A recurring character on Bored to Death is Louis Green, played by John Hodgman; and it's him that I want to talk about, not the stars of the show (Jason Schwartzman, Zack Galifianakas, or Ted Danson). One evening, while watching Bored to Death, and Hodgman's character walked on screen, Daniel paused it and asked me if I had ever seen the Ted Talk that Hodgman did. Sidenote: Ted Talks are amazing and inspiring; they achieve their goal of spreading ideas that deserve far more promotion than something like Jersey Shore gets. Anyway, if you have a little over 16 and a half minutes, it's well worth your time. Expect some laughs, a discussion of aliens and love.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Something this warm and fuzzy only comes around once every leap year... or maybe light year (or maybe I'm full of it)
Daniel has an interesting sense of humor. He loves shows where the characters are ordinary Joes, but with some really odd personal quirk (you know, just like real life). Watch how these seemingly normal ridiculous people behave with each other and for him hilarity ensues. Examples? He likes watching The Office, Parks and Recreation, 30 Rock (ok, the characters there are more exaggerated), Modern Family, and now recently Bored to Death.
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I left this one out of the audiobook list because I wasn't sure if it was just my particular brand of neurosis that allowed me to sit through John Hodgman read a list of 700 hobo names and actually enjoy it (mostly) but in light of the Ted Talk recommendation (thanks, BTW, missed this one somehow) I'll add:
The Areas of My Expertise - An Almanac of Complete World Knowledge Compiled with Instructive Annotation and Arranged in Useful Order by Myself, John Hodgman, a Professional Writer, in The Areas of My Expertise, which Include: Matters Historical, Matters Literary, Matters Cryptozoological, Hobo Matters, Food, Drink & Cheese (a Kind of Food), Squirrels & Lobsters & Eels, Haircuts, Utopia, What Will Happen in the Future, and Most Other Subjects
Written and narrated by John Hodgman with a special guest appearance by musician Jonathan Coulton.
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