It was from "Pinafore."
I just watched TWW 7x22, aka the finale of this supposedly awesome show that was still "awesome" in its later seasons because it was "pretty." asjfhakjshfasfhajf
Guys?
ABBEY: It's going to be cold today.
JED: Hmmm.
ABBEY: Who is in his right mind decided that January would be the best time of year to hold an outdoor ceremony north of the Equator?
JED: Jefferson. Adams. Franklin.
ABBEY: They should have lined them up and shot them.
JED: That's what King George had in mind.
ARE YOU EVEN FUCKING KIDDING ME?
Here is my problem with post-Sorkin West Wing:
Sure, OKAY, IT'S PRETTY AND STUFF. IT HAS LENS FLARES AND FANCY CAMERAWORK, AND SOMEHOW, I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S SUPPOSED TO MAKE ME IGNORE THAT YOU ARE FUCKING STUPID? You know what? Prior to 1933, Inauguration Day was in March. It wasn't in January; it was in fucking March. You know who changed it from March to January? ngl, this was a vaguely important dude that maybe you've heard of. It was god damn FDR, this awesome guy who saw that the problems he was elected in November to fix probably couldn't wait until March (a date set by Founders who by the way at the time needed PEOPLE ON HORSES to bring back voter results to be properly tallied). So he changed it. From March to January 20(ish - depending on if that's a Sunday). BY THE WAY THOSE PROBLEMS WERE ~THE GREAT DEPRESSION~; HAVE YOU HEARD OF IT? You know who you blame in this situation? Washington. George fucking Washington was always the damned problem. He was so gentleman-like that for almost two hundred fucking years we didn't actually have official provisions for situations like the assassination of the president. Shit just happened. Washington resigns at the end of April; everyone else follows suit. THERE'S NO LAW. THERE'S NO PROTOCOL. It's a god damn fucking gentleman's agreement that at such a time, the President decides, "Okay, I'm done. PEACE." You know why every single other person before FDR didn't run for a third term? It wasn't because there was a law that said they couldn't; IT WAS BECAUSE NO ONE WANTED TO DISRESPECT THE MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON. Jesus Christ.
(Actually, in all fact, now I'm terrified of my country. You should be, too. Literally, the 25th amendment? 1967. I would like to direct your attention to all the times in which a President was assassinated/died/what the fuck ever, and a coup d'etat wasn't brought in this country, even though in all technicality it would have been legal because THERE WAS NO PROVISION IN THE CONSTITUTION THAT SAID THE VICE PRESIDENT SUCCEEDS THE PRESIDENT, PRIOR TO 1967.)
IN SHORT: FUCK YOUR DAMNED LENS FLARES. POST-SORKIN WEST WING IS SORT OF CRAP FOR NOT KNOWING THIS - HONESTLY, I WON'T LIE - AND I'M REALLY HAPPY THIS STUPIDITY IS TRUE, BECAUSE I FEEL BETTER ABOUT BEING SUPERIOR ALL THOSE YEARS AGO. Whatever, shit isn't pretty if it's wrong. End of story.
I lied.
I don't think I'll be watching anything post-S4.
edit: I feel like I want to write an entire history of the United States in this style, by the way. "SO THEN ANDREW JACKSON KILLED SOME INDIANS AND THEN MARRIED A LADY WHO ACCIDENTALLY WASN'T YET DIVORCED FROM HER FIRST HUSBAND. BUT WHATEVS - NULLIFICATION WAS SORT OF THE GROUNDS FOR CIVIL WAR! ~bigger picture~, y'all"
Guys?
ABBEY: It's going to be cold today.
JED: Hmmm.
ABBEY: Who is in his right mind decided that January would be the best time of year to hold an outdoor ceremony north of the Equator?
JED: Jefferson. Adams. Franklin.
ABBEY: They should have lined them up and shot them.
JED: That's what King George had in mind.
ARE YOU EVEN FUCKING KIDDING ME?
Here is my problem with post-Sorkin West Wing:
Sure, OKAY, IT'S PRETTY AND STUFF. IT HAS LENS FLARES AND FANCY CAMERAWORK, AND SOMEHOW, I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S SUPPOSED TO MAKE ME IGNORE THAT YOU ARE FUCKING STUPID? You know what? Prior to 1933, Inauguration Day was in March. It wasn't in January; it was in fucking March. You know who changed it from March to January? ngl, this was a vaguely important dude that maybe you've heard of. It was god damn FDR, this awesome guy who saw that the problems he was elected in November to fix probably couldn't wait until March (a date set by Founders who by the way at the time needed PEOPLE ON HORSES to bring back voter results to be properly tallied). So he changed it. From March to January 20(ish - depending on if that's a Sunday). BY THE WAY THOSE PROBLEMS WERE ~THE GREAT DEPRESSION~; HAVE YOU HEARD OF IT? You know who you blame in this situation? Washington. George fucking Washington was always the damned problem. He was so gentleman-like that for almost two hundred fucking years we didn't actually have official provisions for situations like the assassination of the president. Shit just happened. Washington resigns at the end of April; everyone else follows suit. THERE'S NO LAW. THERE'S NO PROTOCOL. It's a god damn fucking gentleman's agreement that at such a time, the President decides, "Okay, I'm done. PEACE." You know why every single other person before FDR didn't run for a third term? It wasn't because there was a law that said they couldn't; IT WAS BECAUSE NO ONE WANTED TO DISRESPECT THE MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON. Jesus Christ.
(Actually, in all fact, now I'm terrified of my country. You should be, too. Literally, the 25th amendment? 1967. I would like to direct your attention to all the times in which a President was assassinated/died/what the fuck ever, and a coup d'etat wasn't brought in this country, even though in all technicality it would have been legal because THERE WAS NO PROVISION IN THE CONSTITUTION THAT SAID THE VICE PRESIDENT SUCCEEDS THE PRESIDENT, PRIOR TO 1967.)
IN SHORT: FUCK YOUR DAMNED LENS FLARES. POST-SORKIN WEST WING IS SORT OF CRAP FOR NOT KNOWING THIS - HONESTLY, I WON'T LIE - AND I'M REALLY HAPPY THIS STUPIDITY IS TRUE, BECAUSE I FEEL BETTER ABOUT BEING SUPERIOR ALL THOSE YEARS AGO. Whatever, shit isn't pretty if it's wrong. End of story.
I lied.
I don't think I'll be watching anything post-S4.
edit: I feel like I want to write an entire history of the United States in this style, by the way. "SO THEN ANDREW JACKSON KILLED SOME INDIANS AND THEN MARRIED A LADY WHO ACCIDENTALLY WASN'T YET DIVORCED FROM HER FIRST HUSBAND. BUT WHATEVS - NULLIFICATION WAS SORT OF THE GROUNDS FOR CIVIL WAR! ~bigger picture~, y'all"