Grammys

[Celeste]

Don't the boys from Franz Ferdinand know that any cred they might have will dissolve into nothing now that they've appeared on the Grammys in that ridiculous opening medley? Poor things!

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by Celeste:
  Don't the boys from Franz Ferdinand know that any cred they might have will dissolve into nothing now that they've appeared on the Grammys in that ridiculous opening medley? Poor things!

only to people who actually watched the grammys.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Are you telling me you missed the tribute to Southern Rock featuring Gretchen Wilson singing Freebird, as well as Tim McGraw and Keith Urban? That was priceless. And this years MC Hammer, Kanye West, proved why the critics love him so much: because hip hop is da bomb!

[kcjones119]

I didn't watch, but I heard Ray Charles won 8 awards and didn't even show up.  Jerk.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by Celeste:
  Don't the boys from Franz Ferdinand know that any cred they might have will dissolve into nothing now that they've appeared on the Grammys in that ridiculous opening medley? Poor things!

That was the most laughably horrible thing I'd ever seen.

[Celeste]

I kept flipping between the Grammys and other stuff like Arrested Development and Desperate Housewives...and thinking, how the hell could our culture have gone so terribly wrong...and I don't mean morality-wise...

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by Celeste:
  I kept flipping between the Grammys and other stuff like Arrested Development and Desperate Housewives...and thinking, how the hell could our culture have gone so terribly wrong...and I don't mean morality-wise...

elaborate on terribly wrong.  and are encompassing AD and DH shows in this thinking?
 
  i was painting shelves and listening to Janis Joplin last night...

[Celeste]

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
 

and are encompassing AD and DH shows in this thinking?
  [/b]

yeah...they both were awful, too...and yet I recall that AD won some awards for best show or something...and so did DH...I just don't get the appeal...
 
 it's probably just me...
 
 I should have turned off the TV and focused on the books I was trying to read

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by Celeste:
  yeah...they both were awful, too...and yet I recall that AD won some awards for best show or something...and so did DH...I just don't get the appeal...
 
 it's probably just me...
 

arrested development is my favorite american tv show since curb your enthusiasm ... everyone's sense of comic timing is right on, there are so many plot elements weaved into a season, and whoever writes the dialogue is a genius (not to mention the great camera work)

[sonickteam2]

checking out the winners list, here are some notable ones, i guess
 
 Country Album: "Van Lear Rose," Loretta Lynn.
 
 haha, just cause of that Jack White song???
 
 guess so.....
 
 Country Collaboration With Vocals: "Portland Oregon," Loretta Lynn and Jack White.
 
 Spoken Word Album: "My Life," Bill Clinton.
 
 Musical Show Album: "Wicked."
 
 Recording Package: "A Ghost Is Born," Peter Buchanan-Smith and Dan Nadel, art directors (Wilco).
 
 Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: "Once in a Lifetime," Stefan Sagmeister, art director (Talking Heads).
 
 Latin Rock/Alternative Album: Ozomatli.
 
 Short Form Music Video: "Vertigo," U2.
 
 Electronic/Dance Album: "Kish Kash," Basement Jaxx.
 
 Alternative Music Album: "A Ghost Is Born," Wilco.
 
 Rock Song: "Vertigo," Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge and Larry Mullen (U2).

[ratioci nation]

I thought last nights episode of Arrested Development was fantastic, I only started watching because it is on after the simpsons, but I have really started to like it
 
 what shows did you see before that made you think our culture was better than now?

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Some guy that posts on my other chat board was nominated for best children's album, but I don't know if he won.

[Celeste]

Originally posted by ratioci nation:
  I thought last nights episode of Arrested Development was fantastic, I only started watching because it is on after the simpsons, but I have really started to like it
 
 what shows did you see before that made you think our culture was better than now?

you're right...I guess my first mistake is gauging the quality of culture on TV shows...I can't think of any shows that are so great...
 
 to HoyaSaxas comment, I guess I did used to like Curb Your Enthusias, when I had free cable...
 
 I would never pay for cable, though, so I guess that keeps me from the "better" shows

Originally posted by Sam Pulsize:
  Some guy that posts on my other chat board was nominated for best children's album,
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 but I don't know if he won.

[lionforce5]

Originally posted by Celeste:
 you're right...I guess my first mistake is gauging the quality of culture on TV shows...I can't think of any shows that are so great...

Also a fan of Arrested Development, which has surpassed the simpsons, in my opinion, in the Fox Lineup.  
 
 Some "great" shows, in no particular order:
 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
 Frontline
 The Venture Bros.
 Samurai Champloo (forthcoming to adult swim, but some of us have seen most of it already)