Fat Apollo
Oct 24We caught up on our BSG viewing this weekend–four hours worth on Sunday afternoon.
Holy hell, is that good shit.
My favorite part? FAT APOLLO. I just can’t get over it. It’s so damn funny, amusing, and outright ballsy.
Can you see those hacks over at Grey’s Anatomy slathering McDreamy in a McFatty suit for the better part of a season? Nope?
That’s cause Grey’s isn’t close to the best drama on TV, and BSG IS the best drama on TV. Hands down. No question.
And when Adama calls him a fatass…bliss.
Indie, Baby
Oct 20I’m not ashamed; I fully admit that I buy comics to indulge in escapist fantasies of superheroics and supervillainy. Ninety percent of what I buy is awful-to-really good mainstream pulp.
I always WANT to buy smarter, more “artistic,” independent comic books. Yet my spare $3 inevitably goes instead toward whatever new drug the Big Two are trying to shove down my throat.
Not that I’m complaining, mind you. I LIKE mainstream superhero bullshit. It helps me relax. It makes me feel good. But I admit that my buying habits tend toward the average middle of the road, at least when it comes to my sequential art tastes.
That don’t mean, however, that I don’t recognize good indie shit when I smell it. Or read it, even. Here’s two good books you should hunt down as a wily fox would hunt down a poor, defenseless bunny rabbit.
Nerd Musings
Oct 20
It’s been a crazy week, but I wanted to make a quick run down of teh awesome that immeadiately comes to mind.
1) Regardless what MSNBCs reviewer was whining about, Lost continues to mop up it’s loose ends.
2) The new Blade comics series – a given to buy, just for the involvement of Howard Chaykin – continues to impress. First, a Shield heli-carrier run by Shield Agent vampires. Now, Dr. Doom showing off that’s he’s a bad-add magician in the Marvel universe, not just the evil Iron Man.
3) I can’t stop listening to Wiid, off of MC Chris’ new album – Dungeon Master of Ceremonies. The whole album is a big step up for the nerd MC and his DJ sidekick, but Wiid is stuck in my head.
WikiWikiWhack: Blade, Howard Chaykin, MC Chris
BSG Fix
Oct 17My new Galactica review is up at iPod Observer. I actually got to talk a tiny bit about clothes this week, thanks to Sharon’s beautiful, beautiful cream-colored jacket (which she somehow manages to keep spotless amidst the grimy atmosphere of New Caprica). This was exciting to me since I used to take up like half of my Buffy reviews with fashion-related chatter. It’s harder with BSG, though. How much can you really say about those dapper uniforms? Or Tigh’s ratty sweater-and-eye-bandage look? Or Six’s five million tube dresses?
Also, I noticed this week that Ms. McClure is back to being “Kandyse.” Good for her.
Hot Fuzz teasers
Oct 17We’re now officially close enough to next year’s release of Hot Fuzz (the new cop buddy comedy actioner by the makers of Shaun of the Dead) that teasers are now out. Hooray!
