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Monthly Archives: March 2008
Dailies #5
– 12 episoade. Atat am putut rezista la sezonul 8 din Frasier – depasise orice standard suportabil – umorul a disparut si personajele s-au tampit, tipic anilor de final al tuturor sitcomurilor. Frasier din sezonul 5 incoace a fost indobitocit din ce in ce mai mult, vazandu-se schimbari de la episod la episod; Niles si Daphne s-au cuplat in sfarsit si scenaristii si-au batut joc si de asta, din 12 episoade n-a fost nici macar unul cu un subplot cu ei, iar Jane Leeves, ce-o joaca pe Daphne, a ramas insarcinata si scenaristii s-au gandit sa incorporeze asta in poveste – Daphne aparent ingrasandu-se din cauza stresului relatiei cu Niles. A trecut de la dama mignona la hipopotam stresant in fix 4 episod. Exact dupa ce-au facut povestea aia imbecila cu ingrasarea lui Meris. Marty si Roz? Doar in treacat, ca sa mai scoata replici sarcastice. B-bye Frasier, a fost un drum mirobolant;
– din seria filmelor am vazut si mi-a El Orfanato (The Orphanage) – un horror excelent, plin de suspans, cu o atmosfera grozava si personaje bine definite, ce nu are un final cretin si nici nu presupune ca spectatorul este unul. Plus Wag the Dog (vin alegerile si mi se facuse dor de el – o satira politica despre conspiratii electorale la care am ras de m-am prapadit). De asemenea recomand sa evitati Penelope (da, initial l-am asteptat, credeam c-o sa fie o grozava satira tongue-in-cheek, dar prea se ia in serios si povestea stupida iese prea mult in evidenta, chiar daca Ricci e inca haioasa si adorabila) si Ils (Them) (un horror francez produs in Romania. Atmosfera misto, actorii decenti si cinematografia buna nu pot compensa pentru lipsa povestii si finalul cretin (nu hiperbolizez, chiar nu exista poveste, deci deloc, zero, nada, nici macar o pseudo-motivatie ca-n adorabilele exploitation horror din anii ’70 n-avem);
– am vazut, dupa ce mi-a stat pe teancul to-be-watched un an si ceva, Taken, intr-un maraton de 15 ore. Departe de maretia Band of Bros, Spielberg a dat cu bata-n balta aici. Abia se ridica uneori la nivelul The 4400. Drama e ieftina, sci-fi-ul foarte sec, personajele unidimensionale, povestile simple si deloc antrenante. De evitat, mai bine ne restrangem la Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
– John Adams, dupa cum era de asteptat, a avut primul episod slab. Era inevitabil doar, cum sa depasesti momentul ce-a tratat 4 iulie 1776?
– versiunea ridicola a ajuns, in sfarsit, in posesia mea! 12 dvd9 (6 cu filmele, 6 cu suplimentele) transformate in 24 dvd5 (câh la compromisuri ale calitatii). Inca nu ma incumet insa, poate saptamana viitoare.
– maine avem parte de WrestleMania XXIV!
– pe vremea mea doar se bea, acum insa…
Glorious Bastard
– With the exception of Eddie and myself, whom you already know, we’re going to be using aliases on this job. Under no circumstances do I want any one of you to relate to each other by your Christian names, and I don’t want any talk about yourself personally. That includes where you been, your wife’s name, where you might’ve done time, or maybe a bank you robbed in St. Petersburg. All I want you guys to talk about, if you have to, is what you’re going to do. That should do it. Here are your names…
[pointing to each respective member]
– Mr. Brown, Mr. White, Mr. Blonde, Mr. Blue, Mr. Orange, and Mr. Pink.
– Why am I Mr. Pink?
– Because you’re a faggot, alright?
La multi ani, QT!
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…And Justice for All
– That man is guilty! that man, there, that man is a slime! he is a *slime*! If he’s allowed to go free, then something really wrong is goin’ on here!
– Mr. Kirkland you are out of order!
– You’re out of order! You’re out of order! The whole trial is out of order! They’re out of order! That man, that sick, crazy, depraved man, raped and beat that woman there, and he’d like to do it again! It’s just a show! It’s a show! It’s “Let’s Make A Deal”! “Let’s Make A Deal”! Hey Frank, you wanna “Make A Deal”? I got an insane judge who likes to beat the shit out of women! Whaddya wanna gimme Frank, 3 weeks probation?
[to Judge Fleming] You, you sonofabitch, you! You’re supposed to STAND for somethin’! You’re supposed to protect people! But instead you rape and murder them! You killed McCullough! You killed him! Hold it! Hold it! I just completed my opening statement!
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Dailies #4
– Weeds se intoarce cu cel de-al patrulea sezon pe 16 iunie, cu aproape doua luni mai devreme decat de obicei. Wee! Se pare insa ca acest sezon va fi diferit – Nancy si familia se muta in Mexic si deschid o operatiune mult mai ampla. Good times!
– Futurama: The Beast With A Billion Backs, al doilea film din seria celor patru promise, va fi lansat pe 24 iunie. Sincronizati-va ceasurile!
– Bill continua sa fie o jigodie. Incep sa-mi pierd respectul pentru el, chiar daca a fost un presedinte grozav;
– seceta acum ca Lost e-n pauza pentru o luna, dar macar ABC au confirmat care sunt de fapt Oceanic Six – Aaron, Jack, Kate, Hurley, Sayid, Sun. Claire si Jin sunt aparent pe esafod…
– Scrubs traieste! Mai are 5 episoade care vor fi difuzate incepand cu 10 aprilie pe NBC, iar apoi se va muta in noua casa - ABC, care au prelungit seria cu 18 episoade. Mai mult Cox si Jordan! Thor si Ares si-au unit puterile si-au facut acest lucru posibil!
– episodul trei din The Return of Jezebel James nu e o imbunatatire, e chiar mai prost decat precedentele. Povestea e extrem de fortata, umorul rar, laugh trackul oribil si Posey si Ambrose incearca sa-i combine pe Woody Allen cu Al Pacino, overacting la greu pentru personaje extrem de nevrotice. Nu ca ar fi avut vreodata o sansa, dar Fox deja a anuntat ca a fost anulat. B-bye! Amy, revino-ti!
– mi-am completat, in sfarsit, colectiile Jim Jarmusch si Tales from the Crypt, iar retrospectivele sunt iminente;
– chiar daca s5 din Frasier a fost grozav, s6 s-a dovedit a fi cel mai slab al seriei (twisturi cretine, povesti idioate, personaje din ce in ce mai copilaroase) si s7 n-a fost o imbunatatire majora (ma scoate din sarite cum isi bat joc de arcurile de poveste – Daphne si Donny, Daphne afland, Niles si Mel, Frasier si orice femeie gaseste). Acum ma apuc de s8, dar incepe sa para ca si Frasier a mers pe calea Friends si renunta la personaje in schimbul unor one-linere;
– episodul de aseara din How I Met Your Mother a fost doar mediocru – situatii specifice sitcomului (cafeaua si cornurile, cartea samd), un guest star jenant de la o Brit-crap-wait-for-it…-ney, stupid celebrity of the century, o parasuta care habar n-are sa joace, si-un guest star ok de la Sarah Chalke, pacat ca nu s-a putut distanta de personajul nevrotic din Scrubs (as fi preferat-o pe Alicia Silverstone, damn you Brit-crap-wait-for-it…-ney!). Partea cu intalnirea de doua minute a fost geniala, tipica Ted, asemeni primei intalniri cu Robin.
– tot din sitcomuri – punchlineuri in jurul carora s-au creat episoade intregi in New Adventures of Old Christine si Big Bang Theory – not funny. Revenirea lui Rose in Two and a Half Men insa a fost binevenita!
– TNA incepe sa se distanteze vizibil fata de Raw si Smackdown, atat la emisiunile saptamanale, cat si la evenimentele lor grozave. Gore! gore! gore!
Me and Emily Post
O leapsa chiar interesanta via Ella via Jen. 80/200, iar avand in vedere ca sunt un tip de varsta mijlocie (20 din cei 42 pe care-i am alocati), eu zic ca e bine pentru moment, mai am timp.
01) Bought everyone in the pub a drink
02) Swam with wild dolphins
03) Climbed a mountain
04) Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05) Been inside the Great Pyramid
06) Held a tarantula.
07) Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08) Said ‘I love you’ and meant it
09) Hugged a tree
10) Done a striptease
11) Bungee jumped
12) Visited Paris
13) Watched a lightning storm at sea
14) Stayed up all night long, and watch the sun rise
15) Seen the Northern Lights
16) Gone to a huge sports game (check, check, check) (more…)
