The Twilight Zone – Episode 10 (Judgement Night)

I hate Nazis as much as the next sane person, but I fail to see why a German naval officer sinking commercial vessels should feel any more guilt than a British or American naval officer doing the same.  And they did.  And since the war was far over by this point, I see no need for propaganda. 

As for afterlife ideas…it’s interesting but hardly profound, and anyone who would heed its message simply out of fear is a coward, not a wise man.

The Kids In The Hall – Episode 104

Worthy of Note:
naked work
cable dependency guy
gazebo theft
toe energy tests

I’ve finally figured out why SNL picked McKinney from the Kids.  As bad as he was in the first season, he’s actually improved to the point where, near the end of the series, he’s still getting slightly better whereas everyone else seems to have pretty much flattened out/gotten bored.

Don Hertzfeldt – Rejected (2000)

This review is twelve years too late, for most people…but if you don’t know what this is, watch it.

It’s a brilliantly twisted if slightly overrated little piece of animation that you’ll enjoy if, like Graham Chapman, you adore bad taste.

And please, if you haven’t seen it yet, DO NOT google or wiki it first.
Just watch it. Then do your research afterwards. You know, like you should for everything you watch. Takes a bit of the fun out of something if you read a complete plot summary before deciding if it’s worth your time or not.

Grade: A-

7/8/13: Brilliant skewering of rampant consumerism. And How! Grade: A

8/25/16: Further advice: If you haven’t seen it, watch the ORIGINAL version first. THEN, if you like it (or if you’ve seen the original before and liked it), watch the recently released version with special text commentary by Hertzfeldt. In that order. At worst you’ll find most of the commentary boring, but you should find at least one inspirational quote from Hertzfeldt. Grade: A

The A List – Television/Short Subject

Cheers:

Pick A Con, Any Con: A
Thanksgiving Orphans: A
Endless Slumper: A-
Homicidal Ham: A-
Everyone Imitates Art: A-
Cliff’s Rocky Moment: A-
King Of The Hill: A-
Someday My Prince Will Come: A-
Diane’s Nightmare: A-
Show Down (Part 2): A-
Young Doctor Weinstein: A-
Suspicion: A-
Any Friend Of Diane’s: A-

Peter Cook & Dudley Moore – The Frog And Peach: A-

Fawlty Towers:

Basil The Rat: A
The Kipper And The Corpse: A
The Germans: A-
The Anniversary: A-

Don Hertzfeldt – Rejected: A

Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies:

Hair-Raising Hare: A
Racketeer Rabbit: A-
Ali Baba Bunny: A-
Duck Amuck: A-
Little Red Riding Rabbit: A-
Broom-Stick Bunny: A-

Monty Python’s Flying Circus:

The Buzz Aldrin Show: A+
Spam: A+
The Money Programme: A+
Man’s Crisis Of Identity In The Latter Half Of The Twentieth Century: A+
Face The Press: A
Blood, Devastation, Death, War And Horror: A
A Book At Bedtime: A
It’s A Living: A
Full Frontal Nudity: A
The Spanish Inquisition: A-
Deja Vu: A-
How Not To Be Seen: A-
It’s The Arts: A-
How To Recognize Different Types Of Trees From Quite A Long Way Away: A-
Untitled: A-
Dennis Moore: A-
The Attila The Hun Show: A-
Live From The Grill-O-Mat: A-
How To Recognize Different Parts Of The Body: A-
The War Against Pornography: A-

MST3K: See Separate Entry

The Ren & Stimpy Show:

Ren’s Toothache/Rubber Nipple Salesman: A
Stimpy’s Big Day/The Big Shot: A

Sedibluebird – Braveheart, Main Theme & Making Plans/Gathering The Clans: A-

Juliet Stroud – Snookles: A-

The Three Stooges:

An Ache In Every Stake: A
You Nazty Spy!: A
Dizzy Doctors: A
Even As IOU: A
A Plumbing We Will Go: A-
Hoi Polloi: A-
Movie Maniacs: A-
In The Sweet Pie And Pie: A-
Men In Black: A-

Dan Trachtenberg – Portal: No Escape: A-

From Beyond (Michael Granberry Version): A-

Last Updated: 8/13/23

The Kids In The Hall – Episode 68

Worthy of Note:
persistent alley fights
Cyril St. John, escapist
‘Fit To Be Tied’
old guy/37 year old virgin
and, most importantly:

The beginning of season 4 isn’t as good as the beginning of season 3, which wasn’t as good as the beginning of season 2.  And two episodes in and they seem to be out of ideas…again.  (skip 69).