August 2009
1 post
An Urban Legend within a movie about an Urban...
I’d keep going but my brain is already starting to hurt. Just came across this little tidbit where apparently there has been a long standing rumor that someone exposes themselves at the end of the Michael J. Fox classic “Teen Wolf”. Well after doing some extensive research I was able to dig up the actual footage to put this to rest once and for all.
I wouldn’t say the...
The Bro really does know how to talk to the... →
It’s official! The Bro can now be read on the hallowed pages of iVillage.com (a product of NBC Universal)! Check out my first published piece for this juggernaut of a website, and come along for the ride as I try to up iVillage’s male demographic from 0.3 to 0.5! (Click on the title link to see what I’m talking about. Or if that’s too difficult just click here.)
The Bro's Code Guide to: Dropped Call Etiquette
It’s a common situation: you’re on your cel phone talking to a friend. Maybe you’re driving (wearing your headset of course, yeah right) and going through a dead area, or maybe you’re in your office where you get semi-okay reception some of the time. Maybe your network just plain sucks. Whatever the case may be, we’ve all been in the situation where we get...
So THAT'S how it is in that Olympic family...
Hey everyone,
Was watching Matt Lauer this morning with Mrs. Bro and nearly spit out my coffee while watching this interview with Bob Bowman, coach of Uber-Champion swimmer Michael Phelps. It starts out innocently enough, but once they start asking him about what it was that made him think that Phelps had what it took at an early age, as well as the more “personal” side of their...
WatchAwkward!
As promised... Mailbag!
Dear Bro,
What’s the Bro’s Code opinion on “Mancations”? In case you haven’t heard the term, it’s when a group of guys go away together with no wives or kids. Do you think they are acceptable and fun or too bromantic?
Curious of the Bro’s stance on this.
Sincerely,
-Simon
I’m really not familiar with the term “Mancation”, but let me...
See what happens when you start having actual work...
You end up leaving some sappy Lion reuniting with the guys who raised him to the theme from The Bodyguard as the last item on your personal blog. I’m assuming whatever few readers I had for this site are permanently gone now.
But hey, if Bill Simmons (you know, the guy I steal ideas from) can take 10 weeks off to write a book, I think I’m allowed a few days to get my paying gig done,...
July 2008
23 posts
A Bro's Code Experiment
So I received this in my email inbox today:
DEAR FRIEND,
I AM THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE BANK OF AFRICA. I SAW YOUR CONTACTS IN INTERNET SEARCH,AFTER MUCH CONSIDERATION I DECIDED TO WRITE YOU SINCE I CANNOT BE ABLE TO SEE YOU FACE TO FACE AT FIRST.
I WILL LIKE YOU TO TAKE YOUR TIME TO READ THIS MAIL CAREFULLY. I DID NOT MEAN TO EMBARRASS YOU...
Mailbag Monday (Night)!
Dear The Bro,
I know you enjoy a good dose of reality tv. Your thoughts on the new VH1’s I Love Money?
-Jessica
Jessica, I don’t know what makes you think I enjoy reality television. I mean, I barely watch any reality shows at all. Here, I’ll prove it. Here’s the very short list of reality shows I watch:
Survivor, The Amazing Race, From G’s to Gents, Rock of...
The Bro's Pick of the Week
Hot on the heels of the announcement that it has been nominated for an Emmy, the South Park “Imagination Land” episode is being re-aired in it’s entirety tonight on Comedy Central. Originally a 3 parter aired over 3 weeks, tonight they will be showing all 3 episodes consecutively as a “movie event”.
My friends, if you have not been watching South Park as of late,...
The Bro Gets Hired! Twice!
No not by this guy. (Sorry for the “B” clips folks, this blog don’t exactly pay enough to get you the “A” listers.) But I have been hired by one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. That’s right! The big time! None other than...
Mailbag Monday errrr Tuesday!
Dear The Bro,
Which NFL players on new teams do you see having major fantasy impact for the upcoming season?
- Ryan
Wow, it only took about a month, but finally we get a question from a guy, for guys, to be appreciated for the most part by guys. Having said that, I still say for all you ladies out there, read on. It never hurts to know what the opposite sex is up to.
Well that was pretty...
Where is The Bro?
Hi Everyone,
Sorry that I wasn’t able to post today, but please stay tuned (as in like, the next day or two) for some breaking news, some interesting stuff, and a Mailbag Monday (on Tuesday).
See you all then!
The Bro
The Bro's Code: Pick of the Week
Believe it or not, I actually had to choose between two things for this week’s PotW, and I probably went with the choice many of you would not have expected. Book 10 (which incorporates the conclusion to one of my favorite series of all time) of Y: The Last Man actually came in second this week. And if you haven’t gotten on board with Yorick and his crew, you really need to go here...
Time to Vote: The Bro's Code Year Old Movie Review
Okay everyone, now that I’ve gotten out this past weekend’s review, it’s that time again. Time to decide which film that came out one year ago you can punish me with by making me watch and review it. It’s kind of like MST3K, only without the sidekick robots.
Here are the movies that came out this coming weekend, one year ago. As always, please leave your votes for...
The Bro's Code Year Old Movie Review: Captivity
I have to admit, this movie wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.
No, that’s not a compliment. What I mean by the above statement, is that I thought a “tense chiller” like Captivity would have way more scary, shocking, disgusting moments than it did. Overall except for a couple of sick freak scenes I found the movie to be pretty tame.
On the plus side, the movie...
Mailbag Monday!
Hey Bro, What is the most non-Bro-y show you secretly enjoy to watch?
-Lulu
Why is it that I’m writing a blog that is supposed to be geared towards GUYS and yet the first two mailbags I’m putting out (heh heh, I said ‘putting out’) are from emails I received from WOMEN? Is it me? Am I secreting some kind of female-ish pheromones through the web? Don’t get me...
The Bro's Code Pick of the Week
In an attempt to continue making the world a better place, I’m going to do my best to steer you all towards the good things out there and away from the bad things. This week, I suggest you all pick up the hilarious (apologies to KG) Michael Ian Black’s book “My Custom Van And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays that Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face”. You can even read an excerpt...
Greatest Fake Tournament Ever (Part 2)
Continuing on yesterday’s post, here’s who I voted for in the first round of RedEye’s Best Superhero Tournament:
NICOLAS CAGE REGION
No. 1 Spider-Man vs. No. 8 Phoenix
As I’ve already stated, Spider-Man is my winner for this tournament hands down. Though I will say the Phoenix Saga is one of the best X-Men storylines of all time, and let’s face it, Phoenix (Jean...
Greatest Fake Tournament Ever
Big thanks to The Bro’s Code reader Rebecca J. for the heads up on this tournament that has been designed to find out who is the greatest Super-Hero of all time. (With apologies to Fonzworth Bentley, James Bond did not make the cut.)
I can tell you all right now that in my mind there has never been a greater Super-hero than Spider-Man. He’ll always be my favorite, and most of that...
The Bro's Code Year-old Movie Review: Joshua
Her: “Is this a horror movie?”
Me: “It’s thrillerish.”
Three words. Worst. Movie. Ever.
But don’t worry Joshua lovers, based on how the voting has been going for the Year-old Movie Review, I get the feeling that there will be worse movies than this that I end up having the pleasure of watching.
The basic storyline for the film is that Sam Rockwell and...
The Bro's Code Interview: Fonzworth Bentley
As you all are no doubt already aware, MTV’s upcoming “From G’s to Gents” has quickly become a huge fan favorite here at The Bro’s Code. And as I am always striving to bring you the big names in the world of Pop Culture today, I was able to pull some strings over at MTV and get the King of Gents himself, Mr. Fonzworth Bentley on the phone for some Q&A. Mr. Bentley was kind enough to talk...
The Bro's Code Year Old Movie Review
I know you are all (and by all I mean the three of you that actually read this site) eagerly anticipating my review of “Joshua”. Almost as much as I am anticipating actually receiving it from Netflix. I supposebly (thank you Joey) will be getting it today, so I should have the review up for you guys tomorrow.
In the meantime, it’s time for you all to vote for the next movie I...
Mailbag Monday!
Mailbag Monday!
Hey everyone, recently yours truly (The Bro) got his first piece of mail asking a serious question that I think many people (mostly women) wonder about. You know, part of why I started this website was to be a beacon of hope to these troubled people with troubled questions. To provide answers and guidance in their storm of confusion. To help men and women relate in a sense of...
And The Winner Is...
Well based on the voting (and man what a ton of votes we got!) there was actually a tie between Joshua and Introducing the Dwights for this weekend’s Year-Old Movie Review. And though I know that I’m going to regret this decision in the long run (rule number 1 to any happy marriage is keep the wife happy) I have to go with….
Joshua as the winner! I mean neither story sounds...
The Bro's Code Follow Up To: Freak Sports Injuries...
Following up on my earlier post concerning ridiculous sports injuries, this one isn’t strange so much as it’s freakishly painful…
(Arizona Diamondbacks catcher) Chris Snyder was placed on the 15-day DL Tuesday with a left testicular fracture and will have surgery Wednesday. Manager Bob Melvin hopes to have him back after the minimum 15 days, the Diamondbacks’ official site...
The Bro's Code Needs Your Help!
It has always been The Bro’s intention to do a regular weekly movie review on this site. However, due to recent events (read: baby) I don’t get to actually go to movies. So instead of reviewing current movies, I’ll be reviewing movies that came out the same weekend one year prior. This is your chance to find out how good (or bad) the movies you chose not to see that weekend...
June 2008
13 posts
The Bro's Code Guide to: Inappropriate Product...
Hope you all had a good weekend! Mine was spent mostly at home with the new baby (though I guess 5 months makes her not so new anymore) which was just what the Doctor ordered.
While at home however, I happened to be reading the label on one of our “around the house” items. And I couldn’t believe what I read!
It turns out this product provides “convenient family care...
The Bro's Code Guide To: Freak Sports Injuries
The Detroit Free Press is reporting today that Tigers backup catcher Brandon Inge will be placed on the Disabled List due to an injury he suffered while pillowing his 3 year old son. (Fans of the 1980’s mini-series “Shogun” will get that joke, which basically means just me.)
Does this mean that the Tigers’ injury report will look something like this?
Sheffield, 15 Day DL...
According to one member, The Academy of Motion...
Apparently Jamie Foxx is pulling an ”Ashton” and will be Executive Producer of a new MTV show called “From G’s to Gents” which will be all about helping to turn boys into men (see video below). In a made up exclusive interview with a member of the AMPAS which awards those famous golden statues, it turns out that Foxx is quickly rising up the list of actors that are...
The Bro's Code is here for your disgust errr I...
thebroscode.com is very good friends with the Daily Blabber website (isn’t it cute how websites can be friends? It’s like they’re almost human!) and so DB was kind enough to make us aware of this video THAT YOU MUST WATCH!!
I’m sorry I did that to you all. I know it’s probably the last thing any of you wanted to see. (If not, please go here.) However, what amazes...
The Bro's Code Guide to: George Carlin
Can you really ever get enough George Carlin? I say no. Here are some of his classic comedy bits:
Seven Words is probably what he’ll always be best known for.
George Carlin talks about stuff. Always one of my favorites.
Another fave growing up: Have a nice day.
A comparison between baseball and football. Amazing how his stuff still holds up today.
This is for all us members of The...
The Bro's Code Guide to: Today's Links
Here’s a couple of interesting things found while tooling around the web…
Once again in keeping with this week’s theme, here is the last interview given by George Carlin before his passing. (Thanks to reader Tracy for the tip!)
Holy Crap! Look what happened to Billy Bob!
One of my favorite writers Brian K. Vaughan is developing a show for Dreamworks. Don’t know who...
The Bro's Code Guide to: The Most Relevant Comics...
As I mentioned yesterday, out of respect to the passing of George Carlin I’m keeping this week related to all things comedy. And what better way to pay tribute to Carlin than to provide you all with my Top 10 list of today’s most relevant comics. You’ll also notice that I’m only including 9 comics here. It’s my version of the “missing man” flying...
My recent chat with a Hollywood Comedy Producer
The Bro (4: 53 PM): So whats the feeling in the comedy world with regard to Carlin's death?
The Bro (4: 53 PM): Have you spoken to many people?
HCP (4: 55 PM): well, obviously it's a big loss
HCP (4: 55 PM): he was one of a kind and really influenced a lot of people that came after him
HCP (4: 56 PM): to be honest, i've personally been a little surprised the extent to which the mainstream media seems to have picked up on kind of how important he was
The Bro (4: 57 PM): Really? By mid-day I couldn't even find the article on Yahoo. It was on their front page this morning early on, and wasn't even in their highlighted section anymore by about 10am or so our time..
HCP (4: 57 PM): comedy, especially standup, can be really tough to stay relevant over a long period of time and for him to be as relevant as he was as long as he was is pretty amazing
HCP (4: 57 PM): then again, maybe i'm just fooled cuz i'm living in a comedy bubble so it seems like it's gotten more mainstream attention than it has
HCP (4: 58 PM): but if you look at sites like Digg, a bunch of the top stories on there are about carlin so somebody's reading and spreading the word
The Bro (4: 59 PM): I wonder if he had any projects going currently that are now searching for someone to take over..
The Bro (4: 59 PM): Who would you get to replace Carlin if you had to right now?
HCP (4: 59 PM): i think he was planning another tour and i believe he was going to be getting some kennedy center award or something like that
The Bro (5: 00 PM): Actually I did see that in the article about the kennedy center award..
The Bro (5: 00 PM): Does this mean somebody else gets it now?
The Bro (5: 00 PM): Maybe they'll give it to Lewis Black
HCP (5: 00 PM): yeah, somehow i doubt it
The Bro (5: 00 PM): Kathy Griffin?
HCP (5: 01 PM): there you go - somebody that addresses important issues facing society like her take on the latest episode of Project Runway
The Bro (5: 02 PM): Okay then, who has the most to thank for George Carlin do you think?
HCP (5: 02 PM): The short, clever answer is "America."
HCP (5: 03 PM): but that's also the "dodge the question" answer
The Bro (5: 03 PM): yeah really.
The Bro (5: 03 PM): we dont want anything quite that profound here
HCP (5: 03 PM): i think any comic that's performed on HBO owes Carlin cuz he helped turn that into a unique outlet for comics
HCP (5: 04 PM): I also think guys like Chris Rock couldn't do some of the edgier stuff they do if Carlin hadn't done it before
HCP (5: 05 PM): I also think carlin proved that you don't necessarily have to "sell out" to build a career in comedy
The Bro (5: 07 PM): Don't you think Pryor and Murphy paved the way for Chris Rock? Or is that just being shortsighted (is shortsighted another word for racist in this situation)?
HCP (5: 07 PM): Pryor and Murphy definitely paved the way for Rock, but you could say that Carlin paved the way for Pryor and Murphy as well
HCP (5: 08 PM): and "shortsighted" is only racist when referring to asians
The Bro (5: 10 PM): I think guys like Seinfeld and Jon Stewart have more of a debt to him, not so much that for the 7 words bit (which by the way I almost hate that he's known for that, he did so much more than just that), but just the whole 'analyzing the world' style of comedy
The Bro (5: 11 PM): Larry David is probably today's version of George Carlin in that sense.
The Bro (5: 11 PM): Or at least the Jewish version of him.
HCP (5: 12 PM): i see the jon stewart connection, kinda disagree about seinfeld
The Bro (5: 12 PM): and here i thought i was stretching the jon stewart reference
HCP (5: 14 PM): i see what you mean about seinfeld and the mundane observations, but here's what i think
The Bro (5: 14 PM): and we're out of time
The Bro (5: 14 PM): (just kidding)
HCP (5: 15 PM): carlin is really known for his political and liberal views and making a statement with his comedy
HCP (5: 15 PM): seinfeld - is the opposite of that
HCP (5: 15 PM): seinfeld's material specifically avoids any kind of political viewpoint or anything really controversial
HCP (5: 16 PM): so maybe stylistically they are similar, but seinfeld would never challenge authority and carlin's career is based on challenging authority
The Bro (5: 16 PM): Granted Seinfeld isn't political, and granted Carlin was very political at times, but wouldn't you say that they both point out the ridiculousness in mundane everyday life?
HCP (5: 16 PM): yeah, i see the similarity there, but to me it was carlin's viewpoint that was most iconic about him
HCP (5: 17 PM): at the time, comedy didn't really do that. That's what was kinda revolutionary about him
The Bro (5: 17 PM): I'm willing to bow to your authority. You being the expert and all.
HCP (5: 17 PM): i have no idea what i'm talking about it, but it sounds good
The Bro (5: 17 PM): its like writing a term paper
The Bro (5: 17 PM): just bullshit your way through it if you have to
HCP (5: 17 PM): exactly
The Bro (5: 17 PM): Did you ever meet him or see him live?
HCP (5: 17 PM): never met him or saw him live actually
HCP (5: 18 PM): but i can say from dealing with a million comics, that every comic that has a strong viewpoint lists him as a reference point
The Bro (5: 18 PM): I saw him live in Vegas with my Aunt and friends one time..
The Bro (5: 18 PM): I'm embarassed to admit that we had been up for about 40 straight hours at that point and so I fell asleep about 15 minutes into his set. Woke up for the final 15 minutes.
HCP (5: 19 PM): nice
HCP (5: 19 PM): hey, that's 15 more minutes than i saw of him live
The Bro (5: 19 PM): actually that's 30 math wizard.
HCP (5: 19 PM): me no good with numbers. me good words.
The Bro (5: 21 PM): Before we sign off, anything youd like to plug?
HCP (5: 22 PM): sure, TheComedyFeed.com
HCP (5: 22 PM): the official blog of comedy.com
HCP (5: 22 PM): which is a professional way of saying, come check out a bunch of videos of people getting kicked in the nuts
The Bro (5: 22 PM): why mess with the classics?
The Bro’s Code Guide to: Watching the Spike Guy’s...
I decided last night to take in Spike’s first annual Guy’s award show. Here’s a minute by minute account of what happened…
6:57 pm – We are live from The Bro’s Code Headquarters. There is a palpable excitement in the air as I am sure this is the year the Spike Guy’s Choice Awards closes the gap with other highly touted awards shows such as The Peoples Choice Awards,...
George Carlin dead at 71
Hey everyone, I’m hard at work inputting my live diary of the Spike Guy’s Choice Awards, but had to post about this.
Seeing this story in the wee early hours of the morning today truly made me sad. George Carlin was one of the first comedians I watched growing up, and his style of humor was and is a huge influence on my own. If I do anything right with this site, hopefully you...
Mola Ram, hired by Entertainment Weekly as...
How could you EW?
Entertainment Weekly (Now that I think about it, I don’t know that I feel right calling them EW anymore) came out with ”The 100 Best Films of the Last 25 Years” this past week. And while I agree with most of their choices, I can’t help but wonder how they could not include one of the Indiana Jones films on the list? Yes I realize that Raiders of the...
The Bro's Code Guide to: The Bro's Code
Hey there. I’m The Bro.
Wow, first post. I suppose I should have some kind of special launching theme. I could go MTV and do a full on countdown to launch. Remember how they did the whole “ground control to the MTV rocket ship” kind of thing?
Not so quick side story: I actually went to the Museum of Television and Radio in Los Angeles (now called the Paley Center for...