Alright, so I guess you could say that I had the "privilege" enough to check out the premiere of Lewis Black's Root of All Evil on Comedy Central. On the show, he played judge to two semi-funny comedians (Greg Giraldo and Paul F. Tomkins) as they debated over which was the root of all evil, Oprah or the Catholic church. While I agreed with Black's final ruling that Tomkins provided the better argument (decreeing that Oprah was, indeed, the root of all evil), what really caught my attention was a commercial that aired during one of the show's first breaks. It was advertising a video game called MLB '08: The Show, presumably for Playstation 3, featuring a dude in a Phillies uniform that I've never heard before. By the way, two things you should know about me: 1) I don't play video games, and 2) You couldn't pay me enough to give a damn about major league baseball. Now, during this commercial, they showed some footage from the game, and I've gotta say, it looked pretty lame. I took a look at how they guys moved and ran around the base path and all that, and it reminded me of the WWF wrestling video game from about 10 years ago (I think it was called War Zone or something like that). It looked so primitive and lame. I thought all these new-fangled video game systems meant that the graphics were gonna get better. Is it just me? This is what I want to see (maybe it'll be what gets me to play 'em): I want to play a video game that looks like a movie. Literally. I don't want to be able to see the difference between a video game and TV. Is that so much to ask? You think that could be possible in my lifetime? It fuckin' better be. If you're gonna pay $500 for a fuckin' video game, it might as well look like the real thing, that's all I'm sayin'.
Anyway, as for the show, I don't know if I cared for it all that much. It was kind of disappointing that Lew didn't have that much to say. His style I like; Tomkins and Giraldo I've never been all that crazy about. Matter of fact, on the Comedy Central page for the show, it lists all the comedians that have agreed to argue on the show, and the only one I could ever tune in for would be Patton Oswalt. I suppose I'll wait another episode before I pass judgment on this sum'bitch. I guess next week's argument is Donald Trump vs. Viagra. We'll see how that one goes. Hopefully, Lew's gonna open his mouth a little more than he did this week; I mean, it's his show, so you'd think we'd get a little more of his style. If it continues as it is, though, I'll be upset. And I'll really be pissed if it fucks up Lew's availability for the Back in Black segment on The Daily Show. I know he hasn't been appearing as regularly as he used to, but that's the kind of forum that suits him best.
Have a good night, y'all.
Peace be with you.
Anyway, as for the show, I don't know if I cared for it all that much. It was kind of disappointing that Lew didn't have that much to say. His style I like; Tomkins and Giraldo I've never been all that crazy about. Matter of fact, on the Comedy Central page for the show, it lists all the comedians that have agreed to argue on the show, and the only one I could ever tune in for would be Patton Oswalt. I suppose I'll wait another episode before I pass judgment on this sum'bitch. I guess next week's argument is Donald Trump vs. Viagra. We'll see how that one goes. Hopefully, Lew's gonna open his mouth a little more than he did this week; I mean, it's his show, so you'd think we'd get a little more of his style. If it continues as it is, though, I'll be upset. And I'll really be pissed if it fucks up Lew's availability for the Back in Black segment on The Daily Show. I know he hasn't been appearing as regularly as he used to, but that's the kind of forum that suits him best.
Have a good night, y'all.
Peace be with you.
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