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Archer

Published on February 7, 2010 in Entertainment. 4 Comments

Today, I just started watching the TV show Archer, created by the same group that made Frisky Dingo and Sealab 2021. Considering how hilarious I find Frisky Dingo, I’m not terribly surprised that I find the humor similar and just as funny.

The show just started this winter on FX, which also marks the first time I’ve actually watched an FX show…a surprising environment for Archer, in my opinion. The show revolves around a secret agent, Archer, and his agency ISIS. Unlike the incompetency of Xander Crews from Frisky Dingo, Archer actually has some legitimate secret agent skills. The frequent mistakes that he makes, though, like hiring call girls and taking drugs, often come close to ruining missions, but miraculously turn out okay. Several points of tension play out in the show, including race and sexual harassment in the office, serious topics treated with little pretension.

If you enjoy Sealab and/or Frisky Dingo, definitely watch Archer. If you haven’t seen either, give Archer a view. Archer is more accessible than either of these shows and should get a good reception. The first season is still in progress now.

Memories for a Generation

Published on October 22, 2008 in Life and Politics. 0 Comments

This month, I made a post considering that this is An Interesting Time to Grow Up, this February I will also be 22. Dan started a 3 part series in what this topic means to him.

I have to say that he blew my post out of the water with his first one. I tried to justify the assumption that events will not define our generation. Several years from now, we’ll laugh about going through 8 years of George W. Bush while in high school and college. Events do matter though. Imagine how different your own politics might be if we Obama had been president during these years.

Specifically, there is one event that represents the moment all of our generation will remember where they were when they heard about it: 9/11. To put it another way, this event is akin to the JFK assassination of the twenty-first century.

I remember. I was at my high school in Pleasant Valley, Iowa. Rumors started circulating around the school early that something had happened. Then the televisions came on. Before our very eyes we saw America attacked. We saw events shaping history before our very eyes. Vietnam, Korea, the Cold War…people remember war. We have two of them now, as an immediate result of 9/11. The day America realized that ideologies in remote parts of the world can impact us at home. The day we all realized that we can’t sit idle while these threats ruminate.

By no means is this fight over. Even if Obama is elected, the issue of terrorism will not leave us.

Colin Powell Endoreses Obama

Published on October 19, 2008 in News and Politics. 0 Comments

I was watching political shows this morning, as I always try to do on Sundays and heard Colin Powell endorse Barack Obama.  This is interesting for several reasons: 1) Powell’s military experience (and Obama’s lack thereof) 2) Powell’s friendship with McCain 3) Powell is a lifetime Repbulican.

1 – Powell has made a career out of military and government service.  He was one of the forces of the Bush- 43 administration that pushed us into Iraq. Obama’s judgment and lack of military experience of been one of the main attacks opponents have used against him. Remember Hillary Clinton’s 3 a.m. emergency ad? I think it is going to be hard to make this same attack after this endorsement.

2 – Powell said he has known and been friends with John McCain for 25 years. That is a long time to be friends and fellow veterans and decide not to vote for someone. Obviously, Powell put a lot of thought into this and it was a hard decision. Listening to him on MtP, I believe he was being quite sincere.

3 – This one speaks for itself. A military man who served under two separate Republican, Bush administrations. Clearly, he is not happy with where the party is going. I have a post on this subject in draft form. Look out for it tonight.

He praised Obama’s “ability to inspire,” pick for vice president– Joe Biden– and for running an “inclusive” campaign crossing racial, ethnic and generational lines. Powell said Obama was a “transformational” figure and was clearly troubled by McCain tapping Sarah Palin because he praised Biden as ready to lead from day one.

Reality TV: A Basic Formula of Addiction

Published on October 14, 2008 in Entertainment. 1 Comment

Over at the new Up for Grabs, Dan made an interesting post about Reality TV, stating:

I’m a sucker for reality TV.

I second that. I am also a sucker for reality TV. The combination of challenges, survival, and drama cannot be matched anywhere else. That is, of course, besides real life. Dan brings up a few great shows – the Pickup Artist and the Amazing Race. I am unbelievably excited that there is a new season of the Pickup Artist. I watched the first season and the “Master Pickup Artist” is so incredibly ridiculous it appears he could never even meet a women. But somehow he trains other men to overcome their lameness and start to meet women. Truly inspiring.

The Amazing Race must be in a double digit season by now. This show has been running for a while and somehow it doesn’t get old. They get sent to new countries and face new challenges. The people who cast this show are also incredibly gifted and choosing the most ridiculous duos ever. People that are competitive, yet prone to fighting and ridiculous antics.

I must diverge with Dan on a few points. First of all, A Shot at Love has to be one of the worst shows ever. And therefore, a guilty pleasure for anyone watching it. Honestly, Tila Tequila is not attractive. She is a horrible actress. No one wants to fall in love with her. This show honestly belongs on VH1 at 3 am.

Rock of Love, on the other hand, just about as ridiculous as Tila, but incredibly entertaining. I am not sure they could conceivably make another Rock of Love. The guy has fallen in love enough.

Last point of disagreement, MTV’s Road Rules/Real World Challenge – The Island is awesome. Awesome. I have been meaning to blog about the episodes as they come out, but have not got around to it yet. Maybe, just maybe, I can inspire a new fan.

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