are bound to. I am assuming that this is the case for most of the country then. Therefor, we could cancel our subscription and get it back up and running when the strikes end. Easy.
2. Who gives a fuck? Trust me, I am a big fan of anything featuring a situation and a comedy. I will watch any sitcom. ANY. I've been known to watch Drake and Josh. Or is it Josh and Drake? I never remember. But come on. Get a Netflix subscription instead. Even then, you will still be saving money! Even if you got 5 movies at a time.
3. What would this do to help the Writer's Guild? First of all, it would just show support. Second, Time Warner is a huge company. They don't just own AOL. They own the WB. Right, I know, you don't watch the WB. Who does? Actually, does it even exist anymore? Maybe it's CW now. Who gives a fuck? They own HBO. There, enough said. Point is, the companies are all connected. This isn't to mention the fact that such large companies have power. If Comcast suddenly saw profits drop by a couple percentage points, believe me, they would be on the studios like a fox.
4. If you really can't handle it, go to the garage, head down to Radioshack, buy an antenna. Shut the fuck up. Read a book. Remember, we lost Lost! It's personal.
You have nothing to lose but your chains.
UPDATE: I have created a website for the sake of communicating the message (Plus people will probably take that site more seriously). It can be found here.
1. I have had cable contracts with two different companies. Comcast and Time Warner. Both companies do not have contracts that you are bound to. I am assuming that this is the case for most of the country then. Therefor, we could cancel our subscription and get it back up and running when the strikes end. Easy.
2. Who gives a fuck? Trust me, I am a big fan of anything featuring a situation and a comedy. I will watch any sitcom. ANY. I've been known to watch Drake and Josh. Or is it Josh and Drake? I never remember. But come on. Get a Netflix subscription instead. Even then, you will still be saving money! Even if you got 5 movies at a time.
3. What would this do to help the Writer's Guild? First of all, it would just show support. Second, Time Warner is a huge company. They don't just own AOL. They own the WB. Right, I know, you don't watch the WB. Who does? Actually, does it even exist anymore? Maybe it's CW now. Who gives a fuck? They own HBO. There, enough said. Point is, the companies are all connected. This isn't to mention the fact that such large companies have power. If Comcast suddenly saw profits drop by a couple percentage points, believe me, they would be on the studios like a fox.
4. If you really can't handle it, go to the garage, head down to Radioshack, buy an antenna. Shut the fuck up. Read a book. Remember, we lost Lost! It's personal.
You have nothing to lose but your chains.
UPDATE: I have created a website for the sake of communicating the message (Plus people will probably take that site more seriously). It can be found here.
Lost
Well the writer's strike has now been going for 6 weeks. There were enough shows left to keep me entertained for a while, but now they are disappearing. As I have made clear in the past, Lost is by far the greatest show on television today. Well, now the strike has really hit home.
Here was the plan. Lost writers were going to have 3 more seasons, each 16 episodes each. As of the beginning of the strike, 8 episodes were written. Assuming the strike didn't last to long, they would get the other episodes out in time. Well, the strike took too long. Good news, because every show out there is now off, Lost is being moved to the prime spot of Thursdays at 9:00 P.M. A show cannot get a better slot than that. The bad news, Lost is not going to have a complete season. According to our body Damon, Season 4 will be 8 episodes (and I'm sure they will still charge 50 bucks when it comes out on DVD) and Season 5 will go back to the original number, 24 episodes. Damon says that they had already planned all of their big cliffhangers, so they are just going to keep it going as planned. Oh well. However, this means it will be one year and two months from the last episode of Season 4 to the first episode of Season 5. Wow. I thought waiting 9 months was long. Anyway, it is said and done. I guess there is nothing that we the viewers can do about it now. But at the very least, I think it might be time for us the viewers to strike back. For the sake of brevity, I will put this in a separate post.
Here was the plan. Lost writers were going to have 3 more seasons, each 16 episodes each. As of the beginning of the strike, 8 episodes were written. Assuming the strike didn't last to long, they would get the other episodes out in time. Well, the strike took too long. Good news, because every show out there is now off, Lost is being moved to the prime spot of Thursdays at 9:00 P.M. A show cannot get a better slot than that. The bad news, Lost is not going to have a complete season. According to our body Damon, Season 4 will be 8 episodes (and I'm sure they will still charge 50 bucks when it comes out on DVD) and Season 5 will go back to the original number, 24 episodes. Damon says that they had already planned all of their big cliffhangers, so they are just going to keep it going as planned. Oh well. However, this means it will be one year and two months from the last episode of Season 4 to the first episode of Season 5. Wow. I thought waiting 9 months was long. Anyway, it is said and done. I guess there is nothing that we the viewers can do about it now. But at the very least, I think it might be time for us the viewers to strike back. For the sake of brevity, I will put this in a separate post.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Another Break
An excerpt from a wikipedia article.
In 2006, Federal Judge Gregory Presnell from the Middle District of Florida ordered opposing sides in a lengthy court case to settle a trivial (but lengthily debated) point over the appropriate place for a deposition using the game of rock-paper-scissors.[12] The ruling in Avista Management v. Wausau Underwriters stated:
"Upon consideration of the Motion – the latest in a series of Gordian knots that the parties have been unable to untangle without enlisting the assistance of the federal courts – it is ORDERED that said Motion is DENIED. Instead, the Court will fashion a new form of alternative dispute resolution, to wit: at 4:00 P.M. on Friday, June 30, 2006, counsel shall convene at a neutral site agreeable to both parties. If counsel cannot agree on a neutral site, they shall meet on the front steps of the Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, 801 North Florida Ave., Tampa, Florida 33602. Each lawyer shall be entitled to be accompanied by one paralegal who shall act as an attendant and witness. At that time and location, counsel shall engage in one (1) game of "rock, paper, scissors." The winner of this engagement shall be entitled to select the location for the 30(b)(6) deposition to be held somewhere in Hillsborough County during the period July 11-12, 2006."
In 2006, Federal Judge Gregory Presnell from the Middle District of Florida ordered opposing sides in a lengthy court case to settle a trivial (but lengthily debated) point over the appropriate place for a deposition using the game of rock-paper-scissors.[12] The ruling in Avista Management v. Wausau Underwriters stated:
"Upon consideration of the Motion – the latest in a series of Gordian knots that the parties have been unable to untangle without enlisting the assistance of the federal courts – it is ORDERED that said Motion is DENIED. Instead, the Court will fashion a new form of alternative dispute resolution, to wit: at 4:00 P.M. on Friday, June 30, 2006, counsel shall convene at a neutral site agreeable to both parties. If counsel cannot agree on a neutral site, they shall meet on the front steps of the Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, 801 North Florida Ave., Tampa, Florida 33602. Each lawyer shall be entitled to be accompanied by one paralegal who shall act as an attendant and witness. At that time and location, counsel shall engage in one (1) game of "rock, paper, scissors." The winner of this engagement shall be entitled to select the location for the 30(b)(6) deposition to be held somewhere in Hillsborough County during the period July 11-12, 2006."
Saturday, October 27, 2007
A Break from my break
I told myself that I was going to take a blog break until I finished a little project I'm working on. That being said, I thought I would take a break from my break, as I read something interesting in the New York Times. That, and, it seems that if I don't blog, none of my fellow bloggers feel a need to do so themselves. Maybe this will get the gears back in motion, though, maybe this quote will just lead to some reevaluation of life, and result in no more blog entries.
I was reading this article, by Guy Trebay, in the New York Times on the success of Tila Tequila. First of all, it was probably the meanest tone I've ever seen used in the New York Times. Secondly, this paragraph jumped out at me:
What happened that we have jumped from 12% to 80%? I think the obvious anserws are two things, one, Reality Television, and two, the Internet.
I have nothing more to say on the topic. I just thought it was interesting.
I was reading this article, by Guy Trebay, in the New York Times on the success of Tila Tequila. First of all, it was probably the meanest tone I've ever seen used in the New York Times. Secondly, this paragraph jumped out at me:
When Jake Halpern set out to write “Fame Junkies,” his book about what is now a universal obsession with celebrity, he was surprised to uncover studies demonstrating that 31 percent of American teenagers had the honest expectation that they would one day be famous and that 80 percent thought of themselves as truly important. (The figure from the same study conducted in the 1950s was 12 percent.)
What happened that we have jumped from 12% to 80%? I think the obvious anserws are two things, one, Reality Television, and two, the Internet.
I have nothing more to say on the topic. I just thought it was interesting.
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