Quadrennial Curse: Broken

In the past I've talked about the Quadrennial Curse - the curse where every four years a different Philadelphia team gets to the finals and loses - and this was the Flyers' year. Here's the rundown:


1993: The Phillies make it to the World Series and lose.
1997: The Flyers make it to the Stanley Cup Finals and lose.
2001: The 76ers make it to the NBA Finals and lose.
2005: The Eagles make it to the Super Bowl and lose.
2009: The Phillies make it to the World Series and lose.
2013: The Flyers make it to the Stanley Cup finals and lose. Miss the playoffs.

Given that the Flyers recently failed to make the playoffs, the curse is officially broken. Ain't that a B? Usually, sports curses are broken when something good happens. This one was broken by even greater mediocrity.

Well, it was an awful run while it lasted.

Short Film: Cartridge

A video game podcast I subscribe to ("B, A, Start") recently uploaded a short film onto youtube and I thought it was really good. It's a short film about one man's love affair with Super Nintendo. Here it is:

The Making of the Greatest Event in Television History

Last October I wrote about the Greatest Event in Television History. Oddly, it's months later and Adam Scott is only now talking about it on his most recent appearance on "Late Night". See it here:



The good news is more "events" are on the way though details are scarce.

Harrison Ford on Star Wars

During an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Harrison Ford refuses to answer questions about "Star Wars":

The Kennedy Center Honors David Letterman

I kinda forgot about this.

I was writing about the fact that David Letterman would be honored as a Kennedy Center Honoree all the way back in September.

Today it occurred to me to check youtube to see if that video was online. It is. Here is his segment of the awards ceremony. You'll see he's next to Led Zeppelin.

Conan Wishes Jimmy "Good Luck"

After it was announced that Jimmy Fallon was taking over the Tonight Show in 2014, Conan took time on his show to wish him the best.