6.24.2008
6.23.2008
[CMoore.com] Bummer
Edgy comic George Carlin dies at 71
Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs, dirty words and the demise of humanity, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday. He was 71.
Carlin was amazing. His routines were those of a 2%er who managed to actually connect with the rest of the world. From religion to sex to politics to culture to plain reason, he was a veritable cornucopia of wit and humor.
In sum, I have this to say: shit, piss, fuck, cunt, cocksucker, motherfucker and tits.
6.22.2008
[CMoore.com] Design Star Music
OK, it’s got to be said - WTF is up with that cheesy-ass music they’re using this year when they show the “after” shots on the room? Seriously, it’s awful 80s-era euro synth trash mixed with muzak.
Also, this is the cryingest season ever.
The show has fundamental problems - it’s entirely focused on the “design” part and not at all focused on the “TV” part; there is no reason for any winner to have a show at the end, and the competition is not geared toward the “thematic show with personality” part which is kind of, you know, crucial for a personality-based show - but the competition is fun (for a comparison on how to do it correctly, see the Next Food Network Star where there’s a huge emphasis on the contestant’s theme and TV style, not just their cooking). If you want to see a floundering train wreck of a show, watch either of the last two seasons winners, which are flat out boring shows.
Also, the viewers’ choice person (Stephanie) looks like someone I know +35 lbs.
Also also, these people cry more than fuckin Ricky on Project Runway. And they only kept that Kentucky woman (Tracy) in for the conflict/drama. Maybe she has BPD with the level of enmity going on there. Then again, she does seem like a pretty huge assmunch and not a team player in the slightest so it’s probably deserved.
Anyhoo, the music during the reveals in the Design Star thingee this year is poke-your-eyes-out awful.