Showing posts with label Will Ferrell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Will Ferrell. Show all posts

May 13, 2013

'Game Of Thrones' Meets 'Anchorman'

There were more than a few parallels to Will Ferrell's opus Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy in last night's Game of Thrones, but the Jaime and Brienne's scene in the bear pit was definitely the most obvious:


May 13, 2012

The 100th SNL Digital Short!

Congrats!
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That was certainly a surprise! On last night's Saturday Night Live, the three men behind the SNL Digital Shorts (Jorma Taccone, Andy Samberg, and Justin Bieber Akiva Schaffer) premiered their 100th Short!


Now, pre-taped interstitials have long been a part of SNL - Jim Henson's Muppets even used to be a part of them, but nobody has embraced them quite like the The Lonely Island trio. Their bits are funny, memorable, instantly quotable, and so perfectly tuned to today's culture of bite-sized entertainment.  In salute of their accomplishment, we're going to watch the Natalie Portman Raps video on repeat for the next four hours or so, because it is simply the best.


What's your favorite Digital Short? And does knowing that 100 Digital Shorts have been produced make you feel as old and out of touch as we do?

Apr 28, 2011

TV Review: The Office -- Michael Scott's Farewell

When will I see you again?
Tonight was the last episode for Steve Carell as Michael Scott, Manager at Dunder Mifflin, and before we watched it we were absolutely sure what would happen: tearful goodbyes, meaningful moments, and Michael Scott's car exploding as he drove away from the office he's called home for so long (okay, not really - they still have to bring him back in a year or two for Sweeps). Instead, the affair was rather small, with Michael pretending that he had another day at the office in order to keep people from being overly emotional and to quell his own feelings about the situation. It was a very non-Michael Scott moment, and it really capped off his emotional maturity arc of this season. On his last day in the place he loves the most, Michael spends a little time with each of his co-workers who are basically family
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