5 posts tagged “the office”

Sometimes I forget how much I love the British Office. It's a lot darker, and not so touchy-feely the way the American Office gets at you right. in. the. heart. But, it's absolutely without-a-doubt genius, and hilarious, to boot. This dance is so cringe-worthy, it's amazing.

More Ricky Gervais. Extras is one of those totally under-appreciated shows, in my mind; there are so many classically hilarious moments where you can't even believe that it happened, and it did, and it made milk come out of your nose. Who knew Harry Potter was such a perv? So funny. This makes me love D.R. all the more. This is a serious contender against the Patrick Stewart episode for my favorite.

Um, I love Futurama. I love it more than any other animated show that has ever existed, way more than the Simpsons, more than Family Guy (I'm pretty meh about that show in general, actually), more than King of the Hill. Which isn't liked as much as it deserves, it's a funny show, people! Give it a break. Anyway, back to Futurama. I don't think I can express to you how much I love this show; I've seen all the episodes at least 3 times, and I didn't even have to hunt for this picture on the internet. It's on my computer. At work! In my screensaver file!

So guess how excited I am for the first of four (FOUR!!) new Futurama movies- Bender's Big Score, slated for straight-to-dvd release in December 2007 and also will be shown in episodic form on Comedy Central?


I forgot that it was coming out until recently, and I went hunting for some info. For something being released this year, there isn't much - the movie is in post-production but you'd think there'd be some stills, at least. Or a movie poster. However, there's some positive words to be found at this article here; and Matt Groening talks about it on this interview here, and this one here.

Reasons to be extra-excited (not like it's necessary):

• Al Gore
• Morbo
• the Nibblonions
• ZAPP BRANNIGAN ("Well, if it's a lesson in love, watch out. I suffer from a very sexy learning disability. What do I call it, Kif?"  "Sexlexia")
• Fry and Leela tear-jerking
• Dr. Zoidberg!
• Guaranteed hilarity from writers Ken Keeler and David "X" Cohen, Matt Groening, and the actors

What more could you want?

In other news, Sunshine looks amazing. I have not been displeased with anything Danny Boyle has done that I've seen and is a movie (he has lots of TV credits, few of which I recognize) - namely, all the movies that aren't Shallow Grave or Alien Love Triangle. So - Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, the Beach, Millions. Oh, and A Life Less Ordinary, which I don't know if I've seen or not. Probably not. Rotten Tomatoes has some impressive stills and you can see the trailer here. The description reads:

Fifty years from now, the sun is dying, and mankind is dying with it. Our last hope: a spaceship and a crew of eight men and women. They carry a device which will breathe new life into the star. But deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, their mission is starting to unravel. There is an accident, a fatal mistake, and a distress beacon from a spaceship that disappeared seven years earlier. Soon the crew is fighting not only for their lives, but their sanity. --© Fox Searchlight Pictures

Also, I'm a little excited for The Golden Compass movie. I know it doesn't look great, but the books (by Philip Pullman - one L) are excellent. Particularly the first one - I felt the second two got a little muddled. So, I'm not holding my breath, but I haven't given up yet. Casey says he expects it will be terrible, and compares it to the Chronicles of Narnia, which I have not seen but don't want to (doesn't look great). Most of my knowledge comes from that song*****. And yes, that's a wikipedia article about that song.

Finally, I'm going to try my damndest to see Knocked Up this weekend. 92% on Rotten Tomatoes with almost 40 reviews! I also suspect the negative reviews are from puritanical bubbleheads who only like films with no boobies or cursing! Also, Paul Rudd! Seth Rogen! That guy from the 40 Year Old Virgin who "just wants to take (the shoes) home so I can wear them!" And - the 40 Year Old Virgin (BME!*)

*Best Movie Ever!**
**Not literally, but definitely up there
***Could I have used more links in this post?****
****No.
*****Also:
(and did you know that when you search for Lazy Sunday on YouTube, it comes up with literally 1,630 results and most of them are people doing their own versions? I say to those people: People, really? Really?)

Lazy Sunday, for those weirdos out there that haven't seen it already******

******Sorry for calling you people weirdos

One FINAL final thing (I promise): SNL Digital Shorts have provided some of the most hilarious things I've laughed at, ever. If you've missed them, you MUST see:

• Natalie Portman rap
• Roy Rules
• Sloths (they sleep 18 hours and party 24)
• Oh yeah, and Dick in a Box

There are more, and I'll bet they are hilarious, too, but I only have so much time to blog. At work.