Okay, so its Goonies that never say die. But priceless TV tunes are timeless too. That's why I'm introducing a flashback segment on important moments in music television supervision. Current TV tunes are still on the menu, with the writer's strike over (Hallelujah!) and new episodes coming in the next few weeks. Still I was reminded how influential/significant deceased shows have been on music too, after watching a few reruns of American Dreams, Life As We Know It, and others.
Today's episode is O.C. - centric. Not much of a flashback I know, but if you think all the way back to January 2006, the third season of the teen drama was in full swing. Producers were slowly starting to realize that Marissa Cooper was an expendable character - after all, she had already explored more issues in two 1/2 years than crazy people do in an entire lifetime. Alcoholism, cocaine addiction, the attempted murder of her boyfriend's brother, expulsion, an attempted rape, bisexual attraction, the drug-induced coma, best friending a deranged creep who wanted to kill her and himself, promiscuous parents, pot-smoking and DUI (Oh wait, thats Mischa Barton) and so on and unfortunately so on...Let's be honest this season blew. Season 4 was by far the best (no whiny Marissa and the amazingly hilarious Taylor) with Season 1 running a close second. However, one stand out moment comes to mind thanks to the artistic prowess of the band Electric President. Used in both the opening and closing moments of the episode "The Pot Stirrer" the song transformed an otherwise boring episode (about what I already forget) with 2 minutes of poignant coda. The track "Insomnia" is amazing. Like Postal Service meets Andrew Bird. And what's just as entertaining? Watching these characters feign pensive faces. Seth lighting up a joint is the only part I actually buy. I would be high everyday too if I had to live within 500 yards of these people.
Electric President - Insomnia [ysi]
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