#Television
‘COMMUNITY’ RETURN TRAILER: And Then All Was Right
One week from goddamn today, Community returns to TV. I’m still slowly working my way through the backlog (I’ve acknowledged my crimes, paid for my sins, you shut your dirty mouth) and am eagerly anticipating slobbering all over the new episodes. There’s a trailer for the new jam, and it will make you giggle.
OR I WILL CUT YOU.
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The Dude’s High 5s: 5 TV Series That Ended Too Early.
High 5s are a new weekly column that I plan to keep up every Wednesday. They are categories of my own choosing and based solely off my own opinions and experiences. I encourage you all to participate and add your thoughts, suggest a topic for the future, or rip me apart for my choices. So let’s dive in shall we?
Video: ‘The Simpsons’ Parodies ‘Game of Thrones’ Intro.
Yeah, I don’t care about The Simpsons, but I’m a gluttonous douche for anything that can stoke my Throner.
Hit the jump for the parody.
‘Star Wars’ Artist Ralph McQuarrie Has Died at 82. F**king Legend.
Ralph McQuarrie has passed away. Son of a bitch, that mortality. If you know Star Wars, then you’ve loved on his designs for the universe. Lucas himself has penned a eulogy. Hit the jump to check it out.
New ‘GAME OF THRONES’ Season 2 TRAILER: The Lady of Flames, Cyeah.
Jesus Lord, they can’t stop the stoking of my throbbing Thoner, man. New trailer for the second season. Christ, can April 1 just come already.
THIS WEEK ON Justified: The Man Behind the Curtain
Arlo is going batshit insane. At least I think that’s the clinical term. In case you’re wondering where his crazy behavior is coming from, rewatch the first episode. Helen makes mention to how Arlo is sick and bi-polar. Well, with Helen no longer around to ensure he takes his meds, Arlo is just going to get crazier and crazier.
TRAILER: OFWGKTA’s Adult Swim Madness, ‘Loiter Squad’
OFWFKTA continue their domination with their Adult Swim show. It looks equal parts Tim and Eric and Jackass. I know I’ll be watching. Definitely an acquired taste, and that taste is something like “juvenile dementia”.
Hit the jump to check it out.
‘Mad Men’ Season 5 Gets A Poster. I Missed You, Donnie D.
Are you like me, ready to gobble up anything Mad Men related? Then I got a poster for you! Not interested? No harm! No foul! Keep moseying.
Hit the jump to check it out.
Trailer: ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 2 Gets THIRD Batch of Awesome.
Hell yeah! Per the forwarding of OL regular Johnny Hotsauce (a veritable trove of worthy content) I’ve come across a third trailer for Game of Thrones’ second season. Will update if higher quality becomes available.
Face of a Franchise: The Boy Wonder!
[face of a franchise presents two individuals that’ve fulfilled the same role. your task — choose the better of the two and defend your choice in the rancor pit that is the comments section]
For nearly seventy-two years, Robin has assisted Batman in reclaiming the streets of Gotham from the clutches of the criminal element. Along the way, Robin has served as the perfect complement, adding a sugar cube of idealism to the coffee cup of justice-via-vengeance that is Batman. Robin is firmly embedded into the fabric of comics, embodying for most what it means to be a supporting character.
There’s no denyin’ that Robin is the most celebrated superhero sidekick of all time.
However, what is up for debate is who to credit with the best performance as Robin. Let’s take a look at the two combatants!
From 1966 to 1968, the Caped Crusader protected the airwaves with his iconic ABC series. While most comics fans can probably pick Adam West out of a crowd, they may be hard pressed to identify Burt Ward, the man responsible for the televisional depiction of Robin. In reality, Ward is largely responsible for solidifying our modern conception of Robin as a figure of wonderful idiosyncrasy. Without Burt Ward, we might not think of Robin as dude who wears green underwear in public, proudly refers to himself as the Boy Wonder, and constantly yells out, “Holy [insert campy reference here], Batman!”
The other praise-worthy portrayal of Dick Grayson was crafted by Chris O’Donnell. Director Joel Schumacher was so enamored of O’Donnell that he cast him in both of his neon-powered, head-scratching Batman flicks. With two films’ worth of canvas, O’Donnell paints Robin as less of a whimsical teen acrobat and more of a callused twenty-something carny. Additionally, Chris O’Donnell was so courageous in his performance that he donned the first Robin suit to feature nipples. Yowzah!
But who is Robin – Burt Ward or Chris O’Donnell?
