Category Archives: humor

Important Question? podcast

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Gordon

What would convince you to eat another human being? This is our first topic on a new must-listen podcast: Important Question? where we explore and debate such taboos with the profundity and absurdity and hilarity they warrant. Ensuing episodes will … Continue reading →

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Gas Up the Stair Car

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Gordon

I was gonna do this whole post about evolving media distribution, and how I dig the new Netflix model because it allows me to shotgun series the way I prefer. But I already pretty much covered that with my House … Continue reading →

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Trite Tropes

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Gordon

Cinema is a language with its own conventions. The audience must be familiar with certain patterns, even unconsciously, for the transfer of visuals to register properly. Establishing a scene with a wide shot to get our bearings, not crossing the … Continue reading →

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Meth Lab for Flutie

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Gordon

Shamelessly pilfered from a variety of sources, here’s another collection of fake band names that made me giggle like a seventh grader. Some of these will turn up on MySpace profiles soon enough. I’d warn you about the offensive content, … Continue reading →

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Promo Copy Cats

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Gordon

Cutting through network promotions clichéd hyperbole. What they say. What they mean. The show everyone’s talking about.Everyone being those in our programming department whose jobs are on the line. It’s been a ratings disappointment despite the buzz cash we poured … Continue reading →

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Truths, Vol. 6

Posted on October 12, 2008 by Gordon

Another installment of original musings: • Borrowed time and stolen moments are those of which we take the most ownership. • Dan Brown’s cure for writer’s block is to hang upside down. However, there is no known cure for ingesting … Continue reading →

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Morbid George

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Gordon

A sad, sad day in the kingdom. George Carlin dead at age 71. I had the pleasure of seeing him live (rhymes with dive, not give – but both, really), as did many, thanks to his grueling tour schedule. Especially … Continue reading →

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Promoted Roadies

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Gordon

I’ve posted before about my fascination with unusual band names, yet I can never seem to pull the trigger on them for my own usage. And even though this is the kind of material that will probably get me in … Continue reading →

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Sexual Reeling

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Gordon

Not long after The Matrix lit up the big screen, I caught a late-night B-movie on Skinemax called The Sexual Matrix. Twenty minutes and five refractory periods later it dawned upon me that one could bring a whole new level … Continue reading →

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