Luck on the information super-highway

As the nation continues to mourne the loss of "the one man who can save this country from Rock and Roll", Robert Goulette, each and every one of us is is slowly awaking from our grief-coma to find that there might be a problem with our favorite sit-coms and summer blockbusters.

1.1- Robert Goulette

Due to the down-turn in the real estate market, Americans desperately turn to their favorite comedy half-hours like "2.5 Men" and "Dick in the Box". Well, get ready because as of this morning, those 2.5 men are without a word to speak and the dick has been taken out of the box (although i'm not entirely sure that "Dick in the Box" is still on the air or was ever a TV show). The "looming" writers' strike has loomed and loomed and loomed so long that it actually happened. It has something to do with the extension of formats, DVD sales and illegal downloading or something. These people want more money every time I watch a television show on the Internet, a service that under any other circumstance would require a television and some kind of cable service.

1.2- Picket Sign

What has universally agreed to be a victimless crime has finally caught up with us and we're all to blame for Tina Fey drawing the picket lines from coast to coast. Get ready because not only are your favorite sit-coms coming to a grindingly unfunny hault, but your favorite one hour dramas that you use to get real will also disappear. Goodbye L.A. Law!

1.3- Harry Hamlin of L.A. Law 

It's the end of television as we know it. This then presents an interesting problem for industry folks, as well as the consumer. Well, here at maniaTV, I believe we have a solution and that solution lies within your pal Brendon here. With tireless effort, I've been stockpiling countless ideas for both sitcoms, as well as feature length films. Under any other circumstance, I would say that the American public is not ready, but the iron is hot, as they say, and the time is appropriate to strike. Further, the best part is that the illegal downloading of episodes of Reba, Family Man and Murphy Brown will not be a problem.

1.4- Sicom smash "Reba" 

Prepare yourselves for films like "The Lunchlady", where an elderly woman murders children and places their severed heads inside of their lunch pails.  Film or hour-long drama? Well, that could go either way. Perhaps a re-vamp of "Beauty and Beast" crime drama is more to your liking? Not a problem. There's plenty of fan fiction in my notebook to fill half a season. There is an issue, however, of crossing those picket lines. The term "scab" is thrown around so carelessly these days and really, really... it's no different than a social worker crossing those lines for the betterment of a child's well-being. In a time of nation-wide despair, it's the Internet television writers of America that will stand up with a display of true patriotism. If maniaTV stops the comedy, then the terrorists win. Watch Comedy Show.

(Below) 1.5- Patriotism

Larry David and Glenn Danzig

As it had been my plan for nearly a week, last night I went to my girlfriend's house to watch a television. On account that i don't have cable, I have to drive imponderable distances just to watch "Heroes". Last night was particularly interesting as i had the past four episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm to catch up on. Now, for anyone who is famililar with the show, CYE this season has been extremely strange. I would say it's been an amazing season but things aren't looking good for Larry David. Having being left by his wife, LD is on the mend and I actually find the whole thing kind of sad. That being said, watching two hours of that show sends some kind of misdirection to basic internalized coping mechanisms. In short, LD's decision making process begins to make sense. What is essentially a show about the lack of reasonible communication, Larry runs into a lot of problems that could be solved if he would slow down and choose his words properly. This has been an issue for LD for a long time and this problem with Cheryl is no exception. However, the one man who is never struggling for articulation is Glenn Danzig.

Aside from watching premium channel television, the bright shining star in the sky of my life this week is that maniaTV has provided me with the opportunity to see Danzig this Wednesday. If you're not famililar, Danzig totally kicks ass and he's twice the man that you are. If you're a woman, Danzig has probably already had sex with you. With so many uncertainities happening every moment, it's classic Danzig tracks like "Killer Wolf" and "Kiss the Skull" that keep our delicate emotional balance secure. Much like Matt Pike (this generation's Danzig in my opinion), Danzig wants to share a beer with everybody and he's not giving you a choice in the matter.

With that in mind, I believe that it is, in fact, Danzig that could really help Larry David out this season. I have totally lost what it was I was talking about. I honestly don't remember where i was going with this. Watch Comedy Show.