Just some random thoughts, in lieu of an actual post.
- Stella was voted off Last Comic Standing tonight. Shocking. The unfunny woman who was only put on the show because she would cause 'friction' was quickly eliminated by the fans who were asked to judge on comic ability, rather than their ability to make 'good TV.' This, in a nutshell, is my problem with these shows. Shows like LCS and The Ultimate Fighter are slaves to narratology, rather than seeking to provide entertainment in other forms. Shows like The Real World need this conflict based approach because thats all the show has to offer. But the shows that are being done under the pretense of finding a fighter/comedian/business executive/liontamer/gynecologist to the stars shouldn't be bound by these constraints. But such is the nature of the beast. The question is whether it is the fans who demand these conflicts, the producers who think the fans demand these conflicts, or the executives who demand the producers provide these conflicts because they believe the fans demand them. It's a vicious circle.
- I'm not sure whether the IFL and WFA will succeed, but this article from The Fight Network/MMA Weekly is an interesting read.
- CanWest Global's Prime TV has been rebranded as TVTropolis, a knockoff of America's TV Land, only with a bunch of reruns of Canadian television shows that nobody wants to watch. But one show they have is Beverly Hills, 90210, aka THE GREATEST SHOW EVER!!! Okay, that might be stretching it, but that show really redefined teen melodrama shows. Well, Degrassi Jr. High did, but 90210 made it cool. Right now they're showing the first season, back when it was more issue oriented, ie, teen pregnancy one episode, AIDS the next, then alcoholism. Whats really amazing is the fact that Shannen Doherty remains the hottest woman on television. And there is nothing wrong with her eyes! And she wore a Degrassi varsity jacket in Mallrats.
- If you didn't see last week's Fear Factor, try to find it. Or just go here to watch this. You've probably already seen it, but it was even better in the context of the show.
- Speaking of Joe Rogan, my roommate has a theory that Joe is on the outs with UFC. This due to Joe's association with Taint Fletcher, and Taint's ultimate disappointing of Dana in refusing to step up and take a fight with Bisping. I dismissed this, but a quick look at this page of Joe's website shows that Joe has a comedy date in Boston the night of UFC 61, which should be a HUGE night for UFC, coming off TUF3 and with the highly anticipated Shamrock/Ortiz match. Why is Joe doing a comedy show the night of one of the biggest PPVs of the year?
- Whats the deal with next Wednesday's Ultimate Fight Night? First of all, the website has it listed as taking place at 2:30 in the afternoon. Second of all, Kristian Rothaermel has a fight. Does anyone know how he got back in with Dana? Does this mean Taint is coming back too? Or...Noah?
- I just started watching Season One of Deadwood. Man, Sopranos, Big Love, Oz, Entourage, Deadwood (and a bunch of other shows as well). HBO makes some damn good TV. I'm giving Lucky Louie a shot, but I'm not sold yet. Besides, I feel creepy checking out Bobby Hill's boobies.
- Has anyone seen Tourgasm? I like Dane Cook, but its not showing in Canada yet. Same with Ricky Gervais' Extras.
- The more I watch Family Business (If the link doesn't work, don't blame me, Showtime has a seriously messed up internet policy.) , the more I want to work in the porn industry. Behind the camera of course. I highly doubt there would be a big market for overweight, unattractive men with small penises having sex with beautiful women. But I can hold a camera and edit with the best of them.
- Because I live in Canada, I think I'm supposed to be upset that Edmonton didn't win the Stanley Cup. But I'm not.
- The more I work on my proposal for my thesis, the more I don't want to actually write the thesis. Sadly, EVERYONE else in my program feels the same way about their theses.
- Evidently Superman Returns doesn't suck.
3 comments:
Kristian should be taken out back and shot.
2:30 in the afternoon, that totally alienates the UFC fanbase of people with jobs or deadbeats who sleep in until 4pm everyday. Every other UFC show doesn't begin before 9pm, what the fuck is 2:30?
Yeah, the 2:30 thing is mind-boggling. Spike's website has the show listed at 9pm, so maybe they're taping the show in the afternoon and then broadcasting it.
Have you checked out Kristian's UFC profile? Dude is kinda out there.
Seriously, a fake armbar is his listed "strength".
He's definitely something different which would be interesting if he wasn't such a deadbeat of a fighter.
He's going to get smoked. He can lock in his metaphysical armbar while Rob McDonald knocks him out.
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