0 5 for Friday, June 21st

Another Friday and another 5 for Friday.  This 5 for Friday is happening on the first day of Summer and you couldn't ask for a nicer day in the Burgh.  So in honor of Summer here are the top 5  Will Smith (why Will Smith?  Because I think he's awesome.  So awesome that I sang Gettin' Jiggy Wit It in my high school English class to earn extra credit once) Summer movies of all-time..

5.  Men in Black III... a solid rebound for the Men in Black franchise after the pretty bad Men in Black II.  Although, it loses points because Will Smith didn't sing a song for it.  Pit-Bull is no Will Smith and that song he had for the movie was horrible.

4. I, Robot... an underrated sci-fi flick and a solid Summer movie that keeps you entertained.

3.  Bad Boys II... No one does explosions and car chases better than Michael Bay and the interaction between Martin Lawrence and Will Smith is great.

2. Men in Black... yet another entertaining summer movie with lots of laughs and big special effects.  A great Summer movie.

1. Independence Day...is a masterpiece of masterpieces.  It has some of Will Smith's greatest one liners such as "Welcome to Earth" and "I've got to get me one of these."  It seriously doesn't get much better than this.  ID4 is the perfect Summer movie with plenty of action, explosions, special effects and aliens.

Y'all have a great weekend and enjoy the start of Summer!

0 5,000 Posts

The JDC has reached 5,000 posts, so I'd like to thank all of our loyal readers.  I'm not sure if 5,000 is a lot but it is better than 0 readers.  There is going to be lots of content coming straight at you including a review of Kanye's insane album, a ranking of the top conspiracy theories of all time and a long brewing essay on why Hipsters rule the world.  Also, if anyone has any requests on future posts, email me at jamiedixoncider@gmail.com. 

Thanks again for all the reading!

0 5 for Friday, June 7

Another Friday means another 5 for Friday.  In honor of Lonely Island, the group with Andy Samberg that was behind all of the awesome SNL digital shorts, releasing another album this upcoming Tuesday, this 5 for Friday is the top 5 Lonely Island music videos.  Their performance of their new song Semicolon¹ with Alanis Morissette is pretty decent.

Highlights:
Did I do that; Urkle.
Yo Angela who's the boss; Merkle.
A comma and a f&*king dot; semicolon.
You acting all Macchio; Ralph.
But I'll eat all you cats; Alf.

A nice and ironic performance by the Lonely Island with a little help from Alanis

Now onto the top 5...

5. Natalie's Rap


Highlights:
What you want Natalie?  To drink and fight.
What you need Natalie? To f%*k all night.
All the kids looking up to me can suck my dick.

Okay, I have to admit this song probably doesn't belong, but I don't care at all. I love Natalie. I'd do anything for Natalie. She's on the top of my celeb list.  Basically, she's so Big Time.  And it's awesome seeing her be the complete opposite of your expectations of her.  It's like the super awesome Chappel Show Skit with Wayne Brady.  So yeah the song isn't the greatest.  However, Natalie is the greatest, which means she's on the list.  It's my blog and I'll do what I want.

4. I'm On a Boat

Highlights:
I got my swim trunks and my flippy floppies.
Believe me when I say I f*&ked a mermaid.

The beginning of the video is awesome and is classic Lonely Island..  It looks like Andy is going to pick the rest of Lonely Island to go on a free boat ride but then the camera pans to T-Pain and the ridiculousness starts.  Over-the-top and ridiculous.  That's how Lonely Island rolls.

3.  Jack Sparrow

Highlights:
From the day he was born, he yearned for adventure.
Old Captain Jack giving them what for.
He's the pauper of the surf.
The jester of Tortuga.
But is Davy Jones' locker what lies in store?

Michael Bolton, the king of soft rock ballads + Random Movie References+ Lonely Island = Big Time.  I'm going to like anything with Michael Bolton.  I'm pretty sure listening to How Can We Be Lovers way too many times while drunk in college brainwashed me to like Michael Bolton.  Michael Bolton is the king of soft rock ballads.   Serious question though, how can two people be lovers when they can't even be friends?²

2.  Motherlover

Highlights:
What time is it dog? It's time for switch-a-roo.
Cause I'm a motherlover.  Your a motherlover.  We should f*&k each other's mothers.
Cause every mother's day needs a mother's night.
If doing it is worng, then I don't wanna be right.
It would be my honor to be your new step-father.

I debated between Motherlover and Dick in A Box and both certainly are great.  But I like Motherlover better because it just sounds better.  Either way, both songs are great in the Lonely Island way.

1.  I Just Had Sex

Highlights:
She could be my wife.  That good?  The best 30 seconds of my life.
I think she might have been a racist.  Doesn't matter had sex. She put a bag on my head.  Still counts.

Simply the best of the  best.  No explanation needed.  Honestly, I think Akon could sing any kind of lyric and it would sound great.

¹If you want to be a grammar nerd and want to know how to correctly use a semicolon, then check out this great explanation: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/semicolon
² I couldn't talk about Michael Bolton without asking.

0 Big Time Reccomendation: DVR Jeopardy

What do you get when you combine the greatest TV game show with one of the greatest invention of modern times?  A perfect 15 minutes of entertainment.  When I first added Jeopardy to the DVR, I'm pretty sure my roommate thought, "Huh? Typical Marty. Adding pointless stuff to the DVR."  But even she will tell you how awesome DVR'ing Jeopardy is.  Seriously, everyone loves yelling out answers at home and everyone loves learning random facts.  I've probably been doing it for over 20 years since first starting with my Dad. Quick tip for you, if the category has something to do with American generals from the 20th century, MacArthur will be an answer.  Trust me, it happens. 

Anyways, a streamlined episode of Jeopardy without the commercials just feels right.  Just when the game is getting into a flow, there is that first commercial break followed by the very awkward interactions between Alex and the contestants.  With a DVR you can skip the commercials and only have a minor break with the awkward interactions.  I warn you though, do not be tempted to skip the awkward interactions.  The awkward interactions are awesome and should never be skipped.  Where else can you see smart and nerdy people try to be interesting with really weird stories?  Off the top of my head, there was the lady who collected WNBA merchandise and had her whole apartment decorated with it. It's also awesome, when the contestant talks about what kind of science they are doing and Alex asks a follow-up question.  I'm pretty sure the entire time Alex is thinking, "Shut up nerd!  I have no idea what any of this jibber jabber means."  Another benefit when using a DVR with Jeopardy is that you can pause and rewind to catch the reactions to contestants.  It's always funny seeing one contestant be a bit too bitter when another contestant gets a Double Jeopardy. 

Speaking of contestants, having a DVR means I never get to miss an episode when a contestant is on a run or one of the semi-finals in a Tournament.    This means I got to see every performance of the following three contestants who were awesome in their own ways:
1. Leonard:  High School Champ.  He was down huge after day one of the finals and came roaring back.  The most ridiculous part was that he wrote,

"Who is some guy in Normandy. But I just won $75,000," even though he would have lost if the other contestant had answered correctly. 

2. Colby: Teacher's Champion and Tournament of Champions Champ.  Colby has some of the most ridiculous facial expressions ever.  He had an epic run and just crushed his competition.  Bonus, if you Google "Colby Jeopardy" some of the top results are the cockiest Jeopardy player ever and Colby's Degeneration X "Suck it" Victory move. 

 
3. Drew:  8 day champion who earned only $138,000 with major luck and grinding.  He started off as annoying but ended up awesome.  Maybe it was his constant guessing at questions that he had no idea the correct answer was but still somehow got it right or the fact that I'm pretty sure he missed the final Jeopardy question three days in a row but still won.  Yep, Drew was awesome.

Finally, now since I've watched a ton of Jeopardy for months straight, I now have an extra amount of  random knowledge to throw out there.  Learning really can be fun.  Finally, since I have seen enough of Final Jeopardy, I now know the right amount each contestant should have wagered, which means I can go on a mini-rant whenever a contestant messes up.  Take last night's episode, first place had about 21K, second place had 20K and third place had nearly nothing.  In this case, the only way second place wins is if first place misses the question.  There is no reason for second place to bet anything.  However, what does second place do? Risk all of his money, gets it wrong and because first place also go it wrong, third place wins with a measly 6K.  Come on now contestants, math isn't that hard. 

See what all you have missed out on by not DVR'ing Jeopardy? A Big Time amount of entertainment, on entertainment, on entertainment.  So when you get home, be sure to add a season pass for Jeopardy to your DVR, you won't regret it.