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Annie Edison May Be Pillow-Biting Sexy, But In No Universe is She Funnier than Jeff Winger

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Pajiba Love | Comments (41)

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I was originally going to title this Pajiba Love something like “Quick and Dirty” and in doing so, did a quick Google Image search for “quick and dirty” to see what came up. NEVER, EVER, EVER do a Google Image search for “Quick and Dirty.” NEVER. Do. Not. Do. It.

Here are 6 Things the Film Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know About. You’re smart folks, so you probably know about most of them already. But it’s nice to see it confirmed. (FilmSchoolRejects)

Nerve undertakes the unenviable task of ranking every character on “Community” from funniest to least funniest. I respectfully disagree Annie Edison’s too-high placement and Magnitude’s too low placement (Pop! Pop!) (Nerve)

While we’re on the subject of “Community,” here’s a slideshow of Chevy Chase hanging out with awesome people. (Uproxx)

This list of 10 Couples that are Bad Ass together qualifies as an resounding victory for one reason: Nick and Nora Charles. (The Mary Sue)

“X-Files” fans: Here is everything you ever wanted to know about the series’ history, including knowledge that Pam Anderson was seriously considered for the role of Scully. Yikes. (Mental Floss)

Well, this is just creepy: Superhero fetus sculptures. (Comics Alliance)

Here’s today’s Pajiba Challenge: Can you watch this clip for more than eight seconds without laughing. I’ll answer it for you. No. You can’t. (Maniac World)

“Futurama” fans: Behold the very subtle joke that took 12-years to make. (Gamma Squad)

Over at The Guardian, they ask: Have “Doctor Who’s” storylines gotten too complicated? I say, “Boo” to more stand-alone episodes. The complex plot-lines are the most intriguing draw right now. (The Guardian)

I didn’t think I could love Ira Glass more, but then I learned he got so shitfaced with Rachel Maddow and John Hodgman that he blacked out and woke up in his clothes on and smelling of vomit. (Yahoo News)

Early next month, Cameron Crowe’s Pearl Jam documentary hits PBS. I guess it’s screening in select theaters, too. I didn’t realize it, but it was screening in my area for one night only. Last night. I missed it. But here’s hoping, if Cameron Crowe takes on any one of these other 20 Albums from 1991 that I catch the next doc. Tick Tock Get Up Stop. (Moviefone)

ESPN’s Erin Andrews is either dead. Or exercising. If she’s fake dead, she’s more convincing that Anne Hathaway was in One Day. Oh shit. Spoilers. (WithLeather)

I do know that many of you love “True Blood,” but this clip — of the Sookie rant in this year’s season finale — seemingly validates my decision to quit after season one.

This is a Norwegian bank commercial featuring George Clooney, and I’d be surprised if some shallow enterprising studio exec doesn’t turn it into a full-length feature.









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Today on This American Life indignity in three acts.

My personal ranking of the main 7 in Community (subject to change at any moment)
Troy
Jeff
Britta
Pierce
Abed
Shirley
Annie

I'm sure I'll be flamed for putting Britta so high and Abed so low, but whatevs. Bring it!

Posted by: Socrates_Johnson at September 21, 2011 1:14 PM

Leonard should be in the Top 5. "Where are the white women at?"

Posted by: Three-nineteen at September 21, 2011 1:23 PM

OH MY GOD NOOOOO! The third image result for 'Quick and Dirty' is now forever burned into my brain! Why did you do this Rowles?! WHY?!

Posted by: WD at September 21, 2011 1:24 PM

FYI, it's "tick tock ya don't stop" not "get up stop"

Sincerely,
the whitest guy you'll ever meet

Posted by: mr_niceguy at September 21, 2011 1:39 PM

Before anyone gets their knickers in a knot over The Guardian piece, you should know going into it that the people who leave comments on The Gruaniad TV blogs are bar none the pickiest people in the entire world. They make the commenters on this site look like we're all just a bunch of morons who accept crap TV.
They truly believe that every TV show should be made using only actors and script writers they have personally signed off on and even the slightest error in continuity/set design/ language, etc. sends them off on month-long rants about the general sinking of the population into pre-stone age standards of civilization.
And God forbid there should be an anachronism in a period TV show. They watch for these things the way the Tea Party people look for things to be outraged about.
Seriously, people. Clink on that link at your own peril.

Posted by: PaddyDog at September 21, 2011 1:42 PM



Well First of all, POP POP!


Posted by: John G. at September 21, 2011 1:43 PM

The Thin Man is one of my favorite novels. Nick and Nora are so badass.

Posted by: sean at September 21, 2011 1:47 PM

Aw, I thought Pam's Sookie rant was fun.

I'm all for a mixture with Who stand-alones, as long as they are good. Uneven quality seems to be the primary risk of them. I do like the constancy of at least a little serialization.

Wow. The film industry stinks. Like any other corporation that has the pathology of a psychopath, they have an obligation to that bottom line and their shareholders at the expense of basic good nature.

Pam Anderson as Scully? That's the sort of alternate universe that might have set an entirely different course for my life.

Posted by: DarthCorleone at September 21, 2011 1:53 PM

I had the same reaction when I woke up one day married to George Clooney.

That clip of Full House is funnier with Denise's original laugh.

Posted by: MissRos at September 21, 2011 1:54 PM

Based on Season 2, Chang should be much, much lower on that Community list. I hope they phase his character out or at the very, very least, drop him down to guest star status. But I agree with Troy being #1.

I love that Norwegian bank commercial.

Posted by: MelBivDevoe at September 21, 2011 1:58 PM

I searched "quick and dirty" and got a picture of Rick Santorum.

Posted by: The Mutt at September 21, 2011 2:00 PM

@The Mutt

*shutter* Ok, now Google "Santorum." (What it's an old joke? It's still funny!)

Posted by: Socrates_Johnson at September 21, 2011 2:03 PM

Who's Annie Edison?

Posted by: logan at September 21, 2011 2:06 PM

I didn't laugh at that clip once but I gotta say if it were any longer I might have cracked.

Posted by: Alex00 at September 21, 2011 2:24 PM

NOBODY MOOOOOOVE! That video clip made me loose mah cawntackt!!!!

Posted by: bev rage at September 21, 2011 2:25 PM

Wow, that FSR article was depressing.

Posted by: Socrates_Johnson at September 21, 2011 2:28 PM

WHY DID I DO THAT?

WHYYYYY?!

Posted by: Ghisent at September 21, 2011 2:29 PM

Well, I'll never watch "Community". I had no idea Dino Stamatopoulos appears regularly on the show. I don't care who else is regularly featured (including the outstanding Patton Oswalt). Stamatopoulos is a wretched excuse for a human being and is cause enough for me to steer clear of the show forever. I absolutely refuse to contribute to his income.

Posted by: lubeg at September 21, 2011 2:33 PM

i was tooo terrified by image number 3 to investigate, but what was that?!

And the dick mangling on row 3.

Can't say I wasn't warned, but really, that warning was akin to 'you'll shoot your eye out' wholly ineffectual to eliminate the curiosity.

Posted by: Pope Jon Paul Jovi at September 21, 2011 2:35 PM

Senor Chang at number 15?! Fuck dat list.

Posted by: haplo at September 21, 2011 2:41 PM

I think Doctor Who should be a healthy mix of both. Serialization is great when it's done well (I loved the Bad Wolf plot, for example) but I do think it's being just a wee bit overdone this season. The standalone episodes are suffering at the hands of insanely plot heavy ones that have a crazy amount of plot jammed in. That's just my two cents, though.

Posted by: beckster at September 21, 2011 2:44 PM

Pop...... pop.

Posted by: Martin at September 21, 2011 3:01 PM

(before being ousted by that douche Hayden Christensen in the special edition)

And there went the writer's credibility.

Posted by: Jay at September 21, 2011 3:14 PM

'Precious fairy vagina' is a fairly good name for a rock band.

God, I love Pam. "FUCK SOOKIE" has been my rallying cry since Season 3.

Posted by: Aislinn at September 21, 2011 3:32 PM

I quit true blood after season 1 also. The shaggy dog character did it for me. The Thin Man is the mrs favorite.

Posted by: Roland at September 21, 2011 3:48 PM

@Martin and John G - Phbbttt!!

Posted by: LuLu at September 21, 2011 4:03 PM

Dan and Mitzi McNinja FTW! Hell yes! The Mary Sue is rapidly becoming one of my favorite places on the Interwebs.

Posted by: NateS1973 at September 21, 2011 4:24 PM

I didn’t think I could love Ira Glass more, but then I learned he got so shitfaced with Rachel Maddow and John Hodgman that he blacked out and woke up in his clothes on and smelling of vomit.

Not mentioned in the story was his new "THIS AMERICAN THUG LIFE" stomach tattoo.

Posted by: branded at September 21, 2011 5:31 PM

Socrates_Johnson, I'm a huge Britta fan, too!

My list would be:
Troy
Abed
Britta
Annie
Jeff
Pierce
Shirley

I honestly love all of them though so it's difficult to list them. Much more difficult than any other show on the air right now.

Posted by: becks at September 21, 2011 10:17 PM

Senor Chang
Abed
Troy
Jeff
Britta
Annie
Shirley
Pierce

Posted by: jzhz at September 21, 2011 11:15 PM

True Blood's problem is that it is the 'Hoarders' of shows. Why are they still following the werewolves, or Jessica, or...
They should really stick to like 3 plot threads a season. Otherwise all of them get like 4 minutes a show and you don't care about any of them. The witches stuff was neato, but I defy anyone to tell me you cared about LaFayette and his boyfriend in the desert or whatever. Or Alsace at all. Or Sam's brother.

Posted by: negative 1 at September 21, 2011 11:30 PM

True Blood's problem is that it is the 'Hoarders' of shows. Why are they still following the werewolves, or Jessica, or...
They should really stick to like 3 plot threads a season. Otherwise all of them get like 4 minutes a show and you don't care about any of them. The witches stuff was neato, but I defy anyone to tell me you cared about LaFayette and his boyfriend in the desert or whatever. Or Alsace at all. Or Sam's brother.

Posted by: negative 1 at September 21, 2011 11:31 PM

When I first read the headline I thought you were talking about Kip Winger. Then I remember his name is "Kip" and not "Jeff". I don't know who Jeff is, but now you've got me flashing back to music videos from my high school years with those piercing blue, kind-of-crazy-but-sexy-at-the-same-time eyes, perfect teeth, killer hair-band hair, and of course his manly pelt of chest hair unlike any I had seen at that point in my life.

See Exhibit A:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1knO1Ip9oEg

Creepy in a way, but hot nonetheless. Come on, you know you agree.

Posted by: prairiegirl at September 22, 2011 12:13 AM

Can you tell I have only ever watched two episodes of Community after that last post?

Posted by: prairiegirl at September 22, 2011 12:20 AM

@lubeg What did Stamatopoulos do to deserve your despisal? AFAIK he was the guy behind Moral Orel and that's about it.

Posted by: Adere at September 22, 2011 5:33 AM

I would LOVE to go drinking with Ira Glass and Rachel Maddow. I might try to kiss one of them. My god. I might need a moment on my own, here.

On Community: I think that list is classified exactly the way I think - in particular Senor Chang's low placing (I find his over-acting doesn't gel well with the show) and Annie's trumping of Jeff Winger (not versatile; needs more than quips to endear himself). I might place the English teacher a little lower down, but hey, let's not nitpick: DONALD GLOVER WINS ALL THINGS.

Posted by: Caspar at September 22, 2011 7:40 AM

Adere - Louis CK also took Stamatopoulos to Iraq! http://www.louisck.net/2009/03/uso-tour-weblog-kuwait-iraq-af.html

Posted by: XiuFetish at September 22, 2011 9:14 AM

@lubeg What did Stamatopoulos do to deserve your despisal? AFAIK he was the guy behind Moral Orel and that's about it.

Posted by: Adere at September 22, 2011 5:33 AM

I bore witness, firsthand, to his absolutely wretched behavior during an [adult swim] panel at Comic Con in 2007 or 2008 (I don't recall, precisely, which year). I was ambivalent about his work up to that point. The manner in which he spoke to his peers and audience disgusted me and in spite of his apology I have no use for his work.

Posted by: lubeg at September 22, 2011 11:36 AM

Dino Stamatopoulos?

Ohhh Starburns. yeah, he's got no business being rude.

I don't find any of the characters laugh out loud funny, I just think they gel into an incredible ensemble and they make the situation funny.

Posted by: kirbyjay at September 22, 2011 12:28 PM

So I should add a caveat my list and say that I too love all of them. One of my favortite things about Community is that all the characters are great and they all get their chance to shine. That said, here's a little more explanation to my ranking.

Troy - Actually, this probably needs no explanation. I love everything Troy does and he's easily my favorite character on the show.
Jeff - Joel McHale was the reason I started watching the show in the first place because I loved The Soup and Jeff is pretty much his schtick on The Soup but with a harder edge.
Britta - I didn't like Britta at first, but she's become the character I most identify with because of her awkwardness in dealing with her own liberal tendancies.
Pierce - This is the kind of ensemble show that really lets Chevy Chase shine without burdening him with carrying it. I thought he did a great job with Pierce's heel turn in season two.
Abed - Abed is a great character, but he's so well defined that sometimes his jokes are a bit stilted like the character.
Shirley - She just doesn't get enough to do sometimes. She still delivers some great lines though, like "I'll make your ass sense!"
Annie - I like Annie. I just feel a lot of the jokes surrounding her tend be more about her as opposed to her giving them herself. Take the chloroform incident. My favorite part about it was Troy's and Abed's reaction to it, as opposed to what she did.

Again, I love them all and I think the strength of the show is the whole ensemble and how pretty much any of them can work well with any other. Well, that and Donald Glover. That guy is awesome.

Posted by: Socrates_Johnson at September 22, 2011 12:55 PM

@ Socrates - I've never considered Abed that way - but you make a lot of sense. For me though, the funniest character has got to be "Troy AND Abed". The whole is just made so much better by summing the parts.

Posted by: Bert at September 22, 2011 2:15 PM