The Pop Culture Addict’s Blog

I am so into this show right now. I had intended to watch the broadcast and even taped a couple of episodes but due to my full tv plate, I dropped it. Then during the season, I kept hearing from PCA’s who know my taste and whose tastes I know and respect how great Friday Night Lights was and how they never missed an episode. Still, I couldn’t find a good time to give it a try. Then this summer, I saw that the entire first season is available for free on nbc.com. So far I have watched the first 4 eps and I am totally enthralled. The writing is excellent and sublime. The acting is so natural and riveting. So, if you were like me and missed it the first time around, I highly recommend this show. I realize at this point that I will probably just break down and get the dvds which come out at the end of the month so I can catch up before season 2 gets underway.

In the meantime, my House Season 3 dvds just arrived today so I will start on those. I actually started watching in the middle of this season so I’ve seen a fair number of episodes. But I think I will just start at the top and go from there. It has been awhile since my House marathon but I’m sure I’ll get back in the groove. So, I heard about the break up of Jennifer Morrison and Jesse Spencer. I hope they can still work together as Cameron and Chase. I’m excited about Kal Penn joining the cast. I feel like he has a lot of potential that isn’t always tapped into in his roles. I guess we will see soon enough!

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Music
I’ve been listening to Spoon’s new album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. I don’t have a favorite track yet. But I’m digging them as a whole.

Movies
Liked Bourne Ultimatum. I was impressed with how Paul Greengrass incorporated a Husbands and Wives-like camera approach and yet it was perfectly watchable without causing temporary blindness or seizures as handheld camera work and fast-paced editing sometimes does. Matt Damon did a good job. Stardust was cute enough. I knew we were going to get the fairytale ending so that was satisfying in a way. Thinking about seeing Hot Rod. Like Jackie Chan but not sure about Rush Hour 3. I’d see it if I were free and someone said, let’s just see it. Looking forward to Superbad. Michael Cera and Jonah Hill have been very entertaining on the talk show circuit. I like how they tell different anecdotes on each show rather than recycling the same stories over and over. Oh, I finished watching all of the Clark and Michael shorts starring Clark Duke and Michael Cera found, not suprisingly, at ClarkandMichael.com.

TV
As a direct result of my viewing of Clark and Michael, I started watching Greek on ABC Family to see Clark Duke in action. It is really cute and not at all what I thought it was going to be. I like the Freaks and Geeks vibe of it. The actors are likable and play their characters enjoyably. Plus, they’ve gotten a 10-episode deal beyond the summer so they will be around unlike Traveler which got axed. I’ve also been watching Top Chef Season 3. I’m not sure who I like to win yet. But it is fun tv. I’m also still into Psych and totally into Burn Notice. That show has all the elements of good summer tv.

Live music
Concert-wise, I would’ve liked to have seen Beastie Boys at Summerstage but I was unavailable. Oh well. I’m sure it was great. I’ve been to a few outdoor classical concerts – a lot of Beethoven. A fellow PCA and I were trying to figure what’s with all the Beethoven. I mean, he rocks, but what’s with this slew of all-Beethoven all the time this summer? We did some research and didn’t come up with anything meaningful. Anyway, I particularly enjoyed hearing the last movement of Symphony 5 in C minor although hearing the entire symphony was nice. Also, I learned something new: Beethoven wrote a triple concerto for violin, cello and piano. I just didn’t know.

One book
Oh, I read a fun book recently. Jennifer Weiner’s collection of short stories The Guy Not Taken. She is a good writer. I guess that’s all I got for now. Till Superbad!

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Against my better judgment, I went back to the 7 Eleven to see if they were still set up as a Qwik-E-Mart (they weren’t) and to see if they had any movie donuts or Krusty-O’s. Yes on the former, no on the latter. They had been out of both the last time I went. So I had to get some donuts for me and my fellow Simpsons PCA. We enjoyed eating them but did have some regrets afterwards. The fun part was eating them while waiting to see The Simpsons Movie again! Afterwards, the sugary factor made us feel a little guilty and unsettled. D’oh, is right! Anyway, the movie was still enjoyable. Also, I caught a few more lines since there weren’t as many people in the audience (hence there was a lower noise level) as on opening night. For the record, another PCA bought a box of Krusty-O’s and reported that they were disgustingly sugary. I guess that is how I imagined them to be!

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