June 29 [2004]

Channel surfing

Filed under: Media — wedge55 @ 11:19 AM

Let’s see what was on the teevee last night.

Univision: Loco Academia de Policia 4, which apparently lost the Citizens on Patrol subtitle in the translation. For those of you lucky enough to have never enjoyed this comedy classic, everyone’s second-favorite comedian with an annoying voice, Bobcat Goldthwaite, appears in the movie. I can honestly state that the Spanish voice actor did an excellent job at recreating Bobcat’s unique screeching sound.

Comedy Central: Lots of commercials for Oral-B Brush Ups, individually packaged, cloth-like disposable tooth brushes which you use by first sliding the thing over your finger and then vigorously scrubbing it around your mouth. They’re teeth cleaning finger condoms! These should have no trouble catching on.

Davis Public Access: This station is my new favorite channel. First, they played an hour long commercial for vegetarianism sponsored by PETA. It pretty much amounted to alternating between the only two girls willing to take the roll listing reasons why not to eat meat (every package of chicken contains a little bit of poop) and random images of pigs having their throats cut or men clubbing ducks. Then, immediately afterward, came another hour-long ad which started as anti-advertising propaganda, complete with numerous experts comparing the advertising industry in the United States to Nazi Germany. The next half an hour then asked me to do my part and save the rainforests, because advertising is destroying them. I don�t think the irony was lost on anyone.

2 Comments »

  1. http://www.hugi.is/hahradi/bigboxes.php?box_id=51208&f_id=1075

    Comment by LeadPipe — June 29 [2004] @ 11:28 AM

  2. It’s like Godwin’s Law for public access television.

    Comment by vector_black — June 29 [2004] @ 11:51 AM

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