It was impossible to find embeddable video of Charlie’s cold open for the hilarious “Kitten Mittens” episode of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” and I’m pleased to announce that the entire episode is now available online at Hulu. I’ve embedded Charlie’s Kitten Mittens ad, but you’ll have the option of watching the rest of the episode after it plays. Y’know, in case you’re one of those weirdos without basic cable. My God, how do you people LIVE? Are you checking this website on an Apple II? Do you own a bicycle with a disproportionately large front wheel? I understand that some folks out there have tight budgets, but I’m telling you, there’s always money for cable. Just stop eating every day, fatty.
Sons of Anarchy (FX) — 90-minute season finale episode. I’ve seen some people wondering about the SAMCRO acronym the Sons often use. The answer: Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original. As in, the Charming branch is the original charter for the national club. Dude, without this or “Mad Men,” I’m gonna need a new addiction. What’s this I hear about “NCIS: Los Angeles”? LL Cool J, you say? Sign me up!
V (ABC) — I spaced and forgot to DVR this last week, but I heard good things. The one complaint seemed to be that they were a little too quick on the lizard-people reveal. I plan on tuning in tonight, then tuning out as soon as “Dancing with the Stars” comes on.
The Hills (MTV) — OMG! Are Brody and Kristin getting back together?!? Answer: NO. IT’S NOT REAL, YOU JACKASS.
Melrose Place (CW) — Nice try, but firing Ashlee Simpson isn’t enough to save this show.
Dirty Jobs (Discovery) — Mike goes to Appalachia this week, working with dung beetles in Arkansas and glass art in West Virginia. Too bad he can’t visit a meth lab — that’s an actual dirty job I’d be interested to learn more about. For, uh, strictly intellectual purposes, of course.
Starz Inside (Starz) — “Sex and the Cinema.” Richard Roeper hosts the special that looks at erotic milestones in cinema, featuring interviews with Jennifer Tilly (Mmmmm… Bound), Dominique Swain (Lolita), and Paul Verhoeven (gigantic pieces of cinematic crap with lots of tits). Preview clip after the jump. Might be worth watching. Too bad you don’t get Starz.
Last night’s episode of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” was the long-awaited episode featuring Kitten Mittens, the product endorsed by Charlie in a Season 5 preview back in August. And it didn’t disappoint: it was the season’s best episode so far, combining a unified plot with hilarious gags as the gang looks for ways to cash in on merchandising for Paddy’s Pub.
As usual, Charlie was the star for me, slipping into his idea of legalese with lines like “I’ll just regress, because I feel I’ve made myself perfectly redundant” and introducing a new unit of time called the “fork night.” Of course, his highlight was the show’s cold open: his minute-long ad for Kitten Mittens (watch here) that sparks the gang’s idea for the episode’s story line. Check out In Game Now for video of the Dick Towel from DickTowel.com.
Yesterday Matt posted 5 minutes of full-on rapist “philanthropist” Charlie Day dancing, and today he found this video of PURE INTENSITY. Watch it while breaking bottles in your Bad Room. That’s what I’m doing.
[made by Mike at Eisentower30]
I’m not sure how much this will appeal to anyone who doesn’t watch “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” but then if you’re not watching that show I’m not sure how much I want to appeal to you anyway. This is a compilation of scenes from Seasons 1-5 in which Charlie Day shows off his dance moves. Pretty solid stuff, if only for the “Day Man” clip.
I’ve said it before, and I’m 100% certain I’ll say it again: Charlie absolutely kills me. I don’t think there’s another character on TV who makes me laugh more consistently. And he does it with lines that aren’t necessarily that hilarious. It’s all in his delivery and that voice. It’s like a less annoying, more believable, and funnier version of Bobcat Goldthwaite. I guess that doesn’t sound like much of a compliment, but I really meant it to be. Sorry, I have trouble being sincere.
(made by Mike at Eisentower30)
I was probably a little too giddy for the debut of FX’s “The League” last night, but I definitely still enjoyed the comedy about suburban guys balancing their real lives with their fantasy football league. Pilots have so much responsibility to provide a backdrop that they often get unfairly judged, but I think there’s some real comedic promise in this novel approach to a sitcom.
But then again, I’m also a white male who plays fantasy football watching a show about white men playing fantasy football. What if a newspaper took a staff writer (not the television critic) who knew nothing about fantasy football and made him write a review of the show? That’s what the Washington Post did. Let’s take a look at ignorance, shall we?
