Archive for the 'Television' Category

An Open Letter to the CBS Series Big Bang Theory

Drop the laugh track.

Seriously. You’re obviously nowhere near sophisticated enough to use this tool. Let it go. Putting the thing on a timer isn’t the same as putting it after every joke, regardless of it’s actual humorous content.

This is not a funny post, but if it had been written by the jokers behind Big Bang Theory, it would’ve been interrupted by at least 5 ill-timed laugh track ha ha has. It’s just sad.

Richard Dawkins: The Enemies of Reason

This video is nearly 48 minutes long, so don’t think it’s good for a laugh during lunch:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8669488783707640763

This American Life

The first episode of the This American Life Showtime series is available free online. Go. Watch it now. Act 1 is about a beloved bull and it’s pretty entertaining, but it’s no Act 2. Act 2 is about the Improv Everywhere prank “Best Gig Ever” of which I’m a big fan.