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You know, I think I may have figured out why I never really liked any of his shows. I mean, in addition to never finding them funny, of course.
Substitute “Jerry” for “George” and you have my current (but hopefully not for long) life story.
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I felt like doing a quick Michael Scott portrait tonight.
I have to say, while I am really bummed that Steve left the show, I really love how they wrote him off. Michael Scott will be missed.
+1
Love the teardrop tattoo btw. Might expain why [SPOILER ALERT] he didn’t tell them he was leaving that day: Gangsters don’t say goodbye.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkg1e8VWJB1qzlfumo1_400.jpg)
I felt like doing a quick Michael Scott portrait tonight.
I have to say, while I am really bummed that Steve left the show, I really love how they wrote him off. Michael Scott will be missed.
+1
Love the teardrop tattoo btw. Might expain why [SPOILER ALERT] he didn’t tell them he was leaving that day: Gangsters don’t say goodbye.
Report comes from US Weekly, so take that as you will.
According to Us Weekly, Justin Timberlake has turned down a request from “Glee” producers to use his music in upcoming episodes.
One “Glee” insider called the rejection a “slap in the face.”
The amount of respect that I have for Justin Timberlake just went up tremendously. It went from “very little” to just “little”.
Fightin’ Words of the Day: Baltimore’s Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld doesn’t care much for how Charm City was portrayed in David Simon’s critically acclaimed TV series The Wire, and doesn’t mind letting everyone know it.
Simon responds:
Others might reasonably argue, however that it is not sixty hours of The Wire that will require decades for our city to overcome, as the commissioner claims. A more lingering problem might be two decades of bad performance by a police agency more obsessed with statistics than substance, with appeasing political leadership rather than seriously addressing the roots of city violence, with shifting blame rather than taking responsibility. That is the police department we depicted in The Wire, give or take our depiction of some conscientious officers and supervisors.
[avclub / shortformblog / h/t: 22words.]
Three thoughts came to mind while watching this: 1.) I’m sure the guys that he’s in charge of loved how he thought their fictional small-screen counterparts don’t stack up well when compared to the fake tv cops of New York and Miami 2.) He made Baltimore seem like a really shitty city 3.) I really need to watch The Wire.
(via thedailywhat)
1) Watch More TV
Before getting started, you might want to grab yourself a notebook and couple of pens. Then slip into something comfy, roll onto the couch, and get to work. Watch everything. Watch anything. This is your opportunity to catch up on that TIVO list, or upgrade to the five-a-month Netflix plan. Try to see as many episodes of your favorite shows as possible, and even sludge through a few that you hate. But don’t let yourself drift into that magical, mushy, sunken-eye dysphoria that we’ve all experienced after a couple of hours in front of the tube. If you’re seeing stars, or having trouble remembering your children’s names, then it’s time to turn it off. Remember—this is your homework, and your job number-one is to stay engaged. As you watch, write down interesting plot points or dialogue that seems especially funny or effective. Ask yourself questions, such as: Why did I laugh at that joke? Why did I break a sweat just before that commercial break? Why did I get bored and flip the channel? Write down your thoughts. This will be an essential reference as you delve into your own material and work to create scenarios that will affect your audience in the same ways that you were affected. By logging your responses, you’ll also gain insight into your own likes and dislikes, and this will be an especially useful tool in choosing your script genre and format. So get to it! Grab that popcorn, flip open your notebook, and get ready to indulge in hours-upon-hours of guilt-free TV!
I’m going to start doing this.
