They Can Never Be Undone

December 11th, 2009Blog2 comments

Wow, after two weeks of absence, here are two posts in two days. But what can I say? I’ve been busy. But now I’ve recommitted and I have important things to share. (See yesterday’s link to a video of a dog peeing.)

OK, so here it is my lovelies: The the best review of Star Wars Ep. 1: The Phantom Menace that you will ever see. It’s impeccably edited, extremely thoughtful from a filmmaking perspective, and it’s fucking hilarious. I can’t believe what some people are creating for free on the Internet. This guy’s reviews of TNG Star Trek movies are also on the money, and together with this review present some of the best free hours of entertainment you can find anywhere.

So this guy’s beef with Lucas boils down to just a few things: Story. Character. Logic. You know, just a few minor quibbles.

Anyway, this Star Wars Ep. 1 review is in seven parts. As of this writing, five of the parts have been posted but the rest should be up soon. Watch them and we’ll discuss.

Why, Yes!

December 10th, 2009Blog2 comments

It’s a busy time. The holidays are upon us!

I’ve been busy locking things down before I get out of here for the rest of 2009. I had a lot of reading to do, a lot of things to watch. I will be a lot more present in 2010 (I’m going to have a bit more free time on my hands!), so you will be getting a lot more discussions about Star Trek and pictures of puppies from me.

So I’ve been reading a lot of scripts and watching The Wire. Holy crap, The Wire: A little tricky to get into, but so rewarding now that I’ve started watching the fourth season.

This is all well and good, but I’m facing a bit of a crisis. A video game crisis.

See, on my shelf I have a stack of the most awesome video games to be released thus far: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2. Little Big Planet. Batman Arkham Asylum. Borderlands. Halo ODST…

But for some reason I have lost the will to play them.

I’m not sure why. I’ll put one into the machine and play for a bit, but then lose interest and switch to reading a book instead.

It’s really bizarre. Before I would’ve been on them like Lil’ Wayne on a cooler full of Purple Drank, but now they’re just sorta sitting there. Idle, not really doing anything. They’re a little sad even — all set to take a boat trip to the island of misfit toys.

It’s bizarre. But maybe… I’m growing up?

By the way, you guys know that I wouldn’t post a video of a dog peeing unless it was really something special, right?

If you only watch one video of a peeing dog this year, make it this one. It’s absolutely incredible.