What happened Networks? You used to be cool…
Back in the early to mid 90s, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network used to have commercials for such cool things I’d wanna buy.
Now it seems like they only advertise for dumb toys and games. You know. Kid stuff.
What happened to you guys? You used to be cool.
Pretender to the Throne: A “Fresh Prince” He was not
I don’t think Will Smith was ever so much a “Fresh Prince” of Bel Air. He was fresh enough, sure. But a prince?
He didn’t seem to have any significant sway in the community if he had any at all. Royal subjects? None. He had Jazz, who was more of a child to be supported than any kind of servant.
When it all comes down to it, this so called prince was really just an overly enthusiastic poor as crap wise cracking ghetto kid from Philly who was lucky enough to have rich extended family that were willing to shoulder the burden of his worthless existence for awhile. They provided a safe, comfortable upbringing with opportunity and he brought the personality and street smart fun with his unorthodox inner city styles that brought adventure to spice up their stuffy lives.
He was never crowned anything close to royalty, even in the most abstract of metaphors. The dude was a migrating trader at best.
A prince?… I think not.
(The trick where he turns his throne upside down though is pretty cool. If I were him I would have marketed that into a party trick business)
Gap Commercial – Dress You Up
This commercial actually convinced me to buy have my mom buy me vests. I never wore any of them.
Gap commercial – Everybody In Leather
I just can’t get enough.
GAP commercial – Pretty Khaki
Oh, I’m sorry. Is Sarah Jessica Parker running around singing about femininity in Broadway musical style a little too gay for you?
The alleged obvious plot hole in Signs isn’t one at all
Spoilers! The twist in the movie Signs is…..
Well, there are a few of them. And actually, this isn’t one of them. This isn’t a twist, it’s just a detail about the movie. Anyway: the aliens die by water. It’s not explained why. They just do. They have Wicked Witch of the West syndrome or something. Who knows. but the thing that I’ve seen and heard pointed out about this plot device is that there is no reason aliens who die by water would ever go to a planet that is 80 or 90 or 644% (or whatever it is) water…
I have to admit that I smacked my forehead along with everyone else and went “hey yea! that makes no sense!” but only for a minute. Afterward I had a headsmack moment that concluded the exact opposite… Why WOULDN’T they go to a planet that is mostly water? Well, I mean – besides the whole death thing – why would they completely exclude it as a valid conquest?
We are basically the opposite creatures in our relation to H2O: We depend on it to live. Yet people willingly live in Arizona and New Mexico… So why should we think any different about an alien species? Plus, we don’t know that they even have a choice in planets. They could have decimated theirs and earth is the only option within a travelable distance or the only one at all. Crazier things have happened… Humans like warmth more than cold but our kind live in Russia and Alaska and Philadelphia (Philly isn’t any colder than any other east coast city. I just don’t want to live there in particular).
The thing that makes more sense than the whole “giant oceans” thing is the existence of precipitation on the planet. That one is more difficult to get around than simply not setting up shop on a coastline or flood zone.