24 notes: Six years now terrorists have been thwarted by Jack Bauer. You’d think they’d be smart enough to maybe not base their headquarters in Los Angeles. I’m assuming there are no CTU offices in St. Louis. Or Cleveland. And you could argue, well, the weather in Cleveland is horrible (I know the Seattle Mariners are still bitching) but hell, it’s only one day.24 SPOILER ALERT: Oh no, Audrey is back??!! Like most 24 fans, I think I’d rather Jack be in love with Fayed.
LOST remains great although it’s hard to top April 4th’s episode. Evangeline Lily (pictured) handcuffed to Elizabeth Mitchell, a catfight, AND it was in mud.
But last Wednesday, when Jack said to Juliet (Mitchell): “They’ll have some patience with you for a while, but you better start giving them answers” I think the writers were acknowledging what a lot of viewers are saying about the show.
ABC Primetime President Steve McPherson promised that “all dramas will be funny” for this year’s development season. If that doesn’t work, Steve – MUD!!! Think DIRTY Betty.
I got post-happy over the weekend. A bunch of new goofy YouTubes and stuff. So if you're like 90% of my audience (only reading my blog at work on someone else's dime) catch up on the Saturday-Sunday fare. Deep throat meets Eurovision.
The new parking restrictions at Dodger Stadium that have resulted in massive gridlock will eventually ease the parking situation. Enough fans will stop going so the five who remain will find getting in and out a breeze.
The LOOKOUT is worth seeing. Beautifully constructed. Everything pays off in a smart way. Scott Frank is Quentin Tarentino for grown ups.
Also saw the HOAX at a WGA screening. You can always tell a WGA screening. Half the audience wears baseball caps. Anyway, the movie was okay and now I know what mistakes to avoid while selling my autobiography of Sumner Redstone.
The Milwaukee Brewers have 17 scheduled bobblehead giveaways this season. Make your plans now for Phil Rozewicz Night, when fans will receive bobbleheads of the team's popular visiting clubhouse manager.
We lost a giant when Kurt Vonnegut passed away. If you haven’t read SIRENS OF TITAN treat yourself. It’s a great book.
Ironically, many people only know him from the one piece he didn’t write – the sunblock graduation speech. It was actually written by Mary Schmich, a Chicago Tribune reporter.
Baseball teams, like networks, usually have slogans every season. "This is our year!" "Going all the way!", etc. How's this for optimism from the hapless 1964 Washington Senators? "Off the floor in '64". That was actually their slogan. It didn't help by the way.
GRINDHOUSE fizzled at the boxoffice. I guess kids today don’t remember those Saturday nights
going to the Drive-In, watching all those schlocky Roger Corman movies. Why is that? Oh. Maybe because it all took place twenty years before THEY WERE BORN!I don’t mean to be incredibly cruel and heartless, Quentin Tarentino, but you made a movie that was…well, let’s just say it -- un-cool.
I’m sorry, buddy. I know that had to hurt.
Instead of GRINDHOUSE, Netflix DEATH RACE 2000. Here's the tagline:
IN THE YEAR 2000 HIT AND RUN DRIVING IS NO LONGER A FELONY, IT'S A NATIONAL SPORT!
Plus, it stars Sylvester Stallone and the Real Don Steele in their only screen appearance together. Needless to say, Don wipes the floor with Sly. And the nudity is entirely gratuitous.
Well, I've put if off long enough. Better get to filling out my taxes.
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