Over the weekend, I rewatched the 1967 Bedazzled, which, if you’re unfamiliar, features Dudley Moore and Peter Cook retelling the story of Faust, or at least using it as a springboard for a series of satirical skits. The movie itself isn’t really laugh-out-loud funny, but, as satire, it’s one of the best takes on...
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Remember that “Delicious Dish” skit on SNL spoofing an NPR radio show? Molly Shannon and Ana Gasteyer keep telling Pete Schweddy how much they love his balls (cookies). It’s a classic skit, and now it will enjoy a little infamy for inspiring its own ice cream flavor. Those crazy cats at Ben & Jerry’s...
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I submerge myself in the world of pop culture so I don’t have to face the realities of all the scary stuff going on in the world. But lately, my cozy escape has been infiltrated by a bunch of shitty moms who make me really sad. I’m well aware that I probably will never...
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I don’t know if Judge Horn was actually a real show, but I really wish it were. According to Larry, he’s a real judge, so it may not be the Perry-Mason-style show I was hoping it to be (and more likely to be a Judge-Judy kind of show), but damn, how great would that...
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Okay, okay, I get it—Larry’s “juicin’” (is this actually a legitimate term for taking Viagra?), and that upsets his girlfriend because they’re at the Baseball Hall of Fame. I still don’t quite buy it, and you have to admit it’s pretty shoehorned in (would a woman who’s so sexually charged that she’ll sleep with...
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Any episode that begins with Jeff and Susie giving Larry the visual “go ahead” when an attractive woman is seated next to him on the plane gears itself up to be a stellar installment. Add to that Larry trying to chat up the woman by not-so-subtly edging her drink away from his side of...
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I wrote two weeks ago about the fact that Jeff and Susie’s kid Sammy has grown up, and this time we see (well, not actually “see”) the aging of another character: the Greens’ semi-beloved dog Oscar, who’s got to be getting up there, having been around since at least season 3, when he sniffed...
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Isn’t there some adage about the more lies you tell, the easier it is to get caught? It is just a matter of time before Walt and Skylar will get caught in one of their fantastical tales. Tonight Skylar whipped out a real doozy (her word, not mine) when she concocted an elaborate story...
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I know there’s a lot of ladies reading this, so I’m going to start out with a question: Significant other aside, would you date/make out with Larry? He doesn’t strike me as the world’s most gorgeous man (that would be guest star and People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive,” at least for 1986, Harry Hamlin), but he...
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After that nail-biter last week, Breaking Bad gave us a chance to catch our breath with Thirty-Eight Snub. The episode served to propel everyone’s story forward a tad, and it was beautifully shot. I have been very impressed with the cinematography this season. Loved the shots of the party from the Roomba’s point of...
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