Pop Culture and Politics on the Artistic Spectrum
It was a simpler time, back in October 2001. The nation couldn’t have possibly predicted what was soon to creep up on them with almost no warning whatsoever. When Waking Life, the rotoscoping philosophical masterpiece by Richard Linklater was released to limited audiences, minds were blown. The animation style of rotoscoping—drawing the animation cells over existing… Continue reading Amazon’s ‘Undone’ is a visual masterpiece
As I'd mentioned in a previous article, Black Mirror--the so-far 13-episode long cinematic series on Channel 4 and Netflix respectively--has quickly became a favorite of mine due to its thematic elements, style, and ability to fuck my shit up royally for a few days at a time. Everyone who reviews this show, aside from insisting that it… Continue reading Obligatory Ranking of ‘Black Mirror’ Episodes from OK to OMG
There's been a lot of speculation about the hit Netflix series Stranger Things, due to its supernatural elements and all of the undisclosed "secrets" of the Upside-Down, the Monster, and Jane "Eleven" Ives. But there's one thing we know for absolute certain. The two-headed embodiment of satanic deception, the Demogorgon, is you. If you haven't watched Stranger… Continue reading This is Why We Can’t Have ‘Stranger’ Things
I was and still am a huge fan of the HBO series Eastbound & Down. The primary reason for that is that the show hit on all of the extremes of comedy, and yet somehow was able to seamlessly sneak it dark drama. Some find it humorous for the vulgarity and others find it boring… Continue reading HBO’s Vice Principals is Worth Your Time
Today's podcast topics include Disney/Marvel's acquisition of the Spider-Man franchise, how NBC's The Slap could be a better series, the new mascot for the Philadelphia 76ers and his past as a junkie Furry, and Jon Stewart's departure from The Daily Show. We play Dan Explains #Supernatural Tweets from Girls on Twitter, the IMDB Movie Game,… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 133: Inter-Dimensional Slap Jumping
We review the best in media and entertainment of 2014, discuss the aftermath of a New Year's Eve Party gone awry, and kick off the first draft for the Talking Nerdy Celebrity Death Pool. Second round of the draft coming next week! Get down and get ready for this week's episode of #TalkingNerdy DOWNLOAD THE… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 127: 2015 Wash Rinse Repeat
Masterchef 4's Brianna Kozior joins us for a discussion about her career as a Vegetarian/Vegan Chef, her time on FOX's hit cooking competition, and her future bringing great food with a sexy attitude to Pennsylvania. We keep up on the week's biggest news stories and explain why football players snap on children. #TalkingNerdy #HashtagKitchen DOWNLOAD… Continue reading Talking Nerdy, Ep. 112: Beyond the Apron with Masterchef’s Bri Kozior
We celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Who and discuss the evolution of nerd culture. Walking Dead gears up for a gritty mid-season finale and Thanksgiving gears up for a drunk clusterfuck of embarrassment! It's a lot of fun this episode, with no sports but two games: Who Twote That Tweet and Iron Sheik Real… Continue reading Talking Nerdy Episode 72: The DOC Holiday Special
It’s pretty weird how quiet everyone is being about Under the Dome, because in theory it should be awesome. It’s based on a Stephen King novel! Its creator is Brian K. Vaughan, of LOST fame! It stars the Breaking Bad dude who’s going to give it to Walter in the end, Dean Norris! (He is cool, come on. That punch...)… Continue reading ‘Under the Dome’ Flying Under the Radar
from (company). To put some context in of how horrified I was with this trailer, it was played in the movie theater prior to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2.
All good things must come to an end, right? When something good ends prematurely, it is often missed the most. When it is out of your control, it is that much more frustrating. This goes for jobs, experiences, friendships, and really anything that is finite. Especially good TV shows. As a kid, my tastes were… Continue reading All Good Things Must Come to an End
Television It's been a hell-of-a-year for amazing television, and epic finales. You may have missed some of the highlights, but I'll do my best to fill you in. Plus, you can probably find all of these shows for free on the internet anyway...shh... Treme--Set in the New Orleans neighborhood of Treme, this show gives us… Continue reading What We’re Watching (if you care)
A funny thing happened while channel-surfing today. Do people still use that term? "Channel Surfing?" Anyways, when I say "funny," I mean: horrifying. If there is true evil in the world, its name is Minute To Win It. NBC in their infinite wisdom has picked up on a sure-thing: a game show that's so frustrating… Continue reading The Death of the Game Show
You probably wake up around the time she does. Not really by choice, that's just when the alarm goes off. You're practically conditioned at this point, you couldn't stay asleep past 6:30 if you tried, and believe me, you could really try most days... As she gets ready for work, you lay in bed, thinking… Continue reading Tales of a Graduate Nothing
Remember the days when the evil vices that television felt comfortable showing were very different. It used to be that sex and drugs were unheard of on TV shows unless the title of the show began with the words "The Dangers of..." Now that producers and executives have figured out that fucking, fighting, and freebasing… Continue reading The Top 5 TV Alcoholics
I know what you're saying. "Hey, Alex! You've done an AS SEEN ON TV article before! Run out of ideas?" Well, the short answer is "Not quite." The long answer is, "Please seek whatever professional help that may be required for you to break your habit of yelling wildly at your computer screen." It's just… Continue reading Billy Mays: The Top 10 Most Ridiculous Pitches
Before you start to fling about your rampant accusations, let me just say--in my defense--that I am inflicted with the most horribly debilitating of physical and psychological diseases. No, it's not Swine Flu. It's Summer Laziness. The symptoms of which are chronic procrastination, writer's block, and an ever-increasing ass-groove in what had once been a… Continue reading Trailers of the Week: Memorial Day Edition
Every once in a while, a movie comes along that looks SO bad, you just HAVE to see it (think Snakes on a Plane bad). Now, I wasn't really crazy about Snakes on a Plane, so here are three movies that, regardless of how bad you thought they were, you should go see today. UHF-… Continue reading Wonderfully Bad Movies
So March Madness has come and gone, and for the first time in many years, I actually didn't blow five bucks to make a totally arbitrary guess as to who would take it (nor did I contribute to the billion dollars in lost revenue due to workers following games). This is probably mostly because I'm… Continue reading Mascot Madness
Dear Mr. Rich, It may seem odd, and almost awkward, to single you out amongst the perversely immense cacophony of Country Western Superstars and the fine and objectively upstanding, God-Loving American Citizens who enjoy the genre. Let me assure you that my intentions are specific and wholly warranted. While your career has had its ups… Continue reading An Open Letter to Country Star John Rich
My Dear Celebrity-Obsessed Americans-- Though the whole world (especially the Western One) is crippled by their unhealthy appetite for tabloids and gossip entertainment that belittle and viciously attack the personal lives of those who they all wish that they could be, I can only speak on behalf of like-minded people within my own country (plus,… Continue reading An Open Letter to a Celebrity-Obsessed America
If religion is the opiate of the masses, then Television has got to be the crack cocaine. The archaic notion that somehow we're all inspired to mimic what we see on TV becomes more and more unfounded when the programs we tend to watch become increasingly like a Vaudevillian Freak Show. The near-extinction of Reality… Continue reading On the Precipice of Social Disrepair: Why We Watch Television
Okay, so apparently I can't do jack shit (literally what I do) without hearing about LOST. I haven't heard anyone talk about that giant pile of shit TV show since May, and I liked it. I can deal with hearing about how many dicks any man would suck to be (in) Jack Bauer, because I've… Continue reading LOST, or How Good People Watch Bad Television
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