Why do I feel like I just got jabbed in the chin by SoCal just now?
Huh . . .
I still have no idea what's up with Twilight. At least with Harry Potter I had an understanding that it was a wizardry school and whatnot, but I seriously didn't know what Twilight was more or less about until I saw the teaser trailer for the movie before Batman. It seriously just kinda came outta nowhere! Man . . . this is why I need to read more books, or at least see what's up in the world of books.
I'm also of the opinion that the US is getting shafted royally with The Olympics right now. Didn't get to watch the opening ceremonies live, don't get nearly as much daily coverage . . . and your commentators are made of tears. That's such a pain . . .
Nevertheless. You, my dear, have been having a good week.
"Slap Bet" is AMAZING. Love that episode. I have "Let's Go to the Mall" on my iPod. Hilarious reminder of everything that was so great and terrible about the '80s. :) (Or the '90s in Canada. :P)
I hate 'jumping the shark' for the same reason you do. People just sort of whip it out every time there's a slight quality slip. I think that phrase should be reserved for gigantic WTF plot twists only.
And Marshall is hilarious, too. Barney was my favorite hands-down for a while, but then I watched Slap Bet, and now I'm just not sure. I have totally had "Let's Go To The Mall" stuck in my head since watching it, though.
Baron of Terribad (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 08/09/08 | Reply
Nuking the fridge, hahaha. That's classic. I HATE jumping the shark, though, because every yahoo asshole whips it out any time a show has a bad episode. Lost alone has jumped the shark about 5,000 times by now according to the Internet, right??
How I Met Your Mother is the greatest. I have a hard time choosing between Barney and Marshall as my favorite character. Marshall is such a lovable goof, but Barney HAS to be the slickest guy on television. SEASON THREE SPOILER ALERT: I hope Barney crushing on Robin doesn't temper him too much, because that would really suck. DON'T CHANGE, BARNEY.
EDIT: Also, you are way busier than me. Yikes.
Last edited by Shinmaru at 2:32:15 PM EDT on August 9, 2008.
Oh man, the Twilight wank has been soooooo delicious this time around.
So now we've got:
TV - jumping the shark
Movies - nuking the fridge
Books - pulling a Renesmee has been suggested, but I'm sure fen can come up with more colorful examples.
SomeGuy
Canadian Liaison (Team) | Posted 08/09/08 | Reply
Why do I feel like I just got jabbed in the chin by SoCal just now?
Huh . . .
I still have no idea what's up with Twilight. At least with Harry Potter I had an understanding that it was a wizardry school and whatnot, but I seriously didn't know what Twilight was more or less about until I saw the teaser trailer for the movie before Batman. It seriously just kinda came outta nowhere! Man . . . this is why I need to read more books, or at least see what's up in the world of books.
I'm also of the opinion that the US is getting shafted royally with The Olympics right now. Didn't get to watch the opening ceremonies live, don't get nearly as much daily coverage . . . and your commentators are made of tears. That's such a pain . . .
Nevertheless. You, my dear, have been having a good week.
Shinmaru
Baron of Terribad (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 08/09/08 | Reply
@NightBeck:
"Slap Bet" is AMAZING. Love that episode. I have "Let's Go to the Mall" on my iPod. Hilarious reminder of everything that was so great and terrible about the '80s. :) (Or the '90s in Canada. :P)
Love thy Evangelion.
NightBeck
Otaku Eternal | Posted 08/09/08 | Reply
@Shinmaru:
I hate 'jumping the shark' for the same reason you do. People just sort of whip it out every time there's a slight quality slip. I think that phrase should be reserved for gigantic WTF plot twists only.
And Marshall is hilarious, too. Barney was my favorite hands-down for a while, but then I watched Slap Bet, and now I'm just not sure. I have totally had "Let's Go To The Mall" stuck in my head since watching it, though.
NightBeck
Otaku Eternal | Posted 08/09/08 | Reply
@Dagger IX1:
Oh God RENESMEE. That name is just awful. How did Stephenie Meyer ever think that was a good idea?
... well, you could say that about a lot of SMeyer's ideas. XD
Shinmaru
Baron of Terribad (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 08/09/08 | Reply
Nuking the fridge, hahaha. That's classic. I HATE jumping the shark, though, because every yahoo asshole whips it out any time a show has a bad episode. Lost alone has jumped the shark about 5,000 times by now according to the Internet, right??
How I Met Your Mother is the greatest. I have a hard time choosing between Barney and Marshall as my favorite character. Marshall is such a lovable goof, but Barney HAS to be the slickest guy on television. SEASON THREE SPOILER ALERT: I hope Barney crushing on Robin doesn't temper him too much, because that would really suck. DON'T CHANGE, BARNEY.
EDIT: Also, you are way busier than me. Yikes.
Last edited by Shinmaru at 2:32:15 PM EDT on August 9, 2008.
Love thy Evangelion.
Dagger IX1
Team | Posted 08/09/08 | Reply
Oh man, the Twilight wank has been soooooo delicious this time around.
So now we've got:
TV - jumping the shark
Movies - nuking the fridge
Books - pulling a Renesmee has been suggested, but I'm sure fen can come up with more colorful examples.