I was never a big fan of Seinfeld. Like Cheers before and Friends after, it was a popular but ultimately dull sitcom. It was no more a revolutionary show than Law & Order is/was. Both may be the best expressions of their respective shitty genres, but that doesn’t change the fact that the kind of television they represent is inherently shitty. These days whenever someone says “yada yada yada” the first thing that springs to most people’s minds is Seinfeld. The reason for that is that Seinfeld – at the height of its popularity – based an entire episode (titled…
Day: December 12, 2009
Duff Beer Mystery Solved
“Outsiders have kidnapped some of our property. We must respond with our deadliest weapon.” – Male Movementarian “The lawyers.” – Female Movementarian Those mysterious bottles of Duff beer that have been showing up in Europe have been traced to an entrepreneur in Mexico: That is exactly what Rodrigo Contreras, the real-life producer of Duff Beer, wanted to hear. A marketing man, Mr Contreras has always had an eye for a gimmick. The $140,000 (€93,000, £84,000) investment to establish Duff, his company, came from the proceeds of a book he wrote about Vicente Fox, a former president of Mexico, who is…
Quote of the Day
“Homer, is that an old Halloween costume?” – Marge Simpson “Uh… no.” – Homer Simpson