Things I Love Thursdays: Comedy Television

In honor of the season premier of NBC Must See TV tonight (ok...so they don't call it that anymore, but they should because it's still funny tv and it's still on Thursday nights) I present you with Sit Coms I love!

5) Flight of the Conchords - New Zealand 4th most popular folk comedy duo attempt to make it in America. Their bumbling antics and catchy toons are intoxicating. Season 1 is brilliant, unfortunately season 2 doesn't bring the same level of amazingness but can you really blame them? Could you write a catch and hilarious song for each episode? Didn't think so. You were good while you lasted, Brett and Jermaine

4) Californication - Inappropriate, raunchy; David Duchovny as Hank Moody acts the way that everyone of us wants to act but doesn't because we have social constrictions that keep us from saying and fucking whatever we want...but he doesn't. And the weird part? You never, ever reach a point where you don't like him. But that has more to do with David Duchovny then Hank Moody. David Duchovny, why won't you love me?

3) The Office - As far as hilarity is concerned, this show brings it big and hard. That's what she said. Also, I root for Pam and Jim like they're my best friends, and I know I'm not the only one.

2) 30 Rock - A conversation between Tracy Jordon and his Doctor, Doctor Spaceman -

"Tracy, I don't know how to say this but you have...hmm? Di-a-beet-us?"

"What? I have Diabetes?"

"Yes, and if you're not careful, you could loose your feet."

"Could I replace them with a wheel like Rosie from the Jetsons?"

"Well, I suppose so, but then you'd have to register as a motor vehicle"

1) Arrested Development - On the Sims3 you can choose several character traits for your Sims. One of the options is "Never Nude". If you don't know what that means then you need to watch Arrested Development... NOW! I don't know how many tv shows impact other wise completely unrelated pieces of pop culture, but this is the funniest show of all time. Period.

Things I Love Thursday, Jeff edition

1) He likes to do the dishes.

2) When he goes out of town, he hides notes for me - in the fridge, the shower, drawers...this one was in plane sight on his side of the bed when I got home yesterday.

3) He makes up songs about whatever it is that hes doing, all the time. Essentially narrating his life in song. Which is ironic because he claims he doesn't "get" musicals. *Since I don't have a picture of him singing I opted instead for an adorable picture of him as a boy

4) He loves me and he's going to marry me in almost 2 months!

5) When he does marry me, thanks to his sweet government job, I'll get sweet government health insurance! (Eat it, private sector!)

6) He's still so freakin' adorable I can hardly stand it.

Pardon the interuption

but "Things I Love Thursday" will not be showing up today as the thing that I had been set on for the past week to shower with affection on my blog has currently lost it's place on my list of things I want to shower with affection and I'm afraid I'm a little to clouded to come up with something else...

...oh wait, I just came up with something else...but I think I'll wait til next week!

Things I Love Thursday, Rainy Day edition

There is nothing I love more than a good rainy day. Having grown up in the lightning capital of the world I find rain as soothing and comforting as a mothers touch or an eclair. (I eat my feelings)

Qualifications for a good rainy day are as follows-

1) It must rain the majority of daylight hours

2) The majority of the rain must be heavy, drizzling all day doesn't count

3) It must be dark enough outside to need your lamps on inside

4) Thunder and lightning must be present

5) Your day should have little to no events planned for maximum enjoyment

Things I Love Thursday being home edition

Wow. Thursdays come so fast. especially when you spend 3 days in a car. Jeff and I had a very quick trip to florida this week and I am so glad to be home. Here is a quick recap - (with awesome visuals, to boot...if you consider the following to be awesome)

1. Leave Charleston Monday night when I get off work, drive 4 hours to Jacksonville, sleep for 3 hours-ish

2. Wake up early and drive to St. Pete to meet with the wedding planner and bang out as much stuff as possible. Productive but damn exhausting.

3. Drive to Tampa to sleep at parents house.

4. Wake up early and drive back to Jacksonville. Shop for Jeff's wedding band, visit with his family.

5. Leave at night and drive back to Charleston to be back by Wednesday night.

Thursday feels good to be home.

Things I Love Thursdays, Friday edition

Oh...is was it Thursday yesterday already? Wowzers. That week went by fast.



1. I love that my job is so sweet and I enjoy it so much I don't count down the days until the weekend...and, um, anyways...today is totally my Tuesday...

2. Joanna contributed this one - I get to say things like "TGIF!" (but sometimes I can say that if I pronounce thursday as "fursday") and boom! brought it back to Thursdays!

3. This dreamy face comes on TV to countdown the hillarity of the week.

4. Movies come out on Firdays! And today, Bandcamp came out. So? Yeah...I know...who cares? Well I do because you can catch a New Moon sneak peak. Mmm. Jacob. So beautiful, so underage.

5. Happy Hour!!!

Thing I Love Thursday...Opening Credits eddition

I'm starting a new weekly segment over here - "Things I love Thursday..."

and I'm kicking it off with TV Show Opening Credits that I love. The best show openers subscribe to the "show, don't tell" motto. They perk your ears at the first note, and suck you in for the whole show without giving anything away...but somehow filling you in on everything you need to know. (Also...I know this sucks but I either can't get these to embed or the embedding code has been removed...but definitely check out the links!)

So, without further adu-

5. Mad Men - This sequence is haunting. The music is "psycho" caliber creepy as we watch Don Draper fall, fall, fall, only to land on his cushy couch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcRr-Fb5xQo&feature=PlayList&p=F245FB939F163CF8&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=95

4. Big Love - Gripping and beautiful, this minute and a half of credits is so chalked full of drama that if you're not sucked in I'm just not sure theres any hope for you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_tdyISAylE&feature=related

3. Weeds - Oh, the biggest problem with having an opening credit that so perfectly sums up your show is when your show changes, so must your credits...this theme has gone by the way side but it did it's job when it was needed, it did it's job well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiemKqQUbH8

2. True Blood- This sequence deserves to win an award. It's sexy, its dangerous, every scene is a complete contradiction to everything else. Nothing sums up the worst parts about the South better, and nothing will make you wish you were there more. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxINMuOgAu8

1. Lost - This intro is so good, I can't even find a clip of it on youtube. What? That doesn't make sense? I know, but whatever. Anyone who watches Lost will tell you, the second that screen goes black and then high pitched metal starts screeching...something amazing is happening...