Ricky’s Quickies: TV Review
Six Feet Under
I’ve been watching the series on DVD and just finished up the series finale this morning. Wow. I don’t think I’ve ever cried as much in a five minute period as I did during that closing montage.
I highly recommend the show. It’s the first thing I’ve ever seen confront death so head-on and thoroughly. I believe Alan Ball, the creator, said the show was about living life while constantly in the face of death, which the characters eventually did.
Nick Denton once told me he thinks that when future cultural historians look back at our time, they won’t look at the art, music, or film being created, they’ll look at our television (in particular, HBO). I tend to agree with him, especially after digesting this series.
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My friend Dan Levy is coming to NYC for those two months. If anybody knows of an available sublet, let me know. ricky at college humor.
Or, if you want to trade him and live in West Hollywood for two months, he’d probably be open to that as well.
Not a lot of community happening on the Jamba Juice Community Board
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Coldplay- Violet Hill
Sounds pretty much like their other stuff if you ask me.
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I’m shorting the word “douche.”
After a strong resurgence in 2005 and showing strong staying power through 2007, its day has come. Lately most of the people I’ve seen use it fit into two categories, or a combination of both:
1) people over 40 who have finally had the word passed down the cool chain from their younger friends and co-workers
2) the “douches” originally being described themselves
Pretty soon even the douches won’t be calling people douches, which is when the stock will completely crash.
Alright, now we’re getting carried away.
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Are you smart and motivated and good at keeping your shit together? Are you pretty good with numbers? Are you fun? I might have a job for you at CV. E-mail me your resume and a photo of you doing something you enjoy doing.
