Jason Elias: Pop Culture Idiot

Things I Don't Understand: TV Edition

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:21:20 PDT

The Wendy Williams Show- I guess someone watches this. Too many people for my liking, I want to see this off my TV. Williams got her start on radio metaphorically (and probably literally) rifling...

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The Heene Family: All Kinds of Crazy

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:54:48 PDT

Oh hi. It's just a rash. Sadly I can't be left alone, I've been trying to do a diary entry about my 8 tracks but the fools in the world just won't let up. Of course by now we've all heard about that...

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Southland Canceled

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:24:47 PDT

Guess what's canceled. It looks like NBC has decided to put the brakes on one of the actually good shows in on the prime-time schedule, Southland. I'm so angry I can barely type. Given the fact that...

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Papa John Stops Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:44:11 PDT

Oh hi, good news, it was just a flesh wound. In sadder news, my blog has slowed to a crawl. I had plans to talk about the important things like my 8 track collection when I got this news. Big Joe...

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The Jay Leno Show

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:53:07 PDT

The Jay Leno Show- We've been awaiting this disaster for a few months and it didn't disappoint. It was/is a disaster. Leno was the host of the Tonight Show for 17 years after being Johnny Carson's...

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Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson Canned At SNL

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:38:16 PDT

SNL's having problems, now they're axing cast members way, way close to its season premiere. I guess we can add Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson to the list. Hopefully, something can be worked out...

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The Decline of Dr. Phil

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:27:22 PDT

I've got some not so sad news to report, Dr. Phil's show is failing. I don't know how this happened but it's clear, Dr. Phil's run as a successful talk show host is in the past tense. As of January...

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Worst Men in the Universe

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:08:05 PDT

I'm heated. Normally August is a month where bloggers take a break. Sadly my editor doesn't feel that way, he's an evil mean something or other. Plus, he wants me to stop being nice and revert to my...

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I Hate My Television

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:07:05 PDT

It would come to this, a boring misanthrope would finally reach his limit. I can't stand TV anymore, there's a myriad of reasons, here's a few. The Saved by the Bell Reunion: Look a' there, it's...

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Episode Review: Miami Vice: Like a Hurricane

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:58:51 PDT

I enjoy TV, it's always there. As a part of my probation, I was "forced" into watching my Miami Vice's for insomniac purposes. It's my Propofol! Anyway for this episode we find our friends a few...

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Michael Jackson's Memorial

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:23:30 PDT

I couldn't help myself I had to watch that Michael Jackson thing. Sadly I wasn't invited although I'm sure I got a lifetime free pass to all things Jacksons by way a 1973 Alpha-Bits promotion. Yeah,...

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Farrah Fawcett/Michael Jackson

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:10:00 PDT

Farrah Fawcett was one of my first crushes, probably my first. I loved the first season of Charlie's Angels so much that those are still the only ones I still watch. Wasn't the same without Farrah....

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Episode Review: Miami Vice-Streetwise

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:14:37 PDT

In 1986 Dick Wolf wanted to make Miami Vice tackle the important issues. You know what real fans of the show said? Forget about it. Streetwise is episode 10 of the series 3rd mercurial season. It was...

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Failed Talk Show Hosts

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:13:00 PDT

Pictured Jimmy Fallon and Conan O' Brien- Geez they both look like guys I went to high school with who'd whine about Genesis all day. After being underimpressed with both of their debuts, I realized...

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2009 Fall Schedule

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:59:40 PDT

I was out playing 78's with Bill Richardson, getting my drank on when I realized that the networks had announced their schedule. Good news for those who like crap, you're getting a heaping helping of...

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Bill Richardson Dancing: A Review

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Fri, 15 May 2009 20:11:04 PDT

Bill Richardson-Cutting the Fool.... Sadly all of the high-ranking business deals I had planned had to be put on hold. This tragedy had to be addressed. On May 4th, Billy Richardson appeared at a...

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Tales From Pontiac

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Sun, 03 May 2009 15:45:11 PDT

The world's going crazy! It seems now we can't keep our wretched car companies. Can't we have anything? I was saddened by the recent news of Pontiac apparently closing up shop. We're going to miss...

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Characters I Hate

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:49:29 PDT

I feel happy to be liberated by this declaration. Times have changed. We're all smoking the peace pipe and feeling good! This is the perfect occasion for me to talk about my hatred for dreadful...

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Horrible Commericals

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:07:16 PDT

Tums- I keep seeing this commercial. Scratch that. I keep hearing Todd Rundgren's "Hello It's Me." It's a great song, one of my favorites, one that pretty much that goes right through my nervous...

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The Jackie Robinson Story/The Greatest

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:24:37 PDT

Oh hi. Sadly my DVD collection isn't getting better, it's getting worse. Here's a few films I use for late night viewing. Slide, Jackie, Slide.... The Jackie Robinson Story- (1950) This...

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The Vegas Strip Wars

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:58:52 PST

Check out that re-imaged cover art. James Earl Jones looked like a buffoon in this... Whether you call this money, The Vegas Casino War, or the Vegas Strip War, it all means pretty mediocre yet...

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Commercial Endorsements

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:17:17 PST

You'd think commercials would improve a little bit. They haven't. With a few exceptions, they're all awful--and that's not hyperbole. Mandy Moore- Gain- I like Mandy Moore a lot. She's cute, seems...

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The Death of Richie

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:27:07 PST

From the title alone I knew this wasn't going to be a comedy. 1977's The Death of Richie is one of about 20 movies I watch to help me go to sleep. I have no idea why I'd pick this one, it's just so...

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A Petty Annoyance: People Pointing In Photos

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:51:25 PST

I'm a loving man, but this is one of my pet peeves, people pointing in pictures. I hate it. Oddly enough I can tell what kind of person is going to be a picture pointer. They are normally show-bizzy,...

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McQ

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:51:58 PST

You know, it was a bit startling to see John Wayne not in a Western. So much so I let out a shriek of horror at the very idea of that and the fact that I was actually watching McQ again. In 1974's...

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