Friday, December 19, 2008

Commercial of the year

I don't know why I'm only seeing this now. I work in advertising for crying out loud. Great storytelling and beautifully shot by David Fincher. Too bad LT doesn't move like that anymore. Or is it more telling that he gets stopped by Polamalu?

Wednesday, December 03, 2008

A Job on the Jobber

As I prepare for the release of the movie I'm most looking forward to this year (and the triumphant return of one Mickey Rourke), I couldn't help take a look back at some of my favorite old WWF characters. The top of the list includes Rowdy Roddy Piper and his Piper's Pit segment. Every week Piper would interview some schlub and 99.99% of the time, it would end up with Piper berating and beating the poor guest. The one that stands out is his interview with legendary jobber Frankie Williams. Just one of the worst performing wrestlers of my youth, Piper delivers a particularly savage beating to the journeyman. Enjoy.