Cop Rock

In 1990, ABC aired a new TV show: Cop Rock. It was part police drama and part musical. Yes, musical. Sadly, has been deemed the 8th worst TV show ever, and was canceled after 11 episodes. I think it would have worked better as a police comedy musical. Maybe it would have been higher up the list of bad TV shows.

At any rate, the musical numbers that remain are pretty entertaining.

Here's a song set in the court room, complete with a singing jury.



My favorite is this song that the Sarge uses to tell his men to be careful. It's easily the most ridiculous.



And, as if a musical cop show wasn't weird enough, they decided to have a dream sequence as well.



In the last episode, they finished with a song that broke the fourth wall, with characters chatting about how the show was ending before being joined by the various producers and stage hands for a final number. Also, a random fat lady is lowered down from the ceiling.

Mysteriously Unsilent

        Celery is not a thing to share with any man. Alone in your country inn you may call for the celery; but if you are wise you will see that no other traveler wanders into the room. Take warning from one who has learnt a lesson. One day I lunched alone at an inn, finishing with cheese and celery. Another traveler came in and lunched too. We did not speak--I was busy with my celery. From the other end of the table he reached across for the cheese. That was all right! it was the public cheese. But he also reached across for the celery--my private celery for which I owed. Foolishly--you know how one does--I had left the sweetest and crispest shoots till the last, tantalizing myself pleasantly with the thought of them. Horror! to see them snatched from me by a stranger. He realized later what he had done and apologized, but of what good is an apology in such circumstances? Yet at least the tragedy was not without its value. Now one remembers to lock the door.

~AA Milne




I found that today while taking a practice test for AP English, and I liked it so much that I tracked it down afterwards.

A quote.

I think everyone should get cheese with their whine. Then maybe they would cheer up. Because, hey, cheese.