B: Hey, I'm bringing over some leftovers from Sophie's birthday party. Jon: Jeesh. How much pizza did you order? And how big was her birthday cake? This leftover cake could pass for a whole birthday cake. Jon: Who puts zucchini on a combination pizza? Jon:…
Date Archives February 2012
The More You Know
Did Raylon Givens just make a gay whore reference to 6 Mile and Woodward? Say wha? People know that about Detroit? #justified — H is a LOCAL!(@Aych2) February 29, 2012 HA WOODWARD AND 6 MILE REPRESENT. BUT HERES A TIP TO THE JUSTIFIED SHOWRUNNERS: REAL…
Coming Attractions
For the first time, the Paley Television Festival will live-stream its panels with cast and crew. Of note: American Horror Story (March 2) Community (March 3) New Girl (March 5) Parks and Recreation (March 6) Sons of Anarchy (March 7) Revenge (March 11) Mad Men…
The past was ruins, but the present was still in play *
"If there's a single lesson that life teaches us, it's that wishing doesn't make it so. Words and thoughts don't change anything. Language and reality are kept strictly apart—reality is tough, unyielding stuff, and it doesn't care what you think or feel or say about…
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Intervention
—Sod it. Set the time machine to just after Brett Ratner was fired. —More show, less masturbation. —We open with the Academy president, then a montage of all the "best picture" nominees set to This Will Destroy You's "The Mighty Rio Grande," then MC Terry…
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
Two this week. 8a. The Horse Race (Luck, S01E04) Television at its best. 8b. Liam Neeson: Comedian (Life's Too Short, S01E01) Honourable Mention Kiss from a Rose (Shameless [USA], S02E07) "Fly" / "I Believe I Can Fly" (Glee, S03E14) Dungeons and Dragons (Key and Peele,…
Scandals and Animals
The song it sings has been stuck in my head for days. I'm still bitter that Microsoft canned Conker's Other Bad Fur Day. In light of Double Fine's success, Chris Seavor should solicit funds via Kickstarter to independently produce another game. I saw a telly…
Phoenix in Flames
I can't find it online, but United Airlines' current telly advert for its MileagePlus Explorer Card annoys me. In it, a traveler is flabbergasted by the perks that a MileagePlus Explorer receives. What are the perks? 1. Check your first bag for free This is…
Phoenix in Flight
Previously on Adam Riff™: My mother is caught up in Linsanity. "Benji and Richard played youth basketball with him." Apparently, my brother played youth basketball with Jeremy Lin too? And apparently, he mostly warmed benches, as Lin's father was the coach and favoured playing his…