Wait, uh, what? No, seriously, what?
Okay, so, for anyone who has not been in my immediate flailing vicinity the last week or so, I might possibly have fallen like a ton of bricks for Wiseguy (puts barkley and destina on hate list for the damn vid), and I might possibly be collecting a few, a very few clips for a pimping post and all, but before I get into that, first I really just have to share a couple of Special Moments (with a capital S and a capital M) from the show with you all.
Five second backstory: our hero Vinnie Terranova is an agent for the OCB (Organized Crime Bureau). After an 18-month stretch in prison to set up his cover, Vinnie is sent in to infiltrate Sonny Steelgrave's mob. And then they fall in love and it all ends exactly as well as you would expect, but that is not the point here. The point here is, Prison Rape On Network TV -- Comedy Gold or Just Kind Of Creepy?
You should watch these clips even if you have no interest in this show at all, just to enjoy the big sweet cup of WTF?
(Also, if you are interested in the show, I will take this opportunity to pimp sportshoes, which is a Wiseguy comm run by movies_michelle. If you go back in the calendar and start from the beginning of the comm, they've had a series of weekly discussions of the episodes in order, which are a lot of fun to read.)
Oh, uh, I should probably mention -- please don't link directly to the clips or pass the post on in a non-fannish place. I don't mind at all if anyone wants to youtube these, I just don't want my own bandwidth to get hammered.
Five second backstory: our hero Vinnie Terranova is an agent for the OCB (Organized Crime Bureau). After an 18-month stretch in prison to set up his cover, Vinnie is sent in to infiltrate Sonny Steelgrave's mob. And then they fall in love and it all ends exactly as well as you would expect, but that is not the point here. The point here is, Prison Rape On Network TV -- Comedy Gold or Just Kind Of Creepy?
You should watch these clips even if you have no interest in this show at all, just to enjoy the big sweet cup of WTF?
- So, how did a good-looking guy like you survive eighteen months in prison?
(10 MB DivX clip; right-click and save!)
Special bonus extras: Stylin' 80s Playboy Bunny waitresses; Vinnie laughing at Sonny's pathetically lame jokes (even Sonny is surprised). - And this is why joining the mob is BAD, kids!
(14 MB DivX clip; right-click and save!)
Special bonus extras: wow, look what kids had to do for entertainment before the Internets!
ETA: and dsudis informs me that the kid getting shoved up against the wall here apparently went on to become the drummer for Hard Core Logo. Fandom is a strange, small world.
(Also, if you are interested in the show, I will take this opportunity to pimp sportshoes, which is a Wiseguy comm run by movies_michelle. If you go back in the calendar and start from the beginning of the comm, they've had a series of weekly discussions of the episodes in order, which are a lot of fun to read.)
Oh, uh, I should probably mention -- please don't link directly to the clips or pass the post on in a non-fannish place. I don't mind at all if anyone wants to youtube these, I just don't want my own bandwidth to get hammered.