It’s a bit early, but I’m hopeful that “Fringe” will be successful and interesting. I’ve only watched the pilot so far, but it’s definitely enough to have me reminiscing about “The X-Files.” If you missed it, you should definitely check out the link above as they have all three episodes online. I know I’ll be watching the others ASAP.
Well, Scrubs has come to a close, but I have to say that these last few episodes, although the season was cut drastically short by the writer’s strike we’re absolutely some of the funniest in a long time. This one, in particular has had me laughing several times, and has been mentioned at work a few times as well, so I thought I’d share with anyone out there who might have missed it. Thursday night is the season finale for The Office, and with that effectively the end of new TV until summer for our house. Oh sure, we’ll still watch The Daily Show, and Mythbusters, and a few other things, but really, what is TV without painful new episodes of everyone’s favorite manager stooping to all new lows. Here’s a bit to keep us all hanging on.
If the rest of these videos are anything like the first one I watched, I’m going to be a busy man for the next few days. Why do I even need TV anymore. Now, granted it is summer re-runs, but we haven’t even seriously turned on the television in I don’t even know how long. To make it worse, we recently moved the TV back downstairs into our main living room and so it’s much more accessible, but still nothing. Sure we’ve watched some movies, and I finished playing Halo 2, but that’s been about it.
When the fall lineup kicks off, I’m sure there’ll be some more stuff I’m interested in watching, but for now, I’m officially tuned out. Of course, Halo 3 drops in just a few short weeks, so I guess I just have my seasons.
Scrubs is by far one of my favorite shows on TV right now, and has been for several seasons. I could talk about the excellent character development, or the unique ability to play with silly sitcom things (angelic music/hair blowing in the wind/ridiculous lighting), but after watching a rerun I’m reminded of what I like most: the incredible writing.
The episode, “My Way Home“, is absolutely hilarious, and a great homage to “The Wizard of Oz.” I say all of this to say, I can’t wait until Scrubs is back on the air.
Losing interest in “The Apprentice”. I think given the opportunity, Trump could very easily have fired “Little Stacy”, Wes, Maria, and possibly even Andy in one fell swoop in the last episode. Anyway, since there are still several people who are really lousy, and 2 or 3 who are just fantastic, I’ve kind of kicked in the cruise control until some of the weakest players are gone.
Very interested however, in the World Series. I know they’re down two games to none, but I’m still hoping the Cardinals can pull it back out. Anyway, if I disappear from this scene for a while, it’s likely because I’m considering taking my laptop back for serivce again.
So, somehow the thrill of all of this post-season shenanigans, I have become enthralled with baseball. Monday night I watched the last 3 innings of the Cards & Astro’s game, kept track of the stats on the Yankees vs Red Sox game, and when those were done flipped over to watch Monday Night Football. I don’t know what happened that night, but that moment was probably the closest I will ever come to liking beer.
Well, since I’m in the middle of the busiest work week I’ve ever had, and the Red Sox are up 6-0 in the bottom of the third this is going to be a short post. We’ll talk again soon though.
OK, first, I want to promise that this is not going to be the only post every week, otherwise I have to change the title of this blog to something more appropriate, ala “15 Reasons I Know More than Trump!”
Anyway, ok, to begin with the guys are at a significant disadvantage in this task, and they completely sucked at it. Put Raj around any relatively good looking woman, and you’re asking for trouble. I can’t wait to see the spin offs from this season, “Raj’s 101 Sexual harassment Suits”. I kid, he’s not that bad, but he can’t seem to focus when there’s estrogen in the room, a serious flaw in an otherwise very strong leader.
Kelly on the other hand knows how to run a tight ship, and PM or not, he really takes charge. Were it not for him, the men likely would not have completed this task. I still stand by my prediction that he is one of the strongest contenders in the bunch.
We saw this week that Pamela successfully taught the girls teamwork, but I still get the feeling that several of the women are “playing the game” as Bill so perfectly put it. Thank goodness the teams are getting reshuffled next week. I would really like to see Elizabeth pull out of her slump, and a team with a few less women will either make her or break her, depending on which women she’s paired with.
Man!!!! I had a 2 in 3 chance of getting that one right. Dang! I just watched last Thursday’s episode of the Apprentice, and I am absolutely floored. So here’s the way I see this episode went:
Pamela is transferred to the gals team to balance things out. She whips them into shape and comes within $10 of winning. (Less than 1 product sale!) She calls into the boardroom two of the worst performers, and Trump fires her because she wasn’t able to get Maria & “Little” Stacy to pull their weight. Enough.
Still, this episode had everything…Great TV! I’ll be back next week.
In a fun experiment, I promised that I’d make a prediction of who the top 10 competitors from “The Apprentice” season two are. What that ultimately amounts to is trying to decide who the next four people to be fired are. The great thing about saying, instead who I think the top 10 are is that if one of them get’s fired, I’m not wrong, Trump just obviously fired the wrong person.
Ultimately, just about all of the women, with the exception of Pamela, are on the chopping block right now. Without a doubt the strongest competitors are Kelly, Raj, Wes , Pamela, and Kevin. Chris, Ivana, Jennifer M., John, and Sandy are on weaker ground, but certainly not as unstable as the remaining four.
So that leaves these to be fired:
Andy is dangerous because of his age. He’s as solid as it gets defending himself, but I’m not sure he’ll offer enough to the team, and eventually I’m guessing he’ll be hung out to dry. Ultimately, Trump’s not going to hire a 23 year old with little real entrepreneurial experience to lead one of his companies.
Elizabeth was in a slump last week after she was nearly fired, and Trump has already expressed his disdain for her leadership skills. I think she could pull it out, but she’s going to have to drastically change her attitude, and without the opportunity to demonstrate some impeccable leadership, she’s in danger.
Maria, again Trump’s already seen her fail, and would have likely fired her were it not for the debacle with Stacie J. Although shes got this whole Carrie-Anne Moss thing going on, she’s also got a whole lotta cattiness that’s ripping the women’s team apart. If I made a cattiness chart, this woman would be Everest compared to the hill country of the other women.
‘Little’ Stacy…Wow! This girl just get’s on my nerves. I don’t know which is worse, while speaking of Stacie J’s “episode,” she honestly said, “It was one of the scariest moment’s in my entire life,” or that Trump believed that BS. Ultimately, this girls got a distorted sense of reality, and she’s a loaded gun.
So, in the ongoing saga of the slow death of my laptop, I stopped by Best Buy today to talk with a manager about the fact that their original estimate is now 100% wrong. Not only did they tell me I would have my laptop back after around 10 days, but now that it has been 20, they don’t know when I will get my laptop back. It could be as much as 8 weeks total time… (UGH!) So, anyway, if I’m a little short & infrequent, blame it on Best Buy.
On a completely unrelated note, I’d like to take a moment to discuss “The Apprentice” for a minute. If you’re ever looking for a classic picture of someone being railroaded, and cannot find any homeless people & a set of nearby railroad tracks, look no further than last Thursday’s debacle on “The Apprentice”. Now, granted, Mary J. was a nuicance at best, a hindrance at worst, and really only there because Trump’s got a thing for models, but to say that “I was the most afraid I have ever been in my life,” is a complete and utter lie. Honestly, I can’t believe she survived last week, but thanks to the “Bradford incident” she scathed by. Anyway, I’m just babbling at this point…but let me end with this. Very soon, I’ll be providing my top ten picks for the show, and then we can have the fun of seeing how terribly wrong I was.
