After last years 3 week long summer, it’s good to see this year we don’t have to wait until July for great weather. Makes a big difference, it seems like everyone is happier with sunshine and heat.
The standard TV season is over, Lost is pretty much gone and forgotten. It wasn’t a bad ending, but the show pretty much collapsed under it’s own weight. Shame because the show started so strong. Breaking Bad on the other hand was probably the best show on TV this season. Maybe one weak episode out of 13 (with no breaks might I add) and even that episode was better than most other shows. 3 amazing seasons and going although I’m not sure how they’re going to get themselves out of the intense corner they are in.
I’ve watched some movies here and there, but nothing really special. It’s been a weak summer for movies so far, but Toy Story 3 should change that. I’ve watched more TV shows on DVD more than movies lately. Started Mad Men and it’s good, but I haven’t seen anything so far that seems to make people go wild for it. I’m only 6 episodes in so it’s still early. Watched season 1 and 2 of Party Down and I didn’t like it at first. The characters started growing on me so that made me stick with the show and I’m glad I did. There’s some good stuff in there (it’s about a catering company in Hollywood. My favorite actor from Freaks and Geeks is in it and there are a ton of cameos through out). Justified (on FX) had a great first season as well. I look forward to the second.
True Blood is back on and it remains as mediocre as usual. There’s a new show coming up on HBO about gangsters in old school Atlantic City that looks pretty cool, I need to remember to record it.
Played through Red Dead Redemption and really liked it. The Wild West setting really drew me in and for some reason it’s made me want to finish all the lengthy side quests. On the other side is Blur, an awesome real car take on kart racing by Bizarre Creations. Easy to hop onto that for awhile and have a good time beating on a dozen or so other people. I just started Dante’s Inferno which is basically God of War with a different theme. Seems competent an hour into it. Crackdown 2 is next in my sights, the demo coming out tomorrow will swing me on a purchase or a rental.
Eminem’s Recovey is a fantastic album. He’s shed most of his lyrical cliches and he’s better off for it. He’s got some brilliant rhymes to go with some really creative beats. It’s a much more positive album for him and it’s got a soul that was missing from Encore and Relapse.
Korn III: Remember Who You Are is less than a month away and I’ve got tickets to see them at Mayhem Fest 2 weeks later. Really looking forward to it.