I watched FOX's encore presentation of "The Swan" last night and came away with an unchanged opinion: television is only getting worse, and this show proves it. Unlike ABC's "Extreme Makeover" – which I think strives to help people and cares about what the patients want – The Swan is led by a team of butchers (albeit wealthy, highly trained butchers) who basically have their ways with the female contestants. Then, if that wasn't enough, they torture them for three months by not letting them view their new appearances in a mirror. No, friends, that's saved for a special "reveal" time captured on tape. Even further, they make over the women two at a time, and then one is given the news that despite multiple surgeries, fat-sucking procedures, pain, anguish, strict diet and comprehensive exercise regimen, one of them isn't good enough to compete in the beauty pageant. Ugh. Figured I'd give it a chance. Now, on top of Daylight Savings Time, I've lost another hour I'll never get back.
On another note, for some reason during my morning jog I was thinking about how titles and characters in literature and popular culture have become such a part of our vocabulary. Makes me wonder if a rose by another name would be as oft-quoted. For example, here's a list of altered works. See what you think:
1. Romeo and Phyllis
2. Star Battles
3. Huckleberry Ned
4. Gus Ventura, Pet Detective
5. Fahrenheit 27
6. The Wind in the Dumpster
7. Citizen Burt
8. Sesame Drive
9. Spongebob Nopants
10. War and Meat
11. Clear and Present Acne
12. Chariots of Fiber
13. Beethoven's 20th Concerto About Worms
14. A Midsummer Night's Diaper Change
15. Where the Wild Things Puke
16. Billy the Squid
17. Mr. Tomato Head
18. Attack of the 50-foot Q-Tip® Brand Swab
19. The Matrix: Convolutions
20. Becky Spears
This, of course, is a random sampling of nearly endless possibilities. Can you think of any that make milk stream from your nose? Have a wonderful weekend! Thanks for stopping by on this Good Friday.
you actually think when you run? i like to excercise...but hate to run. always have. do you have to learn to run? i once heard that.
anyway...your list rocked. this one...Chariots of Fiber...made the teacher across the hall look to see what i was laughing at!
6. is sacrilege, man! Shame on you! Love no. 7 though...
"Becky Spears" made me snort aloud.
What about Clarence Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?
"A chicken of a different color"
"Fartacus"
"Boulder Hudson"
"The Maltshake Falcon"
"The BBman" with Mucus McCain
"The Iliac and the Odontitis"
"The Gregarious Ranger"
"Me and my Robert McGee"
Thanks, T-Bone, now I will be running this thru my head all day!
Becky Spears. LOL.
Laverne & Saddam
Happy Gays
Late Night with Condoleeza Rice
I don't think i'm good at this game.
haha
How about "Clan of The Cave Bunny"?
Happy Easter! I'll bet the Cutlet looks really cute hunting eggs.
Oh my! Thanks for such a great laugh!!! Happy Easter to the T-Bone family!
I also think when I run - random, silly thoughts. Need to run with a pad of paper -- maybe I'd have something to blog about. I don't usually invite people into my *running thoughts* just because they're so disjointed, but hey! Maybe those thoughts or my crazya$$ dreams would make for good blogging material~!
That or while in the shower, for some reason -- good thinking happens there. ;)
Anyway --> Fun post. I liked Mr. Tomato head.
Glad the PF and Cutlet are back in town...
Hope you had a wonderful Easter Weekend!
Starsky and Johnson
The Cow Whisperer
The Godmother
Weird Al Jefferson
Ohio Jones and the Temple of Doom
Bond, Jeffery Bond
The Easter Turtle
Myrtle Karenina
Great list!
Spongebob Nopants sound like a porno. I'm sure there would be lots of talk about that if it were still aimed toward children.
When I was running I always thought about things. A lot of the time it gave me time to work out things. I really miss that part of running, but I can't deal with the contantly sore knees and ankles anymore.
I can't watch those programs. My blood runs cold watching the promos. They're all awful. And just when I think it can't get much worse, it does.
I hope the network presidents wake up soon and answer the prayers of the millions of people nationwide: Please bring back Cheers. Please bring back Seinfeld. Please bring back anything mindless, yet clever. CLEVER.