I’m the funniest person in the world, and you agree. As such, I feel a certain responsibility to instruct others in The Journey to True Comedy™. I wonder sometimes how well I fulfill this responsibility. In an effort to better serve my constituency, I am introducing a new series entitled, Hey, Jerk: What’s Comedy All [...]
This is Conlan
i write words
TV
Viewer Mail #21: ATTN: Potential employers
A fictional character from Burbank, California writes: Dear Conlan, I’m wondering about some TV shows. It doesn’t really matter which ones, but for the sake of argument, let’s say, Veronica Mars and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. What happened in the thirteenth episode of the second season of Veronica Mars? And what was that “Buffy” show [...]
An instant messaging game you may want to play
Conlan: i just came up with a cool game. want to play? Someone: as long as it really is cool Conlan: it is. i type a tv show theme song, and you have to guess the show Conlan: ready? Conlan: i’ll start with an easy one: Conlan: na-na na-na na-na na-na na-na-na. batman! Conlan: what [...]
Striking Out
If you don’t know by now, you’ll soon figure it out: Hollywood writers are going on strike. I’m interested in this for a few reasons, none of them sensical, and not least of which is the temptation to join them–out of solidarity, of course–and call it quits on NaNoWriMo. First of all, this means that [...]