Category: words mean things (Page 172 of 223)

Kevin James’ “The King of Queens” further validates my pop culture rule: comics with good standup tend to do bad shows, and comics with good shows often do bad standup. While I continue to think that “King of Queens” is one of the most consistently funny shows on the networks today, I caught a Kevin James special on Comedy Central recently and was unmoved.

I loved “Seinfeld,” (at least until the last two seasons when the show went wildly off the rails) but couldn’t stand the man himself on stage. In fact, when they dropped those annoying standup segments, I cheered. “Ellen” was a groundbreaking show, but rarely all that funny except in those few brilliant episodes where she came out. She did some great standup, though, including a bit about waiting for the elevator that still makes me laugh when I think about it.

I absolutely love “KofQ.” I realized watching tonight that one of the main reasons I love it is Leah Remini as Doug’s wife. Sitcom wives are a dime a dozen, and often seem to come from the same playbook. But Remini’s Carrie is different – just as funny as her husband while still being a perfect foil. I also enjoy the fact that she seems to be the only gorgeous TV wife who is such a perfect match for her mate, you don’t question why she would be with him. The show is a pleasure.

New mantra:

Calm down.
Breathe.
Relax.
The universe is not about you.

Because Windows was not properly shut down, one or more of your disk drives may have errors on it. To avoid seeing this message in the future, always shut down your computer by selecting Shut Down from the Start menu.

Look, Bill. Let me get this straight. Do you think I yanked the cord out from the wall? Do you think I don’t know how to select “Shut Down” from the Start menu? I’ve seen this message, oh, 4,312 times, and every single one of those times it was the operating system’s fault, not mine. So save the patronizing attitude.

Looks like Windows 98 crashed on you again. We are sorry and humbly beg your forgiveness. We wrote this thing and even we don’t understand it. Would you like a danish?

Now there’s an error message I can get behind.

In a fantastic instance of Internet creative collaboration, Melissa asked me if she could paint a painting based on the photo I took out on the pier. Of course I told her yes, and above you see the results. Beautiful, don’t you agree?

Just added an “AIM me” link to the left column, since thanks to Xkot, I’ve become acquainted with online chatting. If you have AOL Instant Messenger, give me a “call” sometime.

On a related note, to take a page from Miguel and Melissa, I could really use some e-mail today. Feeling extremely twitterpated for various reasons, so some e-mail would really hit the spot. Thanks.

It was interesting to watch the “Friends” rerun last night that went to great lengths (no pun intended) to not have the characters say the word “circumsized.” I guess some of the comedy was watching them find other ways to communicate the word, sort of like the “Master of Your Domain” episode of “Seinfeld.” (I consider that one of the funniest half hours of TV ever.) But it got me thinking – is there a list of words you can’t say on network TV? Are there different rules for comedies and dramas? And why can you make a show’s plot based on something – like whether or not Joey is circumsized – but not be able to say the word? We live in a messed-up society.

Movies I’m Embarrassed I Paid Money to See

-American Outlaws
-Original Sin
-Josie and the Pussycats
-Dude, Where’s My Car?
-The Princess Diaries
-Jurassic Park III

And that’s just in the last few months. Take this as evidence of my bad taste, or simply the lack of even decent movies this year, whichever you prefer.

Is it just me, or does that Freddie Prinze Jr. movie “Summer Catch” sound exactly like the fake FPJ movie they satirized on “King of Queens”?

I know, I know. You’re going to say that:
-satirizing a Freddie Prinze Jr. movie is like shooting fish in a barrel. But it was funny, with Jerry Stiller doing his usual top-notch work.
–every FPJ movie sounds like the fake one on King of Queens.

From the little I gleaned from a TV Guide cover story, the new Star Trek series “Enterprise” seems to be going in the right direction. By doing a series set before the original, they can bring in some of the wonder about exploration that we feel now. I watched The Next Generation and enjoyed it, but everything was so homogenized and bland. No one ever had an argument, or a problem that wasn’t caused by some nasty alien race. By bringing the series back down to earth, literally, I think there’s some promise. In the same vein, I like the fact that the ship is bolted together like a submarine, and the transporters only work with non-animate objects.

I never watched Deep Space Nine or Voyager, so I can’t comment on those series’ problems or virtues. But this one I definitely will watch.

Drop-dead hilarious writing and pictures at CatEnema.com (via Xkot). Go there now! (Pretty soon, Miguel is going to have to copyright this saying and enjoin me from using it.)