Archive for September, 2009
PING!
Sep 30th
I think I’ve finally found a free iPhone app I can actually be excited about. PING isn’t a game or a calculator, or a news feed, PING is the iPhone version of Blackberry Messenger. The BBM was the only lingering regret I had when I moved to an iPhone, but with PING I can freely messege any other iPhone and iTouch user for no charge. The interface works exactly the same as SMS, but it uses data instead. This means PING negates any text charges to and from fellow iPhone users. Now the goal is to get everyone I would ever message off of More >
Been Watching Bored To Death
Sep 29th
HBO always manages to thwart my weekly schedule. Just when I thought it was safe to turn off the television and actually see some sunlight (metaphoric of course since I’m living in Ontario now), they go and suck up another hour of my time. With a stacked roster of shows like Entourage, True Blood, Curb Your Enthusiasm and old episodes of The Wire and Sopranos, HBO has to go and do it again by dropping another quick-witted gem of brilliance with their new show Bored To Death.
If you have no idea what Bored to Death is then here’s my short recap of the More >
Reviewing Flash Forward
Sep 28th
First up, I agree with ABC when they allude to the fact that once LOST is over, their stronghold on the niche market of sci-fi and dramatic mystery fans will be all but gone. I agree with the fact that something on the network should be able to absorb some fans into a new show, but right now, I really don’t think that show is Flash Forward. With an amazing cast up front, I really had high hopes for this, but after watching the pilot last week and letting it all settle in, I’ve got more gripes than praise for the Lost More >
Heroes… The New ER
Sep 25th
Sometimes there’s a show that is just so amazing in its first season that the only direction it can go is down. Currently the best example for his is Heroes. I like to call this the, “ER Syndrome,” or a show that overstays its welcome in prime time. ER was amazing in the early to mid 90′s. The cast was great with Clooney and Julianna Margulies, a young Noah Wyle and the resurrection of Goose‘s career. It had an amazing amount of drama, took great chances in terms of story telling and the characters were so well established that as audiences we all More >
A Nostalgic Anime Moment
Sep 24th
I’m not a big anime fan at all. In fact, I don’t even really know what you would classify as anime these days and the only reason I’m aware of the term is cause I have an Akira action figure and a friend once asked if I enjoyed screaming someone’s name from across a field, jumping 6 miles into the air and shooting some kind of light towards… anything. I proceeded to respond with, “Um no. But I do believe Japanese animators were onto something with the way they create the most un-proportionate looking human bodies….”
Anyways, back to the matter at More >
My Favorite Hank Moody Rant
Sep 23rd
Okay, so this clip is from the first season of Californication and now that the show is into it’s third season it could be seen as a bit out-dated. But to me, this is timeless. I understand the obvious irony with me posting this on the Bloated Penguin, but I think there is something so brilliant about this entire statement. It speaks volumes for the evolution of technology and the de-evolution of creativity and human uniqueness.
I watched the second episode of the third season of Californication last night and there were a few moments in the episode that reminded me of More >
The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made
Sep 22nd
I’ve been reading up on the latest from Jason Segel‘s Muppet project and I’m happy to hear that the film has been officially announced by Disney. I’m certain this flick won’t blow anyone’s mind but from what I’ve read so far, it sounds like Segel’s Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made could at least be in the tone of the Muppets we love.
In case you need a refresher, The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made actually derived from Jim Henson himself and his head writer from the original Muppets Show Jerry Juhl. The concept goes as follows: Gonzo, forever wanting to prove his own More >
The return of…..
Sep 21st
Fringe, Californication, Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Bones last week as well as the return of Heroes tonight. Alright, so as you can probably guess, I don’t get out much; but hey! I’m in a new city without anyone to hang out with so I’ve been spending a lot of quality time with Walter and Peter Bishop, Hank Moody, Charlie and the gang from Paddy’s Pub and Booth and Brennan (I just realized how sad that really is…)
Anyways, I’ve been putting off my review of the season premier of Fringe for a little while because I needed some things to soak in. Not More >
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