Category Archives: Movies/TV

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I Have One

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MK and I went for a walk last weekend and stumbled upon the 7-11 turned Kwik-E-Mart right by the Space Needle, 3 blocks from our place. Yippee super fun. They’re in New York City; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Burbank; Los Angeles; Henderson; Orlando; Mountain View; Seattle; and Bladensburg, Md.

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It was cute to see all the kids having their parents take pictures and etc. We were on our way to the Bite of Seattle so we didn’t stop, and since they aren’t selling Duff Beer, well, the novelty was in the decoration.

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Worth At Least The Matinee

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In between all our vacationing, we checked out Die Hard and Transformers. I have to post about this since I know that you consult me on the ways of pop culture before you do anything.

You should go see Die Hard.

I’ve never actually seen a single Die Hard. I must have dated a lot of wussy men, considering everyone I tell that to seems SHOCKED…I also don’t particularly have any love for Bruce Willis. The character I do love is Justin Long’s. He’s cute. It is a boy movie, and has all those elements, a hot chick, fight scenes, plenty of blowing stuff up. What it ALSO features that most of these dude flicks I am forced to watch don’t is a watchable, understandable plot. A cameo from Kevin Smith, and I’m in love. I was interested in the whole thing, beginning to end. I’d go see it again.

On the other hand, Transformers I’ll give a B-. It couldn’t have been more cheesy or made less sense. But you still need to see it, since more people are talking about Optimus Prime than Paris Hilton. It is what it is. I just wish Michael Bay would have found someone with a brain to watch this thing and explain the parts they left out and the obvious questions they forgot to answer. Everyone walking out was talking about the same things. For me, the best part was the previews…they’ve got the movie world abuzz.

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“I prefer the cartoon look myself…”

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28 Weeks Later

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Man, do I love zombie movies. I think I have seen a million. It started when I used to wait tables in college, there was a group that would get together and watch super old school ones. Often. Those were typically funny to me, and for the most part so are new ones, but I always jump at least once if the film’s good.

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For whatever reason, zombie movies are the only movies at which I allow myself popcorn. MK and I went and saw 28 Weeks Later, the sequel to 28 Days Later. I don’t think I can remember liking a sequel more than its predecessor ever, but this movie ruled. We went and saw it at Cinerama, a downtown theater that Paul Allen bought to save from being demolished.

Today, as the world realizes the importance of the Cinerama art form in motion picture history, serious efforts are being made to ensure that a whole new generation of movie buffs will be able to experience the magic of Cinerama. Currently, there are three places in the world still capable of showing three-panel Cinerama films: Seattle’s Cinerama Theatre, the Cinerama Dome at ArcLight Cinemas in Los Angeles, and a screening room in a museum in Bradford, England.

The experience itself was a ton of fun, and again, even if you don’t like zombie movies, you should go check this one out, it’s fantastic. The action is super fast paced, there’s tons of blood and guts and stupid choices that people make when faced with zombies. Those three factors are my only three, so the movie certainly measures up!

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How It’s Made

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A marathon of this show would certainly make you a little smarter. It might even teach you the finer points of working in a factory. It might make you hungry, there’s a lot of food on there. It might make you change the channel, I can’t lie, I don’t know you or what things make you do. However, I think we might agree one of the finer points of cable is certainly having more options than only Deal or No Deal and Wife Swap.

How It’s Made Website

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Real Life vs. TV

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I find it ironic that I stayed up last night and watched an episode of The Simpsons in which Homer went to outer space, and then woke up to read this headline news article:

Crazy Astronaut.

So, this lady is MARRIED with 3 kids and drives 900 miles WEARING A DIAPER to confront this lady!?!?!? I like how the article is all: Astronauts wear diapers, it’s practical, then she wouldn’t have to stop…

also note the things she brought with her “just to talk”. Yikes.

Homer Simpson may be a more suitable astronaut than this lady.

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We Didn’t Get Scared, Or; Austin Vs. Boston

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Austin got guerrilla marketed too, and we didn’t waste $500,000 on the bomb squad. Maybe that’s why I moved here from New England. Are we smarter? Or better fans of Adult Swim?

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I’m just wondering, does this look like a BOMB to you???

Makes me want to go buy a Lite Brite.

In case you live under a rock, here’s the story. I have a feeling we’ll be looking back and laughing at this one. A lot.

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ABC Owes Me A Day

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It’s worse than sabotage! ABC has an internet website where you can watch TV. I’ve seen episodes of, well, everything. There’s only like two commercials an episode, and it’s like crack and I can’t stop.

TV on the internet. I love it. All caught up.

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Since that took up most of my morning, okay, and afternoon, I’ll be attempting the unthinkable – 10,000 words in 5 hours. I know it won’t happen, but we’ll all see how close I get.

I’m leaving for Vegas tomorrow, and we all know that’s the beginning of the end when it comes to this book, finishing – or at least getting ahead- early is crucial.

I’ll keep you posted. I think my average has been about 1,000 words an hour, and so I guess if I make it half way to my goal I’ll have to be pleased.

We’ll see!!!

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Better

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Overall, 30 Rock is funny. I can’t tell why they spent all that time comparing them, the two shows could not be less alike. I almost missed the show entirely, and didn’t realize it’s only thirty minutes. We’ll see, but considering my regular schedule is anything but, I doubt either of these shows will remain with me through the season.

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Studio 60 vs. 30 Rock

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30 Rock is on tonight, and I have plans to be on the couch staring at the TV for it. I’ve read more reviews than I thought possible about Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Everyone raves as though it is the best thing that has happened to TV in 30 years.

Problems I have with this show include but are not limited to – Matthew Perry is not funny. You can’t have a show about a sketch comedy and then only show two sketches and they are not funny. The lead actress being scary looking. Too many cast members to remember who does what.

I basically like Amanda Peet, that’s about it. It’s just not funny. Sure, it’s maybe not supposed to be THAT kind of funny. But come on. The writing is sub par. We’ve watched every episode trying to be fair and see why everyone likes it so much, and we end up with so many questions during the commercial break we play “why are we watching this crap” for the following hour.

30 Rock looks so much more promising. Tina Fey is great. I like the idea better. We’ll see how it goes tonight!

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