tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post995748091418985511..comments2023-11-05T07:44:07.654-05:00Comments on GeniusboyFiremelon: What I'm Watching/What I'm ReadingTimothy Callahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-42117596737318757612009-01-21T02:06:00.000-05:002009-01-21T02:06:00.000-05:00been watching Spaced and The Wire a lot lately.Bee...been watching Spaced and The Wire a lot lately.<BR/><BR/>Been trying to read my stack of comics from last month while re-reading Neil Gaiman's American Gods. <BR/><BR/>Marc, i am sure my opinion dosen't matter one way or the other but i personally find Clerks 2 to be Kevin Smith's best film (i tend to go back and forth between that and Chasing Amy though).malpracticehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951567969857627623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-19277774632516813562009-01-20T20:10:00.000-05:002009-01-20T20:10:00.000-05:00Genuine question (about Lost): That seems like an ...Genuine question (about Lost): That seems like an odd criticism. Don't most shows have a fairly standard three-act structure? How is Lost's flashback structure more simlpistic than that? Why would any deviation from what most shows do be considered simpler if it is adding to the formula? <BR/><BR/>Aside from Lost, House (which is as formulaic a show as any I've ever seen, but wins me over on House's character alone), and Office/30 Rock, I don't watch much tv, so maybe I'm wrong in my assumption of most shows having a fairly basic structure.Matt Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780688232878059439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-37409078270457767262009-01-19T22:52:00.000-05:002009-01-19T22:52:00.000-05:00Lost is pretty good, and getting better, but the i...Lost is pretty good, and getting better, but the incessant and mostly pointless (and simplistic) flashback structure of the first couple of seasons are not forgotten by me!<BR/><BR/>I like the Office this season. It's still the best show on TV.Timothy Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-68473318432439321892009-01-19T19:49:00.000-05:002009-01-19T19:49:00.000-05:00Blasphemy, Callahan! LOST is the greatest show on ...Blasphemy, Callahan! LOST is the greatest show on television! LOST is the truth and the way! LOST shall save your soul! LOST is!<BR/><BR/>ahem.<BR/><BR/>I like the American Office as well, but it's a much different show than the british one. The first 2 or 3 seasons were great, though. Out of curiosity, how do you feel about the current season? I'm not enjoying it much - it's gotten too far from what made the show special and turning into just another goofy sitcom.Matt Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780688232878059439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-76980691634011073902009-01-19T18:35:00.001-05:002009-01-19T18:35:00.001-05:00"bood" meand "book," which makes more sense."bood" meand "book," which makes more sense.Timothy Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-5660399350043776552009-01-19T18:35:00.000-05:002009-01-19T18:35:00.000-05:00I have seen the British Office (and I saw it all b...I have seen the British Office (and I saw it all before the American Office debuted). I don't think it's better. I think it's different, and it has fewer episodes and higher highs, but the American Office is the single best show on television, and has been for a few years. That's a pretty great show in my bood.<BR/><BR/>With that said: Ricky Gervais with a boombox is greater than Steve Carell with an imaginary gun any day.Timothy Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-7971473888161469572009-01-19T18:33:00.000-05:002009-01-19T18:33:00.000-05:00Watching - Buffy Season Five Mad Men Season OneBat...Watching - <BR/>Buffy Season Five <BR/>Mad Men Season One<BR/>Battlestar Galactica <BR/><BR/>Reading - <BR/>I just finished Two Fisted Tales vol. 1. This was my first serious dip in the EC Comics pool and I'm hungry for more. Seriously, this stuff holds up incredibly well.<BR/><BR/>I'm also reading Winter Men by Brett Lewis and John Paul Leon. I want to praise this series because there's a lot to like. It's a good story concept, with great artwork (though a little busy in a few places). At its best, it reminds me of Sleeper. But then there are long passages of exposition and abrupt scene shifts and I end up feeling lost. I have 2 issues to go so the verdict is still out. <BR/><BR/>In my immediate reading pile - <BR/>Latest Ex Machina arc<BR/>Bottomless Belly Button<BR/>Fight or Run<BR/><BR/>BTW, I couldn't agree more on Kevin Smith. Clerks is his only really great movie, but when I watch it now, I just feel old. And his comics are terrible.Marc Sobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794558807120320127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-69457078970508862692009-01-19T16:00:00.000-05:002009-01-19T16:00:00.000-05:00Matt: from what I hear (and I've only heard flashe...Matt: from what I hear (and I've only heard flashes and hints - no actual spoilers), there's <I>nothing</I> that could prepare us for Wed. And the fact that Battlestar Galactica scooped LOST by a week with one of their best - surprise AND drama-wise, I say the next 10 weeks will make us all very happy.Marc Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293532769174212726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-19277176225721795692009-01-19T13:44:00.000-05:002009-01-19T13:44:00.000-05:00I'm up to Season 4 of The Wire, and I'm getting cu...I'm up to Season 4 of The Wire, and I'm getting cuahgt up on all of Marvel's big cosmic stuff of the last few years. Annihilation is pretty damn good. <BR/><BR/>Have you seen the original Office (the british version), Tim? It's vastly superior to the American one in every possible way.<BR/><BR/>And, of course, I am mentally preparing myself for the return of the greatest show on television on Wednesday.Matt Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780688232878059439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-5657931299738487172009-01-19T12:07:00.000-05:002009-01-19T12:07:00.000-05:00I couldn't agree more about Superman III or Kevin ...I couldn't agree more about Superman III or Kevin Smith movies. Glad to hear that you're going to get into the fantastic new Doctor Who series, because it really is the best sci-fi show currently on television. As far as Mark Millar goes, it's not black-and-white with me. He's done great stuff (Civil War or his stuff with Morrison) and he's done total crap (Kick-Ass and too numerous to mention). Our only real difference of opinion was that you liked Kevin Smith before you were 30... and I always knew he was crap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-90438595243778193072009-01-19T11:20:00.000-05:002009-01-19T11:20:00.000-05:00Whereas I've reignited my Millar love. It's cycli...Whereas I've reignited my Millar love. It's cyclical.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'll like Smith's films when I'm 40.Timothy Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-22448554174315764872009-01-19T11:06:00.000-05:002009-01-19T11:06:00.000-05:00I get what you're saying, Tim. I had the same thin...I get what you're saying, Tim. I had the same thing happen with Mark Millar (for the most part) comics when I turned 20.Chad Nevetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785622045733202883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-8977971195083644612009-01-19T10:59:00.001-05:002009-01-19T10:59:00.001-05:00You see, this is what I should have done first, Ch...You see, this is what I should have done first, Chad - ask you. When I tell you DOZENS of people, including my brother, slammed Clerks II, I'm not joking. I trust you, despite the Jersey Girl thing - I know I'm in the minority on this one, but I hate his attempt to be cute and cuddly. He can make 100 "Catch and Release"s for that, so I don't have to watch.<BR/><BR/>Now I can watch it.Marc Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293532769174212726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-29422107509699826662009-01-19T10:59:00.000-05:002009-01-19T10:59:00.000-05:00Here's my experience with Kevin Smith movies. I l...Here's my experience with Kevin Smith movies. I liked ALL of them. Then I turned 30, and I don't like any of them anymore. That's not a snide comment. I just can't understand what I used to like about them anymore. Many of the performances are terrible (Jason Lee is a decent Earl nowadays, but he was terrible in his Smith roles), the movies lack a decent visual aesthetic ("Dogma" might have worked if it looked halfway decent), and I just don't think they're funny anymore. I'm a grumpy old man now, apparently.Timothy Callahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078183191900311833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-2049958840925044142009-01-19T10:56:00.000-05:002009-01-19T10:56:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Marc Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293532769174212726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-46997558820317838812009-01-19T10:53:00.000-05:002009-01-19T10:53:00.000-05:00Yeah, I don't hate Jersey Girl. Rather enjoyed it ...Yeah, I don't hate <I>Jersey Girl</I>. Rather enjoyed it this weekend, actually. Obviously not in the same league as <I>Clerks</I> and <I>Chasing Amy</I>, but better than it's given credit for often.<BR/><BR/>I dig <I>Clerks II</I>. It's not anything that new, but it's got some funny moments, a decent story and a satisfying ending.Chad Nevetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785622045733202883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-33902031604542608282009-01-19T10:49:00.000-05:002009-01-19T10:49:00.000-05:00Clerks - tremendous.Mallrats - I hate the fact tha...Clerks - tremendous.<BR/>Mallrats - I hate the fact that he thought he had to remake Clerks with more money and more yelling.<BR/>Chasing Amy - absolutely gorgeous. Probably his best FILM.<BR/>Dogma - very, very good. I just didn't like the balance he struck between humor and drama. If he'd gone more one way or the other, he'd have had a juggernaut.<BR/>J&SBSB - I can't view this movie as anything except a love letter/thank you to his fans of the Askewniverse. I don't see how people who saw this first could or would like it.<BR/>Jersey Girl - god-awful. One of the worst things I've ever sat through. <BR/>Clerks II - I want to see this, but I've heard so much BAD about it, it may depress me.<BR/><BR/>I'm reading Y: the Last Man, Fables, Ex Machina and 100 Bullets because Marvel and DC pissed me off in 2008. Also, my cousin had a temp job for a VP at DC and was heaping stuff on me - her last care package had the first tpb of Young Liars - it's fate, I tell ya!Marc Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293532769174212726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-46924634873434677222009-01-19T10:39:00.000-05:002009-01-19T10:39:00.000-05:00Marc--She'd already seen Clerks and Mallrats, so l...Marc--She'd already seen <I>Clerks</I> and <I>Mallrats</I>, so last weekend, we watched <I>Chasing Amy</I>, <I>Dogma</I> and <I>Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back</I>. This weekend, we watched <I>Jersey Girl</I> and <I>Clerks II</I>. I actually like all of his movies--some more than others and for different reasons.Chad Nevetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785622045733202883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-79219441151478450412009-01-19T09:15:00.000-05:002009-01-19T09:15:00.000-05:00Chad - which two Kevin Smith films? Cause that's o...Chad - which two Kevin Smith films? Cause that's one polarizing filmography right there. I never feel "Meh." about one of his. Very strong feelings one way or the other.Marc Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03293532769174212726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-3189191959688636852009-01-19T08:56:00.000-05:002009-01-19T08:56:00.000-05:00Just read all of Planetary (well, except for the ...Just read all of Planetary (well, except for the last unpublished issue) and it was obviously fantastic. A few thoughts: Ellis maybe be better at this stuff than Alan Moore, and that's no small praise. I certainly enjoyed this more than LOEG, or 1963, which were in the same vein. <BR/><BR/>also, in researching the book on the 'net, i realized that there were a bunch of delays with this book, like years between issues. but this didn't affect me at all, reading it years down the line. but, at the same time, it's seriality is an essential part of the way it was written. It would have been different had it been a big graphic novel. and it kind of proves what i always thought, which is, i'd rather, even though i hate delays when following a current book, have it be done right than done on time. Planetary would have been ruined if they would have brought in other artists in order to get the books out on schedule. <BR/><BR/>It is a conundrum though, to be sure, because while it doesn't really matter with a (mostly) self contained book like Planetary, when it comes out, scheduling is pretty important with a big tentpole event like FC. So you either end up with delays that tick off fans and mess up the whole company's continuity or you ruin the artistic integrity of the work you're producing with fill-in or other artists "helping".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-74820351903258829022009-01-19T07:44:00.000-05:002009-01-19T07:44:00.000-05:00I was totally geeking out over the Kamandi segment...I was totally geeking out over the Kamandi segment of Brave and Bold! Why they could not make an animated show of just that is beyond me.<BR/><BR/>One of the funniest movies I have ever seen is the new one called Ghost Town starring Ricky Gervais (He's the boss on the British Office series).<BR/><BR/>My wife and I have been cracking up watching comedian Jim Gaffigan on a dvd called "Beyond the Pale".<BR/><BR/>I picked up the Prince of Persia graphic novel at Barnes and Noble at 50% off and -- wow, is it ever good!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423051076809524563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-72257651033328411042009-01-19T03:47:00.000-05:002009-01-19T03:47:00.000-05:00Since Thursday, I've spent pretty much all of my f...Since Thursday, I've spent pretty much all of my free-time (and some that was most definitely not that) re-reading "100 bullets".<BR/><BR/>I've also finally read the complete Warren Ellis' "Thunderbolts", which I wanted to do for a long time, considering I stopped following it after the second issue of the final storyline.Vanjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02796186915343967167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-84826712009766266842009-01-18T23:37:00.000-05:002009-01-18T23:37:00.000-05:00I am watching the newest episode of BSG in about 2...I am watching the newest episode of BSG in about 20 minutes. And my hands are shacking in excitement as I type this. Re-reading Scott Pilgrim.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045795856077519961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22842788.post-63987183184090429202009-01-18T23:26:00.000-05:002009-01-18T23:26:00.000-05:00This weekend, I watched the first two episodes of ...This weekend, I watched the first two episodes of <I>The Prisoner</I>, two Kevin Smith movies and <I>August Rush</I> with my girlfriend. (By the way, <I>August Rush</I> was the worst-written piece of shit I've ever seen.) Then, tonight, I watched <I>Before the Devil Knows You're Dead</I> by myself.<BR/><BR/>I'm currently rereading <I>The Big Sleep</I> by Raymond Chandler. Thinking about rereading <I>The Invisibles</I>, too.Chad Nevetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785622045733202883noreply@blogger.com