Tuesday, January 8, 2008

The end of western civilization

Happy New Year Everyone.

It's been a bit since I have updated. My apologies. It's unfair that you look me up and then don't see an update. Which I know you are doing. EVERYDAY.

Currently, I am at home in Central New York for the break. It's been a little boring here, so far from the hustle and bustle that occurs everyday on the streets of Albany. In my head it's a lot like Bjork's "Oh So Quiet" video. Without the flying.

Being home has allowed me to do some different things. First, I can cook dinner for my family. Secondly I can get the best score on SSX World Tour. The last and subject of todays discussion: watch the new generation of children's television.
Now I am no stranger to the programming between 9 and 2 on weekdays. On sick days, I often got a lot more enjoyment out of watching Blues Clues and the Wiggles than the usual talk shows that were on the major networks, with the exception of America's Next Top Model Marathon. That shit is tiiiiight. As a kid I watched the usual. Muppet Babies, Fraggle Rock, Rugrats (apparently a lot of baby-based cartoons). These were unusual characters for the time and I enjoyed them.

Now I have seen this generations Gummi Bears and, ladies and gentleman, it is the apocolypse. It's called "Yo Gabba Gabba". The gibberish in the title says it all. The opening sequence has a man with a yellow jumpsuit and green wig on. He creeps across an all white screen, which is creepy and weird. He then opens a breifcase and puts 4 characters into a little diorama. These aren't just any characters they are horrific. One is a robot. A ROBOT. The next is a tall furry thing. Then there is a short furry thing with long arms and lastly a multiple armed thing. (Vishnu much?) I didn't watch much of it, because it made me afraid for my life. FOR REAL. If you want to, it's on Nickelodeon at 11:30. I would watch it on mute, because they maybe transmitting messages during the children's dance sequences. Where kids are just dancing. DANCING.

Don't say I didn't warn you.

Good Luck