Dr. Alan Hay, Director, World Influenza Centre
Why do I feel intimidated by this guy? You know those things didn't happen by accident. I suspect a little artificial enhancement. Anything for the ladies, I suppose.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Imposing Eyebrows
Dr. Alan Hay, Director, World Influenza Centre
Why do I feel intimidated by this guy? You know those things didn't happen by accident. I suspect a little artificial enhancement. Anything for the ladies, I suppose.
No-Nos for the Athlete (PG-13 or light R)
Name four things this triathlete is doing wrong:
1. He's running with cycling gloves.
2. Gloves should not match shoes.
3. Compression socks don't work. Even if they do work, it's not worth looking like a complete dork. Might as well wear a tankini.
4. He's allowing his competitors to draft off him and set the pace.
About the only thing he did right was the light blue tri suit. My only question: is that thing even attached? (Click on picture)
Monday, May 4, 2009
Seven More of the Worst Shows on TV (this is fun!).
This is the last for a while because I am having too much fun.
1. Bachelor/Bachelorette.
This show is based on a faulty premise. The idea that there are never-married thirty-somethings out there who are attractive, don't have crippling personality disorders, and more baggage than a cruise ship, is simply not believable. Furthermore, why are these people willing to compete with each other for the affection of the turd who has been put forth by central casting? This show is in its 18th season or something, and none of the seasons have resulted in a lasting relationship. If anything, this show proves there is a reason these people are still single.
2. Anything having to do with people having multiple births.
Apart from giving birth at one time to more offspring than a dog, there is nothing interesting about these people. They plod through their tedious lives and the camera follows them around. Surprise! When you have eight babies, you have to change a lot of diapers. Except maybe for "Jon and Kate Plus Eight." Kate is a shrill harpy, and Jon is obviously a cheating scumbag. It's going to be quite a custody battle. Maybe the cameras will return for that. I don't see why not because they have already aired an entire episode about Jon and Kate going to the dentist for teeth whitening, so pretty much everything is on the table.
3. Anything to do with plastic surgery.
The only thing interesting about plastic surgery is the before and after pictures. But in these shows they blur the body parts receiving the surgery. If the show is about the plastic surgery, why do they show everything but the surgery? Is there something else of interest I am missing? Is Dr. 90210 a closet homosexual? That would be a before and after that might be interesting. I wonder if his wife with the artificially enhanced posture knows her husband is a closet homosexual? Of even more interest would be whether she would be willing to give up the free cosmetic surgery to leave him?
4. Biggest Loser.
I can't see how morbidly obese people losing weight is supposed to be emotionally stirring. Watching extremely overweight people flop around on the ground, crying, and making animal noises while and trying to do a sit up is not exactly inspiring. Why does the stupid scale take 2 minutes to display the correct weight?
5. Deal or No Deal.
The slowest paced show on TV with the least content. It makes your average OPB lifestyle piece sound like an auctioneer. I thought Howie Mandel died in the 80's?
6. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
What people down on their luck need is a million dollar home designed with a personal theme so they can't resell it. Does CBS come back the next year and pay the property tax? This show is so sickly sentimental it makes Days of Our Lives seem like Apocalypse Now.
7. Anything with spoiled brat rich people (Paris Hilton, Tori Spelling, Kimora, Jessica Simpson, Denise Richards, Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian the list goes on).
America has always loved the myth of the Hollywood starlet. In the old days of Hollywood, a starlet was expected to employ some "skill" for at least a flimsy pretense for attracting attention. Mae West acted, sang, danced, wrote plays. She also showed off her cleavage and carried on in her personal life. Marilyn Monroe was a step down the road of debauchery in that her acting and singing was much worse, and her personal life was also more decadent. Over the decades, the starlet's acting is worse and worse, and the personal life more scandalous. The 70's had Farrah Fawcett, the 80's had Anna Nichole, the 90's was Pamela Anderson.
"Reality" TV has killed what was left of the Hollywood myth. Now being famous requires only being physically attractive and a willingness to allow yourself to be video-taped during what most people would consider personal moments.
For example, Kim Kardashian doesn't sing, act, dance, juggle chainsaws, play the jew's harp, or yodel. Her only claim to fame is that she markets homemade porn, poses in nudey magazines, and allows camera's to follow her around at close range while she goes through her mundane daily life. The only thing revealed by this intimate view is that her life is totally pointless. Most of the camera time is devoted to her dealing with bodily functions, personal grooming and cosmetic procedures and enhancements. Most people wouldn't allow the taping of their Lasik surgery or their cellulite treatment. Kardashian revels in the ignominy. I believe there is really nothing she wouldn't do for attention. I better watch to make sure.
1. Bachelor/Bachelorette.
This show is based on a faulty premise. The idea that there are never-married thirty-somethings out there who are attractive, don't have crippling personality disorders, and more baggage than a cruise ship, is simply not believable. Furthermore, why are these people willing to compete with each other for the affection of the turd who has been put forth by central casting? This show is in its 18th season or something, and none of the seasons have resulted in a lasting relationship. If anything, this show proves there is a reason these people are still single.
2. Anything having to do with people having multiple births.
Apart from giving birth at one time to more offspring than a dog, there is nothing interesting about these people. They plod through their tedious lives and the camera follows them around. Surprise! When you have eight babies, you have to change a lot of diapers. Except maybe for "Jon and Kate Plus Eight." Kate is a shrill harpy, and Jon is obviously a cheating scumbag. It's going to be quite a custody battle. Maybe the cameras will return for that. I don't see why not because they have already aired an entire episode about Jon and Kate going to the dentist for teeth whitening, so pretty much everything is on the table.
3. Anything to do with plastic surgery.
The only thing interesting about plastic surgery is the before and after pictures. But in these shows they blur the body parts receiving the surgery. If the show is about the plastic surgery, why do they show everything but the surgery? Is there something else of interest I am missing? Is Dr. 90210 a closet homosexual? That would be a before and after that might be interesting. I wonder if his wife with the artificially enhanced posture knows her husband is a closet homosexual? Of even more interest would be whether she would be willing to give up the free cosmetic surgery to leave him?
4. Biggest Loser.
I can't see how morbidly obese people losing weight is supposed to be emotionally stirring. Watching extremely overweight people flop around on the ground, crying, and making animal noises while and trying to do a sit up is not exactly inspiring. Why does the stupid scale take 2 minutes to display the correct weight?
5. Deal or No Deal.
The slowest paced show on TV with the least content. It makes your average OPB lifestyle piece sound like an auctioneer. I thought Howie Mandel died in the 80's?
6. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
What people down on their luck need is a million dollar home designed with a personal theme so they can't resell it. Does CBS come back the next year and pay the property tax? This show is so sickly sentimental it makes Days of Our Lives seem like Apocalypse Now.
7. Anything with spoiled brat rich people (Paris Hilton, Tori Spelling, Kimora, Jessica Simpson, Denise Richards, Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian the list goes on).
America has always loved the myth of the Hollywood starlet. In the old days of Hollywood, a starlet was expected to employ some "skill" for at least a flimsy pretense for attracting attention. Mae West acted, sang, danced, wrote plays. She also showed off her cleavage and carried on in her personal life. Marilyn Monroe was a step down the road of debauchery in that her acting and singing was much worse, and her personal life was also more decadent. Over the decades, the starlet's acting is worse and worse, and the personal life more scandalous. The 70's had Farrah Fawcett, the 80's had Anna Nichole, the 90's was Pamela Anderson.
"Reality" TV has killed what was left of the Hollywood myth. Now being famous requires only being physically attractive and a willingness to allow yourself to be video-taped during what most people would consider personal moments.
For example, Kim Kardashian doesn't sing, act, dance, juggle chainsaws, play the jew's harp, or yodel. Her only claim to fame is that she markets homemade porn, poses in nudey magazines, and allows camera's to follow her around at close range while she goes through her mundane daily life. The only thing revealed by this intimate view is that her life is totally pointless. Most of the camera time is devoted to her dealing with bodily functions, personal grooming and cosmetic procedures and enhancements. Most people wouldn't allow the taping of their Lasik surgery or their cellulite treatment. Kardashian revels in the ignominy. I believe there is really nothing she wouldn't do for attention. I better watch to make sure.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
The Secret to Winning, Method 1: The Meat Grinder.
(Spoken with thick German accent):
"It's like I have to put everybody, of course including myself, through a meat grinder. Everybody has to like suffer, suffer, suffer, 'till they like all have enough. That's how I can win my races.
You know I'm not a guy who just jumps away in the last kilometer and says thanks, you know, for coming. It's got to be a hard race... Like really sticky and tough, and that's where my qualities come through."
Jens Voight. Cyclism Sunday, March 29, 2009.
Jens had a light-hearted tone when he made this statement. Otherwise, it might sound a little psycho. Not to worry, Jens Voight is a cool guy. He is a 37 year old professional cyclist,in a sport where 34 is over the hill. He has 81 career wins. He is known for his good-natured enthusiasm, love of cycling, and extremely aggressive riding style.
"It's like I have to put everybody, of course including myself, through a meat grinder. Everybody has to like suffer, suffer, suffer, 'till they like all have enough. That's how I can win my races.
You know I'm not a guy who just jumps away in the last kilometer and says thanks, you know, for coming. It's got to be a hard race... Like really sticky and tough, and that's where my qualities come through."
Jens Voight. Cyclism Sunday, March 29, 2009.
Jens had a light-hearted tone when he made this statement. Otherwise, it might sound a little psycho. Not to worry, Jens Voight is a cool guy. He is a 37 year old professional cyclist,in a sport where 34 is over the hill. He has 81 career wins. He is known for his good-natured enthusiasm, love of cycling, and extremely aggressive riding style.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Five of the Worst Shows on TV.
Is there no justice in the world when "Arrested Development" is canceled for lack of viewers, and Howie Mandel now rules the airwaves with "Deal or No Deal" and "Howie Do It" (didn't he die in the eighties?). The fact that these shows are regularly rated in the Nielsen top 10, pulling in viewers and sponsors, proves that thick people wield more power in our society than is comfortable to admit. If thick people ever were able to wield this power in a way other than totally ineffectively, we would all be in serious trouble. Thank God that the unwashed masses are occupied watching "Howie Do It" and the following programs:
1. Anything with "CSI" in the title.
The lowest form of entertainment: mixing horrific violence, perverted sexual themes, and Prada-clad, crime-fighting morticians. Crimes are solved by eyewitnesses, defendants who cop a deal to turn on their co-defendants, and vengeful ex-wives, not by morticians.
2. Desperate Housewives.
I am guessing the fans are housewives who enjoy living vicariously through the nasty, slutiness of this show. Okay, I admit it. I've only watched a few minutes. There seems to be a lot of humping the gardener behind the couch. Jane Austen (women are a pack of ravenous wolves and men are their prey) meets Sex and the City (sluts).
3. American Idol.
Third-rate Karaoke. The first part of the season is about humiliating fools who can't sing. Then there is some kind of competition each week in which the would-be pop stars sing a karaoke version of a worn-out pop song. They are "judged" by three "judges" who have no say on the outcome. They can only make snarky comments and complain about the singers being out of tune. Paula Abdul is either severely abusing prescription medication or she is legally retarded. Either way, I can't imagine why anybody would ever listen to a word she says. After the contestants mangle one or two songs each, the phone lines are opened to allow people to call in a vote for their favorite. However, the show's producers never reveal the voting numbers. We have to take their word that Nicole Hudson (who can actually sing) got voted off before the kid who looks like Egghead Jr.
4. Dancing with the Stars.
There are lots of opportunities to watch excellent dancing on TV. OPB is always airing ballroom dance competitions. You can watch truly talented dancers who possess profound skill and artistry. Or you can watch Kim Kardashian or Lawrence Taylor tripping over their own feet. Watching Lawrence Taylor play football was a thing of beauty. Watching him do a foxtrot is just painful. Kim Kardashian is always embarrassing. Why is it that the general public prefers to watch fish-out-of water celebrities laboriously struggle through very short dance routines over a display of the finest dancing in the world. I guess they are waiting for Lil' Kim's breast to pop out of her skimpy sequined dress.
5. Anything about becoming a model.
Newsflash: no real model was ever discovered at a modeling reality show. If you truly have the look to become a model, you will be discovered by no effort of your own. Christy Turlington was discovered while horseback riding, Kate Moss at the airport when she was returning from vacation, Claudia Schiffer at a nightclub at age 17, Naomi Campbell while window shopping at age 15. Modeling is not something which can be pursued. Beauty is the object of desire. When beauty goes around begging for attention, it is just not attractive. Neither is watching super-gay dudes doling out fashion and beauty tips. Please people, just look away.
It turns out that hacking tv shows requires more effort than praising them. I'm tired. Please check back for updates when I will do my best to rip apart several other deserving shows.
1. Anything with "CSI" in the title.
The lowest form of entertainment: mixing horrific violence, perverted sexual themes, and Prada-clad, crime-fighting morticians. Crimes are solved by eyewitnesses, defendants who cop a deal to turn on their co-defendants, and vengeful ex-wives, not by morticians.
2. Desperate Housewives.
I am guessing the fans are housewives who enjoy living vicariously through the nasty, slutiness of this show. Okay, I admit it. I've only watched a few minutes. There seems to be a lot of humping the gardener behind the couch. Jane Austen (women are a pack of ravenous wolves and men are their prey) meets Sex and the City (sluts).
3. American Idol.
Third-rate Karaoke. The first part of the season is about humiliating fools who can't sing. Then there is some kind of competition each week in which the would-be pop stars sing a karaoke version of a worn-out pop song. They are "judged" by three "judges" who have no say on the outcome. They can only make snarky comments and complain about the singers being out of tune. Paula Abdul is either severely abusing prescription medication or she is legally retarded. Either way, I can't imagine why anybody would ever listen to a word she says. After the contestants mangle one or two songs each, the phone lines are opened to allow people to call in a vote for their favorite. However, the show's producers never reveal the voting numbers. We have to take their word that Nicole Hudson (who can actually sing) got voted off before the kid who looks like Egghead Jr.
4. Dancing with the Stars.
There are lots of opportunities to watch excellent dancing on TV. OPB is always airing ballroom dance competitions. You can watch truly talented dancers who possess profound skill and artistry. Or you can watch Kim Kardashian or Lawrence Taylor tripping over their own feet. Watching Lawrence Taylor play football was a thing of beauty. Watching him do a foxtrot is just painful. Kim Kardashian is always embarrassing. Why is it that the general public prefers to watch fish-out-of water celebrities laboriously struggle through very short dance routines over a display of the finest dancing in the world. I guess they are waiting for Lil' Kim's breast to pop out of her skimpy sequined dress.
5. Anything about becoming a model.
Newsflash: no real model was ever discovered at a modeling reality show. If you truly have the look to become a model, you will be discovered by no effort of your own. Christy Turlington was discovered while horseback riding, Kate Moss at the airport when she was returning from vacation, Claudia Schiffer at a nightclub at age 17, Naomi Campbell while window shopping at age 15. Modeling is not something which can be pursued. Beauty is the object of desire. When beauty goes around begging for attention, it is just not attractive. Neither is watching super-gay dudes doling out fashion and beauty tips. Please people, just look away.
It turns out that hacking tv shows requires more effort than praising them. I'm tired. Please check back for updates when I will do my best to rip apart several other deserving shows.
16 Best Shows on TV Now (or recently)
In no particular order:
1. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. FX Network.
Put the kids to bed before you watch this show. Absolutely nothing is off limits. Doesn't explore the boundaries of good-taste, it jumps over with both feet. Acting is either brilliant or the actors are just being themselves and they happened to be self-centered, boorish, offensive, and lacking self-preservation instinct. Danny DeVito stars and is as funny as ever.
2. Gavin and Stacy. BBC America.
Plot of show is boy meets girl. What makes it so great is the characters which are eccentric and hard to get along with, however, they are all lovable and all really have genuine affection for each other. There is lots of uniquely British humor that is interesting from a cultural standpoint. It helps to watch it with the captions on.
3. The Office. NBC.
Brilliant show. However, the current season seems to be slumping. The story lines are getting tired (Jim and Pam's sticky sweet romance, Dwight and Angela's demented romance, re-occurring character based jokes). It's time to get out of the rut. Get some guest stars.
4. 30 Rock. NBC.
Probably my favorite show right now. Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin are absolutely hilarious. Supporting cast is great as well.
5. My Name is Earl. NBC.
I love this show but it is getting a little stale. Time to take some chances or it is going to peter out soon.
6. Top Gear. BBC America.
Three presenter/comedians test drive exotic cars, and perform comedy sketches under the guise of motor vehicle evaluation and testing. Part auto porn, part travel show, part smash up derby, and part variety show with celebrity guests (who race around a track in a "reasonably priced" sedan.
7. Flight of the Conchords. HBO.
Kind of Forest Gump meets Fame. Bret and Jermain are from New Zealand and have come to NYC to pursue their dreams of being in a rock band (i.e. Flight of the Conchords). They are completely inept, naive, and dimwitted. They have no success even with the help of a manager named Murray, who is really no help at all. Interspersed with music videos which play off the story line. The music is actually quite good and inventive.
8. Arrested Development. Reruns on G4 Network and HDnet
On reruns. Might be one of the best comedies ever. You might as well watch it now that it has been canceled because thick people wouldn't watch it.
9. Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels. VH1.
Just to show that I am not a reality show snob, I have included the most vile reality show of all. The premise is trashy sluts travel together in a bus around the country competing for Bret Michael's affection (quite literally with organized games and contests). For example, on one episode the women are supposed to stay in a VIP area at Michaels' concert and engage in suggestive, party behavior to support Michaels. A couple of the ladies drink too much and get thrown out. One extremely drunk Love Buser lies down on a speed bump in the parking lot and goes to sleep. Needless to say, she was sent home at the next culling ceremony for not being able to hold her liquor like a lady (even to Bret Michael's standards). On another episode, three "ladies" win a contest and their reward is to have a date with Michaels (which means they get to leave their bus and visit with Michaels in his bus). Drinking ensues. Michaels becomes exceptionally amorous with one of the women, to the chagrin of the other two who watch on. This behavior does not sit well with one of the women watching and the next day she confronts Michaels stating that she would like him to refrain from having sex in front of her with other women. Michaels counsels her that such behavior is consistent with his character and is likely to be repeated, probably in the very near future. She says that she can't accept this. The scene then cuts away to her standing on the side of the road with her luggage and the bus driving off. Breathtaking artistry.
My problem with reality shows in general is that they try to elicit false, cheesy sympathy for the subject. In truth, the only reason for reality shows is voyeurism and humiliation. ROLB makes no pretense of being anything else.
10. East Bound and Down. HBO.
About a former major league pitcher Kenny Powers who bears a strong similarity to John Rocker. Loud, rude, self-absorbed, ignorant. His career came to an early demise due to overindulgence. He must return home to North Carolina where he stumbles on a job as a middle school gym teacher. He is quite bitter about his situation. He pitifully spends his time trying to convince the people around him that he is still a star and that they should love him like a celebrity. For example, he listens to his own motivational tapes. Stars Danny McBride (Tropic Thunder, Pineapple Express, The Foot Fist Way) and Will Farrel is a guest star and executive producer.
11. Cyclism Sunday. Versus.
2:00 pm on Sundays. Competitive road cycling presented by Phil Legget, Bob Roll, and Paul Sherwen. I like to put it on and doze to the pleasant sound of whirring gears and soothing british accents. I wake up for the last five minutes of the race.
12. Kath and Kim.
This show is growing on me. Selma Blair is hideously spoiled and dim-witted. Molly Shannon is putting everything she has into it. Maybe the funniest character is John Michael Higgins as "Phil Knight." His naive enthusiasm is absolutely contagious. For example, he blurts out things like "these are good times" without the slightest hint of irony.
13. Survivor.
People from different walks of life stranded on a deserted isle, and forced to eat bugs, crap in the woods, and perform childish contests (with extremely high production value) for the privilege of voting each other off the show. What's not to like.
14. Breaking Bad.
Bryan Cranston rips this role a new one. Dark, intelligent and unexpected. Could be extra-credit for freshman Chemistry.
15. 10 Items or Less.
Not great TV but is oddly attractive. Characters are lovable and unassuming. Much of the dialog is ad-libbed. You can tell the actors are very happy to have jobs and they give it their all.
16. The Simpsons.
An American classic. Still funny after all these years.
1. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. FX Network.
Put the kids to bed before you watch this show. Absolutely nothing is off limits. Doesn't explore the boundaries of good-taste, it jumps over with both feet. Acting is either brilliant or the actors are just being themselves and they happened to be self-centered, boorish, offensive, and lacking self-preservation instinct. Danny DeVito stars and is as funny as ever.
2. Gavin and Stacy. BBC America.
Plot of show is boy meets girl. What makes it so great is the characters which are eccentric and hard to get along with, however, they are all lovable and all really have genuine affection for each other. There is lots of uniquely British humor that is interesting from a cultural standpoint. It helps to watch it with the captions on.
3. The Office. NBC.
Brilliant show. However, the current season seems to be slumping. The story lines are getting tired (Jim and Pam's sticky sweet romance, Dwight and Angela's demented romance, re-occurring character based jokes). It's time to get out of the rut. Get some guest stars.
4. 30 Rock. NBC.
Probably my favorite show right now. Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin are absolutely hilarious. Supporting cast is great as well.
5. My Name is Earl. NBC.
I love this show but it is getting a little stale. Time to take some chances or it is going to peter out soon.
6. Top Gear. BBC America.
Three presenter/comedians test drive exotic cars, and perform comedy sketches under the guise of motor vehicle evaluation and testing. Part auto porn, part travel show, part smash up derby, and part variety show with celebrity guests (who race around a track in a "reasonably priced" sedan.
7. Flight of the Conchords. HBO.
Kind of Forest Gump meets Fame. Bret and Jermain are from New Zealand and have come to NYC to pursue their dreams of being in a rock band (i.e. Flight of the Conchords). They are completely inept, naive, and dimwitted. They have no success even with the help of a manager named Murray, who is really no help at all. Interspersed with music videos which play off the story line. The music is actually quite good and inventive.
8. Arrested Development. Reruns on G4 Network and HDnet
On reruns. Might be one of the best comedies ever. You might as well watch it now that it has been canceled because thick people wouldn't watch it.
9. Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels. VH1.
Just to show that I am not a reality show snob, I have included the most vile reality show of all. The premise is trashy sluts travel together in a bus around the country competing for Bret Michael's affection (quite literally with organized games and contests). For example, on one episode the women are supposed to stay in a VIP area at Michaels' concert and engage in suggestive, party behavior to support Michaels. A couple of the ladies drink too much and get thrown out. One extremely drunk Love Buser lies down on a speed bump in the parking lot and goes to sleep. Needless to say, she was sent home at the next culling ceremony for not being able to hold her liquor like a lady (even to Bret Michael's standards). On another episode, three "ladies" win a contest and their reward is to have a date with Michaels (which means they get to leave their bus and visit with Michaels in his bus). Drinking ensues. Michaels becomes exceptionally amorous with one of the women, to the chagrin of the other two who watch on. This behavior does not sit well with one of the women watching and the next day she confronts Michaels stating that she would like him to refrain from having sex in front of her with other women. Michaels counsels her that such behavior is consistent with his character and is likely to be repeated, probably in the very near future. She says that she can't accept this. The scene then cuts away to her standing on the side of the road with her luggage and the bus driving off. Breathtaking artistry.
My problem with reality shows in general is that they try to elicit false, cheesy sympathy for the subject. In truth, the only reason for reality shows is voyeurism and humiliation. ROLB makes no pretense of being anything else.
10. East Bound and Down. HBO.
About a former major league pitcher Kenny Powers who bears a strong similarity to John Rocker. Loud, rude, self-absorbed, ignorant. His career came to an early demise due to overindulgence. He must return home to North Carolina where he stumbles on a job as a middle school gym teacher. He is quite bitter about his situation. He pitifully spends his time trying to convince the people around him that he is still a star and that they should love him like a celebrity. For example, he listens to his own motivational tapes. Stars Danny McBride (Tropic Thunder, Pineapple Express, The Foot Fist Way) and Will Farrel is a guest star and executive producer.
11. Cyclism Sunday. Versus.
2:00 pm on Sundays. Competitive road cycling presented by Phil Legget, Bob Roll, and Paul Sherwen. I like to put it on and doze to the pleasant sound of whirring gears and soothing british accents. I wake up for the last five minutes of the race.
12. Kath and Kim.
This show is growing on me. Selma Blair is hideously spoiled and dim-witted. Molly Shannon is putting everything she has into it. Maybe the funniest character is John Michael Higgins as "Phil Knight." His naive enthusiasm is absolutely contagious. For example, he blurts out things like "these are good times" without the slightest hint of irony.
13. Survivor.
People from different walks of life stranded on a deserted isle, and forced to eat bugs, crap in the woods, and perform childish contests (with extremely high production value) for the privilege of voting each other off the show. What's not to like.
14. Breaking Bad.
Bryan Cranston rips this role a new one. Dark, intelligent and unexpected. Could be extra-credit for freshman Chemistry.
15. 10 Items or Less.
Not great TV but is oddly attractive. Characters are lovable and unassuming. Much of the dialog is ad-libbed. You can tell the actors are very happy to have jobs and they give it their all.
16. The Simpsons.
An American classic. Still funny after all these years.
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