Some Things for 6/20
A nightmarish Season 21 of Seinfeld is underway
Product ads from time travelers who have reverse engineered modern electronics to get rich in 1997
A tale of lust and corruption starring Micheal O’Malley:
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Here on the Island
A “scholarly” look into the deeper meaning of Gilligan’s island can be found here. (via Boing Boing) Like most ridiculous essays of the sort it’s much more entertaining than the show itself. Plus it’s way more complex than your typical “Mary Anne is the Virgin and Ginger is the Whore” kind of thing. As a kid I personally found the show to be infuriating. Infinite sitcom status quo applied to what my young mind thought was a “life and death” situation made me really miserable. I think I watched it the same way people now watch reality TV. I just couldn’t wait to judge these awful people and their idiotic lives. I think the crummy reunion show where they finally escape only to get trapped on the island again made me into a little nihilist. I’m not really a fan of most of them, but I kind of wish Hollywood would go back to making insane high concept sitcoms.