Thursday, February 28, 2008
Active Procrastination
You know what the worst part about TNT is? Besides the fact they keep making horrible dramas starring ugly actresses in their 40's? The worst thing about TNT is that they specialize in airing movies that are schedule wreckers. Movies that, if you happen to catch while flipping through the channels, force you to watch until they end. You know the ones; movies like "The Fugitive," "Shawshank," "A Few Good Men," and "Speed. " For the ladies its movies like "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days," "One Fine Day," and "Legally Blonde." Movies you've already seen fifty times, but that compel you to ignore all other plans you had just to watch it again.
If you think about it, it makes no sense. If your friend called you and said "Hey, I'm about to fire up 'Enemy of the State' into the DVD player, do you want to come over and watch it?" Would you take him up on the offer? OF COURSE NOT! You would say: "What are you gay? Get real dude that movie came out like 10 years ago...Plus I just caught it on TNT the other day and watched it in its entirety instead of going to the doctor like I was supposed to, to get my AZT prescription refilled."
Of course, you would only say that if you had AIDS. The last part. Not the first part. AIDS patients aren't the only people who watch Enemy of the State. Thank god, because otherwise I'd have to change my name to Ryan White. Or Pedro Zamora. Or Jenny Gump.
Because I'm curious like a cat, I asked a bunch of my friends to name the worst movie that they always stop to watch if it's on cable. My answer is Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Here are the other replies:
Bubs - Gleaming The Cube
Hebes - Meet Joe Black
Amanda - Save The Last Dance
Jessie - Practical Magic
Zerbal - Dances With Wolves
Nemes - Secret of My Success (He described it as the movie with Michael J. Fox where he works at his uncles company and does his aunt.)
D-Man - Toy Soldiers
Delaney - Wedding Planner
Yoshi - Life
5 Mile - Cobra
Grod - Tremors ("Always has been, always will be.")
Hodges - The Mighty Ducks
JoJo - A League of Their Own
White Lightning - National Treasure
Gangbang Lang - Point Break
Chuck: Jack. (Yes, Jack.)
If you think about it, it makes no sense. If your friend called you and said "Hey, I'm about to fire up 'Enemy of the State' into the DVD player, do you want to come over and watch it?" Would you take him up on the offer? OF COURSE NOT! You would say: "What are you gay? Get real dude that movie came out like 10 years ago...Plus I just caught it on TNT the other day and watched it in its entirety instead of going to the doctor like I was supposed to, to get my AZT prescription refilled."
Of course, you would only say that if you had AIDS. The last part. Not the first part. AIDS patients aren't the only people who watch Enemy of the State. Thank god, because otherwise I'd have to change my name to Ryan White. Or Pedro Zamora. Or Jenny Gump.
Because I'm curious like a cat, I asked a bunch of my friends to name the worst movie that they always stop to watch if it's on cable. My answer is Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Here are the other replies:
Bubs - Gleaming The Cube
Hebes - Meet Joe Black
Amanda - Save The Last Dance
Jessie - Practical Magic
Zerbal - Dances With Wolves
Nemes - Secret of My Success (He described it as the movie with Michael J. Fox where he works at his uncles company and does his aunt.)
D-Man - Toy Soldiers
Delaney - Wedding Planner
Yoshi - Life
5 Mile - Cobra
Grod - Tremors ("Always has been, always will be.")
Hodges - The Mighty Ducks
JoJo - A League of Their Own
White Lightning - National Treasure
Gangbang Lang - Point Break
Chuck: Jack. (Yes, Jack.)
