So here we are, I’m staving off a “winter weather watch” because where I come from, 1/2” of snow fall warrants a National Guard intervention. So to follow the directions of my congressman, I am cowering inside and clearing off my DVR. It began with The Defenders and Fringe (which was excellent balancing two universes at the same time) and moved on to Harry’s Law. I had been putting off these two episodes for seemingly weeks.. alright one was from last week and the other from the week before so together it was weeks. And at this point, I have to admit, I wish I hadn’t.
16
Feb
DAYS S03E04: “Not only is your fly open, there’s a pencil sticking out of it.”
Welcome back to another exciting installment of when Podcasts Attack! This week Johnny Confidence get’s mauled by smallville and both KC and DC are harassed by a wild eyed Olivia Munn intent on stealing their innocence! Can they escape and reach their goal of visiting Big Rock Candy Mountain? Listen now to find out the shocking answer and more on this weeks edition of Don’t Adjust Your Set!
S03E04: “Not only is your fly open, there’s a pencil sticking out of it.” [1:01:10] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadNews!
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10
Feb
DAYS Season 3 Episode 3: “It was the 80’s, everything was dirty blonde.”
Welcome to another episode of Don’t Adjust your set! This week Dr. Chubs gets Double Amnesia and finds out KC isn’t really his sister! I continue my plot to take over the local orphanage and turn them all into laborers sewing DAYS varisty jackets for my vanity football team! The only way you can stop this madness is to listen now to the latest podcast! On with the show
DAYS S03E03: It was the 80’s, everything was dirty blonde. [1:02:06] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadNews!
- KC – NBC’s potential pilots
- JC – Lucy Lawless on No ordinary Family (And you should watch it!)
- DC – Bones app on iPad
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01
Feb
Social Commentary: Olivia Munn, Ruining Good TV?
Olivia Munn has been around for the geeks of the world for awhile, playing a starring role on Attack of the Show. I’ve made it through less than one whole episode of Attack of the Show…and she was one of the reasons. Well that, and I’m not nerdy enough to catch what they are talking about most of the time on that show.
Ms. Munn has suddenly made the jump to mainstream. She shows up on the Daily Show from time to time and she now is part of the cast of Perfect Couples (NBC, 830 PM). Here’s the thing. She’s not any better mainstream than she was talking nerdy on Attack of the Show.
I’ll start with Perfect Couples since we are only two episodes in. 6 individuals, 3 couples. I like 2 out of 3 couples. Can you guess the one I don’t like? This show isn’t anything new, but sometimes people don’t mind that. What I do mind though is just…well so many things. Munn isn’t a very good actress and the character that she is playing is completely unrealistic and in general kind of a horrible person. (I’m a sucker for nice people, what can I say.) The gent that’s playing her hubby (Hayes MacArthur) isn’t much better of an actor either. Munn + MacArthur = the couple that will completely take this show out. Perfect Couples probably won’t make it past its initial run (sorry Kyle Bornheimer) and honestly believe that it is this couple – Rex and Leigh that are most of the undoing of the show. Any couple that uses a damn self help book to figure out how to share a bed, or doesn’t get the concept of “its my damn anniversary, I don’t want to hang out with anyone other than my significant other” is a moron. Is the writing her fault…nah – but her crappy acting certainly is. And now to the Daily Show.
I love Jon Stewart. A lot. Serious, funny, sarcastic, talking to people that write big books that I have no interest in…I love him in all varieties. Up until he’s sharing the stage with Olivia Munn. I’m easily confused by why he thinks this girl is funny. I’ve seen a couple of her pieces and they are NOT funny. The Daily Show is supposed to be funny damnit – and she ruins that. Here’s to hoping that Perfect Couples does get picked up and she can’t be on the Daily Show anymore.
Is it fair to attack her like this? A little. I don’t necessarily get the appeal of her – don’t find her particularly attractive, funny or a good actress (as referenced above). Sure, she was the eye candy on AOTS (ha! You didn’t think I knew that!) but the new girl is way cuter than her. And sarcasm is fully expected on the Daily Show but she misses the point of sarcasm.
Maybe I’m wrong – but guess what? I don’t care. No one is allowed to ruin the Daily Show (that included you Mr. President), plus I woke up thinking about how much I dislike her character on Perfect Couples and now you have your first official SOCIAL COMMENTARY blog.
AKA: Olivia Munn is in fact ruining good TV.
KC Sunshine is out, PEACE!
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26
Jan
Fairly Legal… First Impressions
Note: I’ve never been much of a writer so, as we suggest with all new programming, give me three or four episodes worth of your time before completely giving up on me. Also note, this may be the only time I get all the names correct. If you’ve listened to our podcast, you know what I mean.
As our biggest supporter of the USA Network and all of it’s original programming and sweet movie marathons, I feel it is my duty to weigh in on their newest series, Fairly Legal.
The show stars Sarah Shahi, as ex-attorney Kate Reed who chose to stop practicing law to pursue building bridges rather than destroying them, as she so succinctly compares mediation to lawyering. Her life is a bit adrift when we meet her. Her father recently died and she had taken a short absence (about a week) to recover from the tragedy before getting back to the family business. Kate is the on-site mediator, the one who creates win/win situations out of the usual win/really, really lose situations. She takes on cases of all shapes and sizes from United Nations border disputes between Colombia and Nicaragua (sort of) to lawsuits involving family heirlooms. By being the person in the middle, she gets invested in both sides of the quarrel and teaches both sides the great arts of compromise and understanding.
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