RANDOM THOUGHTS:
The following were on my mind between Thursday, November 10th and Monday, November 14th:
- Reading the constantly updated list of cast members for the upcoming Quentin Tarantino movie "Django Unchained" (set to premiere Christmas Day 2012) has now really got me wishing that the Mayans aren't right.
- Of course film critic contrarian Armond White loved the critically-panned "Jack and Jill"! That man's whole career has been based on writing the opposite opinion of what the majority of his filmgoing peers think just so he can get attention (see: his reviews for "Toy Story 3," "WALL-E," "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," "Norbit," and others). I would've found it more surprising if he actually hated it.
- I've been re-watching "The Twilight Zone" on NetFlix Instant now that the AV Club has decided to review every episode of it, and I have to say that I'm fascinated at how there's a stark contrast in quality per every episode. At one moment, they could run a tremendous, spellbinding piece of entertaining and then the very next one could be one of the show's worst (a great example of this is when the show aired "The Last Flight," a marvelous episode about a WWI fighter pilot finding himself in the 1950s, right after the awful anti-gambling episode "The Fever"). I don't blame them, though. With an average of 35 episodes per season, a far cry from this day in age where 10 and 13 episode seasons are the norm, a few clunkers are to be expected.
- I still don't understand how into their 18th season covering the NFL, FOX still allows Terry Bradshaw to give the highlights during halftime and on "The OT." Is it part of some contract stipulation that Bradshaw demands to have during every renewal? Also, isn't that essentially the reason that Curt Menefee is even there?
- Matt Schaub is now out for the season with a leg injury. Consider this to be the "Major Kong drops the bomb on Dr. Strangelove" moment for the Texans. Unless Matt Leinart has himself a career Renaissance, I see this as the moment where the entire momentum for Houston gets blown up in their face.
- Maybe the Detroit Lions should stop worrying about their bad boy image and start worrying about winning football games.Just sayin'.
- In case you missed it, "Homeland" (the freshman Showtime series) aired a fantastic episode last night.. A riveting episode that was well-acted by Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, that was a big game changer in how the rest of the season might be playing out. It also did a great job of easing the fears that some people had about the show (like series favorite Saul Berenson possibly helping out terrorist organizations) with a sign of assurance as to the fact that they know what they're doing. It's already proven itself to be fall's best new show, and with "Parks and Recreations" failing to match it's season 3 greatness, "Community" having their ups and downs, and "Boardwalk Empire" still failing to carve their name into the upper echelon of TV dramas, you can even make the case that it's the best show on TV, period.
More random thoughts to come on Thursday. See you then (I hope)!
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you just have any suggestions or tips for my next blog entry, e-mail me at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mails are greatly appreciated.
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