ALCATRAZ - The Must-Watch Show of the Fall?

For Mom

Sweet. This looks like it could actually be funny.

It's also my one of my mom's favorite movies - made cartoon.

Game of Thrones Inside Look

Now that THE WALKING DEAD is on break (for nearly a year!), I need something else to watch. HBO has an adaptation of the novel, A GAME OF THRONES by George R. R. Martin - book 1 in the series, A Song of Ice and Fire. It's epic fantasy. And I don't normally dig that kind of stuff, but this looks promising. It doesn't begin until April, but that's not as far away as October (damn you slow-moving zombies).

Here's an inside look:



And a teaser:

The Lost DR. WHO Opening by Craig Ferguson

I like Craig Ferguson's show in part for these amazing opening song and dance numbers. They are hilarious. Too bad this one didn't air. I'm glad I could find it online.

Black Friday Booty

I woke up early (3:15 AM) to stand in line for an hour in the cold (12 degrees) outside Best Buy for these, my morning pirate's treasure.


Hard to pass up TV series on the cheap.

The Walking Dead...Amazing!

THE WALKING DEAD is amazing. It has everything you want in a horror series. Tension. Scares. Heart. Guts. In a word: story.

I had hoped it would be as good as the series of graphic novels it was based upon, and I was pleasantly surprised. It's my must watch show of the week. Too bad the first season is only 6 episodes long (we're halfway done). The wait between weeks is tough, but the wait between seasons will be unbearable. The only good news is that the second season is scheduled to be 13 episodes long. I cannot wait.

Oh, and this is hilarious:

Source: http://sirose.tumblr.com/post/1517842344

The Walking Dead Trailer

Now here's a great comic series being turned into what appears to be a great TV series.

Day 6 - What I've Been Up To

This week I watched KNIGHT AND DAY, A PERFECT GETAWAY, JUDGE DREDD, and WHEN IN ROME.

I read the comics CLOSER, WITCHBLADE vol. 1, JUSTICE LEAGUE ELITE vol. 1 and vol. 2.

I finished the book THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN. I am still reading RAIN DOGS, THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, and AWAIT YOUR REPLY.

I read the five most recent issues of ESQUIRE magazine.

I watched a multitude of television episodes, including WIPEOUT, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, THE LATE SHOW WITH JIMMY FALLON, and THE NEXT FOOD NETWORK STAR.

And there may been more than this, but on a night when I couldn’t even come up with something to write about, my mind is grasping at straws.

This week: bankruptcy stuff, biking, biking, THE LAST AIRBENDER, and more biking (hopefully).

Jack Bauer Interrogates Santa Claus

"You're on the naughty list now."

Buffy vs. Edward

You can't imagine how hilarious I found this mashup to be. It's Buffy being stalked by that goofball Edward from the Twilight movie.

Human Target Trailer

A new show this fall on Fox, Human Target, looks to have some potential. Based on a comic series of the same name, the show has the action, humor, and mystery that make for a must-watch series.

A Funny Start to Sunday

This is seriously worth your time. It is one of the funniest SNL skits from the period (2000).

SNL Celebrity Jeopardy 12-16-00 - watch more funny videos

The Fringe Code and More...

The mysteries of Fringe show up even in the commercial break images. This interesting article cracks the code. And I once again wonder at the time some people have to explore such ideas.
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The best comic series running now, Scott Pilgrim, is being turned into to what I hope will be the best comic book adaptation of all time. You can now follow the production through the official website and its video diaries.
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Stumbled across the trailer for The Hurt Locker. It looks amazing. View it here. (Really. Go now. Enjoy.)

Week of Vacation - Sunday

That's the end of it all. Vacation is over. All that is left is being able to wake up in time for work tomorrow. (Something which I am praying I'll be able to do. I am setting every alarm possible - loud as possible - in the hopes that I do not oversleep.]

Finished Battlestar Galactica today. Spent a good portion of the day watching the final episodes from my DVR. I am pleased to announce that I was immensely impressed with how the series ended. Everything felt right. I can't think of another show that ended as well as this series did. Bravo! (I will not go in to details here, because I'd hate to spoil the end - this entire series - by talking about the ending. Watch it for yourself - you owe it to yourself to do so. It is that great.)

I am off to finish the night with an issue or two of Starman. I can't think of a better way to end my day, my week.

Week of Vacation - Saturday

I was of a mind that my week was wasted, that my vacation was ruined, but now, at week's near end, I find I am at peace with the week. Did I accomplish the goals I set for myself - not a one.

Did I relax? Yes.

And in the end, that was all I truly wanted - needed - on this break from work. I let myself down on a lot of fronts, but it only gives me something to come back from. Will I turn things around right away, starting Monday? Probably not. But I will try. And trying is all I - anyone - can do.

Today I started the morning off rough. Something was wrong with me - with my stomach? - last night and I couldn't sleep. I maybe caught an hour of sleep between the pain and uncomfortableness of whatever was wrong. I decided to finally just start the day around 6 AM with an episode of Dollhouse and one of Smallville. I then read my short stories, 10 of the weekly comics, and watched 1 more of Fringe and 3 of Battlestar Galactica.

I am going to go back downstairs and read some - maybe comics, maybe a novel (or 2) - but then I'm off to sleep. Tomorrow will hold something. I'll see it when I get there.

Week of Vacation - Friday

Feel as though I did very little today. Can't even say that I read a lot today, because I didn't. I just spent a lot of the day, wandering around. (I suppose some people call it shopping, but when you don't buy anything - or very little - is it really shopping?)

I did go and see Knowing, * * *, starring Nicholas Cage. I enjoyed it quite a bit. The more I think about it, the less sense everything makes, but at the time, while watching (which is the only time you should truly consider), I was completely absorbed. If you are in the mood for a good science fiction tale, you could do much worse.

Read only a couple of the weekly comics today. No novel reading. My two short stories, both by Joe R. Lansdale were great - one amazing.

Watched Seth Rogen, Guy Fieri, and Chris Cornell on Leno tonight, and it was a very good episode. I kind of want a Bob toy from Monsters vs. Aliens.

Who knows what tomorrow will entail. I know what I should be doing...but that doesn't always mean much.

Week of Vacation - Tuesday

Spent a lot of time indoors reading and watching TV today. Normally, I wouldn't complain. These are things I enjoy. I'm on vacation. I should be doing things I enjoy.

However -

I didn't follow my diet. I didn't workout like I wanted (I am going out for a walk as soon as I finish this post - with probably only minutes to spare before midnight comes and changes today into tomorrow).

But -

I did read through two trades (WE3 and RASL) and 6 of my weekly comics. I caught up with Smallville (2 episodes), Caslte, and watched 1 of 4 recorded episodes of Fringe. I also read 110+ pages of books sitting on my shelf. On Writing by Stephen King is simply amazing. I'll finish it tomorrow. It is inspiring, to say the least. I also started re-reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman - like I need another book going - just because I was in the mood for it.

I also played around with Stanza (an e-book reader for the iPod Touch) and read my two short stories on the iPod today. It worked rather well. I also downloaded a book by an author I enjoy (Tim Pratt) that I am adding to my collection of novels started, yet not completed.

And I did laundry.

Now, the midnight hour approaches, and I need to be walking.

Week of Vacation - Monday

The day of traveling made it difficult to follow the vacation plan - but that was expected. I did have a great time hanging out in Iowa City with my friends. It was great to see them again (we don't get together nearly enough), and to walk the Ped Mall in Iowa City once more.

Made stops at Prairie Lights (bought a novel by Deb Olin Unferth and the 2008 Edgar Award-winning novel) and Daydream Comics (bought We3, volume 1 of Aaron's run on Ghost Rider, and the over-sized trade of Smith's RASL - all three titles not stocked at my local comic shop). Had to pass up the second Starman omnibus - even though I really want it - because I have asked for it to be ordered at the local shop (but it's been 2 weeks!).

Managed to read my double stories, but didn't get the other reading goals accomplished. Watched the newest episode of House, but didn't make it to the gym. Ate out twice in the same day, and snacked more than I should have, but didn't go too overboard with anything.

All in all, it was a great day. Just not as productive as I hope the rest of the week will turn out to be.

Rocco De Luca & The Burden on Leno - UPDATED

Rocco De Luca & The Burden will be performing on The Tonight Show this evening. I love this band. They have a new CD out tomorrow that I will be picking up. I've been waiting for a new album from them since the moment I finished listening to their debut the first time.

I'll be running the DVR for this as I'll either be at the gym or asleep by the time they come on. I'll put a link to the episode and performance up here tomorrow.
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UPDATED: Here's the promised link. If you want to skip to the performance, select Chapter 6 of the episode.

A Few Lost Shows

I had to do it. I had to kill a few shows to make space on my woefully overcrowded DVR. So gone are season 4 of Prison Break and season 2 of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. It's not that I don't enjoy these shows; I just know I can watch them later on DVD, and at about 13 or 14 recorded episodes each, they were sitting there on the DVR - unwatched for months and months - taking up some much needed space.

I feel bad doing this - like I'll suddenly start aching to watch those specific shows, but I know it's for the best. Now, I've just got to make sure the rest of the shows sitting out there don't build up like those two did.