I don't care what you dress like or what you wear
So, so glad tomorrow is Friday. I'm not even sure why, as I don't really have any plans for this weekend, and I'm still getting over a cold, but damn it, the weekend always brings a lovely sense of anticipation for fun and exciting things! We were maybe going to go to a food/wine event on Saturday, but given how slowly my wimpy husband is recovering, it doesn't appear likely. I suppose that's not such a big deal as I wasn't keen about dragging my two-and-a-half year old to a festival that has nothing for him at all.
Stuff to talk about, yes.
We usually don't watch TV the same night that it comes on... after all, why have a DVR if you're not going to use it to flaunt your lazy TV habits? But, as it happened, we were both fairly unencumbered by duties tonight -- Wes kept getting stuck with noobs on video game he was playing and I didn't feel like working, so we both headed downstairs to watch stuff.
Tosh.O
OK, I know I have talked about this show, but it is so much brilliance to me. This week's season finale was kind of an annoying clip/recap show (meaning: no new web redemption, sigh) but it was funny to see some of the awesomeness that happened. Like -- I had no idea they had the What What in the Butt dude on! He looks exactly like he does on the video. I don't know why that is surprising to me. Many an awesome ONTD gifs have been created from that video.
Also, unrelated, but is there some sort of market on gay singers who have the suffix "well" in their name? (Samwell, Cazwell, etc.) Just wondering...
Apparently, next season they're going to have on Tay Zonday (my question: why did this one take two seasons?) and Antoine Dobson (HELL YES). Why do I have to wait until next year to see more? WAH.
The Office
- We watched The Office next, and can I tell you how excited I was about Michael & Toby's counseling session? My husband goes, "Oh -- they're going to end up being friends at the end." I was like, "Are you kidding?" Not to boast, but uh -- yeah. Guess who was riiii-ght?
So great, though. How happy do I get when Michael says to Toby, "You are just the worst. The worst." HA! This has now become a part of my regular vocabulary all the time.
- I knew Dwight's daycare was going to be bad, but ... OK, who am I kidding, it was everything I thought it would be. Feeding troughs, unsupervised care, Mose -- with a Cabbage Patch Kid (!) Where, I wonder, did that come from? Do you think Mose sleeps with it?? The best, though, was when Pam said,
"Oh, we don't need the tour," and Jim said,
"Let's take the tour," with that gleam in his eye, and then, of course, Pam realized her almost grave error. This is what makes Jim still kind of worthwhile: his ability to still spot comedy gold.
- But nothing could have prepared me for the comedy gold that was Dwight's makeover. The ascot. The pocket square! BRILLIANT. I also loved Jim making Dwight re-tell Pretty Woman as he understood it, but of course, Andy had to jump in, and then, of course, Kelly had to interrupt him, because, after all, it was her idea. But, you know, she wouldn't really even remember because she tunes herself out ------ OMG BEST LINE OF THE EPISODE.
So, yeah, blah, blah, blah, other stuff, but mostly, this was pretty decent, lots of material to work with here, and amazingly, all within the realm of the characters. Good job this week, Office.
30 Rock
Meanwhile, in the world of 30 Rock ... when it rains, it pours. Man, this is so effin' true. I speak this from experience as a real-life Liz Lemon, sandwich fetish and all. It was just funny how it manifested in Liz's world (tons of foot fetishes?? I'd say, "who knew?" but that pretty much makes sense. It's gross without being obscene.)
I never really thought about how old Jack is and the fact that he's just having a baby now. That's kind of a scary thought - I can't imagine being a 50 year-old new father. On the other hand, in his world, it's not that uncommon. Immediately, Larry King jumps to mind with his two kids. On the other hand, if I ever see Jack Donaghy wearing Chuck Taylors and jeans, I will immediately turn off the TV forever.
I know we've seen the whole "Video diary for your kid(s)" idea played out before, but I can't remember where. For some reason, Mel Gibson jumps to mind, but that can't be right. Can anyone help me out here? I also love that when he found out it was a girl, he immediately called on Liz Lemon to offer advice. Oh, Jack. Even when you know, you can't help yourself.
Also: yes, I'll admit, I've worn bathing suit pieces as underwear in a pinch. IT WORKS I'M SORRY.
That's all we watched tonight, so, yeah. There you go. My two cents on the TV entertainments.
Blah... I had other meaningless crap to talk about (like my husband's odd fear of long fingernails, heh heh heh), but the fog is taking over my head again. Rather than take more medicine, I should probably go to sleep.
Stuff to talk about, yes.
We usually don't watch TV the same night that it comes on... after all, why have a DVR if you're not going to use it to flaunt your lazy TV habits? But, as it happened, we were both fairly unencumbered by duties tonight -- Wes kept getting stuck with noobs on video game he was playing and I didn't feel like working, so we both headed downstairs to watch stuff.
Tosh.O
OK, I know I have talked about this show, but it is so much brilliance to me. This week's season finale was kind of an annoying clip/recap show (meaning: no new web redemption, sigh) but it was funny to see some of the awesomeness that happened. Like -- I had no idea they had the What What in the Butt dude on! He looks exactly like he does on the video. I don't know why that is surprising to me. Many an awesome ONTD gifs have been created from that video.
Also, unrelated, but is there some sort of market on gay singers who have the suffix "well" in their name? (Samwell, Cazwell, etc.) Just wondering...
Apparently, next season they're going to have on Tay Zonday (my question: why did this one take two seasons?) and Antoine Dobson (HELL YES). Why do I have to wait until next year to see more? WAH.
The Office
- We watched The Office next, and can I tell you how excited I was about Michael & Toby's counseling session? My husband goes, "Oh -- they're going to end up being friends at the end." I was like, "Are you kidding?" Not to boast, but uh -- yeah. Guess who was riiii-ght?
So great, though. How happy do I get when Michael says to Toby, "You are just the worst. The worst." HA! This has now become a part of my regular vocabulary all the time.
- I knew Dwight's daycare was going to be bad, but ... OK, who am I kidding, it was everything I thought it would be. Feeding troughs, unsupervised care, Mose -- with a Cabbage Patch Kid (!) Where, I wonder, did that come from? Do you think Mose sleeps with it?? The best, though, was when Pam said,
"Oh, we don't need the tour," and Jim said,
"Let's take the tour," with that gleam in his eye, and then, of course, Pam realized her almost grave error. This is what makes Jim still kind of worthwhile: his ability to still spot comedy gold.
- But nothing could have prepared me for the comedy gold that was Dwight's makeover. The ascot. The pocket square! BRILLIANT. I also loved Jim making Dwight re-tell Pretty Woman as he understood it, but of course, Andy had to jump in, and then, of course, Kelly had to interrupt him, because, after all, it was her idea. But, you know, she wouldn't really even remember because she tunes herself out ------ OMG BEST LINE OF THE EPISODE.
So, yeah, blah, blah, blah, other stuff, but mostly, this was pretty decent, lots of material to work with here, and amazingly, all within the realm of the characters. Good job this week, Office.
30 Rock
Meanwhile, in the world of 30 Rock ... when it rains, it pours. Man, this is so effin' true. I speak this from experience as a real-life Liz Lemon, sandwich fetish and all. It was just funny how it manifested in Liz's world (tons of foot fetishes?? I'd say, "who knew?" but that pretty much makes sense. It's gross without being obscene.)
I never really thought about how old Jack is and the fact that he's just having a baby now. That's kind of a scary thought - I can't imagine being a 50 year-old new father. On the other hand, in his world, it's not that uncommon. Immediately, Larry King jumps to mind with his two kids. On the other hand, if I ever see Jack Donaghy wearing Chuck Taylors and jeans, I will immediately turn off the TV forever.
I know we've seen the whole "Video diary for your kid(s)" idea played out before, but I can't remember where. For some reason, Mel Gibson jumps to mind, but that can't be right. Can anyone help me out here? I also love that when he found out it was a girl, he immediately called on Liz Lemon to offer advice. Oh, Jack. Even when you know, you can't help yourself.
Also: yes, I'll admit, I've worn bathing suit pieces as underwear in a pinch. IT WORKS I'M SORRY.
That's all we watched tonight, so, yeah. There you go. My two cents on the TV entertainments.
Blah... I had other meaningless crap to talk about (like my husband's odd fear of long fingernails, heh heh heh), but the fog is taking over my head again. Rather than take more medicine, I should probably go to sleep.