Roundup: Big Ten Recruiting Struggles, Pitbulls Attack Cop & a Saved by the Bell Compilation
Ali Landry … the oral history of Cheers … pet rabbit beheaded in front of children … I don’t agree with the premise, but that’s a great headline … awful: “Young intruder shot to death unknowingly by father” … make the Gangnam stop, please! … “An alligator ripped off an elderly woman’s arm” … Florida teacher tried to put a hit on another teacher … TV actor who killed his landlady had been unraveling for months … 4-year-old calls 911, saves her mom … woman flies from Orlando to Newark with a loaded gun in her purse …
Powerful story about why Keyon Dooling retired from the NBA. [CSNNE.com]
The Big Ten’s recruiting struggles. [Star Tribune]
A profile of Nationals announcer and former Major Leaguer F.P. Santangelo. [Wash Post]
Washington 17, Stanford 13. Shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone, really. [Seattle Times]
NFL ratings, through three weeks, are astronomical! [Sports Media News]
Sammy Watkins, the Clemson receiver, will miss Saturday’s game against Boston College due to injury. [The State]
Ben Bernanke is a big Nationals fan and Jayson Werth was grilling him about QE3. [SI]
Does Josh Freeman need to see a shrink? Shaun King thinks so. [Joe Bucs Fan]
The New Yorker continues to go hard at the NFL. “Does football have a future?” [New Yorker]
TJ Lang’s tweet after the Monday Night Football debacle? The most re-tweeted in the history of twitter! [Fox Sports Wisconsin]
RA Dickey won his 20th game – first Met to do so since 1990 – and the knuckleballer could win the Cy Young. [NYDN]
Did journalists drop the ball while tweeting about the Sandusky/Penn State situation? [Clemson.edu]
Here are the kickoff times for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. [FIFA]
“If Newton leads Carolina to an upset of undefeated Atlanta on the road in his hometown Sunday, all will be forgiven.” [Observer]
Hey, hey, hey, what is going on here! A compilation. [via Hot Clicks]
Cops in Idaho go to a house, and are attacked by pitbulls. Cops shoot one dog to death.
Man detailed in Ukraine pulls a gun around the :58 mark and shoots everyone in the room. [via Cartmaniak]
The biggest lacrosse hits so far in 2012. [via Lax Playground]
Seemingly excited by music, driver passes two cars, then one hits him, then … lookout! [via Adam]
- Two Brothers Say Damian Lillard’s Bodyguards Beat Them Up For Taking a Photo of the Portland Star
- Yankees Will Wear Pixelated Camouflage Hats on Memorial Day
- Can Lance Stephenson Be A New NBA Marketing Success?
- Clayton Kershaw Threw 130 Pitches in His Last Start, Should Dodgers Fans be Concerned?
- European Soccer Best XI For 2012-13
- scripty on Yankees Will Wear Pixelated Camouflage Hats on Memorial Day
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- dikembemutomballs on Two Brothers Say Damian Lillard's Bodyguards Beat Them Up For Taking a Photo of the Portland Star
- MaddMatt on Yankees Will Wear Pixelated Camouflage Hats on Memorial Day
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September 28th, 2012 at 8:14 AM
A lax hits compilation is the broiest thing on this site since the V-shaped back.
Ali Landry is smoking.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:15 AM
Did we get this pic cause of my Slater comment yesterday? If so, sweet, she’s a looker
/Team Brunette
September 28th, 2012 at 8:18 AM
Meh…..let’s see, the shelf-life for these short of things is about 3-4 months. Seeing this started approx. the start of Sept., we’ve got to end of the year, or when the Mayan Calendar ends, which ever comes first.
/Still better than Call Me Maybe
September 28th, 2012 at 8:20 AM
Flu shot adverse reactions can go straight to hell. Operating on 4 poorly slept hours. Damn you!
September 28th, 2012 at 8:21 AM
Everything okay at home?
Other videos to look forward to:
Polar bear cubs being put through a wood chipper
POV taliban/ultra-Orthodox jews attacking young girls for going to school
Inner view of the workings of an ectopic pregnancy death
Butterflies being hit with hammers by an orphan
September 28th, 2012 at 8:25 AM
Been a fan a long time. Say ow!
A survival school instructor once said “thump the bunny & muck him on down”.
I love his work. He’s got a passion for the game, a goofy sense of humor, and enough mellow so he doesn’t have to overwhelm the telecast. He and Carpenter make a good team.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:25 AM
Everything okay at home?Other videos to look forward to:
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Butterflies being hit with hammers by an orphan
September 28th, 2012 at 8:25 AM
Mitt Romney and the infinite sadness.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:25 AM
iPad fail . Sorry.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:28 AM
haha, yes fellas, everything is great.
Remember Movie Fridays?
How about violent Fridays?
Jokes. Gotta take the car to get an oil change. no, i dont change my own oil.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:29 AM
Really loved STAN laying 7pts in this game had a score of 42-25. The fact that the line didn’t move all week, thee must have been big money on STAN with the public 65/35. Over-confidence after the USC game? Probably.
Will say one thing, from now on I’m taking the UNDER on this mid-week games when teams have had 10-12 off. DEF really at an advantage with this time off.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:30 AM
Internet 1, Jason 0. I think we should call it off.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:30 AM
The Big Ten’s recruiting struggles. [Star Tribune]
This lazy article could have been written by 8th grade me.
“Typically, southern recruits prefer to stay close to home and play for schools that they are familiar with and offer them a better opportunity to compete for championships.”
Hard hitting analysis there, pal.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:30 AM
Was hoping for something in-depth about average rankings and the like. While the recruiting is an issue, I would guess that the middle-tier schools having poor coaching is the bigger problem. Conference was stronger when Mason was at Minnesota, Tiller was at Purdue, and Ferentz didn’t suck.
Should start to move back up with competent coaching at PSU, OSU, and UM. Still not sold on Pelini at Nebraska. But Purdue, Iowa, MSU, and Minnesota/Northwestern need to be at 8-4/9-3 on a regular basis.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:30 AM
Holy shit, right? OH MY GOD WHITE WOMEN WITH HUGE TITS ARE SO PERSECUTED. Bitch please.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:31 AM
I avoided the line, but I thought it would be high scoring as well. I also thought BAL would cover easily.
To top it off, Pitta got me a nice fat donut despite Flacco throwing for 350+.
/not a good night football wise
September 28th, 2012 at 8:32 AM
nice haiku
but really, been a lot of violent deaths on this site lately.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:32 AM
Just doing your part as a 1% and creating some jobs? Good for you.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:33 AM
By 1993, at the end of its eleven-season run, Cheers was earning a now unheard-of 26 million viewers per week. (The top network sitcom today, The Big Bang Theory, averages 18 million; cable sitcoms get by on a few million.)
Pretty amazed 18 million people watch the mediocre regurgitation-fest that is The Big Bang Theory. Without that tall whiny dude (who I think is actually a pretty good actor) that show is not funny. Try watching it without a laugh track.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:34 AM
whoa… great minds and all that stigs
September 28th, 2012 at 8:35 AM
I told all my friends to take the Browns +12. No one listened. There wasn’t a Ravens fan out there who thought that game would unfold any differently than it did. It was Baltimore’s fourth game in 17 days and they were coming off a huge win Sunday night.
I also started Pitta in fantasy for a giant goose egg (did start Torrey, though). I have Pitta and Celek and I have never once started the right guy.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:36 AM
I read this the other day. How’s everyone’s feelings about Cheers? I could take it or leave it. The show definitely found it’s niche, but it seems each episode could be summed in the 4 short sentences
1. Norm walks into bar “Hey, Norm!”
2. Sam and Diane fighting or at least mocking one another
3. Carla smart-ass comments
4. Everyone telling Cliff to shut-up
I did think the show picked up after Shelley Long left and Woody Harrelson was brought on board.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:36 AM
Just as long as you aren’t peeping through my window as I type waynebowe.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:36 AM
BBT is awful. As for the 18 million: it’s on CBS. Stick that on another network from the jump and its cancelled years ago.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:38 AM
Pretty amazed 18 million people watch the mediocre regurgitation-fest that is The Big Bang Theory.
I watch it in syndication. The wife and I really dig it. And yeah, Sheldon is the best character on the show. I would postulate that the show doesn’t hold up well over time and thus becomes less enjoyable. I tried watching a couple episodes that I’d already seen and wound up changing the channel.
/Penny is still a babe
September 28th, 2012 at 8:38 AM
Considering Ive only ‘seen’ it in CRM posts(never actually clicked on the videos), you do have the power to make it kind of stop, TBL.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:38 AM
My 5 year old called 911 one time because we wouldn’t let him go outside. Awesome to have a cop show up randomly at your house.
/True story.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:39 AM
it’s CBS, i have no idea how they do it. I’m assuming they get all the people who only have network TV, people who fall asleep watching the cbs evening news and prisons who punish their inmates with the worst sitcoms on the air.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:40 AM
1. Norm walks into bar “Hey, Norm!”
What are you up to Mr. Peterson?
My ideal weight if I was 8 feet tall.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:40 AM
One reason I watch it, or at least the re-runs on TBS. Kaley Cuoco. Though Raj’s lines are pretty good sometimes. Still, watch it for Kaley.
/Still on Team Brunette
September 28th, 2012 at 8:40 AM
A show that doesn’t hold up and is truly TERRIBLE now is Friends. AWFUL.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:41 AM
I wouldnt go that far. A Chandler one liner can still make me giggle.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:41 AM
I don’t think Friends was all that good outside of maybe the first dozen episodes to begin with. Now though… WOOF.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:41 AM
i liked it growing up, it was one of the few shows i was able to stay up and watch.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:42 AM
I loved it. That article was great and has me wanting to go back and watch the show.
MASH, Cheers, Friends, Seinfeld…have we seen the end of sitcoms that really capture the entire American consciousness? I don’t think Big Bang Theory or Modern Family or anything are even close to that level. With all of the cable channels it may be a thing of the past.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:42 AM
Ever stop on Full House on Nick at Nite? Now THAT is truly awful.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:42 AM
65/35 is a fairly standard Vegas split, and would not ordinarily trigger a line move. 35% of dough on Washington last nite was actually, per two sources, MORE money than was expected on Washington.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:42 AM
reruns are unwatchable. The show was good in its prime, though.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:43 AM
Their average viewer age is 55. They cater to an antiqued ratings system and a traditional audience. They’ll be a last-place network in a decade.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:43 AM
didn’t age well at all, definitely a product of mid/late 90′s. if it started any sooner it would probably have a theme song by the cranberries.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:43 AM
Could not disagree more. Friends is one of the most underrated shows of all time, and —for better or for worse— hugely influential.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:44 AM
Unfortunately, my 10yr girl does and I walk right thru the room and shake my head. Not gonna tell her that show stinks, she’ll find out soon enough life is full of disappointments.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:45 AM
“Can I draw you a beer Norm?”
“No, I know what they look like. Just pour me one.”
September 28th, 2012 at 8:45 AM
That’s a really interesting question, actually. Sitcom fragmentation as made it tough for one show to really capture everyone’s attention. The last one to really do so is American Idol.
Mad Men struggles in the ratings but its one of the most discussed shows on the air right now. Game of Thrones, too. But in terms of a true watercooler show, there probably isn’t one left.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:45 AM
Friends is one of the most underrated shows of all time, and —for better or for worse— hugely influential.
Joey’s character is one of the worst sitcom characters ever created.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:46 AM
Not for BBT. The show has been skewing younger and younger every season, and they had another hit with younger viewers last year with Two Broke Girls. I don’t watch a single show on CBS, but the idea that CBS viewers are so much older…is a myth.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:46 AM
One reason I watch it, or at least the re-runs on TBS. Kaley Cuoco.
And yet has she ever been the roundup girl?
September 28th, 2012 at 8:46 AM
That would be awesome! I love when they come on Channel 34 on my Sirius dial.
/radios should all have dials
September 28th, 2012 at 8:47 AM
I disagree on Friends, but a show that is just atrocious is Everybody Love Raymond.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:48 AM
A show that doesn’t hold up and is truly TERRIBLE now is Friends. AWFUL.
Never watched a single episode. Either during its prime or its syndication. I wear that as a badge of honor these days. I didn’t watch Seinfeld originally, but watched it in syndication. Same thing with Cheers. I couldn’t get into Cheers when I tried watching it, though. Although I was 20 when I tried to get into it. I’m wondering if age had something to do with it.
And Caribou understands when it comes to Kaley Cuoco.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:48 AM
Been watching these sometimes when I get home from work. My son actually likes though some of the sexual innuendo is above him. Agree with cracker jack, some of Chandler one liners are still funny. “I’m going to Yemen!”
September 28th, 2012 at 8:48 AM
and it makes “Episodes” even better b/c of it.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:49 AM
Saw The Master and was disappointed.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:49 AM
How you doin?
And yet they decided his character was the one to do a spinoff with.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:50 AM
i didn’t like Everybosy loves Raymond for the longest time, then i got married and appreciate the humor more. it wasn’t the “citizen kane” of sitcoms, but it was enjoyable.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:51 AM
Its not a myth. That’s the average age. Those shows may skew younger but that figure is still accurate.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:51 AM
The last few seasons of Friends are as bad as sitcoms can be. But I did enjoy the show before that, the earlier you go the more enjoyable. It was never _great_, unless you compare it to other network sitcoms.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:51 AM
Fantastic Roundup pic JMac
ITS FRIDAY ASSHOLES
September 28th, 2012 at 8:53 AM
I will say that started to watch Friends in the beginning for mostly one reason, to see what Rachel Green was wearing each week, or what she was NOT wearing, and that seem to be a bra. Seems like is always cold on that set for some reason.
/Re-affirming Team Brunette
September 28th, 2012 at 8:53 AM
But I did enjoy the show before that, the earlier you go the more enjoyable. It was never _great_, unless you compare it to other network sitcoms.
Once the cast started sleeping with each other/marrying each other it went downhill quickly.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:53 AM
Lotta parallels between Mindy Kaling and Matt LeBlanc.
/ducks
September 28th, 2012 at 8:54 AM
show that doesn’t hold up and is truly TERRIBLE now is Friends. AWFUL
Highly disagree. Always on tbs for 3 or 4 episodes now. Clearly everything is aged, but its still funny and Aniston is smoking in most episodes.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:54 AM
Hearing this from a lot of people whose film opinions I trust. Not sure why Anderson thought he didn’t need an actual plot in the movie.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:54 AM
Lotta parallels between Mindy Kaling and Matt LeBlanc.
Mediocre to terrible actor playing a dumb person with an annoying voice to get laughs? You’re on to something there.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:54 AM
1. Norm walks into bar “Hey, Norm!”
2. Sam and Diane fighting or at least mocking one another
3. Carla smart-ass comments
4. Everyone telling Cliff to shut-up
Ferb, I know what we’re going to today.
Where’s Perry?
Whatcha doin’?
Yes, yes it is.
Curse you Perry the platypus!
September 28th, 2012 at 8:55 AM
I really think age plays into it. MASH I couldn’t stand as a kid and loved Cheers. My wife who is 6 yrs younger can’t stand Cheers.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:55 AM
I’m embarrassed at how many Full House episodes I remember, like the one where Jesse was a one man band, or where the kids got chickenpox and Danny duct-taped oven mitts over their hands so they wouldn’t itch.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:55 AM
That is correct.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:55 AM
That is does. Wife got me hook on this this past summer. Episodes is classic, I believe the show actually followed closely Matt LeBlanc’s real life. When he comments on having having sex with a deaf person I rolled on the floor, inappropriate, yes, but freaking funny.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:56 AM
Speaking of show, anyone catch Last Resort? Pretty solid. I think I’ll be watching this season. Had some issues with the pacing, it could have used a 2-hour premiere, but overall, it has a lot going for it.
Not sure I’m buying Autumn Reesor(sp?) as a Nuclear Sub expert (a la Denise Richards as a Rocket Scientist), but it could be worse (Revolution).
September 28th, 2012 at 8:56 AM
Friends was a product of its time, and successful because of it. Looking back now from a vantage point where sitcoms have evolved into completely different beasts, it seems stale and predictable.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:56 AM
I’ve maintained that if Wings were on today, it would be the highest rated Sitcom on TV.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:56 AM
Just thought Friends’ brand of humor was always dumbed down. I can’t remember when Cheers was on the air, but every rerun I’ve seen you can just tell that it was a smartly written show.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:57 AM
I guess “myth” was the wrong word. It’s the dramas that skew so old, and I thought we were talking about just comedies.
That said, CBS scored their highest overall performance in 18-49 last year in many years (across all formats), so I’m not sure they are going to crash anytime soon.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:57 AM
Did USA Today issue a directive to change the site to 25/25/25/25? It’s like Faces of Death up in here.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:57 AM
Didnt watch it last night because the Ravens were on, but it’s on the DVR. Easily my most anticipated new network drama. Braugher owns, Ryan owns, submarines own.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:57 AM
Not sure I’m buying Autumn Reesor(sp?) as a Nuclear Sub expert (a la Denise Richards as a Rocket Scientist), but it could be worse (Revolution).
I’m buying her in that sexy lingerie though.
Agree on pacing… things escalated…. rather quickly. Decent enough pilot though.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:57 AM
I’m going to go hipster on my friends criticism. I really enjoyed the show early on but then they started up with the whole relationships between the characters angle and I couldn’t watch anymore. I guess in that way it was like an actual friendship that tries to become a relationship and gets ruined.
Rod was always the more popular Belding, but Richard was the better Belding.
September 28th, 2012 at 8:58 AM
Forever and always “The Doritos Chick.” She was smoking hot in those commercials
September 28th, 2012 at 8:59 AM
Josh Nunes looked pathetic last night. That D was good, sure (thanks Wilcox) but my goodness. Glad he didn’t come to TN
September 28th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Thanks Quagmire
September 28th, 2012 at 9:02 AM
It was good. I’ll keep watching it. Just wish it was on a little later so I didn’t have a 7-year-old running around and watching it. I was not expecting the swearing on a 7pm show, honestly
September 28th, 2012 at 9:03 AM
Just for the record, I have no qualms about shooting a dog to death if it attacks me or anyone I know, and none of you should either.
/racks Gock
September 28th, 2012 at 9:03 AM
I need to take a breather. I’ve made waaaay too many posting errors as of late.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:03 AM
The show that I probably hate the most and my wife watches all the time is Roseanne. I just find that show so depressing. Two down and out fat parents raising three ugly kids. How is it even funny?
September 28th, 2012 at 9:04 AM
Two down and out fat parents raising three ugly kids. How is it even funny?
Little slice of Americana!
September 28th, 2012 at 9:05 AM
Ali Landry is dangerously close to Minka Kankle territory.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:07 AM
It was that rare pop-culture phenomenon that seemed to appeal to everyone
Black people didn’t watch cheers though, right? Was there a black character on the show, outside of what I’m assuming is the token guy making deliveries?
September 28th, 2012 at 9:07 AM
Ray’s dad is funny, but what really destroys that show is the laugh-track that never ends. Every single line gets 5 solid seconds of fake laughter.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:08 AM
As Cliff would say, “Holy guacamole. Terre hauttie Indiana. I wouldn’t throw her out of my bed for eating crackers.“
September 28th, 2012 at 9:08 AM
holy shit Tiger.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:09 AM
I don’t remember one. Nowadays it seems like you have to put a black, latino and/or gay character in every show just to appeal to a broad demographic.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:10 AM
/pours one out for the mazada
September 28th, 2012 at 9:10 AM
One of the lines I remember from Peter Boyle was “I could of eatin a box of alphabits and crapped a better interview!“
September 28th, 2012 at 9:11 AM
Try to show some goddamned respect? Dr. Christmas Jones was a nuclear physicist.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:13 AM
“I thought Christmas only came once a year.”
September 28th, 2012 at 9:13 AM
“I thought Christmas only comes once a year” is one the all-time worst/best Bond lines in history
September 28th, 2012 at 9:14 AM
Oil Can Boyd or Jim Rice had to have been suckered by Sam in to stopping by the bar for some scam charity event.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:15 AM
Every single line gets 5 solid seconds of fake laughter.
My wife watches this sometimes at night and the goddamn laugh track always wakes me up. Richard Pryor and George Carlin didn’t get this many laughs and I’m supposed to believe a horrible run of the mill sitcom does. She’s watching more Adult Swim at night now thankfully.
Rant over
September 28th, 2012 at 9:16 AM
One of the best linez of all time.
/that’s right, with a Z
September 28th, 2012 at 9:16 AM
What’s on Adult Swim now these days? I stopped watching after Space Ghost went away
September 28th, 2012 at 9:16 AM
I enjoyed it. I’ll watch while it lasts. Odd time for that show at 8 pm.
I’m buying anything Autumn Reeser is selling.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:16 AM
i’m convinced this is why NBC is terrible these days, they were good at writing and airing all white shows, had no idea how to include minorities.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:17 AM
The show that I probably hate the most and my wife watches all the time is Roseanne
Copying again for truth’s sake
September 28th, 2012 at 9:18 AM
Don’t think it’s on Adult Swim but Adventure Time on Cartoon Network is a hilarious cartoon. Probably mind-blowingly funny if one were to be high.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:19 AM
Roseanne was great in its heyday, John Goodman is still the best TV dad of all time
September 28th, 2012 at 9:20 AM
I agree with what others said, Friends in its first 4-5 seasons was great TV. When they started with the relationship focus, it went downhill.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:20 AM
this. Chandler consistently made me laugh though.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:20 AM
Roseanne at the time was a truly different change of pace from the milquetoast, blander than bland family sitcom style like Growing Pains and Cosby Show. A TV family that actually has to struggle, and they actually fight and stuff? Unheard of. Not sure something like that ages very well though.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:21 AM
Our corporate servers are down so no one can log on…finally understanding the rage over the lack of mobile site
September 28th, 2012 at 9:21 AM
HUGE wings fan. is it on anywhere? i used to watch it at like 1/2 am while in college/years after college. vastly underrated
September 28th, 2012 at 9:21 AM
What made Chandler great was his facial expressions. Without that those one-liners were dead in the water.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:21 AM
No more all white shows…and no more all black ones either.
In 74-75 three of the top ten shows were basically all-black: Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons and Good Times.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:21 AM
Jack Arnold would like a word.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:22 AM
You can still usually find on somewhere in the early AM hours. Steven Webber is an…..interesting follow on Twitter. His cameo in Party Down was great though.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:22 AM
yeah, it’s on from 1-2p or 2-3p on TVguide channel, or USA I think. i’ve put it on a few times when i can get home during my lunch break.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:23 AM
I wonder if Mr. Bentley was in the cast of The Jeffersons to try to appeal to white viewers? I doubt they had consultants to try to figure that stuff out back then. A simpler time.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:23 AM
What’s on Adult Swim now these days?
I rarely watched it until it came on adult swim but American Dad is pretty good. Roger is twisted and fucking hilarious. Family Guy is still better than pretty much every network sitcom. Squibillies, Aqua Teen, Black Dynamite has some funny lines.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:24 AM
Space Ghost cracks my ass up to this day. That damn Brak is one of the funniest characters I’ve ever seen.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:24 AM
Lots of Seth McFarlane, some Robot Chicken, and dreck. Lots of dreck. Especially that Venture Brothers show.
/that’s right Mole, I can’t stand the show. Have at me.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:24 AM
Amy Yasbeck was top notch
September 28th, 2012 at 9:25 AM
Of course, I forgot about Tom Willis.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:25 AM
I can’t be the only hoping the “Cops shoot Pitbull” video started out with “I know you want me, want me. You know I want cha, want cha” BANG BANG BANG and then the cops reload and stand over Pitbull’s body and unload from close range to make sure he no longer infects the world with his piss poor “music”
September 28th, 2012 at 9:25 AM
(To Kevin Smith) “Where’d you get that sweater? ….It looks cheap. I hate it.”
September 28th, 2012 at 9:26 AM
Dan Connor > every other TV dad.
Mainly because he reminds me of my dad so much…Huge, curly headed, and funny as fuck.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:27 AM
Great show. Sort of slipped through the cracks because of the other shows that were on at the time. Way better than 99% of the crap on TV today.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:27 AM
That’s really lousy. I hope they at least still air Metalocalypse or Trigun once in a while
September 28th, 2012 at 9:27 AM
Gotta take the car to get an oil change. no, i dont change my own oil. McIntyre
Changing the oil in your rig is easy. However, spending $15 bucks and 15 minutes at Jiffy Lube and getting the fluids topped off is a no-brainer.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:27 AM
It was set in Boston.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:27 AM
I think it was more that he decided he was the only one willing to do a spin-off.
Wings was great. Wish USA still did the two daily reruns.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:28 AM
I loved Rosanne when I was younger. Now that I’m older I see it as a one big stroke to Rosanne’s ego. Also it is basically all men are just stoopid pigs!
September 28th, 2012 at 9:29 AM
I was once on an elevator at a Detroit casino and Crystal Bernard got on. Only thing I could muster was, “Going down?”. To move on from my question, I started humming Forever Tonight. Also, she smelled nice.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:29 AM
The Black people I knew (I know 1 or 2)watched Cheers as part of the Thursday Night Must See TV bloc created and bolstered by the Cosby Show.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:29 AM
Depends on the rig. My Avalanche, sure. The engineers who designed the oil sump system on a Jeep Liberty need to be the first one put against the wall.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:30 AM
the best Adult Swim show going right now is Superjail with Robot Chicken a close second.
/misses Moral Orel
September 28th, 2012 at 9:30 AM
Currently on an everyday after work Friends/King of Queens/Seinfeld run when I have nothing to do. I’ve seen evvery episode so I realize I’m wasting my time.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:30 AM
Sure someone else said this but…Doritos.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:32 AM
Whereas the 4.0 Grand Cherokee is the easiest ever.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:32 AM
/misses Sealab 2021 too
September 28th, 2012 at 9:32 AM
Whoa whoa whoa…We got a baller over here. Mr. 4.0
September 28th, 2012 at 9:33 AM
In the same vein but infinitely worse is “Grace Under Fire.” Wow that show sucked. And somehow lasted 112 episodes.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:34 AM
Since we’re talking TV, I’m plowing through every episode of Star Trek Next Generation. I’m on season 7 now… has there been a show that was capable of producing both incredible and incredibly bad episodes?
September 28th, 2012 at 9:34 AM
you missed a great opportunity to link the Jace “I smell Jessica Alba” pic.
/I would have linked it here but I can’t find it
September 28th, 2012 at 9:34 AM
What time is it?
September 28th, 2012 at 9:35 AM
Sons of Anarchy
September 28th, 2012 at 9:36 AM
Aw man, Sealab was so great, such a shame the voice of Captain Murphy died
September 28th, 2012 at 9:36 AM
misses Sealab 2021 too
Best Adult Swim show ever. They still run them occasionally, I have about 20 on my dvr.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:36 AM
Thanks again for introducing me to @TNG_S8 on Twitter.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:37 AM
has there been a show that was capable of producing both incredible and incredibly bad episodes
Hell On Wheels
September 28th, 2012 at 9:38 AM
Sealab is responsible for Respek Knuckles! http://respectknuckles.ytmnd.com/
September 28th, 2012 at 9:38 AM
Classic example of a show that performed well with a successful lead (Home Improvement) and then failed when on it’s own.
How many different shows filled the holes between Friends and Seinfeld and then Seinfeld and ER on Thursdays?
September 28th, 2012 at 9:38 AM
The engineers who designed the oil sump system on a Jeep Liberty need to be the first one put against the wall. Hawk
Ah, yes. Fucking auto manufactures making shit difficult so the average person has to take it into the shop for simple shit. I had to get on youtube just to figure out where all the screws were on my headlights.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:39 AM
This season has just been a pile of shit. THey definitely didn’t expect this to be picked up beyond a few episodes.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:39 AM
I like the fuel efficiency of the 4 liter, but I can’t use it to tow my boat. I tow the boat with the Hemi Grand because the Viper GTS just looked silly with a hitch. All of this usually occurs while wearing this $5,000 suit.
/better?
September 28th, 2012 at 9:39 AM
Ha! This reminds me of those elevator sketches on SNL when the cast members would start singing to the celebrity, “Back in Time” to MJ Fox, and “If you Love someone” to Sting.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:40 AM
was she still rocking the bottle blonde with dark roots look?
she looked almost identical to my 6th grade teacher.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:42 AM
You expect me to believe a guy wearing a $5,000 suit owns a boat and not yacht? C’MON!
September 28th, 2012 at 9:42 AM
the first Plutonians episode of Aqua Teen is still in the top 5 of my most-rewatchable stuff that I’ll never not find hilarious
September 28th, 2012 at 9:42 AM
I agree. I think I am one of few that has stuck with it. I enjoy it, but agree that it seems like they are kind of flying by the seat of their pants on some of the plot lines.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:42 AM
This season has just been a pile of shit. THey definitely didn’t expect this to be picked up beyond a few episodes.
Watched first two. Not willing to make time to catch up, although the Irish/butcher scene was pretty cool, albeit confusing
September 28th, 2012 at 9:42 AM
why the hell did i watch that pitbull video
September 28th, 2012 at 9:43 AM
THey definitely didn’t expect this to be picked up beyond a few episodes.
I’m almost certain this is what happened with Walking Dead. The first two episodes of that show are outstanding. Once the ratings came in and it was upped for a 2nd season, everything fell apart. Instead of wrapping things up in six episodes, they had to plan for a series. They have failed.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:44 AM
Big Lebowski #1
Eddie Murphy Delirious #2
Chappell Show Charlie Murphy #3
Aqua Teen Plutonians #4
Step Brothers #5
September 28th, 2012 at 9:44 AM
My favorite one… “Data must solely represent non-carbon-based life at a Federation symposium on galactic civil rights. Riker fights a bear.”
September 28th, 2012 at 9:44 AM
This ain’t happening.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:45 AM
When they focus on the the railroad and the shit that has to be done to get it built it is solid as fuck…any other plotline and it is just not done very well.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:45 AM
They have failed.
This is incorrect. They have stumbled, and regained footing
September 28th, 2012 at 9:46 AM
i think they got too far away from the source material in translating it to a TV show to be honest. had they kept it what the graphic novel was it wouldn’t have been as absurd as going to the CDC, staying at the farm so long, etc. the comic was much faster moving, however, had they tried to emulate certain portions it would have been very expensive.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:46 AM
You expect me to believe a guy wearing a $5,000 suit owns a boat and not yacht? C’MON!
yeah, yeah, you expect a guy wearing a $3000 suit to hold the elevator for a guy that doesn’t make that much in a month? C’MON!
September 28th, 2012 at 9:49 AM
I still laugh anytime I think of Hand Banana.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:49 AM
That two hours block USA had in the late nineties was a staple of my summer vacation TV viewing.
Love the arch where everyone burns down everyone else’s houses.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:49 AM
biscuits & gravy w/ sausage is still near the pinnacle of breakfasts
/team angina
September 28th, 2012 at 9:50 AM
They have failed.
This is incorrect. They have stumbled, and regained footing
I will say, they have failed so far. I hope they have regained their footing, but will wait to see the shows and see if the kick ass characters in the comics translate to tv.
Either way, it is always fun to come here on Monday mornings and read Dirt bitching about it. That guy loves watching shows he hates. I do not understand that, but enjoy reading him throwing a hissy fit.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:50 AM
I don’t disagree with this.
SoA is not one of those shows where you want to think deeply or attempt to poke holes in the plot lines, because you’ll become obsessed with doing only that. SoA is best thought of as a guilty pleasure.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:50 AM
I missed a Venture Bros conversation?
September 28th, 2012 at 9:50 AM
Watch what you say about “The Single Guy.”
September 28th, 2012 at 9:50 AM
biscuits & gravy w/ sausage is still near the pinnacle of breakfasts
Yes.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:51 AM
Hogans Heroes is just as funny and relevant today as the day it was made.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:52 AM
Huge Cheers fan. The last episode was one of my favorite network TV moments.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:52 AM
The show was planned for six episodes, but the ratings were record-breaking and it was re-upped for a second season. Soon thereafter, AMC got very tight with its money (to the point they nearly almost didn’t pay Matthew Weiner top dollars to run Mad Men; also, Breaking Bad was nearly shopped by Sony to another network) and cut about 30 percent of TWD’s budget. So, cut 1/3 of the budget but add 13 episodes (seven more than the first season) and you get stuck on a fucking farm for-ever (/Sandlot voice). Furthermore, about six episodes into filming season two, showrunner Frank Darabont, who’s got a successful resume longer than Peter North’s dick, had enough and quit, thus leaving the creative process in shambles. Darabont had a grand idea to open season two, but was given the Heisman by AMC, and season two was off the rails before it even started.
SO… Now, you’ve got a clean slate for season three with Glen Mazzarra running the show, and hopefully a better setting and a leaner cast.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:52 AM
and a couple of poached eggs on top
September 28th, 2012 at 9:52 AM
“You guys are idiots, Roseanne is the best sitcom ever.”
- chicks who smoke and/or are fat
September 28th, 2012 at 9:53 AM
I will say, they have failed so far. I hope they have regained their footing, but will wait to see the shows and see if the kick ass characters in the comics translate to tv.
I never even knew there were comics til the start of season 2, then it was ruined when someone here spoiled it – imagine that. Think season 3 is going to be great.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:54 AM
Ted Danson had an affair with Whoopi Goldberg? WTF?
September 28th, 2012 at 9:55 AM
the prison story line allows them to actually get to the conflict that drives the comic book (and something they’ve danced around since Merle was introduced)… zombies are bad, other humans are even worse.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:58 AM
Was never a fan of that show. I simply disliked the characters….specifically, the David Schwimmer character (he was a giant pussy) and the Lisa Kudrow character (if you’re going to have a dippy blonde on a TV show, she better be hot and have huge tits).
September 28th, 2012 at 9:58 AM
I am very much looking forward to season three. I’m thinking about heading down there on Saturday morning and checking out the filming areas.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:58 AM
You forgot “feminists”.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:59 AM
… zombies are bad, other humans are even worse.
I never read the comics, but this was my understanding of where the series was headed in the first few episodes.
September 28th, 2012 at 9:59 AM
No I didn’t.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:00 AM
The basic plot of I Am Legend, before Will Smith turned it into a Bob Marley infomercial. Fuck you, Xenu.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:02 AM
I still think the best scene in the series was when Jenner explains to them he’s locked them in that room to all burn.
“…it sets the air on fire. No pain. An end to sorrow, grief… regret. Everything. “
September 28th, 2012 at 10:03 AM
That movie would’ve been 10 times better if those zombies weren’t friggin CGI.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:03 AM
I hate that I’ve missed out on all this Cheers/Wings/Jefferson’s, etc. talk.
No love for Family Ties? Steven Keaton is one of the most sneaky good sitcom characters of all time.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:05 AM
That movie would’ve been 10 times better if those zombies weren’t friggin CGI.
That wouldn’t have saved them completely ignoring the premise of the book it was based on. The alternate ending, while still ridiculous, is much better. Decent movie for the first half though.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Chappelle show, almost ten years later is still absolutely hillarious.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:05 AM
That movie would’ve been 10 times better if those zombies weren’t friggin CGI
Agree. I loved the movie. Saw it nearly 20 times on bus trips. I think down the road people will look back and be appalled at the CGI even more than now
September 28th, 2012 at 10:07 AM
Richard Matheson is awesome, although I’ve not read his book.
What’s the alternate ending?
September 28th, 2012 at 10:09 AM
Steven Keaton was your friend’s hippy parent who probably had a cigar box with a weed stash in their closet and let you and your friends drink beer in their basement as long as you weren’t driving anywhere.
He also likely gave Mallory’s boyfriend Nick condoms.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:10 AM
What’s the alternate ending?
Will Smith and the alpha – zombie have a showdown, Smith realizes that HE is the monster for murdering all of the alpha zombie’s friends. Smith gives alpha – zombie his girlfriend back (the girl who had started to recover in the lab) and the alpha zombie lets Smith live and tells the others to leave him alone. Smith, the woman, and the kid survive and head to NH or wherever that camp was… driving across the george washington bridge… which apparently wasn’t blown up with the others??? (PLOT HOLE!!)
Still not very good, but at least they attempted to sort of follow the premise of the book.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:10 AM
In the book it ends with him killing himself upon the realization that he is the bad guy, not the vampires.
“I am a new superstition entering the unassailable fortress of forever. I am legend.”
The movie literally removed the meaning of the goddamn title.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:12 AM
The movie literally removed the meaning of the goddamn title.
Yup. I was pretty bummed when I realized they were going to butcher the meaning. Love that book.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:13 AM
anyone catch the season finale of Louie last night?
September 28th, 2012 at 10:13 AM
AND TURNED IT INTO A BOB MARLEY REFERENCE! I cannot stress that part enough.
Believe it was Monk’s favorite movie of the year that year.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:16 AM
Whoa. That is a much different ending (alternate and book). Wow.
To clarify, Smith is the bad guy because he’s killed the zombie’s friends and took his girlfriend?
September 28th, 2012 at 10:17 AM
Walking Dead talk? Well, this is certainly better written than the series.
/that said, its pilot is still one of the best TV episodes of all time
September 28th, 2012 at 10:17 AM
To clarify, Smith is the bad guy because he’s killed the zombie’s friends
Yeah… the zombies had formed a sort of culture with relationships etc. that Smith didn’t realize… he just looked at them like animals… so He became a legend to the zombies like a vampire or whatever because he kidnapped them and experimented on them.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:18 AM
In the book the zombies/vampires are a society, he doesn’t realize it, so he’s basically murdering their families. In that, the equivalent of the chick who survives with him is actually part of the zombie society and is basically a spy.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:18 AM
Yeah. He’s the zombies’ Legend.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:19 AM
I just read the plot premise for the book, including the ending. Wow, that’s fucking cool.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Damn, I gotta read this book.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:20 AM
he just looked at them like animals…
I know animals can have cultures/relationships too… I should have used monsters instead… but you get the idea.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:21 AM
I just read the plot premise for the book, including the ending. Wow, that’s fucking cool.
which is why the last 1/3 of that movie is so shitty.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:23 AM
The greatest Sitcom of all time: All In The Family.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:24 AM
The first half is really good, though. Really nailed the sense of desperation.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:27 AM
Whoa. That is a much different ending (alternate and book). Wow.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:30 AM
ali landry is thick
September 28th, 2012 at 10:33 AM
This is pretty funny, considering how much TBL does to keep this awful meme alive.
September 28th, 2012 at 10:39 AM
“I love being an anonymous winner who jumps into comments sections, makes uninformed claims, and tries to stir the pot because I have nothing better to do. But hey, I got someone to reply, so yeah!”
- JT Hussler
September 28th, 2012 at 10:50 AM
WTF are you talking about, JMac?
September 28th, 2012 at 10:54 AM
WTF are you talking about, JMac?
I’m at a loss for what he’s getting at here? Does he not want commenters at all anymore?
September 28th, 2012 at 10:57 AM
I suppose I am uninformed because I know more about my NFL team than some random blogger who watches Red Zone. GTFO what a clown.
September 28th, 2012 at 11:10 AM
He’s made it clear many times that’s exactly what he wants.
September 28th, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Ukraine is weak
September 28th, 2012 at 11:13 AM
I can smell a banhammerin’ coming.
September 28th, 2012 at 11:16 AM
The 1964 movie version with Vincent Price is more faithful to the book, and not bad overall. The kids today might find it a little creaky, though.
September 28th, 2012 at 11:19 AM
jthussler’s may be the next one.
September 28th, 2012 at 2:41 PM
Now that’s a damn roundup picture.
September 28th, 2012 at 2:50 PM
Maybe it’s the pouty sea bass mouth or the shitty breast work, or
it could be the snail crotch camel toe but i never found her an
attractive skank