give a box some wings and it will want to breathe fire
I don’t watch television, but I will occasionally watch television programming on DVD. The commercialization of regular t.v. is enough for me to have a total distaste for sitting down in front of the tube. Thus, the DVD approach is a bit more reasonable, when I have the time. Curb Your Enthusiasm is one of my favorites but several people had recommended, due to my Curb love, that I check out Arrested Development which no longer airs. In the past week, I have sat through the first 6 episodes of that series and it is amazing. It flows more like a film than a t.v. show; this is partially why it was cancelled - new viewers were unable to catch the humor since it alluded so heavily on past events. The pace of the show is ample and the camera angles give you a personal perspective - eye-level shots and often things get in the way of your view. And many more reasons to love it, of course.
There is a significant chance I will finish the entire three seasons worth of episodes before the semester is out. That’s a lot of not-so-television for me.
Then, then, then there was Pandora which was recommended to me by two very different people over a course of two days. Wow. This is internet radio at its finest, or near finest. KCRW Music is great because you hear the deejays voices on occasion, but the automation of Pandora is brilliant. Currently, I am listening to tunes that have similar “modal arrangements”. Fascinating!
With a stomach full of spinach, thanks to my fellow staff in this residence hall, I will take an easy afternoon with minimal homework to concern myself over. Lazy Sunday.
September 24th, 2006 at 7:14 pm
Ryan,
Arrested Development is great. I’d also highly recommend “Dead Like Me”. It aired for two seasons on Showtime and is quick-witted, smart and absolutely hilarious. http://www.deadlikeme.tv
September 25th, 2006 at 2:43 am
Spinach?
I’m amazed you were able to even find spinach at all. It’s been banned throughout the state here in CA.
September 25th, 2006 at 1:15 pm
Armen - 7 parts per billion are good odds for not getting sick. As long as restaurants still have spinach around, I will still eat it. The campus food supply is already spinach-free, though.