Monthly Archives: May 2010

– New colors!

– More books! Fixed a pc and cancelled a book so I had enough for: Confluence and The Science Fiction Century. Almost 2000 pages of hardcover sci-fi gold for just 55ron!

– 30 Rock (S1-4) – it’s that time of the year so I’m watching everything that i can, including crap like this which only makes me miss Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip like mad. Should be avoided at all costs, Alec Baldwin isn’t big enough to save all this stupidity.

– Stargate Universe (S1) – I talked about the first part of the season a while back, it was dark and gritty, a twist from the usual SG, but since it came back from winter break it’s been a nightmare – horrible stories, lousy flashbacks, awful dialogue, serialized soap opera. Ew. I quit.

– Happy Town (series premiere) – this year’s Harper’s Island. Same concept, similar characters, better, dare I say outstanding, casting. Unfortunately, the series premiere, the first of the series’ eight episodes, overflows with plots in a way that would scare Aaron Sorkin. Too many characters, too many backstories, too many issues, too many red herrings. It tries too much too soon, wanting to assume the role of this decades Twin Peaks, and it doesn’t just irritate, it alienates. You can’t fit that much mythology into an episode, it’s unbecoming. Better luck next time, writers, I’m leaving this sinking ship.

– Supernatural (S3-5) – for all the crap I thew at it a while back, it has since recovered and repented for all its mistakes. While I hated the first two seasons for its stupid monster-of-the-week run and its boring mommy-killer arc, it did exactly what i asked for – new found humor, better casting, a fantastically complex and entertaining mythology plus – awesome MOTW episodes – Mystery Spot, anyone?. While still constantly maudlin, and often emo, it has since grown into a show I love, maybe not by Aaron Sorkin or Joss Whedon standards, but still pretty damn much. Recommended, just jump in into its third season.

Postscript: on behalf of my obsessive compulsive disorder for buying books – I have no important other, no friends, I don’t go out, I’m on a diet from hell, I’ve got an empy hard drive and everything i need – besides books, i don’t have anything else to spend money on. Rather then keep it in wait for the next Bernie Madoff, every cent I have I spend on the only thing that keeps me entertained. I’m not rich, just alone – in the good way, just like Greta Garbo.