Okay, I know I'm a little obsessed with Fall Out Boy, Cobra Starship, The Academy Is..., and in general all things Fueled by Ramen, but you're going to have to deal with it (at least) one more time. Some things need to be spread around.
So, anyway, earlier today I happened up this clip/poll about fan fiction. In case you didn't know (or didn't bother to read) that is Alex Suarez, bassist for the band Cobra Starship. I found it rather amusing, but went on with my perusal of the internet eventually landing on the Fueled by Ramen Youtube channel. That's where I found this other clip of Cobra Starship. The very same Alex Suarez being the second guy from the left, of course.
All I've got to say is that at least Suarez gets to be the guy in the second clip. And that however he feels about fan fiction, he's totally asking for it. That is all.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Thursday, November 22, 2007
First, I'd like to thank the academy...
As Thanksgiving is upon us once more, I feel it would be only fitting to let the world know what I am thankful for, at least, pop culture-wise. So, here goes...
1. I'm thankful for fake emotion. Whether it be baby-mamas on Maury, cancer children on Oprah, or even desperate, middle-aged women on The Bachelor, you can't really have good tv without someone crying. Or a script. You need one or the other. Last night's Project Runway was a great example, within the first 10 minutes of the show two people had already cried. Seriously, I know he's gay, but that lingerie designer guy really needs to man-up if he's going to make it much further.
2. I'm thankful for cover bands. Or more, for bands doing covers. Case in point Bowling for Soup performing a Fergie song, or Doug doing Dance, Dance. You may also note that the Dance, Dance video comes from a cd I mentioned in an earlier post that I really want. I mean, come on, easy listening versions of Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, Gym Class Heroes, The Academy Is..., Cobra Starship, and so on. Sounds like a good time to me.
3. Speaking of Fall Out Boy, I'm thankful for Pete Wentz's sex tape. I know its not a real sex tape, but since when does that matter. I'm also thankful for the fact that, because of Wentz's previous... indiscretions, nobody seems to want to believe that its not a real sex tape. When people are sincerely surprised that you didn't make a sex tape, you've got real problems.
4. I'm thankful for networks re-running entire series with episodes daily (as opposed to weekly). Right now we're in Season 1 of Gilmore Girls on the Family Channel and season 3 of The O.C. on Soapnet. In the case of The O.C., it was nothing worth watching at the time, when you had to wait a week for a new episode and it likely interfered with something else that should be watched, but now that its at a time with nothing else on, its kind of fun.
Well, that's all I can think of right now. At least, all that is really pertinent. I mean, I'm also thankful for hoodies, ipods, wireless internet, and kittens, but none of those seemed to merit their own number.
Also, I need to think of some catchy goodbye with which to sign off on my posts. Otherwise, these things tend to seem abrupt.
1. I'm thankful for fake emotion. Whether it be baby-mamas on Maury, cancer children on Oprah, or even desperate, middle-aged women on The Bachelor, you can't really have good tv without someone crying. Or a script. You need one or the other. Last night's Project Runway was a great example, within the first 10 minutes of the show two people had already cried. Seriously, I know he's gay, but that lingerie designer guy really needs to man-up if he's going to make it much further.
2. I'm thankful for cover bands. Or more, for bands doing covers. Case in point Bowling for Soup performing a Fergie song, or Doug doing Dance, Dance. You may also note that the Dance, Dance video comes from a cd I mentioned in an earlier post that I really want. I mean, come on, easy listening versions of Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, Gym Class Heroes, The Academy Is..., Cobra Starship, and so on. Sounds like a good time to me.
3. Speaking of Fall Out Boy, I'm thankful for Pete Wentz's sex tape. I know its not a real sex tape, but since when does that matter. I'm also thankful for the fact that, because of Wentz's previous... indiscretions, nobody seems to want to believe that its not a real sex tape. When people are sincerely surprised that you didn't make a sex tape, you've got real problems.
4. I'm thankful for networks re-running entire series with episodes daily (as opposed to weekly). Right now we're in Season 1 of Gilmore Girls on the Family Channel and season 3 of The O.C. on Soapnet. In the case of The O.C., it was nothing worth watching at the time, when you had to wait a week for a new episode and it likely interfered with something else that should be watched, but now that its at a time with nothing else on, its kind of fun.
Well, that's all I can think of right now. At least, all that is really pertinent. I mean, I'm also thankful for hoodies, ipods, wireless internet, and kittens, but none of those seemed to merit their own number.
Also, I need to think of some catchy goodbye with which to sign off on my posts. Otherwise, these things tend to seem abrupt.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
I almost forgot to put a title on this post.
Last night I was lying in bed, reading a romance novel about vampires, listening to the 'Nightmare Before Christmas' soundtrack (as performed by various artists), and wearing a limited edition Halloween Fall Out Boy Hoodie (yes, I know, I'm lame) when I realized that I was not ready to let go of Halloween yet. Now, this could be symptomatic of the fact that Halloween kind of came and went for me without much fanfare, but that doesn't really matter, now does it. So, anyway...
That is Fall Out Boy. They have my favorite costumes of the season. They're dressed like Panic! at the Disco (thanks FriendsorEnemies.com for the pic). And... for the sake of reference:
Not the best pic, but I'm sure you see the resemblance. They are, of course, being imitated by the middle two guys in the top picture.
Okay, so Halloween point 2. Did anyone else think that the Halloween episodes of most tv shows sucked this year. I'll admit, I didn't catch anything that was on the Thursday before the holiday, but after that... not much of anything. Except Bones. They had a really good episode.
So, enough of Halloween, let's move on to other things that should be mentioned.
1. Has anyone else noticed that Canadian accents (okay, they could be from Minnesota or someplace like that) are really in right now. As are ugly babies. Maybe I've just decided not to like kids anymore, but it seems like every baby on television is really ugly.
2. Joey Fatone is a really good game show host (he hosts The Singing Bee). I'm not sure what it is about him, but I'm rather impressed with his television hosting skills. I even think he might have made a better choice for The Price is Right than Drew Carey (who is not a spectacular host), but I guess its not up to me.
3. Psychics are awesome. One of my new favorite (okay, too strong of a word) is The American Psychic Challenge on Lifetime. They basically take people who claim to be psychics and make them do random tasks (matching husbands and wives, or musicians to their instruments) and score them on their 'abilities.' I find it funny because these people are so busy trying to be psychics that they miss the obvious clues (like the fact that people tend to marry other people who look like themselves). Also, there's the show Phenomenon which I've never bothered to watch, but every time I see a commercial for, I start humming that one song from The Muppet Show (you know: meh-nah-meh-nah do-dooo-da-doo-do... okay, my writing doesn't quite do it justice, but you'd know it if you heard it).
4. This writer's guild strike sucks. I'm totally on their side, especially when it comes to royalties from sales on iTunes and alike, but I really don't want it to mess with my tv. Apparently someone in charge of writing the show Heroes rewrote the ending for yesterday's episode in case it ended up as the season finale. That sucks... but it was an awesome episode (let's all take a moment to say 'OMG! That's Adam Monroe!')
5. I think we need to start some talk of a Dancing with the Stars curse. Bad things keep happening to those people. More on that when more bad things happen.
Okay, well, I suppose that's enough rambling for today. I hope you enjoyed yourself, if only so I could call you a loser, because if you enjoyed yourself even half as much as I did you're totally lame.
That is Fall Out Boy. They have my favorite costumes of the season. They're dressed like Panic! at the Disco (thanks FriendsorEnemies.com for the pic). And... for the sake of reference:
Not the best pic, but I'm sure you see the resemblance. They are, of course, being imitated by the middle two guys in the top picture. Okay, so Halloween point 2. Did anyone else think that the Halloween episodes of most tv shows sucked this year. I'll admit, I didn't catch anything that was on the Thursday before the holiday, but after that... not much of anything. Except Bones. They had a really good episode.
So, enough of Halloween, let's move on to other things that should be mentioned.
1. Has anyone else noticed that Canadian accents (okay, they could be from Minnesota or someplace like that) are really in right now. As are ugly babies. Maybe I've just decided not to like kids anymore, but it seems like every baby on television is really ugly.
2. Joey Fatone is a really good game show host (he hosts The Singing Bee). I'm not sure what it is about him, but I'm rather impressed with his television hosting skills. I even think he might have made a better choice for The Price is Right than Drew Carey (who is not a spectacular host), but I guess its not up to me.
3. Psychics are awesome. One of my new favorite (okay, too strong of a word) is The American Psychic Challenge on Lifetime. They basically take people who claim to be psychics and make them do random tasks (matching husbands and wives, or musicians to their instruments) and score them on their 'abilities.' I find it funny because these people are so busy trying to be psychics that they miss the obvious clues (like the fact that people tend to marry other people who look like themselves). Also, there's the show Phenomenon which I've never bothered to watch, but every time I see a commercial for, I start humming that one song from The Muppet Show (you know: meh-nah-meh-nah do-dooo-da-doo-do... okay, my writing doesn't quite do it justice, but you'd know it if you heard it).
4. This writer's guild strike sucks. I'm totally on their side, especially when it comes to royalties from sales on iTunes and alike, but I really don't want it to mess with my tv. Apparently someone in charge of writing the show Heroes rewrote the ending for yesterday's episode in case it ended up as the season finale. That sucks... but it was an awesome episode (let's all take a moment to say 'OMG! That's Adam Monroe!')
5. I think we need to start some talk of a Dancing with the Stars curse. Bad things keep happening to those people. More on that when more bad things happen.
Okay, well, I suppose that's enough rambling for today. I hope you enjoyed yourself, if only so I could call you a loser, because if you enjoyed yourself even half as much as I did you're totally lame.
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