Remember This?

With it being March and basketball being on the minds of just about every single person in the USA I thought it appropriate to bring back an ad campaign that was all basketball. All the sounds, the moves, the style, the hype, the showmanship. Basketball.



I remember really digging this ad and trying to dribble the ball with my knees as I walked - to no avail - and trying to pass the ball through my shirt and around my back - again: failure. But that didn't stop my from trying or capturing my imagination and showing me some of the highlights of what the game has to offer in terms the skills players possess. The ad is just basketball and that's all it needed for it to be effective.

Then there was this:



This might be where the spoof genre started to go downhill by adding in current references. To viewers who weren't born or aren't aware of the 'Nike Freestyle' ad this might seem just plain odd and out of place but honestly within the 'Scary Movie' landscape, to me, this fits. It adds to the creepy/haunted house storyline and keeps it funny with physical comedy. I love both of these clips and seeing Marlon Wayans' facial expressions is an added bonus.


**Make sure you fill out your bracket before the first round starts tomorrow**

The Best Show You’re Not Watching

The world of television is populated with a mixed bag of shows. Some great, others meh not so much, then there are some that are just plain awful. Viewers usually have their set networks that the tune into every weeknight because we are creatures of habit. I am here to get you out of that habit and steer your towards a show that is so much fun and filled with originality that it makes other shows look banal.

You won’t find it on any of the major broadcast networks or even some of the bigger cable/satellite networks. You’ll find it on Cartoon Network. Not the premier destination for programming for anyone over the age of 12 but when you find yourself bored on a Monday around 12:30 episodes of ‘Codename: Kids Next Door’ become quality television. But I’m not talking about that show I’m talking about something much different. I’m talking about ‘Adventure Time’.

‘Adventure Time’ is about a boy, Finn, and his faithful talking and endlessly bendable dog, Jake and their journeys through the land of Ooo as they battle villains and save princesses. The beauty of the show is in it’s matter-of-factness. Everything is everything. This being a cartoon show the rules of physics rarely apply and ridiculous situations often arise within seconds. But what separates this show from others is in it’s writing. It introduces words and phrases that normally aren’t spoken in times of sheer joy and are spoken with such energy that phrases like ‘Algebraic!’, ‘Mathematical!’, and  ‘All aboard the knuckle train to fist planet!’ are fresh and excitement. There’s joy in the dialogue and imagination spewing out of each syllable. It’s hard to ignore a show that constantly surprises you with each sentence as it can be more ludicrous than the last.

The situations Finn & Jake get in to are pretty ridiculous…and fun. They travel to Lumpy Space, visit the Candy Kingdom, and help a giant snail find a mate only to find out that the snail is actually a giant slug so that’s why it can’t find a snail girlfriend. To name a few.

Wacky storylines aside the show’s heart is with it’s two leads, Finn & Jake. They care about each other and are willing to do anything for one another. Their friendship drives the show and if it weren’t for their animated chemistry I’m sure this show would fail.

If your find yourself flipping through the channels with nothing to watch dial up Cartoon Network and see if ‘Adventure Time’ is on. It’s a 15-minute foray into the bizarre and magnificent that should not be missed.