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Sunday, January 22, 2012 11:02:52 PM

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Some of you may remember a post from Another blog in July 2008. It was this post.
I didn't know who the mime was at the time, and when I caught a few episodes of a show called How Not To Live Your Life , I felt I knew one of the characters from somewhere, but couldn't place him.

I was on the phone to my Dad last week and he mentioned some clips he thought I'd find funny, and told me the search terms for YouTube. He told me about the songs he'd mimed and that's when I remebered the post from Attilasoul's blog those years ago. I was pretty pleased there were more mimes, so I checked it out and realised that the man was David Armand and I DID know him from before that show.

Anyway, he's been on a newer comedy show (which, to me, seems rather rubbish apart from these bits) doing music mimes and people have to guess the song. I watched all 8 and 2 are by far my favourites.

Phonies: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bkzsoJf-UsA

Phonies: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ1BfI5y91s

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Oh My!

Saturday, August 7, 2010 9:31:46 PM

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  • Firstly - Mik loves B Movies. I.. Do not. He's making me watch Salem's Lot the Miniseries from 1979. I think this counts as spousal abuse.
  • Did you know I have not slept a full night in about 3 months? faint
  • We have a real busy week ahead. Wednesday is a day when we'll have a visit from Dad, his wife (who I've not seen for over two years) my youngest sister (also not seen for over two years) the middle sister (who I saw a month or two ago) and my second youngest sister (who I have not seen for over a year). That makes seven of us in our little flat with a four-seater sofa lol . It is going to be great to see everyone, but I'm gonna be so worn out afterward.
  • Friday brings Gran over bigsmile more than a week apart and we really miss one another. Last time she was here she said, "why does your shower curtain insist on telling me over and over that I'm in the bathroom?" lol (Our shower curtain is clear with "salle de bains" written all over it in different fonts and shades.)
  • I'm up to over 250 Kinder toys now!
  • Ya know the friends-only pic I posted this morning? Check back to one September last year. Notice the size difference bigeyes . Neither Mik nor I realised just how much the difference was until I found that picture this morning.
  • Good heavens, this damn miniseries still ain't over.
  • PS - Mik? Love you, babe love but make me sit through this crud again and you'll get no more love mad

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Life Crap. Blahdeblah. It's Boring. Really.

Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:08:03 PM

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star We're re-watching the entirety of Angel again. I seem to have forgotten most of it so it's pretty fun. I like it. It's a darker side to the Buffy world. Darker than I remember.

star I put on makeup a couple of days ago. Not exactly breaking news but I'd not worn any at all for six months. Any pictures or vlogs you saw during that time were natural scared . Anyway, I was bored, and I wanted to check my hair growth, so I took a picture. Now, I wanted to see the hair, but I also wanted to smile for a change. So, I wanted to look happyish. But add in the makeup and I just look ultra bloody sadistic rolleyes . Still, my hair's growing out nicely. Shouldn't be too long, really.

star I've been messing around on PaintPad again, this time trying to draw from scratch. The results just aren't anywhere as good as photo sketching, as you can see, but it's still pretty good for a mobile app when you think about it.

star My dad got a new phone for himself recently, too. I found this out from an excited text a few days ago. He got the Nokia 5530, which is much the same as my 5800, although no 3G, and it's a little smaller. Which is perfect - he doesn't need the 3G. He has fallen in love with the handwriting input, it seems lol .

star Finally got around to the entirety of Black Books recently, too. I'd never seen any before, and being a fan of Bill Bailey, I was excited about it, although I ended up favouriting Dylan Moran. It's so funny. Incredibly British, and it's a good thing - while I love certain British humour, I feel there are far too few really funny series' out there.

star Remember a while back when I said Facebook would be somewhere where if people wanna know me that bad, they can? Well, what I don't get is why Opera members I've never typed a word to before add me. I add them back there, and why? It's not like I'm ever gonna put up anything I'd want strangers to know, anyway. That's why I keep my blog life secure from the address bars of my family's browsers rolleyes .

star I had the best sandwich ever for tea. It was wholemeal bread, ham I cut off the meat joint myself, lettuce, cucumber, american mustard and a sprinkle of cheese, warmed in the microwave.
Followed by a yogurt that, for some reason, was in a pouch. chef

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The Talented Mr MacFarlane

Thursday, December 17, 2009 6:45:42 PM

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There are more people in the public eye than ever. Reality shows, serials, movies - whatever - they are coming thicker and faster (giggety) than ever before. It's hard to find the diamonds in all the rough, but it seems all the more special when there's so much average "talent" out there.

Me, I've got high standards when it comes to truly appreciating a person on their talents alone. Sure, most half-decent actors have a certain forte within their field, but not many possess skills that are... Well, rare.

It's no secret that I love the show Family Guy, nor is it a secret that I love American Dad.
The creator of both shows is also the voice of like, half of the characters - and those voices can differ immensely.
Seth MacFarlane is the voice of many of the main and secondary characters, his sense of humour is wonderfully varied, satiric, offbeat... But again, this is not the reason for this post.

The reason is this: his musical talent.
MacFarlane has one of the most fantastic singing voices I've ever heard. I first realised this a few years ago when watching an old episode of Family Guy and I heard a song sung by the character, Brian. He's played in MacFarlane's natural voice, and it's a fantastic voice. I couldn't find a clip of the song I referenced, but you can sample Seth's standard singing voice by clicking here, and you'll hear the opening theme to Futurama's Wild Green Yonder, which Seth just did the song for.

There are a lot of musical references in his shows, and what amazed me was his seemingly natural ability to sing in character, with so many different characters and voices...

And then he took it one step further.
We got the DVD of season 8 of Family Guy a short time ago and in one episode, there's a song sung by MacFarlane in the character Stewie. You can listen to a Stewie song by clicking this link.

Again, not unusual. In fact, MacFarlane has often recorded songs in duet with himself - as two different characters. Sometimes three.. - but this is a step further...
MacFarlane as Stewie, imitating Bryan Adams.
Click here to watch the video.
Both Mik and I are amazed by this particular video, not to mention how funny it is. I would have loved to find more songs and samplings to show you just how varied his voices are, but I have limits to my resources as a phonie. There are a couple of songs he's done for the show with Frank Sinatra Jr - who adores him, by the way, and if you can find those, they're fun. Honestly though I'd just recommend you get thee some humour and culture, and buy the damn DVDs.
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Fictional Character Of The Month

Sunday, November 1, 2009 9:03:02 AM

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Ah, tv shows. Teams of writers cramped into small, humid rooms combine everything they've ever seen, heard and thought of, much like dreams, to create a fictional life with its own backround, life story and personality.
Once created, the parade of thespians begins, lines read and emotions high to find a perfect fit to bring the person made in scratchings on paper to life.
It can be a lengthy process, or remarkably quick. Some say it's luck, others say it's fate.
I say it's television, and sometimes the combination of the thespian and the words on the paper become something rather wondrous indeed - and I shall detail one of these for you now.

November's fictional character:
Name: Sheldon Cooper.

Appears in: The Big Bang Theory.
Played by: Jim Parsons.
Random Character info: Sheldon is a theoretical physicist with an IQ of 187. He has an extensive knowledge of almost everything bar pop culture and human relations.
Sheldon has no grasp on sarcasm or the emotions of others, and is incredibly obsessive-compulsive about almost everything in his life.
He was a child prodigy - conducting hazardous experiments at even a young age, and achieving his first phd at just 16. He loves comic books, videogames, superheroes and sci-fi.
Why I love him: He's neurotic, narcissistic, a perfectionalist and a know-it-all - and that's good viewing when put into the right context. And bless him, he just doesn't know how to work a social life. Sheldon is logical to a very critical fault - which, of course, can also lead to some really funny situations.
A couple of quotes:
"What does that expression mean, "Friends with benefits"? Does he provide her with health insurance?"
"I believe the appropriate metaphor here involves a river of excrement and a Native American water vessel without any means of propulsion."
"Everybody has a date. Even you, Mario, going after Princess Peach. And what am I doing? I'm just enabling you."
And finally - not so much a quote, nor Sheldon speaking but - Leonard says, when Sheldon, bless him, tries to smile:
"We're here to see Koothrappali, not kill Batman!"

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Out Of Touch

Saturday, October 10, 2009 10:34:03 PM

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So, shocking news for us, when watching Season 4 Part 2 of Supernatural a few weeks ago, we learned that Kim Manners passed away in January. January! I was rather shocked at this news, the man has been responsible for so many popular tv shows... Most known probably being The X-Files.
That guy was responsible for many of my hours lost in a truly enjoyable show... Tv just won't be the same.

I know I'm a little behind in the world of tv - My regular readers know that wait for whatever we watch to come out on DVD before we see it.
Today, Season 4 of My Name Is Earl finally drops through the door, and we're three discs in before I realise that "The Final Season" is printed everywhere, all over the box and all the discs. The bastards have cancelled it!

So many interesting shows have been cancelled in the last few years...
Pushing Daisies, a charmingly delightful black comedy that only made it 2 seasons, Dead Like Me, another really intriguing 2 season show cut short (there is a film I've yet to see) and Arrested Development, the offbeat, irreverent comedy I've fallen in love with made it to season 3 before being axed (thankfully they were notified and were able to finish it - and there's also a film due for this) to name but a few.

Yet, stupid reality shows full of barely talented morons and sob stories are going season after season.

I'm out of touch with the media, news-wise. Perhaps even in taste? Or is that the network executives? Or just the general population..?

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Fictional Character Of The Month

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 9:51:34 PM

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Ah, tv shows. Teams of writers cramped into small, humid rooms combine everything they've ever seen, heard and thought of, much like dreams, to create a fictional life with its own backround, life story and personality.
Once created, the parade of thespians begins, lines read and emotions high to find a perfect fit to bring the person made in scratchings on paper to life.
It can be a lengthy process, or remarkably quick. Some say it's luck, others say it's fate. Perhaps the work of tiny green pygmies that are sustained by the mechanics of acting?
I say it's probably all three, and sometimes the combination of the thespian and the words on the paper become something rather special indeed - and I shall detail one of these for you now.

October's fictional character:
Name: Joy Turner (Was Hickey, nee Darville.)

Appears in: My Name Is Earl.
Played by: Jaime Pressly.
Random Character info: Joy is your stereotypical white-trash American patriot. Small-minded, selfish and vain, she appears to be very shallow and self-centered. She has two children, Dodge and Earl Jr, whose fathers are both different and one is unknown for quite some time.
A troublemaker by nature, never knowing when to shut her mouth, she's a very interesting character to watch. As time goes on, Joy reveals a little more depth, but don't worry - she's still just as loudmouthed and so hilariously politically incorrect as ever.
Why I love her: She's just so enthusiastic about things. She insults pretty much everyone and sees no problem in it, and the whole world revolves around her. Her dress sense is so damn trashy, she's fantastically wrong about world affairs, and, in fact, most things in life, which makes for very entertaining viewing. Oh, and her facial expressions?

Priceless.
A few quotes: "You know they say mosquitoes in Africa kill people. Can you imagine the size those things gotta be?"
"Hey, Lance Armstrong! Don't you know ridin' bikes gives you nut cancer? Hahahaha!"
"Let me introduce you to my family of many colours. As you can see, I have a white son and a black son. But I don't see race, so I can't tell which is which."
"Ya'll stop fightin'. I swear to god, I'll slap you so hard you both switch colours!"
"He made me late for my Brazilian, which means that if I go into labour now, I'll be all stubbly on my home video!"

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Character Of The Month

Wednesday, September 2, 2009 9:26:59 AM

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Ah, tv. Teams of writers cramped into small, humid rooms combine everything they've ever seen, heard and thought of, much like dreams, to create a fictional life with its own backround, life story and personality.
Once created, the parade of thespians begins, lines read and emotions high to find a perfect fit to bring the person made in scratchings on paper to life.
It can be a lengthy process, or remarkably quick. Some say it's luck, others say it's fate.
I say it's television, and sometimes the combination of the thespian and the words on the paper become something rather wondrous indeed - and I shall detail one of these for you now.

This month's fictional character:
Name: Tobias Fünke.

Appears in: The tv show Arrested Development.
Played by: David Cross.
Character info: Tobias is a husband and father. He was an analyst/therapist - and the first and only man to combine the two into one word...
Such business cards alerted the police to investigate him for a while.
He had his medical license revoked, and so he begins to try and realise his dream of acting, which he's just terrible at. He's also a never-nude (he cannot be completely naked, ever), and extremely homosexual, although only he himself is oblivious to this fact.
Why I love him: He's so deep in the closet, he's pretty much in Narnia. He puts so much gusto into every little thing he decides to do. He's excitable, overreactive, and just downright hilarious.
My favourite Tobias moment: During a few episodes, he decides to win over his family by posing as a british nanny, Mrs Featherbottom. The combination of Mrs Doubtfire and Mary Poppins is hilarious.
A couple of quotes: [Excited at the prospect of getting an acting job] "Ooh, I can just taste those meaty, leading man parts in my mouth!"
[When he's painted himself blue and is asked if he had someone do it for him] "No, I'm afraid I just blue myself."
"If I may take my acting pants off for a moment and pull my analrapist stocking over my head..."

I can't really do him justice with typed words. The live action is funny, and I love the show...
And he is the character of the month.

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