Archive for June, 2008

27JunClint’s Week In Review

I often get emails or questions on the “Facebook” asking: “Clint, when you’re not too busy looking emo and writing barely humorous posts for TVDeuce, what are you doing?” Well readers, I thought I’d share some of the highlights of my week. (Not in chronological order, or in order of most to least interesting)

  • Went To Wildwood, NJ.  If you need a shirt of Calvin urinating on any number of corporate logos, this would be your mecca.  Also, if you like skanks, then book a reservation.
  • I saw an Aston Martin and reminded myself that the Ford Focus that I drive is probably more reliable, but almost certainly not as fun to drive.
  • On Facebook, the first chick to ever dump me, contacted me again.  But hey, at least I’ve been over it!
  • I over analyzed many a things this week, certifiably proving that I’m a mental case.
  • I watched half an episode of Family Ties on Hulu.  Gina Davis was in it.  She’s tall.  Sha-la-la-la.
  • I played a golf course that had a slope rating of 140 with an old guy named Morty, who sounded like he had smoked 3 packs of Kools for the last 40 years of his life.  Yet I only lost 20 golf balls.  Victory was mine.
  • I tried accessing AT&T’s mobile TV with my I-Phoney while crossing the George Washington Bridge.  I was able to access it AND I didn’t strike a single vehicle or pedestrian in the process.
  • I love hot dogs.
  • I noticed that Judah Friedlander was online on Facebook at the same time I was.  I didn’t contact him though, because I think celebs deserve a right to privacy, plus I was just scared.
  • Steve and Barry’s have great shirts at low prices.  And they didn’t pay me to say that.
  • Well that’s my exciting week.  Top that America!

25JunThe Cleveland Show Will Be Terrible

If you haven’t heard, Family Guy is spinning off with a new show this mid-season entitled “The Cleveland Show” which will follow the life of Cleveland Brown as he leaves Quahog. Here’s a trailor:

Spinning off Family Guy: Wonderfully great proposition.
Using Cleveland As The Spinoff: A Worse Decision than the guy that decided Jewel’s Snaggletooth wouldn’t distract her listeners.

I just have never found Cleveland to be a particularly deep or likeable character. I equate this to The Simpsons creating a spinoff around Mrs. Hoover (Lisa’s Second Grade Teacher) or The Office creating a Spinoff based on Oscar.

Although, I will say that no matter how bad the Cleveland show is bound to be (did I mention talking bears live next door?) it will certainly be better than American Dad. I think that the Facts of Life SpinOff of Blair’s cousin Gerry was better than American Dad.
So it was a noble idea, but not one that I have high hopes for.

23JunA Genius Is Dead; George Carlin Dies

George Carlin died at age 71. IMO he was simply the most brilliant comedian I’ve ever seen. His word play was both filthy and cerebral at the same time. A truly awful loss for the comedy world. Now I’ll have to get used to the brain numbing comedy of Carrot Top, Super Dave and female comedians.