The hyperactivity hasn't quite been so prevalent lately, as I've been feeling somewhat ground down before the Easter break (happens every year). Anyway, one pizza night + one enjoyable film + company of good people = hyperactivity (and therefore Pete's cheerfulness). Would still have loved to see a Special Guest come along as I think it would be a good escape from home stuff.
How was the film ? We watched John Carter (of Mars), which admittedly is a product of the Disney house so we were expecting some cheesiness to come in. But despite the efforts of the cast to drag the story down, it was a really enjoyable bit of fluffiness. I'll buy this one when it gets to a decent price and watch it until it wears out.
What can I say, I like scifi and if there's a Princess like Deja Thoris (played by Lynn Collins), then those glittering blue eyes and fiery character will make me pay attention.
So yeah, it's a good and watchable film despite the efforts to drag the original story down to Disney level :-). And I now need to pick up a copy of that original Edgar Rice Burroughs story to see how it compares. It shows the benefit of starting with good writing.
Which brings me to the garbage we're being subjected to on telly at the moment ...
We talk a little about what's on while we're at work. The favourites at the moment are The Walking Dead, with a couple also being interested in Spartacus. I've been hanging on with The Walking Dead as there's still a little something there (although it has been "where are you going?" struggling lately) but gave up on Spartacus and True Blood after just the one season. Walking Dead still has the goodwill from a first season that was planned and paced really well, this season is too drawn out.
They seem to be falling back on the maxim "Sex Sells". My objection to that drew the comment "can't handle the raunchy stuff ?" (which has been bubbling away in my head over the last few days). Let's just say : I think in pictures, I can freely manipulate those pictures, join the dots. Muahaha (and giggle).
My objection to stuff like Spartacus is that they're using the sex aspect to cover incredibly weak stories. And you can get better sex pics from actual softcore porn rather than stuff like Spartacus which is soft core porn masquerading badly as serious drama.
That is what it is. And I found it so boring and unimaginative that I didn't bother watching it after the end of the first series.
But that's not what I really get annoyed with. The sad thing is that the series that are going the Sex Sells route are continuing to get made, instead of potentially brilliant writing in Terra Nova (enjoyed that), A Town Called Eureka and most of all Defying Gravity. Of those :
Defying Gravity - killed after half a season. This had an interesting grand plan, a good cast and remembered that key of entertainment : Have Fun. It was scifi done well and I really wanted to know where they were taking their distopian view of the future.
A Town Called Eureka - definitely Has Fun and passes that on to the viewer. Likely to get canned after its fifth season
Terra Nova - hopefully this will get renewed but the future isn't bright after Fox dropped it.
Yep - I wish I could be watching Defying Gravity rather than Spartacus, yet the tits & arse of Spartacus means the tired, unimaginative and BORING storyline is what reaches our screens.
Meh. Ranting again ... Time to close out :-)
Friday's activity didn't see me getting around the shops as Plan A said. I'd originally intended to scout Globe Sports for gear, mosey around Bristol centre and avoid buying hifi stuff at Richer Sounds. Spent longer at work than intended so I only got to Globe Sports. And even that needed half an hour walking up and down the hill from the car park. Good 1.5 mile blast inc hill which I felt in strained muscles that evening.
(training maxim - if it's hurting, it's working)
But I did have time to pick up :
I kept it down to just the cap though, there was a very shiny feeling bat there and I'll get new spikes for this season too. But ... I need to have a practice session before I buy a bat so my muscles remember a little about what they'll be looking for in a bat.
PS Forgot the "of racing" bit ... Watching the Formula 1 off SkyF1 at the moment and if you haven't got it, you're not missing a thing. The filler is about the same standard as the BBC filler. Like - utterly missable. I'm likely to be hitting fast-forward much more next weekend for Malaysia. The pictures will be the same on BBC because they're fed from the host broadcaster. Commentators are Martin Brundle (who F1 fans will know) and another commentator who thinks he knows all (doesn't) and insists on showing off his lack of knowledge. DC was a far better summariser.
You are missing nothing by not having the SkyF1 channel !
Oh, don't forget the imaginative new idea - the SkyPad [LMAO]
ReplyDeleteAhhh SkyPad - how to say less, show less but take far more time doing so.
ReplyDeleteAnd Martin Brundle's new co-occupier of the com-box is a raving moron.