A short post after a Merry Christmas!
Being at home in Mississippi where my parents have cable, I get to see the Sci-Fi Channel, Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, etc. All week, Sci-Fi has been advertising that they're showing Elf Friday night, which is tonight. What does Elf have to do with science fiction? Really, what?
Not that they ever mentioned they were going to show The Nutty Professor beforehand. This has a slight (and I mean very slight) science fiction bent with the development of "flubber", but who really thinks this is anything other than just an out-and-out comedy?
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Friday, December 28, 2007
Saturday, September 08, 2007
Why is this show still on?
One of the shows I enjoy watching is Stargate SG-1. Not having access to the Sci-Fi channel, I can only watch it in syndication (and a season behind -- though my most recent purchase from Amazon will bring me the 10th and final season of the show in the next couple of weeks. But I digress.)
Locally, Stargate regularly shows on Saturday night at 11:30, which helps contribute to my night-owl-ism, I'm sure. Prior to this past year (which is almost a pun if you know the 9th season storyline), IIRC, Stargate came on at 11:00 right after Mad TV. All in all, a good night of TV watching.
This past year, though, Fox decided to air a show, Talk Show with Spike Feresten. I'm all for giving new shows a try; one never knows when something decent will come along, and a comedic vehicle is always appreciated. I watched the first episode. And the second show. And the third. I didn't even crack a smile, not even inwardly. This show is not funny in any way that makes sense to me. This guy's big claim to fame? He used to be a writer on Seinfeld.
Oh, I tried flipping over to CW (formerly WB) for the 30 minutes the decidedly unfunny Mr. Feresten continued in his lame attempt at entertainment, but watching TV while reading email and/or web surfing remove my focus enough (at least for a show I'm not all that interested in) that I would forget to turn back to Stargate.
So now, I suffer through this unfunny show so that I can watch Stargate. (Note: I have laughed exactly ONE (1) time during this show -- a 40ish gentleman donning rave gear, including pacifier, glow sticks, etc. takes a hit of E (aka Extasy) and goes wild. Whoever said I was normal or traditional in my tastes?) I look forward to the end of this tragedy of a comedy (but not the end of Stargate).
Locally, Stargate regularly shows on Saturday night at 11:30, which helps contribute to my night-owl-ism, I'm sure. Prior to this past year (which is almost a pun if you know the 9th season storyline), IIRC, Stargate came on at 11:00 right after Mad TV. All in all, a good night of TV watching.
This past year, though, Fox decided to air a show, Talk Show with Spike Feresten. I'm all for giving new shows a try; one never knows when something decent will come along, and a comedic vehicle is always appreciated. I watched the first episode. And the second show. And the third. I didn't even crack a smile, not even inwardly. This show is not funny in any way that makes sense to me. This guy's big claim to fame? He used to be a writer on Seinfeld.
Oh, I tried flipping over to CW (formerly WB) for the 30 minutes the decidedly unfunny Mr. Feresten continued in his lame attempt at entertainment, but watching TV while reading email and/or web surfing remove my focus enough (at least for a show I'm not all that interested in) that I would forget to turn back to Stargate.
So now, I suffer through this unfunny show so that I can watch Stargate. (Note: I have laughed exactly ONE (1) time during this show -- a 40ish gentleman donning rave gear, including pacifier, glow sticks, etc. takes a hit of E (aka Extasy) and goes wild. Whoever said I was normal or traditional in my tastes?) I look forward to the end of this tragedy of a comedy (but not the end of Stargate).
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