TV Log lines

Some TV log lines created by The Onion.

Show:  The Parents
After a week of cuddling, homework help, and bedtime stories, which child will go back to the orphanage without a rose?

Show:  The Real Housewives Of Mogadishu
Aasha is enraged when she finds out she's not on the guest list for Ugah's female circumcision.

Show: Follow That Dollar Bill
A dollar bill on a string must be followed for 30 minutes or else the contestant will not win it.

Go ahead and cover this one... I'm just say'n

Anatomy of a Tear-Jerker - WSJ

See the full article here.

Twenty years ago, the British psychologist John Sloboda conducted a simple experiment. He asked music lovers to identify passages of songs that reliably set off a physical reaction, such as tears or goose bumps. Participants identified 20 tear-triggering passages, and when Dr. Sloboda analyzed their properties, a trend emerged: 18 contained a musical device called an "appoggiatura."

 The Wall Street Journal (illustration) Associated Press (photo); Universal Music Publishing (score)

Adele slightly modulates her pitch at the end of some long notes, adding to the tension.

An appoggiatura is a type of ornamental note that clashes with the melody just enough to create a dissonant sound. "This generates tension in the listener," said Martin Guhn, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia who co-wrote a 2007 study on the subject. "When the notes return to the anticipated melody, the tension resolves, and it feels good."

Chills often descend on listeners at these moments of resolution. When several appoggiaturas occur next to each other in a melody, it generates a cycle of tension and release. This provokes an even stronger reaction, and that is when the tears start to flow.

Will Ferrell, announcement from the Sizzler

President Bush Reacts to Osama Bin Laden's Death with Will Ferrell from Will Ferrell

Issues with spelling but looks like fun - nice.