Spring Break
Get wasted and watch, 'Heroes,' 'Oprah': popular TV shows act as drinking games
John Holmes
Issue date: 10/3/08 Section: Entertainment
10/03/08 - What a bummer, right? That creeping realization that the writers of your favorite shows are sticking to the same tired formula, season after season? That everything happening on your TV has happened before and will, more than likely, happen again?
What do you do in that situation? True, you could find something new to watch, or, God forbid, turn off the TV and go outside, but who really wants to do that?
If only there were a way to experience your favorite shows again the way you did when you first saw them, when you eagerly anticipated every twist and turn, rather than rolled your eyes with bemused irritation.
The solution to this (and most of life's problems) is alcohol. The drinking game has made otherwise un-watchable television something to be enjoyed thoroughly since TV's black-and-white days. So round up your buddies and get the party cracking!
"Heroes":
Take a shot and smash your glass on your forehead in frustration every time a main character has an easy shot at killing Sylar and fails to do so. Take three shots if you ever find yourself agreeing with a decision made by Mohinder. Take a swig whenever Hiro freezes time. Hold it in your mouth until time resumes its normal pace.
When Monica uses her power to mimic physical actions, take two sips and do your best to mimic her in your drunken stupor.
Take a sip every time Hiro smiles. Finish the bottle if Peter or Claire ever smile. After the amount of alcohol consumed before one commercial break, you may believe yourself to have superpowers, but your imagined ability of super-quietness does not work on your RA, so keep it down!
"The Oprah Winfrey Show":
Okay, so maybe 4 p.m. is a little early to be drinking, but it may be hard to resist with such high potential for drinking game intoxication. If the episode happens to be an "Oprah's Favorite Things" special, take a sip for every hundred dollars out of your price range each item costs. If Oprah sasses an audience member, take one sip; if an audience member sasses Oprah, take two.
What do you do in that situation? True, you could find something new to watch, or, God forbid, turn off the TV and go outside, but who really wants to do that?
If only there were a way to experience your favorite shows again the way you did when you first saw them, when you eagerly anticipated every twist and turn, rather than rolled your eyes with bemused irritation.
The solution to this (and most of life's problems) is alcohol. The drinking game has made otherwise un-watchable television something to be enjoyed thoroughly since TV's black-and-white days. So round up your buddies and get the party cracking!
"Heroes":
Take a shot and smash your glass on your forehead in frustration every time a main character has an easy shot at killing Sylar and fails to do so. Take three shots if you ever find yourself agreeing with a decision made by Mohinder. Take a swig whenever Hiro freezes time. Hold it in your mouth until time resumes its normal pace.
When Monica uses her power to mimic physical actions, take two sips and do your best to mimic her in your drunken stupor.
Take a sip every time Hiro smiles. Finish the bottle if Peter or Claire ever smile. After the amount of alcohol consumed before one commercial break, you may believe yourself to have superpowers, but your imagined ability of super-quietness does not work on your RA, so keep it down!
"The Oprah Winfrey Show":
Okay, so maybe 4 p.m. is a little early to be drinking, but it may be hard to resist with such high potential for drinking game intoxication. If the episode happens to be an "Oprah's Favorite Things" special, take a sip for every hundred dollars out of your price range each item costs. If Oprah sasses an audience member, take one sip; if an audience member sasses Oprah, take two.
