One-Shot (30/04/10)

How through being cool helped me through a truly woeful day.

IN-JOKE ONLY TWO PEOPLE (AT MOST) WILL APPRECIATE: this is how I imagine 10% of i:Force videos to look.

One-Shot (29/04/10)

In this symphony of wrong, I'm the one beating the gong.

One-Shot (28/04/10)

Back-pedaling is bad. Back-pedaling with little-to-no regard for one's self respect is worse.

Pichaz (27/04/10)

The search is over.*

* If you got that joke, I'm so glad you found this place.

One-Shot (27/04/10)

Back-Talk, "Episode Thirty Six: Christophe's Bourgeois Handbook for Sophisticated Living."

Ian frames life through the prism of Swingers, casting himself as John Favreau and Christophe as Vince Vaughn. Chris, however, offers a different take. More thinly veiled romantic stories. More self-doubt. No Jay Mohr.

One-Shot (26/04/10)

Nothing like a productive lunch.*

* Click to embiggen (and further emblur.)

One-Shot (25/04/10)

I like to think of myself as a fairly tolerant guy. I don't aimlessly poke holes in others' happiness. Even when it comes to sports - an arena as synonymous with schadenfreude as high school - I'm not the goading kind. I don't even begrudge the superior home nations success in international football, something many of my fellow countrymen cannot say. However, this advert irritates me. It's cheap, it's tacky, it's everything that rubs me up the wrong way about White Van Man's "England expects" attitude.

One-Shot (24/04/10)

Rising to the occasion: delivering when necessary; grace under pressure; showing balls in the face of great difficulty.

One-Shot (23/04/10)

Sorry about the delay. Drinking.

On paper, the idea of Zooey prancing around thusly is a home-run. On-screen, it's little more than a well-shot slice of shrug.

One-Shot (22/04/10)

I have so much time for Christophe that I'd happily do everything in my power to get him and the second "Librarian Who Listens to Hüsker Dü Chic Chick" in from the left together. He's my boy, see?

One-Shot (21/04/10)

Let's go crazy!

I hope to some day wail on Christophe's Magneto using Spider-Man, with the aid of this game.

One-Shot (20/04/10)

Electro? Lenin? Dissident Republicans? All of the above?

Please, let it be all of the above.

One-Shot (19/04/10)

It had to happen sooner or later. Back-Talk's fourth special, "Gay-Talk: You Had Me At Wifeoid", lives!

Back-Talk’s position within the gay community is contextualized. Ian calls “dibs” on Tina Fey. Meanwhile, Christophe is not above hitting on lesbians. If Ian doesn’t turn up to your fancy dress party in a costume, there’s probably a reason for that.

The last ten minutes or so of this conversation take a turn that brings new meaning to the word unprecedented.

One-Shot (18/04/10)

I feel like kind of a podcast traitor. There's a new SModcast, but I haven't listened to it yet. Why? I've been listening to Tell 'Em Steve Dave!'s latest, "#8: 'Party' In The USA Part 1."

By the way, I got a voicemail from Christophe this morning saying "we must Back-Talk." That's my Sunday night sorted, then! Awesome.

One-Shot (17/04/10)

Christophe of Back-Talk out-pimps Alec Baldwin, thanks to the one-two punch of poetic profanities and Gallic flair. I know I've already linked to this episode, but, the more I think about it, the more I must insist you listen to it now. Even if you've already done so. Chris is funny.

As far as news goes, this was pretty good to come home to today. I'm sure, at this point, the non-sports fans amongst you will know without even clicking on that where it's heading, so I'll save you the sigh. Manchester United beat their local "rivals" City 1-0. This is a good thing.

One-Shot (16/04/10)

I might still review the excellent Kick-Ass. If I don't, though, this pretty much says it all.

One-Shot (15/04/10)

Tell 'Em, Steve-Dave #7: "'Board' of Education." Brilliant.

One-Shot (14/04/10)

I see no harm in this potential appointment.

One-Shot (13/04/10)

After seeing the delightful Kick-Ass, the idea of a British Spider-Man doesn't bother me quite so much anymore.

One-Shot (12/04/10)

Back-Talk presents... "Episode Thirty Five: Crisis on Infinite Christopheses"

Christophe and Ian amuse themselves in the very worst corners of the Star Wars universe, fashion some imaginary movie roles for one another, and “pretend” this is actually #38. They also assess faith vis-à-vis the current problems facing the Catholic Church. Seriously.

Episode tags include:

• Boga: The Winged Taxi
• Crypt-Wipe
• French Eastern Europeans
• Irish Robot Soldiers
• Le Clerks
• Religion

This podcast contains the most laughter you'll hear outside of Channing Tatum's agents.'

One-Shot (11/04/10)

I like to make jokes about Christophe not being an active presence on the blog, but I'm eternally thankful for his continued presence in my day-to-day life. He's tops and we need more like him if this rock is gonna stay habitable.

One-Shot (10/04/10)

Sorry about the slight delay. Check it out; it's like "Super Cali" all over again!

One-Shot (09/04/10)

I've not seen much from the guy, but - if he can act - you could do worse than casting him as Kurt on looks alone.

One-Shot (08/04/10)

Recommending Scott Pilgrim to someone is great. Having them check it out and vindicate your recommendation is ice cold ice. Kudos, Ellie!

One-Shot (07/04/10)

My third CHUD DVD Review: this time, The Canyon!

One-Shot (06/04/10)

I haven't read The Runaways. However, based on a pitch like "The Breakfast Club with superheroes", I would agree with Devin's notion that Joss Whedon feels like a better fit to directed a movie version of that property than The Avengers.

One-Shot (05/04/09)

On Twitter, guardiantech asks "Has 'epic fail' finally jumped the shark?" Baby, that shark's long dead. Probably, everyone it held dear, too.

Oh yeah, are you following Us already? We like that sorta thing here.

One-Shot (04/03/10)

through being cool, my friend Ellie's blog, is all that mine isn't. Funny. Positive. Informative. Colourful. Relevant. Go, Ellie!

One-Shot (03/03/10)

SORRY. AGAIN. SEE BELOW. AGAIN.

One-Shot (02/03/10)

SORRY. SEE BELOW.

One-Shot (01/03/10)

GRANDILOQUENT VAGARIES & OTHER MISCELLANY IS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES (SHOCKER!) BEST LEFT UNEXPLAINED. PLEASE, STAND BY.