Here's a list of things that I watch now, and the day they air.
Sunday:
Dexter
True Blood
Californication
Monday
Chuck
Terminator
Heroes
Tuesday
*Fringe
Wednesday
Pushing Daisies
Thursday
Supernatural
*Life on Mars
Friday
Stargate Atlantis
*Sanctuary
Saturday
*Don't really care, won't shed a tear if I miss.
So, 12 shows in total, representing approximately 8.5 hours.
29 September 2008
26 September 2008
Officially a fan of True Blood.
True Blood is a sexy vampire show on Showtime set in a Louisiana town.
In that univese, a japanese company have made a synthetic product called "True Blood", which has the exact properties that a vampire requires to survive. As a result, the Vampiric People's Front have decided to reveal themselves to the world in the hopes of living in peace.
This has stirred up a lot of hostilities (especially from people in the southern states) It is also obvious that certain vampires don't like this idea and are out to wage war.
The main character is Sookie Stackhouse, who can read minds. She falls in love with a vampire named Bill, mostly because she can't read his mind...
I think this show has an excellent mixture of sex, violence, and comedy. Them crazy southerners can be a real hoot.
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PS. I've got the Middleman comic, and I'm somewhat disappointed. The tone of the comic is much, much less realistic. They veer off into more crazy stuff, like having sharks with arms.
Basically, it lacks the charm of the show. I think that the semi-realistic comedic nature of the show was a huge draw for me, and I'm somewhat sad that it doesn't exist in the comic.
In that univese, a japanese company have made a synthetic product called "True Blood", which has the exact properties that a vampire requires to survive. As a result, the Vampiric People's Front have decided to reveal themselves to the world in the hopes of living in peace.
This has stirred up a lot of hostilities (especially from people in the southern states) It is also obvious that certain vampires don't like this idea and are out to wage war.
The main character is Sookie Stackhouse, who can read minds. She falls in love with a vampire named Bill, mostly because she can't read his mind...
I think this show has an excellent mixture of sex, violence, and comedy. Them crazy southerners can be a real hoot.
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PS. I've got the Middleman comic, and I'm somewhat disappointed. The tone of the comic is much, much less realistic. They veer off into more crazy stuff, like having sharks with arms.
Basically, it lacks the charm of the show. I think that the semi-realistic comedic nature of the show was a huge draw for me, and I'm somewhat sad that it doesn't exist in the comic.
24 September 2008
Death Note
The story of Death Note can be divided into two parts: Light's struggles with L, and Light's struggles with L's successors.
In the first part, Light finds a book that can blah blah blah. One of the first comments he makes is that he can be the god of the new world he creates. This is a fundamental flaw in the series. I don't know if it is a Japanese cultural thing, but to me, a god can't be something that can easily die. He can, and does, easily die. It was the first jarring thing to me that someone (who appears entirely sane during the period without the notebook) could become an irrational lunatic when he gets a hold of it.
Secondly, I don't buy Light's descent into evil. Obviously he isn't supposed to be a purely good character, but it seems way too sudden for him to turn basically completely evil by the end of the second episode. The difference between good Light versus bad Light is astoundingly unbelievable.
There's also the problem with the whole feint within a feint. The traps set by both L and Light, and their internal monologues got so boring that I completely lost interest before they stopped speaking. I once fast-forwarded a scene, and I never do that. If it wasn't for the fact that both characters are somewhat believable and essentric, I would probably have quit.
I think I've said this already, but I like how this anime is completely relatable and fairly realistic. There aren't retarded Gundams flying around retarded space colonies killing retarded people. There also isn't anybody with any jaw-defying super abilities (from genetic experiments or training). Things are set in a contemporary time where physics actually apply and where people behave (mostly) like they should. This is especially highlighted by the 'Rules' of the Death Note. They are (mostly) listed. Its like the author actually cares about realism. Wow.
Yeah, I know that the whole concept of Death Notes and gods of death are not real. They don't have to be real because its a simple premise. I know there is Its put right out there in the beginning. There's no shenanagans of having additional rules thrown into the middle of the story. Characters keep to their word and there isn't a lot of out-of-character moments (except the aforementioned 'god' stuff with Light.)
Now, for the second part of the series with L's successor is ridiculous. There are two new young, brilliant people who are dedicated to stopping Kira. That's still somewhat credible except for the fact that they're complete jokes. One of them constantly eats chocolate to an unhealthy extreme, while the other looks like a 9 year old with OCD on toys and building blocks. That's a freaking joke. The fact that they were able to outsmart Light by making unreasonable assumptions make me sick. Near actually postulates that there must be a second kira and that he must know who Tamaka-the-Kira-Spokesman is. He literally looks into the tv monitor and says "its him. he's the one." before sending one of his four henchmen to spy on him.
Light was being completely irrational about the whole thing at the end. The only way he could be incriminated is if he had the Death Note with him. He should have given possession of the book away when the heat was on to him. He didn't and acted like a complete fool leading to his ultimate demise. The shear arrogance this man has astounds me.
In conclusion, Death Note is an enjoyable series at times. It has its faults, but I think I'm slightly better off watching it instead of not. I don't know. Yeah, this story was flawed, but there's very little in life that's not flawed. The Middleman is one exception.
In the first part, Light finds a book that can blah blah blah. One of the first comments he makes is that he can be the god of the new world he creates. This is a fundamental flaw in the series. I don't know if it is a Japanese cultural thing, but to me, a god can't be something that can easily die. He can, and does, easily die. It was the first jarring thing to me that someone (who appears entirely sane during the period without the notebook) could become an irrational lunatic when he gets a hold of it.
Secondly, I don't buy Light's descent into evil. Obviously he isn't supposed to be a purely good character, but it seems way too sudden for him to turn basically completely evil by the end of the second episode. The difference between good Light versus bad Light is astoundingly unbelievable.
There's also the problem with the whole feint within a feint. The traps set by both L and Light, and their internal monologues got so boring that I completely lost interest before they stopped speaking. I once fast-forwarded a scene, and I never do that. If it wasn't for the fact that both characters are somewhat believable and essentric, I would probably have quit.
I think I've said this already, but I like how this anime is completely relatable and fairly realistic. There aren't retarded Gundams flying around retarded space colonies killing retarded people. There also isn't anybody with any jaw-defying super abilities (from genetic experiments or training). Things are set in a contemporary time where physics actually apply and where people behave (mostly) like they should. This is especially highlighted by the 'Rules' of the Death Note. They are (mostly) listed. Its like the author actually cares about realism. Wow.
Yeah, I know that the whole concept of Death Notes and gods of death are not real. They don't have to be real because its a simple premise. I know there is Its put right out there in the beginning. There's no shenanagans of having additional rules thrown into the middle of the story. Characters keep to their word and there isn't a lot of out-of-character moments (except the aforementioned 'god' stuff with Light.)
Now, for the second part of the series with L's successor is ridiculous. There are two new young, brilliant people who are dedicated to stopping Kira. That's still somewhat credible except for the fact that they're complete jokes. One of them constantly eats chocolate to an unhealthy extreme, while the other looks like a 9 year old with OCD on toys and building blocks. That's a freaking joke. The fact that they were able to outsmart Light by making unreasonable assumptions make me sick. Near actually postulates that there must be a second kira and that he must know who Tamaka-the-Kira-Spokesman is. He literally looks into the tv monitor and says "its him. he's the one." before sending one of his four henchmen to spy on him.
Light was being completely irrational about the whole thing at the end. The only way he could be incriminated is if he had the Death Note with him. He should have given possession of the book away when the heat was on to him. He didn't and acted like a complete fool leading to his ultimate demise. The shear arrogance this man has astounds me.
In conclusion, Death Note is an enjoyable series at times. It has its faults, but I think I'm slightly better off watching it instead of not. I don't know. Yeah, this story was flawed, but there's very little in life that's not flawed. The Middleman is one exception.
23 September 2008
Television and Spore
I'm almost done watching Death Note, which is a fairly interesting if not procedural show. It initially appealed to me due to its simple premise : A magical book that can kill. Honestly, who hasn't thought or wanted one of these? I'll discuss more of this when I'm done. Two episodes to go.
One of the things I look forward to during the Fall (as sad as it sounds) is the new Television lineup. Unfortunately, this whole fall sounds really disappointing in terms of new shows. I don't think I've really found a new good show yet. Fringe is meh . What else? I can't even remember.
The returning shows have been great though, and I anticipate a lot of good dramas.
Spore. I'm probably 15-20 hours into the game now in the galactic stage. It is a pretty fun game, except that there's not much more going for it. I think it is too simple to a fault. I can only control one space ship at a time, even though I'm supposed to be waging interstellar wars.
I guess this kind of makes sense because in the real world, if a specie has the power to travel between stars, they wouldn't really need that much to mess up an enemy planet. Kinda like how one Nuke can destroy a city. It just isn't 'realistic' for ships to be fighting in space.
Still, I don't like this one-ship thing.
There's also the issue with micromanaging all of the spice production. Each colony you build will be continuously making spice (which can be sold for currency). The problem is that you have to fly your one ship to the planet to 'pick up' the spice and fly elsewhere to sell it.
This isn't much of an issue for when there's only two or three colonies.
It is a huge problem when you start to have 11-13 colonies.
And this is the primary way to make money.
One of the things I look forward to during the Fall (as sad as it sounds) is the new Television lineup. Unfortunately, this whole fall sounds really disappointing in terms of new shows. I don't think I've really found a new good show yet. Fringe is meh . What else? I can't even remember.
The returning shows have been great though, and I anticipate a lot of good dramas.
Spore. I'm probably 15-20 hours into the game now in the galactic stage. It is a pretty fun game, except that there's not much more going for it. I think it is too simple to a fault. I can only control one space ship at a time, even though I'm supposed to be waging interstellar wars.
I guess this kind of makes sense because in the real world, if a specie has the power to travel between stars, they wouldn't really need that much to mess up an enemy planet. Kinda like how one Nuke can destroy a city. It just isn't 'realistic' for ships to be fighting in space.
Still, I don't like this one-ship thing.
There's also the issue with micromanaging all of the spice production. Each colony you build will be continuously making spice (which can be sold for currency). The problem is that you have to fly your one ship to the planet to 'pick up' the spice and fly elsewhere to sell it.
This isn't much of an issue for when there's only two or three colonies.
It is a huge problem when you start to have 11-13 colonies.
And this is the primary way to make money.
17 September 2008
The Middleman.
I found this show about three weeks ago when I saw enough references on a blog site I visit: io9.com. The thing that really grabbed me was the post about Kevin Sorbo, who played Hercules, being on the show as a previous Middleman. It looked intriguing enough. I had time, so I decided to start watching the show.
I have to admit that I was disappointed at the initial part of the first episode. I literally didn't know anything about it besides that this one blog liked it enough to blog. When I saw the first mobster scene, and recognized how cheesy it was, I felt kind of embarrassed. There was the dry, slow repetition dialogue of the don ("I did not order the other guy to be whacked so who whacked him." "He was whacked but I didn't order it , so who did?" This was paraphrased from memory three weeks ago.) I cringed. Were the writers attempting to pass this off as a genuine scene? Were they making fun of the Italian Mobster films? I didn't know at this point.
As the show progressed, my enthusiasm also increased. I admit that the whole man-in-a-gorilla suit felt really, very cheesy. I recognized a lot of the Scarface/Godfather dialogue, but it still felt strangely cheap. I guess I just have a thing against people in really obvious suits. I did like the fact that I laughed out loud at the moment when the Middleman said his first curse word.
So after the first episode, I felt like the show had potential. It seemed to show some intelligence behind the story. I was right and I was absolutely a fan after watching the third episode when we meet Sensei Ping.
I have to admit that I was disappointed at the initial part of the first episode. I literally didn't know anything about it besides that this one blog liked it enough to blog. When I saw the first mobster scene, and recognized how cheesy it was, I felt kind of embarrassed. There was the dry, slow repetition dialogue of the don ("I did not order the other guy to be whacked so who whacked him." "He was whacked but I didn't order it , so who did?" This was paraphrased from memory three weeks ago.) I cringed. Were the writers attempting to pass this off as a genuine scene? Were they making fun of the Italian Mobster films? I didn't know at this point.
As the show progressed, my enthusiasm also increased. I admit that the whole man-in-a-gorilla suit felt really, very cheesy. I recognized a lot of the Scarface/Godfather dialogue, but it still felt strangely cheap. I guess I just have a thing against people in really obvious suits. I did like the fact that I laughed out loud at the moment when the Middleman said his first curse word.
So after the first episode, I felt like the show had potential. It seemed to show some intelligence behind the story. I was right and I was absolutely a fan after watching the third episode when we meet Sensei Ping.
15 September 2008
Something Jacky doesn't approve.
So I've been continuing writing my 'short story' and it is probably around 20 pages long in total. Its filled with clunky dialogue and semi-interesting storylines. The thing is that it's getting better.
The main problem with this 'short story' is that I'm not really
I've been playing a lot of WoW recently, especially since I got into the Wrath of the Lich King beta (the game is released on Nov 13). Its fun and all, but the fact that I know it is wasted time makes it all the more worst. The beta data will be deleted before the game goes live.
Yeah, I know that spending time on WoW is already wasted time, but then again I can argue that life itself is wasted time. Unless there is an afterlife, the end goal of life is pointless. Nobody will remember you fifty years after you died. Nobody will care because nobody cares about people who have died in the past. Your children and your friends may care, but what happens when they died? Do you have a legacy? No. Does this sound morbid?
The main problem with this 'short story' is that I'm not really
I've been playing a lot of WoW recently, especially since I got into the Wrath of the Lich King beta (the game is released on Nov 13). Its fun and all, but the fact that I know it is wasted time makes it all the more worst. The beta data will be deleted before the game goes live.
Yeah, I know that spending time on WoW is already wasted time, but then again I can argue that life itself is wasted time. Unless there is an afterlife, the end goal of life is pointless. Nobody will remember you fifty years after you died. Nobody will care because nobody cares about people who have died in the past. Your children and your friends may care, but what happens when they died? Do you have a legacy? No. Does this sound morbid?
08 September 2008
Well that explains it.
Sometime in the last two week, my sister's boyfriend's house was robbed. He only had a fridge and a dishwasher, so they were naturally gone.
There was no sign of any intrusion. The thief apparently had a key to the house.
Anyway, I found out the age of the boyfriend, and that explains it. I would have acted differently.
There was no sign of any intrusion. The thief apparently had a key to the house.
Anyway, I found out the age of the boyfriend, and that explains it. I would have acted differently.
01 September 2008
My XPS 1530 is about to die.
I can feel this as I'm typing, and it isn't my fault for once.
It isn't Dell's fault either.
Nvidia's 8400m card inside this notebook is defective by design which was causing all of the heat issues.
The consolation is that Dell is offering to fix the problem for free, but only when they actually fail. In the meantime, I'm stuck with an ever weakening gpu until it dies for the last time.
It isn't Dell's fault either.
Nvidia's 8400m card inside this notebook is defective by design which was causing all of the heat issues.
The consolation is that Dell is offering to fix the problem for free, but only when they actually fail. In the meantime, I'm stuck with an ever weakening gpu until it dies for the last time.
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