Archive for the ‘TV’ Category

Written by Bill G on Wednesday, September 26th, 2007 in TV, Trainwrecks, disasters.
I Dream of Donuts
Just like Homer Simpson, a bunch of security guards at a nuclear power plant in Peach Bottom Township, Pennsylvania, have been caught by a hidden camera sleeping on the job.
See the video at CBS.
I love local news. Punctuated by lines like “In case you don’t believe us, here’s video…” and “exclusive coverage [...]

Written by Bill G on Monday, September 24th, 2007 in Babes, TV, accidents, bizarre, funny video, travel.
This was sent to me by a coworker. I love how a few seconds after she throws up, she’s right back to the hosting gig like nothing happened! According to a translator, this is what went down:
Yes, Hello?
- Hello.
Hello, what’s your name?
- Niclas.
Hi Niclas, what’s your answer?
- tölp (English: boor)
*BARF!*
Whooo, OK! I just have to [...]

Written by OddCulture on Thursday, September 13th, 2007 in Babes, Paris Hilton, TV, celebrities, culture, food, funny video.
CKE Restaurants, Inc. is back with a new round of television commercials for their Hardees and Carl’s Jr. hamburger chains.
In the Hardees ad, a scantly-clad woman gyrates to a countdown of things she wants a man to do to her. All the time, she is eating a Patty Melt burger.
The Carl’s Jr. ad is also [...]

Written by dj kali_ma on Tuesday, August 21st, 2007 in Movies, TV, culture.
Sean Corey Adams, Animator
On the Williams Street mystique, animating the interesting part of Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theatres, and what it’s like to be doing exactly what you wanted to as a kid.
Interview by Glossolalia Black, drooling geek.
Quick aside: Mr. Adams and I have been LiveJournal buddies for ages, and when [...]

Written by Bill G on Wednesday, August 15th, 2007 in 70s, Periods, TV, culture.
Top 20 TV Show Intros of the 70s
Introduction
Entries 16 to 20
Entries 11 to 15
Entries 6 to 10
The Top 5
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The Muppet Show
1976-1981
Since 1969, Sesame Street had given Jim Henson’s creations invaluable exposure; however, Henson began to perceive that he was being pigeonholed as a children’s entertainer. He sought to create a program that could be enjoyed [...]

Written by Bill G on Friday, August 10th, 2007 in 70s, Periods, TV, culture.
Top 20 TV Show Intros of the 70s
Introduction
Entries 16 to 20
Entries 11 to 15
Entries 6 to 10:
10
The Jeffersons
1975-1985
Another spinoff from All in the Family, this was another show I watched alot. Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley were great, as was Marla Gibbs who played Florence the maid. (she actually was in a spin-off show called [...]

Written by Bill G on Monday, August 6th, 2007 in 70s, Periods, TV, culture.
Top 20 TV Show Intros of the 70s
Introduction
Entries 16 to 20
Entries 11 to 15:
15
The Odd Couple
1970-1975
The Odd Couple was originally a 1965 Broadway play by Neil Simon. In the play, Art Carney was Felix Ungar, the neat freak, and Walter Matthau was Oscar Madison, the slob. Jack Klugman would later replace Matthau, but Matthau would [...]

Written by Bill G on Friday, August 3rd, 2007 in 70s, Periods, TV, culture.
I mostly grew up in the 80s. One of the cool things about TV in the 80s was that, through the magic of syndication, I got to see a lot of shows from the 70s that were no longer being produced (or were in their last days). One of the more memorable parts of a [...]

Written by OddCulture on Tuesday, July 31st, 2007 in TV, Trainwrecks, bizarre, crime, culture, gangs.
WARNING: The following segment features corruption of LOL!
The as-always-trustworthy FOX News talks about Anonymous, the Hackers on Steroids (TM).
Destroy.
Die.
Attack.
Thanks to FOX11 for exposing The Internet Hate Machine. LULZ.
This is the greatest Fox segment since the Downloading Drugs broadcast I saw a few years ago. I love the special effects, the underlying brooding musical theme, the [...]

Written by OddCulture on Monday, July 23rd, 2007 in Babes, TV, culture.
If you live in Memphis and need your law cut, call Tiger Time.
As CBS news points out,
The women of Tiger Time Lawn Care offer to mow customers’ lawns dressed in bikinis - a service that attracts more attention to the ladies than the lawns.
“Oh yeah, they honk and yell. They can do everything you [...]
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