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Name: Anthony
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| Dear Producers of Television,
Do you realize that pretty much every single hospital drama ever made has never had an Asian-American male as a regular cast member?
It's bad enough that us yella fellas are incredibly underrepresented on TV as it is, but come on now - when was the last time you were in a hospital, the 50s?
Here's an idea for your next sweeps stunt - introduce an Asian-American male to your cast, one who is not stereotypically geeky, misogynistic, or gay. Just a regular dude aiming to make something of himself while trying to sleep with every girl in the hospital like all the other guys. Viewers will eat it up for the shock value alone.
Your friend,
Anthony | | |
| While we're on the topic of old shows, today I received the news I've been dreading all along when I stumbled upon this email:
Thank you for your inquiry. At this time, there are no plans to release
Square One on DVD.
Please do not hesitate to contact us with future questions, comments, or
concerns.
My first reaction was "what the hell?" due to the fact that I made this inquiry more than two months ago and totally forgot about it. When it dawned on me that this was a legit answer to my question and not a virus-riddled piece of junk email, I was crushed. As far as I'm concerned, if The Electric Company could make it to DVD, so can Square One, which is only the show that introduced us to Mathman, hundreds of corny math-related game shows, hip hop stars rapping about numbers and estimation (and losing all street cred in the process), and of course, Mathnet. Now, with even the reruns off the air, I guess the only way I can get my Mathnet fix is if some kind soul out there posts the episodes on Youtube, which should be any moment now.
Anyway, congrats to the Clippers, who are my adopted team for the playoffs since the Sonics decided to revert to being a mess on and off the court (well done, Seattle). Without the pressure of a winning tradition on their shoulders, the Clips have a real chance to shock the universe this year, but no matter how well they do, I hope the Lakers win Game 7 tomorrow to set up the first all-LA playoff series in any sport (and yeah, my cheering for the Lakers is proof that nothing is sacred anymore).
One more thing: what kinda big dummy greenlights Tom Petty to be the theme for the NBA Playoffs? Stupidest decision since, well, last year's playoffs ("this is how a heart breaks!"). What's next, Toby Keith? | | |
| My life has just been made complete: the iTunes store is now offering old episodes of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
Laugh if you must, but one of the campiest, dorkiest shows around is actually a nice memory for me since my cousin and I used to watch in the salad days, usually to critique the wooden acting and rubber costumes (not to mention the sheer comedy of late-20somethings acting nowhere near their age).
Admittedly, the quality of the show slid quite a bit when the producers decided to make all those spinoffs (CSI and Law & Order got nuthin' on this group); however, to me the straw that broke the Megazord's back was the release of several downright pitiful MMPR videogames (is there an unwritten rule that all film-based games have to suck?), and both my cousin and I gradually outgrew the franchise. Leave it to iTunes to try and pull me back in.
Coming soon: a detailed epic of my first four months in the Pacific Northwest. | | |
| And in baseball news, Roger Clemens is a country-ass douchebag (thanks, ESPN):
Roger Clemens was discussing his future Tuesday at the Astros season opener when he responded to a question about his health after the World Baseball Classic with a comment that some might consider racially insensitive.
Clemens, who broke down late last season with injuries, said he felt fine after the WBC and left the tournament impressed by the quality of the international teams.
But he made a questionable comment when speaking about the devotion of the Japanese and South Korean fans.
"None of the dry cleaners were open, they were all at the game, Japan and Korea," Clemens said. "So we couldn't get any dry cleaning done out there, but I guess the neatest thing is that 50,000 of them were at Anaheim Stadium." | | |
| We goin' to the Big Dance. Detroit, baby. | | |
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