The Usual Suspensions (Part 4)

Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - March 9, 2016March 8, 2016

EXT. DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - DAY. Exterior shot of the arrivals terminal at Denver International Airport. A large black SUV pulls up to the curb. Two men sit inside the vehicle, waiting patiently for the arrival of a passenger. The driver of the vehicle, an extremely large young white man, peers out the

DFO Radio: I’m Seein’ Stars Here!

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - March 7, 2016March 6, 2016

I decided that in lieu of coming up with any original content for this post (I'm planning to blow my wad on this week's installment of the Usual Suspensions) I would repost Entropy's story of his adventure at the Coors Convention. Enjoy. Playlist of last week's Request Line is at

Request Line: I’m Seein’ Stars Here!

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - March 4, 2016March 4, 2016

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WES WELKER: [sits in radio booth with a dazed expression] PRODUCER: [through earpiece] Come on, Wes. Introduce the segment. WELKER: [blinks, glances around] PRODUCER: Shit. Connor, go in there and poke him with something. CONNOR: [enters the radio booth and pokes WES WELKER on the shoulder] WELKER: [turns, smiles broadly] Hey! Welcome! It looks like

DFO Radio: Air Guitar

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - March 2, 2016March 2, 2016

An incredibly handsome, yet thoroughly disheveled blogger shambles into his office after a long journey. RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY: [sets down baggage] RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY: [removes crumpled boarding pass from pocket, is one again amused to find flight confirmation code started with "RTD"] RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY: [sets head down on desk] Ten minutes pass. RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY: [sits up, runs hands through hair] RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY: [blearily rubs red

The Usual Suspensions (Part 3)

Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - February 24, 2016February 23, 2016

INT. SCOTT HANSON'S OFFICE - DAY A man - let's call him VERBAL KENT because the author of this piece couldn't think of anything clever enough that wouldn't be a dead giveaway - sits in an office at NFL Network Headquarters. The office is an untidy mess; the desk is covered

The Usual Suspensions (Part 2)

Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - February 17, 2016February 17, 2016

A plane lands at Los Angeles International Airport. PETER KING: (voiceover): This is Peter King. I'll be in Los Angeles until Tuesday. If you need to reach me, contact Dominic Bonvissuto at MMQB at Extension 112, or try the Culver City Starbucks. Have a nice day. 7057

DFO Radio: I’m Outta Here

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - February 15, 2016February 14, 2016

When Request Line was published last week, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was in Texas, enjoying a "hunting trip" that probably consisted of little more than skeet shooting with live birds. And now he's dead. It was entirely a coincidence that the wife and I popped open a bottle of

Request Line: I’m Outta Here with Cam Newton

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - February 12, 2016February 10, 2016

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SWING SHIFT DISK JOCKEY: ...and closing things out with "Crimson and Clover" by Tommy James and the Shondells. That's it for me for today, folks. We've got a special treat coming up in the next hour, Super Bowl, um, participant Cam Newton will be taking over to take your requests and

The Usual Suspensions

Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - February 9, 2016February 9, 2016

INT. NFL HEADQUARTERS - DAY A man sits in front of a gigantic NFL Shield. He is wearing an orange jumpsuit, and speaks into a microphone. NARRATOR: [testifying] It all started back in Minneapolis four weeks ago. A kicker with a chance to move his team through to the divisional round badly

OOH HOW I HATE THOSE SMURFS!!!

Game Preview

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - February 3, 2016February 3, 2016

Look at them! Laughing...

DFO Insider: Diversity Day

Insane Shit

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - January 29, 2016January 29, 2016

INT. DFO PRODUCTION OFFICE - DAY A pair of slick Hollywood producers lounge on a pair of couches while an exhausted-looking intern works through a gigantic stack of script proposals, summarizing each one. Neither producer pays much attention; RIKKI-TIKKI-DEADLY is tapping out text messages on his phone while DARKEST TIMELINE ZACH MORRIS

A Modest Pro(Bowl)posal

DFOing Good

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly - January 27, 2016January 26, 2016

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Let's face it: Nobody cares about the Pro Bowl. The game itself inspires about as much enthusiasm - and has approximately the same stakes - as an average Texans game. After an entire season of having their bodies pummeled, players have little interest in subjecting themselves to further punishment, and have similarly