Links you all should be checkin' out is a good way to wrap up Saturday...
* Awesome Battlestar Galactica article with some really amazing stuff that gave me a mixture of the giggles and the chills to read.
* Chuck vs Shogun gets a Main Event nod - and the crowd goes mild.
* Rampage vs Jardine's a Main Event too? Really? Is the UFC running out of Main Events that people actually want to pay to see? Have they already burned out the viewing public? What's got two thumbs and is kinda bored with the MMA world at large? THIS GUY right here!
* Latest batch of Manny news.
* Apple hits the 15,000 app mark on the App Store as well as a half billion downloads. Now, the question is - just how many of those involve fart noises?
* Some thoughts on what Apple should do with Mr. Jobs on health leave. They missed the part where they activate the army of Jobs Clones that has slowly been developed over time.
* Circuit City is closing their doors. Other than feeling sorry for the 30,000 workers hitting the unemployment line and reminiscing fondly about when they reluctantly price-matched a "door buster" price on Guitar Hero 2 for me, this should wrap up what everyone should be feeling about the ol' CC.
* The death of Indie 103 is all over the LA blogs. A couple great reads on it can be found here and here.
2009-01-17
2009-01-16
Holy Frak (spoilers!)
Well, that was a mindfucker of 60 minutes of television.
I'm so glad we caught up with all the past seasons so we could watch the final episodes as they happen but I didn't expect the first of the final to go down like that.
Another crew member dead?
Earth in ruins?
THE CYLONS LIVED ON EARTH?!?!
Starbuck is... well, what?
And then, of course, the "final" Cylon is revealed.
I don't want to completely spoil anything so I'll hold off on details other than to say one final thing...
Lost has its work cut out for it to top this one next week.
2009-01-15
A Musical Miracle!
As I was driving to work today, I was thinking how awesome it'd be if "Hearts On Fire" from Rocky IV would come on the iPod. It didn't.
BUT...
On the way home, IT DID! It's a Musical Miracle!
BUT...
On the way home, IT DID! It's a Musical Miracle!
2009-01-14
R.I.P. Ricardo Montalban
Man, like the Steve Jobs news today wasn't bad enough.
In yet another sign that I work with people much younger than me, very few people knew who Ricardo Monalban was. Fantasy Island references accomplished absolutely nothing. The Naked Gun seemed to spark a few memories but nothing significant.
He was such an awesome villain in The Naked Gun.
...
That's really the extent of my glowing tribute to Ricardo Montalban. That's kinda sad. I'm sure he was in other stuff where he was good, right?
Quickly reading AICN's obit, I see he was in the Spy Kids movies. He also apparently had quite the history days back in the old studio days of Hollywood. I'd like to say that I'll check those out someday but odds are I won't.
Hey, at least I'm honest. I mean, I'm still the guy who wants to be a screenwriter and has never seen Casablanca and a ton of other cinema classics.
He also apparently played Khan in The Wrath Of Khan. Harry says he gave the best performance in Star Trek movie history.
Yeah, probably will never see that either.
But dammit, he was great in The Naked Gun! And who didn't love Fantasy Island?
In yet another sign that I work with people much younger than me, very few people knew who Ricardo Monalban was. Fantasy Island references accomplished absolutely nothing. The Naked Gun seemed to spark a few memories but nothing significant.
He was such an awesome villain in The Naked Gun.
...
That's really the extent of my glowing tribute to Ricardo Montalban. That's kinda sad. I'm sure he was in other stuff where he was good, right?
Quickly reading AICN's obit, I see he was in the Spy Kids movies. He also apparently had quite the history days back in the old studio days of Hollywood. I'd like to say that I'll check those out someday but odds are I won't.
Hey, at least I'm honest. I mean, I'm still the guy who wants to be a screenwriter and has never seen Casablanca and a ton of other cinema classics.
He also apparently played Khan in The Wrath Of Khan. Harry says he gave the best performance in Star Trek movie history.
Yeah, probably will never see that either.
But dammit, he was great in The Naked Gun! And who didn't love Fantasy Island?
2009-01-13
How 'Bout Them Lakers?
No, seriously. How about them?
It's been a weird NBA season for me. I'm not sure what it is - maybe the extended caring for the MLB season since the Dodgers were in the postseason a little longer than usual - but for whatever reason, I just haven't really gotten into the NBA this year. I've watched a couple of games but I don't have that same fire for it that I've had before.
I know that they're winning and winning often. I also know that after a brief stint of lockdown defense, they've apparently settled for trying to outscore everyone which worked so well against the Celtics in the Finals last year. I've seen quite a few nailbiter victories in recent weeks as well - against teams that didn't really seem like they should be nailbiters.
So, how about those Lakers? Are they as good as their record looks or are they as bad as these close wins to overmatched teams indicates?
And why don't I care as much this season? Why is it the heart of NBA season and I'm already counting the days 'til pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training (31, btw)?
Anyone?
Bueller?
It's been a weird NBA season for me. I'm not sure what it is - maybe the extended caring for the MLB season since the Dodgers were in the postseason a little longer than usual - but for whatever reason, I just haven't really gotten into the NBA this year. I've watched a couple of games but I don't have that same fire for it that I've had before.
I know that they're winning and winning often. I also know that after a brief stint of lockdown defense, they've apparently settled for trying to outscore everyone which worked so well against the Celtics in the Finals last year. I've seen quite a few nailbiter victories in recent weeks as well - against teams that didn't really seem like they should be nailbiters.
So, how about those Lakers? Are they as good as their record looks or are they as bad as these close wins to overmatched teams indicates?
And why don't I care as much this season? Why is it the heart of NBA season and I'm already counting the days 'til pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training (31, btw)?
Anyone?
Bueller?
2009-01-12
Ongoing 2009 Match Of The Year Blog
Welp, scratch that one. The angle continues though so I'll hold out hope for the classic.
Rey/Miz wasn't bad either. Not a MOTYC but it was okay.
Rey/Miz wasn't bad either. Not a MOTYC but it was okay.
Ongoing 2009 Match Of The Year Blog
So, I watched ECW this morning on the DVR.
Hardy/Henry was okay but fairly dull. The women's match was surprisingly decent. It's nice to see some women in the ring that don't usually get the chance. Boogeyman did his schtick and I didn't care.
BUT... there was a saving grace.
Jack Swagger vs Fit Finlay opened the show and had one hell of a match. Finlay was perfect as the tough-as-nails brawling veteran trying to outlast the up-and-coming arrogant youngster. Swagger worked Finlay's arm about as well as I've seen on WWE TV in a long, long while. There were some nice near falls sprinkled throughout and even your standard Hornswoggle comedy spot worked because Swagger got over on him right after it. They gave enough hope spots to make you think Finlay might take it but Swagger pulled it off in the end with a nice counter turned into the gutwrench powerbomb.
It was a fun as hell television match that I enjoyed a lot.
But was it a Match of the Year candidate? I've gone back and forth on that all day as I really liked it...
But... I think if I set the bar that low right away, I might be adding a lot of matches to this list throughout the year. I'm going to keep it on the DVR for a few more days while I think some more about it but right now, I'm leaning against it.
I also watched TNA Impact from last week... but fell asleep so I'm hoping I didn't miss anything of value. Sounds like there was a couple of matches on the TNA PPV from last night worth watching so I may need to check those out at some point.
But for now... Punk vs Regal is about to start. I've got high hopes for this one so I need to give it my attention!
Hardy/Henry was okay but fairly dull. The women's match was surprisingly decent. It's nice to see some women in the ring that don't usually get the chance. Boogeyman did his schtick and I didn't care.
BUT... there was a saving grace.
Jack Swagger vs Fit Finlay opened the show and had one hell of a match. Finlay was perfect as the tough-as-nails brawling veteran trying to outlast the up-and-coming arrogant youngster. Swagger worked Finlay's arm about as well as I've seen on WWE TV in a long, long while. There were some nice near falls sprinkled throughout and even your standard Hornswoggle comedy spot worked because Swagger got over on him right after it. They gave enough hope spots to make you think Finlay might take it but Swagger pulled it off in the end with a nice counter turned into the gutwrench powerbomb.
It was a fun as hell television match that I enjoyed a lot.
But was it a Match of the Year candidate? I've gone back and forth on that all day as I really liked it...
But... I think if I set the bar that low right away, I might be adding a lot of matches to this list throughout the year. I'm going to keep it on the DVR for a few more days while I think some more about it but right now, I'm leaning against it.
I also watched TNA Impact from last week... but fell asleep so I'm hoping I didn't miss anything of value. Sounds like there was a couple of matches on the TNA PPV from last night worth watching so I may need to check those out at some point.
But for now... Punk vs Regal is about to start. I've got high hopes for this one so I need to give it my attention!
2009-01-11
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