The true history of the Bush years
Now, in this moment before a changing world overwrites our memories of the era, let us pause to salute our constant companion of those years: The Onion. Other histories of the Bush years will doubtless be more factual, but none will ever be truer.
Boing Boing sez:
Over on the Making Light blog, our Teresa Nielsen Hayden's put together the comprehensive list of Onion stories from the Bush presidency -- and since the headline is often the funniest part of an Onion story, this is fine fast reading indeed
I don't think those were the strongest eps, but if they really didn't do it for you, this might not be the show for you.
ah, bummer. I love a caper! But the writing didn't appeal to me at all. There were a couple of funny moments but not enough to keep me coming back.
I don't know what people are more excited about. Is it the awesomeness of the new president, or the end of the horror of the last 8 years?
For me, at least, it's mostly the latter, with a big splash of "I'm proud of my country again!" I spent a good portion of the concert a weepy mess for no reason I could think of, other than it's nice to feel hope again.
(I also felt that the crowd there was a bit of a disappointment, not getting into the concert as much as they could have. It was damn cold, though, so I should probably not feel too bad that they didn't do the usual "whooa-oh! whooa-oh!" during "Pride." The singers were great and I'm definitely keeping in on my dvr queue for a while to rewatch.)
Tom, I picked up my comic pull Saturday and it was in it! I haven't read it yet but I'm going to today! I had a huge pull, so it's taking time to get through everything.
ah, bummer. I love a caper! But the writing didn't appeal to me at all. There were a couple of funny moments but not enough to keep me coming back.
I'm with you. I love Timothy Hutton! And CK! And the woman who played Jane -- how can you beat that? But it was pretty eh for me as well. Alas.
The true history of the Bush years
Two of the all-time classics in American humor are in there:
"Our Long National Nightmare of Peace and Prosperity is Finally Over"
"God angrily clarifies "don't kill" rule"
Leverage fans: is it better than Eyes? Similar? Worse? Completely unlike?
I just realized I don't think I'm watching ANY one-hour dramas now (except Mad Men but it won't be back for a while). So sad! I did tape the premier of BSG on Friday but I don't have high hopes for it.
Leverage fans: is it better than Eyes? Similar? Worse? Completely unlike?
Personally, I think Leverage's not as good on a quality level, but I think it's more fun.
