Big Names and No Game

August 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment

News out of Bristol today is that the World Wide Leader has added two monstrous names to its NFL analyst lineup for this upcoming post-lockout season. The league’s best wide out and one of its greatest coaches, Jerry Rice and Bill Parcels have joined ESPN’s arsenal of football enthusiasts. I’m just perplexed as to how they are going to fill air time with this many guys. Also, how do the likes of Hugh Douglas and Antonio Pierce feel being relegated to the 1 am NFL Live slot with Mike Hill? Read more of this post

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The Last of a Dying Breed

July 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Summer 2011 marks a period of solace and intrigue for fans of Home Box Office comedy programming. Those who are even relatively in tune with TV know that this season (8 if you’re counting at home) marks the finale for “Entourage”. Additionally, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, another HBO stall wort enters its eighth and potentially final run through as well. With the clock ticking down on both of these shows, I have a few thoughts about both.
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The Big Analytical

July 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Finally, ESPN lost one. The network that seems to be collecting every valuable talking head that’s out there couldn’t close the deal on the biggest one of all. Literally, the biggest. After much speculation and hearsay, Turner Broadcasting officially announced yesterday that Shaquille O’Neal would be joining Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley on the set of TV’s best pregame show. Now although the thought of the big guy going back and forth with Barkley is fantastic in theory, I have a few thoughts and questions about his decision.  Read more of this post

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Intern Diaries: Use and Abuse of the Lunch Break

July 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Being an intern is like swimming in the Dead Sea: as hard as you try day after day, you just don’t do anything or get anywhere. But with years of interning experience under our collective belts, we here at the Creatures have picked up on some tricks of the trade. And one of those has to do with everyone’s favorite part of the day (besides Happy Hour): lunch. It’s a vital part of anyone’s internship, although some seem to take the idea of a lunch break lightly. And C-LO is not afraid to mince words like meat when it comes to those who would rather value stock IPO’s than their lunch break. Time to eat, people! Read more of this post

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Jose Reyes and the Curious Case of the Contract Year

June 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment

A couple of days back into Creature Land and not one baseball post? Blasphemy! I can’t blame the guys or even myself for that though. This is notably the dullest time on the sports calendar with the MLB All-Star game around the corner and the other three pro leagues out of the picture (two indefinitely). No fear though, C-LO’s here to provide a sneak peak into the psyche of one of the game’s biggest question marks.

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The Best Show on TV that You Aren’t Watching

June 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment

July 17th marks the return of television’s finest hour of programming. Just 33 episodes into its existence, AMC’s Breaking Bad has left an indelible footprint in the pantheon of superb cable programming. Creator and show-runner Vince Gilligan’s masterpiece has joined an elite group that includes The Sopranos, The Wire, Deadwood, The Shield, Damages, and Mad Men. This stunning portrait of a simple man gone corrupt to protect his family is both harrowing and terrifying. Perfect TV. Although you shouldn’t need it, here are my 10 reasons to start watching Breaking Bad. Read more of this post

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2008 NFL Season Preview: AFC South

September 5, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Manning7538292008 marks the end of the Colts dominance in the AFC South. If last season showed us anything, from this group of four, it’s that Jaxsonville is the new power bellow the Mason Dixon Line. All others will have to be bistandards going forward.

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2008 NFL Season Preview: AFC North

August 29, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Benroethlisberger5I think that the two strongest divisions (in terms of overall talent, not ability to win games) are, as DA eluded to, the NFC East, and as I’m about to break down, the AFC North. While the Bengals and Ravens are certainly second and third tier teams in this league, the Browns (that’s right, those Browns) and especially the Steelers, have a very real chance of becoming the AFC’s ticket to the Super Bowl. So long as Big Ben can keep away from photos like this…

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2008 NFL Season Preview: AFC East

August 26, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Image4355833It would be easy for me to sit hear and pen paragraph after pragraph about my beloved J-E-T-S Jets, Jets, Jets. And to be honest, they have, without a doubt, been the league’s vocal point of offseason moves this summer. I don’t know if you’ve heard but Brett Fucking Favre is the Jets new QB 1. That said, my boys still pail in comparrison to their perennial nemesis the New England Patriots. And with both the Dolphins and the Bills on the rise this season, the AFC East could end up being the most intruiging of divisions in ’08.

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Spitz’s Spite

August 12, 2008 by Leave a Comment

MarkspitzBefore we touch on the epic nature of this Mr. T during the A-Team years impression Mark Spitz is putting on, so much dap goes out to Barney for his coninued and thourough coverage of these XXIX Olympiad. Dude couldn’t be doing a better job with his "What to Watch For" as well as his analysis of the games (specifically Phelps). Well done sir. On to (ya boy!) Mark Andrew Spitz.

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