Category Archives: TV

Warp & Weft

Posted on January 6 2004 by Mickey

    I see over at the Something Awful forums that the Army has a web-based survey on new styles for uniforms. The choices are suspiciously reminiscent of Star Trek‘s Starfleet!    See the choices for yourself, since I’ve mirrored … Continue reading →

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President Bush Clip of the Night

Posted on November 6 2003 by Mickey

    Yay! I finally was at the right place at the right time. David Letterman has frequently been showing unsettlingly funny video clips of our commander in chief, but I was never at my computer when he showed them. … Continue reading →

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My Famous Face

Posted on November 4 2003 by Mickey

    During high school and college people said I reminded them of John Belushi. After college, it was Jon Lovitz. Later on, after I started wearing glasses, people said I looked like “Newman” (Wayne Knight) from Seinfeld. (Gee, thanks.) … Continue reading →

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Return of the Dorks

Posted on November 2 2003 by Mickey

    I thought I’d share this piece of video with you since I finally found a copy of it. It’s Triumph the Insult Comic Dog at the Star Wars: Attack of the Clones premiere, and it’s one of the … Continue reading →

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Mind Power

Posted on October 22 2003 by Mickey

    So what. Some monkey can move a mechanical arm just through thought impulses. Big deal. I have mysterious powers too, but no one’s writing news stories about me. For instance, I can make my stomach growl just by … Continue reading →

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Comic Convergence

Posted on October 6 2003 by Mickey

    Over the weekend three of my favorite comics all came to town. A remarkable comedy nexus in the space/time continuum. I wasn’t able to make the Stephen Lynch show at Clutch Cargo’s on Friday, but I did get … Continue reading →

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More & Bigger (and hopefully sooner)

Posted on September 30 2003 by Mickey

    Saw this link on The Digital Bits. According to an article at e4engineering.com, Japanese engineers have unveiled “Ultra High Definition Television”. HDTV is obsolete before it had a chance to catch on, since this new system offers 4,000 … Continue reading →

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Q: …Yeah?
A: …Yeah.

Posted on September 24 2003 by Mickey

    Congratulations NBC. Just as I feared, you turned The West Wing into ER. You’ve got another show where the dialogue has no flourish but exists only to serve the plot; with anguished close-ups and spinning camera moves, and … Continue reading →

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Can a Guy in a Bear Suit Break into Dave’s Montana Home and Eat His Candles?

Posted on September 24 2003 by Mickey

    An amazing number of blog entries today. I guess I’m going for the record. Maybe I’m turning into Jaquandor who always posts numerous entries per day, except mine aren’t so thought out and well-written.    I’m adding this … Continue reading →

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Emmy 2003

Posted on September 22 2003 by Mickey

    I am embarrassed to admit it but I didn’t find out the Emmys were on Sunday until the afternoon of the day before! At least I didn’t miss the program, but it came up so fast I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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