Edit: I apologize, gentle readers, this is what happens when I attempt to write something while on massive amounts of Benadryl. It may help keep my airways open during severe asthmatic attacks/allergic reactions, but it seriously screws with my brain stuffs. Consider yourselves warned.
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This last month, I’ve been managed to make it to the gym at least once a week in my quest to reduce my chest size without undergoing painful, expensive and, well, painful surgery. It’s not having the desired results yet, but more on that in another post later, if my allergy meds don’t knock me on my ass first (Dear Santa, for Christmas this year I would really like a functioning immune system…).
I digress.
Anyway, at the start of my quest, I decided that in order to properly motivate myself to workout, I’d need music. Music that would make me want to actually move around non-stop for at least half an hour. So, I started reworking my iPod playlists and stumbled across this wonderful little gem someone tweeted about a few months ago.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you, “They Call Me Cheeks.”
On the off chance you had a problem with that, I’d stop reading now. If you weren’t offended by it (good for you, gentle readers!) and you would like to see more Cheekiness, you can check out Cheeks’ YouTube Channel, or just watch Husbands: The Series.
As an added bonus, you’ll also get Sean Hemeon (As the World Turns, True Blood), Alessandra Torresani (Caprica), Jane Espenson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly) and Jeff Greenstein (Friends, Will & Grace). And maybe even a special guest appearance by Nathan Fillion and Michael Buckley.
“What is Husbands?” You gentle readers ask.
It is a fantastic new web-series in which athlete Brady Kelly (Sean Hemeon) and actor Cheeks (himself) wake up married after a drunken Vegas weekend celebrating the passing of a Marriage Equality Law—meaning that the cliché “we-got-drunk-and-married-in-Vegas” actually works for them now because it’s legal! As they don’t want to set The Cause back with what would be a widely publicized, quickie divorce (which would typically be the norm for Drunken Vegas Weddings), they decide to make a go of it and see if their chemistry as a dating couple works when they’re suddenly a MARRIED couple.
If you’re rolling your eyes at the premise, stop. Right now. Just, stop. This is much, much better than any other We-Got-Drunk-And-Married-In-Vegas story you’ve ever seen and/or heard. Cheeks and Hemeon are fantastic together on screen, and from the promos I’ve seen (and the bit in the first episode), Alessandra Torresani is going to be hilarious in her role as Hayley, the Best Friend.
The first episode alone is hilarious. The best part is probably when Cheeks asks Brady if he has “batting rehearsal” later and Brady looks at him with a “it’s-a-good-thing-you’re-cute-sweetie” look and informs him that they call it “batting practice.” And it’s not just the dialogue that I loved, it’s their acting and onscreen chemistry, especially the looks they give each other at the end when they see the wedding rings (sorry, spoilers) and realize they’re married.
The second through fourth episodes are just as good (if not better, they get better as they go), but I don’t want to say too much, I want you to actually watch it. So, if you’ve got a spare 12 minutes (more or less), saunter on over to the Husbands website and watch the episodes that are posted (or you can find them on YouTube). The laugh to runtime ratio is phenomenal (I get an abs workout every time I watch). It may not be a show that everyone in America is ready for, but I hope that this eventually lands a spot on primetime television. It’s certainly better than half the crap that the networks are showing nowadays. It’s a witty comedy about newlyweds trying to make it work. It’s Mad About You with gays (that’s a quote from somewhere, but I can’t remember where. I’m not plagiarizing, honest!)
They may be doing it wrong, but in this (maybe-not-so) distant future, that’s their right.
For more info, check out their website and follow them @TeamHusbands on Twitter!
