Yep, making the commercials louder than the show is exactly what will keep me from muting them.
Jason Mustian (@JasonMustian)
Jason Mustian on “The Deadliest Catch”
I bet the “deadliest” part of their catch derives from the mental anguish caused by knowing it’s going to get eaten at a Red Lobster.
Jason Mustian (@JasonMustian)
Jason Mustian on Primetime TV
I’d rather watch Seinfeld reruns in primetime before I watched about 98% of the primetime shows on TV today.
Jason Mustian
Neil Gaiman on The Occupy Movement
I think there should be an Occupy Gallifrey. “Because 0.000001% of the people have 99.99999% of the Time.”
Neil Gaiman
Star Trek Kirk vs. Gorn Minimates
A while back, Barbie and I took a trip out to Vasquez Rocks County Park to do a little hiking at soak up some Hollywood history. The 932-acre park north of Los Angeles has played the backdrop to dozens of films and television shows, possibly the most famous of which was the original Star Trek episode “Arena” which featured Captain Kirk pitted against a rubber lizard suit Gorn in a fight to the death on a desert planet.
To pay homage to such a significant piece of popular culture, we set up a photo shoot with my Star Trek Kirk vs. Gorn Minimates figures in front of the iconic “big rocks” that are instantly recognisable to Trekkers and Trekkies alike.
We played around with a few different poses before settling on the “flying kick” that the good captain made famous. Unfortunately, the limitations in the Minimates figures’ articulation made the double-fisted hammer punch pose impossible.
Summer of 100 Photos, Day 53: Someone you think is hot
Elizabeth. Freaking. Montgomery. Blonde or Brunette. Those eyes. That smile. THOSE LEGS! She also happens to pronounce “aunt” correctly. Then there’s cartoon Samantha, too….
11 Alive News (WXIA-TV Atlanta) Teaser (circa 1988)
Teaser advert for Atlanta, Georgia’s 11 Alive News broadcast from 1988. Anti-abortion demonstrators in the state capitol, key witness testifies in child abuse case, and whales trapped in arctic ice break through to freedom.
American Heart Association: “Every Woman Knows….” (circa 1988)
PSA television spot from the American Heart Association.
The Arsenio Hall Show clip (circa 1991)
Clip of the ending segments of the OG Arsenio Hall Show showing the “funky dancing paiges”, Continental Airlines credit, and signoff: “I’ll see you in 23 hours….”
Man, I miss that show!
As The World Turns closing credit sequence (circa 1988)
1988 closing credits from “As The World Turns” including the advertisement that put the “soap” in “soap opera”, Dan Region’s invitation for the next episode, and the Procter & Gamble Productions ident. I don’t know about you, but that theme song really sticks out in my memory. My mom watched ATWT religiously (hence the VHS recording), so this sequence conjures a weird nostalgia for me. A nostalgia for simpler times, console televisions, and syndicated cartoons.