The Ice is back with a brand new invention...
January Something, 2007
Okay, I may be late with this, but hey- was it not cold this past week? A couple days of what they call freezing precipitation also known as rain that freezes as soon as it makes contact with something, sleet, sneet, and yes, snow in Texas. Oh, and graupel. Graupel. Graupel. Graupel.
I am just happy that we were not still at the apartment when this happened- I would have had severe cabin fever for sure. Austin right now reminds me of Chicago in the winter. And I have not seen the sun in at least a week.
And please, no more ice on the roads.
Apparently, the same thing happened back home in the San Fernando Valley. Complete with graupel.
And onto some other stuff:
24 POWER HOUR REVIEW!
Jack reprises his Lost Boys roots! Middle Eastern Carotid Artery tastes like falafel! Jack Cries like a Baby! Kumar is Not Funny! He kills redneck racist bastards dead! Buchanan says DAMMIT first! Guy from Season One is now Middle Management! Chloe is Hot! Her Husband is Schtoppel! Or Mr. Jones! Take Your Pick! Let’s Invade Granada Hills! Or Blow up Valencia! What will ever happen to Six Flags Magic Mountain Now!? That was my Favourite Theme Park! Is there a Hellmouth underneath the President’s office!? Hey, it’s the chick from Millennium! That was the guy from the Matrix! It’s Bashir! A guy from Ghostbusters II! They have four more (visitors that is)! Knife to the knee! RIP Black Bauer!
Seriously though, the scene with Jack biting the guy’s neck is right up there with the hacksaw bit that opened up season 2. It was spoiled to me that Black Bauer dies, but the look he gave Jack as he passes on is priceless. Dude, that is betrayal right there.
Four DAMMIT’s out of Five!
And in a related genre, because of the ice days I had the opportunity to watch the whole fourth season of MI-5/Spooks in its entirety. Despite a weak (but still decent) opening two parter, this show still rules. The original trio is long gone and Adam Carter steps up to the plate to take over for all of them (his co-stars do not really have the same impact as Zoë or Danny did). The dynamic is different now, and it is not as intense as the previous seasons. But the shows still have that theatrical appeal and production values and make sixty minutes feel like a full blown two hour movie. Hell, most movies pale next to an episode of this show. And they always leave you wanting more. It sucks that now I have to wait another year before being able to watch the next season, especially when spoilers are everywhere on the net. Damn, you BBC.
And speaking of the BBC, I finally got the second series of the new Doctor Who. All of the episodes have been spoiled for me due to the internet and especially You Tube. But the Christmas Invasion was totally awesome (despite borrowing too much from the Joss Whedon School of story telling-SATSUMAS!). New Earth had a third act that just dragged but a sweet ending that made it worthwhile (although a little hard to swallow). But it goes to show that all you need sometimes is a good ending to pull through. Decent stuff and I am really looking forward to watching the rest of the season.
What I did not get (yet): Tom Yum Goong AKA The Protector, Tony Jaa’s latest movie. Ong Bak was totally cool, very old school HK-Style action. Eventually, though.
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Okay, I may be late with this, but hey- was it not cold this past week? A couple days of what they call freezing precipitation also known as rain that freezes as soon as it makes contact with something, sleet, sneet, and yes, snow in Texas. Oh, and graupel. Graupel. Graupel. Graupel.
I am just happy that we were not still at the apartment when this happened- I would have had severe cabin fever for sure. Austin right now reminds me of Chicago in the winter. And I have not seen the sun in at least a week.
And please, no more ice on the roads.
Apparently, the same thing happened back home in the San Fernando Valley. Complete with graupel.
And onto some other stuff:
24 POWER HOUR REVIEW!
Jack reprises his Lost Boys roots! Middle Eastern Carotid Artery tastes like falafel! Jack Cries like a Baby! Kumar is Not Funny! He kills redneck racist bastards dead! Buchanan says DAMMIT first! Guy from Season One is now Middle Management! Chloe is Hot! Her Husband is Schtoppel! Or Mr. Jones! Take Your Pick! Let’s Invade Granada Hills! Or Blow up Valencia! What will ever happen to Six Flags Magic Mountain Now!? That was my Favourite Theme Park! Is there a Hellmouth underneath the President’s office!? Hey, it’s the chick from Millennium! That was the guy from the Matrix! It’s Bashir! A guy from Ghostbusters II! They have four more (visitors that is)! Knife to the knee! RIP Black Bauer!
Seriously though, the scene with Jack biting the guy’s neck is right up there with the hacksaw bit that opened up season 2. It was spoiled to me that Black Bauer dies, but the look he gave Jack as he passes on is priceless. Dude, that is betrayal right there.
Four DAMMIT’s out of Five!
And in a related genre, because of the ice days I had the opportunity to watch the whole fourth season of MI-5/Spooks in its entirety. Despite a weak (but still decent) opening two parter, this show still rules. The original trio is long gone and Adam Carter steps up to the plate to take over for all of them (his co-stars do not really have the same impact as Zoë or Danny did). The dynamic is different now, and it is not as intense as the previous seasons. But the shows still have that theatrical appeal and production values and make sixty minutes feel like a full blown two hour movie. Hell, most movies pale next to an episode of this show. And they always leave you wanting more. It sucks that now I have to wait another year before being able to watch the next season, especially when spoilers are everywhere on the net. Damn, you BBC.
And speaking of the BBC, I finally got the second series of the new Doctor Who. All of the episodes have been spoiled for me due to the internet and especially You Tube. But the Christmas Invasion was totally awesome (despite borrowing too much from the Joss Whedon School of story telling-SATSUMAS!). New Earth had a third act that just dragged but a sweet ending that made it worthwhile (although a little hard to swallow). But it goes to show that all you need sometimes is a good ending to pull through. Decent stuff and I am really looking forward to watching the rest of the season.
What I did not get (yet): Tom Yum Goong AKA The Protector, Tony Jaa’s latest movie. Ong Bak was totally cool, very old school HK-Style action. Eventually, though.
_______________________________________________________________________
http://www.myspace.com/catterpillarboy
http://catterpillarboy.blogspot.com/
http://catterpillarboy.livejournal.com
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