I can’t watch Obama. I just can’t. Not tonight. I know this is a HUUUUGGE event. But I’m so tired of the self-righteous platitudes and the empty rhetoric. I can’t watch. So the only network that isn’t showing Obama’s infomercial is ABC and they’re showing a show called “Pushing Daisies” that I’ve never seen before but I’ll liveblog it as a protest against the Obamercial.
Starting at 8 p.m. (EST) It’s described as a “forensic fairy tale”, whatever that means. Please feel free to join us here in the combox in protest of the Obamercial. And hey, maybe a show about a pie-maker who has the power to bring the dead back to life will be good.
8:01: This is looking a bit like Harry Potter. Is it always like this?
8:02: The girl returned from the dead? Now, from what I understand, he brought her back to life but he can’t touch her or else she’ll die. Quirky so far.
8:04: Hey, the guy in the booth was in Office Space. He played the nerdy dude. I like him.
8:05 I’m already grateful because I’m interested in the show enought that five minutes in and I haven’t thought about what Obama is saying once. For that I will be eternally grateful.
8:09: This show is very quirky. My wife hates it. I like it.
8:10: Call me an idiot but that guy running around with a stick through his head was very funny. Uh-oh. Commercial. Must…not…check…Obama. I wonder if the ratings for this will be very high because lots of folks aren’t interested in Obama. Alright, no more mentioning Obama. That’s it.
8:10 If only that guy had lived, he would haven’t gotten a tax cut …nevermind.-PA
8:12: “I could gold leaf my bathroom…” Funny.
8:15: This show feels French. Not the bad kind of French. Like that movie Amelie which I liked. Hey, don’t make fun. I can be sensitive…
Good quote: “This my clue pad for writing down clues.”
8:15 Didn’t Kristin Chenoweth play the token conservative on the left wing?
8:18: “My Mandarin’s a little rusty.” I’m digging this.
8:20: “The complexities of this complex issue are so complex it makes this shallow conversation look silly.” I may watch this show even when the guy who’s trying to destroy my country isn’t on every other channel.
8:21: Pat just told me he watched the first five minutes of Obama! I can’t even count on my own brother to boycott with me. I feel used.
8:22: We just had a McCain commercial. Hooray.
8:22 Did the Michelle Obama Character just accuse the plumber of murder? What channel am I watching? PA
8:24: Patrick, stop it. We’re pretending Obama doesn’t exist -for a little while. Back to the show, we just discovered our hero has a family he didn’t know about. Twin half brothers who are bad magicians.
8:27: Who owns the diner where the hero makes pies? I wonder if they make $250,000 per year?
8:29 Doesn’t Obama have a half brother?
8:31; The Bun steamer exploded. Funny.
Alright. The show just got me through this half hour. I am grateful to it. But the World Series is coming on right now. Later. Thanks for getting me through.
October 29, 2008 at 11:15 pm
It is good! Or, at least I like it. It’s whimsical.
October 29, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Better than Obama, I hope.
October 29, 2008 at 11:35 pm
The absolutely best thing for Obama to do right now is to make a bigger presumptous and pretentious ass of himself than he already has. He’s sold out his 65,000 tickets for coronation, I mean election, night in Chicago; and will start making many more people feel even queezier about him than are already indicated in the latest “polls”.
The guy is a stunning peacock with the same amount of humility.
October 29, 2008 at 11:36 pm
Pushing Daisies is a fun quirky show. My husband says, “Think Charles Addams meets Willy Wonka.” I say think film-noir-comic-book-murder-mystery-carnival-love-story. Does that make sense? I think you are going to like it. Definitely better than watching Obama!
October 29, 2008 at 11:37 pm
I’ll be watching champion’s league soccer live from Costa Rica.
Ironicallly and cloyingly Obama’s ad will also be run in Spanish on the sister station.
October 29, 2008 at 11:38 pm
Who you rooting for?
October 29, 2008 at 11:41 pm
At the end of the Obamercial, will operators be standing by to take my credit card, or do I have to wait until April 15th?
October 29, 2008 at 11:44 pm
that’s really funny. good one.
October 29, 2008 at 11:52 pm
I’ve decided to predict the election outcome as “McCain/Palin with 299 electoral votes.”
I think everyone is SERIOUSLY misunderestimating the Palin effect. And I figure, if I’m wrong, noone will notice, but if I’m right I’ll look like a policy wonk savant! =)
October 30, 2008 at 12:06 am
Well, maybe you can watch this, I liked it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsiBNXlT5j4&feature=related
October 30, 2008 at 12:07 am
I’ll be impressed.
October 30, 2008 at 12:15 am
I’ll bet your wife would like it more if she saw it from the beginning. The writing is great!
October 30, 2008 at 12:15 am
Detroit Pistons opening game for the 2008-09 seasons. that and Bill O’Reilly.
October 30, 2008 at 12:18 am
Darn – Pacers 10, Pistons 4, 3 minutes in. And the Red Wings game doesn’t start until 10 PM
October 30, 2008 at 12:20 am
LarryD,
watch the show with us, snob. You too cool.
October 30, 2008 at 12:21 am
NBA basketball….Thugs In Uniform
October 30, 2008 at 12:22 am
She dated Sorkin and is known for being outspoken about her faith which is “non-judgemental Christian”.
October 30, 2008 at 12:24 am
“At the end of the Obamercial, will operators be standing by to take my credit card, or do I have to wait until April 15th?”
j.christian, they already have your credit card!!
October 30, 2008 at 12:33 am
My husband wants me to thank you for giving us a reason to watch this show live instead of online tomorrow and for making it even more fun! This totally makes putting the kids in front of a movie worth it!
October 30, 2008 at 12:34 am
ooh – pipe in the gut. That’s gotta hurt. They should call Joe the Plumber…