—I went ahead and got myself an Xbox 360. Most of that is thanks to my pal, Matt, who got those of us in his wedding party t-shirts with our Halo emblems. Pretty sweet gift, and I had no choice at that point but to return to my gaming ways. MischiefManaged is back.
—Speaking of mischief being managed, the final Harry Potter movie comes out on Thursday. I guess technically it's Friday, but whatevs. Here's the rather gnarly final trailer. I fully expect to weep and weep and weep (for a brief history of me and HP, read this!). Anyone who wants to witness such a thing, let me know. Because everyone I know up here is a gorram Muggle!
—Speaking of gorram (I promise, this will be the last "speaking of..."), I'm rewatching the totally badass space-western, Firefly, with my girlfriend. This show is always good. No matter how many times I've watched it, it doesn't fail to entertain. It's like a better Star Wars universe. And I don't say that to put down Star Wars; I say that because what Joss Whedon created in 14 episodes and a movie genuinely compares to a mythology that's existed for over 30 years. So expect to hear "shiny" and "gorram" out of me a lot. And other made-up space lingo.
—Speaking of made-up space lingo (yeah, I'm a dirty liar. Deal), I'm three episodes into frakkin' Battlestar Galactica. This last episode was absurdly tense. I started off with it as a step-up from background noise, and within 10 minutes, it had all my attention devoted to it. My only problem with it thus far? I'm a sensitive little bitch when it comes to religion (clearly). It's not overwhelming, it isn't preachy, and I'm working on being a less sensitive little bitch.
—It's that time of year, folks, where I have to figure out what to do for Halloween. After a kick-ass Wolverine costume in 2009, I epically failed in 2010. I apparently looked too much like Judah Friedlander in my everyday life that no one noticed/realized I was going as him. They just thought I was lazy. I refuse to cut my lusciously long locks, so that rules out fellows like Han Solo, Indiana Jones, and so on. But it does leave wide open Nurse Joker, Gideon Gordon Graves...I don't know folks. Halloween is tough.
—K-Swiss is a lot more awesome than previously thought. Exhibit A:
—Not only am I working through Firefly with my lady, but we just wrapped up both season 1 and 2 of Community. For months, or at least the months when I actually blogged, I've been mentioning this show as a favorite of mine. I <3 it a ton. That doesn't stop season 2 from being seriously flawed, though. Seriously is a bit harsh. It suffers from a lack of planning, from too much flying by the seat of one's pants. Reading Dan Harmon's interview with AV Club (parts 2, 3, and 4), it became clear that was the case: between studio nonsense and running behind schedule, the reason particular stories, namely Pierce's and Chang's, seem short-changed or different each episode, is because they were. There was an overall theme to Pierce throughout the season, but it seems that once the studio nixed an early idea for Chang, he became way too much: Comic relief, resident crazy person...There was no consistency with him and the group. That bugged me more than anything. But on the other hand we had Troy's 21st birthday, or the bottle episode, or Dungeons & Dragons. Those episodes reassure me that Community is, and will continue to be, streets ahead.
—In case you haven't heard, Netflix is upping their pricing: They're officially splitting Instant Queue and DVDs come September 1. Lots of folks are up in arms, especially since we used to get both products for $9.99, and now they'll be $7.99 each. Much as I'd like to be a rabble-rousing, pitchforking townsperson, I can't. This was inevitable. Netflix got a shit ton of content on the cheap many, many years ago. Those contracts are all ending, and the movie studios realize how profitable all of this actually is. So they're going to charge more for their content. And Netflix will need to make up that cost somewhere. Be pissed, folks and friends, since we'll be the ones shelling out. But keep in mind the good of Netflix. They've given me discounts any time there's been a glitch or problem with my Instant Queue. They offer rad "Welcome Back!" deals if you ever leave. They're a good company providing a good service. Want to bitch? Bitch to the studios that want more money.
—I regrettably saw Transformers 3. I hate myself for it. Now, the 3D was awesome. The idea that there's a plot, in the sense that most movies have a plot, is nonsense. No, this movie reminded me of the Star Wars prequels: a whole lot of scenes, bad dialogue, and shiny objects. The first one was fun. Scenes were more than 30 seconds a piece. You could follow the action. The second one is a disgrace to turds everywhere. This one, well, it's a turd with a cherry on top. A rotten, decrepit, cherry.
—If you read my blog way back in January, you probably know that I'm a fan of Batman. Or that I can be depressing and a bit of a downer (that was a weird blog. Sorry). I'm more concerned with the former, as the official poster for The Dark Knight Rises was just released. It's very Inception-esque, much like the original Inception posters were very The Dark Knight-esque:
—Sticking with Batman, the teaser trailer for The Dark Knight Rises has been confirmed as attached to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II. Of course, gracious nerds recorded it and put it online, so here's a crappy version of it (once an official version is posted, I'll update with that):
The Dark Knight Rises - Teaser Bootleg (2011) by CineHeroes
Editor's Note: First, I had the youtube video. That was removed. Then, the vimeo. That, too, was removed. And finally, I had this dailymotion video. Seems Warner Brothers doesn't like the leak, because it has now been removed. Sorry, faithful readers!
Yeah, you can bet your ass I'll have a blog dedicated to analyzing that teaser. Until then, friends.
Yo Jo!!!! Joey oh my gosh!! I love your blog. I'm taken way back to HPiz because you write just the same way you talk - which is awesome. I can't wait to read more of it/keep following what you are doing. I would love to catch up and see how you are, although it seems like you are flying high my friend. Sending tons of love to you! - Lizzy
ReplyDeleteAwesome hearing from you! Glad you're a reader and enjoying the blog! I should tell you I plan on trying out many, many, many, many of the recipes from your blog with my girlfriend. We're both delicious-foods-a-holics, and I haven't seen anything that didn't look rad on there! Congrats on your engagement, too—that's huge/amazing/makes me feel old! Clearly, we ought to catch up (I've been told about cellular telephones, maybe we could try those).
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