snuggie, as semantic contagion and muse

fourteen posts all rolled into one gargantuous snuggie inspired rambling...

i've been meaning to write something about jimmy fallon's first show because, after watching it, i could not help but think of conan's first shows - i realize everyone's making this obvious comparison, but hear me out...

as an 11 year old with poor bedtime managers for parents, i watched conan quite a bit during his early years. i remember struggling through silly, stupid skits and awkward interviews thinking, "at least his band is kinda cool." and, it was...

but, here are the reasons i, as a pre-adolescent boy, felt that conan 'o brien's show was awesome:
-a lot of the shit he did was stupid... and he knew it and quickly learned to laugh at himself because of it
-he had a co-host
-his band was cool
-he was likable
-no one really watched the show
-the critics hated it

in a lot of ways, the fact that conan's show was panned by so many people, i think, loosened him up and actually helped his show get better. plus, he had andy richter, which was fucking awesome.

in jimmy fallon's case, he doesn't have an andy richter, but the roots are definitely cool, so that's good.

as for jimmy's first episode, though, it was fucking awkward. really. except for Slow Jam News and JT, of course, the show was a hodge-podge, hard-to-watch train wreck. i kinda think that's a good thing, though. i mean, after the episode was over, i still liked him. i saw his twitchy, shitty question asking style and thought, "he's nervous, but i definitely don't hate him."

i guess what i'm trying to say is, jimmy fallon's got a shot. the show won't flow as it should for a while, but based on the first few episodes, i think it could work. he's likable and if he can successfully make the audience feel like he knows that some of the shit he does just ain't funny, but he laughs anyway, i think the show could work. so, critics: give him shit and say his show sucks, please. then, i think the show just might take off...

yesterday, my room mate, matt, made a startling realization: a snuggie is really just a bathrobe that a person wears backwards (kriss kross style, yo). those marketing geniuses!

anyway, here's my favorite jimmy fallon clip (aside from the kenneth the page thing). tracy morgan (jordan) is fucking hilarious, they're wearing snuggies, and jimmy fallon actually gives you a glimpse of what he might be like once he gets his bearings as a host.

have a look:

enough of this JIBBER JABBER, B.A. Baracus!

i talked about the a-team today at school... from there, the brain wandered.



but really, "look at those delicious grill marks!" mr. t is an american icon. this one is a bit more disturbing:



oh, and during my internet wanderings, i came across this super awesome blog, everything is terrible - they take weird infomercials and 80s videos and edit them into hilarious snippets. definitely a glorious waste of time. this one is probably my fave.



lessons learned: mr. t still gots it and, everything is terrible - do it!

PENISES, NIGGERS, and freak dancin' secretaries of state - why Will Ferrell's Bush was actually GOOD...

i've said it since eight grade science: "anyone who can effectively weave penises, thoughtful political commentary, and sexy stripper dances together is alright in my book."

thankfully, my 'alright book' is big and has lots of blank pages with ample room for tall, goofy former SNL actors whose names rhyme with Phil Merrell.

to be quite i honest, i knew "you're welcome america," will ferrell's 8-week broadway run as former (hooray!) president george w. bush, was gonna be hilarious. i mean, i could listen to will ferrell read the ingredients on a cereal box and laugh hysterically...

what i did not expect, however, were the thoughtful and well placed political observations. they were smart, clever, and definitely helped make the one-sided george bush who played with yarn in the oval office a character i could listen to for an hour-and-a-half show. in other words, will ferrell was good. he pulled it off and he pulled it off well...

plus, he riffed (lots) and there was dancing... and racial slurs that made people gasp... and pictures of male genitalia that made people squirm. it was good... so good, i'll be watching the HBO special.

here's an awesome ferrell bush clip...