Tag Archives: Commentary

SitCombat: 5/19/11

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Tonight marked the much-ballyhooed season finale of the Office as the Carell-less future of the show looms in the fall. Since the Office is the last of the three “SitCombat” regulars to wrap for the year, this also means that … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Television | Tagged Andy Griffith, Barney Fife, Commentary, Don Knotts, NBC, Reviews, SitCombat, Sitcoms, Television, The Andy Griffith Show, The Office | Leave a comment

Awkward Moments in Entertainment History: Johnny Carson vs. Charlie Callas

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Tom Garrett

UPDATE (1/27/16) – See the end of this post for some important clarification about what we now know is an urban legend! Johnny Carson’s name means little to most people under 30, but, for folks of a certain generation (especially … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Television, Videos | Tagged Awkwardness, Commentary, Johnny Carson, Television, The Tonight Show, Tonight Show, Videos | 21 Comments

SitCombat: 5/12/11

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Akin to age-old queries concerning the sound of one hand clapping or a tree falling in a wood devoid of an audience, we now find ourselves faced with an edition of SitCombat without any actual combat. Well, let me re-phrase: … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Television | Tagged Commentary, Dwight Schrute, Rainn Wilson, Reviews, SitCombat, Sitcoms, Television, The Office, TV | 1 Comment

The Antisocial Network

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Gather round, Generation Z, and take heed: There was a time when the internet was still the World Wide Web (or, to some, “America Online”). Before Youtube, Facebook, Google, and Wikipedia formed the Mount Rushmore of the digital age, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News | Tagged Commentary, General Culture and News, Internet, Internet Graveyard, JustATip.com, Law School, The 2000's, The Antisocial Network | 1 Comment

SitCombat: 5/5/11

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Tom Garrett

It’s the dawn of an exciting and frightening new era on The Office, as we’re treated to our first post-Michael Scott episode (although, as I said last week, the real test won’t come until the beginning of the 2011-12 season). … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Television | Tagged 30 Rock, Commentary, Deangelo Vickers, Reviews, SitCombat, Sitcoms, Television, The Office, TV, Will Ferrell | Leave a comment

Unfinished Business

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Last night provided us with one of those rare glimpses at unfolding history with the full understanding of its significance as it happened. The gleefulness of some of the responses were mildly troubling to me, as were the quickly-fatigued memes … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, General Culture and News, Pictures, Politics | Tagged Cobra Commander, Commentary, G. I. Joe, General News and Culture, Obama, Osama, Osama bin Laden, Pictures, Politics, Terrorism, U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!, War on Terror | 2 Comments

SitCombat: 4/28/11 (Or: On the Narrative Integrity of The Office)

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Archer wrapped up last week after nearly winning four straight to end its season. We’re therefore down to two: 30 Rock, and the (crying) elephant in the (melancholy) room—The Office. I have a feeling picking a victor in tonight’s SitCombat … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Reviews, Television | Tagged 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin, Commentary, Narrative Integrity, Reviews, SitCombat, Sitcoms, Steve Carell, Television, The Office, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, TV | Leave a comment

Robot Movies Are Always Good

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Tom Garrett

Or, if not “good,” at least “watchable.” But it looks like Hugh Jackman and company will put the premise-I-just-made-up to the test with 2011’s Real Steel. If Transformers could somehow have a baby with Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Movies, Videos | Tagged Commentary, Hugh Jackman, Movies, Reel Steel, Robot History Month, Robots, Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, Videos | 3 Comments

A Far-Too-Detailed Blog About the 2011 WWE Draft

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Tom Garrett

The annual sports entertainment rite of passage known as the inaptly-named WWE Draft took place tonight (April 25, as I write this). The event fascinates me for reasons wholly unrelated to in-ring competition. For fans savvy enough to read between … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentary, Sports, Television | Tagged Alberto Del Rio, Commentary, Draft, John Cena, Kofi Kingston, Monday Night Raw, Randy Orton, Smackdown, Sports, Sports Entertainment, Television, The Miz, TV, Wrestling, WWE, WWE Draft | 1 Comment

Happy Easter!

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Tom Garrett

I’d like to take this opportunity to drive the brow-o-meter down to its basest level for the first time ever with a video that has nothing whatsoever to do with this or any other holiday. Enjoy!