Temperatures dropping near zero (no temperature!) with winds up to 40 MPH tonight into tomorrow. I think the North is invading us again, and we're getting beat badly.
I turned down a high-paying job in Boston in 2008 because I couldn't handle the weather. I live in North Carolina for a reason: give me tornadoes, give me hurricanes, no sweat. Give me no temperature and I'm losing my damn mind.
Lived through a Category 4 hurricane, felt a 5.6 Earthquake, nearly bought the farm in a tornado in 2011 and had to wear the face mask I wear using the bush hog when the forest caught fire in 2009. I'll take any and all of that over snow.
Today's sitcoms downright suck. I tried getting into modern family, Big Bang, community, and several others didn't find any of them good.
All of the new ones this year stink. I watched an episode of A to Z and didn't laugh once. Watched fresh off the boat (2 episodes) and only laughed once.
The worst winter storm we ever had was back in 2002. It took longer for us to get power back from that (17 days) than it did Hurricane Hugo (14 days). Plus it looked as though a tornado had come through, then frozen everything in place. It was sobering to see trees down, utility poles snapped and power lines just hanging. We deal better with the 'natural disasters' because snow is like a unicorn here. I think we've had five major snow events in my lifetime and I'm pushing 30. A hurricane rolls up and we're worried about losing our tomato planters. A quarter inch of ice and four inches of snow and we're composing our last will and testament.
Caught the Alberto El Patron promo from Lucha Underground last week. He doesn't mention any names, but he does say he wanted to work in a company "where they don't hold you back because of the colour of your skin". Ouch. Decent promo too. Way more fire than any time in WWE.
Norm Macdonald is live tweeting his experience at SNL40. Said that he and Higgins created Celebrity Jeopardy, ripping off an SCTV skit. They waited to pitch it to Martin Short, since they wanted his permission
Fresh Off The Boat is great. A to Z was fun, though I don't think it was ever going to live up to the hype I had for it. Plus, it just kind of ended with an abrupt every rom com ever ending.
I completely disagree that today's sitcoms "downright suck."
New Girl is a show that got better as it fleshed out the characters and became more of an ensemble rather than a starring vehicle for Zooey Deschanel being adorkable
Modern Family went from the show that resurrected sitcoms to the punchline for generic sitcoms pretty quickly. I still like it though and it's easy to watch in syndication.
Another record breaking day over at the new blog! Everyday is an adventure and I can't get enough! Thanks to all my contributors and thanks to all of you for your support. It's been a lot of fun. We're just having a good time over at:
Yea, it's still funny, I've never seen a show do a complete 180 that quickly. For a show that helped people accept gay marriage, Cam and Mitchell are awful characters.
"- There's been talk of giving WWE NXT Diva Zahra Schreiber with Baron Corbin because they're both covered in tattoos. Zahra is the NXT Diva who was involved in the Seth Rollins nude photo controversy last week."
I think a lot of shows do that. First 2-3 seasons it is the greatest show and then bam.
Glee was a great example of that (which I never saw). Show was everywhere and had lots of top singles (tons of billboard and iTunes records) and then nothing.
I'm in the UK so not aware of its American reception. This season seems to have attempting "edgy" with the awful neighbours and pot and swinging. It just doesn't work. I don't see the problem in being the best family sitcom around.
so at the previous PPV, the display to show off the light heavyweight division was Sasuke v. Taka in a ****+ match. And the next PPV, it's Scott Putski v. Brian Lawler. Someone fucked up here.
Best example of a show starting super hot and then wtf happened: csi. Top show on tv with ratings that double the walking dead/ncis and this week would probably be the series finale with no publicity at all.
30 Rock, as much as I hate to say it. I liked the show, but it doesn't have the "rewatch 1000 times over" factor that old classic Simpsons or Seinfeld or even Curb had.
I used to be addicted to that show. I ruined an entire day at the beach one day because as I was getting ready to hit the beach I threw on the television in the motel room and spent the whole day watching an SVU marathon.
Probably Top Gear. I'll still have it in in the background sometimes (there's a channel here that shows it about 6 times a day) but some episodes are just too rinsed to even do that with any more.
I don't think CBS would just callously cancel one of their signature shows. I think it gets some sort of send off. They let The Mentalist get a final season
All those people arguing over whether WWE would hire Samoa Joe for nXt purposes should look no further than Rhyno. I mean c'mon, If fucking Rhyno has a place, then Samoa Joe sure as hell does too.
Eleven hour workday finished. Pizza acquired. How's everyone?
ReplyDeleteTemperatures dropping near zero (no temperature!) with winds up to 40 MPH tonight into tomorrow. I think the North is invading us again, and we're getting beat badly.
ReplyDeleteFuck it I'm up here in the shit.
ReplyDelete"Winter is Coming."
Feels weird having the ac on in Los Angeles so early in the year
ReplyDeleteI turned down a high-paying job in Boston in 2008 because I couldn't handle the weather. I live in North Carolina for a reason: give me tornadoes, give me hurricanes, no sweat. Give me no temperature and I'm losing my damn mind.
ReplyDeleteHow about sending some of that warmth back east, eh?
ReplyDeleteSupposed to get down to -1 tonight. The hell is going on?
ReplyDeleteWe died. And this is Hell.
ReplyDeleteWhere you live is dependent on what disasters you're okay with. I'll take snow over hurricanes and earthquakes and wildfires and shit.
ReplyDeleteBut then I might need to put on a jacket
ReplyDeleteFeel like watching a PPV. Did everybody already watch Summerslam 97?
ReplyDeleteYou left out the part where it gets ball-bustering hot in the summer.
ReplyDeleteLived through a Category 4 hurricane, felt a 5.6 Earthquake, nearly bought the farm in a tornado in 2011 and had to wear the face mask I wear using the bush hog when the forest caught fire in 2009. I'll take any and all of that over snow.
ReplyDeleteHow many buys would Fast Lane get if there was no WWE Network?
ReplyDeleteYeah, but there's a remedy for that: swimming pool. (Or air conditioning if you don't mind a $200 power bill).
ReplyDeleteToday's sitcoms downright suck. I tried getting into modern family, Big Bang, community, and several others didn't find any of them good.
ReplyDeleteAll of the new ones this year stink. I watched an episode of A to Z and didn't laugh once. Watched fresh off the boat (2 episodes) and only laughed once.
50k domestic
ReplyDeleteI'd say a good many. Lot of intrigue for this one.
ReplyDeleteDouble fuck you, compadre. Send. Warmth.
ReplyDeleteThey were trending around 150k or below for the crap PPVs. They'd do an average take for this one, given that both Bryan and Reigns have fans.
ReplyDeleteI completely missed the comma between Big Bang and Community the first time I read it.
ReplyDeleteScrew it I want Shawn-Taker goodness while I eat. Ground Zero it is.
ReplyDeleteNew Girl is good.
ReplyDeleteCommunity's something that is easy to not get but fantastic if you get it.
ReplyDeleteSaw 5 or 6 episodes in season 1 and thought it was just ok and haven't seen an episode since
ReplyDeleteSeasons 1 and 2 are hilarious. Season 3 was meh. This current season (4) has been really good.
ReplyDeleteWatched first 2 seasons because ex enjoyed it but didn't get the hype
ReplyDeleteThe worst winter storm we ever had was back in 2002. It took longer for us to get power back from that (17 days) than it did Hurricane Hugo (14 days). Plus it looked as though a tornado had come through, then frozen everything in place. It was sobering to see trees down, utility poles snapped and power lines just hanging. We deal better with the 'natural disasters' because snow is like a unicorn here. I think we've had five major snow events in my lifetime and I'm pushing 30. A hurricane rolls up and we're worried about losing our tomato planters. A quarter inch of ice and four inches of snow and we're composing our last will and testament.
ReplyDeleteCaught the Alberto El Patron promo from Lucha Underground last week. He doesn't mention any names, but he does say he wanted to work in a company "where they don't hold you back because of the colour of your skin". Ouch. Decent promo too. Way more fire than any time in WWE.
ReplyDeleteBest comedy on tv today is South Park. Distant second is american dad
ReplyDeleteFamily man Goldust was so weird.
ReplyDeleteWhat about It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia?
ReplyDeleteNever seen an episode
ReplyDeleteComedy is the most subjective genre, I don't think there's a definite "best".
ReplyDeleteYeah this. Bad's objective, good's harder to target.
ReplyDeleteNorm Macdonald is live tweeting his experience at SNL40. Said that he and Higgins created Celebrity Jeopardy, ripping off an SCTV skit. They waited to pitch it to Martin Short, since they wanted his permission
ReplyDeleteI'm still anxiously awaiting Hoochie Underground: A XXX Parody.
ReplyDeleteFresh Off The Boat is great. A to Z was fun, though I don't think it was ever going to live up to the hype I had for it. Plus, it just kind of ended with an abrupt every rom com ever ending.
ReplyDeleteI completely disagree that today's sitcoms "downright suck."
Wrong. The correct answer is History Of The World Part One.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it's very subjective but all arts is that type of way. I can't stand the Katy perry dark horse song but it's super popular.
ReplyDeleteNew Girl is a show that got better as it fleshed out the characters and became more of an ensemble rather than a starring vehicle for Zooey Deschanel being adorkable
ReplyDeleteI'm still waiting for the part two. If any brooks movies movie deserves a sequel, it's that one
ReplyDeleteUnpopular opinion: Brian Pillman was really overrated.
ReplyDeleteso is there a rewatch tonight?
ReplyDeleteModern Family is hilarious.
ReplyDeleteJust started Ground Zero
ReplyDelete13:45
ReplyDeleteSeason was Schmidt's love triangle and the Nick and Jess relaiopnship?
ReplyDeleteBrian pillman was a b+ player.
ReplyDeleteCommunity is gold.
ReplyDeleteThe first 3 seasons at least
Modern Family went from the show that resurrected sitcoms to the punchline for generic sitcoms pretty quickly. I still like it though and it's easy to watch in syndication.
ReplyDeleteWith an F heart.
ReplyDeleteI'd cosign this
ReplyDeleteIt's general very funny and watchable, but this season's been middling.
ReplyDeleteAnother record breaking day over at the new blog! Everyday is an adventure and I can't get enough! Thanks to all my contributors and thanks to all of you for your support. It's been a lot of fun. We're just having a good time over at:
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It was an all-timer for me if they'd stopped at 3.
ReplyDeleteHey he had a lot of heart in that wargames match
ReplyDeleteI swear, Ariel Winter's boobs gets bigger with each new episode of Modern Family.
ReplyDeleteYea, it's still funny, I've never seen a show do a complete 180 that quickly. For a show that helped people accept gay marriage, Cam and Mitchell are awful characters.
ReplyDeleteThat's part of the fun of watching new Modern Families. Must be fun for the kid who plays Luke
ReplyDeleteThis season you mean?
ReplyDeleteBest sitcom ever: I love lucy.
ReplyDeleteJust in general reception. It was THE sitcom in 2009 when it first debuted, but it seemed to fall out of favor very quickly.
ReplyDeleteArested Development vs Community.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the better off the wall sitcom!
The first four seasons of NewsRadio are untouchable.
ReplyDeleteI might give that egg recipe a shot.
ReplyDeleteArrested Development. How is that a debate?
ReplyDeleteFrom the Observer:
ReplyDelete"- There's been talk of giving WWE NXT Diva Zahra Schreiber with Baron Corbin because they're both covered in tattoos. Zahra is the NXT Diva who was involved in the Seth Rollins nude photo controversy last week."
I don't know why, but now that he's older, he plays Luke like he's got some sort of autism.
ReplyDeleteWell Luke's always been dumb. Apparently real life Luke is in Mensa. ACTING!
ReplyDeletehttp://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/neill-blomkamps-next-movie-will-be-his-reimagining-of-the-alien-franchise-20150218
ReplyDeleteYEAH BABY! New Alien movie that pretty much ignores Alien 3 and Resurrection!
I think a lot of shows do that. First 2-3 seasons it is the greatest show and then bam.
ReplyDeleteGlee was a great example of that (which I never saw). Show was everywhere and had lots of top singles (tons of billboard and iTunes records) and then nothing.
Did Pillman have a finisher in the WWF? I have no memory of one.
ReplyDeleteYour words not mine.
ReplyDeleteDrugs.
ReplyDeleteShe's 17
ReplyDeletejust came in now at 20:00. reasonably close?
ReplyDeletedo we do the Sept 22 1997 Raw after this? (it's one of the 2 1997 Raws on the Network)
I just feel like it was cool getting this glimpse into a normal family.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is, normal families aren't interesting enough to sustain years and years of TV.
It's delicious!
ReplyDeleteGlee also had 3/4 of the cast leave which is probably 75% of what happened there.
ReplyDeletePillman has a crappy car.
ReplyDeleteWhy not just pair her with orton or Batista with all their ugly ass tattoos
ReplyDeleteIt's very cold here, and I am about to eat spaghetti.
ReplyDeleteGlee was a phenomenon in season 1 but they ran out of plots and burned through a lot of ridiculous storylines too quickly.
ReplyDeleteThere's only so many times Sue can threaten to kill the glee club while the club has to win sectionals, regionals, nationals, worlds, whatever.
Glee also thought it was a more important show than it was actually was and has to address every social issue down our throats.
I'm in the UK so not aware of its American reception. This season seems to have attempting "edgy" with the awful neighbours and pot and swinging. It just doesn't work. I don't see the problem in being the best family sitcom around.
ReplyDeleteOn the Network, it says NXT is supposed to be on but there's an old Savage interview. It's past 8, what gives?
ReplyDeleteI wanna say The Middle is better than Modern Family.
ReplyDeleteIf we include the fourth seasons, it isn't one. AD all the way
ReplyDeleteI laughed more at community though. I watched them back to back and left it feeling like a tie.
I'm all about the PPVs. Im trying for a sped up your of WWE history. PPV gives a pretty good snapshot of each month.
ReplyDeleteNeill Blomkamp is actually doing it? OH YES!
ReplyDeletefair enough. I'll watch the Raw on my own again at some point this weekend.
ReplyDeletethough that is one of the bigger ones in terms of history - first time Austin stunned Vince, plus the MSG debut of Cactus v. HHH.
Scott Putski?!? On PPV?!?!
ReplyDeleteI've got 7:59
ReplyDeleteYeah we're getting an abrupt shift to attitude era.
ReplyDeleteso at the previous PPV, the display to show off the light heavyweight division was Sasuke v. Taka in a ****+ match.
ReplyDeleteAnd the next PPV, it's Scott Putski v. Brian Lawler. Someone fucked up here.
Is there a tv show youve seen so many times you can't watch it anymore. I just realized I've gotten that way with Law and Oreer SVU
ReplyDeleteBest example of a show starting super hot and then wtf happened: csi.
ReplyDeleteTop show on tv with ratings that double the walking dead/ncis and this week would probably be the series finale with no publicity at all.
Melissa Joan Hart is still hot as fuck
ReplyDeleteI had that exact feeling.
ReplyDeleteWith Law and Order SVU...
Clarissa can Explore My Pants.
ReplyDeleteI think CBS will give CSI a 13-episode send off next season.
ReplyDelete30 Rock, as much as I hate to say it. I liked the show, but it doesn't have the "rewatch 1000 times over" factor that old classic Simpsons or Seinfeld or even Curb had.
ReplyDeleteI honestly can't tell you the last time I was stoked for a weekly wrestling show. But... Whooooo NXT!
ReplyDeleteI used to be addicted to that show. I ruined an entire day at the beach one day because as I was getting ready to hit the beach I threw on the television in the motel room and spent the whole day watching an SVU marathon.
ReplyDeletePutski trying to appeal to the crowd and getting booed was pretty funny.
ReplyDeleteAdult boy meets world topanga is super hot
ReplyDeleteI dont really dislike the new cops they brought in after Stabler but I think they could have nixed the show when he left
ReplyDeleteTvbythenumbers thinks it is probably gone
ReplyDeleteProbably Top Gear. I'll still have it in in the background sometimes (there's a channel here that shows it about 6 times a day) but some episodes are just too rinsed to even do that with any more.
ReplyDeleteso much X-Pac heat here.
ReplyDeleteHm... I think it's an updated open for the show.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to try to make an omelette tomorrow, everything I've read says add water, but I could of sworn you add milk?
ReplyDeleteIs that the match that Putski buggers up his knee and we never see him again?
ReplyDeleteRegal's office is nicer than Vince's. TAKE THAT, BOSS!
ReplyDeletePutski-canrana?!?
ReplyDeleteThe simpsons. I've probably seen the first 15 season episodes at least 10 times each
ReplyDeleteSPOILERS lol
ReplyDeleteI've never been a fan of Regal's longer haired look.
ReplyDeleteI don't think CBS would just callously cancel one of their signature shows. I think it gets some sort of send off. They let The Mentalist get a final season
ReplyDeleteI've got another: Two and a Half Men.
ReplyDeleteNXT's theme sucks but it's STILL better than RAW's. I don't know Smackdown's theme because I haven't watched it since Angle was in WWE.
ReplyDeleteAnd just happened lol.
ReplyDeleteI miss "Welcome Home".
ReplyDeletePlease welcome - future RAW mid card fodder -...
ReplyDeleteCsi is tied with the mentalist with the lowest rated cbs show.
ReplyDeleteI miss "Beautiful People".
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Owens will be allowed to challenge audience members to come and fight him like he did in ROH.
ReplyDeleteCSI also airs in an impossible timeslot.
ReplyDeleteI miss let the bodies hit the floor
ReplyDeleteWOW! Putski's knee got fucked up!
ReplyDeleteI miss WWE when it didn't stink
ReplyDeleteThat. It's *fine* now but the show was ready to end before Stabler left. Then was as good a time as any to call it.
ReplyDeleteThank god they didn't continue CI without Goren at least. Law and Order alltogether is probably calling it a franchise soon.
Wasn't Jerry basically LOLing during commentary?
ReplyDeleteI like the dueling threads going right now...Kevin Steen vs. Scott Putski? Count me in!
ReplyDeleteOnly at the BoD
ReplyDeleteYeah but he snuck over and checked the severity of the injury for Vince while doing his Don Rickles shit.
ReplyDeleteWhoa! Don't want to spoil because I'm a bit ahead but... Whoa!
ReplyDeleteLos Boriquas had easily the dumbest group uniforms in WWE history.
ReplyDeleteTo think...that deprived us of **** Putski matches. Surprised Vince didn't push him to the moon with his roided up physique.
ReplyDeleteHer name is blue pants? Really?
ReplyDeleteI'd go with moms uniform
ReplyDeleteWell well, look who's back
ReplyDeleteRhyno!
ReplyDeleteFrom what I saw (not much) he looked more green than actively terrible.
ReplyDeleteI suppose I'll be the black sheep and watch college hoops.
ReplyDeleteOh god, it's Garfield's cousin Nermal and he's here in NXT!
ReplyDeleteThat's a cool surprise.
ReplyDeleteBut...but.... Rhyno!
ReplyDeleteRed tank top, white pants and fedora's worse.
ReplyDeleteI like how the announcer knew how many Hardcore titles Rhyno won.
ReplyDeleteSyracuse/Louisville is close.
ReplyDeleteThey'd change about thirty times before they disbanded.
ReplyDeleteThey'd also eventually rap their theme song to the ring.
How far in adance is NXT taped?
ReplyDeleteAll those people arguing over whether WWE would hire Samoa Joe for nXt purposes should look no further than Rhyno. I mean c'mon, If fucking Rhyno has a place, then Samoa Joe sure as hell does too.
ReplyDeleteI have absolutely no memory of this...
ReplyDeletePeople know who Rhino is though.
ReplyDeleteSo NXT is a place to rebuild careers? Hopefully Rhyno will make some guys look good.
ReplyDeleteThey'd go from fedora wearing goofs to dressing like more modern thugs.
ReplyDeleteGood point...he really wasn't around long enough to bury for sucking. He didn't get a chance.
ReplyDeleteI can't see Adrian Neville without thinking about Mighty Mouse now
ReplyDeletePeople know who Joe is too.
ReplyDeleteDo they? It's been a long ass time since he stepped foot in a WWE ring,
ReplyDeleteSo glad I kept myself from reading spoilers.
ReplyDeleteSavio looks like he's gonna challenge Faarooq to some dominos.
ReplyDeleteHere I come to save the day!
ReplyDeleteI'd imagine the number of people who know who Samoa Joe or Rhyno are is pretty similar in 2015.
ReplyDeleteCan he come out to that song sung by Andy Kaufman?
ReplyDeletePulled a decent hurricanrana. He'd be a pretty good NXT prospect had it existed back then.
ReplyDeleteThe Vaudevillians? That is a great gimmick!
ReplyDeleteSaaaaaawft!
ReplyDeleteKoko B Ware and Owen say hi.
ReplyDeletewhat show is this?
ReplyDeleteHow is the vaudevillians not the wwe tag champs?
ReplyDeleteYA SAWFT
ReplyDeleteNXT is such a fun show compared to all the other wrestling shows on nowadays.
ReplyDeleteThe gang wars was one of the worst things ever.
ReplyDeleteLet's split up a really good faction into three shitty ones. The only saving grace is that we got The Rock out of it.
I thought big kaz referred to her tits
ReplyDeleteI don't like Enzo Amore. He's too much of a clown, in the bad way.
ReplyDeleteAdam Rose corollary. That shits gonna look real weak on a big stage.
ReplyDeleteYou truly can't teach that. I certify that as true as I'm a teacher.
ReplyDeleteHot damn, Carmella
ReplyDeleteWow. Influenced by DDP much?
ReplyDeleteIYH: Ground Zero
ReplyDeleteThey're like the weightlifting guys from Family Guy.
ReplyDeleteAll the worst elements of DDP and Joel Gertner (who I never got the appeal of either) combined.
ReplyDeleteEnzo and Kas look like Scotty 2 Hotty and Edge got addicted to drugs and went to Burning Man.
ReplyDeleteTerrible. That would get panned on Monday nights.
ReplyDeleteVince is probably jizzing in his pants about the big kass
ReplyDeletewhat? "Community" is awesome.
ReplyDeleteIf you use just water it will keep the eggs nice and fluffy
ReplyDeleteUhh why isnt Rhyno on the main roster? WWE needs heels outside of Authority members and Bray.
ReplyDeleteHe's the new Test!
ReplyDeleteMaybe this is a test to see if Rhyno is ready to be on a bigger stage?
ReplyDeleteBig kass can already speak better than roman reigns and has better hair
ReplyDeleteMan this is a fun show.
ReplyDeletehe needs to learn WWE style all over again
ReplyDeleteHe reminds me a little bit of Justin Hawk Bradshaw's early WWE days.
ReplyDeleteI'd go Seinfeld personally but Parks is getting up there for me
ReplyDeleteThe NoD exploding is really fucking boring.
ReplyDeleteGuy was a solid worker in WWE.
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