"Generation Kill" (2008): Like an extended, mini-series-length Black Hawk Down, Generation Kill fills the screen with awesome gunfire and explosions that looks real, but confuses you with lots of characters that lookalike with their helmets and gears on, where you can't really figure out who's who in a mere span of 7 episodes. Where the other Iraq-war based serial drama "Over There" is soldiers' drama, "Generation Kill" is geared toward the heat of the battle. 8/10
Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening (2010) (TV): I've seen this Indian guy in almost every recent comedies like, lately "Funny People" where he played this really offbeat and wannabe-gangster-like stand-up comic named "Randy". Besides making the usual run-of-the-mill dick & fart jokes, Ansari finished the act off with an icing on the cake by returning as Randy from "Funny People". A definite recommendation. 7/10
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction (2009) (TV): The aged Robin Williams makes an hour and a half length of non-stop, profane stand-up jokes about anything under sun, from references to his recent heart surgery, alcoholic problems, to how the human penis came about. 7/10
"How I Met Your Mother" (2005): A heartfelt sitcom with lovable characters and deeply engrossing storyline which keeps you on the hook. 9/10
"The Flight of the Conchords" (2007): Sometimes lame and funny do go hand-in-hand. Flight of the Conchords chronicles band members from Flight of the Conchords in their journey as they try to make it big in the states. The show features lots of show-stopping moments and abrupt musicals which makes for some absurdist humour and laughter. 8/10
"King of the Hill" (1997): A warm-hearted cartoon animated TV serial drama that doesn't rely constantly on fart jokes or slapstick humour like The Simpsons. 9/10
"Man v. Food" (2008): A show devoted to stuffing your face with fast and junk food and eating in the least healthiest way possible in the U.S, the fattest nation on the planet. 8/10
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W Bush (2009) (TV): A witty parody of George Bush's presidency and his life in an hour and a half stage performance. Watch out for the hilariously carnal dance by a Condelezza Rice look-alike. 8/10
"Lock 'N Load with R. Lee Ermey" (2009): Fun history channel program which traces the footsteps of Military weaponry from guns to tanks. Hosted by the grumpy old gunnery sergeant himself from Full Metal Jacket. 8/10
"That's Impossible!" (2009): Interesting documentary about various mysteries and conspiracies such as the possibility of becoming invisible or the use of weather as an instrument of warfare. 8/10
"Hell's Kitchen" (2005): A show where F-word-ladened Gordon Ramsey pisses his cooking disciples off bit by bit. Not my cup of tea. 6/10
"Criss Angel Mindfreak" (2005): Magic seems like a long gone entertainment now that the masked magician has revealed all of classical magic's greatest secrets. Where David Blaine at least tried to inject some "authenticity" into his street magic by going to passers-by and saying nonchalantly, "hey, you wanna see something cool?" Whereas Criss Angel's all about showmanship and acting all mysterious and cocky-like going, "I know the dark arts and I can blow your mind! Watch me!" Doesn't work on me as an audience though. 1/10
"Mad Men" (2007): A period drama that for the first couple seasons, starts out enticing for its authentic portrayal of the 50s America as well as misogyny around office life, but got rather bland toward the third season. Guess I just wasn't too keen or interested in chasing the past. 8/10
Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening (2010) (TV): I've seen this Indian guy in almost every recent comedies like, lately "Funny People" where he played this really offbeat and wannabe-gangster-like stand-up comic named "Randy". Besides making the usual run-of-the-mill dick & fart jokes, Ansari finished the act off with an icing on the cake by returning as Randy from "Funny People". A definite recommendation. 7/10
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction (2009) (TV): The aged Robin Williams makes an hour and a half length of non-stop, profane stand-up jokes about anything under sun, from references to his recent heart surgery, alcoholic problems, to how the human penis came about. 7/10
"How I Met Your Mother" (2005): A heartfelt sitcom with lovable characters and deeply engrossing storyline which keeps you on the hook. 9/10
"The Flight of the Conchords" (2007): Sometimes lame and funny do go hand-in-hand. Flight of the Conchords chronicles band members from Flight of the Conchords in their journey as they try to make it big in the states. The show features lots of show-stopping moments and abrupt musicals which makes for some absurdist humour and laughter. 8/10
"King of the Hill" (1997): A warm-hearted cartoon animated TV serial drama that doesn't rely constantly on fart jokes or slapstick humour like The Simpsons. 9/10
"Man v. Food" (2008): A show devoted to stuffing your face with fast and junk food and eating in the least healthiest way possible in the U.S, the fattest nation on the planet. 8/10
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W Bush (2009) (TV): A witty parody of George Bush's presidency and his life in an hour and a half stage performance. Watch out for the hilariously carnal dance by a Condelezza Rice look-alike. 8/10
"Lock 'N Load with R. Lee Ermey" (2009): Fun history channel program which traces the footsteps of Military weaponry from guns to tanks. Hosted by the grumpy old gunnery sergeant himself from Full Metal Jacket. 8/10
"That's Impossible!" (2009): Interesting documentary about various mysteries and conspiracies such as the possibility of becoming invisible or the use of weather as an instrument of warfare. 8/10
"Hell's Kitchen" (2005): A show where F-word-ladened Gordon Ramsey pisses his cooking disciples off bit by bit. Not my cup of tea. 6/10
"Criss Angel Mindfreak" (2005): Magic seems like a long gone entertainment now that the masked magician has revealed all of classical magic's greatest secrets. Where David Blaine at least tried to inject some "authenticity" into his street magic by going to passers-by and saying nonchalantly, "hey, you wanna see something cool?" Whereas Criss Angel's all about showmanship and acting all mysterious and cocky-like going, "I know the dark arts and I can blow your mind! Watch me!" Doesn't work on me as an audience though. 1/10
"Mad Men" (2007): A period drama that for the first couple seasons, starts out enticing for its authentic portrayal of the 50s America as well as misogyny around office life, but got rather bland toward the third season. Guess I just wasn't too keen or interested in chasing the past. 8/10
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