Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week

45. Showering Together (Insecure, S01E04)


Stray Observations

  • "How much for one cornea?" (Shameless, S07E05)
  • "What's the use, honey? Rich people always win." (Shameless, S07E05)
  • "You know Daniel is your Achilles' dick." (Insecure, S01E04)
  • "I think she walks to Ralphs to poop." (Insecure, S01E04)
  • "Is this from Pie Hole?" (Insecure, S01E04)
  • "How you ever worked with Drake?"
    "Naw, but I'm producing a track real soon for Ty Dolla $ign."
    "So…not Drake." (Insecure, S01E04)
  • "What if I could introduce you to Ty Dolla $ign?" (Insecure, S01E04)
  • ["Roman sucks" chant]
    Mick Foley: "My wife loves you." (WWE Raw, 10-31-16)


(WWE Raw, 10-31-16)

  • Taiwan politics (Fresh Off the Boat, S03E04)
  • Latino Morrissey fan (Fresh Off the Boat, S03E04)
  • "How Soon Is Now?" adjace (Fresh Off the Boat, S03E04)
  • I'm Jack Clovis, president of the Wallkeepers, and owner of a Blimpie Subs and Salads." (Fresh Off the Boat, S03E04)
  • "Tony Danza is the first person to lift someone up! His letters were the only thing keeping Pac alive!" (Fresh Off the Boat, S03E04)
  • ♫: D.R.A.M. – "Broccoli [feat. Lil Yachty]" (You're the Worst, S03E10)
  • "Free chicken sandwich day, nigga!" (Atlanta, S01E10)
  • "I don't know the titty median here." (Atlanta, S01E10)
  • ♫: "Ride Wit Me"
    "This is Beyoncé's best song." (Atlanta, S01E10)
  • "What if we found out Ja Rule was just a dog?" (Atlanta, S01E10)
  • "Speaking of money, how you think these sunflower seed companies make money? They're only 75 cents a pack. And now they're coming out with all these different flavours. You got barbecue, teriyaki, sushi…"
    "Sushi, nigga?"
    "Catfish…"
    "I don't know if I want no sushi seeds, man.
    "No, they're delicious."
    "Sushi sunflower seeds?"
    "Yeah, yeah."
    "Why you didn't get those?"
    "Don't really support sushi. I think it's a bigger issue than people talk about."
    "It's not like they killing the sushi and putting it in the seed, bro."
    "Oh, so that's artificial?"
    "That's artificial." (Atlanta, S01E10)
  • "48 Hours. All black cast. Does that even work?" (Atlanta, S01E10)
  • "If y'all ever break up, would that be weird?" (Atlanta, S01E10)
  • ♫: "Outkast" – "Elevators [Me and You]" (Atlanta, S01E10)
  • Atlanta Season Grade: A-
  • "Did it involve shitting in a sleeping bag?"
    "No."
    "Shitting on a pie? In a cooler? Tub of margarine? Crisp packet? Shitting in a baguette?" (Crazyhead, S01E03)
  • "You cut off my ear."
    "It's a present for Christmas. It's the best day of the year. We each get a pickled ear." (American Horror Story, S06E08)
  • "Fear and exhaustion gives the jerky a delicious tang." (American Horror Story, S06E08)
  • "I'm supposed to go to Thailand next month. I've never been. I'm flying first class." (American Horror Story, S06E08)
  • "Do you want a joint?" (American Horror Story, S06E08)
  • "Shelby would never kill herself. She's way too self-centred to commit suicide." (American Horror Story, S06E08)
  • "If I die, I just want you all to know I had so many wonderful performances waiting for you." (American Horror Story, S06E08)
  • "You say 'tomato,' I say 'mommy.'" (Jon Glaser Loves Gear, S01E03)
  • "Do you have more of a fire engine red so it matches the nugget box?" (Jon Glaser Loves Gear, S01E03)
  • "Dave, I'm so sorry that you're gonna have dementia when you get older. Let's savour this moment, even though he won't remember it." (Jon Glaser Loves Gear, S01E03)
  • "Totally cured, free guac!" (Jon Glaser Loves Gear, S01E03)
  • ♫: A Giant Dog – "Sex and Drugs" (You're the Worst, S03E10)
  • Doug Benson (You're the Worst, S03E10)
  • "Name one family that's just one person."
    "Suddenly Susan." (You're the Worst, S03E10)
  • "I have the wine" (You're the Worst, S03E10)
  • "What do you get somebody who wants to eat a unicorn? A unicorn bib! Yes! No! No, uhh, unicorn holders. You know, like, like corn holders, but for unicorns?" (The Good Place, S01E09)
  • "At night, it was pretty classic torture – flying piranhas, lava monsters, college improv…" (The Good Place, S01E09)

Still the AR™TV World Drama Champion: Stranger Things
Still the AR™TV World Comedy Champion: Atlanta

#clipoftheweek

Eater's Digest: Las Vegas 3

Previously on Adam Riff™: Eater's Digest: Las Vegas 2


October 2016
sake rok / lvb burgers / the buffet at wynn / eatt / gelatology / libertine social / the buffet at wynn / standard and pour / donut bar / the buffet at wynn / the goodwich / the buffet at wynn / eatt / dw bistro / bacchanal buffet / port of subs

This trip, I spent about $150 Uber-ing off-Strip to try stuff.



Big Poppa Tart (Donut Bar)

^ A one-pound donut with a Pop Tart inside.

I ordered one with a strawberry Pop Tart inside. It was sickeningly tasty, inexplicably reminiscent of birthday cake.


Crispy Rice (Sake Rok)
spicy tuna, serrano pepper, coriander, ponzu
—Amuse-bouche yaki onigiri.



Ratatouille Rolls (Eatt)
zucchini, eggplant, red pepper

^ I could do without the…shallots?


Exotic Fruits (Eatt)
coconut foam, passion fruit heart, macha tea meringue


Broccoli (Eatt)
gluten-free tortilla chips

^ Like guacamole, but made with broccoli.


O.M.G. Burger (LVB Burgers)
duck burger stuffed with muenster cheese, smoked ketchup, heirloom tomato, watercress, roasted duck mayo
—Where I began to wonder if I actually love duck, or if I just love Peking duck. [to be continued in Philadelphia]



Date and Bleu Cheese Jam (Standard and Pour)
buttered almond, bacon bread

^ I couldn't discern the bacon in the accompanying "bacon bread."


Crispy Oysters (Standard and Pour)
sriracha egg salad, flying fish roe
—Sriracha egg salad.

Venison Tartare (Standard and Pour)
cherry mostarda, white chocolate, quail egg
—Raw venison with white chocolate.


Wine and Cheese Sundae (Standard and Pour)
cheesecake blondie, merlot ice cream, brandied cherry
—Merlot ice cream.


Fruit Loop Panna Cotta (Standard and Pour)
orange sorbet, raspberry gummy, hazelnut

^ To my relief, the raspberry gummies were tender.


There is nothing that (Gelatology) won't infuse milk with. Among the gelato flavours available the night I visited: Boo Berry, Croissant Bread Pudding, Count Chocula, Halo-Halo Rice Pudding, and Green Tea Kit Kat.


(DW Bistro) fuses Jamaican and New Mexican cuisine.

Jerk Fried Calamari (DW Bistro)
sweet chile glaze, basil, sweet hot peppers
—Anemic jerk.

DW Fried Chicken (DW Bistro)
dusted with jerk-seasoned flour
—I ordered a side of fried chicken and requested dark meat. My waiter informed me that (DW Bistro) only fries white meat. "Fine," I replied. Then this arrived:


Chive Turkey (The Goodwich)
chive ricotta, cranberry, greens, walnut, chicken skin, swiss
—I came for this sandwich…

Pig o' the Week: El Escobar (The Goodwich)
butt n' belly, sofrito, avocado, plantain, pepperjack, apple
—and stayed for this one.

Jalapeño-Sour Cream Chips (The Goodwich)



[right] Negroni (Libertine Social)
juniper panna cotta cake, campari gel, pistachio crumble

^ A dessert adaptation of a Negroni. As I've never had a Negroni, I can't tell you how well it translates. It was a bitter dessert, though.

^ [left] Manhattan (Libertine Social)
rye whiskey bread pudding, vanilla and house maraschinos ice cream


Strawberry Gazpacho Shots (Libertine Social)
king crab, avocado puree, hearts of palm

^ Tart!

^ Parmesan Churros (Libertine Social)


MISSED CONNECTIONS

Foieco (Naked City Tavern)
tortilla stuffed with fatty duck liver, duck confit, charred cherry tomatoes, pickled vegetables, and santa barbara uni cream
—Foie gras and duck confit and uni – oh my!


Bacon Candle (Naked City Tavern)
a square of solidified pork fat with a wick surrounded by a ring of sweet balsamic reduction, two high-end salts, and both bacon and basil powder

^ Diners light it up and wait for the grease to melt into the other ingredients, at which point they sop it all up with charred crostini.


Frito Pizza Pie (Flour and Barley)
topped with chili, cheddar cheese, onions, fritos chips, sour cream, and chives

^ Two pies in one.


KYGO Cloud Nine "S'mores" (Beauty and Essex)
dark chocolate torte, pecan graham crumble, marshmallow clouds, white and milk chocolate sauces

^ A Norwegian DJ-inspired dessert.


Decadence D'or Cupcake (The Venetian / The Palazzo)
palmira single estate chocolate, derived from the rare and fragile porcelana criollo bean; tahitian gold vanilla caviar, the world's most labor-intensive agricultural crop; louis xiii de rémy martin cognac, 100 years in the making; edible gold flakes; hand-blown sugar fleur-de-lis
—A $750 cupcake.

#eatersdigest

Pie in the horse

Rory: ???
Jon: I'm the Asian dude on The Good Place! Jon Yu as Jianyu!


Rory: What is this jack-o'-lantern? The letters A and F?
Jon: When you put a candle inside, it's lit AF.
Rory: [reading sign taped to bowl of candy] "I left these Twix out for Harambe, but you are welcome to take one." [pause] How are you not a dad?
Jon: I am one, remember?


Children: Trick or treat!
Jon: What have I here? [dabs] A non-sexy princess, non-sexy cat, non-cancer-stricken (I assume) Batman…

Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week

44. "The year's most amazingly-directed television scene" (Quarry, S01E08)

The first seven-and-a-half minutes is one unbroken take. There's two seams – one when the plane flies overhead, the second as he throws the grenade in and it explodes.


Honourable Mention

  • Amy distracts Raquel's brother (Crazyhead, S01E02)
  • Jon reads Gear-i's screenplay (Jon Glaser Loves Gear, S01E02)
  • Potato Parcel pitch (Shark Tank, S08E06)

Stray Observations

  • Tina as Liberace (Bob's Burgers, S07E03)
  • ♫: End credits song (Bob's Burgers, S07E03)
  • "Think of your life as a good time, not a long time." (Ash vs. Evil Dead, S02E04)
  • "I wouldn't kill a spider either, because they're reincarnated wizards." (Son of Zorn, S01E05)
  • "Hey, uhh, you guys have any herpes cream I could borrow?"
    "Oh, yeah, I think we might. A friend left some here." (Son of Zorn, S01E05)
  • "No wonder Alangulon only knows about Zephyria through stereotypes. You've taught him nothing."
    "Well, maybe you should educate him. I find the best way to do that is through a culture's cuisine. That's how I learned all about Ohio." (Son of Zorn, S01E05)
  • Fried hay (Son of Zorn, S01E05)
  • "Can you use your karate to open up this pickle jar?" (Son of Zorn, S01E05)
  • The hatchet on the roof of the RV (The Walking Dead, S07E01)
  • RT: HOW DARE #TWD try to recreate the Fast franchise's outside dinner table camaraderie. (The Walking Dead, S07E01)
  • ♫: Piano "A Forest" (Westworld, S01E04)
  • "One more word and I'll cut your throat, understand? This is my fucking vacation." (Westworld, S01E04)
  • "This is the finest tobacco a man can enjoy, hand-rolled on the ample thighs of exotic women." (Westworld, S01E04)
  • "Slap leather, cocksuckers." (Westworld, S01E04)
  • "My fingers are Bugles." (The Last Man on Earth, S03E04)
  • "I told Molly I'd meet her at this stupid thing."
    "But you coming home, right? Don't let me catch you in the Rite-Aid."
    "Too soon." (Insecure, S01E03)
  • "Bitch, I'm-a call bell hooks on you." (Insecure, S01E03)
  • "Why don't more of them swim?"
    "Slavery." (Insecure, S01E03)
  • Jessica waking up Emery and Evan with the smell of a world history textbook (Fresh Off the Boat, S03E03)
  • "You shouldn't fuck with Mike Painter." (Channel Zero, S01E03)
  • "You must be confusing me with some other black guy." (Atlanta, S01E09)


(Atlanta, S01E09)

  • "Nigga, do I gotta explain alliteration?" (Atlanta, S01E09)
  • "Is this Hennessy?" (Atlanta, S01E09)
  • "I prefer Craig Mack." (Atlanta, S01E09)
  • "It all takes place at a strip club. Two gangbangers hold a pastor, a drug dealer, and a pregnant teen hostage in the middle of Hurricane Katrina." (Atlanta, S01E09)
  • "Can't eat if you don't open your mouth." (Atlanta, S01E09)
  • "I like Craig, but I love my money." (Atlanta, S01E09)
  • "Jim Crow is haunting me / Like in that movie Poltergeist." (Atlanta, S01E09)
  • "Every decent person has at least one triflin' thug in the family." (Atlanta, S01E09)
  • "I'm not gonna go back to Africa and find my roots, because, you know what? I'm fuckin' broke, dude." (Atlanta, S01E09)
  • "Stop being so likable." (Atlanta, S01E09)
  • "Amy likes to fish in the river."
    "Really? I didn't know there were fish in there. What do you catch?"
    "Goldfish. Starfish. Cod." (Crazyhead, S01E02)
  • "What was that?"
    "It's foxes. Foxes having sex. They have barbs. On their dicks. It's a basic design flaw." (Crazyhead, S01E02)
  • "Sometimes, if I've run out of toilet paper, I use sliced bread to clean myself. If I run out of that, I use slices of ham. It's like a poor man's wet wipe." (Crazyhead, S01E02)
  • "Why did they bring him to an ice rink? Are demons into figure skating or something?"
    "Do demons like figure skating? Did you really just ask me that?"
    "I'm not familiar with their leisure pursuits." (Crazyhead, S01E02)
  • "That is beyond gross."
    "You wipe your ass with meat." (Crazyhead, S01E02)
  • "This is trending on Twitter – the real one, not the black one Empire owns." (Black-ish, S03E05)
  • "Haha. Like a regular Dane Cook."
    "That's not a compliment, Bow. We've gone through this." (Black-ish, S03E05)
  • "Why are you smiling? You know Charlie's not really dead, right?"
    "Yeah. But one day…" (Black-ish, S03E05)
  • "Leave me alone. I'm not American. I'm not used to all this carnage." (American Horror Story, S06E07)
  • Seasoning Lee's leg (American Horror Story, S06E07)
  • "GEEEEEAR!" (Jon Glaser Loves Gear, S01E01)
  • "I was really excited to try out some of my sweet new camping gear. These cool walking sticks took my mind off the fact that three out of four people on this camping trip were fucking all night. The fine craftsmanship of this Audubon bird call distracted me from the searing humiliation and emasculation of being left out of a sex orgy. These cool tiny binoculars allowed me to not only get a close-up view of a Eurasian wryneck, but also a bird's-eye view of three people fucking inside a GEERTOP double layer two person tent." (Jon Glaser Loves Gear, S01E01)
  • "Gear-i, would you read the lyrics to 'Hey Jealousy' by the Gin Blossoms?" (Jon Glaser Loves Gear, S01E01)
  • Covering Steve's face with a black box in the title sequence (Jon Glaser Loves Gear, S01E02)
  • "It's not an adult film. It's not a porno."
    "But we're gonna show tit." (Jon Glaser Loves Gear, S01E02)
  • "If we get the Glase, this movie gets AIDS."
    "What?"
    "Sorry, it was the first thing I thought of that rhymed." (Jon Glaser Loves Gear, S01E02)
  • "Kant would say that lying in any scenario is wrong, so if Michael asks you if you killed Janet, you should say 'yes.' On the other hand, snitches do get stitches." (The Good Place, S01E08)
  • "I used to take her to the mall sometimes and bought her churro dogs – it's a hot dog, but the bun is two churros, and it's tied together with a Slim Jim. It's an Arizona delicacy." (The Good Place, S01E08)
  • ♫: The Tallest Man on Earth – "Love Is All" (Better Things, S01E08)


(Quarry, S01E08)

  • Quarry Season Grade: C-

Still the AR™TV World Drama Champion: Stranger Things
Still the AR™TV World Comedy Champion: Atlanta

#clipoftheweek


Liquid Dreams

Nerf Herder frontman Parry Gripp is 62 years old


My neighbour has this inflatable R2-D2 Halloween decoration on his front lawn, and…I don't get it.

What does R2-D2 have to do with Halloween?

R2-D2 isn't even "holding" the jack-o'-lantern! The jack-o'-lantern is just in front of him.

Rory: It kinda looks like a variation on "dick in a box."
Jon: Which would make it a Christmas decoration.

My Man Mad Now

'A Stray': Film Review
Barkhad Abdirahman ('Captain Phillips') plays a Somali immigrant who wanders the streets of Minneapolis trying to rid himself of a canine sidekick.

Is Barkhad Abdi now going by his full name à la Papa Roach's Coby Dick/Jacoby Shaddix?

No. Barkhad Abdi and Barkhad Abdirahman are two different actors, both of whom played hijackers in Captain Phillips.


[pause]

The birth name of Mahershala Ali (Remy on House on Cards, Cottonmouth on Luke Cage) is Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore. Imagine having to bubble that name in on standardized tests.

Devil's Night

INT. ADAM RIFF™ HEADQUARTERS – AFTERNOON

Rory: Look what I got for our Halloween party: The Moscow Mule-flavoured chips!

Rory: And to dip them in… Margarita-flavoured guacamole!

Jon: Pair with avocado margaritas and Moscow Mules made with a potato vodka.


Jon: I want some Robbie Williams on the playlist.
Ben: Okay…
Jon: Also, this:

Ben: [reading track listing] "Flyin' on My Sleigh"?


Anthony Michael Hall: My friend Kevin's son wants to come. Can you add him to the guest list?
Jon: Sure.
Anthony Michael Hall: His name is Man. Man Berg.

Jon: Does he need a plus-one, or is he, heh, still seeking woman?