Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for February 12, 2012
Transcript:
next up for your halftime pleasure. Verne: the super bowl: America's last shared spectacle.... verne: ...our attention spans are fractured...no on gathers for a single grand experience anymore.... ..an ancient pop icon.... this is our one common cultural touchstone... up syncing to a medley of sketchy hits!... hey! RJ: I'm watching downton abbey...mr. bates world war I is not your fault! frog: I'm watching "The new girl"... can I stop saying adorable now? Mouse: I'm watching a ted talk...in the future we'll make spleens out of cat spit! hammy: I'm watching squids 'n' spatulas on the backs of my eyelids...
JoelJ almost 13 years ago
Never a dull minute in his little noggin. On the bright side, they are altogether at least.
Krumbs77 almost 13 years ago
I’ve watched shows like that
Boots at the Boar Premium Member almost 13 years ago
A week late thanks to a missed deadline, but still good. I wonder how many regular readers OTH shares.
mydogarf almost 13 years ago
That looks just like my Super Bowl party. Except that we did put our devices down to watch the commercials together.The weird thing is that everyone was watching the Super Bowl on their iPods or tablets.And here we got that big screen HD TV…
mistercatworks almost 13 years ago
“Squids and spatulas”? Isn’t that the new reality show on the Discovery Eyelid channel?
nerdhoof almost 13 years ago
Or does Lio’s pal have a cooking show?
PeaceVet almost 13 years ago
Excellent, please continue… modern, hula, tango, hip hop, contra, native Indian, East Indian, African, and …. Good on you.
Cofyjunky almost 13 years ago
Downton Abbey!!! TED lecture!!! Woo-Hoo!!!! :D
angeldscoobydoo Premium Member almost 13 years ago
They used to, and then all these safety regulations like race cars not being allowed to have any glass in them took place. But it used to be all about stock cars – a way for companies to promote the cars they built.
wynot almost 13 years ago
Love that squirrel.
underwriter almost 13 years ago
Tailgate parties are not exclusive to football any more; many are held at the Santa Fe Opera. I’m sure other readers can come up with a lot more.