Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Do's of the week.

- Start watching the show Modern Family. Especially if you miss Arrested Development.
- Check out the new Built to Spill album "There is no enemy." Especially if you enjoy jam bands.
- Watch the Leafs even though their brutal this year, their moving in the right direction.
- Come up with a wicked Halloween costume. I'm going to be Jeff from "Today's Special."
- Re-watch 12 Monkey's. The best Terry Gilliam flick.
- Pick up the 1st season of Battlestar Galactica, even though you believe only nerds watch this show. It is the best show that I have every watched.
- Believe that the Denver Broncos might actually be for real.
- Try a Keith's White with a slice of orange

Don'ts of the week.

- Support Transformers 2 in any way, and maybe Michael Bay will go away.
- Check out the new Flaming Lips album "embryonic" if you don't like fuzz rock.
- Believe the hype, the Habs are Canada's worst hockey team.
- Watch "Eastwick" is the worst new show on TV.
- Tune into the baseball series, unfortunately the Yanks look unstoppable.

I never thought I would see the day that TV shows were better written then movies. I watch Dexter, Glee, and even Gossip Girl, and I realize that the unthinkable has happened. TV is more watchable then movies. I used to just assume Victor from Young and the Restless would be the best actor that I would be seeing. Watching some of the new movies that are being released makes me feel queasy. I blame us for all of it though. We seem to not want to think when watching a movie anymore. We want to see things blow up, cars flip over, easy dialogue, and easily watchable stars. Movies don't really require thought anymore and are generally forgettable as soon as it ends. Most people can't remember any given scene of a Transformers movie or a Fast and the Furious movie. They can usually tell me that Megan Fox looked hot though.

I understand that there is a place for these movies, and a little eye candy is never a bad thing, but when these are the only movies that make any money we really have to think about what we are supporting. Check out "The Usual Suspects" or "Little Miss Sunshine" and put some money down to see something that maybe will cause your brain to have to exercise. If you want a glimpse into the future rent the movie "Idiocracy" and you can have a look into our world's future.

2 comments:

Faisal said...

So in other words, you hate Micheal Bay.

crazyH said...

Agreed about TV. It's so entertaining and so addictive and I don't have a problem with saying that I love spending time in front of the tube. It was such a faux pas in the last two decades with the idea of the couch potato, but if you're not watching tv these days then you're totally out of the loop. And if you're out of the loop, then all of a sudden wearing pants is bizarre, and who wants to see people without pants? Especially men. Bizarre.
Speaking about no pants, I will not be wearing pants for halloween...as part of my costume. With a disco stick.
Oh, and Zombieland is by far the best movie of the year! So I guess the film genre is not completely dead. Check it.