Roger Simon makes one about Hollywood and the culture at large at the new Pajamas blog The Tatler.
One special note for conservatives: dissing Hollywood is easy to do (I do it all the time), but the wise person tries to take it over. This is our culture, molding the minds of the future. Turn it over to the other side, if you wish, but do so at your peril.
He wrote the above in reference to Ricky Gervais’ monologue and other jokes at last night’s Golden Globes. I have them on every year but usually as background noise to a book, blogging, playing a game with the kids or whatever… but last night I watched more closely as Gervais sliced and diced pretty much every heavyweight sacred cow that was there. He even did a Tom Cruise gay joke right up front. Don’t get me wrong — it’s not Tienanmen Square brave to be sure… but it was a nice tonic to the onanism that usually IS the Golden Globes.
Ricky done good, but Rickles will always be the king.
Genesis 38:9…ain’t everyone a Biblical scholar,Floyd!
Wow! Just watched the clip at Big Hollywood… Ouch.
First, glad to see he’s on my side regarding the vest. I’ve been working single-handedly to bring men’s vests back in fashion for about two years now. Not the button down, Mr. Rogers sweater vest. A real, honest to goodness watch and fob vest.
I’m a fan of the mission but I think some of the delivery was too harsh. The Tom Cruise joke would have been much better if he would have said, “kind of like ‘Eyes Wide Shut,’ or some other Cruise movie where his character is over the top hetero. He was right not to mention Cruise by name, but the Scientology reference doesn’t work nearly as well as a movie reference. Also, the Hefner sight gag was inappropriate for the venue.
But, from what I saw of the clip it was interesting. I didn’t take it as Hollywood bashing as much as America bashing. His insults were very common to what one hears from Europeans.
Vest or braces,Rufus?
I want both to come back, but I’m taking a pro-active approach with the vest. I’m content to bide my time and wait for the rest of the world to catch up with me on braces, but I can’t wait for others to see my genius regarding the vest.
I wear a vest to work every day, except in hot weather. I get the antique kind (with lapels) from a Cowboy Action Shooting supplier. It’s great to keep my pen and cell phone in a vest pocket, rather than jumbling around with my change in a trouser pocket.
Don’t get excited, Rufus. Lars also wears chain mail.
chain mail is illegal… my grandma used to get that all the time — we just threw it away.
I tried chain mail for a time, but it looks ridiculous with liederhosen!
And the postman gets tired of lugging that stuff around.
Amen, Brother!
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he was good but I just don’t like the guy. I am not enamoured of the British anymore. At all.
Nolte who?
I didn’t watch the show and once had a great affection for Gervais. I’ve been turned off by his snarkiness. Having said that I had a few chuckles reading about the elites’ reaction to him. I consider the BBC original “The Office” some of the greatest sitcom work ever.
I do respect him for not getting his teeth capped once he made his way to Hollywood. I remember that Gervais commented that some of his Hollywood friends were surprised he didn’t rush out to an American dentist. I like it when people aren’t afraid to be real, i.e. less than perfect. Maybe if Gervais is rejected by the elites he’ll be funny again.
That sounds just like the story arc from Extras.
That series wasn’t quite as good as The Office, but it was worth watching. With both of them though, you need to see the “specials” that pick up where the series left off.