Seriously. If we have masked vigilantes running around Cincinnati, I need to get downtown more often.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
My God, Please Let This Happen
The Bengals might appear on HBO's Hard Knocks.
Now, I've never seen Hard Knocks, but I would totally watch it if the Bengals were featured (I think I've made it clear that I only watch reality shows when they involve Cincinnatians). This HAS to happen. Actually, no. This only has to happen if Mike Brown is prominently featured throughout the show (and since he's the only in charge, I'm guessing that would be inevitable). Brown is crazy reclusive to the point where he almost never gives television interviews, so I have a hard time seeing him getting on board with this. But seeing just how dysfunctional and ass-backward Mike Brown runs the team would be so worth it. Everyone who follows the NFL would want to see the Bengals on this show. EVERYONE. Please, make this happen.
Now, I've never seen Hard Knocks, but I would totally watch it if the Bengals were featured (I think I've made it clear that I only watch reality shows when they involve Cincinnatians). This HAS to happen. Actually, no. This only has to happen if Mike Brown is prominently featured throughout the show (and since he's the only in charge, I'm guessing that would be inevitable). Brown is crazy reclusive to the point where he almost never gives television interviews, so I have a hard time seeing him getting on board with this. But seeing just how dysfunctional and ass-backward Mike Brown runs the team would be so worth it. Everyone who follows the NFL would want to see the Bengals on this show. EVERYONE. Please, make this happen.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Weekly TV Thoughts: 04/19 - 04/25
Light week this week, with Lost taking a break and Kings being relegated to the summer to burn off its remaining episodes after being relegated to Saturday nights first. I think its clear that Kings won't be on NBC's schedule next season.
-Chuck, Monday: If you didn't know any better, you might have thought that this episode was setting up the end of the show. Chuck rescued his father, destroyed a critical Fulcrum base, and got the Intersect out of his head. Where does the show go from here? Thankfully, there's one more episode this season to set up Season 3 (which NEEDS to happen; be sure to head to Subway on Monday to show your support for Chuck), which has been billed as a "game changer." And while I think that phrase is waaaaaaaay overused in television, with the Chuck no longer being the Intersect, I think it actually applies in this case. I think Chuck trying to be a spy just to be a spy and not because he has the Intersect in his head is a great direction for the show and I can't wait to see how it turns out (because there WILL be a Season 3).
-Heroes, Monday: First off, totally random Clint Howard sighting! As to the episode, I didn't know what the think about Sylar's (literal) identity crisis; I guess it was his turn for the therapy session since he wasn't part of the group session that took place last week at Coyote Sands. Parkman, Hiro, and Ando also worked through their issued as well. Now everyone's cleared the air with themselves and everyone else so we can move onto the big seasion finale. I wonder how they're going to take out Danko. He tried (and failed) to kill Sylar at the end of the episode; do they just have Sylar do it and be done with it? Or will someone like Nathan or Bennett get a chance to do it? Going back to Parkman for a moment- why can't he stop Sylar? As he showed this week, he should NEVER be captured because he can make around him think he's not there. So why not use that ability to trap Sylar? It seems to be the best option to me; no one's immune to Parkman's power, not even Sylar, so trapping him in his own mind appears to be much easier than planting a sharp object into the base of his spine. But perhaps that just too easy.
-24, Monday: How many times have moles on this show gone with self-inflicted gun shot wound to try and cover up the fact that they're a spy? That's already twice in this season alone; at least Tony was a man about it and shot himself somewhere halfway believeable, as opposed to Sean, who wussed out and went with the arm. I glad they they don't appear to drag out the secret of Tony's betrayal any further than the next episode; I'm guessing Jack would've shot Tony right there at the end of the episode had he not collapsed the ground in convulsions. I'm also glad that Jonas appeared to fail in his suicide attempt; I want more Jon Voight. And next week, they teased the meeting of Jack and Jonas, which should be great. I guess it was inevitable that Jonas and Tony were working for the same people, though I doubt either one knew it about it. Jonas was supposed to devolop the bioweapon for his employer, and not for his own personal use, so Tony was tasked to stop Jonas's rogue mission and get the bioweapon to its intended location. Again, I hope the main, big bad guy behind everything that's happened this season isn't someone ridiculous, like a character we've already seen who's been a traiter this whole time (like Ethan or someone). Just make it somone we haven't seen before and keep the crazy out-of-left-field twist in your pocket for now.
-Dollhouse, Friday: This was a nice stand alone episode; not much here that advanced the overall story arc of the show, and that was okay. The A story was okay, about someone using the Dollhouse to bring themself back to life, temporaily, to solve their own murder (because clearly if they died, it was murder). That's an awful creepy way to use the Dollhouse, but it kind of makes sense. If you have enough money to enlist the services of the Dollhouse, you clearly don't have any moral reservations about the work they do, so why wouldn't you get request that you get yourself scanned every now and again so that you could live forever? Its like backup up your computer files, only with your personality and memories. Creepy, yes, that you'd be in a different body every so often, but you live forever (or, at least as long as the Dollhouse existed). Next week's episode looks like the one where everything for Agent Ballard comes to a head, as the promos showed him sneaking in to the Dollhouse. Plus, Alan Tudyk (aka- Firefly's Wash) guest stars, which can only be a good thing. This show's really gotten better week to week after a very slow start; I just hope the start wasn't too slow that it doesn't get a second season.
-NFL Draft, Saturday: Ugh. I wrote about the Bengal's first pick here. But I have to say, I think they're draft had gotten a lot better since that point (its still going on, so we'll see if they can finish strong). I'll more reaction to the Bengals's draft tomorrow or Tuesday.
This week should be good. Both Chuck and Heroes have their season finales, and Lost returns with "The Variable", the show's 100th episode.
-Chuck, Monday: If you didn't know any better, you might have thought that this episode was setting up the end of the show. Chuck rescued his father, destroyed a critical Fulcrum base, and got the Intersect out of his head. Where does the show go from here? Thankfully, there's one more episode this season to set up Season 3 (which NEEDS to happen; be sure to head to Subway on Monday to show your support for Chuck), which has been billed as a "game changer." And while I think that phrase is waaaaaaaay overused in television, with the Chuck no longer being the Intersect, I think it actually applies in this case. I think Chuck trying to be a spy just to be a spy and not because he has the Intersect in his head is a great direction for the show and I can't wait to see how it turns out (because there WILL be a Season 3).
-Heroes, Monday: First off, totally random Clint Howard sighting! As to the episode, I didn't know what the think about Sylar's (literal) identity crisis; I guess it was his turn for the therapy session since he wasn't part of the group session that took place last week at Coyote Sands. Parkman, Hiro, and Ando also worked through their issued as well. Now everyone's cleared the air with themselves and everyone else so we can move onto the big seasion finale. I wonder how they're going to take out Danko. He tried (and failed) to kill Sylar at the end of the episode; do they just have Sylar do it and be done with it? Or will someone like Nathan or Bennett get a chance to do it? Going back to Parkman for a moment- why can't he stop Sylar? As he showed this week, he should NEVER be captured because he can make around him think he's not there. So why not use that ability to trap Sylar? It seems to be the best option to me; no one's immune to Parkman's power, not even Sylar, so trapping him in his own mind appears to be much easier than planting a sharp object into the base of his spine. But perhaps that just too easy.
-24, Monday: How many times have moles on this show gone with self-inflicted gun shot wound to try and cover up the fact that they're a spy? That's already twice in this season alone; at least Tony was a man about it and shot himself somewhere halfway believeable, as opposed to Sean, who wussed out and went with the arm. I glad they they don't appear to drag out the secret of Tony's betrayal any further than the next episode; I'm guessing Jack would've shot Tony right there at the end of the episode had he not collapsed the ground in convulsions. I'm also glad that Jonas appeared to fail in his suicide attempt; I want more Jon Voight. And next week, they teased the meeting of Jack and Jonas, which should be great. I guess it was inevitable that Jonas and Tony were working for the same people, though I doubt either one knew it about it. Jonas was supposed to devolop the bioweapon for his employer, and not for his own personal use, so Tony was tasked to stop Jonas's rogue mission and get the bioweapon to its intended location. Again, I hope the main, big bad guy behind everything that's happened this season isn't someone ridiculous, like a character we've already seen who's been a traiter this whole time (like Ethan or someone). Just make it somone we haven't seen before and keep the crazy out-of-left-field twist in your pocket for now.
-Dollhouse, Friday: This was a nice stand alone episode; not much here that advanced the overall story arc of the show, and that was okay. The A story was okay, about someone using the Dollhouse to bring themself back to life, temporaily, to solve their own murder (because clearly if they died, it was murder). That's an awful creepy way to use the Dollhouse, but it kind of makes sense. If you have enough money to enlist the services of the Dollhouse, you clearly don't have any moral reservations about the work they do, so why wouldn't you get request that you get yourself scanned every now and again so that you could live forever? Its like backup up your computer files, only with your personality and memories. Creepy, yes, that you'd be in a different body every so often, but you live forever (or, at least as long as the Dollhouse existed). Next week's episode looks like the one where everything for Agent Ballard comes to a head, as the promos showed him sneaking in to the Dollhouse. Plus, Alan Tudyk (aka- Firefly's Wash) guest stars, which can only be a good thing. This show's really gotten better week to week after a very slow start; I just hope the start wasn't too slow that it doesn't get a second season.
-NFL Draft, Saturday: Ugh. I wrote about the Bengal's first pick here. But I have to say, I think they're draft had gotten a lot better since that point (its still going on, so we'll see if they can finish strong). I'll more reaction to the Bengals's draft tomorrow or Tuesday.
This week should be good. Both Chuck and Heroes have their season finales, and Lost returns with "The Variable", the show's 100th episode.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
What Sold Them?
"The Cincinnati Bengals are on the clock."
Bengals fans dread hearing these words. Nothing good ever happens after these words are uttered. Most fans look forward to the draft; not the ones in Cincinnati. Why? Because it doesn't seem to matter who they pick, even when they get it right, they get it wrong. The latest example- 2009's first round pick Andre Smith out of Alabama.
The Bengals needed to draft an offensive tackle. They don't have much, but what they do have, they have in Carson Palmer. And he's nothing if he doesn't get any protection. Enter the left tackle. Anchor the line, give your franchise quarterback time to make plays, you've got a chance to win. And with the first pick of the 2009 draft, the Bengals did indeed select an offensive tackle. But why Andre Smith?
Could it have been because he was suspended from playing in 'Bama's bowl game? Or perhaps it was because showed up the NFL combine overweight and out of shape and eventually left before completing his drills? Or maybe it was because when he had a shot at redemption at his pro day, he bombed. Which one of these points do you think Mike Brown focused on when deciding to draft Andre Smith?
Listen, I don't put much stock in the NFL combine (you focus only on 40-yard dash time, you end up like Al Davis and draft Darrius Heyward-Bey at #7). But what bothers me is that fact that he wasn't prepared for it. Its not like the combine sneaks up on anyone; you know exactly when and where it happens, and you know that you have to be ready for it. And Andre Smith was not ready for it. And when he got a second chance on his pro day, he still wasn't ready for it. What about that mindset says "we've got to draft this guy" when you've to Eugene Monroe still out there? Call me a UVA homer, fine, but the one thing the Wahoos have done well under Al Groh is produce solid offensive linemen. D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Brandon Alpert, Eugene Monroe... all first round picks (all top 10 picks, I believe). What about Monroe did Mike Brown not like? Oh well, I guess at the very least I should be happy they didn't take Beanie Wells at #6.
The Bengals had a need at a position and they didn't take the best guy available at that position. Business as usual.
Bengals fans dread hearing these words. Nothing good ever happens after these words are uttered. Most fans look forward to the draft; not the ones in Cincinnati. Why? Because it doesn't seem to matter who they pick, even when they get it right, they get it wrong. The latest example- 2009's first round pick Andre Smith out of Alabama.
The Bengals needed to draft an offensive tackle. They don't have much, but what they do have, they have in Carson Palmer. And he's nothing if he doesn't get any protection. Enter the left tackle. Anchor the line, give your franchise quarterback time to make plays, you've got a chance to win. And with the first pick of the 2009 draft, the Bengals did indeed select an offensive tackle. But why Andre Smith?
Could it have been because he was suspended from playing in 'Bama's bowl game? Or perhaps it was because showed up the NFL combine overweight and out of shape and eventually left before completing his drills? Or maybe it was because when he had a shot at redemption at his pro day, he bombed. Which one of these points do you think Mike Brown focused on when deciding to draft Andre Smith?
Listen, I don't put much stock in the NFL combine (you focus only on 40-yard dash time, you end up like Al Davis and draft Darrius Heyward-Bey at #7). But what bothers me is that fact that he wasn't prepared for it. Its not like the combine sneaks up on anyone; you know exactly when and where it happens, and you know that you have to be ready for it. And Andre Smith was not ready for it. And when he got a second chance on his pro day, he still wasn't ready for it. What about that mindset says "we've got to draft this guy" when you've to Eugene Monroe still out there? Call me a UVA homer, fine, but the one thing the Wahoos have done well under Al Groh is produce solid offensive linemen. D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Brandon Alpert, Eugene Monroe... all first round picks (all top 10 picks, I believe). What about Monroe did Mike Brown not like? Oh well, I guess at the very least I should be happy they didn't take Beanie Wells at #6.
The Bengals had a need at a position and they didn't take the best guy available at that position. Business as usual.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Glow-Hoinking Lives On!
The ongoing saga of whether or not Western Bowl will be closing has finally come to an end- Western Bowl will remain open.
This is huge news. Western Bowl will be under new ownership AND still be called Western Bowl (after all, what's the point in saving the place if you up and change the name?). From the article, it looks like the site could have become a fitness center; how much would that have sucked? Also, the Hoinke Classic is set to make its triumphant return in 2010. Perhaps this is a sign of better days to come.
This is huge news. Western Bowl will be under new ownership AND still be called Western Bowl (after all, what's the point in saving the place if you up and change the name?). From the article, it looks like the site could have become a fitness center; how much would that have sucked? Also, the Hoinke Classic is set to make its triumphant return in 2010. Perhaps this is a sign of better days to come.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Weekly TV THoughts: 04/12 - 04/18
Good TV week this week, which is to be expected as shows head toward their season finales.
-Chuck, Monday: I think I said is last week, but this show is just REALLY good right now. They found a plausible way to bring Jill back into the fold, which was cool, and with Chuck letting her go at the end, I wonder if this wasn't the last time we'll see her. I really love how they've sent Chuck and Sarah rogue for the time being, pitting them against Casey and the US Government. What happens when Casey eventually meets up with them on the trail of Chuck's dad, Stephen/Orion? As much as Casey is beholden to his orders, I think its clear that he'll end up helping Chuck and Sarah when it comes down to it. And while the mirror B-story at the Buy More wasn't anything great, it was saved by the Godfather II reference between Big Mike and Morgan. I can not wait to see where the story goes to finish out the season, and it better come back for Season 3.
-Heroes, Monday: Ask any fan of this show and they're bound to tell you that Company Man is one of, if not the, best Heroes episode ever. Clearly, this episode was meant to channel that awesomeness (even using the black-and-white) flashback scenes, and I think it succeeded, for the most part. This episode was essentially one big therapy session for the characters, with everyone present at Coyote Sands becoming alarmingly self aware. It was an fairly deft way to reset all the characters back to where they were in Season 1 (or, at least close to that) after a couple of seasons of messing them up. There wasn't much to the story this week, I thought, other than to bring the Patrellis and the Bennetts together. The story about Angela's sister was nice to know (especially since they dropped that line about why she steals socks, making a call back to the pilot), and it was kind of cool to see the origins of the Company (or the origin of the idea of the Company), but neither really advanced the current storyline. Its was all set up to get the characters pointed in the right direction, which is what this show needs. I think its clear that they'll be wrapping up the Danko storyline this season, and then spring board into next season by creating the new Company they talked about in the diner. Hopefully, they can bring everyone back into the story to finish out the season in a satisfying manner.
-24, Monday: Okay, I have to admit that I didn't see Tony's betrayal coming. Not because I didn't think it was possible (because anyone can be a mole on this show), but because I just didn't think the writers would go that route. I thought that it would seem forced to have him switch sides AGAIN, and you what, I think it felt forced. So after Tony "died," he was a bad guy. Then hooked up with Bill again, and he was good guy posing as a bad guy. Then he joined up with Jack and he was just a good guy again. But no, because he's actually been a bad guy this whole time. It calls into question everything we've seen him do this season, though I guess we now know where Tony was getting his insider information about Starkwood; he had a guy on the inside. And he HAS to be a bad guy because he up and killed Larry Moss, who was just starting to get interesting. At least, I think he's dead; he didn't get a silent clock, but he did get a long, drawn out suffocation scene at the hands of Tony. So let's say he's dead. I really hope that Tony isn't revealed to be the ultimate head bad guy when its all said and done (since clearly Jonas Hodges wasn't it). I can stand him being a bad guy this whole time, but not the mastermind. That would just be stupid. Oh, and finally, Kim's back and it wasn't completely contrived. It was very natural (with her already being in D.C., trying to reach Jack since he was supposed to be testifying before the Senate), and now they have a way to save Jack's life (becasue c'mon, you know that they experimental treatment's going to work). And we got a tender scene between Jack and Kim that we don't often get on this show, which was a nice change of pace. I wonder how Jack will react to Tony's latest betrayal. I'm guessing he's going to kill him.
-Lost, Wednesday: I'm a big fan of Miles, and I'm glad he got his own flashback episode this week. He, along with Hurley and Lapidus, get the best lines on the show, and the pairing of Miles and Hurley is just comedy gold. We got some good backstory on Miles, like confirming he is Dr. Chang's son and was born on the island, why he was on the freighter to begin with, and why he asked Ben for $3.2 million. None of that is all that shocking, but the bigger news about about Miles's confrontation with Bram and the people who ask "why lies in the shadow of the statue?". Clearly they're not Widmore's people (so there goes that theory); so who are they then? Are they Ben's people? Eloise Hawking's? The remants of the Dharma Initiative? Some other group we haven't learned about yet? Don't know, but I'm banking on them being a part of Dharma, or at least what's left of it. Maybe they formed from the people that were on the mainland, back in Ann Arbor. And speaking of Ann Arbor, welcome back to the show, Daniel Faraday. There was a moment there where I wasn't sure if Daniel was going to recognize Miles there on the pier, but sure enough, he did. So he got off the island, joined up with Dharma in Ann Arbor, and is now back on the island to join in what looks like the construction of the Swan station. What's he been up to in the past three years? We'll have to wait two weeks to find out, since there's a clip show coming up this week. Oh well, I can handle the week's off because I know there's an end on the horizon.
-Kings, Saturday: So Kings got dumped to Saturdays to finish out its run (since its never a good sign for a pickup when you're airing on Saturday nights). Oh well, at least they'll get to finish out their story, which I hope has some semblence of an end to it. I was getting a little sick of everyone in the royal family trying to get between David and Michelle, first it was the King, then the Queen, and this week it was her brother Jack, so I'm glad they finally came forth and had Michelle explain her situation; as expected, she is already promised to someone else. Wonder who. And Macaulay Culkin debuted this episode as the King's nephew, Andrew, who's been in exlie for some reason. Not much was revealed about Andrew other than that his time in exile has seemed to make him a little off (he stared at a fork as if he had no idea what it was for). Clearly he'll be used more in episodes to come, but I thought they'd do a little more in his first episode, especially since it seems like he came back from exile out of the blue. I was a little surprised they didn't even mention the mutiny storyline this week; it was almost like it didn't happen. But the one scene between Silas and Reverend Samuels was tense, so maybe its still there, just not on the surface.
No Dollhouse this past week, but its back this week, and there's no Lost this week. Maybe I can find some time to watch some more baseball (that is, as long as FSN Ohio doesn't decide to cut away from anymore games).
-Chuck, Monday: I think I said is last week, but this show is just REALLY good right now. They found a plausible way to bring Jill back into the fold, which was cool, and with Chuck letting her go at the end, I wonder if this wasn't the last time we'll see her. I really love how they've sent Chuck and Sarah rogue for the time being, pitting them against Casey and the US Government. What happens when Casey eventually meets up with them on the trail of Chuck's dad, Stephen/Orion? As much as Casey is beholden to his orders, I think its clear that he'll end up helping Chuck and Sarah when it comes down to it. And while the mirror B-story at the Buy More wasn't anything great, it was saved by the Godfather II reference between Big Mike and Morgan. I can not wait to see where the story goes to finish out the season, and it better come back for Season 3.
-Heroes, Monday: Ask any fan of this show and they're bound to tell you that Company Man is one of, if not the, best Heroes episode ever. Clearly, this episode was meant to channel that awesomeness (even using the black-and-white) flashback scenes, and I think it succeeded, for the most part. This episode was essentially one big therapy session for the characters, with everyone present at Coyote Sands becoming alarmingly self aware. It was an fairly deft way to reset all the characters back to where they were in Season 1 (or, at least close to that) after a couple of seasons of messing them up. There wasn't much to the story this week, I thought, other than to bring the Patrellis and the Bennetts together. The story about Angela's sister was nice to know (especially since they dropped that line about why she steals socks, making a call back to the pilot), and it was kind of cool to see the origins of the Company (or the origin of the idea of the Company), but neither really advanced the current storyline. Its was all set up to get the characters pointed in the right direction, which is what this show needs. I think its clear that they'll be wrapping up the Danko storyline this season, and then spring board into next season by creating the new Company they talked about in the diner. Hopefully, they can bring everyone back into the story to finish out the season in a satisfying manner.
-24, Monday: Okay, I have to admit that I didn't see Tony's betrayal coming. Not because I didn't think it was possible (because anyone can be a mole on this show), but because I just didn't think the writers would go that route. I thought that it would seem forced to have him switch sides AGAIN, and you what, I think it felt forced. So after Tony "died," he was a bad guy. Then hooked up with Bill again, and he was good guy posing as a bad guy. Then he joined up with Jack and he was just a good guy again. But no, because he's actually been a bad guy this whole time. It calls into question everything we've seen him do this season, though I guess we now know where Tony was getting his insider information about Starkwood; he had a guy on the inside. And he HAS to be a bad guy because he up and killed Larry Moss, who was just starting to get interesting. At least, I think he's dead; he didn't get a silent clock, but he did get a long, drawn out suffocation scene at the hands of Tony. So let's say he's dead. I really hope that Tony isn't revealed to be the ultimate head bad guy when its all said and done (since clearly Jonas Hodges wasn't it). I can stand him being a bad guy this whole time, but not the mastermind. That would just be stupid. Oh, and finally, Kim's back and it wasn't completely contrived. It was very natural (with her already being in D.C., trying to reach Jack since he was supposed to be testifying before the Senate), and now they have a way to save Jack's life (becasue c'mon, you know that they experimental treatment's going to work). And we got a tender scene between Jack and Kim that we don't often get on this show, which was a nice change of pace. I wonder how Jack will react to Tony's latest betrayal. I'm guessing he's going to kill him.
-Lost, Wednesday: I'm a big fan of Miles, and I'm glad he got his own flashback episode this week. He, along with Hurley and Lapidus, get the best lines on the show, and the pairing of Miles and Hurley is just comedy gold. We got some good backstory on Miles, like confirming he is Dr. Chang's son and was born on the island, why he was on the freighter to begin with, and why he asked Ben for $3.2 million. None of that is all that shocking, but the bigger news about about Miles's confrontation with Bram and the people who ask "why lies in the shadow of the statue?". Clearly they're not Widmore's people (so there goes that theory); so who are they then? Are they Ben's people? Eloise Hawking's? The remants of the Dharma Initiative? Some other group we haven't learned about yet? Don't know, but I'm banking on them being a part of Dharma, or at least what's left of it. Maybe they formed from the people that were on the mainland, back in Ann Arbor. And speaking of Ann Arbor, welcome back to the show, Daniel Faraday. There was a moment there where I wasn't sure if Daniel was going to recognize Miles there on the pier, but sure enough, he did. So he got off the island, joined up with Dharma in Ann Arbor, and is now back on the island to join in what looks like the construction of the Swan station. What's he been up to in the past three years? We'll have to wait two weeks to find out, since there's a clip show coming up this week. Oh well, I can handle the week's off because I know there's an end on the horizon.
-Kings, Saturday: So Kings got dumped to Saturdays to finish out its run (since its never a good sign for a pickup when you're airing on Saturday nights). Oh well, at least they'll get to finish out their story, which I hope has some semblence of an end to it. I was getting a little sick of everyone in the royal family trying to get between David and Michelle, first it was the King, then the Queen, and this week it was her brother Jack, so I'm glad they finally came forth and had Michelle explain her situation; as expected, she is already promised to someone else. Wonder who. And Macaulay Culkin debuted this episode as the King's nephew, Andrew, who's been in exlie for some reason. Not much was revealed about Andrew other than that his time in exile has seemed to make him a little off (he stared at a fork as if he had no idea what it was for). Clearly he'll be used more in episodes to come, but I thought they'd do a little more in his first episode, especially since it seems like he came back from exile out of the blue. I was a little surprised they didn't even mention the mutiny storyline this week; it was almost like it didn't happen. But the one scene between Silas and Reverend Samuels was tense, so maybe its still there, just not on the surface.
No Dollhouse this past week, but its back this week, and there's no Lost this week. Maybe I can find some time to watch some more baseball (that is, as long as FSN Ohio doesn't decide to cut away from anymore games).
Friday, April 17, 2009
Orbiting The Sun
So today, I complete another full rotation around the sun. And while I enjoy my birthday, I have a hard time getting exciting for it. Don't know why, but its just another day for me.
That said, I have a odd fascination with people with whom I share a birthday. Again, I don't know why, but it interests me. Here's an abbreviated list (courtesy of Wikipedia):
1897 - J.P. Morgan
1894 - Nikita Krushchev
1934 - Don Kirshner (produced the Monkees, among others)
1950 - L. Scott Caldwell (Rose from Lost)
1954 - Rowdy Roddy Piper
1957 - Nick Nornby (British author, Fever Pitch, High Fidelity)
1959 - Sean Bean
1961 - Boomer Esiason
1965 - William Mapother (Ethan from Lost)
1967 - Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond from Lost; clearly, today's a big day on the island)
1967 - Liz Phair
1970 - Redman
1972 - Jennifer Garner
1974 - Victoria Beckham
Who's my favorite? Its got to be a toss up between Boomer and Rowdy Roddy Piper. I mean, Boomer is Boomer (and the only Boomer, thank you very much; I'm looking at you Chris Berman and David Wells) and I'm a Bengals fan, but Roddy Piper was in They Live, which, while a terrible movie, inspired Shepard Fairey to create his OBEY line (and gave us a great fight scene was the hillariously remade by South Park). So its a tough call either way. Maybe I should avoid the choice althogether and just go with Jennifer Garner. Yeah, that sounds like a good idea.
That said, I have a odd fascination with people with whom I share a birthday. Again, I don't know why, but it interests me. Here's an abbreviated list (courtesy of Wikipedia):
1897 - J.P. Morgan
1894 - Nikita Krushchev
1934 - Don Kirshner (produced the Monkees, among others)
1950 - L. Scott Caldwell (Rose from Lost)
1954 - Rowdy Roddy Piper
1957 - Nick Nornby (British author, Fever Pitch, High Fidelity)
1959 - Sean Bean
1961 - Boomer Esiason
1965 - William Mapother (Ethan from Lost)
1967 - Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond from Lost; clearly, today's a big day on the island)
1967 - Liz Phair
1970 - Redman
1972 - Jennifer Garner
1974 - Victoria Beckham
Who's my favorite? Its got to be a toss up between Boomer and Rowdy Roddy Piper. I mean, Boomer is Boomer (and the only Boomer, thank you very much; I'm looking at you Chris Berman and David Wells) and I'm a Bengals fan, but Roddy Piper was in They Live, which, while a terrible movie, inspired Shepard Fairey to create his OBEY line (and gave us a great fight scene was the hillariously remade by South Park). So its a tough call either way. Maybe I should avoid the choice althogether and just go with Jennifer Garner. Yeah, that sounds like a good idea.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Terminator: The Albert Pujols Chronicles
News is that FOX is going to cancel Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles. Not to worry. You can get your Terminator fix by watching the St. Louis Cardinals play.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Because Clearly It Wasn't Important
A bit of advice for Fox Sports Net Ohio, in the style of Burn Notice's "Spy Tips":
"When you're airing a live baseball game, its probably not a good idea to cut to an episode of The Best Damn Sports Show when there's two outs left in the bottom of the ninth of a one-run game. People might get pissed."
Unfortunately, this advice comes one day late, as FSN Ohio did exactly that last night. Seriously. Bottom of the ninth, one out, Reds up on the Brewers 7-6, with Reds closer (and former Brewer) Francisco Cordero on the mound, and then as we crossed the bottom of the hour, BAM, right into the middle of Best Damn. And it wasn't even a cut to the beginning of the episode; it was the middle, where they were discussing the greatest relief pitchers of all time with special guest Rollie Fingers. Exciting, I know. Given the choice between watching that and watching my hometown team try and close a game out a one-run game on the road against a division opponent, I know I'd take Best Damn every time. Right.
So what happened in the game? Oh nothing. Cordero walked the next batter, then gave up a fly ball to Taveras in center, who tried to double off the runner at first, only to make a wild throw that was backed up by Cordero, who then tried to get the runner going to second, but hit him in the back. Two outs, tying run on second, base hit sends the game to extras. But Cordero gets a ground ball to first to end the game. So yeah, nothing exciting.
I had no idea what was going on last night. By the time I figured out that they weren't going to be going back to the game and scrambled to a radio, the game was over. Stupid FSN Ohio.
[Edit: FSN Ohio has issued an apology. Seems a similar incident happened back in December with UC basketball. Silver lining- the hometown team won in both cases. But it still sucked.]
"When you're airing a live baseball game, its probably not a good idea to cut to an episode of The Best Damn Sports Show when there's two outs left in the bottom of the ninth of a one-run game. People might get pissed."
Unfortunately, this advice comes one day late, as FSN Ohio did exactly that last night. Seriously. Bottom of the ninth, one out, Reds up on the Brewers 7-6, with Reds closer (and former Brewer) Francisco Cordero on the mound, and then as we crossed the bottom of the hour, BAM, right into the middle of Best Damn. And it wasn't even a cut to the beginning of the episode; it was the middle, where they were discussing the greatest relief pitchers of all time with special guest Rollie Fingers. Exciting, I know. Given the choice between watching that and watching my hometown team try and close a game out a one-run game on the road against a division opponent, I know I'd take Best Damn every time. Right.
So what happened in the game? Oh nothing. Cordero walked the next batter, then gave up a fly ball to Taveras in center, who tried to double off the runner at first, only to make a wild throw that was backed up by Cordero, who then tried to get the runner going to second, but hit him in the back. Two outs, tying run on second, base hit sends the game to extras. But Cordero gets a ground ball to first to end the game. So yeah, nothing exciting.
I had no idea what was going on last night. By the time I figured out that they weren't going to be going back to the game and scrambled to a radio, the game was over. Stupid FSN Ohio.
[Edit: FSN Ohio has issued an apology. Seems a similar incident happened back in December with UC basketball. Silver lining- the hometown team won in both cases. But it still sucked.]
Monday, April 13, 2009
Fun With Rockets
From this past week's episode of Mythbusters, one of the coolest high speed camera shots I've ever seen (starting around the 3:00 mark):
Good times.
Good times.
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