Tuesday, October 09, 2007
what up.
so i was searching the internet for more rumors of some sort of arrested development comeback, or perhaps a made for tv movie christmas special, when i stumbled upon a michael cera pet project from the summer, dubbed "clark and michael." vaguely similar to the style of arrested, as well as curb and flight of the conchords, its mostly improv with lots of cameos from arrested and other comedians who michael has worked with. its clearly somewhat of an immature effort, its raw and sometimes flat, but it had some seriously funny moments (i only watched one episode). however it led me to think about a new trend which could be the prevailing medium for the next few years: not only do we have music as a genre trying to graft itself to the internet and destroy all tangibility, but now television and soon i'd imagine movies will be doing the same. the term "indie," which i somewhat despise, has come to mean a lot of different shit, like "weird music that hipsters like," "unknown," and "cool." it was reserved mostly for music; at least in my mind. now i am stumbling across more and more "indie" video projects by big names. this is after large advertising campaigns tried to make little movie ads popular, which failed i believe. it's also not some schmuck college kid who thinks he can write a screenplay with some witty dialogue and youtube it, but fresh faces (mostly in the comedy world) who have decided to do something fun and original on their own time; and with enough of a buzz around them, they can develop a decent following. its impressive i think, for someone of cera's age to have such success as a comedian, both in giant cult projects like arrested, and little pets of his own like clark and michael. i hope more of these free shows pop up with lots of new comedians, because i think it will start a new revolution for television. like someone on the site says, i'd much prefer larry david humor over jim bellucci. plus i can't even spell his name.
this also led me to see another trend, the glorification of the nerd. now many can argue this came about with movies like revenge of the nerds, but even back then comedians were older and cooler. snl was key, or even standup, to do something with your life. now, our comedians are younger, fresher, and lets face it, way nerdier. michael cera is by no means a robin williams or an eddie murphy. he is not even a norm mcdonald. he is definietly not a jimmy fallon (thank god). no, he is a new breed, a nerd of all trades if you will. and i'm very glad to see his success, where many have failed to simultaneously make the jump from tv, to movie, and to internet miniseries, he is still "cool" in the eyes of many, as far as nerds go. and funny.
maybe i am just talking out my ass, but this is my preoccupation on this fine tuesday morning. check it out if you're bored:
clark and michael.
enjoy.
so i was searching the internet for more rumors of some sort of arrested development comeback, or perhaps a made for tv movie christmas special, when i stumbled upon a michael cera pet project from the summer, dubbed "clark and michael." vaguely similar to the style of arrested, as well as curb and flight of the conchords, its mostly improv with lots of cameos from arrested and other comedians who michael has worked with. its clearly somewhat of an immature effort, its raw and sometimes flat, but it had some seriously funny moments (i only watched one episode). however it led me to think about a new trend which could be the prevailing medium for the next few years: not only do we have music as a genre trying to graft itself to the internet and destroy all tangibility, but now television and soon i'd imagine movies will be doing the same. the term "indie," which i somewhat despise, has come to mean a lot of different shit, like "weird music that hipsters like," "unknown," and "cool." it was reserved mostly for music; at least in my mind. now i am stumbling across more and more "indie" video projects by big names. this is after large advertising campaigns tried to make little movie ads popular, which failed i believe. it's also not some schmuck college kid who thinks he can write a screenplay with some witty dialogue and youtube it, but fresh faces (mostly in the comedy world) who have decided to do something fun and original on their own time; and with enough of a buzz around them, they can develop a decent following. its impressive i think, for someone of cera's age to have such success as a comedian, both in giant cult projects like arrested, and little pets of his own like clark and michael. i hope more of these free shows pop up with lots of new comedians, because i think it will start a new revolution for television. like someone on the site says, i'd much prefer larry david humor over jim bellucci. plus i can't even spell his name.
this also led me to see another trend, the glorification of the nerd. now many can argue this came about with movies like revenge of the nerds, but even back then comedians were older and cooler. snl was key, or even standup, to do something with your life. now, our comedians are younger, fresher, and lets face it, way nerdier. michael cera is by no means a robin williams or an eddie murphy. he is not even a norm mcdonald. he is definietly not a jimmy fallon (thank god). no, he is a new breed, a nerd of all trades if you will. and i'm very glad to see his success, where many have failed to simultaneously make the jump from tv, to movie, and to internet miniseries, he is still "cool" in the eyes of many, as far as nerds go. and funny.
maybe i am just talking out my ass, but this is my preoccupation on this fine tuesday morning. check it out if you're bored:
clark and michael.
enjoy.
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