So I finally got around to watching the VH1 special The 40 Most Softsational Soft Rock Songs which has aired possibly 10,000 times in the past year or so. The show should have been called The 40 Most Softsational Soft Rock Songs Ruined by A-Holes because for each 20 seconds of sweet soft rock ambrosia we are required to endure 3 minutes of contemptuous mockery.
If any of you have seen these VH1 specials like I Love the 70s, you know what I'm talking about: Step (1) show a bit of pleasant nostalgia like a Slinky or an ABBA song, then step (2) have a bunch of hack comedians ridicule it. During the soft rock special, one of these bastards actually called Andrew Gold a pussy. Ha, ha, ha, ha. Well played, Michael Ian Black.
Here's another example of the great Michael Ian Black wit: "Young Frankenstein is the funniest black-and-white movie ever, even funnier than Schindler's List." Ha, ha, ha, ha... you're an ass.
I know what you're thinking: Gilligan has his heart all a flutter because he has an unnatural obsession with the 70s - the rest of us normal people are free to enjoy any and all VH1 programming.
Fine. Go ahead. I too laugh at 70s fashion, bad album covers, advertising and so forth here at Retrospace all the time. I have NO PROBLEM with poking fun at the 70s whatsoever. Let's face it, the 70s deserve a lot of teasing. I could just live without the belittling quote and sarcastic smirk between every nostalgic clip. Give me at least a few seconds to enjoy the nostalgia before you ridicule and beat it like a playground nerd.
And I could really live without Hal Sparks saying things like: "My pet rock attacked my little brother, and we had it euthanized." Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.... you're an idiot.
If any of you have seen these VH1 specials like I Love the 70s, you know what I'm talking about: Step (1) show a bit of pleasant nostalgia like a Slinky or an ABBA song, then step (2) have a bunch of hack comedians ridicule it. During the soft rock special, one of these bastards actually called Andrew Gold a pussy. Ha, ha, ha, ha. Well played, Michael Ian Black.
Here's another example of the great Michael Ian Black wit: "Young Frankenstein is the funniest black-and-white movie ever, even funnier than Schindler's List." Ha, ha, ha, ha... you're an ass.I know what you're thinking: Gilligan has his heart all a flutter because he has an unnatural obsession with the 70s - the rest of us normal people are free to enjoy any and all VH1 programming.
Fine. Go ahead. I too laugh at 70s fashion, bad album covers, advertising and so forth here at Retrospace all the time. I have NO PROBLEM with poking fun at the 70s whatsoever. Let's face it, the 70s deserve a lot of teasing. I could just live without the belittling quote and sarcastic smirk between every nostalgic clip. Give me at least a few seconds to enjoy the nostalgia before you ridicule and beat it like a playground nerd.
And I could really live without Hal Sparks saying things like: "My pet rock attacked my little brother, and we had it euthanized." Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.... you're an idiot.
