
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Ta-ta T.O.

Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Cutler cutting ties with Broncos?

The signal-caller, going into his fourth year in the NFL, has been known in the past to be fiery and over-emotional at time. Just watch any Broncos verse Chargers game and you can see the Vanderbilt grad spouting what no one believes to be pleasantries with the San Diego sideline. This time; however, Cutler has every right to be perturbed.
After fewer than three months as Broncos head coach, Josh McDaniels allegedly tried to trade Cutler for the then New England Patriot Matt Cassel.
Really? You really think that's an even trade coach McDaniels?
Well lets look at the facts. You want to trade a Pro-Bowl quarterback just coming into his prime for another quarterback who is one year older and prior to last season had not started a game since high school.
I understand that the Broncos are a proud, once-great franchise that feels they should be in the playoffs every year, but why try and replace someone that wasn't a problem last season. Throwing for over 4,500 yards and 25 touchdowns should be considered above average at worst.
If not winning a playoff game in two years as a starter is worth getting rid of a quarterback, then of course it makes sense to replace him with someone with the exact same number of playoff wins: zero.
So now that the deal has fallen through and Cassel is in Kansas City, really stick it to them Jay. Demand out and pack your bags. There's a team out there willing to accept your 62.5 career completion percentage.
Lets see how another guy does under center for a team with the league's no. 30 ranked pass defense.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Top 10 Tuesday: 90s TV
10. Saved by the Bell
Nothing was a better after-school treat than this family friendly comedy in the early 90s. Every kid could identify with at least one character: Zack Morris - the preppy, yet mischievous one, A.C. Slater - the jock, Kelly Kapowski - the all-American girl next door, Lisa Turtle - the trendy, fashion girl, and Jessie Spano - the academic. Then there was Screech...
9. Boy Meets World
Ben Savage stars in this coming-of-age show where his character grows from childhood to manhood while viewers are along for the ride. This show is eerily similar to Savage's older brother Fred's show "The Wonder Years". Even though both shows ran in the 90s, little brother gets the edge on this list because his show stayed on the air longer.
8. Wings
One airport, two opposite-minded pilot brothers, a kooky mechanic, and Tony Shalhoub -- mix together and you have a sitcom that will last eight seasons. Odd though that person most successful after the show ended was the taxi driver. Who saw three Emmys, two Golden Globes, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards in that guys future? Not even Mr. Monk could see that coming.
7. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Will Smith went from a skinny, big-eared kid to an A-list film star all because of this show. His cocky yet charming character endeared him to a country ready for a new type of comedy. Smith brought his quasi-hip hop culture to the small screen and America ate it up... well... they ate what was left from Uncle Phil. Man that guy was big.
6. Home Improvement
A trend began in the mid-90s of comedians getting their own sitcoms. Home Improvement held one clear advantage over other shows based on one man's stand-up - Tim Allen was the best actor of the bunch. The show eventually became too predictable, but for a stretch it was the funniest thing on television, and Allen was the small screens biggest star.
5. The Simpsons
Iconic is the best word to describe this animated, satirical comedy which is the only show on our list that still runs new episodes. Now in their 20th season, Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie have graced television with their antics for 431 episodes. The shows reach has gone farther than anyone could have anticipated, with books being written such as "The Gospel According to the Simpsons" and "The Simpsons and Philosophy: The D'oh! of Homer", the show has actually changed the way people think about the way they think.
4. Frasier
If you are smart enough to understand the jokes, this show is a non-stop laugh riot. The 98 percent of us that don't can relate to Frasier's dad Martin. I don't see how he ever got a word in. The show is still enjoyable with out understanding all the dialogue between Dr. Crane and his brother Niles. Eddie the dog was a big hit - may he rest in peace.
3. Spin City
One of the most under-rated sitcoms of its time; that is... at least while Michael J. Fox was on the show. When Fox left after Season four due to his Parkinson's Disease the show took a turn from wildly funny to so-so funny. What do you expect, they replaced him with Charlie Sheen. The show was set in New York City at City Hall where Deputy Mayor Mike Flaherty tried to keep a not-all-there mayor and his staff in line. A close second to Fox in the show was Cameron Frye from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". Think about it - Cameron Frye as a perverted city official. Hilarious!
2. Friends
You would think that six 20-somethingths turned 30-somethingths living in New York City wouldn't be able to spend what seems like all their time in a coffee house joking around or talking about their dating problems. Living in New York is fairly expensive. You'd think they would have to have pretty solid jobs to afford their fancy clothes and nice apartments. Well, these friends made time for each other somehow and American tuned in to watch. Friends was one of those shows that reached full stride in the middle of their long run - right about when they shortend that incredibly annouying theme song. Towards the end they got too deep into the Ross and Rachel plotline, but the humor never really suffered.
1. Seinfeld
The show about nothing was really something wasn't it. The sheer creativity to have a show about nothing is just mind blowing. Everyone has their own favorite Seinfeld moments, but it is impossible to narrow them down to just one. It's a shame that the show that gave us the mansiere, yada yada yada, and double dipping a chip had such a bad final episode though. The Good Samaritan Act? Really? That's just trying to hard to be creative.Honorable Mention
- Baywatch
- 3rd Rock from the Sun
'tweeners (shows that are spread too evenly between decades)
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- That 70s Show
- The Drew Carrey Show
- Dharma and Greg
