Look, regardless of what he is pitching, Jerry Seinfeld is a victim of the time and place he helped define. Seinfeld the TV show — which BTW, I still I think is terrifically funny — is probably on somewhere right now. And in fact, it will always be on, and when you see it, you’ll always think 1990s. It’s like The Beatles of TV Shows: nearly ubiquitous, and yet frozen in time as the purest distillation of its time. Jerry Seinfeld is as part of the 1990s as The Beatles are part of the 1960s.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Microsoft & Seinfeld: A Match Made in the 1990s
On Medialoper: Microsoft & Seinfeld: A Match Made in the 1990s
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Friday, August 15, 2008
TV Shows of My Life
On Medialoper: TV Shows of My Life
Essentially, it’s a list of best TV show debuts for every year I’ve been alive.
When researching — Wikipedia, naturally — I determined that the absolute nadir of American television was the 1980s, which is no surprise to anybody who lived through it. On the other hand, there is no doubt that we entered a golden age in 1999, which lasted until the great HBO shows all ended.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
How The End of The World Will Be on Twitter
New on Medialoper: How The End of The World Will Be on Twitter
Apparently CERN is going to use Twitter to send out updates about the progress of Large Hadron Collider, the gynormous particle accelerator which lies underground near the border of Switzerland & France. On September 10, they’re going to fire that sucker up and it will give Mankind the Final Key to How It All Began and a Glimpse of the Face of God.
Either that, or suck the entire Earth into an ever-expanding Black Hole that will eventually be the end of existence.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Hey MySpace, Stop Spamming My Friend Updates!
On Medialoper: Hey MySpace, Stop Spamming My Friend Updates!
When I first signed up for MySpace over a year ago (yup, I was late), I thought that it was a stupid idea to have Tom as one of my Friends, so I de-Friended him almost instantly.
So, if Tom’s not my Friend, why am I being told about the music he’s adding to his profile?
Because it’s dirty rotten filthy spam. And MySpace oughta be ashamed.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
New Study Reveals Parents Television Council is Totally Into Sex and Violence
On Medialoper: New Study Reveals Parents Television Council is Totally Into Sex and Violence
Given all of the fetishistic categorization going on, I’ve got a theory: the people that make up the Parents Television Council really love watching and dissecting sex and violence. As a matter of fact, they can’t get enough.
Friday, August 1, 2008
How The Bootleg Series 8 Will Lead to More Bob Dylan Piracy
New on Medialoper: How The Bootleg Series 8 Will Lead to More Bob Dylan Piracy
If, at the end of the day, all I want is the music of Bob Dylan on Compact Disc, I have two choices: I can have 27 songs for $18.99, or I can have 39 songs for $129.99 — over $100 dollars more!
How does that make any sense? Sure, there’s a beautiful photobook and all, but I’d look at it once or twice and file it away forever.
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