TV has lost its flavor. Most of the major television networks (FOX, ABC, CBS, etc) have become so focused on stable ratings and high revenue that their shows have boiled down to the same number of successful basic formulas with a few attached clichés just to spice things up: modern families coping with life in America, hero detectives trying to get to the truth and the girl, independent women dividing themselves between their careers and their social lives, any copy and paste version of American Idol. Even my own former favorite, The Office, the Holy Grail of quirky evening comedies has fallen from grace. However, Community might be the one thing that saves late night comedy because it scraps all the miserable clichés and plot points of our favorite (by ratings and followers) sitcoms like Arrested Development, 30 Rock, and The Office, replacing them with all the original storytelling and …
Here’s something for the kiddies. This being my first post, I thought I’d start my blog off with some fun and knowledge in the form of your, shall I say, badass President. President Barack Obama stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at the University North Carolina at Chapel Hill to make some jokes, talk about college loan interest rates, and slow jam the news (see below). Though as Slate notes, Obama’s slow jam segment may have been somewhat of a campaign ad aimed at us youngins. Watch and decide for yourself. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAFQIciWsF4[/youtube] I instantly wondered if Mitt Romney would be able to pull something like this off, him being a hip, cool, personable guy and all. Let me know what you guys think down below in the comments and watch the rest of the show here. Enjoy!
Searching through the depths of YouTube yields all sorts of results, most of which are unsettling. However, if you stumble across the music video for Modesty by Swedish group The Fix, you will be pleasantly surprised. The music is obnoxiously likable, the lyrics aggressively charming and the video itself is visually engulfing. It has all the makings of a VH1 Top 10 Video. But it isn’t, so you still get the added benefit of bragging to your friends that the music you like is more “indie.” And The Fix truly epitomize that independent band ideal. Modesty, for example was all shot, directed, and edited by the band’s guitarist, Erik Althoff, with additional effects contributed by two friends of the band. And it wasn’t their first foray into home-spun gold. They have produced several other compelling music videos, including Red Dress which was recorded using three iPhones. But Modesty reaches new …