what I was watching on TV last year

Here are some links to some of the things I’ve written about several different television shows from last year. You can read about how Fringe wants to be the new X-Files or the five best TV shows that we’ll never get to see. I also posted my first thoughts on Privileged, revisited Beverly Hills with the new 90210 and expressed my doubts about where Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles is headed. Also, Elizabeth compares True Blood to the Sookie Stackhouse books. There’s more, but I’ll share that later.

Fall (might) Be Kind (to) Animal Collective

…but I definitely won’t be.

I don’t get why people like Animal Collective so much because I really don’t. And their new EP doesn’t change my opinion about them at all. My Merriweather Post Pavilion review from the beginning of the year explains a bit more about my first encounter with the band. Don’t worry though, if you like Animal Collective we can still be friends…as long as you promise to never play them when I’m around.

James Bond, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and you

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is close to $4 billion dollars in debt and they will soon be looking for a buyer. The studio owns – among other things – the rights to the James Bond franchise, but this situation doesn’t seem to be affecting the momentum of the next film in the series. Apparently, the 23rd Bond film is already in pre-production and will start filming in the latter half of 2010. We can expect it to come out sometime in 2011 if everything goes according to plan. If you can’t wait until 2011, here is a short review for Casino Royale and my thoughts about Quantum of Solace from the end of last year. Also, if you’re really impatient and you happen to have several billion dollars lying around I’m sure you could buy MGM and get things moving a little faster.

Should You Comment On That Facebook Status Update?

Not sure if you should leave a comment on someone’s Facebook Status?
Here’s a chart that may help you out:

Should You Comment On This Facebook Status Update? (via AlanaTaylor.com)

Acoustic Metric EP Unplugged

5 new acoustic tracks from Metric:

stream the songs (and videos) for free.

another change in direction

Okay, so I decided against using this site to update my life. Maybe somebody noticed, but I doubt it.

The new (and improved!) plan is to start sharing links to the reviews that I’ve been posting on a totally different site…a totally different site with reviews about everything, from the new items at your local convenience store to the expensive wines served in upscale restaurants…located in exotic countries. The Las Vegas Critics site is one of the reasons that this particular blog has stagnated, but Secret Undersea City will soon host links to all of the reviews I’ve been writing during the time I’ve been gone. Get ready.

Remember Jean-Claude Van Damme?

You do? Well…do you remember liking any of his movies? Because I don’t. And I never thought I would say this, but:

I want to see the next Jean-Claude Van Damme movie.

JCVD (click for trailer)

(a quick update because I haven’t completely given up on this blog…even though I have tons of other web-related stuff going on at the moment.)

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

The widget wasn’t working out for me, so here’s a direct link to the site:

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

Starring: Neil Patrick Harris as Dr. Horrible, Nathan Fillion as Captain Hammer, Felicia Day as Penny
Screenplay By: Joss Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon, and Zack Whedon
Directed By: Joss Whedon
Produced By: David Burns, Michael Boretz, and Joss Whedon
Plot Outline: The story of a low-rent super-villain, the hero who keeps beating him up, and the cute girl from the laundromat he’s too shy to talk to.

Music by: Joss Whedon and Jed Whedon
Lyrics by: Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen
Score and Orchestration by: Jed Whedon

damn you, Charlie Kaufman

Hulu sent me an email mentioning Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and then all of a sudden I seem to have just watched it again. I guess it’s almost been a year since my last Eternal Sunshine viewing, so maybe it was time. And I can’t wait for Synecdoche, New York even though it might be overly long.

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