Elbow - Scattered Black and Whites

 

Popcorn in Bed - Rocky II

 

There is a glut of "reacts to" videos on youtube and they're terrible. The whole genre feels like a scam even though I can't prove it for any particular instance. You've never heard the Beatles before but now you're blown away and they're your favorite band? Ok.... sure...sure.

But against my better judgement, I've started watching these videos on "Popcorn in Bed" and also against my better judgement, I'll probably watch most of the channel. I don't know how to stop, why can't I stop? Don't answer that. This is probably why youtube keeps recommending reaction videos, it's my fault.

This kind of over-reaction/over emotionalization of "Rocky" is something I can get behind 110%. I do it myself, I'm just ever so slightly more stoic in my demeanor.

1980s Computer Proves Time Travel

 Halloween comes late this year.

A story in which a man believes he is communicating with the past and future through a personal computer from the 1980s...

Irish People Try Thanksgiving Pies

 

When I first saw the title I thought it was silly. There's only one Thanksgiving pie and it's Pumpkin. But, I have seen the rest of the video and I think their choices are acceptable.

The Irish people are difficult to impress, as a rule, and so I consider this a Win.

Rad in Theaters: An Addendum to the Retrospective

 Remember how I said that at my screening of "Rad" in theaters, I saw Justin Silverman of the Cinemassacre Podcast? Well, they talked about it today on that same podcast. And they mention that Kieran was also there. I was unable to confirm it was him because he was wearing a mask so I didn't mention it. This blog has journalistic integrity.

Hey maaaan, see how they discuss people seeing "Rad" with Rad t-shirts on? Maan, they're talking about ME, maaannnn!

Skip to 7:58.

Norm Macdonald Live - The Top 3 Episodes

 I just finished re-watching the entire run of "Norm Macdonald Live" and there's an episode that I thought deserved highlighting. 

First off, I suppose if I had to pick the top two episodes, it would be David Letterman followed by Dana Carvey. But, looking back at the blog, I found that I made posts recommending those two exact episodes. I thought it was interesting that my tastes would be so consistent.

But the #3 episode is also great and it's the Bill Hader episode. I don't think of Bill Hader as a "big star" but he's funny, he's interesting, he has great stories, he's a likable guy and the show just seems to come together well. So if you'd like, you can watch that episode here.

So, there you go, the Top 3 episodes of "Norm Macdonald Live" according to me.