30 Days of TV: Day 09 - Best Scene Ever

Day 09 - Best Scene Ever

Best scene ever? EVER? I don't even know where to start thinking about this. I mean, I already talked about my favorite X-Files episode and that awesome thing from Dexter... Nothing immediately stands out as BEST, and deciding on something like that seems like a lot of pressure. I mean, there are lots of good scenes in different shows. How do you rank them?

After talking that out with you all and a bit of internet perusing, I've decided to go with a comedy on this one because I think that "best scene" sort of automatically puts itself in a drama category and this comedy probably would be overlooked by most people. But, I settled here because it really can hold its own against a lot of other stuff that I've come up with. I have chosen this scene because 1) it was hilarious, 2) we STILL talk about it, 3) it was unexpected and brilliant, and 4) it was such a hit there was extended content.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you How I Met Your Mother's very own Robin Sparkles in Let's Go To The Mall. (Also, I think I need to mention that the slap bet came about during this episode because Barney bet Marshall that Robin was in a porno... which will explain a scene further down...)

And let's not forget the full version of the video:

After this we were treated with Sandcastles in the Sand

And even this season, we're still discovering additional little nuggets of Robin Sparkles that not only keep continuity, but are even more funny than ever before.

I couldn't find the small missing clip between these scenes. Basically Barney and Ted continue watching this with Robin and she turns it off because they keep making dirty jokes about the content. It's not really their fault though, as they are talking about beavers and wood... After that, it goes on to this scene later in the episode:

So, there you have it. I give best scene ever to Let's Go To The Mall, but mostly because of all the support and follow-up it was given. And that it was the inspiration for Beth's costume at my golden birthday 80's costume party.

See what others think:
Brenda
Jessie
Dany (to be published)
Beth (to be published)


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Act III

Act III of Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog is up. If you haven't watched them, make sure to do so soon, for they will be gone from the internet shortly.



One can only hope there is more someday.


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Act II

I have a PhD in Horribleness.



See you at the Aftermath!

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What's Up, Blogger?

I was going to post something about Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog... but because I was going to include a picture in my post and a link to the site, and Blogger's being bitchy right now, you're not getting it... and I have to go to work. So, if you haven't seen it, Act I is up, so click the link I have for it over there on the right side of the screen.

Time for work.


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From the Brilliant Mind of Joss

Oh, my. I am having a moment. A moment where I can't think of words to describe how truly awesome this thing I've stumbled upon will be. Neil Patrick Harris as a mad scientist super villain. Nathan Fillion as his archenemy superhero. With singing!

Teaser from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog on Vimeo.

Did you notice that it was approved for all audiences by the Motion Pictures Association of "My House"? I love him.

"Once More With Feeling" was simply my favorite Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode. You may remember that I blogged about going to a sing-along in a theater nearby last year. It was brilliant. And I believe, because it's coming from Joss Whedon, that Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog will be brilliant, too.

I am excited.

Here's the scoop, pulled directly from the site:

ONE WEEK ONLY! AN INTERNET MINISERIES EVENT!

"Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog" will be streamed, LIVE (that part’s not true), FREE (sadly, that part is) right on Drhorrible.com, in mid-July. Specifically:

ACT ONE (Wheee!) will go up Tuesday July 15th.

ACT TWO (OMG!) will go up Thursday July 17th.

ACT THREE (Denouement!) will go up Saturday July 19th.

All acts will stay up until midnight Sunday July 20th. Then they will vanish into the night, like a phantom (but not THE Phantom – that’s still playing. Like, everywhere.)

Mark your calenders!!

And if you're wondering how and why this came about, it is explained as follows:

Why, Joss? Why? Why now, why free, why us?

Once upon a time, all the writers in the forest got very mad with the Forest Kings and declared a work-stoppage. The forest creatures were all sad; the mushrooms did not dance, the elderberries gave no juice for the festival wines, and the Teamsters were kinda pissed. (They were very polite about it, though.) During this work-stoppage, many writers tried to form partnerships for outside funding to create new work that circumvented the Forest King system.

Frustrated with the lack of movement on that front, I finally decided to do something very ambitious, very exciting, very mid-life-crisisy. Aided only by everyone I had worked with, was related to or had ever met, I single-handedly created this unique little epic. A supervillain musical, of which, as we all know, there are far too few.

The idea was to make it on the fly, on the cheap – but to make it. To turn out a really thrilling, professionalish piece of entertainment specifically for the internet. To show how much could be done with very little. To show the world there is another way. To give the public (and in particular you guys) something for all your support and patience. And to make a lot of silly jokes. Actually, that sentence probably should have come first.

So, to you I say, support this. It is the most fantastic thing that could be done for fans, for writers, for creativity's sake, and most of all - against Hollywood. Maybe this will send a message that we don't need sequels or trilogies. What we want is original entertainment... and maybe then you'll see us back at the movie theaters in droves.

(But only on Monday through Thursday when it only costs five dollars at any time of the day.)


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