Showing posts with label seinfeld. Show all posts
Showing posts with label seinfeld. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Only One Person Can Get Me Out Of This Funk

Sexman!!!

Sexman on why he hates Jerry Seinfeld*

Two things: Toy Story was a good movie
And I too would like to see elephants try to lift a plane

*not to be confused with why Ron Rosenbaum hates Jerry Seinfeld

I blame Seinfeld and the so-called "sweater comics" he inspired for killing it off with their smirking frat-boy blandness. Their idiot "observational humor" made a religion out of self-congratulation. Most of the Seinfeld show's humor was about making fun of anyone who was in any way "different"—immigrants, people with any kind of accent, any kind of idiosyncrasy, any kind of deviation from the Charles Darnay mold.

You could argue that a nation's character is defined at least in part by its sense of humor, and Jerry gave us the sense of humor of self-satisfaction. Anything that didn't fit the suburban Massapequa mindset was something to be held up for piddling laughs. He was so deeply in love, so deeply satisfied by his own trivial quirks that those who didn't share them were alien subjects of ridicule.


Sexman says “Screw You Porn Addicts”

When you’re that age aren’t you supposed to like worship and crave porn? Who is this kid? (and I love how he’s telling people to “stop jacking it" and go out and get laid)

Oh Sexman, thank you for taking time out of your day. If you didn't exist someone would have to create you.
And the writers are still on strike.

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Thursday, September 20, 2007

Ad Diction:Expressly American

I don't know if it's because of the ads saturating the Times website trumpeting the fact that the opinions pages are free because of American Express, or the fact I've seen Tina Fey's commercial all over this week and her "baby" did win the Best Comedy Emmy but I tried to find all of those "My Life, My Card" ads.

So here's "Tina"- (I really think this commercial is hilarious, a strange occurrence in my life)


Ellen's commercial may be my second favorite of the bunch just because it is in black and white and it's just a really really cute and fun concept (and I was actually thinking of using this for Monday Morning Cuteness at one point but...)


I like this Shaun White one because he's cute in a Dennis the Menace/shaggy Ginger way-plus it would be fun to be that young and free


Here is Robert DeNiro's tribute to New York, to his city, in commercial form


I think I've always loved Kate Winslet and I think this commercial is really well done (plus I'm a sucker for a British accent)


This is the M. Night Shymalan AmEx commercial, and just like all of his movies I'm sure you'll be able to figure out the ending about 2/3rds of the way in


Wes Anderson's AmEx commercial was brilliant and quirky and technically amazing (one continuous shot,almost ) and sums up everything I love about him


This Stephen King commercial from, I'm going to guess the 80's seems like it kind have been a protoype of the "My Life My Card" idea

And I don't think this one technically qualifies as a "My Life, My Card" but it's really funny has Superman and it is American Express so I'll allow it

I think this is another part here

Oh and of course there's Andy v. Pong
(wow shilling for a credit card company kind of makes me feel dirty)

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