Monday, March 31, 2008
Eff You Major League Baseball
You got$650 million dollars from XM radio to broadcast on their service but won't let them do it through their web based service? I'm already paying XM and you money grubbing douchebags want me to pay an additional $15 to stream the audio to my computer? What other nickel and diming can you come up with? Why don't you try to copyright names and facts? Oh, wait, you already tried that!
Monday, March 17, 2008
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you?
Mustard: Like a Guinness on St. Patrick's Day.
Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh! I hope you're all out following the companies take line and drinking Guinness responsibly. But probably not.
Has anyone else noticed how hard it is to find a movie in theaters you actually want to go see? Sure, I kinda want to see both Semi Pro and In Bruges but with the ease of Netflix and the movie studios feverous desire to release movies on DVD within minutes of their box office revenue taking a dip, it's getting harder and harder to justify paying $10 for a non-prime movie in theaters. I'm sure studio execs would hate to hear that but they just posted record revenue for 2008 based on those higher ticket prices so they can wipe the the tears away with ten dollar bills.
Smash Bros - I love this game. I'm a little annoyed at all the bashing about the Sub Space Emissary Story Mode and all the complaints that it amounts to glorified fan fiction. Hello? What do you think Smash Bros is? It's a fighting game in which Mario can take on Link and Kirby can beat up on Star Fox. It's literally the old "who would win in a fight" discussion. And you're upset when this doesn't yield a Michael Gondry-esque narrative (actually given the increasingly surreal scripts he's generated lately, he might have come up with something like this)? So for Sakurai's sake, lay off the "story doesn't make sense" whining and just enjoy the fact that the cut scenes are entertaining, the mode is something new and different for the series and the game itself is still unbelievably fun. Now if you don't mind I'm gonna go practice a little more so my wife will stop beating me with Kirby (that frakking cooking smash).
News and Notes:
Notre Dame vs. George Mason in round one. It'll be interesting around here for that game.
Baseball is almost upon us. Amen to that.
The Return of Jezebel James - new show by Amy Sherman Palladino. It's ok but that laugh track is so horrendous. It absolutely kills the humor.
Until next time:
"So, you just finished off the bottle?"
"Well, I had to. It's vodka, you know. It goes bad once it's opened."
"I think that's another one of mum's little fibs. You know, like, I'll sacrifice anything for my children."
Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh! I hope you're all out following the companies take line and drinking Guinness responsibly. But probably not.
Has anyone else noticed how hard it is to find a movie in theaters you actually want to go see? Sure, I kinda want to see both Semi Pro and In Bruges but with the ease of Netflix and the movie studios feverous desire to release movies on DVD within minutes of their box office revenue taking a dip, it's getting harder and harder to justify paying $10 for a non-prime movie in theaters. I'm sure studio execs would hate to hear that but they just posted record revenue for 2008 based on those higher ticket prices so they can wipe the the tears away with ten dollar bills.
Smash Bros - I love this game. I'm a little annoyed at all the bashing about the Sub Space Emissary Story Mode and all the complaints that it amounts to glorified fan fiction. Hello? What do you think Smash Bros is? It's a fighting game in which Mario can take on Link and Kirby can beat up on Star Fox. It's literally the old "who would win in a fight" discussion. And you're upset when this doesn't yield a Michael Gondry-esque narrative (actually given the increasingly surreal scripts he's generated lately, he might have come up with something like this)? So for Sakurai's sake, lay off the "story doesn't make sense" whining and just enjoy the fact that the cut scenes are entertaining, the mode is something new and different for the series and the game itself is still unbelievably fun. Now if you don't mind I'm gonna go practice a little more so my wife will stop beating me with Kirby (that frakking cooking smash).
News and Notes:
Notre Dame vs. George Mason in round one. It'll be interesting around here for that game.
Baseball is almost upon us. Amen to that.
The Return of Jezebel James - new show by Amy Sherman Palladino. It's ok but that laugh track is so horrendous. It absolutely kills the humor.
Until next time:
"So, you just finished off the bottle?"
"Well, I had to. It's vodka, you know. It goes bad once it's opened."
"I think that's another one of mum's little fibs. You know, like, I'll sacrifice anything for my children."
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Friday, March 07, 2008
Fisher we hardly knew ye and Musicians who do drugs
What a sad time in that Fisher Stevens' character arc on Lost was over before it started. Only one episode and our illustrious character actor was killed off. Such a shame.
On the other we're actually going more obscure by the sudden appearance of actor Kevin Durand as another other Other. If you're thinking, "Hey, wasn't he one of the crazy Tremor brothers in Smokin' Aces?" then I feel sorry for you cause that means you've actually seen Smokin' Aces (how the eff do you make an action shoot 'em up that pretentious, Joe Carnahan? HOW!?). You may also recognize him from his less psychotic role as Tree in Mystery, Alaska.
Speaking of character actors, after watching Coffee and Cigarettes I've come to two conclusions:
1. I think it would be fascinating to do a comparison of who's done more drugs, Iggy Pop or Keith Richards.
2. If they ever make a movie biopic about Tom Waits, Ron Perlman absolutely has to star. I mean just look at them:
On the other we're actually going more obscure by the sudden appearance of actor Kevin Durand as another other Other. If you're thinking, "Hey, wasn't he one of the crazy Tremor brothers in Smokin' Aces?" then I feel sorry for you cause that means you've actually seen Smokin' Aces (how the eff do you make an action shoot 'em up that pretentious, Joe Carnahan? HOW!?). You may also recognize him from his less psychotic role as Tree in Mystery, Alaska.
Speaking of character actors, after watching Coffee and Cigarettes I've come to two conclusions:
1. I think it would be fascinating to do a comparison of who's done more drugs, Iggy Pop or Keith Richards.
2. If they ever make a movie biopic about Tom Waits, Ron Perlman absolutely has to star. I mean just look at them:
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
I shall return in a nonce. At most, two nonces.
Mustard: like sands through the hourglass.
Can I ask why on earth Harmonix has not at least announced a release date for Rock Band on Wii? It makes no sense. It would take very little effort to port the PS2 version to Wii. Granted, it would be nice if they could add in the online mode missing in that version. But Guitar Hero III on Wii per NDP data was the 3rd best selling game across all consoles for both January and December amounting to over 2 million units sold. Don't you think by releasing the game onto what is obviously a receptive market for this type of game could help them recoup the supposed $200 million it cost to develop the game? Just a thought.
Only a few more days until the release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Given how it's look so far, I see little reason to sleep for the next few weeks or so. Seriously, it's got a stage that looks like the original DK arcade game:
How ridiculously cool is that?
Indie album of the week for your listening pleasure: VHS or Beta's Bring on the Comets. Little bit of the Killers. Little bit of Interpol. Little bit of Franz Ferdinand. Incredibly entertaining. Burn It All Down made by best of 2007 playlist (narrowly beating out Can't Believe a Single Word). Check it out.
News and notes:
Did anyone notice Fred Armisen's impression of Barak Obama on SNL the other night? When did Obama suddenly become Bullwinkle?
Au revoir Brett Favre.
Slow going for movies right now. Though Leatherheads has a chance to be entertaining in a few weeks. If the trailers are any indication, George Clooney is fully channeling the Cohen brothers. Strange fact, the movie is co-written by Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly. Weird.
Until next time:
"Nobody plays jazz at the Pit Stop!"
"Then why is the song on the jukebox?"
"We use it for profiling purposes. We also have the Pet Shop Boys and Seal."
Can I ask why on earth Harmonix has not at least announced a release date for Rock Band on Wii? It makes no sense. It would take very little effort to port the PS2 version to Wii. Granted, it would be nice if they could add in the online mode missing in that version. But Guitar Hero III on Wii per NDP data was the 3rd best selling game across all consoles for both January and December amounting to over 2 million units sold. Don't you think by releasing the game onto what is obviously a receptive market for this type of game could help them recoup the supposed $200 million it cost to develop the game? Just a thought.
Only a few more days until the release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Given how it's look so far, I see little reason to sleep for the next few weeks or so. Seriously, it's got a stage that looks like the original DK arcade game:
How ridiculously cool is that?
Indie album of the week for your listening pleasure: VHS or Beta's Bring on the Comets. Little bit of the Killers. Little bit of Interpol. Little bit of Franz Ferdinand. Incredibly entertaining. Burn It All Down made by best of 2007 playlist (narrowly beating out Can't Believe a Single Word). Check it out.
News and notes:
Did anyone notice Fred Armisen's impression of Barak Obama on SNL the other night? When did Obama suddenly become Bullwinkle?
Au revoir Brett Favre.
Slow going for movies right now. Though Leatherheads has a chance to be entertaining in a few weeks. If the trailers are any indication, George Clooney is fully channeling the Cohen brothers. Strange fact, the movie is co-written by Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly. Weird.
Until next time:
"Nobody plays jazz at the Pit Stop!"
"Then why is the song on the jukebox?"
"We use it for profiling purposes. We also have the Pet Shop Boys and Seal."
Monday, March 03, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Drink and be merry, for tomorrow we will be in a great deal of pain
Mustard. So hot right now. Mustard.
Back from a ridiculously quick weekend trip to San Francisco by way of San Jose. Due to my inability to properly calculate distances, Erin and I managed to pull of a 12 mile walking tour of the city including the harbor, Chinatown and some of the sketchiest areas of a major city I've ever walked through. But damned if we weren't going to see those Full House houses. Needless to say, after all that walking I've been doing a wonderful impression of Javier Bardem's Oscar winning performance sans the terrible hair and bolt pistol.
Speaking of the Oscar's, someone was looking down from on high this Sunday at the Oscars when 'Falling Slowly' from Once took the prize for best song over a trio of Disney songs. Amen to that. Seriously, if you haven't seen the movie yet, the scene with that song is easily the best music moment in a movie since Stillwater belted out 'Tiny Dancer' on a cross country bus trip. Even the performance at the Oscars was oustanding as was Jon Stewart's save of poor Markéta Irglová who was almost gipped out of her acceptance speech.
Can someone explain to me how 2 different Black Eyed Peas got cast in two major movies? will.i.am gets cast in the upcoming Wolverine movie and Taboo is going to be in the new Street Fighter movie. Two questions come to mind. One, is this because Fergie suddenly became a break out single star and the rest of the band is heading the way of No Doubt and Matchbox 20, waiting for the star to get bored of their solo pop status to make a pity album with them? Two, how did Taboo get screwed on this casting? Talk about losing the coin toss. Do you think they'll at least give him a speech worthy of the Street Fighter name:
News and Notes:
So read the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier. I get it Alan Moore. You're smarter and much better read than I am. Thanks for making me feel next to illiterate.
If you're not on board the Jonathan Coulton train, you're not living.
The Browns look to be tendering a 3 year, $20 million offer to Derek Anderson. Sucks to be Brady Quinn right now.
Variety reports that Jeffrey Katzenberg is blaming videogames for the weaker than expected sales of Shrek 3 on DVD. Apparently Katzenberg has never seen the movie. He's lucky he managed to bamboozle $300 million out of people in the theaters with that worthless cash-in.
Until next time:
"Is that the woman you lost your virginity to?"
"Who?"
"The one that looks like Ronnie Corbett."
"That is Ronnie Corbett. Why would she be wearing a tuxedo?"
"She might be a lesbian."
"Then why would I lose my virginity to a lesbian?"
"Don't know. She might have turned lesbian after you slept with her."
Back from a ridiculously quick weekend trip to San Francisco by way of San Jose. Due to my inability to properly calculate distances, Erin and I managed to pull of a 12 mile walking tour of the city including the harbor, Chinatown and some of the sketchiest areas of a major city I've ever walked through. But damned if we weren't going to see those Full House houses. Needless to say, after all that walking I've been doing a wonderful impression of Javier Bardem's Oscar winning performance sans the terrible hair and bolt pistol.
Speaking of the Oscar's, someone was looking down from on high this Sunday at the Oscars when 'Falling Slowly' from Once took the prize for best song over a trio of Disney songs. Amen to that. Seriously, if you haven't seen the movie yet, the scene with that song is easily the best music moment in a movie since Stillwater belted out 'Tiny Dancer' on a cross country bus trip. Even the performance at the Oscars was oustanding as was Jon Stewart's save of poor Markéta Irglová who was almost gipped out of her acceptance speech.
Can someone explain to me how 2 different Black Eyed Peas got cast in two major movies? will.i.am gets cast in the upcoming Wolverine movie and Taboo is going to be in the new Street Fighter movie. Two questions come to mind. One, is this because Fergie suddenly became a break out single star and the rest of the band is heading the way of No Doubt and Matchbox 20, waiting for the star to get bored of their solo pop status to make a pity album with them? Two, how did Taboo get screwed on this casting? Talk about losing the coin toss. Do you think they'll at least give him a speech worthy of the Street Fighter name:
News and Notes:
So read the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier. I get it Alan Moore. You're smarter and much better read than I am. Thanks for making me feel next to illiterate.
If you're not on board the Jonathan Coulton train, you're not living.
The Browns look to be tendering a 3 year, $20 million offer to Derek Anderson. Sucks to be Brady Quinn right now.
Variety reports that Jeffrey Katzenberg is blaming videogames for the weaker than expected sales of Shrek 3 on DVD. Apparently Katzenberg has never seen the movie. He's lucky he managed to bamboozle $300 million out of people in the theaters with that worthless cash-in.
Until next time:
"Is that the woman you lost your virginity to?"
"Who?"
"The one that looks like Ronnie Corbett."
"That is Ronnie Corbett. Why would she be wearing a tuxedo?"
"She might be a lesbian."
"Then why would I lose my virginity to a lesbian?"
"Don't know. She might have turned lesbian after you slept with her."
Friday, February 15, 2008
Saturday, February 09, 2008
Is Canada still ruled by the queen of England? Because if the judges there are gonna be wearing wigs, as an American, I might have an issue with that.
Mustard: Once upon a time, it actually existed regularly
Ok, 2008 has been here for quite some time. But it's been a little busy this past month but I've finally found some time to put up my feet, stretch my legs and attempt to write a semi-coherent blog post.
So what have I been up to lately? Guitar Hero. Lots and lots of Guitar Hero. It became the focus of New Years. It's become the focus of a many a weekend. And rightly so. It’s gotten to the point where I’ve been having trouble sleeping as my brain is playing My Name is Jonas on repeat. Now we just need Rock Band to come out for the Wii and all bets are off.
Combine that with my love of Mario Galaxy and I just don’t foresee when sleep will come into play in the near future. Oh and then there’s Smash Bros in a month. And may God have mercy on my soul.
Johan Santana going to the Mets. That makes the 2008 season a whole lot brighter on the rotation side. Now let's shore up the relief situation and make sure they don't get completely burnt out by September.
Lost: It's been way too long since good TV was last on? Ok, Pushing Daisies has only been done for a short time now. But man, it feels longer than that.
So after watching Wonderfalls, I feel more and more guilty that I did not watch the show when it was on. To be fair, Fox only did air 4 episodes but I haven’t been this retroactively bummed since I finished watching Firefly.
A "tentative" deal has been reached to end the writers' strike. Now was that so hard?If my heart is a little broken Peter Jackson isn't going to be directing the new Hobbit movie, Guillermo Del Toro replacing him makes everything a whole lot better. Now make it work studios.
Until next time:
I don't even like waterparks. I mean I did, until someone thought it'd be funny to go down the slide two seconds after me.
Dude, the lifeguard told me to go.
Really? Did he also tell you to take your trunks off, Turk? Because the last thing a guy wants to see when he's in a splash pool is his best friend's junk headed towards him at forty miles per hour. Felt like I got pistol-whipped
Monday, February 04, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
First Oscar Prediction
A pun will be made involving 83 year old Ruby Dee's nomination for best supporting actress for American Gangster, 82 year old Hal Holbrook's nomination for best supporting actor for Into the Wild and No Country For Old Men's best picture nomination. And it will suck.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
An open letter to the HFP
Dear Hollywood Foreign Press:
The Savages is not a comedy. While it has a comedic moment or two (mostly in an awkward sense), is it for the most part a tragic look at the conditions facing the elderly in our society and the effects this has on their families. It is a very good movie with excellent performances by both Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney. It would seem that Ms. Linney was left off the nomination list because, unlike Mr. Hoffman, she does not have that one particular scene where she manages to go on a large rant which is apparently needed by you voters in order to earn a nomination. Yes, what a pity that subtlety is not longer valued in an actor's repertoire. But I digress. When I walk out of a movie emotionally exhausted, I'm afraid I'm not thinking, "Remember that one part where Philip Seymour Hoffman is in that portable traction sling and looks ridiculous? Ha ha, what a funny movie." Really, I can only come to two conclusions: One, that you didn't actually see this movie. Two, you are all sick sick people who find dismal portrayals of dysfunctional families dealing with terrible situations funny. In the words of my wife, "this was one of the most depressing movies I've ever seen." You can recognize great performances but let's be a little intelligent about what type of movie they're in, what do you say?
Sincerely,
Mr. Snow
P.S. Next letter we start talking about why you can't eliminate the "musical" clarification entirely. If it's a musical drama, just put it there.
The Savages is not a comedy. While it has a comedic moment or two (mostly in an awkward sense), is it for the most part a tragic look at the conditions facing the elderly in our society and the effects this has on their families. It is a very good movie with excellent performances by both Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney. It would seem that Ms. Linney was left off the nomination list because, unlike Mr. Hoffman, she does not have that one particular scene where she manages to go on a large rant which is apparently needed by you voters in order to earn a nomination. Yes, what a pity that subtlety is not longer valued in an actor's repertoire. But I digress. When I walk out of a movie emotionally exhausted, I'm afraid I'm not thinking, "Remember that one part where Philip Seymour Hoffman is in that portable traction sling and looks ridiculous? Ha ha, what a funny movie." Really, I can only come to two conclusions: One, that you didn't actually see this movie. Two, you are all sick sick people who find dismal portrayals of dysfunctional families dealing with terrible situations funny. In the words of my wife, "this was one of the most depressing movies I've ever seen." You can recognize great performances but let's be a little intelligent about what type of movie they're in, what do you say?
Sincerely,
Mr. Snow
P.S. Next letter we start talking about why you can't eliminate the "musical" clarification entirely. If it's a musical drama, just put it there.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Well your Honor, the seven deadly sins are not like the Constitution, they can't be amended. So if I were you yes, I'd be worried.
Mustard: always worth the wait.
So how bad has Heroes been? I mean sweet Odin's raven, I can't stop myself from laughing whenever Hayden Panattiere is on screen. The stilted dialog and painful attempts to emote are of a level unseen since Shannon Elizabeth in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Hayden isn't completely to blame. The best parts of the show are Hiro and Ando and their in friggin' Japanese! Even Kristen Bell looks like she's wondering if maybe she should have taken up that offer to be on Lost. Never has a show had so many characters and actors that I actually like and yet I find myself hating the actual show itself. Damn you Tim Kring!
Meanwhile Chuck has finally grown to the point where I almost can't tell Josh Schwartz still misses Adam Brody. Almost. Adding Rachel Bilson to the mix for a few episodes didn't help.
All these people complaining that the Golden Compass is anti-Catholic. Just because the author is atheist and the books are essentially about a quest to overthrow the Church and heaven? Let's keep some perspective here. I mean Kevin Smith actually killed God in Dogma.... (s)he got better.
So will Smash Bros Brawl be the greatest video ever? I don't know. But it has pixelated 8-bit Excitebikes as weapons. How phenominal is that? Not to mention it has a character whose super power turns him into this:
Dah dah dah! Wario Man!
So has anyone else heard of shockheaded Peter? It's apparently a popular German children's story about a kid whose mother tells him not to suck his thumb. When he doesn't heed her, a tailor comes along with scissors and cuts off his thumbs! What the f$%# is wrong with the Germans!? Seriously, this is what you read to your kids? I would have nightmares for an effing month if my mom read me this story when I was young.
News and Notes:
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Zack Snyder, that's who.
So the Irish limp off into the sunset 3-9... so... how bout them Giants?
Mets in the running for Johan Santana? But what will they have to give up?
Until next time:
"Look carefully, ladies; this is your future."
"Is it vodka?"
"Water."
"As in Russian for vodka?"
So how bad has Heroes been? I mean sweet Odin's raven, I can't stop myself from laughing whenever Hayden Panattiere is on screen. The stilted dialog and painful attempts to emote are of a level unseen since Shannon Elizabeth in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Hayden isn't completely to blame. The best parts of the show are Hiro and Ando and their in friggin' Japanese! Even Kristen Bell looks like she's wondering if maybe she should have taken up that offer to be on Lost. Never has a show had so many characters and actors that I actually like and yet I find myself hating the actual show itself. Damn you Tim Kring!
Meanwhile Chuck has finally grown to the point where I almost can't tell Josh Schwartz still misses Adam Brody. Almost. Adding Rachel Bilson to the mix for a few episodes didn't help.
All these people complaining that the Golden Compass is anti-Catholic. Just because the author is atheist and the books are essentially about a quest to overthrow the Church and heaven? Let's keep some perspective here. I mean Kevin Smith actually killed God in Dogma.... (s)he got better.
So will Smash Bros Brawl be the greatest video ever? I don't know. But it has pixelated 8-bit Excitebikes as weapons. How phenominal is that? Not to mention it has a character whose super power turns him into this:
Dah dah dah! Wario Man!
So has anyone else heard of shockheaded Peter? It's apparently a popular German children's story about a kid whose mother tells him not to suck his thumb. When he doesn't heed her, a tailor comes along with scissors and cuts off his thumbs! What the f$%# is wrong with the Germans!? Seriously, this is what you read to your kids? I would have nightmares for an effing month if my mom read me this story when I was young.
News and Notes:
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Zack Snyder, that's who.
So the Irish limp off into the sunset 3-9... so... how bout them Giants?
Mets in the running for Johan Santana? But what will they have to give up?
Until next time:
"Look carefully, ladies; this is your future."
"Is it vodka?"
"Water."
"As in Russian for vodka?"
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Suck on that, Tony Shaloub.
It's good to have Scrubs back, isn't it?
It's not just that Pushing Daisies is the best new show on TV that's amazing. It's how much better the show is than all everything else. Look, I enjoy Chuck and Reaper and Dirty Sexy Money but compared to Pushing Daisies they're just not even close. It's like the TV gods are trying to make up for taking Veronica Mars away from me.
Speaking of which, Ms. Bell made her debut on Heroes to much aplomb. Ok, so she really had 3 scenes and basically got to shoot some lightening and that was about it. But she was darn good going it.
Which is more than I can say for the rest of the show. Ok, the writers of the show are trying to frame this as a comic book. Except comic book series follow one character or team around. They don't attempt to cram 25 different story arcs in a one time where there's no way they can touch on even half of them in an issue. I'm sorry, either bring them into a relevant storyline or cut out Nikki and Paulo redux. And the New Orleans storyline is just boring. Why are we introducing all these new characters now? Isn't that what the Heroes: Origins is for at the end of the season?
News and Notes:
Sox up 2-0 as we head to Colorado. Hopefully the Rockies can put up at least a little more fight. Only 2 runs so far this series?
Rangers off to a slow start. Best Defense and Worst Offense don't go so well together in the NHL.
How bout them Giants? Where did this come from? I don't know but I sure do like it.
Until next time:
"Why can't we just be here as concerned citizens of the world?"
"Because big daddy needs some new yarn."
"Just because there's a dead body doesn't mean you're going to get paid."
"Just because there's vodka in my freezer doesn't mean I have to drink it. Wait, yes it does."
It's not just that Pushing Daisies is the best new show on TV that's amazing. It's how much better the show is than all everything else. Look, I enjoy Chuck and Reaper and Dirty Sexy Money but compared to Pushing Daisies they're just not even close. It's like the TV gods are trying to make up for taking Veronica Mars away from me.
Speaking of which, Ms. Bell made her debut on Heroes to much aplomb. Ok, so she really had 3 scenes and basically got to shoot some lightening and that was about it. But she was darn good going it.
Which is more than I can say for the rest of the show. Ok, the writers of the show are trying to frame this as a comic book. Except comic book series follow one character or team around. They don't attempt to cram 25 different story arcs in a one time where there's no way they can touch on even half of them in an issue. I'm sorry, either bring them into a relevant storyline or cut out Nikki and Paulo redux. And the New Orleans storyline is just boring. Why are we introducing all these new characters now? Isn't that what the Heroes: Origins is for at the end of the season?
News and Notes:
Sox up 2-0 as we head to Colorado. Hopefully the Rockies can put up at least a little more fight. Only 2 runs so far this series?
Rangers off to a slow start. Best Defense and Worst Offense don't go so well together in the NHL.
How bout them Giants? Where did this come from? I don't know but I sure do like it.
Until next time:
"Why can't we just be here as concerned citizens of the world?"
"Because big daddy needs some new yarn."
"Just because there's a dead body doesn't mean you're going to get paid."
"Just because there's vodka in my freezer doesn't mean I have to drink it. Wait, yes it does."
Friday, October 12, 2007
Fisher Smash Star Trek!
Ok, random news here:
Fisher Stevens has been cast on Lost. You may remember him from his many memorable sidekick roles such as trying to make Steve Guttenburg looks like a scientist in Short Circuit, trying to make Angelina Jolie look like a computer hacker in Hackers or trying to make the entire movie look like it didn't suck in Super Mario Bros. He's also the other guy on Early Edition. The one who didn't end up on Friday Night Lights.
Great news: Sonic the Hedgehog is in Smash Bros Brawl. Finally Nintendo fans can beat the hell out of that snotty blue bastard for all the "Sega Genesis Rules!" crap we had to put with in the early 90s. Ooh, my Mortal Kombat has blood in it. Yeah, well mine doesn't and the controls suck on both of them so bite me!
Not Great news: Smash Bros Brawl delayed until February 10th. Damnit!
Latest casting new on the new Abrams Trek movie:
Mr Sulu - John Cho. Any time either Harold or Kumar get cast in a role, I'm happy for them. Except in Superman Returns. Kumar really had no reason to be in there.
Scotty - Simon Pegg. That's just freaking awesome! Now cast Edgar Wright and Nick Frost at red shirts who get killed by Eric Bana. I'm begging you here!
Fisher Stevens has been cast on Lost. You may remember him from his many memorable sidekick roles such as trying to make Steve Guttenburg looks like a scientist in Short Circuit, trying to make Angelina Jolie look like a computer hacker in Hackers or trying to make the entire movie look like it didn't suck in Super Mario Bros. He's also the other guy on Early Edition. The one who didn't end up on Friday Night Lights.
Great news: Sonic the Hedgehog is in Smash Bros Brawl. Finally Nintendo fans can beat the hell out of that snotty blue bastard for all the "Sega Genesis Rules!" crap we had to put with in the early 90s. Ooh, my Mortal Kombat has blood in it. Yeah, well mine doesn't and the controls suck on both of them so bite me!
Not Great news: Smash Bros Brawl delayed until February 10th. Damnit!
Latest casting new on the new Abrams Trek movie:
Mr Sulu - John Cho. Any time either Harold or Kumar get cast in a role, I'm happy for them. Except in Superman Returns. Kumar really had no reason to be in there.
Scotty - Simon Pegg. That's just freaking awesome! Now cast Edgar Wright and Nick Frost at red shirts who get killed by Eric Bana. I'm begging you here!
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Stop or I'll kick you in the testicles!
It's been a while since the Mustard updated, but the historic collapse of the New York Mets down the homestretch sent me into a week long bender in Vegas. And no, the early exit from the playoffs of the Yankees has done nothing to staunch the steady stream of expletives pouring forth my mouth everytime the "amazin-s" are mentioned. We shall speak no more of them.
Holy Our Mother of the Lake! The Irish actually won a game! Against UCLA no less! It's a St. Patrick's Day miracle. No, I don't care to hear about the wretched play of the Bruins 3rd string QB. It's not my fault that we Carson Palmer-ed Ben Olson. I'm taking my win and hugging it tight. I've got some Eagles coming up on the horizon and am already dreading the thought of yet another year of my sister's victorious jabs.
Are Reaper and Chuck the same show? And who would win in a fight? Adam Baldwin or Ray Wise? I mean on one hand you've got a badass who fought Reavers and almost saved Data from Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin's super-intelligent aliens who have never heard of a firewall. On the other you've got a guy who ran someone over with a Zamboni and feeds nuts to squirrels. Just too close to call.
Speaking of which Chuck is suffering from a main character who wants to desperately to be Seth Cohen, I'm amazed they haven't accidentally put Adam Brody in the closing credits instead of Zachary Levi.
I'm enjoying Dirty, Sexy Money but let's face it, these are not the Bluths. And yes, I get that it's more "serious" show but come on, you might as well start the show with "And now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything, and the one surrogate son who had no choice but to keep them all together". Damn you Fox!
$43 million. Will you stop giving money to the studios to make Resident Evil movies? You're only encouraging them! Go see the Darjeeling Limited and get some culture, you jackasses. And yes, I did just learn how to pronounce Darjeeling.
News and Notes:
I've realized that my TV week is anchored by Bones right now. I love the show but when it's reached pole position, I think there's something missing in the lineup.
Pushing Daises has whimsy and wonder not to mention a steady stream of dialog to make a Sherman-Palladino jealous. Now let's see them keep it up.
Eric Bana is playing the nemesis (No pun intended. No seriously forget that movie ever happened, I'm begging you) in the upcoming JJ Abrams Star Trek. You got to hand to him, Abrams can cast like no other.
Until next time:
"Sounds like you're a narcoleptic."
"I suffer from sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep?"
"What's the other one?"
"Necrophiliac."
"Words that sound alike get mixed up in my head."
"Me too. I used to think masturbation meant chewing your food... I don't think that anymore."
Holy Our Mother of the Lake! The Irish actually won a game! Against UCLA no less! It's a St. Patrick's Day miracle. No, I don't care to hear about the wretched play of the Bruins 3rd string QB. It's not my fault that we Carson Palmer-ed Ben Olson. I'm taking my win and hugging it tight. I've got some Eagles coming up on the horizon and am already dreading the thought of yet another year of my sister's victorious jabs.
Are Reaper and Chuck the same show? And who would win in a fight? Adam Baldwin or Ray Wise? I mean on one hand you've got a badass who fought Reavers and almost saved Data from Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin's super-intelligent aliens who have never heard of a firewall. On the other you've got a guy who ran someone over with a Zamboni and feeds nuts to squirrels. Just too close to call.
Speaking of which Chuck is suffering from a main character who wants to desperately to be Seth Cohen, I'm amazed they haven't accidentally put Adam Brody in the closing credits instead of Zachary Levi.
I'm enjoying Dirty, Sexy Money but let's face it, these are not the Bluths. And yes, I get that it's more "serious" show but come on, you might as well start the show with "And now the story of a wealthy family who lost everything, and the one surrogate son who had no choice but to keep them all together". Damn you Fox!
$43 million. Will you stop giving money to the studios to make Resident Evil movies? You're only encouraging them! Go see the Darjeeling Limited and get some culture, you jackasses. And yes, I did just learn how to pronounce Darjeeling.
News and Notes:
I've realized that my TV week is anchored by Bones right now. I love the show but when it's reached pole position, I think there's something missing in the lineup.
Pushing Daises has whimsy and wonder not to mention a steady stream of dialog to make a Sherman-Palladino jealous. Now let's see them keep it up.
Eric Bana is playing the nemesis (No pun intended. No seriously forget that movie ever happened, I'm begging you) in the upcoming JJ Abrams Star Trek. You got to hand to him, Abrams can cast like no other.
Until next time:
"Sounds like you're a narcoleptic."
"I suffer from sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep?"
"What's the other one?"
"Necrophiliac."
"Words that sound alike get mixed up in my head."
"Me too. I used to think masturbation meant chewing your food... I don't think that anymore."
Sunday, October 07, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
I'd hate to see the pursuit of a homicidal lunatic get in the way of pursuing a homicidal lunatic.
Mustard: Who are you to say no?
So after long speculation and rumor, Spiral Frog has finally launched. For those of you who don’t know, Spiral Frog offers free DRM’d music downloads supported by advertising on the site. What makes it different than your usual “free” download site is that this site is actually backed by Universal Music Group so it has legitimately big artists available. Eschewing those, I gave it a try and was able to download and play with very little effort an old Phantom Planet album. However, ever since then I haven’t been able to access any other less than super popular groups on the site such as Kaiser Chiefs, Rogue Wave or (strangely enough considering it’s current radio airplay) the new Rooney album. I’ll chalk it up to the service only being a day or two old, but I’ll hold off on any real opinion until I can access all albums freely.
Rick Gervais nominated for an Emmy? Excellent. Ricky Gervais winning an Emmy? Outstanding. Ricky Gervais not being at the Emmys so presenters Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert give it to Steve Carrell? Priceless.
What the %^$# is up the Mets? Do they just not want to make the playoffs? They get swept by the Phils at home and now they get theirs asses handed to them by the Nats. The frakking Nats!? A team whose best hitter is Wily Mo freaking Pena!? Hang you head in shame “Amazins” and get your act together! As of the time of this writing the Nats have managed to pull at 4 run comeback and are sitting on top of the Mets, 8-7 and I swear to God the Nats' announcers actually seem sorry for the Mets at this point.
News and Notes:
Smash Bros has wi-fi without absolutely needing friend codes! And it has personalized taunts against those with friend codes! Giggity.
So I’ve never been a big Halo fan (no Xbox and all) but if the video making the rounds is really the ending of Halo 3… Bungie you have some juevos grandes.
Jim Broadbent as Rufus Scrimgeour in Harry Potter 6? I like it a lot.
Yes, I did expect Notre Dame to be bad this year. But what in the hell was that against Michigan? I thought they were supposed to improve after the Penn State game.
Until next time:
"And, you know, with the pain and the death, maybe you shouldn't be leaping into the fray like that. Maybe you should be... fray adjacent.""Excuse me? Who, at a crucial moment, distracted the lead demon by allowing her to pummel him about the head?"
"Yeah, that was real manly how you shrieked and all."
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