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Video: ‘Mad Men’ Season 5 Gets A Handful Of Sexy Teaser Trailers.
It’s been goddamn forever since Mad Men concluded its fourth season, but it’s about to come roaring back. The fifth season is dropping March 25, and to prep the land for its upcoming arrival AMC has released a bunch of teaser trailers. Can’t wait for a return to the meditation on the American Nightmare.
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THIS WEEK ON Justified: When the Guns Come Out
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. Two hookers try to get oxy from a crooked doctor. The doctor only wants to part with a little, so the hookers try to use his “little part” to get a bigger share. Then, out of the blue Tanner pops in a kills all but one of the hookers. I know, the joke starts out strong but falls apart during the punch line. However, this shit is Justified, where we can always go for quality stories.
‘Community’ Returns March 15. Praise Be! Holla! Et Cetera.
Thanks to our own beloved commenter Johnny Hotsauce for bringing this to my attention. Community is going to be returning to the NBC hood March 15. So soon. So glorious.
Monday Morning Commute: Hail Lord Korgo!
For those of us in the United States, today is Presidents Day. If I’m not mistaken, the holiday came about by merging the observances of Washington’s Birthday and Lincoln’s Birthday, and then including every other dude to ever serve as commander-in-chief. Personally, I think that this inclusivity is a bunch of malarkey. I mean, Washington was pretty dope for setting the presidential precedents, so I get wanting to celebrate his life. And Lincoln? Hell, the dude freed the slaves and preserved the Union! Who doesn’t want to give Honest Abe a high-five?
So while there’ve definitely been a few president-studs, they’ve most certainly been outnumbered by the duds. As I sit around today, watching television and reading books and not doing an ounce of work, I’m going to pick and choose the presidents to whom I give thanks. It only seems right.
I’d like to start by giving mad props to Benjamin Harrison, known for serving a single term between President Grover Cleveland’s two terms! Truth!
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Without further adieu, welcome to the MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE! This is the spot where I ramble about some rubbish, and then show you the various ways I’ll be entertaining myself over the course of the week. Your task is to hit up the comments section and show off your own strategies for surviving the workweek.
Okay, let’s go for it.
Monday Morning Commute: Ororo’s Forecast
Hulloh there, fellow crewmates of Spaceship OL! There seem to be more of you than ever, which is goddamn spectacular! C’mon out from behind those crates of surplus Atari 2600 games, there’s no need to hide! We’ve got plenty of Bantha fodder for everyone, and we’re just about to dive into the MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE!
What’s that, you ask?
Simply put, the MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE is OL‘s attempt to vaccinate its patrons against the vile disease that is the workweek. So before you plunge headfirst into five days of 9-5 misery, check out the bits of entertainment I’ll be using to safeguard myself against ennui and spiritual ruin. Then, if you’re daring, you can hit up the comments and show off your own set of curative salves and topical creams.
It’s Internet show-and-tell at its very best.
Quit delayin’, let’s dance!
New ‘Star Trek’ TV Show Is Coming. Maybe. You Interested?
There could a new Star Trek TV show coming courtesy of That Guy Who Made Usual Suspects and Those X-Mutant Movies.
J.J. Abrams Bringing Apocalypse Drama To NBC. Time Travelling…Warheads?
J.J. Abrams keeps getting the go at television shows, despite the fact that his name carries very little street cred these days with fools of my generation. At least when it comes to his TV shows, featuring Spies-Dimension-Sprawling-Monster-Mysteries. This latest one? He’s teaming up with the creator of Supernatural to bang out an apocalypse drama.
Video: Donald Glover Drops ‘Save Community’ PSA. Do It For The Bees.
Donald Glover has dropped a Save Community PSA, and I suggest you spread it to your friends. Write your Congressman. I just recently dived he-clit deep into Community, and I realize that probably makes me one of the reasons it isn’t on the air right now. So Good Lord, let’s get over this hurdle, and I promise I’ll treat it well. C’mon baby. Forgive me.
BLACK MIRROR: The Best Sci-Fi on TV Since Battlestar
At its worst, science fiction (or just speculative fiction) is a Hollywood CGI robot punch to the balls. At its best, it’s Black Mirror. Last weekend a friend of mine from the UK recommended Black Mirror to me and the next day, I sat through all three episodes of the miniseries while experiencing a revolving series of reactions: shock, nervous laughter, welling up, and cursing our society for the hubristic turds we are. Black Mirror also renewed a bit of my hope that clever, original sci-fi can be done on television again (albeit overseas) without taking the ideas and simply injecting giant action set pieces.
