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Red, White and Brown

Devanshu — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:34:16 +0000

It was brown night on Comedy Central a couple of weekends ago after the Golden Globes. I had intended to watch Aziz Ansari’s special, but ended up watching the Golden Globes. Which was a mistake.

So in the process of trying to stay awake for the repeat at 1am, I ended up watching Russell Peters’ special Red, White and Brown. In the past I found his comedy about racial and ethnic stereotypes a bit over the top, but this particular special manages to find the right balance.

Of course, I fell asleep after that so I have yet to watch Ansari’s Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening. It’s at the top of my Netflix queue. With a long wait. Which is a good sign.

And if you’re not familiar with Ansari:

My Most Watched Show of All Time

Devanshu — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:42:18 +0000

in terms of number of unique episodes, is probably Friends. But Diggnation comes close, and will soon overtake it.

Yes, a web show hosted by two dudes—Alex Albrecht and Kevin Rose—gradually getting drunk on beer (or tea), talking about popular stories from Digg.com (“that’s dee aye uh double-gee dot com,” says Alex). They’re on episode 234, and I’ve watched between 150 and 200 of them over the past 4 years. They’re an “odd couple” pairing (Kevin’s a Mac, Alex is a PC). They’re funny and smart, if occasionally sophomoric, and have managed to hold my attention for approximately 40 minutes * 200 episodes = 133 hours. Hope to see a live Diggnation in Boston some time soon.

What Do I Watch on TV?

Devanshu — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:24:52 +0000

Here are the shows I watch, in order of “how sad I would be if it was canceled”. Most sad at the top:

The Daily Show

Entourage

The Office

30 Rock

Parks and Recreation

Dollhouse (already canceled)

Heroes (rumored last season)

Scrubs (should be canceled)

What About a Funky Bunch Movie?

Devanshu — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:17:00 +0000

Mark Wahlberg is thinking about an Entourage movie. So now it’s my most anticipated imaginary movie, along with Arrested Development: The Movie and Star Wars Episode VII.

Even though Marky Mark is actively pushing Entourage, and Episode VII has been hinted at (30 years ago, and actively denied since), the only one I’d put any money on actually happening is Arrested Development. Because, every few months, we get an article like this: ‘Arrested Development’ movie: ‘It’s really happening!’ And Entertainment Weekly doesn’t lie.

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Remember the Funky Bunch? Before Wahlberg was Scorsese material, before he was the enormously talented Dirk Diggler, but after he was a New Kid on the Block, he was Marky Mark. And his group was Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch.

Jack Donaghy, Now at Comcast

Devanshu — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:43:21 +0000

Comcast bought NBC, and all I could think about was: what will Jack Donaghy’s new title be?

At the moment, he’s Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming for General Electric. But that must change under Comcast. Now all the jokes at GE’s expense must shift to Comcastic!

Entourage: Season 6

Devanshu — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:02:06 +0000

Just finished season 6 of one of my favorite guilty pleasures on TV. We don’t get HBO, but have blown through each season in a few days when it comes out on DVD. Right now, we have HBO for free for a few months—so we Tivo’d season 6 reruns.

This season has pay-offs for Lloyd and Turtle especially, and even E and Drama by the end. After last season’s crisis, Vince takes a back seat. And Ari… is Ari. I love this show.

Update: In case you didn’t know, Lloyd has a blog.