Random Thoughts

Random Thoughts

~Friend from the past: I was thinking about some of my closest friends from my teenage years. I had about three really close friends. They were Henry, Joey and Michael. When I look back at it all, we were all complete outsiders from all the groups during that time. Joey was the super nerd that spent more time playing videogames than going outside. Henry was a black guy that loved rock music and people considered him a sellout. Michael was just a wild man that did crazy things.  We weren't popular and no girl wanted to look our way.  It was brutal not being a popular kid because no girl wanted to talk to you.  That's probably why we were so tight because we shared in our inability to get laid.  

It is kind of interesting that we all started to fade from each other as the years passed on. Then again, nothing lasts forever.

You have to love pre-show promotional photos that have nothing to do with the premise of the show.  They're not astronauts like presented in the early promotions.  They're more like Han Solo.   

~Homeboys in Outer Space video review: Man, UPN had a lot of bad TV shows. This one was one of the worst ones. I remember seeing this show way back in the day. And, I remember they brought in James Doohan as a character named Pippen, but the Star Trek people forced them to remove Scotty from the show. Man, this came out in 1996 when UPN was really trying to get the black crowds.

~Sons of Anarchy is back: How do they introduce Jimmy Smits into the show? By showing his naked ass, brilliant! I have to say I am drawn to this season of the show, but not because of Jimmy Smits' ass. While they are carrying over all kinds of elements from the last season, they're adding new characters like Nero and Damon Pope. Pope is played by Harold Perrineau. Yeah, he was the guy that kept saying, “Walt!” for one fully season on Lost.  Kim Coates has a heart-breaking moment in the opening episode. I didn't think they were going to go there, but they did.

"There is a game I want to teach you.  It is called Duck Hunt." 

~Hell on Wheels: Another show that has grown into its own is Hell on Wheels. Colm Meaney is great as the evil businessman that runs the railroad company. I liked him way back in the 80s when he first played O'Brien on TNG. Here, he's so different that it is shocking.  I like O'Brien because he's a blue collar guy.  And, the character he plays on the show is completely against the working man.  They literally put the characters through Hell on this show. In a lot of ways, this shows feels like Deadwood reborn. Except, they don't have all the male and female nudity. Anson Mount is just great as the 'kind of' hero of the show, but he really isn't.  

~Eddy Gordo wins!