No I’m not entirely sure how those two things go together: one is the latest novel from Neal Stephenson which had me riveted all the way through the 1000-odd pages, the other is the comedian best known for his influential TV series from the 1980s. I suppose it’s a pop cultural thing, but I’ve been… Continue reading Reamde and Bill Cosby
Category: TV
Cartoon theme music…
Does anyone remember the music in the ’80s Transformers and GI Joe cartoons that I can only best describe at “battle music”? It was only really played when the good guys were staging some sort of comeback, and the best example I can think of (supreme nerd alert here) is in the GI Joe “Serpentor”… Continue reading Cartoon theme music…
The TV post (Spring ’11)
I usually end up making these type of rants posts this time of year because it’s at the point where the frustration has built and I need to trip the release valve. Well, frustration and just general commentary. For instance, “V“: I wrote about this previously, and, well, I’ve bailed. I don’t know what happened… Continue reading The TV post (Spring ’11)
V
So the new season of “V” premiered tonight; you might recall it’s the TV remake (reimagining?) of the the original nearly-30-year-old alien invasion TV series. I watched it from the beginning last season, with the presumption that I’d bail if it looked like it was going to go off the rails. It must have been… Continue reading V
Lost is dead to me.
Tonight’s lauded season finale of “Lost“? Yeah, there was 10, maybe 15 minutes out of the entire two hours that was any good. And those 10 or 15 minutes had to do with one thing and one thing only: revenge upon the Others. You want a rant? I got your rant right here… Spoilers ahoy.… Continue reading Lost is dead to me.
Lost is officially done.
Yeah, I can’t help it. I have to say tonight’s episode of “Lost” jumped the shark. They just went all brain dead. Why? …well, check after the link. There’s spoilers, not that it matters I guess. Read more. So, this “Jacob” that Ben took Locke to was… an empty chair. In an empty room. And… Continue reading Lost is officially done.
Pop culture segue
Don’t let the title completely fool you, this entry is a rant, as much as anything else. And don’t think that I’m some sort of pop culture otaku; I’m usually behind the curve when it comes to such things, especially music. But I seem to consume a fair amount of it anyway, and so here… Continue reading Pop culture segue
I was interviewed about Lost…
Based on what I’ve been writing (ranting) about “Lost” recently, I was contacted via email by a woman doing a feature story about the subject who wanted to interview me (also via email). The twist? It’s a Brazilian television Lost fan site entirely in Portuguese. Globalization, ya gotta love it. It’s cool seeing my name… Continue reading I was interviewed about Lost…
Obligatory Lost post
I’m starting to think I’m becoming a parody of myself with these “Lost” posts. I’m also thinking about coining a new phrase: “to pull a Lost.” It should be self-evident what I mean by that, but: to start out strong, have everything going your way… and then blow it. Which seems to be what they’re… Continue reading Obligatory Lost post
Lost A-Team mashup
I love this video mashup of Lost and The A-Team. I might even like it better than the actual third season of “Lost” so far!