South Park “201” Review

This week’s South Park episode, titled “201” (Sorry, I can’t put a link to the episode because the creators didn’t post it because of the bleeps Comedy Central made in the episode), is the continuation of the episode titled “200.” In this episode, the Super Best Friends team up to fight the newly rebuilt Mecha-Streisand, who has been sent by the celebrities to force South Park to give them Muhammad. Meanwhile, Cartman attempts to uncover the mystery of who his father is, but is captured by the Ginger Separatist Movement.



I liked some things about this episode and I didn’t like a lot of things about the episode. The main thing I didn’t like about this episode was all the censorship they did in the episode. It would be one thing if they censored it for the episode, but it was really in response to the warnings made against Matt Stone and Trey Parker by Revolution Muslim . I really got annoyed when they censored the entire speech at the end which was about fear and intimidation and it didn’t even feature the word Muhammad. It was kind of ironic that they censored the speech about fear and intimidation because of fear and intimidation. The parts of the episode I did like was the parts about who Cartman’s father is and the return of Scott Tenorman.

That does it for me for this week, see you next week.

Erin Shines Through...

Finally everyone, a new episode. After almost a month of pain and agony waiting for the newest episode to stop tricking us and finally show itself, we get a breakthrough episode. This week was about Erin, the secretary, as The Office forcefully celebrates Secretary's Day because Andy wants to make a good impression on his new girlfriend. As the episode goes on Erin, who never seems to play a significant role ever, begins to reveal a little bit more of who she is to us which seems to be a weirdly charming young girl. She is unstable and talks way to much and apparently it is hard to carry a conversation with her.
This episode features Erin, Ellie Kemper is a shinning role. I always thought Erin was an odd character to have because she never really contributed anything and didn't show who she is, but Ellie made her shine this episode. She really was funny and espiecially her facial delivery. When at lunch with Michael for Secretary's Day, she pulls her hair infront of her face when she finds Andy and Angela used to be engaged and says, "In the foster home my hair was my room." This scene cracked me up. She really did steal this episode, as she should have. Another solid episode from NBC and I can't wait for the next.
Until then though, stay tuned and stay posted.

South Park “200” Review

Well, it was a trip done memory lane on this week’s episode of South Park titled “200.” This week saw the return of such celebrity characters as: Tom Cruise, Bono, Mel Gibson, Paris Hilton, Mickey Mouse, and Stephen Spielberg. In the episode, all the celebrities who have been mocked by South Park residents in the past plan to file a class action lawsuit against the town. Tom Cruise promises to end the lawsuit if the town can produce the Muslim prophet Muhammad.

The episode itself was pretty good, although it was probably one of my least favorite of this young season. It was a lot of fun seeing all the characters from the past come back. It was also funny when they kind of made fun of themselves with the joke about rehashing material from the past. All the ways that they were trying to make sure they didn’t show Muhammad was really funny, especially Muhammad in the bear costume. I’m glad that they acknowledged that they actually have shown an image of Muhammad in the episode “Super Best Friends.” I’m psyched to see the return of Mecha-Streisand.

Well, that will do it for me this week, see you next week for the second part of the episode.

Picking Favorites...

Hey everyone. So yet again, no new episode this week but since I realized that I enjoy rating things, I am going to do just that. Last week we did the best quotes and the week before we stated the best season so far. This week lets talk about your favorite cast members from The Office. Since the show started in 2005, the cast has grown to 16 main cast members all adding their important 2-cents to make their chemistry work amazingly. I can't say that there is a particular character that I love but I can give my top 5 and reasons why to support my thoughts.

My favorite characters are 1.Dwight, 2.Michael, 3.Andy, 4.Jim, and 5.Kevin. Dwight doesn't really need an explanation as to why he is my favorite. I think the fact that he carries the main jokes and is so blatant, really sets him above the others. Dwight says some of the weirdest, most random things I have ever heard but its in his delivery that makes the things he says gems. Michael is another obvious choice. His character comes off like a puppy who keeps doing bad things like digging through the trash because he doesn't know any better. It is so hard to stay mad at him though because at moments he'll show a human side and its hard not to root for him and become emotionally invested in him being as it seems like he means well. Andy is in my top 5 because I love Ed Helms facial expressions! He is by far one of the funniest people when it comes to delivery because he will say something with his mouth and then his face will say something that adds to his words. For example, the Evolution of Dance Dance used both. Jim has recently became more dull but he always has a one liner after Michael says something stupid. It's always witty and quick and makes you laugh for that extra second more. It may not seem like much, but in the life of the show he has been the most consistent character in terms of jokes and good humor. Finally, Kevin doesn't say much, but when he does he is really funny. The episode where I really realized this was "The Delivery" episode when he was hell bent on making Pam lactate by crying like a baby does at her breasts. He got so upset when he couldn't and later on finally got her to. Kinda disturbing but that's Kevin's humor, a little disturbing.(feel kind of bad it has taken me 6 seasons to start liking Kevin).
So those are my 5 favorite characters and my rational. Who are yours? List them in the comment box and we'll talk about it. There will be a new episode on the 22nd titled, "Secretary's Day". I am sure it is going to be a good one. So until next week, stay tuned and stay posted.

Everybody Loves Hugo

This weeks episode was called "Everybody Loves Hugo" and gave us almost too much to think about...

Illana found out the hard way that the dynamite was unstable. Looks like she will be joining Artz in the afterlife. They can talk about how they wasted their lives for nothing. I believe she died because she was doing something she wasn't supposed to be doing. Michael told Hurley not to blow up the plane, and as Hurley put it, dead people are more reliable than alive people. She was interfering and had to go... I don't think anyone liked her character anyway.

Desmond furthered his journey off island by destroying John Locke with his BMW. I assume to try and show him his other life. He also steered Hurley to Libby where he too saw his other life. This reminded me of when Desmond touched his constant and transfered to his on island life. Maybe this is related.

We saw our blonde friend FINALLY, who looks to be years older and now has brown hair. Could this be Jacob somehow? Locke suggested we should "ignore him." Sometimes I wonder if this is the writers cleverly telling us what to do. It just seems so ironic, as do many other lines in the show.

Desmond was thrown down the well by Locke and from the looks of the trailer might die next episode... At least in one life. The parallel universes are getting mighty confusing, even for us hardcore fans.

The writers also told us via Michael that the whispers are all the dead people trapped on the island. Although they seemed to tell us they were the "others" in a previous episode when Ben tells Rousseau to run when she hears whispers. I've noticed many inconsistencies with information Ben seems to have known, but now seems not to have known. Who knows if it will all make sense in the end?

Our episode ends with Hurley, Jack, Sun, and Lapidus arriving at Locke's camp. HOW CONVENIENT. He needs Hurley, Jack, and Sun to leave on a plane. They happen to show up together, willingly... oh yeah, and with a pilot. That's LOST for you.

Here's the trailer for next weeks episode "The Last Recruit." It uses one of my favorite vocal samples of all time, from the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory tunnel scene! ENJOY it, there will only be 4 trailers left.

Last thought... is it possible the losties are the ones who sunk the island, to prevent themselves from ever finding it in the first place?

Gotcha!

Episode Gotcha: Grade B+

I may be being a little liberal with the B+ grade but I think the episode "Gotcha" was a good one.

If you remember "Gotcha" is the episode where Drama is set up for a practical joke show (Spin off of Punk'd).

Drama goes through the entire episode believe Chuck Liddell was going to beat him up over a parking spot dispute that he had with him earlier in the day. The episode was filled with Drama being nervous and scared to death of Chuck. At the end when Drama drops to his knees and begs for forgiveness is priceless. This is the one time Entourage keeps us out of the loop, the audience doesnt even know Drama is being punk'd.

Aright I have witheld my personal opinion on which character is my favorite and I am ready to unleash it on the world. I have battled with this idea ever since I started watching Entourage 3 years ago. I am now comfortable saying that without Johnny Drama (Kevin Dillon) Entourage would not be what it is. He makes the dumbest, was absurd, most hilarious comments ever and puts himself in situations where only bad things can happen. I find myself captivated by his pathetic life from time to time.

PARKING SPOT DISPUTE DRAMA VS. CHUCK LIDDELL

Okay I have been taking some heat lately with people telling me my trivia questions are too easy so if someone can actually get this without cheating I will be impressed.

Trivia Question- When Drama Puts a lock on his bathroom what is the combination to it?

Ten Best "The Office" Quotes...

Hey everyone, no new episode this week but a new one is coming shortly so try and keep it together. This week were talking about the best quotes, in my opinion, in the life of "The Office". There have been so many that this is a tough task for anyone but I'm going to give it a try here...

10. This is from Season 2 in the Sexual Harassment episode.

Michael Scott: Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.

9. This quote comes from season 4 in the episode, "Did I Stutter?".

Dwight Schrute: You know what? You knock fifteen hundred dollars off the price right now and I'll take it off your hands. It's gotta be now. Seal the deal. Let's do this thing. Three, two, one. Five, four, three, two, one. Now! Now! Now! Say it! Do it! Now! Do it now! Do it! Shake my hand! You will sell me this car. Shake my hand.
Andy: Yeah! Alright!

8. This is from a more recent episode in season 6, "Happy Hour".

Michael Scott: Hey! You embarrassed my friends in front of me and I'm gonna need you to go back over to the table and apologize.
Manager: Then I am sorry... That I didn't kick you out!
Michael Scott: I am here with my employees. I am here on a date. [waving across the bar] Hello!
Manager: Well, uh, I'm the manager here, sir--
Michael Scott: Well it just so happens that I'm a manager too. And the way I manage people is that I touch their hearts. And souls, with humor, with love. And maybe a dash of razzle dazzle! And I don't see that from you.
Manager: Is that how you do it?
Michael Scott: Yes it is. I am writing a book about it.
Manager: Really, how much have you written.
Michael Scott: I've written all of it. [pause] In my head. If you're really interested, it is called Somehow I Manage, and it is going to be a picture of me on the cover, shrugging, with my sleeves rolled up.
Manager: Huh. Have you read Lee Iacocca's? It's a classic.
Michael Scott: Read it? Own it! But no, I have not read it.
Manager: Dude! Tonight. You're not gonna wanna put it down, it's gonna make you wanna go out and buy a Chrysler tomorrow.
Michael Scott: I own a Chrysler.
Manager: Shut up.
Michael Scott: No you shut up.
Manager: What's your drink?
Michael Scott: Grenadine...
Manager: What?

7. This is from the "Moroccan Christmas" in season 5.

Jim Halpert: [about Dwight's doll-selling scheme] That's the Christmas spirit.
Dwight Schrute: I am simply punishing those parents that would wait until the last minute to give their child a gift. And such a genetically improbable one. Look at that [points to the doll's horn] How does that happen? King has sex with a unicorn? Man with a horn has sex with a royal horse?

6. This quote is from Season 4 in "Goodbye Toby".

Dwight Schrute: So what do we know about her.
Michael Scott: Well.. we know that Toby thinks she'll be great. So strike one, I hate her already.
Dwight Schrute: I hate her too.
Michael Scott: Why do you hate her?
Dwight Schrute: Because she... stinks. With her... ways. And her... head.
Michael Scott: You know Dwight sometimes... I donno I think you say things just to agree with me.
Dwight Schrute: Would that be such a bad thing?
Michael Scott: Yeah, it would! Just have a thought! Have an original thought. [pause] Although I will agree that her head is weird.

5. The Casino night episode in season 2 was one of my favorites.

Pam Beesly: [to Roy] Come on it'll be fun. And besides, I'm a roulette expert.
Dwight Schrute: Impossible. Roulette is not a game of skill, it is a game of chance.
Jim Halpert: I could always kind of win at roulette.
Dwight Schrute: Oh really. Mm-hmm, how would you do that?
Jim Halpert: Mind-control.
Dwight Schrute: Please, you can't be serious. Are you serious?
Jim Halpert: Ever since I was a little kid, like 8 or 9, I could sorta control things with my mind.
Dwight Schrute: I don't believe you. Continue.
Jim Halpert: It was just little things, you know? Like I could make some things shake or I could make a marble fall off a counter, you know just, little things.
Dwight Schrute: [scoffs] That's ridiculous. You know what? Uh, why don't you move that coat rack? Excuse me, everyone, attention in the office please. Jim is about to prove his telekinetic powers and he needs absolute silence. Go ahead.
Jim Halpert: Okay, I'll try.
[Pam moves coat rack with umbrella]
Dwight Schrute: Oh my God.

4. Getting close to the finale here with Season 6, "Scotts Tots".

Michael Scott: Now, I can't pay for your college. But you don't have to go to class, to be in class. Online classes are a viable option to a traditional college experience. [unzips suitcase] And the best way to access those courses is with your own personal laptop. Which is rendered useless, without batteries. And I have one for each of you.
[the entire room erupts with outrage]
Michael Scott: Hold on! Hold on! Hold on! Hold on.
[the room quiets]
Michael Scott: They're lithium!

3. Dwight has yet another rant in Season 6, "Koi Pond".

Dwight Schrute: Jim is my enemy. But it turns out that Jim is also his own worst enemy. And the enemy of my enemy is my friend. So Jim, is actually my friend. But, because he is his own worst enemy, the enemy of my friend is my enemy so actually Jim is my enemy. But--

2. The runner up comes to us from season 2 in the episode, "Drug Testing".

Jim Halpert: I'm just saying that you can't be sure it wasn't you.
Dwight Shrute: That's ridiculous. Of course it wasn't me.
Jim Halpert: Marijuana is a memory loss drug, so maybe you just don't remember.
Dwight Shrute: I would remember.
Jim Halpert: Well, how could you if it just erased your memory?
Dwight Shrute: That's not how it works!
Jim Halpert: Now how do you know how it works?
Dwight Shrute: Knock it off, okay? I'm interviewing you!
Jim Halpert: No! You said I'd be conducting the interview when I walked in here! Now, exactly how much pot did you smoke?
[Dwight looks shocked]

1. And the number one quote from the show "The Office" is from season 3, "Product Recall." I am sure everyone remembers Jim imitating Dwight so here it is.

Jim Halpert: Question. What kind of bear is best?
Dwight Schrute: That's a ridiculous question.
Jim Halpert: False. Black bear.
Dwight Schrute: That's debatable. There are basically two schools of thought--
Jim Halpert: Fact. Bears eat beets. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.
Dwight Schrute: Bears do not... What is going on?! What are you doing?!
Jim Halpert: MICHAEL!!!
Dwight Schrute: Oh real funny Jim...MICHAEL!!!

Well there you have it, my top ten quotes from "The Office." It was a daunting task but I toughed through it. If you disagree, send me a comment and let me know what I missed. Hopefully next week we can discuss the newest episode. Until then, stay posted and stay tuned.

South Park “You Have 0 Friends” Review

In my opinion, this season of South Park has been tremendous, I’ve read some reviews of some of the episodes that weren’t very good, but I completely disagree with them. The streak of great episodes continued this week with “You Have 0 Friends,” which maybe the best episode of the season so far. The main focus of the episode was on something that I particularly dislike, Facebook. In the episode, Kenny, Kyle, and Cartman make Stan a Facebook profile against his will and he becomes embroiled and frustrated with everyone asking him for friend requests. In addition to parodying Facebook, they also parodied CNBC’s Mad Money and Chatroulette and Tron.

Some of the best parts of the episode included: the skewering of older people who get on Facebook, the lonely kid Kip Drordy who had 0 friends, Cartman’s Mad Money show, Mad Friends, and Chatroullette, which is just a bunch of guys masturbating. The parts when Stan’s dad gets angry that he didn’t make him a friend or make his grandmother friend on Facebook is so hilarious. Also, the parts with Kip Drordy were both hilarious and so depressing at the same time. It was good to see the episode have a happy ending, it was a nice change.

That’s it for this week, check back here next week as South Park has its 200^th episode.

LOST- Happily Ever After

"Happily Ever After" was very reminiscent of season 4's Desmond episode. Everything we saw was Desmond related and there were no sub plots going on. This steady pace was a nice change from the constant movement between characters we are used to. Tonights episode finally provided us with some idea about the flash sideways which have been virtually unexplained. It looks like the flash sideways are a result of the bomb detonation during last seasons finale. There are now two of everyone, and two separate timelines as well.

In the sideways reality, we find out our old friend Charlie saw his other life when he was dying on the airplane. He tries to show Desmond by driving his car into the lake, but it fails. He did however give Desmond a flash of his other life, which he pursues to find more about throughout the episode. One of the stranger moments in this episode is seeing Widmore and Desmond getting along great, after their more than rough relationship in the past. It was nice seeing many old references as well such as the the McCutchen, DHARMA stations, and also Penny and Desmond's relationship, which is in my opinion the best on the show.

Daniel Faraday also made an appearance, this time he is into piano, not physics. My hunch about this in a previous post seems to be true. One of the few predictions I've made accurately. Faraday does seem to still be important when he reveals that he made a complex quantum physics equation he saw in his dream. Who knows what this will lead them to, but they are looking for answers.

Hawking tells Desmond that he has everything he wants and he should stop searching for whatever he's looking for. She also tells him that it's a violation to do so. She clearly remembers her life with Desmond based on her reaction and speech she gives to him. This seems to have something to do with the "rules" which have been referenced for seasons now.

It's becoming more and more apparent that they shouldn't have changed things by setting off the bomb. This alternate reality wasn't supposed to exist. Another interesting note is that Daniel and Charlie reference "love" as what they experienced when they saw their other lives. Desmond also requests the manifest in his sideways reality, and says he wants to "show" the other people on the flight this "love". Who knows how this will end up seeing as the island is under water in their timeline.

Also, when Desmond touched his constant(Penny), it sent his consciousness back to his body on the island. Who knows if this connection is important, or why this happened. Now that he's back he finally realizes the importance of what is happening, and is ready to do something about it. This is good, but in a strange turn of events, he ends up with Sayid. Hopefully he doesn't help the smoke, but I doubt this will happen.

Next weeks episode is called "Everybody Loves Hugo". I hope to see more on island activity.

Two sneak peeks below.

One Day In The Valley

The episode being discussed this week is called One Day in The Valley. I personally have this episode in my top five favorite Entourage episodes of all time.

In the episode it is the opening weekend of Vinces new movie Aquaman. Vincie wants to see the movie with a live crowed so the guys make the trip to an out of the way spot in the Valley.

Throughout the episode the guys cling to hope that the movie will beat spider man as the largest movie opening in history. Blckouts from extreme heat threaten the movies opening. Drama is once again hilarious in this episode as he fears the valley's heat.

Dram: "North of Ventura Blvd. is hells waiting room"

The end of the episod is also clasic when the guys atend a highschool party. Personally I thought it was a great idea to show that Vince and the guys still know how to have a good time without all the high priced toys. In the end of the episode Vince gives his car to the two highschool kids asked hi mto coem to the party, a legendary move.


CLIP FROM THE HIGHSCHOOL PARTY THE GUYS GO TO

Trivia Question- What number did Vince guess that Aquaman would open at?

The Office Debate...

Hey everyone. Ok so no episode this past week apparently but instead we will be discussing which season of the Office is the best. The Office has been on for 6 season so far and its growth and popularity seems to be endless. I know it sounds clique but so far in all 6 seasons, this current one has been the best. The reasoning behind my choice is because this season has had everything we have been waiting for that all the season prior have been leading us to. Don't get me wrong, I really like every season but this one is special. The baby episode was sooo hyped and the wedding episode, two of the most anticipated episodes in the history of the show. Also, the company went under, and a new company came in and changed everything. So many new things happened and so many changes took place this season that just keeps me interested and makes me want more. What do you think people? Which season do you think is the best overall? Take your pick and give a reason. That's all for this week, stay tuned and stay posted.

South Park “Medicinal Fried Chicken” Review

Hello again for my review of this week’s episode of South Park titled “Medicinal Fried Chicken.”  This week I’m going to try a new type of review and see how it turns out.  Anyway, in the episode, the KFC in South Park is replaced by a medical marijuana store after medical marijuana is legalized in Colorado.  After finding out that the marijuana is only available to those who have a medical need, Randy tries hard to contract cancer in order to gain a doctor’s referral so that he can buy medical marijuana.  Overall it was a great episode which included a parody of Scarface.

Some of the best moments include:

·         Randy in the backyard smoking and tanning while having x-rays performed on him.

·         Randy and the other guys with testicular cancer bouncing around on their gigantic testicles.

·         The scenes with Colonel Sanders including the hanging of the spy for Jamie Oliver.

·         The joke about the Pope crushing the dreams of all those deaf boys.

·         The decision that KFC is preventing the town from getting testicular cancer.

·         The scrotum skin coat given to Sharon

        That'll do it for me for this week, see you next week for my review of next weeks episode.

LOST The Package

Apologies for last weeks anger. Lost is FINALLY on track. The Package was the best episode this season, offering much more progression than any of the previous episodes. The writers have also shown us that they didn't forget about our previous 6 seasons. Seeing DHARMA room 23 (the subliminal message test room) and Desmond was very nostalgic, as was Jacks speech to Sun in the garden she planted 5 years ago. Things are finally coming together.

Who would have thought the Richard episode would be disappointing and a Sun and Jin episode so compelling?

Let's get down to business. Last week I had plenty of complaints and am still disappointed with the turnout on some of those issues. The writers have now stated that the storm that brought Richards ship in was just "later that day." This is an error on their part for this reason: When their boat is just offshore and it is sunny, they would have seen the statue and the island clearly. When they crash at night the men in the boat shout that they see land and that it is "guarded by the devil."(ie the statue) They would have seen the statue and a giant island sitting just off shore earlier that day. It doesn't effect the plot but the writers need to be more careful next time! We care about these things.

So what happened in "The Package?"

Desmond is back! Finally. It looks as if he didn't come willingly. (Refer to sneak peak # 2 below.)

Widmore is playing against smokey's team.

Jin saw his daughter Ji Yeon for the first time on Suns camera.

Mikhail lost an eye in the flash sideways. Looks like he was never meant to have that eye in any life.

We also see a number of references to "old" events including room 23, Shannon's inhaler, and discussion of electromagnetism and its effects on Locke, reminding us that the writers didn't just forget everything they've told us.

Still want to see our blonde friend again, and would like to see origins of the wheel. No word on "Wallace" either. Maybe these things are being saved for the end, along with the secrets of the statue, temple, etc.

SPOILER ALERT: Looks like we will see Libby and Michael next week! Thank you to the cast list on imdb.com

Next weeks episode is entitled "Happily Ever After." The promo gives us nothing new but is quite moving. I've included it and 2 sneak peeks below.