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Homer To Pitch Reebok Classics

Matt Groening was never above marketing The Simpsons (Butterfinger, Burger King, and an endless list of T-Shirts etc., to name but a few), so I guess I shouldn’t be too surprised at this. However, I have this feeling that if it continues, they’ll just get way overexposed and lose their appeal. Then again, it could be argued that this already happened several seasons ago, so maybe my concerns are unfounded.

I’m still waiting for the triumphant return of Conan O’Brien as a writer for the series; only he can bring the show back to its halcyon days of hilarity.

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Happy 2003!

Happy New Year, everybody! As predicted, I was a little too, um, celebrated out yesterday to post; perhaps I should have tried some of these. I hope everyone had a fun time and I wish you all the best for the coming year.

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W Is A Stupidhead

You didn’t think I’d let 2002 end without getting in one more jab at W, didja? Well, someone has done the work for me, although W just makes it so easy. DubyaSpeak.com is a comprehensive archive of W’s unique brand of idiocy. Here’s a selection:

TOP 10 AS SELECTED BY THE EDITOR

10. I’ve been to war. I’ve raised twins. If I had a choice, I’d rather go to war.

9. I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well.

8. You teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.

7. No, I know all the war rhetoric, but it’s all aimed at achieving peace.

6. My mom often used to say, “The trouble with W” – although she didn’t put that to words.

5. In 1994, there were 67 schools in Texas that were rated “exemplorary” according to our own tests.

4. I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe – I believe what I believe is right.

3. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease.

2. I understand small business growth. I was one.

1. Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.

You know, I make fun of W a lot, and for good reason, but when it comes down to it, somehow he actually got elected. All jokes aside about him looking like a cute little monkey, mispronouncing and creating new words, and wreaking havoc upon both domestic and foreign policy: how the fuck did this moron get elected? It’s been about two years, and I just can’t believe that W is the President of the United States. I didn’t believe it when it happened in 2001, and I guess I still have trouble fathoming the depth of voter ignorance, apathy, or just plain stupidity that allowed him to become the leader of our country. I can only hope that in 2004 the voters will come to their senses and that in the meantime he doesn’t set us on a ruinous path from which we can’t recover.

There, that was cathartic. Too bad nobody actually visits this site to accept the flamebait… 🙂

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Knight Rider – The Game

Michael KnightJust when you thought you’d seen the last of David Hasselhoff, he’s back. Knight Rider is being released for the PC and PS2, and it actually looks and sounds pretty cool. It appears that the climax of the game is a “spectacular battle against K.A.R.R. in a real arena,” and the other scenes and pictures shown on the site look pretty well done. Right now it’s only available overseas, but hopefully it’ll make it here soon. If you just can’t wait, you’ll find the PC version at Amazon UK here and the PS2 version here.