QOTW
When I can bring myself to watch or read the news, I find it very frustrating that the media will give a voice to just about any anti-gay wacko who has something cruel to say, but won’t follow it up with any sort of positive message from anyone else. I mean, have they determined that the formula to sell their advertisers’ products is to put as much sensationalized…
While my beloved Roger Ebert and I may not agree on every film, there’s no denying he is a brilliant writer. Thankfully, that also makes him infinitely quotable. While other critics (myself included) tackled the emotional content of Toy Story 3, Roger wrote a fairly breezy, almost dismissive review of the film. Then, in the midst of it all, he drops this zinger:…
As promised, in my ongoing efforts to negotiate peace with the True Blood fans, I bring you a Quote of the Week from Sunday’s premiere episode of season three. Probably my favorite moment in the episode, Sam feels the effects of guzzling Bill’s blood in the finale last season. I think we’ve all probably imagined what we’d do if Bill showed up at…
I’ve been brushing up on Firefly lately, since I’m toying with the idea of joining a local Browncoats group. To prepare for what I assume will be a grueling test of my knowledge of all things Browncoat-y, I’m revisiting some of my favorite moments from the series, including this one: Kaylee: [To Saffron] Oh sweetie, don’t feel bad. He makes everybody…
Sometimes, when I’m feeling particularly old and cantankerous, I like to lecture gay kids of today on how good they have it. What with their internets and iPads and equal rights in 5 out of 50 states (plus Washington, DC). So I was very pleased to have a recent episode of Family Guy sum it all up for me in their typically crude and ruthless fashion. For your consideration:…
Believe it or not, sometimes I get pop culture premonitions. I swear. For instance, V has been on my mind a lot lately, and I recently had a very heated argument over what the “V” in V actually stands for. In the old series, “V” stood for “victory,” plain and simple. In the new series, the Visitors are branded as “V’s”…
I’ve talked about Drunk History before. It’s the web series on Funny or Die, featuring various history buffs relating important historical events while completely drunk. It’s irresponsible and dangerous and funny as hell. My favorite features the story of Oni Judge, as told by Jen Kirkman. But for our Quote of the Week, I’m using the most recent…
At the risk of sounding even more narcissistic than usual, I quite enjoy the Quote of the Week feature here at FBOTU, even though sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night in a panic because I forgot to choose one for the week. Being a pop culture whore, my vocabulary is riddled with quotations from everything from Christopher Marlowe to Tiny Toon Adventures. It’s…
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,…
