OK. I tried to like "Friday Night Lights." It got rave reviews (in some cases, "rave" as in "stark raving mad") and the acting was good. The writing was earnest, and smart. But man, the minute people started talking about football, or playing football, hell the second I saw a football helmet, my eyes just glazed over and I had no desire to pay attention.
I really hate football.
I thought the human story surrounding the football team would help me get passed this, but for the characters on the show, football IS their life. And that leaves little for me to care about.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Six Weeks?!
Today's SFist post is now up, and it's mainly about "Lost," which premieres tonight! Wooooo!
This blog has been somewhat neglected in favor of SFist posts, but I think by next week things should go back to normal, which is to say, no posts on either. Ha! I kid. After next week the season premieres should be pretty much done with, and I can start talking about the shows that are getting cancelled, both by me and my TiVo, and the networks.
This blog has been somewhat neglected in favor of SFist posts, but I think by next week things should go back to normal, which is to say, no posts on either. Ha! I kid. After next week the season premieres should be pretty much done with, and I can start talking about the shows that are getting cancelled, both by me and my TiVo, and the networks.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Monday, October 02, 2006
Monday, Monday, Can't Trust That Day
I've got a teeny, tiny post up on SFist. It's Monday. I can't muster much more than that.
Friday, September 29, 2006
Macaque Monkeys Are, Needless to Say, Partially Involved
I love me some "Lost" and can barely contain my excitement over the season premiere this Wednesday (although it is tempered somewhat by the fact that we will only be getting six episodes before the show goes on hiatus until February. February! This is the network's answer to complaints about too many repeats being run during last year's season).
Anyway, as much as I love "Lost" I just couldn't be bothered to partake in the online "Lost Experience" game. I'm just too lazy. I figure if the show's creators think something about the show is important enough for viewers to know, then they will put that in the actual show and not in some online "game" that is really just a thinly disguised bit of product placement.
That said, I couldn't help but watch a video which was compiled from 70 short bits of video that were found on the various sites involved in the game. In it, the meaning of the numbers is revealed, kind of, and the purpose of the Dharma Initiative is explained. Sorta. Maybe I went and spoiled myself watching it, and I have to admit, it was a little disappointing. I think I'm going to pretend I never saw it and go back to just experiencing the TV show as a TV show, and not as part of something I fear will one day be described as the "'Lost' lifestyle."
But in case you feel differently, here's the video.
Anyway, as much as I love "Lost" I just couldn't be bothered to partake in the online "Lost Experience" game. I'm just too lazy. I figure if the show's creators think something about the show is important enough for viewers to know, then they will put that in the actual show and not in some online "game" that is really just a thinly disguised bit of product placement.
That said, I couldn't help but watch a video which was compiled from 70 short bits of video that were found on the various sites involved in the game. In it, the meaning of the numbers is revealed, kind of, and the purpose of the Dharma Initiative is explained. Sorta. Maybe I went and spoiled myself watching it, and I have to admit, it was a little disappointing. I think I'm going to pretend I never saw it and go back to just experiencing the TV show as a TV show, and not as part of something I fear will one day be described as the "'Lost' lifestyle."
But in case you feel differently, here's the video.
San Franciscans: Keepin' It Real, Yo
This week's post about locals on reality TV is now up on SFist.
She's Crafty
Boing Boing posted about Craft magazine yesterday which is quite the coincidence since I subscribed to that very magazine the same day! How could I not? It's about crafting, and my friend Jessica's awesome knitted robots are featured on the cover of the first issue. Wow!The Boing Boing article is about pre-ordering a copy of the first issue on Amazon, but why not just subscribe to the magazine directly? You know you want to.
Also featured on the Craft magazine site is an article writen by my friend Chrissa Banner! Cool!
So much craftiness. I wonder if people will look back at this time in history, when people were making cozies for their iPods, and knitting shoes, and think, "Wow. They sure wasted their time making weird and stupid stuff back then, didn't they?" I mean, don't we look at those Barbie doll toiler paper cozies of the '70s and think that very thing?
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
The Lizard Whisperer
Did you catch Letterman on Tuesday night? He had a 10-year-old girl named Lilly Caphart on who hypnotizes lizards and then dresses them up in tiny clothes. It was awesome.
There's a short clip on the official site; if you go there and look on the left for the lizard in a dress, you can watch it. But whatever you do, don't click on the picture of the guy standing next to a dog, 'cause that will freak your shit out.
There's a short clip on the official site; if you go there and look on the left for the lizard in a dress, you can watch it. But whatever you do, don't click on the picture of the guy standing next to a dog, 'cause that will freak your shit out.
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