QOTW
I’ve had some anger management issues lately. Most recently, I had a fight with the host of a pub trivia night and stormed out of the bar. (His ignorance of pop culture cost my team the win. Can you blame me?) Anyway, I’m a little on edge at the moment, so I found it more than cathartic when I was reading this month’s issue of Wonder Woman out loud (like…
I’m so glad Doctor Who is back. Even if it is a new Doctor. With a new companion. In a new show. But even with all the new, it’s still comforting having it around. So, in honor of the return of the Doctor, and since I’m only in the middle of the second episode, let’s grab a quote from my favorite moment of the premiere: “Is this world protected?…
Did everyone get a chance to see Kick-Ass over the weekend? Apparently, more people are interested in training dragons than kicking asses, since it only managed to come in at #2 at the box office. Still, not bad for an R-rated movie based on a comic book. I enjoyed it immensely, especially the comic geek chatter throughout the movie. I also have a brand new crush on Aaron…
My current obsession is the series of Sassy Gay Friend videos on YouTube. They are produced by The Second City Network, and I can’t get enough of them. Basically, this clever series places Hollywood’s “sassy gay best friend” stereotype in the middle of various Shakespearean tragedies to dispense advice and save the lives of doomed female characters…
Larfleeze Appreciation Week continues! Even before his heroic turn in Blackest Night #8, I was loving me some big orange Larfleeze. I’ve even been talking up Mr. Fleeze all weekend at WonderCon. Yeah, it’s a real conversation starter with cute guys. So, I’m pleased to dedicate our Quote of the Week to the master of greed himself. If you’re not familiar…
I had coffee today with the head of our local zombie society and organizer of the annual zombie walk. Really. And since we were talking about zombies, the subject of last week’s episode of Supernatural came up. As a zombie scholar, my new friend praised the show and checked off the various zombie movie tropes they managed to include in their tale. I explained that…
My new television obsession is The Ricky Gervais Show on HBO. It’s an animated interpretation of the podcasts featuring Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington. Topics range from the mundane to the ridiculous, and at the center of every conversation is Karl Pilkington and his mad, misinformed or bizarre philosophies. In the most recent episode, Ricky…
Can you believe South Park is about to start its 14th season? And the 200th episode will air in April? Is it possible there was ever a time before South Park, a wholesome, innocent time when the worst kid on TV was Bart Simpson? Comedy Central has been running promos for the new season non-stop, and since I watch a lot of Comedy Central and am highly susceptible to advertising,…
Last week, a 17-year-old boy in Australia sent a Twitter message to Neil Patrick Harris, asking him for advice. In a series of Tweets, he wrote: “hey do you have any advice for someone coming out as gay? my family wouldnt understand and im a musician in australia, so theyve been pretty proud of me so far. I’m nearly 18, i know im young i dont know who to go to…
I met a fellow recently who was charming and attractive and a total fanboy of various degrees and persuasions. Since I’m always on the lookout for potential Fanboys of the Month, I pitched the idea to him. He seemed open to it, even a little excited, until I got to the part involving the whole “take your clothes off” thing. My new friend smiled and said,…
Johnny Weir was robbed. You know it. I know it. Even milquetoast Scott Hamilton knows it. The big story to be packaged and sold for these games was the testosterone-soaked pissing match between Evan Lysacek and Evgeny Pleshenko. Johnny’s amazing performance just got shuffled aside in the melee. But we’re honoring him here at FBOTU with our Quote of the Week:…
As you know, I don’t have a religious bone in my body (although I am fond of wine and crackers). However, I am fascinated by this whole rapture business the Republicans keep promising is on its way. Thanks to Supernatural, I’ve learned that the Four Horsemen aren’t just toy designers. And thanks to American Dad!, I’ve learned that poor Terry should…
It’s time for me to come out of the closet, or coffin as it were, and confess that the CW’s teen vamp drama The Vampire Diaries has become something of a guilty pleasure for me. My early reviews of the show were negative, but tolerant. That tolerance has now turned into giddy anticipation of every new episode. Clearly, I need help. I usually roll my eyes at…
Long-Suffering Boyfriend and I currently live on opposite sides of the country and communicate almost exclusively by IM. The other day, this classic exchange appeared in my little IM window: Elaine: Bizarro Jerry? Jerry: Yeah, like Bizarro Superman, Superman’s exact opposite, who lives in the backwards Bizarro World. Up is down, down is up, he says hello when he…
If you read this week’s Comics Load, you know what’s coming. I don’t even like gorillas, never have. But I can’t stop quoting Black Lantern Bart from this week’s issue of The Flash: Blackest Night. “You know what makes everything better? GORILLAS!” -Bart Allen, The Flash: Blackest Night #2 I don’t disagree, but I think I…
I am a latecomer to the Modern Family fan club, but after a marathon of about 10 episodes, I’m hooked. If you aren’t aware, Modern Family follows the day-to-day lives of the members of the Pritchett family, their weaknesses and foibles and their interactions with each other. It’s a smart, funny and original take on the traditional family sitcom. Featured…
