The Weekly Grind 10.21
Wow! What a magnanimous response to the Weekly Grind! We literally had dozens of emails to pick through to find the right questions to answer. That is our excuse at least for bring the Grind a day later than last week. That and the fact that S_K_Y has been out of the office this past week and cannot contribute.
That said, let's get down to the questions. If we don't tackle your queries today, rest assured we will get to them next week or at least hope that you forgot you asked anything to begin with.
"Where does Will Arnett (GOB of Arrested Development) rank on your list of all-time best supporting actors in a comedic role (TV or Movie)? I have him #2, ahead of Owen Wilson in 'Meet The Parents' but slighly behind the great, late Christopher Hewett of Mr. Belvedere." - Mark, Chicago
EA- Well Mark, technically Christopher Hewitt, or C-Tits as he liked to be called on the set, is a "lead" actor not a supporting actor so he doesnt make the Random Thoughts Top 5 list of greatest supporting actors of all time. Here is who does though:
Honorable Mention goes to Chris Elliot - Woogie from "There is Something about Mary". Tell me you don't flog the dolphin before you go out on a date.
5) Morgan Freeman- every single movie he narrates- Million Dollar Baby, Shawshank Redemption, The Morgan Freeman Story. Brilliant work.
4) George Costanza - Seinfeld -not really sure what his real name is, but man was he hilarious.
3) Owen Wilson - Meet the Parents/Fockers - Probably the most underrated scene of his movie career is when he is playing the fife at the end of Fockers...I still laugh about that one. He also was great in Tenenbaums and Life Aquatic. Richie (Luke Wilson) "Did you say you were on Mescaline?" Eli (Owen) "I did indeed. Very much so."
2) George Oscar Bluth AKA G.O.B.- Arrested Development- Overacting normally is a bad thing but Will Arnett nails the GOB character. The magician, the electric scooter, the Aztec tomb..."Lets deal some drugs!".
1) Will Ferrell - Any movie involving Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson or Vince Vaughn. Lets think, Zoolander, Austin Powers, Starsky and Hutch, Wedding Crashers, Old School...all hilarious performances in a sidekick role. As Lead in a movie he has fared a bit worse...Kicking and Screaming, Superstar, Bewitched, Night at the Roxburys.....thank god for Anchorman right?
That was a very far reaching question, one that perhaps needs its own column Mark. But hopefully our list provided you with some insight on how we think.
I'm not sure there's ever been somebody so clutch who I place so little faith in. -- I cannot shake Chris Burke's resemblance to SNL's Chris Kattan, and it's wrecking Burke for me. I keep expecting Burke to whip out an apple, and chew it like a damn idiot, or step to the plate with a girl's scout uniform or prance around like a fairy. I'm dying. I'm embarrassed and debilitated. It's ruining the Astros, who I'd love to root for. What can I do? - Chris, Syracuse
EA - You guys want some cookies? That is one heck of a point by the way. I have stopped watching baseball since the regular season, and by no coincidence of its own, the end of the fantasy season but when I saw your question I decided to check out game 6 of the NLCS Thursday Night. And he really does look like Chris Kattan. I was waiting for him to jump into Phil Garner's arms and have Garner yell "Peepers NO! Peepers NO!" a la Will Ferrell. It didn't happen and the Astros ended up winning so I guess in regards to your question Chris, you can probably just root for the 'Stros and keep the Kattan comments to yourself.
One thing I like to do when I read your blog is to check out the time stamp when you post. How exactly do you spend your time at work? (I am referencing EA and SKY because we both know Dan and Paul don't actually work.) My second question is just how big of a man crush do you all have on Bill Simmons? I would appreciate a quick response, Paul's last post slightly concerns me, I'd like to move on. Your Loyal Fan,Liz - London, England
EA- Don't sugarcoat it for me, tell me how you really feel Russ. Geez that was harsh but make no mistake about it, it was also very true. Like that really fat guy from "Lost" I just bring bad luck to everything I touch. That said, here is my Masterlock presents "EA's Lock of the Week". This Sunday I am taking the Oakland Raiders (-3) at home versus the Bills. There you go Russ, I virtually guarenteed victory for Buffalo, enjoy your winnings!
"Where the hell has Pauly been? He is the only funny one out of the four of you idiots and without him, your blog would be "pure garbage". - Paul - New Delhi, India.
EA- International readers, I love it! Unless this is actually Pauly asking a question about himself which he is known to do. Pauly just recently posted a quality poll on the Top 5 people that he would like to hug. Brilliant! Before that though, his Ricky Williams-esque absence from the blog cant really be explained. He told us just the other day that he was "happy with himself and that is all that truly matters". Look for an resurgence of Pauly come winter time when he tries to explain the intricacies of MAAC hoops.
Thats all the time I have for this week. Keep the questions coming. ea20@yahoo.com
That said, let's get down to the questions. If we don't tackle your queries today, rest assured we will get to them next week or at least hope that you forgot you asked anything to begin with.
"Where does Will Arnett (GOB of Arrested Development) rank on your list of all-time best supporting actors in a comedic role (TV or Movie)? I have him #2, ahead of Owen Wilson in 'Meet The Parents' but slighly behind the great, late Christopher Hewett of Mr. Belvedere." - Mark, Chicago
EA- Well Mark, technically Christopher Hewitt, or C-Tits as he liked to be called on the set, is a "lead" actor not a supporting actor so he doesnt make the Random Thoughts Top 5 list of greatest supporting actors of all time. Here is who does though:
Honorable Mention goes to Chris Elliot - Woogie from "There is Something about Mary". Tell me you don't flog the dolphin before you go out on a date.
5) Morgan Freeman- every single movie he narrates- Million Dollar Baby, Shawshank Redemption, The Morgan Freeman Story. Brilliant work.
4) George Costanza - Seinfeld -not really sure what his real name is, but man was he hilarious.
3) Owen Wilson - Meet the Parents/Fockers - Probably the most underrated scene of his movie career is when he is playing the fife at the end of Fockers...I still laugh about that one. He also was great in Tenenbaums and Life Aquatic. Richie (Luke Wilson) "Did you say you were on Mescaline?" Eli (Owen) "I did indeed. Very much so."
2) George Oscar Bluth AKA G.O.B.- Arrested Development- Overacting normally is a bad thing but Will Arnett nails the GOB character. The magician, the electric scooter, the Aztec tomb..."Lets deal some drugs!".
1) Will Ferrell - Any movie involving Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson or Vince Vaughn. Lets think, Zoolander, Austin Powers, Starsky and Hutch, Wedding Crashers, Old School...all hilarious performances in a sidekick role. As Lead in a movie he has fared a bit worse...Kicking and Screaming, Superstar, Bewitched, Night at the Roxburys.....thank god for Anchorman right?
That was a very far reaching question, one that perhaps needs its own column Mark. But hopefully our list provided you with some insight on how we think.
I'm not sure there's ever been somebody so clutch who I place so little faith in. -- I cannot shake Chris Burke's resemblance to SNL's Chris Kattan, and it's wrecking Burke for me. I keep expecting Burke to whip out an apple, and chew it like a damn idiot, or step to the plate with a girl's scout uniform or prance around like a fairy. I'm dying. I'm embarrassed and debilitated. It's ruining the Astros, who I'd love to root for. What can I do? - Chris, Syracuse
EA - You guys want some cookies? That is one heck of a point by the way. I have stopped watching baseball since the regular season, and by no coincidence of its own, the end of the fantasy season but when I saw your question I decided to check out game 6 of the NLCS Thursday Night. And he really does look like Chris Kattan. I was waiting for him to jump into Phil Garner's arms and have Garner yell "Peepers NO! Peepers NO!" a la Will Ferrell. It didn't happen and the Astros ended up winning so I guess in regards to your question Chris, you can probably just root for the 'Stros and keep the Kattan comments to yourself.
One thing I like to do when I read your blog is to check out the time stamp when you post. How exactly do you spend your time at work? (I am referencing EA and SKY because we both know Dan and Paul don't actually work.) My second question is just how big of a man crush do you all have on Bill Simmons? I would appreciate a quick response, Paul's last post slightly concerns me, I'd like to move on. Your Loyal Fan,Liz - London, England
EA - For the record, Bill Simmons is AWESOME! And our "man crush" as you put it, is huge. But it's not as huge as our "crush" on Jay Bilas, Dick Vitale or Roy Williams as you will soon see. Secondly, both SKY and myself use our lunch breaks and other work-designated breaks to post our various clever remarks..never on company time is our motto.
"Hey guys, what the hell ever happend to Bone Thugs N Harmony?" - Ray-kwon - Bronx, NY
EA - They all became auctioneers. ba dum ching! Seriously they are all enjoying slightly successful solo careers. There was a brief period where they added like 20 members to become Mo' Thugs but I am pretty sure they are out on their own now. The memory of Bone lives on however. For those of you who were in high school during the mid 90's, I am sure you will always remember the Crossroads as a Bone Thugs hit, not a crappy movie with Britney Spears. Thuggish Ruggish Bone was great too.
" EA, you are a degenarate gambler who always loses right? Can you please give us readers your "lock" of the week so we can bet the exact opposite and have a guarenteed winner? Thanks for your help jackass! - Russ - Reno, NVEA- Don't sugarcoat it for me, tell me how you really feel Russ. Geez that was harsh but make no mistake about it, it was also very true. Like that really fat guy from "Lost" I just bring bad luck to everything I touch. That said, here is my Masterlock presents "EA's Lock of the Week". This Sunday I am taking the Oakland Raiders (-3) at home versus the Bills. There you go Russ, I virtually guarenteed victory for Buffalo, enjoy your winnings!
"Where the hell has Pauly been? He is the only funny one out of the four of you idiots and without him, your blog would be "pure garbage". - Paul - New Delhi, India.
EA- International readers, I love it! Unless this is actually Pauly asking a question about himself which he is known to do. Pauly just recently posted a quality poll on the Top 5 people that he would like to hug. Brilliant! Before that though, his Ricky Williams-esque absence from the blog cant really be explained. He told us just the other day that he was "happy with himself and that is all that truly matters". Look for an resurgence of Pauly come winter time when he tries to explain the intricacies of MAAC hoops.
Thats all the time I have for this week. Keep the questions coming. ea20@yahoo.com
posted by Eric at 10:16 p.m.
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