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Enjoying refreshing TaB's while indulging in some really good and really bad television.

Girls is back with a two-parter, we had some Simpsons and Bob's Burgers. And Revenge is giving me anxiety.

jordan drinks tab

Enjoying refreshing TaB's while indulging in some really good and really bad television.

A good portion of television was back and also I'm guessing will be back. Guess I'll have to halt all the "fun" shows I'm watching.

Carrie Diaries, Revenge, The Simpsons, Bob's Burgers. Did I miss one?

jordan drinks tab

Enjoying refreshing TaB's while indulging in some really good and really bad television.

This is pretty much the only night that has television this week. Carrie Diaries from Friday, and Sunday held Bob's Burgers, The Simpsons and Revenge. And seriously why can't Revenge have a Christmas episode?? Oh cause it's summer.

jordan drinks tab

Enjoying refreshing TaB's while indulging in some really good and really bad television.

Revenge with a side of Bob's Burgers, The Simpsons and Getting On. Oh yeah and Carrie was on on Friday.

jordan drinks tab

Enjoying refreshing TaB's, while indulging in some really good and really bad television.

Carrie Diaries that actually had some continuity on Friday, Sunday was a little slow because of the American Music Awards so just a little Bob's Burgers and The Simpsons. And don't worry...I did watch the Doctor Who 50Th Anniversary, it just gets its own post next week. Simmer.

jordan drinks tab

Enjoying refreshing TaB's, while indulging in some really good and really bad television.

We'll do a little Carrie Diaries because !!!!, The Simpsons, Revenge also get lots of !!!! from me. And I will be getting around to Almost Human on tomorrows post, mainly because I was up way too late already and didn't want to pass out right in the middle. Because that's happened before.

Seriously missing me some Bob's Burgers and Downton hardcore tonight.

jordan drinks tab

Enjoying refreshing TaB's, while indulging in some really good and really bad television.

Downton Abbey finale. Holy mother, riiiight? The Simpsons hit hilariously close to home tonight, Bob's Burgers had it's moments though it wasn't my favorite and I feel like my love for Revenge is coming back.

Also some tidbits from Friday, had to mention the Masterchef Jr winner and my high school alum that guest-starred on The Carrie Diaries.

jordan drinks tab

Enjoying refreshing TaB's, while indulging in some really good and really bad television.

I haven't had a full Sunday night in what seems like forever (thanks baseball). Bob's Burgers and The Simpson's are back and now that I'm caught up on Downton Abbey I have that to look forward to as well. Oh and that Revenge show I'm still watching, mainly for Nolan.

i will just call this post the shinning because i also do not want to get sued

It is no surprise that The Shining is my favorite movie. What I love almost as much as the movie itself is all of the references out there within movies and television. Here is my list of some of the best of them.

As written recently here, small obsession with Treehouse of Horror, and probably the best of all-time is The Shinning. Obviously a classic and deserved it's out shout out so moving on...

I don't watch Supernatural. I'm sorry. Doxey watches Supernatural so I am sure at some point I will get there. One thing I am aware of regarding the series is their multiple references to The Shining. Just a few of my favorites that are a little more thought out than just dialogue: A not so obvious reference to the nearest city of Sidewinder, a few apartment/room numbers being 237, and basically the entire season 2 episode Playthings. Seriously, why am I not watching this again?

Sid's carpet in Toy Story looks a bit familiar.


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The South Park episode A Nightmare on Facetime loosely follows the plot of the movie where Stan's family purchases an abandoned Blockbuster video only for Stan's dad to be haunted by ghosts and turn into a Jack Torrence-y like maniac.


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One of my favorites is so extremely subtle I did not catch it until the re-watch. Breaking Bad pays a small tribute in season 3. The Salamanca twins murder a police officer with an axe. Minutes before on the police radio you hear a call to KDK-12, the same call letters of the Overlook Hotel.


This 30 Seconds to Mars music video.



Gilmore Girls has five of them (and also has my heart). Mainly verbiage including axes, "here's Johnny" and crazy people.

Crawl Space, one of the earlier episodes of one of the best animated shows ever Bob's Burgers, takes place in a crawl space. Obviously. But with Bob being trapped within the crawl space he starts to hallucinate...about a bar...


PHOTO FROM MY NETFLIX.

And probably the most well-known from Friends.



And this photo because hello obviously.


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the treehouse of horror

This past weekend on my Halloween watching of random things adventures I settled on the Treehouse of Horror episodes of The Simpson's. These are seriously classics! That show has been on what, 20 years? 25? Before I was born!? Yeah, it has. And even though most of us Utahrds weren't allowed to watch it as a kid (with me being the exception much to the dismay of my grandmother) I grew up with these and looked forward to them every October.

The first official Treehouse of Horror aired during Season 2. It's probably one of the most notable, one, because it was on so long ago and The Simpson's has been in syndication almost as long as it's been on, and two, because of the amazing rendition of The Raven. I had a high school english teacher (RIP Mrs. Dubois) that was slightly nutty and slightly obsessed with anything literary that came from the cartoon.



I really enjoy one parody in Treehouse of Horror 3, Clown Without Pity. Seriously, demonic Krusty the Clown doll comes alive and terrorizes everyone. Krusty never really appealed to me as a kid. I was more enamored with Sideshow Bob (and later Frasier, obviously). And on occasion, Sideshow Mel (NILES!).



The next one worth mentioning is Treehouse of Horror 5, referencing my favorite movie ofalltime The Shining, though of course it's called The Shinning because Willey doesn't want to get sueeed. With so many references to the movie, honestly, it's brilliantly done and so hilarious. "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" is spun into "No tv and no beer make homer something something". That something is GO CRAZY. And he does. And it's cute.



And who can forget the time machine toaster? How could you? Changing history by stepping on a fish? And my personal favorite, "...oh look, it's raining." Donuts! It's raining donuts!

There is also a slight play on Pink Floyd's The Wall will sending misbehaving children to meat grinder detention. They don't need no education.

Let's skip ahead to this years because in the last several there haven't been THAT many of note (ok, except the Twilight bit voiced by Harry Potter. That was gold).

This years couch credits was directed by the amazing Guillermo Del Toro. And they were creepy.



The cat in the hat sketch was rather cute even if it did ruin my thoughts on the children's book. Bart's severed head makes me never want to fly a kite again (if Mary Poppin's hadn't already done a number on me. Won't lie, wasn't a big fan of the last sketch. However, the ending ("...and that is how I met your mother") complete with closing credit theme music from actual How I Met Your Mother deserved a rewind. Twice.

I feel like this needs to become a tradition. Watch these every year leading up to the new one, and hopefully not being that disappointed (so far, so good).

quothe the raven

I probably spelled that wrong, whatever. In my attempt to find an awesome clip of something spooky I found this ridiculously recorded-off-the-tv clip of The Raven from one of the two billion Simpsons: Treehouse Of Horror so I figured, "hey, why not give a literature lesson while I'm at it?" True story, my honors english teacher in high school would show this video in lieu of actually teaching us about Poe, and trust me it was way more fun.



Eat lots of candy corn!