OK everyone, settle down. Yes, this is a bad long awaited post from PJD, but I just had to share this with someone.
Three people are aware that I usually just write about Minnesota Vikings football over at Purple Jesus Diaries, and occasionally I share funny stories, sports humor, and swear words at this here blog. Mostly, I’ve shared things around college football. That is largely because I melt like a a stick of butter on your moms tits whenever I see anything related to college football. Gameday music? Erection. Marching bands playing school songs? Weak in the knees. Co-ed girls stripping and having threesomes? That is sometimes OK too.
As the college season ends, however, I get a little sad and really tend to grab on to things like the above posted video, which is of the University of Hawaii marching band CREATING A KICKER, AND THEN KICKING A FOOTBALL. I cannot stress enough how fantastic this is. The stick figure is true schtick (eh?!) and even the form is fantastic. His gallop towards the ball, the spreading of his arms as he kicks, the planting of the foot and extension and follow through with the ball … Damn. You ever see anything like this in the NFL? No! You just see roofs collapsing and quarterbacks committing suicide because they don’t know how to live without football. GAY. This, this is awesome.
I’m going to go out on a limb and assume that some of you folks like TV. I know I shouldn’t assume, but I’m already an ass so I think I’m covered. I’m also going to guess that a sizeable number of you are kind of nerdy, not that it’s a bad thing. Well, in the early halcyon days of TV known as the 1990-’s 2000′s, Fox broadcasting was the be all end all master of creating quirky, unique and interesting television. Fox was also the demonic lord of not giving any of these shows a chance to succeed, and therefore canceling them immediately.
One of these aforementioned shows was Firefly. It was a western set in space, yeah you’re already pumped up if you’ve never heard of it. It came from the mind of Joss Whedon and starred the incomparable Nathan Fillion, a largely unknown Adam Baldwin and future nerd crush, Summer Glau. Part of the problem* was that the opening credits didn’t kick enough ass or sell what the soul of the show was. If Firefly had been an 80′s creation, that likely would have not been an issue. The folks at io9 decided that they would retroactively redo the opening credits, in a way that allowed the show to bask in its awesome glory. So sit back, take a hit of your best mescaline and enjoy.
That. That video was amazing. It is the greatest thing that mankind has or ever will accomplish. Sadly, Simon Tam was left out of the credits due to time constraints. Don’t fret though my pretties, I’ve included a bonus Simon Tam credit and the original lame Firefly credits for your enjoyment below. (more…)
