It's not great.
It's not that there are a ton of other things I should be doing, just a ton of other things I could be doing. That I'm not.
Yaaaay, laziness.
So, while I summon the energy to lift my head three inches off the arm of this couch to scowl and shake my fist at winter, I give you Brief and Terrible Reviews of Ten Things I've Recently Watched.
1. Community
Vast and wide is my love for Joel McHale. His Han Solo-esque, kind-of-a-jerkwad sex appeal aside, however, Community is quite possibly the greatest show on television. You should probably watch it immediately before it goes the way of Arrested Development and I weep openly.
2. Parks and Recreation
I'm mostly happy this show came along right as The Office was starting to suck. Totally funny. Totally watchable. Not always an Amy Poehler fan, but she's pretty much adorable. (Plus Adam Scott! *Please see "Party Down" below...)
3. "Being Elmo"
Watched this because it got great reviews, and it didn't disappoint. While Elmo happens to be the one Muppet that makes me want to poke babies in the eye with a stick, Kevin Clash is so infectiously humble and sweet that even I started to get on board with the Elmo thing. It's hard not to root for someone who achieved their childhood dreams in a perfect, totally cheeseball way.
4. American Horror Story
Spoiler Alert: Sylar from Heroes is a gay ghost.
5. "Cars 2"
AKA, "The Pixar Film That Never Should Have Been Made." I kind of hated the first one - and it took me THREE TRIES to finally sit through the second one. As it was, I gave up halfway through and starting writing this blog post. Sooooo... There's that.
6. "The Future"
It had all the right components - it was an indie flick about 30-somethings, written, directed and starred in by the quirky, pseudo-mysterious Miranda July. Basically a recipe for success as far as I'm concerned - but the fact was, it depressed the hell out of me. I can't even tell you if it's a good movie, because I've already committed suicide. I might've liked it. We'll never know. Because I'm dead now. And spoiler alert: SO IS THE CAT.
7. Bob's Burgers
I think it helps that I'm a big fan of Eugene Mirman (and really any comedian with a ridiculous vocal inflection), but the character development on this show is ridiculously good. Give it at least three episodes before you decide how you feel about it. I miss this show already. It's time for a new season.
8. "50/50"
A fine, mostly unmemorable movie. The fact is, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is always going to be good. And Seth Rogen is always going to be sort of ok. And, together? They were nice. A glowing, unremarkable review if ever there was one.
9. Party Down
Two seasons and it was cancelled. And it was the GREATEST UNEXAGGERATED CRIME KNOWN TO HUMANITY. I just watched this whole series again, and remembered, with great sadness, that there would be no more episodes. Adam Scott, however, is now on Parks and Recreation, so I take some solace in that... But, truly... Truly... This was a great piece of television. Watch it now. In remembrance of me. (Or them. Or something. Maybe a caterer you met once.)
10. Dog: stealing and eating two pieces of fried chicken, throwing them up, and eating them again
Yeah. It was this dog. My dog. And it was, quite possibly, the most horrifying thing I've ever seen.
Except maybe "Cars 2"...
