Somewhat Manly Nerd » Conan http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog infrequent blogging from some dude Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:14:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Cool Shit Inside This Post http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/06/05/cool-shit-inside-this-post/ http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/06/05/cool-shit-inside-this-post/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:23:47 +0000 CajoleJuice http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/?p=1639 Anyone that knows me personally is most likely aware of my dad’s affinity for Magnum P.I., and that seasons of it on DVD are now my designated fallback gift for him. It used to be U2 albums. Pretty sure this is an upgrade. Bono has dumb sunglasses instead of an awesome ‘stache.

Why am I talking about Magnum P.I.? Because the following is an attempt to emulate its opening credits, only with Star Wars scenes. Now, I’m not the biggest Star Wars fan, but I think we can all agree Han Solo is the coolest guy in the entire series. Han Solo P.I. would be a pretty sweet show, if Harrison Ford grew the prerequisite mustache. (Side note: Just found out that my usual spelling — moustache — is the predominant British spelling, while mustache is the American one. So I obviously need to go with the latter from now on. U-S-A)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYntjR4-pY4

If you are not familiar with Magnum’s credit sequence, hit the jump to have your mind blown. And not just by a side-by-side comparison of this mashup and the original, but also by something from The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. Oh yeah.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEigvdbzia8

And now the Conan awesomeness, courtesy of Serious Lunch.

]]> http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/06/05/cool-shit-inside-this-post/feed/ 1 Conan is Back, You Twitface http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/06/04/conan-is-back-you-twitface/ http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/06/04/conan-is-back-you-twitface/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:02:34 +0000 CajoleJuice http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/?p=1629 Unless you’ve been living under a rock for a year, you know that Conan O’Brien has taken the reins of The Tonight Show from Jay Leno. Well, he started this Monday. I watched the first two nights, and while the first show definitely showcased Conan’s nerves — and surprisingly uneven sketches considering the preparation time — the second show definitely stepped it up. Tom Hanks being a much better guest than Will Farrell helped. Man, I am so sick of Will Farrell. As the A.V. Club review mentioned, in that opening show they featured a clip from Land of the Lost where Farrell pours urine on himself…and no one laughed. I guess it’s not real urine, but still — that’s a new low. I mean, at least people laughed in my theater when John Turturro got pissed on in Transformers.

The second night had an awesome sketch where Conan got dressed up like a native Los Angeles-(ian)? It also had Tom Hanks getting hit in the head with a meteor. Even the bit making fun of Twitter was pretty OK. Not to mention how much more comfortable Conan seemed.


And then tonight they even stepped it up again with In The Year 3000, especially with regards to bashing social networking. Of course, some jokes were better than others, but the final one was perfect — so perfect I’m shocked no one has thought of it before:

YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook will merge, and will be called YouTwitFace

God, I love Conan.

]]> http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/06/04/conan-is-back-you-twitface/feed/ 2 Your Song of the Week That I Could’ve Sworn I Posted Before http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/02/28/your-song-of-the-week-that-i-couldve-sworn-i-posted-before/ http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/02/28/your-song-of-the-week-that-i-couldve-sworn-i-posted-before/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:51:32 +0000 CajoleJuice http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/?p=1332 My Morning Jacket – One Big Holiday (live)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0Q9iAcPjzc

I really don’t know why I haven’t posted this video before. Maybe I’ve just sent to it so many people that I thought I had put it on my blog at some point. I don’t remember specifically, but this video was definitely one of my first experiences with My Morning Jacket, and I was blown away and almost mad that I hadn’t listened to them before. Not too many bands are this awesome live. I think Okonokos, their live double album, should be in every rock collection. I think they’ve finally started to become somewhat popular, but with their latest album they decided to change their style up COMPLETELY (for the worse). Maybe that’s why they became popular, I don’t know. I do know that they are better than most of the new bands I hear on K-Rock. Not that I really listen. And maybe they’re shown on Fuse or something. I don’t even know what music is mainstream now; I only know what’s popular on the internets. Maybe that’s becoming one and the same. But I digress.

I wish I was watching Conan religiously at that point in time (2003, it appears), as I would’ve made sure to attend one of their concerts ASAP. I haven’t done that now, though. Hmm. That reminds me, I’ve been meaning to make a post about Conan since his run on Late Night ended. Favorite late night show host ever — the only one I ever felt at home with. Unfortunately, he did not have musical guests as good as MMJ often.

]]> http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/02/28/your-song-of-the-week-that-i-couldve-sworn-i-posted-before/feed/ 0 Conan O’Brien Doesn’t Need Writers http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2008/01/06/conan-obrien-doesnt-need-writers/ http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2008/01/06/conan-obrien-doesnt-need-writers/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:19:40 +0000 CajoleJuice http://thesomewhatmanlynerd.wordpress.com/2008/01/06/conan-obrien-doesnt-need-writers/ My posts are getting lazier and more infrequent. That’s my way of supporting the Writer’s Guild Strike.

On the other hand, Conan isn’t helping the cause for writers because he’s been freaking awesome the three shows he’s done without them. He just doesn’t care.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVxbAvD1onc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrfMG1LaJj8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czKY-r6hLRQ

Enjoy.

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