After last week’s horribly uneventful culture of popularity, your Uncle was starting to get worried. Why? Because he survives on a diet of pop culture, and Arnold Palmer. But for too long have we suffered a drought in cultural awareness! It is time to remove the weeds from our fruitful popular garden.

Speaking of weeds, Weeds is a phenomenal show that can be found on my favorite premium channel, Showtime (even though I rent the box sets). Showtime really has done a phenomenal job, with hits from Dexter to the L Word, while digging a hole to put other channels like HBO six feet under. This week, I saw an ad for a new HBO show called Hung, about a well-endowed coach who will use his assets to help balance his checkbook. Now granted, the concept is original and relevant, bringing the economy into the mix, however, this tale is apparently too big to tell on just one channel. MTV wants to rip it off with a show called Hard Times about a 15-year-old high school loser who has a big heart, among other things. Really MTV? Let’s be original, and also, what happened to music videos? Music Television has become PoSTV.

As if that wasn’t bad enough, we heard that Ryan Reynolds will be playing the Green Lantern in an upcoming film adaptation. Forgetting about RR for a second, the very fact that we will have yet another comic book film adaptation is pathetic. I’m not saying all superhero tales on the big screen are failures, but it’s ridiculous enough as it is. So what’s to save it? Good acting, lots of BOOM, and a great soundtrack. The Green Lantern will do none of these things. Who the hell even cares about the Green Lantern?

For those TLC watchers, Jon and Kate, Plus 8 viewers got a “shock” when the pair announced three weeks ago that they’ve filed for divorce. As if this isn’t bad enough for the eight kids, now they get to see their all-too-respectable father rebound quicker than I’ve seen anyone before. She’s definitely the mothering type too—arrested for pot possession, embarrassing pics on Facebook, and fresh out of college. Now forgive me if I’m wrong, but this girl is obviously one who likes to have fun. No problem. But just because this family has been over-publicized doesn’t mean they’re any less of a family. Jon needs to man up and worry about his kids. Sorry dude—you got yourself into this mess, and you’re gonna have to endure it.

I think three weeds are enough to pick out of our pop-culture garden for now. But summer is only half-way done, so I’m sure there’ll be more to come!

Your non-toxic weed-killer,

-Uncle Jake Frazier


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