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Category Archives: Count Bleh
Oh, Well, If There’s a T-Shirt, Then Sure
Filed under Count Bleh, Interweb
Aw, Staples, How Did You Know?
*Min order: 50 pieces. It’s a trap!
Planet Hoth: Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
Unlike Stephen Colbert and Rolling Stone magazine, here at Jumped the Snark we’ll admit it when we borrow from others, which is why we’re obligated to point out that background image used in our current website header is not our own, but courtesy of fellow Williamsburg resident Henry Hargreaves. During the Blizzmageddon Hargreaves had the genius vision of Brooklyn as Hoth, photoshopping Empire Strikes Back characters and vehicles onto the snow-white Williamsburg canvas, including Luke and Han gathering their bearings in front of the Hess station on Metropolitan Ave. In fact, it was the composite of the AT-AT used in our header that informed us that we should probably wait another day or two before returning to Brooklyn after the storm, as in the distance we spotted a White Castle, and knew that the ice planet Hoth in these photos was just mere blocks from our own apartment. So, Mr. Hargreaves, we owe you a debt of gratitude for not just creating these brilliant images (which we’ve gladly appropriated), but also for tipping us off to the horrible post-blizzard conditions in the neighborhood. May the Force be with you.
Alright, Luke, time to take down that AT-AT. Let’s not deprive local residents of their Crave Cases any longer.
via Gothamist
Gratuitous Search Term Bait of the Day: Etymology
There were no new relevant search terms today, but instead of just giving you another Tom Westman or Rashida Jones clip (which we’ll do plenty of, trust us) we’re going to do something a little different. Some of you out there have been using the search term “jumped the snark,” (listen, guys, the site is just jumpedthesnark.com, no tricks. You don’t need to work that hard to find us), so we’ll reciprocate with something based on that. However, we’re not going to self-promote and just link to one of our old posts (or, god forbid, show you our face), but, alternatively, we’re going to offer a little TV history lesson. In case you didn’t know, the name “Jumped the Snark” is derived from the term “jumped the shark” which is colloquially used to describe a TV show that has moved its plot in an unrealistic, absurd or hackneyed direction, often with the introduction of a new character or some sort of stunt episode, signaling that the show’s best days are behind it. “Jumped the shark,” in turn, is derived from a Season 5 episode of Happy Days in which Fonzie literally jumps a shark. But let’s hear about the origins of the term from the writer of the episode in question, Jeff Breederman:
Fascinating stuff.
And, for good measure, here’s the Fonz:
Quiz on Monday.
A New Year, A New Milestone, A New Goal, and Truffaut
Good 2011, guys! Thanks for coming back.
Before we jump right back into the swing of things (with, no doubt, our most successful year yet), we just wanted to take a second to take the temperature of this blog, see where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going.
In early 2010 we set the goal of 365 posts in 365 days. Well…that didn’t happen. But the benefit of setting the bar high is that even when you fail, you can still be proud of what you’ve accomplished. And we are proud of our 2010, drafting 260 new posts (so, if you average that out, we posted just about once per weekday, which is a decent pace. Good job, us!). Even more impressive, and reassuring, is that in the last four months, when we were finally able to spend more time with this blog, we uploaded about 180 posts. And that was with the holidays and a week vacation (and a blizzard). So, if we can keep that up, 365 in 365 should be a reality in 2011. Unless we get drafted.
In addition to an encouraging 2010, we’re happy to announce that we’ve made it to 400 posts! After a really slow start, we sprinted from 300 to 400 in just a matter of months. At that clip, 500 will not be far behind. And you can expect that celebration to be a BLOW OUT.
And what else can you expect in 2011? Well, we need to do more than just meet our personal challenge from last year. First off, we hope to eclipse our single busiest day, which actually happened a year ago this Thursday (apparently people really wanted to read about The State that day). Secondly, we hope to get the Jumped the Snark name out on other sites, a mission we’ve already begun with our recent Tony Danza piece. And, thirdly, we hope to roll out a series of new weekly and semi-regular features like “Classic Survivor Clip” and “Reginald VelJohnson in a Uniform.” We have a lot of ideas, a lot of ambition, and a lot of free time. Let’s make 2011 the year that Jumped the Snark FINALLY overtakes Facebook.
In honor of reaching 400 posts, please enjoy a clip from Francios Traffaut’s coming-of-age classic The 400 Blows:
Jumped the Snark: the only place where you’ll find French New Wave Cinema AND 90s-era Nickelodeon.
Filed under Count Bleh, Interweb
Winter Cleaning: ‘LOST’ Finale: The Neverending Story (And a Brief Discourse on Series Finales)
Note: We began this post the day after Lost’s series finale. Unfortunately, do to a series of fortunate events, we became otherwise occupied, and soon a Lost finale review seemed rather dated. But with the end on the year quickly gaining on us, we thought we’d finally finish that piece, perhaps all the wiser for having an extra half-year to let the series’ end sink in.
For most of Lost’s final season (and for the first five) we’ve offered little, if any, commentary, instead leaving the expert analysis to the experts. In fact, besides a couple of links and a few Jimmy Fallon videos we’ve only really spoken in-depth about the season premiere. However, much in the fashion of Lost, we feel compelled to call back to that post and close the circle.
However, before we delve into the finale, the series, and the nature of season finales, I think it’s necessary that we first outline our particular history with Lost. The show premiered during my senior year in college, the four-year period when I probably should have been OD’ing on television, at least on the Mr. Show DVDs, but instead foolishly focused on my studies, only making time for The Simpsons, Survivor, Friends for some reason at beginning and, thankfully, Arrested Development towards the end (talk about growing up). Lost premiered during the fall of my Senior year, but I was far too wrapped up in my penultimate semester, and getting in as much Mario Tennis as possible, to pay it much mind (plus, it seemed like a risky venture to get involved with such an ambitious show that likely wouldn’t make it past its first season). During winter break of that year, I did record a couple of episodes on VHS (the dark ages!), and found it interesting, intriguing and definitely full of potential. But without the benefit of having seen the pilot, and understanding the context of those episodes, I was, in essence, lost. So it wasn’t until the following summer when, on somewhat of a whim, I just went ahead and purchased season 1 on DVD. And that basically changed my life.
Filed under Analysis, Count Bleh, Flashback!, In Memoriam, LOST
Stranded: Day 2
We were stuck out on (in?) Long Island for another day, bring Jumped the Snark operations nearly to a halt. We hope to be back up and running tomorrow, but it could have been worse. Could have been Christmas. Could have been snowed in at the airport. Could have been trapped with Uncle Joey.
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Filed under Count Bleh, Wake Up, SF!, Yankee Swap
Danza Moment of the Week: Christmas in Connecticut; Plus, Self-Promotion!
What happens when Angela decides to spend Christmas with that dick Geoffrey? To what lengths will Angela go to find Tony’s baseball card? What gift will Tony get for Angela that shows once and for all how much better he his than that dick Geoffrey? Find out!
Continue (I know you will) with Parts II and III of “The Christmas Card.”
Isn’t it weird that the big joke with Mona is that she’s a huge slut? Sorta like Blanche Devereaux, but with even less subtlety. Kind creepy now (and even creepier as a 7-year-old).
In other (big!) Danza news, the folks over at Gawker.TV were kind enough to let us explore our fascination with Teach: Tony Danza in greater detail. We ask the question: Whatever Happened to Teach: Tony Danza? Check it out!
Filed under Count Bleh, Golden Girls, Nostalgia Corner, Who's the Boss?, Yankee Swap
We Weigh In on the Alleged Rex Ryan Foot Fetish Videos
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And if you were directed to this site after searching for “foot fetish,” we’re sorry to disappoint. But you’re certainly welcome to look around and enjoy our many Muppet posts, which, now that we think about it, might still work for some of you.
Filed under Count Bleh, It's gross., Local Flavor, Matt Christopher Books
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