I recently watched Code Monkeys on Netflix. It was a short-lived animated sitcom about a video game company. The animation is done in 8-bit style pixelation and abound with video game references (for example, they have to jump over a pit of spikes to get to the meeting room, and the top status randomly flashes lines relevant to the plot, like an aggression meter or points scored). This is the kind of show I would be all over. Except… None of the characters are likable. The main character’s co-workers is one of those “Stiffler” guys who constantly makes sexual and homosexual remarks, humps everything, and without fail, tells the hero…
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Once Upon a Time
There’s been some buzz lately about these “real fairy tales” + “dark and edgy” shows that are popping up. “Once Upon a Time” is ABC’s entry. “Grimm” is NBC’s, which has something to do with a detective. It’s a natural evolution of “Twilight” and its spin-offs like “The Vampire Diaries” and “Supernatural”, all of which evolved from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, which evolved from “Interview with the Vampire” and so on. Plus non-serial works like “The Brothers Grimm”, “Shrek”, “Wicked”, “Tin Man”, and “The 10th Kingdom”. I saw the free-to-watch pilot of “Once Upon a Time” on IMDB a few days ago. I haven’t watched a real show meant for…
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Pawn Stars Lies
Okay. Television. There’s a lot of reasons why you’re having trouble getting viewers. TiVo, over-saturation of options (not just cable, but Internet too), stilted writers, lengthy commercial breaks, piracy, and a slew of other things. So you’ve got to do your best to make people watch. Here’s the quickest way to get me not to watch. Lie to me. Para ejemplo, I was watching Pawn Stars the other night. During one of the commercial teasers, they were talking about a jet fighter G-Suit someone brought in, and they showed the “expert” they always bring in looking around it and it ends with: “And what’s this under the helmet?”. I, being…
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AuthorQuest Bashes Snooki
Here, watch this. Anderson Cooper Bashes Snooki Anderson Cooper’s a smart, witty guy. I should be watching more of him. But to the subject at hand. When I saw this, really, I was trying to be more outraged. Toni Morrison is at the same level as some white trash clubber with a ghost-written book? (Editor’s note: I haven’t read Toni Morrison or Snooki) She earned $32,000 for speaking fees? Someone who’s done no work, suffered no art, gained no skills? But really, I just don’t care that much. For one thing, this is just par for the course. Beautiful train wrecks are a staple of the human diet. Before our…
