More Stuffing

For the second-consecutive year, I partook in two Thanksgiving celebrations. These unrelated gatherings spanned two days (Thursday and Friday), two locations, and included five turkeys (if that's not surprising enough, check the breakdown: one Thursday, FOUR Friday). This delicious but dangerous exercise almost landed me in the hospital last year. I knew better this year. Moderation is the key. But that doesn't mean cutting anything out. It just means stretching out the process.

With that in mind, I thought it the perfect time to continue stretching out my un-heralded YouTube video series, HBO Intros Mashed-Up With The Music From Other HBO Intros!

Now although I make it look incredibly easy and seamless, there is often quite a bit of editing and manipulating I do to these intros to make them fit. But the hours spent tirelessly obsessing over frames pays off when I see how much all 6-12 of you are enjoying this.

This lastest installment, however, is a departure. I engaged in NO editing, other than stripping the music off one intro, and attaching it to the other. No frames were cut, no speeds altered, no riffs cut, no beats looped, no animals harmed. It is simply one program's video intro with another's theme.

It also answer's the question that's plagued us all for too long: What if Tony Soprano was a vampire?

Enjoy.

THEY DID THE MASH

Few predicted Entourage would outlive Deadwood when the two premiered in 2004. It just proves the old adage: never write off Kevin Connelly (I've been assured that's an adage in Hollywood).

Who knows what would have happened if Deadwood had gone with a snappier theme. And Kevin Connelly instead of Ian McShane.

One can only imagine...

THE MASHNESS CONTINUES

The biggest problem with HBO's Rome? Not enough New Orleans jazz bands.

Problem solved.

MORE MONSTER MASH

In the 90's, HBO defined the life of the single woman living in Manhattan. This narrative captivated every girl I went to high school with, which in turn gave further aid to making high school terrible.

Today, HBO is defining the life of the single man living in Brooklyn, assuming every single man in Brooklyn is a struggling writer-turned-detective (which we are, at least in our own minds). If nothing else, this narrative is captivating the mid-twenties floaters, and making unemployment that much more enjoyable.

It's only fitting these two would be merged, like some stunning supernova adorned in a trench coat and manolo blahniks.

MONSTER MASH

For years, HBO has been putting out highly acclaimed original programming, setting the standard for inspired, quality content. Pivotal in setting the tone for these iconic shows have been their respective openings. Combining crisp imagery with sharp scores, these intros are tailored to reflect each show's unique style and substance.

But what would happen if were to transpose their context? Would they still hold up? Would they falter? Would they give us new insight into our own souls, an understanding and awareness we never would have otherwise considered, allowing us to access levels of our collective consciousness that have remained completely dormant until now?

Probably not. But it might be fun.

Freshly chopped and submitted for your approval, I present the first in the sure-to-be-on-the-internet series: HBO INTROS MASHED UP WITH OTHER HBO INTROS.