The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction

Business Insider's "Great Cheese Hunt": Gooey, salty, creamy, delicious! No matter what form it takes, cheese is amazing! We're going out to find the people who make it best, and we want to share it with you.

Hearst's "Wiki What?": An ESQUIRE influencer sits down with a laptop and a celebrity guest. The influencer then gives the guest a closer look at some of the things about them that's living out on the Internet — from their Wikipedia page to a Google image search.

NBA's "WNBA All-Access" takes fans behind the scenes with the stars of the WNBA for an all-access pass to their lives on and off the court.

De-emphasize empathy

X-Men: First Class, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Prometheus

20th Century Fox: What other IP do we control?

Pre-dator
Playhome Alone
Attack of the Jocks
Fore Fantastic


The mythology of The Conjuring has expanded into a fully-fledged universe thanks to 2014's Annabelle — a Conjuring prequel about that film's possessed doll, and last year's The Conjuring 2.

A second Annabelle film is due out this Friday, while The Nun, a solo film for a supernatural character introduced in The Conjuring 2, recently wrapped. Wan is also developing a second Conjuring 2 spin-off, The Crooked Man, as well as The Conjuring 3. [source]

The Doll
one week

The Crooked Man
one day

The Nun
one hour

C O N J I R K



"A funny movie."

Sam Raimi is in this?!

Q: Which three are the geezers?

Follow actor J Kimball as he researches what it's like to be old for a role in an upcoming movie. [source]

J.K. Simmons plays J Kimball. The oldest man on the poster is not one of the geezers!

Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week


32. Fashion Peaks (WWE SmackDown LIVE, 08-01-17)


Honourable Mention


Stray Observations

  • "You stand in the presence of Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, rightful heir to the Iron Throne, rightful Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Protector of the Seven Kingdoms, the Mother of Dragons, the Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, the Unburnt, the Breaker of Chains."
    [pause]
    "This is Jon Snow."
    [pause]
    "He's King in the North." (Game of Thrones, S07E03)
  • "Does she like it gentle or rough? A finger in the bum?" (Game of Thrones, S07E03)
  • "But a wise man once said that you should never believe a thing simply because you want to believe it."
    "Which wise man said this?"
    "I don't remember."
    "Are you trying to present your own statements as ancient wisdom?" (Game of Thrones, S07E03)
  • "But as a good friend of mine once said, 'Give me 10 good men and I'll impregnate the bitch.'" (Game of Thrones, S07E03)
  • "Tell Cersei. I want her to know it was me." (Game of Thrones, S07E03)
  • "Does it always have to be about you?"
    "Uh, yes, girl. I'm a millennial." (Claws, S01E08)
  • "Let's rock!" (Twin Peaks, S03E12)
  • Audrey Horne! (Twin Peaks, S03E12)
  • ♫: Boogie – "No Way" (Insecure, S02E02)
  • Frank Ocean phone case (Insecure, S02E02)
  • "I just didn't know what to do, so I stressed watched the documentary 13th." (Insecure, S02E02)
  • "Rick, didn't you say you needed my help on an adventure immediately somewhere else, I don't care, even if it might kill us?"
    "I did not, but if you're really that alienated, I'm as willing to exploit it as the next guy, church, army, or Olympic gymnastics trainer." (Rick and Morty, S03E02)
  • "Aw, jeez, my sister died in the spaghetti." (Rick and Morty, S03E02)
  • "No union built on running from your problems lasts more than five years, seven tops." (Rick and Morty, S03E02)
  • "Remote override engaged. No! Yes. Bypassing override! I am aliiiiiiiii… Hello." (Rick and Morty, S03E02)
  • "The Samson Unit of The Grail handles the false prophets – contenders to Christ's throne. Our job is to rid the world of their competing narratives: Charlemagne, Lincoln, Belushi, you name it." (Preacher, S02E07)


(Preacher, S02E07)


(What Would Diplo Do?, S01E01)

  • "Are we? Posers that press a button?"
    "No. We're shamanic healers offering glimpses of enlightenment through music." (What Would Diplo Do?, S01E01)
  • "What's lamer than a DJ war?"
    "Tom Hiddleston, but he's a friend of mine." (What Would Diplo Do?, S01E01)
  • Written by James Van Der Beek! (What Would Diplo Do?, S01E01)
  • "I'm going to Tower Video."
    "Great! Why don't you go to a B. Dalton Bookseller on the way, while you're at it?" (Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, S02E01)
  • Andre's apartment on The League (Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, S02E01)
  • "He called me once but then hung up."
    "How'd you know it was him?"
    "Star 69." (Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, S02E02)
  • "This buyer you speak of is coming for your camp today, but they'll come for ours tomorrow, itching to build B. Dalton Booksellers or a Circuit City or a Blockburster Verdio." (Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, S02E03)
  • "You know what people like her do with summer camps, Beth? They turn them into B. Dalton Booksellers." (Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, S02E03)
  • "It should look like Edward James Olmos." (Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, S02E04)
  • Jason Schwartzman drumming (Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, S02E04)
  • "A makeover? Do you know how to do that?"
    "What do you think I've been taking night classes at Barbizon for? To pass the time?" (Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, S02E05)
  • ♫: Animotion – "Obsession" (Comrade Detective, S01E01)
  • "I think there's been an intruder!"
    "I'm sure it's nothing, ma'am. It's just a neighbour's misguided attempt at redistributing Nikita's wealth. Don't worry. Go back to bed." (Comrade Detective, S01E01)
  • "What is this?"
    "It's a Western game. After the financial collapse of America, the Great Depression of 1929, the populace began to lose faith in their capitalist system."
    "So they invented this game to rebuild trust. It's called Monopoly."
    "And how do you play?"
    "So each rectangle represents a piece of property. The object of the game is to purchase the property and hope your opponent lands on the property that you own."
    "Why?"
    "That way, they pay you rent. The more rent you get paid, the more money you make, the more properties you purchase."
    "And when your opponents have no money left and are completely in your debt, then, and only then, do you win the game."
    "You're telling me that the purpose of this game is to drive your fellow citizens into poverty so that you may get rich? It's diabolical."
    "It's just a game."
    "Nowadays, the West finds it as a useful tool to indoctrinate young children into the capitalist system." (Comrade Detective, S01E02)
  • "Great. You happy? Not even our health care system can save him now." (Comrade Detective, S01E02)
  • "Bean soup is a delicacy." (Comrade Detective, S01E03)
  • ♫: Gleaming Spires – "Are You Ready for the Sex Girls" (Comrade Detective, S01E03)
  • "My AIDS! My contagious AIDS!" (Comrade Detective, S01E04)
  • "As the United States grows, it's profiting off slavery, off the working poor, off immigrants. They even put their own children to work. And how do they justify these atrocities? One word: God. They justify every awful thing they do with the word of God." (Comrade Detective, S01E04)
  • "You can keep your invisible hand. I've got an iron fist." (Comrade Detective, S01E06)
  • Comrade Detective Season Grade: B-

Still the AR™TV World Drama Champion: Twin Peaks
Still the AR™TV World Comedy Champion: The Carmichael Show

#clipoftheweek


Right in front of my salad

Previously on Adam Riff™:


Apropos of nothing, I re-scored Game of Thrones' opening credits with Future's "Mask Off":


The visual is from "Hardhome."


Buttlord Paperclip Pirate

In the mid-1990s, I discovered Idiot Letters by Paul Rosa in the humour section at Crown Books.

Look out, public relations; take cover, customer service — Paul Rosa's letter is in the mail and his inventively imbecilic queries about consumer products have a way of eliciting equally idiotic and even more unlikely answers from some of America's biggest companies.

Then along came Letters from a Nut by Ted L. Nancy, which I regarded as Idiot Letters adjace, but was endorsed by Jerry Seinfeld, who people suspected was Ted L. Nancy.

With the publication of a fourth Letters from a Nut book in 2010, Barry Marder revealed himself to be Ted L. Nancy. Marder co-wrote Bee Movie with Seinfeld.

So now then.

Wikipedia » Barry Marder » "Ted L. Nancy":

In 2002 ABC developed a pilot for a television series based on Letters From A Nut. It was written and produced by Barry Marder and Jerry Seinfeld.

In 2003 FX Television made a pilot for The Ted L. Nancy Show. That show was written and produced by Marder and Seinfeld.

In 2007, Lionsgate Television optioned the books from Marder to make into a television show. The following year, Lionsgate sold the show as a pilot presentation to Fox TV. That show called Sincerely, Ted L. Nancy [was] created and written by Seinfeld and Marder.

2016:

Letters from a Nut = Seinfeld's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. Who knew?

In 2013 Scholastic published an historical Ted L. Nancy book entitled Letters From A Nut's Family Tree.

A Ted L. Nancy UNIVERSE!

Paranoiac

Little late to the party, Giant.

[clicks on link]


Salted caramel bacon?


Salted caramel water?!

All of Giant's salted caramel-inspired creations:

Salted Caramel Apple Pancake and Waffle Mix
Salted Caramel Nut Bars
Salted Caramel Popcorn
Salted Caramel Toffee Ice Cream
Salted Caramel Covered in Dark Chocolate
Nature's Promise Salted Caramel Bacon
Salted Caramel Mini Muffins
Salted Caramel Brioche Loaf
Salted Caramel Cheddar Cheese
Salted Caramel 4 Inch Cake
Salted Caramel Infused Maple Syrup
Salted Caramel Granola
Salted Caramel Break n Bake Cookie
Salted Caramel Liquid Hand Soap
Nature's Promise Salted Caramel Unsweetened Water
Salted Caramel Apple Juice
Salted Caramel Bloom in a Bag Plant
Salted Caramel Goat Cheese Log
Salted Caramel Mini Cupcakes
Salted Caramel Brownie Bites

Giant created A PLANT THAT SMELLS LIKE SALTED CARAMEL. Your move, Trader Joe's pumpkin lab.


Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week

31. There Will Be Bloods (Insecure, S02E01)


Honourable Mention

  • Karvel escaping the boot of the car through the back seat (Snowfall, S01E04)

Stray Observations

  • "Incompetence should not be rewarded with blind loyalty." (Game of Thrones, S07E02)
  • Cutting from Sam's surgery to the pie at the inn at the crossroads (Game of Thrones, S07E02)
  • "A foreign invasion is underway." (Game of Thrones, S07E02)


(Game of Thrones, S07E02)

  • "He's dead." (Twin Peaks, S03E11)
  • Honking (Twin Peaks, S03E11)
  • "Dirty bearded men in a room." (Twin Peaks, S03E11)
  • ♫: Shawn Colvin – "Viva Las Vegas" (Twin Peaks, S03E11)


(Twin Peaks, S03E11)


(Twin Peaks, S03E11)

  • "This pie is so damn good."
    "Damn good." (Twin Peaks, S03E11)
  • "My pullout is straight 100, brother." (Ballers, S03E01)
  • "You know I saw you on your game the other night at International Smoke." (Ballers, S03E01)
  • "You know, my Slyce digital media company." (Ballers, S03E01)
  • "Just trying to get you in the mile high club." (Ballers, S03E01)
  • Steve Guttenberg (Ballers, S03E01)
  • ♫: Goldlink – "Crew [feat. Brent Faiyaz and Shy Glizzy]" (Insecure, S02E01)
  • ♫: Jorja Smith – "February 3rd" (Insecure, S02E01)
  • "My cousin got a Westside Rentals password if you want that." (Insecure, S02E01)
  • Habanero Oreos (Insecure, S02E01)
  • "We hope you enjoyed this edition of American Psychopaths. Join us next time for chapter 58: Dick Cheney." (Preacher, S02E06)
  • "Okay, what do you think of this song for my dance?"
    [♫: The Verve Pipe – "The Freshmen"]
    "Okay, Maxine, what the hell was that?"
    "What?"
    "Just the fact that you know that song reminds me that we had very different childhoods."
    "Well, if I'm gonna be stripping, it needs to be to something emotional."
    "Strip clubs are depressing enough when they're playing Drake!" (The Carmichael Show, S03E10)
  • "I'm trying to work on my stripper name. So, what do you like better: Double Dip or Wet Sprinkle?" (The Carmichael Show, S03E10)
  • "Maxine, why you look like a prostitute Inspector Gadget?" (The Carmichael Show, S03E10)
  • "Everybody likes to borrow things from black culture 'cause we so fun and cool." (The Carmichael Show, S03E10)

Still the AR™TV World Drama Champion: Twin Peaks
Still the AR™TV World Comedy Champion: The Carmichael Show

#clipoftheweek