Failed Pilot

Thanks for the cocktease. I will say that the last scene scored its desired reaction in making me incredibly nervous. The palms were sweaty.

What’s the point? It’s everything you’ve read. Human, funny, and armed with an appeal for everyone…dirt dumb to smart (that’s the big feat). Pedestrian jokes, good jokes, great jokes, gross jokes, and some fantastic arguments. You’re supposed to hate the married sister, and boy did I, ugh, just broadsided by the realism of that character. Somebody did their research. Ha! I kid. No research needed, just find that irritating voice over there, complaining to the Whole Foods manager, or yelling at a Texas de Brazil waiter, or talking about taking fourteen Pilates classes in one day.  

Over in the world of FUN, a title isn’t the only thing Slither rips from Cronenburg’s Shivers. What a romp!!

In order to convince my readers of Harsh Times‘ HILARITY value, I’ve grabbed some YouTube proof. The extra-ridiculous dialogue was hard to find (Christian Bale and Freddy Rodriguez chewing up the scenery with faux-cholo, decade-old street slang), but these present the basic idea. Enjoy.

Get a load of this.

…then this.

Wow.

Good gravy.

…..I’ve got more.  (someone beat me to this one)

As stated before, I’ve created the perfect 3.5 hours of entertainment: Assassination Tango/Harsh Times double feature. I will subject colleagues Bob Mehr and David Dunlap Jr. to the gauntlet.