Heavenly Beat- Messiah
“Berg: I remember I went to NBC, and there were about 10 people in the room. [Kevin Reilly] and I looked at each other, and he said, “What do you want to do?” I said, “I want to build up this all-American quarterback, this hero. This wonderful, beautiful kid with his entire future ahead of him. His biggest decision in life was whether he was going to take a full ride to UT or Notre Dame. He’s got the hot girlfriend. He’s got the loving parents. And he’s going to break his neck in the first game. We’re going to create this iconic American hero, and we’re going to demolish him.”
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This is the blueprint right here.
Oldie but goodie, “An Oral History of Friday Night Lights”, July 2011 (via helloscarecrow)
(via helloscarecrow)
Untitled (It’s our pleasure to disgust you) by Barbara Kruger, 1982
Dan Harmon Poops: HEY, DID I MISS ANYTHING?
Community is going to be terrible without him.
Kids:
A few hours ago, I landed in Los Angeles, turned on my phone, and confirmed what you already know. Sony Pictures Television is replacing me as showrunner on Community, with two seasoned fellows that I’m sure are quite nice - actually, I have it on good authority they’re quite nice, because…
My friend Catie.
This Recording published an essay of mine today. I am overwhelmed with delight.
It’s about grocery shopping in the Chicago suburbs in the late 1980s and grocery shopping in Los Angeles in the early 2010s.
