Last year at this time I shared my favorite television shows. Breaking Bad topped my list of dramas in the spring of 2009 and The Office was my favorite comedy. Now a year later have my picks changed?
No and yes.
Breaking Bad, currently in its third season on AMC, is still my choice for best drama. The characters, the tension, the comedy, the drama, the acting, the writing--everything with that show is crazy good. If you haven't been watching, check out seasons one and two on DVD.
My favorite comedy has changed. The new champion is Modern Family (ABC, Wednesday night). Absolutely hilarious. The show follows the lives of three different families that, despite being related, are very different from each other. The talented ensemble cast produces continual laughs regardless of which storyline is being featured.
Honorable mention: Glee. Sue Sylvester never fails to crack me up. Outstanding.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
March Madness
I used to watch college basketball all the time. This year, not so much. I watched only one game all season (ISU-Nebraska). That didn't stop me from entering an NCAA tournament contest to win free food from Old Chicago. Why let something like complete ignorance keep me from joining the millions of other sports fans who fill out brackets each March?
At some point while making my picks, I realized that I can't name a single player on any of the 65 tournament teams. Amazing, considering that for several years I had season tickets to the ISU Cyclone games at Hilton Coliseum.
Who is my pick to win it all? Villanova. Why, you ask? No reason. That's just who I picked.
So now I'm hoping that Villanova's star player [insert appropriate name here] and his talented teammate [insert name] score lots of points and bring home the national title for their great coach, [insert name]. Go Wildcats! They are still the Wildcats, aren't they?
At some point while making my picks, I realized that I can't name a single player on any of the 65 tournament teams. Amazing, considering that for several years I had season tickets to the ISU Cyclone games at Hilton Coliseum.
Who is my pick to win it all? Villanova. Why, you ask? No reason. That's just who I picked.
So now I'm hoping that Villanova's star player [insert appropriate name here] and his talented teammate [insert name] score lots of points and bring home the national title for their great coach, [insert name]. Go Wildcats! They are still the Wildcats, aren't they?
Thursday, March 4, 2010
The end of the world as we know it
Just watched 2012, so now I know all about the cataclysms that will befall this planet in a couple years. The movie stars John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Danny Glover, and the kid who plays young Shawn in Psych. Oh yeah, Woody from Cheers is in there too.
My review of the movie: Though cheesy, cliched, and cartoonishly unbelievable at times, 2012 is a great ride. The destruction scenes are spectacular and the story is entertaining. Perhaps my biggest criticism is that by the third act the plot becomes a modern retelling of a familiar Bible story. That's just silly. Who would do that? Nonetheless, the movie is so much fun, I gotta give it a thumbs up.
Still, I wonder if Cusack could have prevented all that solar flare devastation by holding up a boombox to deflect away the sun's rays.
My review of the movie: Though cheesy, cliched, and cartoonishly unbelievable at times, 2012 is a great ride. The destruction scenes are spectacular and the story is entertaining. Perhaps my biggest criticism is that by the third act the plot becomes a modern retelling of a familiar Bible story. That's just silly. Who would do that? Nonetheless, the movie is so much fun, I gotta give it a thumbs up.
Still, I wonder if Cusack could have prevented all that solar flare devastation by holding up a boombox to deflect away the sun's rays.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Man of a Certain Age
This morning during a yawn, I arched my back into a stretch. You've probably done this yourself. You know, one of those stretches with arms raised and shoulders back. Anyway, while doing this, I felt a stabbing pain in my back, like someone had thrust a knife into my left lung. Movement was difficult for a few seconds. Though I eventually recovered a nearly full range of motion, a knot of dull pain remains in that area of my back.
So I have now reached the age that I need to do warm up stretches before I stretch.
So I have now reached the age that I need to do warm up stretches before I stretch.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Get Lost
Tonight begins the final season of Lost. Last season’s finale ended with a hydrogen bomb explosion and left us with many unanswered questions . . .
Did Jack’s plan to set off the H-bomb actually reverse the course of events that led to the crash of Oceanic 815?
Did anybody die in the explosion? If so, will Hurley be able to see them?
What does the death of Jacob mean? And will his nemesis (now appearing as Locke) bring good or evil to the island’s inhabitants?
Just how old is Richard, and why doesn’t he age?
How many funny nicknames will Sawyer come up with this year?
Will Charlie come back with his three hobbit friends: Frodo, Sam, and Pippin?
How tall is Walt now?
Will the Oceanic 815 survivors meet up with Gilligan and the other folks from the S.S. Minnow?
Tune in to ABC tonight to find out the answers . . .
Did Jack’s plan to set off the H-bomb actually reverse the course of events that led to the crash of Oceanic 815?
Did anybody die in the explosion? If so, will Hurley be able to see them?
What does the death of Jacob mean? And will his nemesis (now appearing as Locke) bring good or evil to the island’s inhabitants?
Just how old is Richard, and why doesn’t he age?
How many funny nicknames will Sawyer come up with this year?
Will Charlie come back with his three hobbit friends: Frodo, Sam, and Pippin?
How tall is Walt now?
Will the Oceanic 815 survivors meet up with Gilligan and the other folks from the S.S. Minnow?
Tune in to ABC tonight to find out the answers . . .
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