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Oh my GOD it's so HOT. And I'm a person who loves the heat. What's up with that?! My poor fan is going to burn out its motor.
30 Days of TV: Day Two: A Show You Wish More People Were Watching
The answer: Community. And now it's going to be even more difficult, because CBS went and fucked everything up with their schedule.
Brad: Why haven't I been watching Community? I love Joel McHale and Ken Jeong.
Me: It's on at 8 on Thursdays.
Brad: Vampire Diaries! That's what I'm watching!
Me: Tell me about it! This season sucks for this! My sister and I watch Vampire Diaries, Amelia watches Bones, which is okay, but we both watch Big Bang Theory, and I love Community with every inch of my heart. Thursdays at 8 is worse than Sophie's choice.
Brad: [laughing] Oh god ... you did not just go there.
Me: Yeah, I kinda did. I'm the Ricky Gervais of the Men's Department.
The plot: Jeff Winger is was a lawyer. Turns out, while you can have a law degree from Columbia the University, practicing law with a degree from Columbia the country is kinda frowned upon. So now he hasa to get an actual bachelor's degree from Greendale Community College. In an attempt to hit on the cute blonde from Spanish class, Britta, he accidentally creates a study group of a bunch of misfits: there's Britta, the feminist crunchy granola hippie who wears leather and has a heart; Annie, the wide-eyed would-be valedictorian (if she hadn't gone to rehab senior year for an addiction to Adderall); Troy, the former prom king who couldn't get a football scholarship (who Annie loves, apparently); the senior citizen who takes classes because he has nothing else to do, Pierce (played by Chevy Chase!); Shirley, the single mother trying to get a new career under her belt; and finally, Abed, the young man of Middle Eastern descent who plays the meta character.
Why do I love this show? First, this group is very close-knit. They've dialed down the sexual tension between Britta and Jeff (and, in so doing, dialed up the sexual tension between Jeff and Annie, Britta and Troy, Abed and Troy, Britta and Abed, Pierce and Shirley) and in each episode, Jeff has adventures with a different member. I love "Home Economics," where Jeff has to move out of his posh apartment and moves in with Abed in the dorm room. I think it's "Football, Feminism and You" where Jeff tries to get Troy to join the football team in exchange for a parking space, which pisses Annie off because Football!Troy is a bitch, but Non-Football!Troy is actually nice to Annie, and Britta can't talk like a lady in the ladies' restroom and Shirley helps her.
But the crowning achievement: "Modern Warfare." Why oh why was this episode not nominated for an Emmy? Is Modern Family really that funny?! Really!? Because this episode of about 23 minutes had it all. It's the Spring Fling and there will be a Paintball Battle. The prize for last man standing was going to be a Blu-Ray player, but when Jeff goes to take a nap in his car, the prize is changed: to Priority Registration. Meaning the winner can register for whatever classes he or she wants. He can have all his classes on a Monday, if he wants! When he wakes up, Greendale is no longer the shiny happy community college; it is a refugee from 28 Days Later. Abed tells him to go with him if he doesn't want to get paint on his clothes. The battle with the chess team! "And tell the drama team that their tears will be real today." And, as if in homage to me, as the episode goes on, Jeff loses his shirt and his shoes and his wifebeater gets dirty and then he's handing Britta an empty paintball gun and saying, "No paintballs, Hans?" and THEN he busts into the Dean's office because he's the LAST MAN STANDING and he's NOT WEARING ANY SHOES and he has a PAINTBALL GUN TAPED TO THE BACK OF HIS SHIRT AND HOLY CRAP IT'S DIE HARD IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
(As if you didn't know: I have equal amounts of Spazz for both Die Hard and Back to the Future.)
And as an added bonus: Pretend Boyfriend #3 Joel McHale takes his shirt off. A lot. And sometimes his pants.
So, uh, yeah, the question: why is Community a show more people should be watching? BECAUSE IT'S AWESOMENESS CANNOT BE CONTAINED.
PS, I totally realized after the fact that the answer to Which Show Shouldn't Have Been Cancelled is actually The Middleman. Remind me later - I'll do a Day One-A tomorrow for that precious show.
But now, I have to run errands before doing the Footwear Floor Move with Brad and Deb (because I am the New Brad [with more hair {and boobs}]).
30 Days of Music: Day Two: Your Least Favorite Song
Yellow Submarine. Holy God in Heaven, that answer will never not be "Yellow Submarine." I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE that song. I hate it so much, but Revolver was one of my favorite albums, so when I bought the CD (the first time) I'd always skip "Yellow Submarine." Then, when I lost my first copy of Revolver and bought it again and this time burned it to my iTunes, I left "Yellow Submarine" off so I'd never have to listen to it again. Mere words cannot describe the utter hatred I feel for "Yellow Submarine."
30 Days of TV: Day Two: A Show You Wish More People Were Watching
The answer: Community. And now it's going to be even more difficult, because CBS went and fucked everything up with their schedule.
Brad: Why haven't I been watching Community? I love Joel McHale and Ken Jeong.
Me: It's on at 8 on Thursdays.
Brad: Vampire Diaries! That's what I'm watching!
Me: Tell me about it! This season sucks for this! My sister and I watch Vampire Diaries, Amelia watches Bones, which is okay, but we both watch Big Bang Theory, and I love Community with every inch of my heart. Thursdays at 8 is worse than Sophie's choice.
Brad: [laughing] Oh god ... you did not just go there.
Me: Yeah, I kinda did. I'm the Ricky Gervais of the Men's Department.
The plot: Jeff Winger is was a lawyer. Turns out, while you can have a law degree from Columbia the University, practicing law with a degree from Columbia the country is kinda frowned upon. So now he hasa to get an actual bachelor's degree from Greendale Community College. In an attempt to hit on the cute blonde from Spanish class, Britta, he accidentally creates a study group of a bunch of misfits: there's Britta, the feminist crunchy granola hippie who wears leather and has a heart; Annie, the wide-eyed would-be valedictorian (if she hadn't gone to rehab senior year for an addiction to Adderall); Troy, the former prom king who couldn't get a football scholarship (who Annie loves, apparently); the senior citizen who takes classes because he has nothing else to do, Pierce (played by Chevy Chase!); Shirley, the single mother trying to get a new career under her belt; and finally, Abed, the young man of Middle Eastern descent who plays the meta character.
Why do I love this show? First, this group is very close-knit. They've dialed down the sexual tension between Britta and Jeff (and, in so doing, dialed up the sexual tension between Jeff and Annie, Britta and Troy, Abed and Troy, Britta and Abed, Pierce and Shirley) and in each episode, Jeff has adventures with a different member. I love "Home Economics," where Jeff has to move out of his posh apartment and moves in with Abed in the dorm room. I think it's "Football, Feminism and You" where Jeff tries to get Troy to join the football team in exchange for a parking space, which pisses Annie off because Football!Troy is a bitch, but Non-Football!Troy is actually nice to Annie, and Britta can't talk like a lady in the ladies' restroom and Shirley helps her.
But the crowning achievement: "Modern Warfare." Why oh why was this episode not nominated for an Emmy? Is Modern Family really that funny?! Really!? Because this episode of about 23 minutes had it all. It's the Spring Fling and there will be a Paintball Battle. The prize for last man standing was going to be a Blu-Ray player, but when Jeff goes to take a nap in his car, the prize is changed: to Priority Registration. Meaning the winner can register for whatever classes he or she wants. He can have all his classes on a Monday, if he wants! When he wakes up, Greendale is no longer the shiny happy community college; it is a refugee from 28 Days Later. Abed tells him to go with him if he doesn't want to get paint on his clothes. The battle with the chess team! "And tell the drama team that their tears will be real today." And, as if in homage to me, as the episode goes on, Jeff loses his shirt and his shoes and his wifebeater gets dirty and then he's handing Britta an empty paintball gun and saying, "No paintballs, Hans?" and THEN he busts into the Dean's office because he's the LAST MAN STANDING and he's NOT WEARING ANY SHOES and he has a PAINTBALL GUN TAPED TO THE BACK OF HIS SHIRT AND HOLY CRAP IT'S DIE HARD IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
(As if you didn't know: I have equal amounts of Spazz for both Die Hard and Back to the Future.)
And as an added bonus: Pretend Boyfriend #3 Joel McHale takes his shirt off. A lot. And sometimes his pants.
So, uh, yeah, the question: why is Community a show more people should be watching? BECAUSE IT'S AWESOMENESS CANNOT BE CONTAINED.
PS, I totally realized after the fact that the answer to Which Show Shouldn't Have Been Cancelled is actually The Middleman. Remind me later - I'll do a Day One-A tomorrow for that precious show.
But now, I have to run errands before doing the Footwear Floor Move with Brad and Deb (because I am the New Brad [with more hair {and boobs}]).
30 Days of Music: Day Two: Your Least Favorite Song
Yellow Submarine. Holy God in Heaven, that answer will never not be "Yellow Submarine." I HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE that song. I hate it so much, but Revolver was one of my favorite albums, so when I bought the CD (the first time) I'd always skip "Yellow Submarine." Then, when I lost my first copy of Revolver and bought it again and this time burned it to my iTunes, I left "Yellow Submarine" off so I'd never have to listen to it again. Mere words cannot describe the utter hatred I feel for "Yellow Submarine."