Posts with tag stonecutters
Posted Jul 6th 2007 4:01PM by Jay Black
Filed under: OpEd, American Idol, Jericho, Alumni
TV Tattle reports today (via
SyFyPoral via
The Houston Chronicle -- ah, the twisty fun of giving internet credit!) that, if you're a
Jericho fan, you apparently have Clay Aiken to thank for the show's upcoming revival.
Aiken said he "...started blogging about [
Jericho] on my fan site. It got canceled and I started blogging about how upset I was. I said, 'The Claymates can do anything. How do we get this show back on the air?'"
His fans sprung into action and, "Honestly, within a week, they had organized a campaign amongst
Jericho fans to send nuts to CBS. It kind of started in that place. And it's back on the air. It just blows my mind."
I have a few questions about these comments...
Continue reading Clay Aiken takes credit for reviving Jericho
Posted Aug 4th 2006 8:02AM by Adam Finley
Filed under: FOX, OpEd, The Simpsons, Animation, Retro Squad
(S06E12)
Marge: Kids can be so cruel.
Bart: We can? Thanks, mom! (runs into Lisa's room and attacks her)
This episode does a great job of satirizing Freemasons, a fraternal order whose secretive membership makes it ripe for conspiracy theories and assorted rumors about its role in shaping historical events. The truth, most likely, is probably not nearly that exciting.
In this episode Homer joins a masonic-like society called the Stonecutters after stalking Lenny and Carl to find out why they're getting so many perks, such as vibrating chairs at work and great parking spaces. Since his father was a Stonecutter, Homer is automatically allowed to join, but he does have to go through a hazing ritual, which includes being paddled on the ass repeatedly and being blindfolded and pushed off a platform that's allegedly five stories off the ground, but is really just a few inches from the floor. Ironically, Homer actually falls through the floor, and the next five floors, as well.
Continue reading The Simpsons: Homer the Great