have time, will waste

here's a pilot for a show called Nobody's Watching that didn't quite make it. the show is a sitcom about two young TV-aholics [is there such a thing as TV-ahol?] who get the chance to make their own sitcom, while the studio tapes the process as a reality show. it was bought by NBC then picked up by WB, but for one reason or another never got greenlit. I think it's pretty entertaining, and if you look past the pilot-y-ness, it seems like the show has some real potential. take a look for yourselfs. (the above link will take you to part 1 of 3, with the others available on the bottom right 'Explore More Videos' section of the YouTube controlling panel.)

like music videos? who doesn't? Pitchfork recently trawled YouTube for 100 Awesome Music Videos. the criteria aren't really terribly specific, with videos chosen for their artistic vision, hilarity, importance, or for being just plain craptastic. each video is accompanied by the contributors' reasons for choosing it, with the commentary itself being either interesting, funny, or lame. here are some of my personal faves and whyfor I chose them:

• Björk: Triumph of a Heart - a great beatbox-laden track off her latest release, Medulla. in the video a cat is anthropomorphized to the fullest. watch to believe. [p 1]
  
• Bone Thugs-N-Harmony: "Tha Crossroads" - I remember listening to this song at Tamarack when I was around 12. never saw the video until now. [p 2]
  
• The Decemberists: "16 Military Wives" - a great Rushmore parody. great song as well. [p 3]
  
• Ice Cube: "It Was a Good Day" - always liked this song and its accompanying no-nonsense narrative video. I enjoy and agree with the contributor's description of Ice Cube as 'unfuckwithable'. [p 5]
  
• Juvenile: "Ha" - what the hell is he saying? all I can make out is the oddly-placed 'run Forrest, run Forrest, run' toward the end. a note on the Pitchfork-supplied description: the 'bright-yellow corvettes' mentioned are actually a yellow Ferrari 355 Berlinetta, a blue Jaguar XK convertible, and a 5th generation S-Class. but I can't fault a music nerd on their lack of automotive knowledge. wait, yes I can, and I just did. [p 5]
  
• Pavement: "Shady Lane" - a wonderful and expectedly odd Spike Jonze creation. and 'cause I just plain love Pavement. [p 7]
  
• The Postal Service: "We Will Become Silhouettes" - it's nice looking, the song is great, plus I get to see my favorite Troop Beverly Hills actress and Postal Service songstress, Jenny Lewis. another description comment: the 'cookie' that the 'frumpy suburban Dad' gives his son is obviously a piece of dried fruit from a RonCo-esque as-seen-on-TV food dehydrator. we all know dried food can last through a nuclear attack. that and Twinkies. [p 7]
  
• Radiohead: "Just" - great song, semi-confusing video. but that's how they likes it. [p 8]
  
• They Might Be Giants: "Ana Ng" - the Johns' odd lyrics are well matched by this equally different video. [p 9]

feel free to discuss any agreement or disagreement with my choices, or post your picks in the comments section.

have a lovely evening,
Spiral Stairs