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Saturday, May 18, 2002
OK, I saw Attack of the Clones. Not bad, very entertaining and hey, Natalie Portman looked good, although a bit more and more like Martina Hingis every day. Some of the city scenes looked like nice paintings as opposed to cool visual effects. However, is it just me, or is the kid who played Boba Fett as annoying as little Anakin in Phantom Menace? These past two films haven't matched the original trilogy, but they've been OK nonetheless.
Thankfully, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog had his great take on those waiting in line for the movie. Utterly hilarious and utterly tasteless. Should we expect anything different?
posted at 1:09 AM
Friday, May 17, 2002
Beep, beep, beep ...
I'm happy to see 24 returning to Fox's fall schedule. I'm usually not big on hour-long shows in general, but I've been hooked by this show. It runs like a really long movie, although each hour has to have its multiple plots, assorted resolutions and cliffhangers since it is a series show. I'm still waiting to see how it would all look watching it in one 24-hour/episode block.
Anyways, the Nina-as-the-mole thing was a bit surprising, but then again, just about anything happens on this show, so it shouldn't have been a surprise. In fact, the only thing that I actually saw coming (and probably should have) was Palmer knowing about the wife's plot with the campaign aide. One cool article that came out very early during the show's run said you could pick out the bad guys just by seeing if they were using Macs or PCs. Gaines and the Drazens have PCs; Jamey had a PC; most recently Nina switched to a Dell laptop. Cool stuff to say the least.
"Duuuude, you're going to get killed."
posted at 12:57 AM
Thursday, May 16, 2002
It's funny because it's true
The Onion often hits the mark because of its absurdity. Other times it works because of how dead-on accurate it can be. For instance, check out this week's issue in the second news item in news underneath the beer photo. Damned if that isn't me a few times over. And I'll leave it at that.
posted at 1:30 AM
Well, CNN/Sports Illustrated, the TV network, has now been off the air for a little more than 24 hours, and it's pretty sad to see it go, even if few people actually did watch it on a regular basis. I considered going to the goodbye party, but wasn't sure how comfortable I would've been given I still had a job and most of the people there didn't. Plus, it's not like I knew a ton of people over there. I knew a few folks here and there, mostly good folks. I wish them all the best wherever they end up.
The network was doomed pretty early on. It was odd that this network was announced first back in '96 but ESPN trumped them with ESPNews and launched about a month before CNN/SI did. Somehow, we couldn't leverage on the CNN or Sports Illustrated brands and everything was floundering for years before the plug was finally pulled. There was promise and competition would've been good (like CNN vs. MSNBC vs. Fox News), but I suppose running highlights and packages nonstop for 24 hours doesn't necessarily cut it. I'm still curious as to why CNN/SI didn't launch as a network AND TV network at the same time, especially since MSNBC did so with varying degrees of success earlier that summer. (I remember being at CNN.com when that happened -- impressed moderately, knowing there was a long way to go.)
Then again, it could've meant that we could've suffered the same fate as them at this point. (Hmm, the Web site launched eight months after the channel launched. Ya think??? Nah ....)
It's a bit strange to see ESPN have such a stranglehold on a sports broadcasting brand -- the two main networks, the news channel, buying out Classic Sports a few years back, the restaurants, etc., especially when you consider the early days with Australian rules football and other assorted sporting events. But that's the way it goes.
posted at 1:12 AM
I'm havening a problem here
If you're familiar with Jimmy Fallon's Nick Burns character on SNL, this guy could be considered the anti-Nick. Supposedly, English is his first language and he's allegedly bright but lazy. Judge for yourself. And to think that I usually trust tech support people. I guess here's a reason for the Internet crash.
posted at 12:29 AM
Tuesday, May 14, 2002
Unfortunately, there is no more Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, and my personal faves Wang Zhizhi, Shawn Bradley and Evan Eschmeyer, as Mark Cuban's Mavs got eliminated. Thus, I think it's fine time to mention that Don Nelson is starting to look more and more like John Madden. (I've also read something about him looking like The Skipper as well -- maybe Cuban is Gilligan in that case.)
posted at 12:02 AM
Monday, May 13, 2002
The AJC had an interesting article on the supermarket wars in Atlanta, which had pretty much come down to Kroger vs. Publix. One thing that seemed to be missing from the article was the fact Kroger does double coupons, which makes all those Sunday inserts all the more valuable.
Something also pretty fascinating with the Krogers in Atlanta proper is that a number of them have their own charm and have picked up nicknames along the way. There's the Disco Kroger in Buckhead, which used to be right next to a popular dance club; the Gay Kroger in Ansley Mall (I often feel like I'm the only straight guy when I shop there); Kosher Kroger on North Druid Hills, in the Jewish Toco Hills section of town; Ghetto Kroger on Ponce, which is in an area that used to be much worse off than before. Some interesting ways to enhance that shopping experience, I guess.
posted at 1:55 PM
Jimi Hendrix and Buffalo Springfield would count, too
One fun way I spent wasting away my weekend (in between working, watching games and finally overhauling this site) was taking in all of VH-1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders. Even better was the companion marathon of videos on VH-1 Classic -- the reason my digital cable is worth it. A bunch of questionable choices, and some who weren't really one-hit wonders in the "official" sense -- not a top-20 hit ("Rappers Delight," "It Takes Two") or having other reasonably known songs (Devo, Thomas Dolby, Men Without Hats). But hey, it was fun to watch, and like all other lists, it's meant to stir up debate.
posted at 2:28 AM
Sunday, May 12, 2002
Hooray! Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law is back on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. It's one of the more hilarious shows on the block, especially given the nature of the cases on the show. Race Bannon and Dr. Benton Quest fighting for custody of Jonny Quest in a bizarre divorce proceeding -- you gotta be kidding me. Scooby and Shaggy busted for possession. It's right up my alley. Keep it coming.
posted at 11:09 PM
It's faaantaastic??
God help us all, but I'm actually getting into the NBA playoffs. It helps that the usually woeful New Jersey Nets are making a run, and that the Boston Celtics are pretending it's the '80s again. Plus, the Mavericks and Kings are also pretending it's the '80s by scoring triple digits in each game, and the game is at least moderately interesting again. The Lakers-Spurs still bore me, but I can leave that alone when I want to, although I have a feeling I'll lose interest again once the Lakers do the steamroller thing.
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