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Why TV is (Sometimes) Better Than The Movies
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OK, take a deep breath -- I know what I'm about to say is heresy on a movie site, but have you noticed that TV has gotten pretty damn good lately? So good that sometimes it's better than going to the movies ...almost. The Emmys may be long over, and those golden totems to ad revenue are already being displayed in the trophy cases of the winners. But if you were watching the show, you might have noticed a running theme throughout the telecast: the death of broadcast television. Well I'm going to have to respectfully disagree, because while I totally get that the TV landscape is changing, and the networks may not know how to milk this whole newfangled Internet thing for every dollar its worth, audiences are still tuning in (whether its on cable or broadcast TV) for some of the most innovative entertainment in history.
Not since the days of Seinfeld has talk about TV dominated water cooler chat and flooded the Internet forums and chat rooms. When you arrive to work in the morning, are you talking about last weekend's blockbuster, or are you and your co-workers talking about last night's LOST, Mad Men, or True Blood? Now don't get me wrong: I always have, and always will love going to the movies. There will always be something about sitting in the dark alongside strangers with state of the art sound and images that makes it my favorite pastime. But, I still have to hand it to the small screen for managing to finally make TV cool again. So in honor of our friends at TV Squad, I'm going to throw a little love at the small screen - here are just a couple of reasons why I think TV is (sometimes) better than the movies.
After the jump: in defense of the boob tube...
Watch This: Andy Richter's Car "Commercial"
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Confession: Originally this post was going to be on the Lex Luthor Bailout video that's going around online starring Mad Men's Jon Hamm in a really bad (and visible) bald cap. Yeah, it's cute, it's funny and it's got a lot of Superman references -- but then this puppy came along and cracked me the hell up. So if you want to watch the Lex Luthor video too, you can do so after the jump. We're good like that -- we hook it up.
That said, I know this Andy Richter video is probably better suited for a television blog (like maybe TV Squad), but since it's not really a commercial, I guess we can kinda sorta count it as a short that pokes fun at all those lame car commercials you barely pay any attention to, but can't stand nonetheless. This doesn't really need a whole lotta setup, except to say that Andy Richter is awesome and this is priceless. Check it out below ...
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