Archive for August, 2011
31
Aug
Posted by NPI in Comedy, TV. Tagged: Afghanistan, cheerleaders, cinematography, class ducklings, Dolores, dostoevsky, Duckling, emotional ploys, FX, Keni Thomas, Louie, Louie Louie Louie, Louie's daughters, Louis C.K., the troops, the war in Afghanistan, wars. 1 Comment
As Season Two of Louie continues on FX, John S and Josh will be offering NPI readers their reactions to each episode. At the end of the season, they will rank the episodes. Get excited.
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29
Aug
Posted by NPI in Monday Medley. Tagged: Apple, Clarence Thomas, Colbert Super PAC, david foster wallace, DFW, Eschaton, Ginni Thomas, Hurricane Irene, Infinite Jest, Jeff Nelson Joe DeLessio, Jeffrey Sachs, Joe Posnanski, Jonah Keri, Macs, Michael Schur, miranda july, MVP awards, new york times magazine, Paul Rudd, Rolling Stone, Stephen Colbert, Steve Jobs, The Decembrists, the future, The New Yorker, The Wire, Tim Cook. Leave a Comment
What we read while Irene thankfully didn’t affect the VMAs… NPI-favorite Michael Schur teamed up with The Decembrists to make a video based on the NPI-favorite Eschaton scene in NPI-favorite novel Infinite Jest by NPI-favorite writer, David Foster Wallace. NPI really enjoyed it. Speaking of DFW, the New York Times Magazine tried to blame him [...]
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25
Aug
Posted by John S in Real World/Road Rules Challenge, TV. Tagged: ball and chain, C.T./Adam, Cara Maria proves herself, Cara Maria v. Laurel, Cara Maria/Laurel, Cutthroat, Evelyn/Paula, Evelyn/Paula win!, Final Feast, gratuitous vomiting images, Jenn finishes in last again, Jenn/Mandi, Johnny and Tyler won Rivals, Johnny/Tyler win!, Kenny, Kenny/Wes, Laurel proves to be valuable, Leroy/Michael, MTV, MTV Rivals, Night of the Living Dead, Paula finally wins?!, pile of dirt, Power Rankings, Rivals final challenge, Rivals finale, the Challenge, TJ hates quitters, TJ Lavin, Wes, Wes vs. Kenny, who won Rivals?. 2 Comments
“This is ridiculous. This isn’t even a final. This is just manual labor.”—Jenn “Well, ladies and gentlemen, just when you thought I couldn’t get any more amazing….” —Kenny It’s really great we have Kenny and Wes. Not only are they a consistent source of amusement and tension, but they really saved last [...]
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22
Aug
Posted by NPI in Monday Medley. Tagged: 600 home runs, 90s alternative rock extravaganza, albert camus, Beck, Bob Dylan, Borders, China, five songs that make fun of Dylan, Georgetown Hoyas, handwriting, Jim Thome, Joe Posnanski, phil hartman, Stephen Malkmus, The Daily Show. 1 Comment
What we read while Kim Kardashian made sure to pack a camera for her honeymoon… Jim Thome, the jovial and under-appreciated slugger, got his 600th home run last week. His milestone was at least celebrated more than last year’s… We might soon be at war with China thanks to the Georgetown Hoyas, although the issue [...]
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21
Aug
Posted by NPI in Comedy, TV. Tagged: Frederick Douglass, FX, green-light, Halloween in August, Halloween/Ellie, Louie, Louie Louie Louie, Louie Season Two, Louis C.K., Modern Family, movie pitches, roundtable rewrites, toilet humor, two little white girls in my house, Valentine's Day. 2 Comments
As Season Two of Louie continues on FX, John S and Josh will be offering NPI readers their reactions to each episode. At the end of the season, they will rank the episodes. Get excited.
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18
Aug
Posted by John S in Real World/Road Rules Challenge, TV. Tagged: Adam, Adam and C.T. bury the hatchet, Adam King, Adam screws up, Adam/C.T., Adam/C.T. eliminated, C.T., C.T. and Adam are friends now, C.T. and Laurel, Cara Maria/Laurel, Johnny/Tyler, Laurel is socially awkward but physically imposing, MTV, MTV Rivals, MTV The Challenge, Power Rankings, previews, Samwise Gamgee, The Challenge: Rivals, TJ Lavin. 4 Comments
“Finally I get to do something where I get to put my hands on people.” —C.T. “Adam, please do not do what I think you’re doing….” —C.T. The perfect ending for Rivals would have been for Adam/C.T.—the pair with the most history and the most animosity of any in the house—to finally [...]
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17
Aug
Posted by NPI in Comedy, TV. Tagged: Come on God, Comedian/Masturbator, double-episodes, Doug Stanhope, drunk driving, Eddie, Ellen, fox news, Joan Jett, Louie, Louie Louie Louie, Louis C.K., M.A.D.D., masturbation, masturbation jokes, Red Eye with Greg Gutfield, Religion, seinfeld, sexual fantasies, Shakespeare, suck a bag of dicks, suicide, The Contest, there are like no dicks in there. 1 Comment
As Season Two of Louie continues on FX, John S and Josh will be offering NPI readers their reactions to each episode. At the end of the season, they will rank the episodes. Get excited.
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15
Aug
Posted by NPI in Monday Medley. Tagged: AMC, Arrested Development, Breaking Bad, cato unbound, Chuck Klosterman, Conan, dan uggla, George Lopez, Heaven, Jani Lane, Jay Leno, Joe Posnanski, journal of things we like (lots), law journals, Lopez Tonight, Louie, Michele Bachmann, Warrant. Leave a Comment
What we read while eating a variety of fried foods in Rick Parry’s tent… Heaven isn’t too far away for Jani Lane of Warrant now, who passed away this weekend at 47. Chuck Klosterman puts the passing of a glam icon in perspective. Klosterman also put this season of Louie in perspective, joining its chorus [...]
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11
Aug
Posted by John S in Real World/Road Rules Challenge, Sports, TV. Tagged: Adam/C.T., Buenos Aires, C.T. in the Jungle, Cara Maria, Cara Maria/Laurel, Cutthroat, Deer Hunter, Dr. Manhattan, firecrotch, individual challenges, Laurel, Laurel proves to be valuable, Michael and Paula, MTV, MTV Rivals, Nietzschean dystopia, Pepsi, Power Rankings, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, rivals, RW/RR challenge, the Challenge, TJ Lavin, Wes, Wes is a jerk. 2 Comments
“I want you to cry, because you’re worthless!” —Laurel “This is the worst case scenario for the mob because somebody’s going up against ME. The mob is going to have to vote against each other and that is going to be good… This is going to be so good.” —C.T. I knew this episode [...]
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8
Aug
Posted by NPI in Comedy, TV. Tagged: andy millman, babies, Carlos Mencia, Dane Cook, Extras, Louie, louis ck, Plagiarism. 1 Comment
As Season Two of Louie continues on FX, John S and Josh will be offering NPI readers their reactions to each episode. At the end of the season, they will rank the episodes. Get excited.
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