Like it says. Tyrone explains it all:
The famous "crazification factor" theory of American politics.
The difference between the crack and meth epidemics.
Why Lost is not a very good television show.
The board game Risk and geopolitical savvy.
The subtext of the Dukes of Hazzard movie.
His friend John is pretty smart too, but he leaves out the French maid costume in his explanation of Southern resentment.
And finally, fanfic.
(I will point no fingers of shame. I myself have written Robert Sobel fanfic, which puts me in the running for King Geek. I have even thought about writing about the missing years of Rubeus Hagrid, when he was playing for the NFL.)
(I mean, it's obvious. Right?)
Ah, good old Kung Fu Monkey.
I have even thought about writing about the missing years of Rubeus Hagrid, when he was playing for the NFL.
Snort! Good job I wasn't drinking coffee at this point...
Posted by: Syd Webb | April 26, 2006 at 05:54 AM
Good stuff! However, their analyses tend to the shallow side. Lost, for instance, is just as ridiculous as they lay out. That's precisely what makes it a great TV show, though! I can scarcely get through an episode without having a moment akin to what Doug described as his feeling after finishing _Candle_, that is, wanting to punt the TV across the room and then walk over and punt it across the _next_ room. (24 tends to generate the same feeling, except I want to shoot the TV.) That's the whole fun of it! I spend days dealing with all sorts of idiots I have to be polite to. It feels great to see some fictional idiots on TV and yell "Idiots! Why aren't you looking for the generator!?" or "Jackass! Why are you calling in your nutty, felonious ex-wife as a political fixer?" Or talk with my wife about how we should move to Hollywood, because apparently any thimblewit can get a well paying job as a "writer" and clearly spend most of his/her time down at the beach. Tyrone just doesn't get it.
Posted by: Bernard Guerrero | April 26, 2006 at 05:28 PM