Star Wars
Monday, August 25th, 2008
by Jeff
The second day of my vacation was pretty unproductive on my part. I had planned on doing yard work and crushing boxes, but was too lazy today to do either. I didn’t even end up going to Zimmie’s comic shop. I’m going to wait until Wednesday when the new stuff comes out
My wife however was very prodcutive and thrifty.
My son has suddenly taken a big liking to trains. This is actually great because I was into them just as much as he is when I was a kid, and still am. I have Microsoft Train Simulator and stashed away somewhere the remains of my HO scale model railroad.
When I was three my grandfather made me my very own train set out of household items and wood. The only piece that remains is the locomotive with my intials “J.J.P.” on it and the number 74 on the front to denote the year. My initials are his as well, so now the locomotive sits on a shelf in his room. His great grandfather would love it.
My son will sit with me for hours while I show him videos of trains going through railroad crossings on You Tube. This one is his favorite. He’s also your typical almost two year old and is now into Thomas The Tank Engine. I’ve been watching this show a lot lately and it seems there’s a common theme to it. In almost every episode a train crashes, whether its off a bridge, through a barn or down a hill, with the narrator always assuring the viewer that “luckily no one was hurt.” That just seems a bit too traumatic for a kid don’t you think?
My wife has been looking for a Thomas The Tank Engine playset with table. These things aren’t cheap. They’re made of wood and the table alone runs you $120 with nothing to put on it. A friend of hers knew she was looking for a set and found one locally on Craig’s List for $100, so off she went to grab it and she made a steal! It’s in excellent shape. We went through a catalog to see just how much this stuff costs new. The whole shooting match would be close to $500 brand new. She’s good at doing that. It comes from her mother.
So the table is all set up and ready to go for him, and tomorrow morning will be like Christmas for the kid. I’m actually going to wake up to see his reaction in the morning, and then probably go back to bed for another hour or so since I’m playing night owl for a few days this week.
Before I go to bed though, I get to play with Thomas for a bit. I can’t wait until he is old enough for Star Wars toys.
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
by Jeff
I’m glad people have so much free time on their hands to make stuff like this, otherwise, what would I laugh my ass off at during all my free time.
Monday, January 14th, 2008
by Jeff
Being a self proclaimed ultra-geek, it should go without saying that I’m a huge Star Wars fan. Being that I also am a fan of raunchy, politically incorrect humor, it should also go without saying that I’m a huge Family Guy fan. What happens when you put two great tastes together? Not only do you get a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, you also get Family Guy – Blue Harvest. The hour long episode of Family Guy that kicked off the sixth season is the hands down, best Family Guy episode of all time.
I’ve got to really like a TV show to buy it on DVD, and as much as I like Family Guy, full seasons of it won’t find a place on my DVD shelf next to my copies of Star Trek The Next Generation, WKRP in Cincinnati, Saturday Night Live season 1, or Boston Legal. Some critics think it’s ridiculous to pay for one episode of a TV series, but I disagree. I’ve cleared a space on the rack to place this one in after I pick it up tomorrow. Why will I pay for this gem? This one scene:
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
by Jeff
Hereos is good again. I just hope it stays that way.
I’ve said before that there are too many sub plots going on at once. This week they kept it down to an easy to handle three, but there was a lot going on within them. At this point, I could care less what’s happening with the other Heroes. Let’s just hope the Mexican twins are dead.
All throughout this episode I felt they were borrowing from other geek movies. Hiro goes back in time and his father tells him not to save him because even though they have the power of gods, they can’t play God. In a nutshell, don’t mess with the timeline or bad things will happen. Doc Brown said the same thing in Back to The Future
At the funeral, Hiro said his father is not dead as long as he carries what his father taught him in life. Dr. McCoy said "He’s not really dead, as long as we remember him" talking about Spock in Star Trek II.
West is way too much like Superman without the superhuman strength. He even looks like Clark Kent. Compare that to Smallville or any Superman movie that doesn’t co-star Richard Pryor or feature Superman throwing all the world’s nukes out to space. You can go figure out which ones I mean.
Matt now has the power to not only read people’s minds but put thoughts into their heads to make them do what he wishes. That’s called the Jedi Mind Trick first used by Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: A New Hope. "These aren’t the droids you’re looking for. You can go about your business. Move along." Angela Petrelli isn’t as dumb as a stormtrooper though.
Once again they pull the old bait and switch with a death scene. You think Noah Bennet will die because of the painting depicting his death, but wait! Noah sees what the painting depicts and is able to avoid the bullet and he lives. But wait! Mohinder ends up shooting and killing him anyway, just later. But wait! He’s not dead! He just woke up in a hospital bed pumped full of Claire’s blood that regenerated him. Holy !@#$%.
End of episode.
The writers love playing with us, and I eat it all up.
Let’s not forget the revelation that Adam isn’t time traveling, he’s actually 400 years old! Didn’t see that one coming, but it makes sense. Oh yeah, he killed Hiro’s father too. (Sulu)
So now we’ve got two episodes left? Well, only eleven were shot before the writer’s strike. Leave it to NBC to hype this like it’s the end of the season. I’ll be curious to see how, and I guess more importantly, WHEN this ends.
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