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SNL Actually Funny This Week

Never expected Jesse Eisenberg/Nikki Minaj to be the highlight episode of the year so far, but it delivered almost from end-to-end.

The Mr. Wizard skit was one of the funniest in a long time.

“But it’s good for me!” Fucking brilliant.

For some reason I really like the Bride Of Blackenstein thing too:

Hell, even Samberg’s digital short was enjoyable rather than some overrated crap that feels like he’s trying too hard and he’s still being allowed to do based on the success of Dick In A Box a few years ago. (holy run-on)

So yeah. SNL wasn’t horrible this past weekend for the first time this year.

January 31st, 2011 - entertainment - TV - video

Old Commercials

It’s a slow, snowy day around here.

Finger Pops

I’m not sure if it’s charming or sad that kids in the late 70′s were supposed to be amused by such things. “Hey kids. Here’s some styrofoam to play with”

Berzerk

I hated Berzerk.

Stay Alive

I’m not sure I remember this commercial, but I had this game and I dug it.

Numbers Up

I had this too. It was a twist on/ripoff of Perfection.

Bargain Hunter

I had this too. I guess I was a board game geek as a kid. I played the fuck out of the ‘credit card machine’

Candy Land

Seems kind of funny to advertise something as ubiquitous as Candy Land. Also of interest is the white trim on the player pieces. The sets my kids had were just plain, not fancy white trim. Everything was better “back in the day.”

Kennywood Park

This commercial played so much that I know this version of the song better than the original.

January 11th, 2011 - insight - nostalgia - TV - video

AT&T ‘Predictions’ From 1993 Commercial

That series of AT&T commercial from 1993 seems to be making the rounds again…

…along with people talking about how accurate the ‘predicitions’ are some 17 or 18 years later. (Damn! Was 1993 really that long ago? Kids graduating next year – and maybe the earliest ones this year – were born after Kurt Cobain died? Fuck, I’m old.)

It is fascinating to see how much of what was considered ‘futuristic’ then has come to be part of our everyday lives, but those are hardly predictions. Or at the very least they’re loaded ones coming from a company developing the tech – which I think is the greater point. It’s more commentary on how long it took those new technologies to go from concept/development/early stages to mainstream, everyday stuff.

Still is neat though. I remember those commercials like yesterday.

1993. 18 years ago!? Really!?

January 4th, 2011 - geek - nostalgia - perspective - video

Beautiful Dangerous

Who knew it’d be Slash that made Fergie hot again.

As an admitted assman…well, I’m picking my jaw off the floor.

December 13th, 2010 - metal - music - video

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