END OF THE WEEK:
We're minutes away from the month of April. But before that happens, here's a quick recap of some of the best and most memorable moments from the last week of March to send the past seven days out on a proper note.
The "WHY?!?!" Announcement of the Week: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito to Make "Twins" Sequel with Eddie Murphy As Their Triplet
I checked my calendar twice when I first read it to make sure that it wasn't April 1st. Nope. Not a joke. And just when I thought when the film industry had made some progress...
Video of the Week: "Arrested Guy Sings Bohemian Rhapsody"
After trying to make a half-assed excuse for being innocent, the intoxicated man just started to sing the song out of nowhere. In its entirety. With the instrumental interludes and everything! At this point, there's nothing more that I could say. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy this major feat in drunken coherence.
Lottery of the Week: The U.S.'s Record $640 Million Mega Millions Jackpot
Somewhere out there in Kansas, Illinois, or Maryland, lies the three luckiest individuals of all-time.
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week (Besides the Presidential Election): Supreme Court Holds Hearings on 'Obamacare'
It's Obama's biggest legislation as President under trial. I think it's safe to say that millions will be following the rest of the precedings closely, up until the final opinion by the majority.
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: James Cameron Reaches Pacific Ocean's Deepest Point
This is the kind of stuff you get to do with two $1 billion+ movies under your bag.
Demonstration of the Week: Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush
for being removed from the Congressional floor on Wednesday for wearing a hoodie in honor of Trayvon Martin, who wore a hoodie on the night of being shot to death by George Zimmerman. In a way, the man who ordered him out of the floor makes a point. Taken out of context, though, it looks more like he was trying to make his best Unabomber impersonation.
Person of the Week: MSNBC News Host Lawrence O'Donnell
for airing what is by far the hardest hitting news interview in ages on Monday...if by "interview" you mean an angry one-sided Q&A to an defenseless and uncooperative chair. In the middle of the 03/26/12 telecast of his MSNBC weeknight show "The Last Word," O'Donnell began discussing the latest developments in the much talked about case of Trayvon Martin, who was murdered last month in Samford, Florida by neighborhood vigilante George Zimmerman, including Zimmerman's claims that he was acting out of self-defense. What was supposed to happen next was O'Donnell interviewing Zimmerman's attorney, Craig Sonner. The only problem was that Sonner, who was seen being interviewed by Anderson Cooper three days before, cancelled his interview with O'Donnell at the very last minute and walked out of the studio in which he was supposed to appear on camera.
But, unfortunately for Sonner, the man did this to the worst man possible, as O'Donnell then went on spending the next ten or so minutes furiously pointing out the newest developments and speculating why Sonner chose to bail out at the last second. Then, this incident occured:
Yeah, take that chair! So, remember, kids: never change your mind about being on "The Last Word" at the last minute ever again, or prepare to have your furniture meet the wrath of the O-Dog.
And that's the way it was! Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everyone!
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.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
The MLB Season Started Already? Really?!?! (and other 'Thoughts')
RANDOM THOUGHTS:
Before I continue any further, I would just like to make it clear that this will be my final regularly scheduled installment of the Thursday "Random Thoughts" for another few months in favor of a once a week column every Monday evening. If you've been reading this blog for the last few years, then you know that such a thing is routine. The only thing between this year and the previous years is that I'm starting this Thursday break about a month and a half later than usual.
Anyways, the following were on my mind between Monday, March 26th and Thursday, March 29th:
- When the NFL season begins, the league decides to air it in primetime on national television. When the NBA and NHL season begins, the league decides to play them in primetime with some of the league's best team. When the MLB season began this week, it's with two dull teams like the Mariners and Athletics playing in Japan three days before anyone else on tape delay. Bud Selig and the schedule makers are geniuses.
- God Damn you, David Milch, Michael Mann, and the makers of "Luck"! I mean, did your untimely final episode last Sunday have to be so great? Did the writing and directing have to be so flawless? Did the horse racing sequences have to be so damn beautiful and some of the finest that I've ever seen brought to film? Did you really have to give signs of the program beginning to hit its stride? Couldn't you have ended everything in a whimper, similar to, say, the "Rubicon" finale? Now I'm instantly saddened about the loss of the show even more than I already was! (sigh)
- I hate the promos that AMC is constantly using for the return of "The Killing." They just essentially reveal everything that a new viewer has to know in thirty seconds. As someone who spent a full season dragging myself to watch it, that angered me.
- You know what I'm not going to miss about the past? Having to skim through the TV Guide channel to find out what shows are on.
"Gee, I wonder what's on channel 55. (goes on TV Guide Channel). Crap! They're on channel 58! (waits impatiently for 4 minutes)"
-If "Game of Thrones" and "Mad Men" continue to be awesome this season, with both even having their best seasons yet, then I will consider this upcoming ten week stretches to be one of the best Sunday nights in TV history.
- I find it interesting how almost every "If Kentucky wins the NCAA tournament" article that I've read this week is basically calling it an apocalyptic end to college basketball as we know it because it would be the first time ever that Calipari's strategy for building players wins a championship. As if the 1 year rule and his 2008 title appearance in Memphis hasn't already done that already in the past few years.
- Isn't it impossible to try to make all Americans part of the 1%? Won't there just be richer people to create a newer 1%? Just sayin'
More to come on Monday. Enjoy the start of your weekend!
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.
Before I continue any further, I would just like to make it clear that this will be my final regularly scheduled installment of the Thursday "Random Thoughts" for another few months in favor of a once a week column every Monday evening. If you've been reading this blog for the last few years, then you know that such a thing is routine. The only thing between this year and the previous years is that I'm starting this Thursday break about a month and a half later than usual.
Anyways, the following were on my mind between Monday, March 26th and Thursday, March 29th:
- When the NFL season begins, the league decides to air it in primetime on national television. When the NBA and NHL season begins, the league decides to play them in primetime with some of the league's best team. When the MLB season began this week, it's with two dull teams like the Mariners and Athletics playing in Japan three days before anyone else on tape delay. Bud Selig and the schedule makers are geniuses.
- God Damn you, David Milch, Michael Mann, and the makers of "Luck"! I mean, did your untimely final episode last Sunday have to be so great? Did the writing and directing have to be so flawless? Did the horse racing sequences have to be so damn beautiful and some of the finest that I've ever seen brought to film? Did you really have to give signs of the program beginning to hit its stride? Couldn't you have ended everything in a whimper, similar to, say, the "Rubicon" finale? Now I'm instantly saddened about the loss of the show even more than I already was! (sigh)
- I hate the promos that AMC is constantly using for the return of "The Killing." They just essentially reveal everything that a new viewer has to know in thirty seconds. As someone who spent a full season dragging myself to watch it, that angered me.
- You know what I'm not going to miss about the past? Having to skim through the TV Guide channel to find out what shows are on.
"Gee, I wonder what's on channel 55. (goes on TV Guide Channel). Crap! They're on channel 58! (waits impatiently for 4 minutes)"
-If "Game of Thrones" and "Mad Men" continue to be awesome this season, with both even having their best seasons yet, then I will consider this upcoming ten week stretches to be one of the best Sunday nights in TV history.
- I find it interesting how almost every "If Kentucky wins the NCAA tournament" article that I've read this week is basically calling it an apocalyptic end to college basketball as we know it because it would be the first time ever that Calipari's strategy for building players wins a championship. As if the 1 year rule and his 2008 title appearance in Memphis hasn't already done that already in the past few years.
- Isn't it impossible to try to make all Americans part of the 1%? Won't there just be richer people to create a newer 1%? Just sayin'
More to come on Monday. Enjoy the start of your weekend!
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.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
The Return of "Mad Men," Tiger Woods, and Geraldo Rivera
RANDOM THOUGHTS:
The following were on my mind between Thursday, March 22nd and Monday, March 26th:
- After 17 long months, "Mad Men" finally came back into the air with a two-hour episode that, for me at least, reminded me why I missed it. It was funny, it was glamorously shot, had a bunch of surprises, it gave us more insight into the Don-Megan relationship, set up common themes that we should expect throughout the year, and I just enjoyed re-connecting with these characters, even if much of the episode ran at a slow pace (but then again, how many "Mad Men" season premieres haven't been considered slow-burning episodes?). Plus, it had Jessica Pare single-handily putting "Zou Bisou Bisou" back into relevancy in the sexiest way possible. You really can't go wrong with that.
- The Tiger is back on the prowl!
Sorry, that was just me trying to start my thought of Tiger Wood's first PGA Tour victory since 2009 in the most cliched way possible. Anyways, it's great thing that Woods finally got his first post-scandal victory on Sunday. When you're in any kind of slump as a golfer, the first victory is almost always the hardest to get. Now that he finally has that victory thanks to his performance this weekend in Bay Hill, hopefully his journey back to the top starts hitting into full-throttle mode.
- "I am urging the parents of young black and Latino youngsters, particularly, to not let their children go out wearing hoodies."
- Reading the comments section, last Thursday's episode of "Community" was the equivalent of the "Lost" finale in its divisiveness, or like the Abed timeline in "Remedial Chaos Theory" played out over a long weekend. It's a sight that I will hopefully never have to see again for quite a while.
- I'm a fan of the publicity and debate being raised over the rating of the film "Bully" if only because it's helping spark debate over the unfairness and sometimes even hypocrisy of the MPAA ratings system.
- "Whitney" is film before a live studio audience...IN HELL!
More to come this Thursday. Stay tuned!
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.
The following were on my mind between Thursday, March 22nd and Monday, March 26th:
- After 17 long months, "Mad Men" finally came back into the air with a two-hour episode that, for me at least, reminded me why I missed it. It was funny, it was glamorously shot, had a bunch of surprises, it gave us more insight into the Don-Megan relationship, set up common themes that we should expect throughout the year, and I just enjoyed re-connecting with these characters, even if much of the episode ran at a slow pace (but then again, how many "Mad Men" season premieres haven't been considered slow-burning episodes?). Plus, it had Jessica Pare single-handily putting "Zou Bisou Bisou" back into relevancy in the sexiest way possible. You really can't go wrong with that.
- The Tiger is back on the prowl!
Sorry, that was just me trying to start my thought of Tiger Wood's first PGA Tour victory since 2009 in the most cliched way possible. Anyways, it's great thing that Woods finally got his first post-scandal victory on Sunday. When you're in any kind of slump as a golfer, the first victory is almost always the hardest to get. Now that he finally has that victory thanks to his performance this weekend in Bay Hill, hopefully his journey back to the top starts hitting into full-throttle mode.
- "I am urging the parents of young black and Latino youngsters, particularly, to not let their children go out wearing hoodies."
- Reading the comments section, last Thursday's episode of "Community" was the equivalent of the "Lost" finale in its divisiveness, or like the Abed timeline in "Remedial Chaos Theory" played out over a long weekend. It's a sight that I will hopefully never have to see again for quite a while.
- I'm a fan of the publicity and debate being raised over the rating of the film "Bully" if only because it's helping spark debate over the unfairness and sometimes even hypocrisy of the MPAA ratings system.
- "Whitney" is film before a live studio audience...IN HELL!
More to come this Thursday. Stay tuned!
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.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
End of the Week: 03/18/12- 03/24/12
END OF THE WEEK:
An "End of the Week" post on a Saturday... I know, I'm just as surprised as you are. But here I am, after many consecutive weeks of waiting until Sunday (and occasionally even Monday) posting this week's installment on the actual day that it should have always been posted. Hope that you enjoy it.
Movie of the Week: "The Hunger Games"
After much anticipation and hype, the first film adaptation of the Suzanne Collins trilogy about a late 21st Century dystopia that forces teens to kill themselves in a tournament for entertainment hit theaters this past weekend all across the country and around the world. The film is supposed to generates tons of dough in its first weekend alone, with nearly $68.3 million already in the bank for film studio Lionsgate ($19.7 million of which coming from midnight screenings alone) As of now, the film is projected to make $140 million by the end of Sunday. I have yet to see the film, nor have I yet read any of the books, but judging the reaction of the majority of people who have seen it, it's either the most amazing thing ever, a decent but not great adaptation of the books, or just a mediocre rip-off of "Battle Royale." Whichever the case may be, at least America will have yet another young-adult fantasy novel turned film franchise to look forward to for the next few years now that "Harry Potter" is finished and "Twilight" is one film away from wrapping up their joyless and uninspiring saga.
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: The U.S. Justice Department and FBI Begins Investigation Into Trayvon Martin Murder
The story regarding the death of Trayvon Martin by Samford, Florida resident George Zimmerman is nothing short of a tragedy, one that has brought back the discussion of racism in this country and has even been described as the Emmitt Till murders of its time.
Here's the story that he know at the moment:
On February 26th, just a few days after his 17th birthday, Martin was walking to the home of his girlfriend in Samford when Zimmerman spotted him and, thinking that he looked "suspicious," called the local police and started following him around. Soon afterwards, Martin started running away from Zimmerman, at which point Zimmerman took out his gun and fatally shot Martin to death. The story has since taken momentum in the news, with parents of Martin leading a movement for the prosecution and conviction of Zimmerman to life imprisonment while Zimmerman continues to argue against accusations of racism and claiming that it was all done in self-defense (despite the fact that Martin was an A or B student who had a nearly 100 pound disadvantage on him and who has never done anything to merit such claims of being a threat). Not only that, but the Samford police's actions following the murder has also been brought under the spotlight (with many criticizing them for not arresting Zimmerman hours after the murder) as well as the state of Florida for its 2005 "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law that has since given Zimmerman a potent claim).
What follows next is still a mystery, as Zimmerman has yet to stand trial. There's a chance that Zimmerman may be brought to justice, but there could also very well be a chance of him being set free. Either way, I have a feeling that it will be quite a while before the conclusion to this story is reached.
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Michael Bay to Make "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" With Space Alien Origin
And unlike the "Transformers" films, it appears that a ton of explosions will not be able to help Bay distract the franchise's fans from complaining this time around.
Casting Choice of the Week: Michael K. Williams as Old Dirty Bastard in Biopic
It seems like nobody has gone wrong in casting Michael K. Williams for their projects, from "Boardwalk Empire" to "Community." But as the star of a film about one of the most legendary members of the Wu Tang? Yep, I'd say that pretty much takes the cake.
Video of the Week: "Will the Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up? (feat. Eminem)"
Interesting and provocative, something that the actual Mitt Romney (who, by the way, added more delegates this week by winning Illinois) is not.
Person of the Week: FOX News Correspondent Geraldo Rivera
for setting the bar high this year in the Dumb Observations department for his instantly dumb and controversial "different take" on the Trayvon Martin murder. You know the one. While appearing as a guest on the FOX News morning show "FOX & Friends," Rivera has this to offer about what was people should be considering about Martin's death:
"I am urging the parents of black and Latino youngsters particularly to not let their children go out wearing hoodies. I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin's death as George Zimmerman was...I'll bet you money, if he didn't have that hoodie on, that nutty neighborhood watch guy wouldn't have responded in that violent and aggressive way"
You read that correctly folks! According to Rivera, it's Martin's hoodie that he wore on the night of his death that was just as responsible for his death as the over-zealous, racist piece of crap that pulled the trigger on him, essentially the equivalent of blaming the whole thing on Martin like when someone blames the victim of a rape for dressing inappropriately, saying that they "asked for it." Never mind how it's essentially impossible for blacks and other minorities to not look threatening to racists unless they dress like Urkel for a living, or that there are millions of people out there who have hoodies The fact that Martin had the gall to wear hoodies in non-rainy conditions shows about as much irrational thought in the mind of Rivera as Zimmerman stalking him that night because he looked suspicious, and that all his critics are essentially just trying to hide the fact that they're really mad at the society we live in for such an undeniable fact being true. And I thought this guy was supposed to be the sane one at FOX News! Sounds to me like he needs to spend some time back in Al Capone's fault for a while and think about what he had to say.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend! Hopefully I'll get this Saturday posting habit thing back again once next weekend rolls around.
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.
An "End of the Week" post on a Saturday... I know, I'm just as surprised as you are. But here I am, after many consecutive weeks of waiting until Sunday (and occasionally even Monday) posting this week's installment on the actual day that it should have always been posted. Hope that you enjoy it.
Movie of the Week: "The Hunger Games"
After much anticipation and hype, the first film adaptation of the Suzanne Collins trilogy about a late 21st Century dystopia that forces teens to kill themselves in a tournament for entertainment hit theaters this past weekend all across the country and around the world. The film is supposed to generates tons of dough in its first weekend alone, with nearly $68.3 million already in the bank for film studio Lionsgate ($19.7 million of which coming from midnight screenings alone) As of now, the film is projected to make $140 million by the end of Sunday. I have yet to see the film, nor have I yet read any of the books, but judging the reaction of the majority of people who have seen it, it's either the most amazing thing ever, a decent but not great adaptation of the books, or just a mediocre rip-off of "Battle Royale." Whichever the case may be, at least America will have yet another young-adult fantasy novel turned film franchise to look forward to for the next few years now that "Harry Potter" is finished and "Twilight" is one film away from wrapping up their joyless and uninspiring saga.
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: The U.S. Justice Department and FBI Begins Investigation Into Trayvon Martin Murder
The story regarding the death of Trayvon Martin by Samford, Florida resident George Zimmerman is nothing short of a tragedy, one that has brought back the discussion of racism in this country and has even been described as the Emmitt Till murders of its time.
Here's the story that he know at the moment:
On February 26th, just a few days after his 17th birthday, Martin was walking to the home of his girlfriend in Samford when Zimmerman spotted him and, thinking that he looked "suspicious," called the local police and started following him around. Soon afterwards, Martin started running away from Zimmerman, at which point Zimmerman took out his gun and fatally shot Martin to death. The story has since taken momentum in the news, with parents of Martin leading a movement for the prosecution and conviction of Zimmerman to life imprisonment while Zimmerman continues to argue against accusations of racism and claiming that it was all done in self-defense (despite the fact that Martin was an A or B student who had a nearly 100 pound disadvantage on him and who has never done anything to merit such claims of being a threat). Not only that, but the Samford police's actions following the murder has also been brought under the spotlight (with many criticizing them for not arresting Zimmerman hours after the murder) as well as the state of Florida for its 2005 "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law that has since given Zimmerman a potent claim).
What follows next is still a mystery, as Zimmerman has yet to stand trial. There's a chance that Zimmerman may be brought to justice, but there could also very well be a chance of him being set free. Either way, I have a feeling that it will be quite a while before the conclusion to this story is reached.
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Michael Bay to Make "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" With Space Alien Origin
And unlike the "Transformers" films, it appears that a ton of explosions will not be able to help Bay distract the franchise's fans from complaining this time around.
Casting Choice of the Week: Michael K. Williams as Old Dirty Bastard in Biopic
It seems like nobody has gone wrong in casting Michael K. Williams for their projects, from "Boardwalk Empire" to "Community." But as the star of a film about one of the most legendary members of the Wu Tang? Yep, I'd say that pretty much takes the cake.
Video of the Week: "Will the Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up? (feat. Eminem)"
Interesting and provocative, something that the actual Mitt Romney (who, by the way, added more delegates this week by winning Illinois) is not.
Person of the Week: FOX News Correspondent Geraldo Rivera
for setting the bar high this year in the Dumb Observations department for his instantly dumb and controversial "different take" on the Trayvon Martin murder. You know the one. While appearing as a guest on the FOX News morning show "FOX & Friends," Rivera has this to offer about what was people should be considering about Martin's death:
"I am urging the parents of black and Latino youngsters particularly to not let their children go out wearing hoodies. I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin's death as George Zimmerman was...I'll bet you money, if he didn't have that hoodie on, that nutty neighborhood watch guy wouldn't have responded in that violent and aggressive way"
You read that correctly folks! According to Rivera, it's Martin's hoodie that he wore on the night of his death that was just as responsible for his death as the over-zealous, racist piece of crap that pulled the trigger on him, essentially the equivalent of blaming the whole thing on Martin like when someone blames the victim of a rape for dressing inappropriately, saying that they "asked for it." Never mind how it's essentially impossible for blacks and other minorities to not look threatening to racists unless they dress like Urkel for a living, or that there are millions of people out there who have hoodies The fact that Martin had the gall to wear hoodies in non-rainy conditions shows about as much irrational thought in the mind of Rivera as Zimmerman stalking him that night because he looked suspicious, and that all his critics are essentially just trying to hide the fact that they're really mad at the society we live in for such an undeniable fact being true. And I thought this guy was supposed to be the sane one at FOX News! Sounds to me like he needs to spend some time back in Al Capone's fault for a while and think about what he had to say.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend! Hopefully I'll get this Saturday posting habit thing back again once next weekend rolls around.
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.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
"The Office," Subway Trains, and "Titanic" in 3D
RANDOM THOUGHTS:
The following were on my mind between Monday, March 19th and Thursday, March 22nd:
- First Steve Carell left the show. Then Mindy Kaling announced that she was working on a pilot for FOX. Then it was announced that Rainn Wilson might be leaving for a Dwight Shrute spinoff. And now there's reports that showrunner Paul Lieberstein will be stepping down and that Ed Helms might be leaving for the Kaling pilot, all while ratings continue to tumble and contract negotiations are still in session between NBC and stars John Krasinski, Jenna Fisher and B.J. Novak. In other words, it looks as if "The Office" is going to come to an end very soon, and the only question is if it will end in ugly fashion this season or end with one final season that lets them leave with some resemblance of dignity. It's sad, but that's what happens when you're a show that's on air the air a season or two longer than it should have been (and for the record, I still believe that "Michael Says Goodbye" should've been the end).
- Hey, "Battle Royale," tell me again how similar "The Hunger Games" is to that movie, and why I should hate it because of that? I keep forgetting.
- You know you've been riding the subway trains too long when you start to critique the effectiveness of every homeless person's attempt to ask for money.
- "The Big Bang Theory" is such a monster in the ratings, their repeats are even doing better than original runs of most cable series. I don't know if I wanna live on this planet anymore.
- I love how the New York Jets are saying that Tim Tebow (who they acquired two days ago) will have a back-up role on the Jets during the 2012 season. It's like they completely forgot what happened in Denver last season. Sanchez will start the season at quarterback, but once he starts throwing a few interceptions (and, with Sanchez, that's more of a question of "when" than "if") and begins to underperform yet again, except the Tebow chants to grow louder and louder until Rex Ryan has no choice but to put Jesusback under center. And that's when things will get interesting...
- Is Paramount really promoting "Titanic" in 3D as "From the Director of Avatar." He's James Cameron people, and "Avatar" is the only film that made more money in box office history than "Titanic," so it's not like that 1997 film isn't too obscure unless you're under the age of 10.
- After 17 months and over 500 days since the last episode, it's finally a relief to know that Don Draper and the SCDP gang will now return to being part of my Sundays once more.
And...that's that! As always, expect the next installment to arrive on Monday. Otherwise, enjoy the pleasant evening.
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.
The following were on my mind between Monday, March 19th and Thursday, March 22nd:
- First Steve Carell left the show. Then Mindy Kaling announced that she was working on a pilot for FOX. Then it was announced that Rainn Wilson might be leaving for a Dwight Shrute spinoff. And now there's reports that showrunner Paul Lieberstein will be stepping down and that Ed Helms might be leaving for the Kaling pilot, all while ratings continue to tumble and contract negotiations are still in session between NBC and stars John Krasinski, Jenna Fisher and B.J. Novak. In other words, it looks as if "The Office" is going to come to an end very soon, and the only question is if it will end in ugly fashion this season or end with one final season that lets them leave with some resemblance of dignity. It's sad, but that's what happens when you're a show that's on air the air a season or two longer than it should have been (and for the record, I still believe that "Michael Says Goodbye" should've been the end).
- Hey, "Battle Royale," tell me again how similar "The Hunger Games" is to that movie, and why I should hate it because of that? I keep forgetting.
- You know you've been riding the subway trains too long when you start to critique the effectiveness of every homeless person's attempt to ask for money.
- "The Big Bang Theory" is such a monster in the ratings, their repeats are even doing better than original runs of most cable series. I don't know if I wanna live on this planet anymore.
- I love how the New York Jets are saying that Tim Tebow (who they acquired two days ago) will have a back-up role on the Jets during the 2012 season. It's like they completely forgot what happened in Denver last season. Sanchez will start the season at quarterback, but once he starts throwing a few interceptions (and, with Sanchez, that's more of a question of "when" than "if") and begins to underperform yet again, except the Tebow chants to grow louder and louder until Rex Ryan has no choice but to put Jesusback under center. And that's when things will get interesting...
- Is Paramount really promoting "Titanic" in 3D as "From the Director of Avatar." He's James Cameron people, and "Avatar" is the only film that made more money in box office history than "Titanic," so it's not like that 1997 film isn't too obscure unless you're under the age of 10.
- After 17 months and over 500 days since the last episode, it's finally a relief to know that Don Draper and the SCDP gang will now return to being part of my Sundays once more.
And...that's that! As always, expect the next installment to arrive on Monday. Otherwise, enjoy the pleasant evening.
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.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
NCAA Tourmanet Mega-Upsets, "The Walking Dead," and a New QB in Denver
RANDOM THOUGHTS:
The following were on my mind between Thursday, March 15th and Monday, March 19th:, with a one delay for no particular reason
- For my money, Lehigh defeating Duke in the first round of the tournament in North Carolina has to rank as the greatest upset in college basketball history that I've ever seen. I mean, sure, it's not the only 2/15 seed upset in NCAA tournament (hell, another one had right before it), but it is very special for having been done by a team who had never won a tournament game before against one of the sport's most prestigious and most vilified schools of the past 25 years in a crowd (a program that automatically conjures up images of championship banners and Final Four appearances) that was probably 90/10 in favor of Duke.
- Speaking of the Lehigh/Duke game, I wonder how the players of Norfolk State University felt by being upstaged by them on the same night. After all, here they were, hours after wrapping up the first victory by a 15 seed in the NCAA tournament since 2001 against the #3 ranked team in the nation, only to become an afterthought once an even more significant upset of similar circumstance occurred. I mean, I know they freakin' won the game, but you can't help but feel that the players felt a little bit of envy of the Lehigh players for getting the top story in the sporting world over them.
- After airing a season finale that dear nearly 9 million viewers and a 4.7 rating (better than 98-99% percent of what else was on TV this week) the heights of which "The Walking Dead" could soar in the ratings going forward is starting to scare me.
- And suddenly, the NFL world has now gone from talking about where Manning was going to play to Tebow...
(http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7713078/2012-nfl-free-agency-peyton-manning-denver-broncos-agree-96m-deal-source-says)
- I'm sorry Direct TV, but why wouldn't I want to re-enact scenes from "Platoon" with Charlie Sheen? That would be both the most horrific and greatest nights of my life!
I'll try to do better with this next time. Until then, enjoy the start of your workweek!
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.
The following were on my mind between Thursday, March 15th and Monday, March 19th:, with a one delay for no particular reason
- For my money, Lehigh defeating Duke in the first round of the tournament in North Carolina has to rank as the greatest upset in college basketball history that I've ever seen. I mean, sure, it's not the only 2/15 seed upset in NCAA tournament (hell, another one had right before it), but it is very special for having been done by a team who had never won a tournament game before against one of the sport's most prestigious and most vilified schools of the past 25 years in a crowd (a program that automatically conjures up images of championship banners and Final Four appearances) that was probably 90/10 in favor of Duke.
- Speaking of the Lehigh/Duke game, I wonder how the players of Norfolk State University felt by being upstaged by them on the same night. After all, here they were, hours after wrapping up the first victory by a 15 seed in the NCAA tournament since 2001 against the #3 ranked team in the nation, only to become an afterthought once an even more significant upset of similar circumstance occurred. I mean, I know they freakin' won the game, but you can't help but feel that the players felt a little bit of envy of the Lehigh players for getting the top story in the sporting world over them.
- After airing a season finale that dear nearly 9 million viewers and a 4.7 rating (better than 98-99% percent of what else was on TV this week) the heights of which "The Walking Dead" could soar in the ratings going forward is starting to scare me.
- And suddenly, the NFL world has now gone from talking about where Manning was going to play to Tebow...
(http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7713078/2012-nfl-free-agency-peyton-manning-denver-broncos-agree-96m-deal-source-says)
- I'm sorry Direct TV, but why wouldn't I want to re-enact scenes from "Platoon" with Charlie Sheen? That would be both the most horrific and greatest nights of my life!
I'll try to do better with this next time. Until then, enjoy the start of your workweek!
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.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
End of the Week: 03/11/12- 03/18/12
END OF THE WEEK:
Another week, another seven days in which a bunch of stuff happened. Here are the stuff that I thought was worth mentioning:
Political Victor of the Week: Rick Santorum
who swept this week in the Republican primaries by narrowly edging Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich in both Alabama and Mississippi, gaining closer to Romney in the delegate count and continuing his padding his case for the nomination with yet another victory in the so-called "Bible Belt" region. The next stop is Illinois, where he's currently trailing Romney in all major polls. Although, considering the things that he's been dealing with in the state, I'm sure that he's excited to just get the hell outta there as possible.
Firing of the Week: Bear Grylls from Discovery Channel
The man behind "Man vs. Wild" has been relieved of his duty from Discovery due to continuing contractual disputes. But don't worry, fans of Grylls, I'm sure that he will find a new TV network to call home very soon. For wherever man needs to be told how to survive in unlivable conditions, or just needs a new "Drink My Own Piss" meme to get a quick joke from, he'll be there.
Video of the Week: "The George Takei Happy Dance"
Set phasers to "delightful!"
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: American Sargaent Allegedly Kills 16 Afghan Civilians in Brutal Massacre
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: "Kony 2012" Video Director Found in San Diego Masturbating in Public
Awareness of a different kind.
TV Cancellation of the Week: "Luck"
Such a shame that three horses dying on set had to be the reason for the show's cancellation, and not for the inevitable one it was going to get a year from now for its poor ratings. Plus, a David Milch horse series with Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte only comes along once in a while, but whatever. At least we can all take comfort in knowing that the only deaths to thoroughbred horses will be experiencing from now on will be in real life horse racing.
Person of the Week: Utah Governor Gary Herbert
And that's the way it was! Enjoy what's left of your St. Patrick's Day weekend!
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.
Another week, another seven days in which a bunch of stuff happened. Here are the stuff that I thought was worth mentioning:
Political Victor of the Week: Rick Santorum
who swept this week in the Republican primaries by narrowly edging Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich in both Alabama and Mississippi, gaining closer to Romney in the delegate count and continuing his padding his case for the nomination with yet another victory in the so-called "Bible Belt" region. The next stop is Illinois, where he's currently trailing Romney in all major polls. Although, considering the things that he's been dealing with in the state, I'm sure that he's excited to just get the hell outta there as possible.
Firing of the Week: Bear Grylls from Discovery Channel
The man behind "Man vs. Wild" has been relieved of his duty from Discovery due to continuing contractual disputes. But don't worry, fans of Grylls, I'm sure that he will find a new TV network to call home very soon. For wherever man needs to be told how to survive in unlivable conditions, or just needs a new "Drink My Own Piss" meme to get a quick joke from, he'll be there.
Video of the Week: "The George Takei Happy Dance"
Set phasers to "delightful!"
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: American Sargaent Allegedly Kills 16 Afghan Civilians in Brutal Massacre
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: "Kony 2012" Video Director Found in San Diego Masturbating in Public
Awareness of a different kind.
TV Cancellation of the Week: "Luck"
Such a shame that three horses dying on set had to be the reason for the show's cancellation, and not for the inevitable one it was going to get a year from now for its poor ratings. Plus, a David Milch horse series with Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte only comes along once in a while, but whatever. At least we can all take comfort in knowing that the only deaths to thoroughbred horses will be experiencing from now on will be in real life horse racing.
Person of the Week: Utah Governor Gary Herbert
And that's the way it was! Enjoy what's left of your St. Patrick's Day weekend!
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.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
The Return of "Community," the Death of "Luck" and Other Moments in the Circle of Life
For the time being, "Community" fans are out of the darkest timeline with all new episodes of the show returning tonight.RANDOM THOUGHTS:
The following were on my mind between Monday, March 12th and Thursday, March 15th:
- After 98 days, "Community" fans are now just mere minutes away from the return of the show from hiatus as NBC is set to air the final 12 episodes of season 3 (which, hopefully, will not be its last). When I talked about the show going on hiatus four months ago, my feelings at the time was of worry (worry that this is the beginning of the end of the time, worry that this shows that NBC just doesn't care about it anymore, etc.). And yet, for some strange reason, I feel more upbeat about the show's chances of staying on the air past May 2012 then ever before. Not only has NBC shown a commitment to not give up on the show just yet, putting it back in its timeslot after saying that they weren't in January while promoting it more than it has since the early episodes, but the fan reaction since the hiatus has been incredible. Since the announcement of the hiatus, fans of the show has responded in full force doing everything from flash mobs to incredible fan art and everything in between. Plus, it just got picked up for syndication by Comedy Central with re-runs starting next year. How can that be anything but good?
- It's a really shame that "Luck," which I thought had a decent first season, was cancelled two months after it was reviewed for a second season because of three horses dying in production (at least, that's what HBO claims. For all we know, it could've been just an excuse to cancel the show for its poor first season ratings without actually saying so). Reading the background behind the series, it really felt like this was David Milch's passion project, and for it to be abruptly cancelled because of such bad luck (no pun intended) makes it one of the more bittersweet cancellations that I've ever seen for any series. Plus, a series about horse racing with Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte in it only comes once, and now it's gone forever.
On the bright side, maybe this is just that will finally bring Milch and HBO closer to finally making that "Deadwood" TV movie five years in the making. YOU PROMISED TWO OF THEM, MOTHERF***ERS! TWO!
- Instant reactions of the NCAA tournament through 1.25 or so rounds:
1. I wonder if Iona would have preferred an NIT tournament slot right now after their embarrassing loss to BYU, especially since not many thought they should've been in the field of 68 to begin with.
2. Speaking of embarrassing losses, how about Mississippi Valley State giving up a 14 point lead in the final five minutes and losing to Western Kentucky? Did they just forgot how to play basketball at the end? In a way, though, that victory was just the epitome of Western Kentucky's season. This is a team whose whole season has been based on getting hot at the right time. They finished the regular season under .500, only to win the Atlantic Sun tournament as the 7th seed. Now, here they were, playing terrible basketball for 35 minutes only to play wonderfully at just the right time. I mean, sure, they will still inevitably lose to Kentucky, but at least they will still have quite a story to tell about this year nonetheless.
3. God, I knew Fab Melo was important to Syracuse, but judging from their sluggish play offensively against UNC-Asheville this afternoon, maybe I underrated that importance a tad bit. Should be interesting to see how they respond against Kansas State on Saturday.
4. Stay classy, Southern Mississippi marching band!
5. We're only 8 games through this 2nd round, and so far it's been all chalk. Hopefully, things get more crazy as the night continues and into Friday.
- Chicago weather in a nutshell: below temperatures two weeks ago, record temperatures yesterday.
- Hold on a second: a big name wide receiver...on the Bears?!?? What's next, Bear Grylls getting fired from his own show? I mean...
Wait, seriously?!??
- As long as Santorum and Gingrich both stay in the race, this can only favor Mitt Romney's chances of winning of getting enough delegates to win the Republican nomination.
More of the RTs to come on Monday. Enjoy the start of your weekend!
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.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Shia Labeouf, TCM, and the Westboro Baptist Church
RANDOM THOUGHTS:
The following were on my mind between Thursday, March 8th and Monday, March 15th:
- I think the way you think of Shia Labeouf overall entirely depends on whether or not you've ever watched "Even Stevens" or even that movie "Holes." I mean, sure, he seems like an extreme douchebag to be around with, but I just can't not like him totally. That's because I still remember the days watching him on the Disney Channel, before his "Transformers" fame, when he was actually funny and charming as a personality. I'm sure that people who have never seen him in that life might have a different opinion.
- In a world where the History Channel never actually focuses on real history, and The Learning Channel is anything but, I'm still glad that there's a network like Turner Classic Movies, still continuing to fulfill their original promise of showing the best and most memorable classic films from around their world commercial free, without ever changing that goal just to achieve better ratings.
- Why is McDonalds so cruel when it comes to never offering the McRib and the Shamrock Shake at the exact same time?
- What happened to you, Westboro Baptust Church? Back in the days when you were protesting the funerals of dead gay soldier, you were shocking and interesting. Now, you're just protesting anything these days and have become nothing more than an attention whore. You changed, man!
- At this point, no one outside of the fans of teams who just barely missed getting in should complain about so and so missing the NCAA tournament. I don't care if teams like Drexel deserved to get in and not Iona. It's a 68 team tournament. If you wanted to get in, you should have had a better resume, or better yet, you should have won your Conference Tourney.
- It's weird how my moral these days correlates with the number of great TV shows on the air and soon to be on the air, like right now, with "Bob's Burgers" returning last Sunday and shows like "Community," "Mad Men," and "Game of Thrones" set to return very soon.
More random thoughts to come on Thursday. See you then!
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.
The following were on my mind between Thursday, March 8th and Monday, March 15th:
- I think the way you think of Shia Labeouf overall entirely depends on whether or not you've ever watched "Even Stevens" or even that movie "Holes." I mean, sure, he seems like an extreme douchebag to be around with, but I just can't not like him totally. That's because I still remember the days watching him on the Disney Channel, before his "Transformers" fame, when he was actually funny and charming as a personality. I'm sure that people who have never seen him in that life might have a different opinion.
- In a world where the History Channel never actually focuses on real history, and The Learning Channel is anything but, I'm still glad that there's a network like Turner Classic Movies, still continuing to fulfill their original promise of showing the best and most memorable classic films from around their world commercial free, without ever changing that goal just to achieve better ratings.
- Why is McDonalds so cruel when it comes to never offering the McRib and the Shamrock Shake at the exact same time?
- What happened to you, Westboro Baptust Church? Back in the days when you were protesting the funerals of dead gay soldier, you were shocking and interesting. Now, you're just protesting anything these days and have become nothing more than an attention whore. You changed, man!
- At this point, no one outside of the fans of teams who just barely missed getting in should complain about so and so missing the NCAA tournament. I don't care if teams like Drexel deserved to get in and not Iona. It's a 68 team tournament. If you wanted to get in, you should have had a better resume, or better yet, you should have won your Conference Tourney.
- It's weird how my moral these days correlates with the number of great TV shows on the air and soon to be on the air, like right now, with "Bob's Burgers" returning last Sunday and shows like "Community," "Mad Men," and "Game of Thrones" set to return very soon.
More random thoughts to come on Thursday. See you then!
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.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
End of the Week: 03/04/12- 03/10/12
END OF THE WEEK:
Now, I know that some of you loyal readers (that's right, all four of you!) have probably been wondering "Hey, mj15, when is February's 'End of the Month' coming along? It's nearly the middle of March!" Well, there's a perfectly good explanation for this, which is that I don't have one. But I will get it done soon, I promise!
Now, where were we? Ah, yes, "End of the Week." Here's this weeks latest installment, albeit a day late:
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: Super TuesdaySo, is there anything new that we learned? Not really. The important thing is that this Republican primary is far from over, even after Romney took the state of Iowa, and that this should go down to the bitter end, possibly until the early summer (and also possibly as late as September in Tampa if there is no candidate with enough delegates to win).
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Topher Grace Edits "Star Wars" Prequels Into One Film
So, I take it as a sign that he hasn't gotten a lot of parts since "That 70's Show."
Political Victor of the Week- International Edition: Vladimir Putin
who was reported to have won the race for the President of Russia this week. I'm sure that the 110% of people living in Russia have made the right decision.
Video of the Week: "DollarShaveClub.com- Our Blades Are F***ing Great"
Old Spice, meet your match.
NFL Release of the Week: Peyton Manning from the Indianapolis Colts
After roughly a dozen years, several MVP awards, and a Super Bowl ring, both Manning and Colts have finally decided to part way, with the team deciding that they would rather bet on future #1 draft pick Andrew Luck than a veteran with multiple neck surgeries. It's a bit surreal, but that's how the NFL operates these days (I mean, Unitas did end his career with the Chargers, after all). And now, with Manning being interviewed by a number of suitors, the real fun is already upon us...
Person of the Week: Director Jason Russell
For creating this video titled "KONY 2012," created in an effort to stop the efforts of Ugandan warlord Joesph Kony (and not Carl Weathers in "Predator", as some have confused him with), a video that is now the most rapidly spread viral video of all time:
This thirty minute film has received quite a bit of criticism, ranging from its over-simplification to its condescending beginning, story telling method, out-of-dateness (Kony himself left Uganda just six months ago) and even the organization that Russell made the video for, which is the non-profit organization Invisible Children. In a way, I'm personally torn about this new trend. On the one hand, video did achieve its main goal, which is to get millions of people (74 million at this point, specifically) aware of Joesph Kony and the stuff that he has done. It might also be the start of a new trend of awareness campaigns where organizations will start to create similar campaigns. On the other hand, just knowing something and feeling better about yourself for knowing it while sharing the video to your Facebook friends without doing anything about it afterwards is not enough, and even worse than just being ignorant. Hopefully, this can actually lead to something actually being done and not a sexy humanitarian effort that comes and dies down just as quickly.
And that's the way it was! Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everyone!
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.
Now, I know that some of you loyal readers (that's right, all four of you!) have probably been wondering "Hey, mj15, when is February's 'End of the Month' coming along? It's nearly the middle of March!" Well, there's a perfectly good explanation for this, which is that I don't have one. But I will get it done soon, I promise!
Now, where were we? Ah, yes, "End of the Week." Here's this weeks latest installment, albeit a day late:
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: Super TuesdaySo, is there anything new that we learned? Not really. The important thing is that this Republican primary is far from over, even after Romney took the state of Iowa, and that this should go down to the bitter end, possibly until the early summer (and also possibly as late as September in Tampa if there is no candidate with enough delegates to win).
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Topher Grace Edits "Star Wars" Prequels Into One Film
So, I take it as a sign that he hasn't gotten a lot of parts since "That 70's Show."
Political Victor of the Week- International Edition: Vladimir Putin
who was reported to have won the race for the President of Russia this week. I'm sure that the 110% of people living in Russia have made the right decision.
Video of the Week: "DollarShaveClub.com- Our Blades Are F***ing Great"
Old Spice, meet your match.
NFL Release of the Week: Peyton Manning from the Indianapolis Colts
After roughly a dozen years, several MVP awards, and a Super Bowl ring, both Manning and Colts have finally decided to part way, with the team deciding that they would rather bet on future #1 draft pick Andrew Luck than a veteran with multiple neck surgeries. It's a bit surreal, but that's how the NFL operates these days (I mean, Unitas did end his career with the Chargers, after all). And now, with Manning being interviewed by a number of suitors, the real fun is already upon us...
Person of the Week: Director Jason Russell
For creating this video titled "KONY 2012," created in an effort to stop the efforts of Ugandan warlord Joesph Kony (and not Carl Weathers in "Predator", as some have confused him with), a video that is now the most rapidly spread viral video of all time:
This thirty minute film has received quite a bit of criticism, ranging from its over-simplification to its condescending beginning, story telling method, out-of-dateness (Kony himself left Uganda just six months ago) and even the organization that Russell made the video for, which is the non-profit organization Invisible Children. In a way, I'm personally torn about this new trend. On the one hand, video did achieve its main goal, which is to get millions of people (74 million at this point, specifically) aware of Joesph Kony and the stuff that he has done. It might also be the start of a new trend of awareness campaigns where organizations will start to create similar campaigns. On the other hand, just knowing something and feeling better about yourself for knowing it while sharing the video to your Facebook friends without doing anything about it afterwards is not enough, and even worse than just being ignorant. Hopefully, this can actually lead to something actually being done and not a sexy humanitarian effort that comes and dies down just as quickly.
And that's the way it was! Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everyone!
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.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Peyton Manning, Kony 2012, and the TV Top Ten XII (a.k.a. Blog #450!!!)
RANDOM THOUGHTS:
The following were on my mind between Monday, March 5th and Thursday, March 8th:
- Peyton Manning expected yet still surreal release from the Indianapolis Colts on Tuesday is a prime example of just how merciless of a world the NFL can be, much like the time in the early '90s when Joe Montana was traded from the 49ers. In the NFL, it's all about doing what's best for the team now, when teams and coaches cut and trade any player without remorse. It doesn't matter what you did, all that matters is what you're doing now and what you're expected to be. Manning is a prime example of this. A mere year ago, the idea of Manning (a four time MVP who never missed a start, led the team to two Super Bowls and had one of the most consistent stretches of excellent play in the league's history by a quarterback since 2000) getting cut from the Colts seemed crazier than the sky falling. But then he had two additional next surgery while the team stunk to the point that they were granted the #1 pick in this year's draft (a.k.a. the Andrew Luck pick), which led the Colts to where they are now: releasing what is possibly the greatest player that they've ever had (this depends on how you feel about Unitas) and willing to bet that Luck will be a respectable replacement overtime.
Anyways, now we get to the really fun part of this whole story: finding out which team Manning is going to be playing for next. It's not quite like Lebron James' free agency in 2010 as it doesn't involve a player in his prime, but the future Hall of Famer still has 2-3 years of solid football left, so you know that pretty much every possible playoff team with an average QB or worse is going to be out courting him in the next few days. As of now, the Seahawks, the Cardinals, the 49ers, the Jets, the Redskins, the Chiefs the Dolphins, the Titans, the Texans, and Broncos all seems like the front-runners to get him. If this ESPN report is true, the next week should be pretty wild with the latest Manning gossip.
- While I support Kony 2012 in their efforts to raise awareness of Joseph Kony and what he's doing in Uganda, the people behind it in Invisible Children should've picked a better name. Don't they know that there are assholes like me who will use it in election-related jokes?
- As an outsider to this Republican presidential primary, I am really looking forward to the possibility for their being an actual brokered convention in Tampa this August, simply because I just want to see one with my own two eyes. I'm tired of seeing these conventions all being nothing more than mere pep rallies. I want to see some delegate voting that matter, as well as all the drama that comes as a result of it. I want to see fiery debates, the back room deals unfolding, and the surprise candidates, just like in the good old days!
- Lebron James really has to start making those last second shots at the end of games if he wants his critics (hi there!) to stop constantly bringing it up.
- I have been a fan of college basketball for nearly a decade, yet seeing the players of all those mid-major teams reacting to losing their conference tournament chanpionship game (usually their only chance at an NCAA tournament bid) still remains as one of the most heartbreaking sights in all of sports for me.
- With pretty much all of the winter shows winding down their seasons and plenty of other shows of note returning within the next few weeks ("Mad Men," "Community," and "Game of Thrones" come to mind), I figure that it's time to bring back the TV Top Ten with a brand new installment. As always, here were my ten or so favorite TV shows to have aired since the last time I did this list:
10 (tie). "Downton Abbey" (position previously held by "Raising Hope")
10 (tie). "Fringe" (position previously held by "American Dad")
9. "Chuck" (position previously held by "Happy Endings")
8. "Luck" (position previously held by "The Simpsons")
7. "Key and Peele" (position previously held by "South Park")
6. "Happy Endings" (up from #9, position previously held by "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia")
5. "30 Rock" (position previously held by ""Boardwalk Empire")
4. "Parks and Recreations" (down from #1, position previously held by "The Daily Show/The Colbert Report")
3. "Archer" (position previously held by "Homeland")
2. "Justified"
1. "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"/"The Colbert Report" (up from #4, position previously held by both "Parks and Recreations" and "Community")
Up from Last List (December 2011): Pretty much every show but "Parks and Rec."
Down from Last List (December 2011): "Parks and Recreations," "Community," "Homeland," "Boardwalk Empire," "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," "South Park," "American Dad," "The Simpsons," "Raising Hope"
New From Last List (December 2011): "Downton Abbey," "Fringe," "Chuck," "Luck," "Key and Peele," "Archer," "30 Rock," "Justified"
Just Barely Missed List: "American Dad," "Raising Hope."
A few other thoughts:
a. For the first time in over a year, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" has finally reclaimed the top rank in the TV Top Ten, with the help of his good buddy Stephen Colbert. Honestly, this shouldn't come at a surprise to anyone. It's an election year as we all know, and that's the time when both of these men typically shine.
b. It's not so much that I think "Parks and Recreations" has been off its game lately that I dropped it to its lowest spot in two years. It's just that the four shows above it were on fire in quality.
c. After a solid end to their series run, I've decided to put "Chuck" at the list for one final time. R.I.P., Bartowski and pals.
d. Some of you may be surprised to see the new sketch comedy show "Key and Peele" ranked so high on the list, especially considering that it has only aired six episodes. Hear me out: I'm a big fan of sketch comedy shows, and so far there is currently none better on TV right now than this. Some of the formulas they play with may be the same, but the different ways they do it are very clever and oftentimes brilliant. Also, the fact that it also stars two of my favorite castmembers from the later years of "Mad TV" (a show that I was once a fan of) certainly helps also.
e. Shows that I didn't watch in these past four months: "Shameless," "Eastbound and Down," "Life's Too Short," "The Good Wife."
f. Shows that you might see pop up next time: "Bob's Burgers," "Community," "Mad Men," "Game of Thrones," "Girls," "Veep."
See you for more random thoughts this Monday! Until then, have a pleasant weekend.
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.
The following were on my mind between Monday, March 5th and Thursday, March 8th:
- Peyton Manning expected yet still surreal release from the Indianapolis Colts on Tuesday is a prime example of just how merciless of a world the NFL can be, much like the time in the early '90s when Joe Montana was traded from the 49ers. In the NFL, it's all about doing what's best for the team now, when teams and coaches cut and trade any player without remorse. It doesn't matter what you did, all that matters is what you're doing now and what you're expected to be. Manning is a prime example of this. A mere year ago, the idea of Manning (a four time MVP who never missed a start, led the team to two Super Bowls and had one of the most consistent stretches of excellent play in the league's history by a quarterback since 2000) getting cut from the Colts seemed crazier than the sky falling. But then he had two additional next surgery while the team stunk to the point that they were granted the #1 pick in this year's draft (a.k.a. the Andrew Luck pick), which led the Colts to where they are now: releasing what is possibly the greatest player that they've ever had (this depends on how you feel about Unitas) and willing to bet that Luck will be a respectable replacement overtime.
Anyways, now we get to the really fun part of this whole story: finding out which team Manning is going to be playing for next. It's not quite like Lebron James' free agency in 2010 as it doesn't involve a player in his prime, but the future Hall of Famer still has 2-3 years of solid football left, so you know that pretty much every possible playoff team with an average QB or worse is going to be out courting him in the next few days. As of now, the Seahawks, the Cardinals, the 49ers, the Jets, the Redskins, the Chiefs the Dolphins, the Titans, the Texans, and Broncos all seems like the front-runners to get him. If this ESPN report is true, the next week should be pretty wild with the latest Manning gossip.
- While I support Kony 2012 in their efforts to raise awareness of Joseph Kony and what he's doing in Uganda, the people behind it in Invisible Children should've picked a better name. Don't they know that there are assholes like me who will use it in election-related jokes?
- As an outsider to this Republican presidential primary, I am really looking forward to the possibility for their being an actual brokered convention in Tampa this August, simply because I just want to see one with my own two eyes. I'm tired of seeing these conventions all being nothing more than mere pep rallies. I want to see some delegate voting that matter, as well as all the drama that comes as a result of it. I want to see fiery debates, the back room deals unfolding, and the surprise candidates, just like in the good old days!
- Lebron James really has to start making those last second shots at the end of games if he wants his critics (hi there!) to stop constantly bringing it up.
- I have been a fan of college basketball for nearly a decade, yet seeing the players of all those mid-major teams reacting to losing their conference tournament chanpionship game (usually their only chance at an NCAA tournament bid) still remains as one of the most heartbreaking sights in all of sports for me.
- With pretty much all of the winter shows winding down their seasons and plenty of other shows of note returning within the next few weeks ("Mad Men," "Community," and "Game of Thrones" come to mind), I figure that it's time to bring back the TV Top Ten with a brand new installment. As always, here were my ten or so favorite TV shows to have aired since the last time I did this list:
10 (tie). "Downton Abbey" (position previously held by "Raising Hope")
10 (tie). "Fringe" (position previously held by "American Dad")
9. "Chuck" (position previously held by "Happy Endings")
8. "Luck" (position previously held by "The Simpsons")
7. "Key and Peele" (position previously held by "South Park")
6. "Happy Endings" (up from #9, position previously held by "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia")
5. "30 Rock" (position previously held by ""Boardwalk Empire")
4. "Parks and Recreations" (down from #1, position previously held by "The Daily Show/The Colbert Report")
3. "Archer" (position previously held by "Homeland")
2. "Justified"
1. "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"/"The Colbert Report" (up from #4, position previously held by both "Parks and Recreations" and "Community")
Up from Last List (December 2011): Pretty much every show but "Parks and Rec."
Down from Last List (December 2011): "Parks and Recreations," "Community," "Homeland," "Boardwalk Empire," "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," "South Park," "American Dad," "The Simpsons," "Raising Hope"
New From Last List (December 2011): "Downton Abbey," "Fringe," "Chuck," "Luck," "Key and Peele," "Archer," "30 Rock," "Justified"
Just Barely Missed List: "American Dad," "Raising Hope."
A few other thoughts:
a. For the first time in over a year, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" has finally reclaimed the top rank in the TV Top Ten, with the help of his good buddy Stephen Colbert. Honestly, this shouldn't come at a surprise to anyone. It's an election year as we all know, and that's the time when both of these men typically shine.
b. It's not so much that I think "Parks and Recreations" has been off its game lately that I dropped it to its lowest spot in two years. It's just that the four shows above it were on fire in quality.
c. After a solid end to their series run, I've decided to put "Chuck" at the list for one final time. R.I.P., Bartowski and pals.
d. Some of you may be surprised to see the new sketch comedy show "Key and Peele" ranked so high on the list, especially considering that it has only aired six episodes. Hear me out: I'm a big fan of sketch comedy shows, and so far there is currently none better on TV right now than this. Some of the formulas they play with may be the same, but the different ways they do it are very clever and oftentimes brilliant. Also, the fact that it also stars two of my favorite castmembers from the later years of "Mad TV" (a show that I was once a fan of) certainly helps also.
e. Shows that I didn't watch in these past four months: "Shameless," "Eastbound and Down," "Life's Too Short," "The Good Wife."
f. Shows that you might see pop up next time: "Bob's Burgers," "Community," "Mad Men," "Game of Thrones," "Girls," "Veep."
See you for more random thoughts this Monday! Until then, have a pleasant weekend.
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
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Monday, March 5, 2012
"The Lorax's" Big Weekend, Netflix and The Future End of an NBC Era
RANDOM THOUGHTS:
Happy Casimir Pulaski Day! The following were on my mind between Thursday, March 1st and Monday, March 5th:
- "The Lorax" receiving over $70 million in its opening weekend proves that parents are basically open to any kind of family-friendly film to drag their kids (no matter what kind of quality it is) as long as it distracts them for a couple of hours
- What exactly does making a 30 second ad about spreading God's love have anything to do with car batteries, Interstate Batteries?
- Seeing Grantland's 32 man tournament for the best character in the history of "The Wire" made me realize how incredible this show was at developing interesting and complex, three dimensional voices.
- Add "Drive" to the list of films that have grown on me in the week after I saw it.
- I love how NetFlix is trying to limit their DVD rental program at a time when studios and networks like Starz are constantly trying to limit the amount of Instant Streaming options their subscribers have.
- I just realized that in 1-3 years, the end of an era in TV comedy will end. The four top comedies on NBC ("The Office," "30 Rock," "Parks and Recreations" and "Community") and the four shows that I did a week-by-week power rankings of last year might all be coming to an end very soon. After all, "Community" is battling just to make it to a fourth season, and by then it will most likely be the last (unless the ratings keep dropping for the network to The CW levels) and "30 Rock" is getting old and its ratings are tanking to the point that it looks like they will not get renewed for more than one extra season. Meanwhile, "The Office" is tanking in the ratings themselves as they are about to lose Rain Wilson and Mindy Kaling in addition to Steve Carell, and "Parks and Recreations"...well, they've been the most consistent comedy in terms of ratings, but you never know how they will do compared to their current 1.7 average in the 18-49 demo.
Meanwhile, the sitcoms that NBC has been creating lately have broad, critically panned shows like "Outsourced," "Whitney" and "Are You There, Chelsea?" The network might surprise us with another great, funny show that fits the usual niche programming of their Thursday night lineup, but I'm a bit doubtful about it and more likely see a future where they create a bunch of different "Whitney" clones. In other words, I'm kind of depressed about this realization right about now.
More random thoughts to come on Thursday. See you then!
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.
Happy Casimir Pulaski Day! The following were on my mind between Thursday, March 1st and Mond
ay, March 5th:- "The Lorax" receiving over $70 million in its opening weekend proves that parents are basically open to any kind of family-friendly film to drag their kids (no matter what kind of quality it is) as long as it distracts them for a couple of hours
- What exactly does making a 30 second ad about spreading God's love have anything to do with car batteries, Interstate Batteries?
- Seeing Grantland's 32 man tournament for the best character in the history of "The Wire" made me realize how incredible this show was at developing interesting and complex, three dimensional voices.
- Add "Drive" to the list of films that have grown on me in the week after I saw it.
- I love how NetFlix is trying to limit their DVD rental program at a time when studios and networks like Starz are constantly trying to limit the amount of Instant Streaming options their subscribers have.
- I just realized that in 1-3 years, the end of an era in TV comedy will end. The four top comedies on NBC ("The Office," "30 Rock," "Parks and Recreations" and "Community") and the four shows that I did a week-by-week power rankings of last year might all be coming to an end very soon. After all, "Community" is battling just to make it to a fourth season, and by then it will most likely be the last (unless the ratings keep dropping for the network to The CW levels) and "30 Rock" is getting old and its ratings are tanking to the point that it looks like they will not get renewed for more than one extra season. Meanwhile, "The Office" is tanking in the ratings themselves as they are about to lose Rain Wilson and Mindy Kaling in addition to Steve Carell, and "Parks and Recreations"...well, they've been the most consistent comedy in terms of ratings, but you never know how they will do compared to their current 1.7 average in the 18-49 demo.
Meanwhile, the sitcoms that NBC has been creating lately have broad, critically panned shows like "Outsourced," "Whitney" and "Are You There, Chelsea?" The network might surprise us with another great, funny show that fits the usual niche programming of their Thursday night lineup, but I'm a bit doubtful about it and more likely see a future where they create a bunch of different "Whitney" clones. In other words, I'm kind of depressed about this realization right about now.
More random thoughts to come on Thursday. See you then!
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.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
End of the Week: 02/26/12-03/03/12
END OF THE WEEK:
This was the week that had Leap Day, that special time every four years when an extra day on the calendar is added and everything else on the calendar happens a day later than usual. So, because of this, I decided to postpone the newest installment of "End of the Week" from the usual Saturday night timeslot to Sunday night. OK, that's a lie. The truth was that I barely had time on Saturday to do this, so I waited until today. But wasn't that a good improvised excuse for what was yet another delayed post? Seeing as how I can't read your response through this writing, I'm just going to assume that you agree.
Anyways, without further ado, here are my choices for the week's bests and most memorables of what was the 9th week on the 2012 calendar:
Record of the Week: Adam Sandler's 11 Razzie Nominations
I wonder what Sandler must have thought when he first heard of this news (if he heard it at all). On one hand, it should be considered a slap in the face from his own industry, a sign for him to try to get his act together and at least go back to the days of "Punch Drunk Love" and "Eight Crazy Nights" (or, hell, even if it were just "Click" or "50 First Dates"). On the other hand, society keeps giving him millions of dollars for these crappy movies every year, so there's a possibility that maybe he just doesn't give a crap. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I believe that it is the latter.
Video of the Week: "Pete Weber: GOD DAMMIT I DID IT WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE"
I always thought that Squash Taunting was the best kind of taunting, but this takes the cake!
Political Victor of the Week: Mitt Romney
The man avoided the potential embarrassment of losing his home state of Michigan in the primaries, defeating his main opponent, Rick Santorum, by nearly 3 percent. In addition, the former governor of Massachusetts swept pretty much every other primary that took place this week, also taking the victories in Arizona, Wyoming, and Washington.Now all he needs is a big night on Super Tuesday next week, and it's very much possible that the time will finally come for Republicans to do what many feared would be the worst: rally around a man they don't like to rally around for (that is, until Santorum takes a few other states a week later, at which point that inevitable moment will be delayed for at least another two weeks).
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: Storms Demolish Towns in Indiana and Kentucky
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Colorado Governor Accidentally Calls Lt. Governor a "Rising Sex Star" to Children
Yes..."accidentally."
Person of the Week: Actor/Writer Jim Rash
This week's honors could have easily gone to anyone who ended up taking home the Oscar at last Sunday's annual Academy Awards ceremony, since it's the most prestigious honor in all of popular entertainment. But I've decided to choose Rash specifically because none of this week's winners (outside of the winning actors and winning producers of "The Artist," of course) seemed to have had a better week after than this man. The wonderful week after began, as mentioned, on Sunday, when Rash (along with co-writers Nat Faxon and Alexander Payne) won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for "The Descendants," but that wasn't the only highlight he made in that moment. Just before Payne was about to give his speech for the win, Rash made headlines by mimicking the right leg post that award presenter Angelina Jolie made as she was announcing the nominees a few years back. It was a pretty funny moment, one in which made Rash one of the many water-coolers talks of that night and a moment which helped launch the "Angelina Jolie's leg" meme all across the Internet.
The "generally better than you" week wasn't over for Rash. On Tuesday, it was announced that Rash, along with Faxon, sold a brand new script for an action-comedy to Indian Paintbrush studio that would star "Saturday Night Live" and "Bridesmaids" co-star Kristen Wiig. Then, over the course of the rest of the week, Rash also became something that fans of the show "Community" (of which he stars in as the lovable Dean Pelton) really wanted since the hiatus: something that NBC could use to finally promote the show just in time for their upcoming March 15th return. Not only was he the main star of this promo during an airing of "30 Rock," but he was also on "The Soup" (hosted by his "Community" co-star Joel McHale). Hopefully this recent string of promotion just might be the thing to help save this show from cancellation and into its long hoped for 4th season.
And that's the way it was! Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everyone!
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.
This was the week that had Leap Day, that special time every four years when an extra day on the calendar is added and everything else on the calendar happens a day later than usual. So, because of this, I decided to postpone the newest installment of "End of the Week" from the usual Saturday night timeslot to Sunday night. OK, that's a lie. The truth was that I barely had time on Saturday to do this, so I waited until today. But wasn't that a good improvised excuse for what was yet another delayed post? Seeing as how I can't read your response through this writing, I'm just going to assume that you agree.
Anyways, without further ado, here are my choices for the week's bests and most memorables of what was the 9th week on the 2012 calendar:
Record of the Week: Adam Sandler's 11 Razzie Nominations
I wonder what Sandler must have thought when he first heard of this news (if he heard it at all). On one hand, it should be considered a slap in the face from his own industry, a sign for him to try to get his act together and at least go back to the days of "Punch Drunk Love" and "Eight Crazy Nights" (or, hell, even if it were just "Click" or "50 First Dates"). On the other hand, society keeps giving him millions of dollars for these crappy movies every year, so there's a possibility that maybe he just doesn't give a crap. In fact, the more I think about it, the more I believe that it is the latter.
Video of the Week: "Pete Weber: GOD DAMMIT I DID IT WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE"
I always thought that Squash Taunting was the best kind of taunting, but this takes the cake!
Political Victor of the Week: Mitt Romney
The man avoided the potential embarrassment of losing his home state of Michigan in the primaries, defeating his main opponent, Rick Santorum, by nearly 3 percent. In addition, the former governor of Massachusetts swept pretty much every other primary that took place this week, also taking the victories in Arizona, Wyoming, and Washington.Now all he needs is a big night on Super Tuesday next week, and it's very much possible that the time will finally come for Republicans to do what many feared would be the worst: rally around a man they don't like to rally around for (that is, until Santorum takes a few other states a week later, at which point that inevitable moment will be delayed for at least another two weeks).
Stories of the Week:
-The Actual Story of the Week: Storms Demolish Towns in Indiana and Kentucky
-The Tiger Woods Saga of '09 Memorial Story of the Week: Colorado Governor Accidentally Calls Lt. Governor a "Rising Sex Star" to Children
Yes..."accidentally."
Person of the Week: Actor/Writer Jim Rash
This week's honors could have easily gone to anyone who ended up taking home the Oscar at last Sunday's annual Academy Awards ceremony, since it's the most prestigious honor in all of popular entertainment. But I've decided to choose Rash specifically because none of this week's winners (outside of the winning actors and winning producers of "The Artist," of course) seemed to have had a better week after than this man. The wonderful week after began, as mentioned, on Sunday, when Rash (along with co-writers Nat Faxon and Alexander Payne) won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for "The Descendants," but that wasn't the only highlight he made in that moment. Just before Payne was about to give his speech for the win, Rash made headlines by mimicking the right leg post that award presenter Angelina Jolie made as she was announcing the nominees a few years back. It was a pretty funny moment, one in which made Rash one of the many water-coolers talks of that night and a moment which helped launch the "Angelina Jolie's leg" meme all across the Internet.
The "generally better than you" week wasn't over for Rash. On Tuesday, it was announced that Rash, along with Faxon, sold a brand new script for an action-comedy to Indian Paintbrush studio that would star "Saturday Night Live" and "Bridesmaids" co-star Kristen Wiig. Then, over the course of the rest of the week, Rash also became something that fans of the show "Community" (of which he stars in as the lovable Dean Pelton) really wanted since the hiatus: something that NBC could use to finally promote the show just in time for their upcoming March 15th return. Not only was he the main star of this promo during an airing of "30 Rock," but he was also on "The Soup" (hosted by his "Community" co-star Joel McHale). Hopefully this recent string of promotion just might be the thing to help save this show from cancellation and into its long hoped for 4th season.
And that's the way it was! Enjoy the rest of your weekend, everyone!
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.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Mormon Baptisms, Adam Sandler, and "The Godfather: Part II"
RANDOM THOUGHTS:
It's the first day of March, albeit a day later than usual. So after a month that has seen the Super Bowl, the Oscars, and Valentine's Day, it's time to set our focus to March Madness, the return of "Mad Men" (f***in finally!) and St. Patrick's Day. Which trio is better? I'll let you decide that on your own. Because this March day also happen to lie on a Thursday, it also means that it's time for yet another edition of the "Random Thoughts." Let's begin.
The following were on my mind between Monday, February 27th and Thursday, March 1st:
- Keep it up with the dead baptism, Mormons. You're just giving Trey Parker and Matt Stone more inspiration for a "Book of Mormon" sequels if there was ever to be one.
- According to Adam Sandler during his part in the Oscar montages, it was Sean Connery's whose performances as James Bond inspired him to go into showbusiness. According to Socratic logic, that means that Sean Connery is forever to be blamed for the Satan's afterbirth that was "Jack & Jill."
Speaking of Sandler, the man got nominated for a record 11 Razzie nominations, including for both Worst Actor and Worst Actress in the aforementioned "Jack and Jill." For my money, that has to be a more impressive feat than Merry Streep's 17 Oscar nominations.
- With the main character in "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Loud," and now "Touch," is it safe to say that Magical Autistic Kid is Hollywood's new Magical Negro trope?
- "The Godfather: Part II": greatest sequel ever, or greatest sequel ever?
- Three Republicans who ran for President in the past year claimed that God chose them to run. So far, all three (Rick Perry, Herman Cain, Michelle Bachmann) have since backed out, proving what I always thought: God is a big practical joker.
-CNN is reporting that Mitt Romney has 162 delegates. The New York Times is reporting that he has 149. NBC News is saying that it's 129. I know that all of you media conglomerates have different sources and methods of calculating. But if there's anything that you should at least have some unanimous agreement on, shouldn't it be with just an issue as important as the amount of delegates a candidate has?
-Remember this "Robot Chicken" skit from a few years? Remember how we all laughed at the idea that Hollywood is starting to run out of ideas and that they might actually start to consider making films out of board games? Well, with "Battleship" coming out in theaters this summer and the gritty "Candyland" adaptation (with Adam Sandler, no less!) expected to be released right after, it doesn't seem much funny now. Not at all.
More random thoughts to come on Monday, I promise. Until then, enjoy the end of your workweek!
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.
It's the first day of March, albeit a day later than usual. So after a month that has seen the Super Bowl, the Oscars, and Valentine's Day, it's time to set our focus to March Madness, the return of "Mad Men" (f***in finally!) and St. Patrick's Day. Which trio is better? I'll let you decide that on your own. Because this March day also happen to lie on a Thursday, it also means that it's time for yet another edition of the "Random Thoughts." Let's begin.
The following were on my mind between Monday, February 27th and Thursday, March 1st:
- Keep it up with the dead baptism, Mormons. You're just giving Trey Parker and Matt Stone more inspiration for a "Book of Mormon" sequels if there was ever to be one.
- According to Adam Sandler during his part in the Oscar montages, it was Sean Connery's whose performances as James Bond inspired him to go into showbusiness. According to Socratic logic, that means that Sean Connery is forever to be blamed for the Satan's afterbirth that was "Jack & Jill."
Speaking of Sandler, the man got nominated for a record 11 Razzie nominations, including for both Worst Actor and Worst Actress in the aforementioned "Jack and Jill." For my money, that has to be a more impressive feat than Merry Streep's 17 Oscar nominations.
- With the main character in "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Loud," and now "Touch," is it safe to say that Magical Autistic Kid is Hollywood's new Magical Negro trope?
- "The Godfather: Part II": greatest sequel ever, or greatest sequel ever?
- Three Republicans who ran for President in the past year claimed that God chose them to run. So far, all three (Rick Perry, Herman Cain, Michelle Bachmann) have since backed out, proving what I always thought: God is a big practical joker.
-CNN is reporting that Mitt Romney has 162 delegates. The New York Times is reporting that he has 149. NBC News is saying that it's 129. I know that all of you media conglomerates have different sources and methods of calculating. But if there's anything that you should at least have some unanimous agreement on, shouldn't it be with just an issue as important as the amount of delegates a candidate has?
-Remember this "Robot Chicken" skit from a few years? Remember how we all laughed at the idea that Hollywood is starting to run out of ideas and that they might actually start to consider making films out of board games? Well, with "Battleship" coming out in theaters this summer and the gritty "Candyland" adaptation (with Adam Sandler, no less!) expected to be released right after, it doesn't seem much funny now. Not at all.
More random thoughts to come on Monday, I promise. Until then, enjoy the end of your workweek!
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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