The Increasingly Fluctuating Episodes of Todd Margaret

It's not easy dealing with no plot is it Franklin?

IFC has found itself a not so little niche market with the success of the SNL brainchild "Portlandia." Investing further into this quirky yet number boosting fan base, IFC continued set it's sights on the same market by renewing  last year's "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret" a cousin of sorts of "Arrested Development." The show stars David Cross as Todd Margaret, who plays an eerily similar character to the infamous Dr. Tobias Funke and Will Arnett, who plays... well the exact same character Will Arnett always plays.  The show revolves around Todd Margaret's decision to accept a position he is overwhelmingly under qualified for, in a culture he doesn't understand. I personally found the opening of the show quite good. However, very little has gotten my attention except for the premise and Arnett's inventive cursing.This brings me to my precipice, the love hate relationship I have with the show and this genre of comedy in general. I find myself fluctuating being in love with the show and genre in general and annoyed with the lackadaisical attitude. Its almost like its tries to hard to be casual. It really is a hipster in its truest and most vulnerable state: creatively engaging, but lacking the confidence to deliver it properly. Comedy is two thirds delivery. The content of the show is brilliant; however it occasionally seems like Cross isn't comfortable enough to play his brilliantly comedic cards.

I wonder what happens to Todd?

The driving factor of television is anticipation, "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret" I am afraid to say, hasn't got enough of it.  ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF THE OVERLY LONG TITLE OF BLAH BLAH..... David Cross will embarass himself... in London... again. What's the fun in that? Thank you IFC for exploring new brands of genuine humor in the age of Seth MacFarlane, but enough is enough. Please don't turn two of my favorite character actors into something I loathe...I cant stand the sight of Pabst Blue Ribbon any more. Please don't let the hipsters take David Cross and Will Arnett from me too.

But then again Will Arnett's cursing and the glimpses of proper delivery may just be enough to keep me watching. Season two has seen a large amount of development even in the onset hopefully this continues, and the Will Arnett-Pencil Pusher relationship continues as well. See for yourself and comment. "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret" is on Fridays 10:30pm/9:30 CT, or On Demand at a time that doesn't suck.

Sorry David but Boom this is the Hammer Comin Down...You're Better than this hipster bologna.

UPDATE: Since the publishing of this article "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret" has become increasingly awesome along the lines previously discussed....Its almost like they listened to me...


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ADHD Diary #1: "Mr. Cain, What's Your Stance on Hawt Chicks? And If Elected What Will You Do to Facilitate Their Presence?": Digressions on Modern Politics, Soggy Grundles and that dude from "Sons of Guns"

Warning: This Manuscript Makes Little To No Sense!

You probably haven't heard enough about the republican primaries on mainstream media. So being an astute citizen, joints and cheese would like to bring you some perspective. Various officials and "so called" celebrities have been asking the candidates some tough pertinent questions, and some of them haven't. Some of the candidates have answered these questions, and some haven't. I was thinking about what kind of question would I ask potential candidates in a debate, if given the chance.  I tossed and I turned attempting to come up with this ultimate question. And just when I thought it would never come, it hit. It was short, simple and fully disclosing. The question I would ask is: "What is your stance on hawt chicks?" What I realized is that the implications of this question have serious statistical and ideological ties to presidential success.

"This is my finger, it is for groping hawt chicks. This is my
tongue, it is for denying it! Hawt Chicks for you and me."

"Where the fuck is my Mcrib!

All jokes aside now lets think about this. This is an exciting time. I will be voting for Herman Cain, and by Herman Cain I mean Mike Tyson impersonating Herman Cain, next year. I will be voting for him primarily because in a private press conference Cain stated, "Hawt chicks are America, just like me. If elected I will facilitate there presence by subsidizing Gilbeys and Squirt, Beer Bongs, and executing a fountain pour on the fizirst lady during my inauguration speech." (Sources unreported but Blake Anderson was there, and I know he feels me) 

"He's not kidding dude. I was there and it was rad as balls."

Hermann Cain's potential candidacy is in someways is the hot european 7th cousin to the "Who would you rather have a beer with?" paradigm. Yeah I'd like to have a beer with Cain,  but I'd prefer that he  were not running for president. That way I could party with him and perform awesome buddy pours with him. Just as I wish my hot 7th european cousin wasn't actually related to me so I could see if bidets really work. Herman should be elected in my mind, mainly because i believe that me and Blake's votes alone should outweigh all other votes. Apparently democracy says otherwise. Regardless, it is a fact that if elected, with this mindset, Herman will join a long list of awesome presidents that have literally blown the lid off the industry of facilitating hawt chicks.

Knowing Bill Clinton, in many ways the 
greatest American since Kennedy or the guy from
"Sons of Guns," he probably did hit it

        When it comes down to it , what is a good president but that one guy that is just a little more charismatic, better looking and a whole lot dumber than you. That one guy who talked his way into his female professors pants at the Ivy League School -which his dad talked his kid into- in order to graduate top of his class. Who then talked his way into the  oval office. Charisma and charm, not intelligence, are the most essential modern presidential quality. Some people may take offense to this, but I am sorry its true. The last two admired presidents were Kennedy and Clinton, and both were notorious womanizers. I honestly wouldn't want a President any different. If he can cheat and manage his love life, he can handle foreign relations. Hilary is much scarier that any African or Middle Eastern War Baron. When he was in office, taking over Dictators was the easy part of Clinton's day.  The President, in nature and title is the nation's Chief Executive Officer. The CEO does not come up with Business Plans and Innovative Ideas, he approves them. When Steve jobs tried to do that as CEO of Apple, he was fired and resulting in him doing LSD for 5 days in the woods visa vie a buttchug facilitated by Andy Dick. (Steve Jobs failed to comment on this report but Blake Anderson corroborates this story)

My ideal President is not what is being portrayed in the media today. People seem to want an all encompassing figure to emerge and single handedly fix all the problems with America. Being disappointed in the lack of said figure is what religion is for.  My President is the guy who was kicked out of an AC/DC concert not for doing coke off a girl's rack, which he was, but because he was stealing too many of the band's groupies; because this is the modern American way. Ever since the "Baby Boomers," the subsequent generations, however you choose to name them, no longer have the skills, work ethic or intelligence to compete on an even level with the rest of the world. My platonic President is a constant reminder that charisma, connections and the ability to look good in a suit trump intelligence any day. He is proof that the ability to make a shitty party rock, by turning up the Kenny Loggins and Europe playlist and delivering a speech (grounded in no fact or logic) that enables all who hear it to consume--or at least perceive that they can consume-- double to triple their typical regiment of alcohol; resulting in every guy at the party getting laid, will prevail in life. His stance on hot chicks transcends all other stances previously, and probably includes a diagram for the proper footing for the given position.  There is proof in his behavior that the American Way will not succumb to the demands of reality, and for that we thank you. So grab a handful of hawt chicks for the boys and Vote Cain Busey 2012. Because maybe the issues in America today are due to poor leadership, a poor work ethic or maybe just maybe it is because people take things just a little too seriously. So crack a domestic beer and do something stupid because you have the fucking right to do so. (I suggest Beersinthepants.com) Then maybe you'll crack a laugh and remember why freedom makes America the greatest country on this earth you, Soggy Dog You.


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