By Mark La Monica
He introduced the world to "Victory!" and the world has never been the same.
Now, Johnny Drama gives us something unspellable, something illiterate, something with an indeterminable number of syllables. But it is just as outstanding as his "Viking Quest" chant. Drama's personal rallying cry before auditions and actual acting should resonate with all fans of this show.
With this new chant meant to psych himself up before a big moment, Drama has solidified himself as the fourth noun, fifth concept overall, to be considered "inherently funny." (The others, by the way, are chimps, midgets, farting and people falling down. Hey, some of these things may not be nice to laugh at, but they are just plain funny. Next time you see someone you don't know trip over a curb or fall down in the office, I challenge you not to laugh.)
The next time you have a big meeting or a big conference call or big whatever, a Drama scream like we saw in this past episode is in order. It could be the difference between closing the deal and updating your resume.
It's the 2006 answer to Bud Fox in "Wall Street" -- looking in the mirror before his meeting with Gordon Gekko and saying, "Well, life all comes down to a few moments. This is one of them."
Although the Bud Fox line is an enjoyable movie reference to work into your daily routine, it won't cause innocent bystanders to look at you weird. And really, what's the point in psyching yourself up if innocent bystanders won't look at you weird?
I have a meeting a 2 p.m. on Monday and at 1:59 p.m., I absolutely will look in a mirror and scream indecipherable syllable(s) to get ready. And when people stare at me, I will say, "Hey, it's a Drama Club thing. Go read my blog."
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Comments (3)
I had my first day of school today and I was a little nervous. I found myself with about 10 minutes to spare before school started. So I sat there and started muttering you are not a ***** to myself, followed by a huge Drama grunt. I don't think its possible to still be nervous after that.
Decent episode. Although I must add that the Turtle character is really beginning to wear thin on me. To dedicate half of a 22 minute of action episode to Turtle looking to buy sneakers and having Vince involved in it is really a sign that the writers of the show are running out of good idea's. The smart thing for HBO to do is get new writers in here that will bring the level of these episode's back to what they were in season two.
Great article! Drama's chant of "Victory" is what made the comicon episode in Season 2 my favorite of the whole season. It's something I've picked up as well as friend's of mine. The funniest part is I will be at a party somewhere and hear a group of people scream "Victory"..and just giggle because I know exactly what they're talking about.
I would love to post an article similar to this on my Entourage Forum so other Entourage fans can give their stories about the now infamous, Johnny Drama viking quest scream.