Iv'e been busy

Okay so I don't have a long time to type here I'm just gonna make this quick, I have been to busy to make regular blog posts. I started at BU center for digital imaging arts so that keeps me super busy. I'm actually at school now and writing this during a short break. I do hope to make new blog posts soon but not too soon. I also start production of my web series later this month so prepping for that is also a big time drain. I cant wait to have it done though because in my humble opinion it is the single funniest thing ever written. well its defiantly in the top 10,000. Maybe even 5,000. Fuck I gtg more posts soon,
-Tyler

They've Made A Huge Mistake - Arrested Development

It's no secret that I enjoy Arrested Development, and it is also apparent that my favorite TV shows cant last more then three seasons (excluding 30 Rock, hang in their Tina) but my absolute favorate of all of my prematurely ripped off the air shows has to be Arrested Development.

It's the story, of a wealthy family. Who lost everything, and the one son who had no choice to keep it all together. To be more spific its the story of Michael Bluth  (Jason Batemen) and his son George Michael (Michael Cera) who move back with their family, Their Brother/Uncle's Gob (Will Arentt) and Buster (Tony Hale) Their Sister/Aunt Lindsey Funke (Portia de Rossi) and her Husband Tobias (David Cross) and their Niece/Cousin Maeby (Alia Shawkat). In order to save his parents Lucille (Jessica Walter) and George Sr (Jeffrey Tambor) 's failing company.

Now that I have the generalities out of the way allow me to explain everything in a bit more detail. Michael and his son have just returned to their family in the OC (don't call it that) after Michael's father George Sr. is sent to prison. He is then forced to spend time with his less then conventional family. His overbearing, manipulative, alcholic mother and youngest brother Buster who is less then handy still living and thinking the world of their mother. His brother GOB (George Oscar Bluth) the segway riding failed magician eldest sibling of the Bluth clan. Michael and his son are then forced to share a model home with his sister and her family. His sister Lindsey is the self proclaimed activist often taking on many poorly thought out causes (10 points for who can ever remember what HOOP stood for), her husband Tobias, the failed doctor, failed actor, and nevernude (It's just what it sounds like) of the group, and their daughter Maybe who would do anything just to spite her pairents (stupidest rebelion ever). All in all Arrested Development is the charming sitcom about a less then conventional family just trying to get back on their feet.

I honestly feel like I cant explain this show nearly well enough because of how startlingly creative and original it was. Their never has been nor will be anything on TV like this again. Subtle lines said would reference events happening a season later, punchlines would precede set up's it was comedy anarchy and yet in the end it all worked out to create the single greatest TV show ever to hit the airwaves. I think it worked so well just because of the cast. AD is very much an ensemble comedy with every character pulling twice their weight. (shout out to Narrator Ron Howard who has yet to be mentioned). Unfortunately the combination of its to smart for TV comedy (not in a smug way, just in a flat out smart way) and its Sunday time-slot (I actually got to watch this one on its original run) it barely made it's three season run. But found a remarkable second life on DVD and syndication (it ran on G4 for a while and is now on IFC I believe) and it's fan base is stronger now then ever with interest in a movie still strong (It will never happen but dare to dream) Arrested Development will never die.

If your still not convinced of the supremacy of AD let me enlighten you with a few clips of its gold

 Just remember, watch Arrested Development and never ever promise crazy a baby.

Gone But Not Forgotton: Firefly

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a huge Joss Whedon fanboy. And as a fanboy I am legally obligated to love Firefly. Not that it's hard to love, in fact I was a fan well before I knew who Joss was. For those who have never seen the show (shame on you) the best way I can describe it is that it's a space western. The main plot follows Captain Malcolm 'Mal' Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) and his crew. His second in command Zoë Washburne (Gina Torres), The lovable pilot Hoban 'Wash' Washburne (Alan Tudyk), ex solider Jayne Cobb (Adam Baldwin), their mechanic Kaylee Frye (Jewel Staite), and of course the lovable companion *cough*hooker*cough*  Inara Serra (Morena Baccarin). Mal and Zoe were on the wrong side of a war causing them to mistrust the alliance turning them into outlaws of a sort, taking on any job that will pay. They are then joined by Shepherd Book (Ron Glass) the priest who keeps Mal in check and the mysterious brother and sister pair Simon and River Tam (Sean Maher, Summer Glau). The show follows the adventures of the crew as they run from the law and try to figure out what the fuck is up with River.

I can't recommend this show highly enough, but if your still skeptical then just remember Nathan Fillion is in it so it can't possibly be bad (seriously he has never been in anything bad ever, ok maybe Dracula 2000). Firefly is clever well written funny and has a diverse cast of characters. Through its woefully short 14 episode run Firefly never had one bad episode and I, as well as it's legion of fans (Browncoats Represent) really would have liked to see where this series would have gone had it been given a fair shot.  That's right I'm gonna whine an say fox killed the show, if you air a show only on Fridays and out of order it is going to fail. Luckily the fans were all like Fuck you guys and bought every copy of the box set prompting the studio to realize that they were fucking morons and green light a movie.

Serenity was that movie, the movie that introduced me to so much and quickly worked its way into my top ten (number five bitches). I missed Firefly on its original run (I was ten no one told me anything) but luckily I have parents who thought Serenity was the perfect movie for a family day. My parents also knew nothing of Firefly and just thought "hey this looks interesting and will get my kids to shut up for two hours, lets go" I still count this as one of the best things my parents did for me. I was hooked from the get go and nothing has been the same since. I know I rambled a bit back there but moral of the story is watch Firefly, now just drop everything and do it. Until next time "I aim to misbehave"

My Top Ten Movies

Everyone has a list so I figure why not me right? So here they are my top ten movies of all time.

1. American Beauty

What can I say about the 1999 Best Picture winner besides the fact that it is a perfectly crafted movie. Kevin Spacy is the best of his career and he shines throughout the entire film. I have a hard time finding anything wrong with Sam Mendes's classic and I insist that everyone should see it.

2. Fight Club

 

Hey you remember  David Fincher, That crazy dude that directed The Social Network. Well he did a few movies before that the best of which being Fight Club. This movie was mind-blowing inventive and very well acted and directed. It is proof that not all book to film adaptations are shit.

3. American History X

 

If I had my way American history X would be shown in all schools when studying race issues. Edward Norton should have won the Oscar. I really cant give this movie enough praise, but everyone should see it just to see Randy from My Name Is Earl spewing hate speech.

4. Observe and Report

This is where my list deviates from Popular opinion. I am not a real Seth Rogan fan, I actually don't really like him in anything else (except for Freaks And Geeks) but I do love Jody Hill the little known director who gathered a small following after his film The Foot Fist Way. This movie is way dark and not for everyone but I personally couldn't get enough.

5. Serenity 

That's right I'm a Joss Whedon Fan boy and I loved Serenity. Why not though its a well crafted funny Si-Fi adventure through the outer rim. I went into the theater for this with no previous Knowledge of Joss and came out a fan. Nathan Fillion needs to be in every movie ever made, as does Adam Baldwin.

6.Scream

Screw Elm Street, Scream is really where Wes Craven shines. This is one of the few horror movies that can make me jump as well as laugh. It also lead me to believe that Mathew Lillard should play the Riddler in the upcoming Batman movie (I know the Riddler isn't in it but I still can dream.) also I have seen 4 and it is fantastic as well.

7.The Big Lebowski

It's like the Dude, need I say more?

8.Scott Pilgrim Vs The World

This may seem like an odd addition to the list seeing as how I hated Kick-Ass so much, but this was an adaptation done right. Keeping Close enough to the source material Scott Pilgrim won my heart with Edgar Wright's impressive visual style and Michael Cera Stepping up in a role even I thought he couldn't handle.

9. Super

 

 

This may seem like an odd addition to the list being that the movie is only three weeks old, but what can I say it made in impression. Rain Wilson Was fantastic, you know what if you want to read more just check out my review.

 

10. Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind

Seriously what does Jim Carrey have to do to win an Oscar? First the Truman Show then this. This is a fantastic movie, clever premise well acted well directed I wish it could be higher on the list but I watch way to many movies so it unfortunately got bumped down.

There we have it My top 10, I know someone out there will think I'm fucking stupid and have to be told how wrong I am about some choice so let me hear about it in the comments.

Blink and You Missed It: Reaper

I tend to be somewhat of a connoisseur of underrated short lived television shows. One of My personal favorites would have to be one of the only few quality shows ever to come out of the CW Reaper.

Reaper was the story of Sam (Bret Harrison) whose parents sold his soul to the Devil (Ray Wise) before his birth to be collected on his twenty first birthday. On his birthday the devil comes to collect scaring the ever loving hell out of Sam and letting him in on the fact that he is now on of hells Bounty Hunters. Sam is not all for this plan and enlists the help of his two best friends Ben(Rick Gonzalez) and Sock(Tyler Labine). Sam must also never let the love his life Andi (Missy Peregrym) know about his situation in usual TV fashion. This is one of the funniest and quirkiest shows ever to come on the air.

I almost missed it as well, the only reason I tuned in for episode one was because it was directed by Kevin Smith and I even saw Jersey Girl so there was no way I was going to miss this. Episode one was all I needed to be hooked, I came for Smith but stayed for Tyler Labine. At first glance he may look like a bad Jack Black impersonator (Looking at you Dan Fogler) but he is much more that that. He was the core humor of the show and sometimes some of the heart. Frankly this show had no weak link, Brett Harrison was the perfect  choice for the lead of Sam (Check out his new show on fox  Breaking in). Rick Gonzalez was fantastic as animal loving nick guy Ben, Missy Peregrym started out as the typical love interest but evolved into so much more becoming into somewhat of a demon fighting bad-ass girl (look at me with the adjectives). Ray Wise may have been the best Devil to ever grace the silver screen giving out the perfect combination of sleaze and evil.

Reaper was very much an ensemble comedy with the side characters giving out as many laughs as the main cast. I was always a bug fan of Gladys the RMV Demon (Christine Willes), and you couldn't top Steve and Tony the gay demons (The State alums Ken Marino and Michael Ian Black). Reaper also had its share of fantastic guest stars, Patton Oswald as a gun toting Leon just trying to be a better escaped soul or Jamie Kennedy who almost sold his soul for Rock and Roll. All in all Reaper was one of the best shows nobody watched. Great cast, well written, crazy plot twists, and an open ended finale that should someday be resolved in comic book forum. If you have yet to see it I suggest you do because it is currently streaming on Netflix or has very affordable DVD sets. Moral of the story is that if you like awesome things you should defiantly check out Reaper.

My Obsession With Felicia Day

Everyone who knows me knows I have a slight, I don't know if I would call it an obsession so let's say infatuation with the web sensation Felicia Day. For those who don't know who Felicia Day is get the fuck out, now. But for those in need of a quick review Felicia Day is one of the best things to happen to web media. Her web series The Guild (Watch It now) is arguably the most successful and well known web series, with the exception of Dr. Horrible (Again Staring Miss Felicia). She was also recently named one of the 140 top twitter feeds to follow by Time Magazine. She also has appeared in many of Joss Whedons Television works, as the potential slayer Vi in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Badass Mag in Dollhouse. Frankly she is in far too many awesome things for me to list without rambling on and on. Over the years She has gathered quite the web following with her 1.8 million Twitter followers. She is also the only person in the world who would make me pay for something I get for Free on the internet (I am the proud owner of every season of The Guild and Dr Horrible on DVD). Some people still wonder why she is so well loved by the online community, well some of it definitely has to do with the fact that she is adorable.

If you didn't fall in love with this picture your dead on the inside. If you didn't fall in love with this picture your dead on the inside.

The other reason she is such a hit is simply because she is one of us, A gamer who spends maybe a little too much time on the internet (not anymore though due to the fact that she's crazy busy). She was an avid WOW player and was on the front lines of the online gaming community back when she was sixteen. Now to my personal level on infatuation.

I can't particularly remember when I first encountered Miss Day but looking back I believe it was around the first airing of Dr. Horrible. I was already a fan of Joss NPH and Nathan Fillion but at the present time I was unaware of who she was (I call those times the dark ages). I was immediately struck but this beautiful redhead and I knew I had to learn everything. I was then introduced to the guild and was hooked from episode one. It's very rare when a girl is able to have a vocal voice in the comedy community, (Probably just because Lisa Lampanelli is so painfully unfunny)

No Shut up

But Felicia Day was like Fuck you guys I'm funny, and found a media where she could shine and did just that.

Now three years later I am somewhat of an expert in all things Day (not in a creepy way more like an I want to be her best friend... or lover who knows, kind of way). But it's not just how attractive (very) Funny (unbelievably) or nice (goddamn saint) she it, it's about what she represents. She had a dream, chased it and despite all the challenges she rose to the top. She is living proof that if you follow your dreams you just may make it.  She started out as a home schooled concert violinist  popularized a new format of media. Of course every celebrity does have haters and If you ever vocalize that hate towards me I will end you. Have you ever seen Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. That scene where they kick the shit out of everyone who bad talked them on the internet, Imagine that but with murder. Moral of the story Felicia Day>Everyone else and that's that.

Please Don't Shut Up-Super Review

I am a very lucky man, One of the 11 screens playing James Gunn's Super was a mere 45 minutes away from my home. For those not familiar with James Gunn He was the man behind the fantastic horror/comedy Slither, the remake of Dawn Of the Dead and surprisingly enough the writer of both live action Scooby Doo films. I happened to already be a fan of Gunn's work going into the theater so I went in with high expectations. Now Super is not a film for everyone, the humor is bizarre and off color, The violence realistic and excessive, and the overall tone dark. That may turn some more passive moviegoers off but it was just the right combination to make me one very happy boy. Rain  Wilson was picture perfect as the loser Frank, a looser who's drug addict wife (played by a fantastic Liv Tyler) leaves him for her dealer (Kevin Bacon who stole every scene he was in) sending Frank into a deep depression. In this depression Frank stumbles upon to the all Jesus network where he is first introduced to The Holy Avenger (Nathan Fillion - need I say more) a Christ powered super hero who saves children from the evils of Sloth and Pre-marital sex. Frank is then touched by the index finger of God and the CRIMSON BOLT is born. In his search for the perfect costume/weapon Frank is introduced to Libby (The sometimes overly energetic Ellen Page) who later becomes his "kid" sidekick. That's about as far into the plot as we can go without venturing down Spoiler Lane.


Everything done in this movie was done to absolute perfection. Rain Wilson gives an astonishingly good performance as Frank the not so loveable looser pushed to assault and battery. This came as an extra shock to me because I have never been a fan of Wilson's work in the office or any of the other movies I have seen him in  but he proved me wrong by giving a performance far beyond what I would imagine him capable of. Ellen Page on the other hand seemed as if she was just trying to keep up with Wilson's performance which worked at some points but seemed a bit over the top at others. Though I will have to admit that she was absolutely adorable throughout the film. In short Super is a well acted well written piece that is a bit to off color to spawn a mainstream fan base but is destined to grow a strong cult following. Also remember never under any circumstances but in line.

Raiting:A

On a side note there is a lot of talk on the internet that this is just a lame Kick-Ass rip off which is not the case. For starters Super was a far better film then the woefully disappointing (understatement) Kick-Ass (seriously for the love of god read the damn comic instead). On a more practical not Super was written back in 2002 which was well before Kick-Ass was a glimmer in Mark Miller's eye.

I'm sorry about the ad's/Why in an Taco's and Snails cant be friends

If you are one of the few unfortunate people who have read my blog you will have noticed that I have in fact sold out and put ad space. Why have I done this, its simple I'm poor and a sell out. No if your one of my friends (which you most likely are considering no one ever reads a two day old blog) you can verify the whole being poor thing. Though I would now like to consider myself an out of work writer so please adjust all insults accordingly. As for the whole sell out thing, That's all out of a cleverly crafted plan.You see if I start out my budding career as a asshole sellout and gradually get better I will look better. It wont be all "look at that asshole sellout." It will be like "that guy used to be a sellout but now he's pretty cool." I also wish I could control the content of these ad's but again I woefully cannot but I ask of you to do one thing for me, click on those Nurse Jackie ad's and make me a penny even though you like most of America have no Idea what the fuck a Nurse Jackie is.

Now for the important part of the blog, the not begging for money. I deiced that since I did use a portion of the blog begging for money I would delay my original concept of how Twilight is just a super bitched down version of Buffy The Vampire Slayer and instead work on a more absurd less ranty concept, Why if in an alternate detention where all objects have life and a cognitive process a taco and a Snail could never be friends. Lets look at the facts here, the taco would be a very fast moving and impatient creature. Why do I think that? Simple, next time you bite down into a hard shelled taco do it slowly and see what happens, the taco breaks into a million peices leiving you with glorified cheeseless nachos. Because of this fact Taco's would hate moving slow due to a fear of death and a snail could never keep up.

What I believe the taco would look like.

Even if the Taco and snail could get past this (they couldn't) their would still be one major obsticle. A single touch would either kill or seirously injure both parties. Think of a taco shell a hard salty chip like substance, wait salty no if I remember correctly snails dont like salt very much. in fact it kills them. Now think of how slimy a snail is, according to my calculations the slime of the snail on a taco shell would cause the shell to desinigrate like a chip in water spilling its guts everywhere.

She does all my calculations.

In conclusion Tacos and snails could never ever form a lasting bond but on a happier note Snails and pickles would be very happy together as would Tacos and Ferrets. Remember to click an ad for me and until next time I'm a corporate sellout and you aren't.

What The Fuck Is This Shit?

Welcome to the age of shameless self promotion. If I'm going to be honest The fact that I am finally joining blog spot most likely means that the end of its popularity so my apologies. My friend Denis is currently suggesting that I should do a vlog instead of the more traditional blog format but frankly I find Vlogs to be stupid because I happen to be bad at making them. I don't even know why I bother with this introductory first post because frankly it's going to suck regardless. All that's ever done in a first post is the promise of better things to come. So I promise better things will come later as long as I don't get bored or realize that I suck and have no business writing. So maybe like two weeks from now. I will also use this to promote my shitty yet to be named web series filming sometime this summer. Maybe I can pop off some easy blog post with script snippets or other interesting shit. Hey here's a question what would you name a web series about a bunch of people who work in public access TV station? I am thinking of calling it either "channel 10" or "public accessed" but both of those names suck. I also really want to make comics for the blog but I have no artistic ability so that really doesn't seem like an option. Unless an adorable comic about stick figures peaks your interest. on that thought let me draw one of those stick figure comics right now.

I'm really sorry you read that.

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