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vovatThe latest Treehouse of Horror episode of The Simpsons was all right, but not great. My favorite segment was probably the golem one. Based on my limited knowledge of golem legends, it was pretty accurate, and I thought the idea of a Jewish monster talking like a Jewish comedian was kind of clever. The Kang and Kodos bit on the Iraq war in the third segment seems like kind of an obvious idea when you think about it, but I can't recall its being used before. (Um, that's not to say that I haven't seen other parodies of the "we'll be hailed as liberators" nonsense before, just that I hadn't seen it used in the context of an alien invasion.) They replayed that bit of the episode on Countdown with Keith Olbermann tonight, and I think they were going to mention it on some other news show as well.
American Dad was pretty good. I remember hearing the rumors that Lincoln might have been gay. I know Bill O'Reilly was really offended by the idea. :P I can't think of anything else in particular to say about the episode, but I did like it.
Considering that Family Guy, like The Simpsons, included some commentary on Iraq, I don't think it's any coincidence that it was aired so close to Election Day. Unfortunately, I kind of thought that most of the FG jokes, both on Iraq in particular and army life in general, weren't particularly original. I did like the obstacle course, though. As for the subplot with Chris, I was amused by the characterization of Marilyn Manson. Really, based on what I've seen and heard of him in interviews, I get the feeling that it was only slightly exaggerated.
As for the most recent They Might Be Giants podcast, it was cool to hear "No Country In Europe," but it was far from one of the better podcasts overall. Considering that there are supposed to be two new TMBG albums coming out next year (yeah, I'll believe THAT when I see it), and the Johns are presumably still making music for TV shows and such, they probably don't have as much time to put into these podcasts as they did before. I miss the really weird segments like "Turtle Songs of North America," John Linnell's foreign language lesson, and the Deranged Millionaire interview. Still, a podcast of old material is better than no podcast, right?
Oh, and all Americans 18 or older had better vote tomorrow (or later today, in some parts of the country, including this one), or I won't be your friend anymore! Okay, that's not true, but you should still vote. What, you don't like democracy now?
American Dad was pretty good. I remember hearing the rumors that Lincoln might have been gay. I know Bill O'Reilly was really offended by the idea. :P I can't think of anything else in particular to say about the episode, but I did like it.
Considering that Family Guy, like The Simpsons, included some commentary on Iraq, I don't think it's any coincidence that it was aired so close to Election Day. Unfortunately, I kind of thought that most of the FG jokes, both on Iraq in particular and army life in general, weren't particularly original. I did like the obstacle course, though. As for the subplot with Chris, I was amused by the characterization of Marilyn Manson. Really, based on what I've seen and heard of him in interviews, I get the feeling that it was only slightly exaggerated.
As for the most recent They Might Be Giants podcast, it was cool to hear "No Country In Europe," but it was far from one of the better podcasts overall. Considering that there are supposed to be two new TMBG albums coming out next year (yeah, I'll believe THAT when I see it), and the Johns are presumably still making music for TV shows and such, they probably don't have as much time to put into these podcasts as they did before. I miss the really weird segments like "Turtle Songs of North America," John Linnell's foreign language lesson, and the Deranged Millionaire interview. Still, a podcast of old material is better than no podcast, right?
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Oh, and all Americans 18 or older had better vote tomorrow (or later today, in some parts of the country, including this one), or I won't be your friend anymore! Okay, that's not true, but you should still vote. What, you don't like democracy now?
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