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The irascible Peter Griffin lives in Quahog, married to saintly Lois, with three kids — Chris, Meg, and Stewie — and a talking dog, Brian.

He eats way too much. He lies, cheats, and steals. He is a pandering retard with a taste for bad beer, worse television, and an eye for self-indulging, quick-fix pleasure in lieu of hard work or commitment. He’s also ignorant, biased, silly, immature, and delusional.

And Peter Griffin has no shame. As the leader and father-figure for “Family Guy,” he leads weekly viewers on the comedic escapades of a family lost in their own American madness.

In different ways than the obvious comedy of the sit-com might, the subtleties of creator Seth McFarlane’s writing provokes and engenders a deeper understanding from a shrewd viewing audience.

Peter Griffin’s character challenges the audience to see their own idiocy. Family values, patriotism, religion, celebrity, politics, gender, sexuality, history, and many more cultural issues are placed in the frame of topical parody. And each is shown for its pathos and rigid cultural hypocrisy.

What makes Peter Griffin a hero? Because he’s able to give voice to concerns in society — global and domestic — that are deemed touchstone for hatred and vitriolic debate. And he calls it like he sees it. Except when he’s lying.

Like any good comedian, the pain and fear are turned inside out. The shame of human foibles is given a chance to shine in all its dysfunctional and embarrassing glory. And the audience eats it up.

Thank you, Peter Griffin, for being an American idiot with so much to say and do. For that, you’re a hero.

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Wolfmother’s got big, bold stadium rock for the masses. Some might call it Stoner Rock, but it gets the job done , whatever it’s called.

Wolfmother’s debut album, Wolfmother, reached multi-platinum status in 2006, becoming a big hit with the West Coast music aficionados before emerging as a global sensation.

Wolfmother’s new album, Cosmic Egg, is out on Tuesday, October 27th. The band’s changed — with drummer Myles Heskett and bassist Chris Ross leaving the band in 2008 — but the man-in-charge, Andrew Stockdale, still seems to get it done.

This link is the first full-release single from Cosmic Egg:

“New Moon Rising“

Enjoy.

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According to yesterday’s New York Times article, “‘Boneless’ Wings, the Cheaper Bite,” it is now more expensive to purchase chicken wings with the bones in than buying boneless chicken.

Hmmm…

The article states:

“All this is happening because wholesale chicken prices have turned upside down. The once-lowly wing is selling at a premium over what has long been the gold standard of poultry parts, the skinless boneless chicken breast.”

“Like the tail that wags the dog, the wings are now flapping the chicken.”

Thanks to all those tail-gaters, Happy Hour buffets, and Monday Night Football parties, wings are now a high-ticket item.

If that’s not a Sign of the Apocalypse, then WalMart’s recent selection as global leader in promoting a “green” economy might be.

Stay tuned.

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You ever meet a crazy kid who runs around in Batman pajamas with a Superman cape, a six-shooter belt, cowboy boots, and a cowboy hat? Moms call ‘em wild kids.

The writer of WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, Maurice Sendak, created a kid named Max who seeks the untamed in the world of reality and imagination.

Spike Jonze has crafted films like Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Beastie Boys: Video Anthology.

Take a look at the WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE trailer, which shows a slightly different, more involved story than the book — but still the same in spirit and character.

Thank you, Spike Jonze, for leaving some dinner scraps for the kids on a private boat trip.

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Back in the day, before Brooklyn became a borough of its own, New Yorkers called anyone from Brooklyn a “trolley dodger,” because of the myriad street cars running through the borough, with kids and adults dodging them to play on the city’s streets.

The team was originally called the “Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers.”

That was soon shortened to Dodgers.

On April 15, 1947, after much trial and tribulation, Branch Rickey’s courageous endeavor came to fruition when Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play for a Major League Baseball team, playing his first game as a member of the Brooklyn team.

The team moved to Los Angeles in 1958, settling into their Chavez Ravine digs at the beginning of 1962. Dodger Stadium became the home of Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Maury Wills, Steve Garvey, Ron Cey, Rick Monday, and many others. Not to mention, Vin Scully, the voice of Dodgers baseball.

This season’s Dodgers are the National League West Division Champions, with a National League-leading 95-67 record. Players like Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, Juan Pierre, Rafael Furcal, Orlando Hudson, and Clayton Kershaw have made the Dodgers pennant contenders.

Check out the 2009 Postseason Schedule here.

THINK BLUE!

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New Orleans is a great city, and they have an up and coming film festival to boot.

One of Digital Ink Los Angeles’s favorite single-screen theaters in the country — The Prytania Theatre — is hosting a few screenings this year. Well worth a visit.

In particular, the Make Out With Violence screening on Monday, Oct 12th, at 9:45PM at the Prytania Theatre should be good.

Make a date with a New Orleans cultural gem, the NOFF, from Thursday, October 8th through Thursday, October 15th.

In the words of Louis Armstrong, “What we play is life.” And films are life. Get out and enjoy.

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In 1958, CBS bought Serling’s teleplay, “The Time Element,” which he hoped would be the pilot to his weekly series.

The story was about a bartender who keeps waking up in Pearl Harbor knowing the Japanese will be attacking the next day but unable to convince anyone he’s telling the truth. CBS bought it, and the rest is an adventure in madness.

The premier episode of The Twilight Zone series was “Where Is Everybody?” on October 2, 1959.

“The Hunt” is Digital Ink Los Angeles’s favorite episode, the 19th episode from the 3rd season, 1962.

Enter another dimension of time and space…

Watch an excerpt from the premiere episode below:

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