October 2, 2008 at 12:58 pm
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The most beautiful, unique, and delightful show on television is back! Pushing Daisies began it’s second season run last night, with 11 more episodes in the works.
Unfortunately it debuted to horrible ratings. Less people watched the new episode of Pushing Daisies than watched KNIGHT RIDER. Ughh.
How could anyone not love such a witty and charming show? It is fantastical, gorgeous, and lovable, with a sneaky dark streak. Ned does either revive or kill people with his touch, after all.
If you want quality programming and not utter crap like Knight Rider to continue to be created, please buy the Season 1 DVD’s and start watching this every Wednesday at 8PM on ABC.
The clothes, the sets, everything is infused with so much obvious hard work and a delightful touch. I noticed this last night - the office doors composed of HoneyCombs at the Betty Bee Company didn’t just look like honeycombs, the doors actually opened along the seams!
It’s not just random door hinges and cute potted plants, the overall look is so gorgeous and otherworldly. The people making this show most definitely choose to make it the most it can be, and I love it too, and all their hard work.
When Tim first said Green, I thought he meant the color. I mean, Look at the backdrop!
I guess “Environmentally Responsible” is sort of cool too.
The second challenge this season started off with an “Oh Crap” from the contestants as they learned that their models would head off to Mood for some unsupervised materials shopping.
July 18, 2008 at 4:59 pm
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Someone slapped this little compilation onto YouTube. It’s a quick cut of all the instances of a running gag throughout the movie where Mike and the robots make up increasingly ridiculous names for the main (Meathead) character.
If you’ve never seen Space Mutiny, it’s one of the best Mystery Science Theatre 3000 episodes in their entire 198 episode run. If you’ve never seen Mystery Science Theatre at all - it’s a fantastic introduction to the series. You can start watching Space Mutiny on YouTube here.
FYI the creaters are incredibly cool about sharing and downloading of their work since the show is no longer on TV, and very few episodes are available commercially. They only ask that you don’t download the few that are sold by Rhino. Space Mutiny is one of the episodes you can purchase, so if you like it, buy it.
A great source of episodes is here at the Digital Archive Project torrent tracker. If you have a good connection, don’t let the low number of seeds scare you. You can still pick up some gems in as little as a few hours.
July 16, 2008 at 12:23 pm
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Just a really quick post today about the most mind-bending show I’ve seen in quite some time. I’m not exactly sure how I feel about it, but I think the ticket to enjoyment here is probably just to avoid thinking altogether.
I believe that I enjoy it, in a “What the Hell did I just watch” sort of way.
The basic idea is, take a bunch of American Stereotypes and launch them full-speed into a manufactured Japanese gameshow, then point and laugh as awkward hijinks ensue.
I gotta get my DVR ready. Project Runway starts tomorrow night in an earlier timeslot, and will be running at the same time as So You Think You Can Dance.
This is my favorite and most socially acceptable bubble gum reality show, and the season premier just snuck up on me. I think I know why..
